Spies Wins 2008 Federal Duck Stamp Competition

The real artist behind the winning painting?

A judge at work

Scoring during the competition

Josh with the 2008 Federal Duck Stamp Commpetition judges. From left to right: Wes Miller, Don Soderlund, Jr., Joshua Spies, Richard Slaughter, Steven A. Williams, Donald T. Luce

Josh with representatives from Ducks Unlimited and H. Dale Hall, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Joshua Spies won the 76th annual Federal Duck Stamp Competition, held in Bloomington, MN October 17th and 18th, 2008. The Federal Bird and Migratory Stamp Competition is the largest wildlife competition in the world. This year saw 270 entries.

Spies' painting, Long-Tailed Duck with Decoy, will be featured on the 2009-2010 Federal Duck Stamp, which will go on sale in late June 2009. Federal Duck Stamp sales generate about $25 million each year to fund wetland habitat acquisition for the National Wildlife Refuge System.

Star Tribune News Article

Star Tribune Video

USFWS Press Release

Weatherby Awards Banquet

Weatherby Awards banquet in Reno, NV in January 2009. Left to right: Tim Danklef, Steve Hornady, Dave Fulson, Craig Boddington, Joshua Spies, Ivan Carter

Interview

Interview with TV hunting celebrity Jim Zumbo at the SCI Convention in Reno, NV in January 2009

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