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Winners chosen in Minnesota waterfowl stamp contest
Minneapolis artist Melissa Mickelson won first place with an acrylic canvasback painting, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources chose the top three from 15 entries.
Minneapolis artist Melissa Mickelson won Minnesota's 2027 waterfowl stamp contest with an acrylic painting of a canvasback duck, selected from 15 eligible submissions by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
John Barnard of Virginia, Minnesota, earned second place with an oil canvasback painting, while Heidi Haugen of Farmington took third with an acrylic depiction of the same waterfowl.
The waterfowl stamp can be purchased in combination with a hunting license or as a collectible, with additional details available through the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources website at mndnr.gov/stamps.
North Dakota's two-day youth waterfowl season runs Sept. 19-20, with a special veteran and active military personnel season scheduled for the same weekend.
All hunters must be Harvest Information Program certified; youth 12 and older need a certified hunter education course, while those 16 and older require a federal waterfowl stamp.