April 6, 2016 at 4:47 pm
Rick Alley of Isleford, Maine with his winning painting of blue-winged teal[/caption]
Congratulations to Richard Alley, Jr., of Isleford, the winner of the 2016 Maine Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Contest! Rick was one of 24 Maine Artists who submitted work in the contest, which was judged on Friday, April 1, 2106 at the State of Maine Sportsman’s Show in Augusta.
Second place was awarded to artist Rebekah Lowell of Biddeford and third place went to artist Janine Folsom of Skowhegan. Artists Olga Wing of Byron and Georgie Kanach of Gray both received Honorable Mentions.
Contest judges were IFW Outreach Coordinator Brittany Humphrey, IFW Biologist Brad Allen, and Ron Volk from Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
Richard received a cash award of $1,000 for his painting. The subject for the 2017 contest will be the Common Eider. Entry information for the 2017 contest will be made available at www.mefishwildlife.com soon.
Maine Migratory Waterfowl stamps are not only sold to duck hunters, but also to stamp collectors throughout the world. The 2016 stamps will be available for purchase in September and can be ordered by calling (207) 287-8000 or visit the Department’s website at www.mefishwildlife.com. The 2016 stamps will only be available for purchase through June 30, 2017, after which any unsold stamps will be destroyed. Previous issues (1984-20145) were sold under the same procedure and are available only on the secondary market, from stamp collectors and dealers. All revenues from the sale of duck stamps are used by the Department for waterfowl habitat acquisition and management.
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The 2016 Maine Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Contest winning entry[/caption]