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James Hautman Wins 7th Federal Duck Stamp Contest

9/23/2025

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James Hautman of Chaska, Minnesota, won the 2025 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest with three buffleheads; seventh win.
The event took place September 18-19, 2025, at Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel, Maryland.
Second went to Thomas E. Miller (cinnamon teal); third to Jeffrey Mobley (bufflehead); 83 finalists from 290 entries.
Duck Stamp sales raise about $40 million annually for wetlands.

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Story summary

James Hautman of Chaska, Minnesota, won the 2025 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest with three buffleheads; seventh win.
The event took place September 18-19, 2025, at Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel, Maryland.
Second went to Thomas E. Miller (cinnamon teal); third to Jeffrey Mobley (bufflehead); 83 finalists from 290 entries.
Duck Stamp sales raise about $40 million annually for wetlands.