Grimm notches third win in 2024 federal duck stamp art contest

By Charles Snee

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service announced Sept. 20 that Adam Grimm of South Dakota was selected as the winner of the 2024 federal duck stamp art contest held Sept. 19-20 at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Conn.

Grimm’s painting of male and female spectacled eiders with a mountain scene in the background will appear on the duck stamp scheduled to be issued sometime in June 2025.

This is Grimm’s third win in the national annual contest. His painting of a mottled duck appears on the 2000 duck stamp (Scott RW67), and his painting of male and female canvasback ducks graces the duck stamp issued in 2014 (RW81).

Eligible species for this year’s duck stamp contest were the brant, northern shoveler, greater scaup, spectacled eider and hooded Merganser.

Though not valid for postage, duck stamps are popularly collected and listed in the Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers under the heading Hunting Permit Stamps.

Since the federal duck stamp was established in 1934, sales to hunters, bird watchers, outdoor enthusiasts and collectors have raised more than $1.2 billion to conserve over 6 million acres of habitat for birds and other wildlife and provide countless opportunities for hunting and other wildlife-oriented recreation on public lands in the United States.

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