TWRA offers 2024 collectible waterfowl stamp
The Tennessee Wildlife Resoures Agency is accepting orders for the 2025 state waterfowl stamp. Artwork for the stamp is by 17 year-old Jessie Hindman, who took Best of Show in the 2024 Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest.
This year’s stamp features the Best of Show painting from the 2024 Tennessee Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest. The winning artwork, an acrylic painting of a male redhead by 17-year-old Jessie Hindman of Chattanooga, was selected from 1,787 entries across four age categories.
Since 1999, TWRA has used the Best of Show artwork from Tennessee’s Federal Junior Duck Stamp Contest to create the collectible stamp. The Junior Duck Stamp program, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is an educational initiative that teaches students the importance of conserving wetlands and waterfowl habitat through art and science.
The public is invited to purchase the collectible stamps, which are individually numbered and printed in full color, measuring 1 2/8 by 2 inches. All stamps issued since 1999 are also available for purchase.
Each stamp costs $11 and may be ordered by completing the Wildlife Stamp order form, located in the “Support Wildlife Resources” section on the TWRA website at www.tnwildlife.org.
The TWRA reminds the public that Tennessee’s state waterfowl stamp is voluntary and not required for hunting. However, the Federal Duck Stamp is required to hunt waterfowl in Tennessee.
