The 2023 National Junior Duck Stamp Contest will be held at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, WV on Friday April 21, 2023. A panel of 5 judges will judge the top entries submitted by each of the 50 States, D.C., and the U.S. Territories. Judging will begin at 10 am ET and should conclude by noon.
The Contest will be open to the public. However, all visitors must preregister by April 11, 2023. Preregister by sending an email to Suzanne_Fellows@fws.gov stating the name of all visitors. Registered visitors will receive further information and instructions.
The winning artwork will grace the 2023-2024 Junior Duck Stamp which will raise funds to educate and engage our nation’s youth in wildlife and wetland conservation and outdoor recreation. This will be the 31st stamp in the collection