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This year’s print, based on an acrylic portrait by Gerald Putt of Boiling Springs, Pa., portrays scaup approaching a rig of decoys on Pamlico Sound. The Hyde County game land is a popular wintering spot for bluebills, as scaup are commonly called. The portrait, which won “Best of Show” honors at the 11th Annual East Carolina Wildlife Arts Festival and Duck Carving Championship in Washington in February, is the last in a series of five paintings that reflects waterfowl hunting traditions on Commission-owned game lands and impoundments. The purchase of waterfowl hunting stamps and prints is an important source of revenue for waterfowl conservation and restoration projects in North Carolina. Money from the sale of stamps and prints goes into the Waterfowl Fund, which supports projects such as the satellite tracking of pintail ducks to determine their migration and movement. Since its inception in 1983, the fund has raised more than $4.2 million. To purchase a print and mint stamp or for additional information, contact the Wildlife Resources Commission toll-free at (866) 945-3746, or visit the Wild Store.
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