Get your Federal Duck Stamp & Support BTB
What is a Federal Duck Stamp?
Also known as the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp, the Duck Stamp was conceived in 1934, when Congress passed and President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act (later amended to the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Act). The first Duck Stamp was designed by J.N. "Ding" Darling, then director of the Bureau of Biological Survey (forerunner to today's U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service).
Why buy a Federal Duck Stamp?
Conservationists buy duck stamps because they know that 98 percent of the cost goes directly to conserve wildlife habitat vital for many birds, fish, mammals and plants, and you and your family - and future generations. This small investment brings long-term returns.
Stamp collectors purchase the stamp as a collectible that increases in value. Hunters, who strongly advocated for the Duck Stamp's creation, willingly pay the stamp price to ensure the survival of our natural resources. And many hunters buy two duck stamps each year - one for hunting and one as a collector's item and an additional contribution to conservation.
The Federal Duck Stamp has evolved over its more than 80 years of existence. In recognition of the stamp's growing value as a conservation tool, its formal name was changed to the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp.
