Stamp winners named

A painting of a pair of canvasbacks by Brian Kuether of Greenfield was the winning entry of the 2008 Wisconsin Waterfowl Stamp contest, while a painting of a pair of roosters by Craig Fairbert of Ladysmith is the winning entry in the 2008 Wisconsin Pheasant Stamp design contest.

Judging for the 2008 waterfowl and pheasant stamp design contests took place at the annual Ducks Unlimited Great Outdoors Festival in Oshkosh on Aug. 24. A total of 20 waterfowl entries and 12 pheasant entries were received from around the state. The judging panel included Arthur Anderson, the artist featured on the current 2007 Wisconsin Waterfowl Stamp, Clarence Kunde of Wisconsin Ducks Unlimited, Mike Derrick, a wildlife artist and art/photography teacher, and Dave Austin, a wildlife artist and retired art teacher.