Most every hunter or angler I ever met had every bit as deep an interest in one area of natural history of another as any other naturalist of my acquaintance. Indeed, were it not for such famous hunters and anglers of years past, we would not have some of the important collections in natural history museums that we do today.
In honor of the University of Oregon Ducks playing the Ohio State Buckeyes in the inaugural college football championship, I thought it might be fun to extend the friendly rivalry into the sphere of natural history books.
27 July 2014 marked the first day of sale for the 2014 Federal and Junior Duck Stamps. This year’s Federal Stamp features an image of Adam Grimm’s painting of a male and female Canvasback, while the Junior Stamp features one of a King Eider by Si Youn Kim.