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BEST OF READERS’

PHOTOS TO APPEAR

IN MAGAZINE

Imagine the pride you could feel when you open the July/
August issue of Outdoor Oklahoma magazine and show
your friends the remarkable photograph that you took! For
the chance to have your work published in a high-quality,
award-winning magazine, we invite you to enter the annual
Readers’ Photography Showcase competition!
Entries are being accepted online through April 15, and
every entry is considered in the judging. We ask you to share
up to three of your best original photos related to fish and
wildlife conservation, outdoor recreation, or just nature’s
beauty, preferably all taken in Oklahoma in recent years.
The Readers’ Photo Showcase issue is always the most
popular Outdoor Oklahoma magazine of the whole year! And
you can be a part of it just by going online, uploading your
digital photos, and hitting the “submit”
button. It’s easy!
There’s still plenty of time to get those
images in front of the judges. Go to the
entry page online at www.tinyurl.com/
enterRPS or click the code.

WATERFOWL STAMP ART CONTEST ENTRY DEADLINE AUG. 1

The green-winged teal is the subject for the next Oklahoma sources of funding for in-the-field habitat work that benefits
Waterfowl Stamp design competition, which is now accepting waterfowl and other wetlands wildlife.
entries. Artists have until 4:30 p.m. Aug. 1 to submit artwork Judges will consider each artwork in terms of anatomical
for this prestigious contest that has been conducted by the accuracy, artistic composition and suitability for printing.
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation since 1980. Any background habitat depicted must be typical of an Okla-
The winning artwork will grace the 2023-24 Oklahoma homa locale.
Waterfowl Stamp, which is purchased by waterfowl hunters in Entries are limited to one artwork per artist, and a $20 nonre-
the state and by collectors nationwide. The winning artist will fundable entry fee and entry form are required. Mailed entries
receive a $1,200 purchase award. should be sent to Duck Stamp Competition Coordinator, Okla-
This contest is open to any artist nationwide regardless of homa Department of Wildlife Conservation, P.O. Box 53465,
residency, and the winner is selected using votes received online Oklahoma City, OK 73152. Ground deliveries should be made
from the public and from internal Wildlife Department judges. to 1801 N. Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, 73105.
Because the Wildlife Department receives no general state For complete contest rules, go to www.wildlifedepartment.
tax appropriations, revenue from the Oklahoma Waterfowl com/hunting/species/waterfowl/duck-stamp-program/rules.
Stamp and the Oklahoma Waterfowl License are important For more contest information, call (405) 521-3855.

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