Artists must register the design contest through the Wildlife Department's online Go Outdoors Oklahoma customer management system; login or create your profile to enter the contest and remit the $20 entry fee. Your properly labeled artwork must be received at Wildlife Department headquarters by the entry due date, currently Aug. 29.

For full information, visit wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/species/waterfowl/duck-stamp-program/rules.

The winning artist will receive $1,200, and the winning artwork will adorn the Oklahoma Waterfowl Conservation Stamp.

The program generates funding for waterfowl conservation projects through the sale of stamps, many of which are purchased by collectors. The program has helped buy more than 11,500 wetland acres and enhance, create, restore and maintain thousands of additional acres of critical waterfowl habitat.