I was thrilled to come across this yesterday, the artwork is stunning and memorable. When will California have a beaver conservation stamp contest?

2024 CONSERVATION STAMP ART COMPETITION

The Wyoming conservation stamp originated in 1984 as set
forth in Wyoming state statute. Each person licensed to hunt or
fish in Wyoming, with minor exceptions, must purchase a single
conservation stamp, which is valid for one year. Money from the
sale of conservation stamps is deposited in the Wyoming Game
and Fish Department’s Wildlife Trust Account. The body of this
account may not be spent, but the interest accrued is used for
habitat acquisition and improvement, non-consumptive use of
wildlife and nongame projects.

As of 2020, the physical, paper conservation stamp no lon-
ger fulfilled statutory requirements for hunting and fishing; the
stamp is collectible only. The printed stamp is known as the
“Collectible Conservation Stamp.” This collectible stamp has no
legal authority for hunting and fishing licensing requirements.
Game and Fish still requires a conservation stamp for anyone in
the field, per licensing requirements. This field-valid conserva-
tion stamp is only offered as digital/electronic and is sold only
through Game and Fish license selling agents and the Game and Fish website.

2024 Conservation Stamp Art Contest Winner
Justin Hayward, Casper, WY

Oh I would collect plenty of these. I don’t even know how they decided but it would be a wonderful job to face  every day…

2ND PLACE
Mickey Schilling, Loveland, CO
“Go Fetch”

3RD PLACE
Robert Fowler, Rose City, MI
“Beaver on Dam”

Aren’t those lovely? There are honorable mentions too and one of them is my absolute favorite…I wish these were trading cards so I could collect all of them!

Ginger McIntire, St. Anthony, ID
“Calm Waters”

The idea of the stamp is that you buy one before you go elk or duck hunting and that pays for fish and game wardens. Of course in order to trap an actual beaver you don’t ever need a stamp, because they’re just a pest, not a trophy.

Make sure you click on the headline to go look at the rest.