The Federal Duck Stamp, required annually for all migratory waterfowl hunters age 16 or older, costs $17 via E-license, the DNR’s online hunting, fishing, ORV and snowmobile license sales system. The stamp cost is $15, and both the stamp distributor and the DNR charge a $1 processing and handling fee. There will be no refunds available once the stamps are purchased.
As with all other non-kill-tag items purchased through E-License, those who buy the Duck Stamp online will receive the item as a PDF attached to an e-mail. Customers can save the PDF to their mobile device for display or size and print it for carrying afield. Unlike other DNR items, the electronic Federal Duck Stamp is considered temporary and will be legal to hunt with for up to 45 days from purchase, during which time the customer will get a physical stamp in the mail from Amplex, the stamp distributor.
Stamps that are lost in the mail or returned due to an incorrect address will be replaced at no cost. Customers who do not receive a stamp in the mail within 30 days of purchase should call Amplex Customer Service at 1-800-852-4897. Replacement stamps are not available for those that customers lose or damage them.
The temporary electronic stamps will be available for purchase at more than 1,400 Michigan license sales outlets in late August. Federal Duck Stamps also are sold at some post offices and many national wildlife refuges.
Duck Stamps purchased in Michigan are valid for migratory waterfowl hunting throughout the United States.
Waterfowl hunters can now buy the federal migratory bird hunting stamp – also known as the Duck Stamp – online at www.mdnr-elicense.com. The online purchasing option is part of a partnership between the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service’s Federal Duck Stamp Office, designed to make the Duck Stamp more readily available and increase participation in this successful wetland conservation program.
