The Wild Duck Chase

Competitive duck painting “borders on . . . obsession,” making this book about the Federal Duck Stamp Contest “a surprisingly compelling read” ( Los Angeles Times ). The basis for the documentary film, The Million Dollar Duck , Martin J. Smith’s The Wild Duck Chase reveals the peculiar world of the only juried art competition run by the US government. Hatched during the Great Depression, the Federal Duck Stamp Program requires hunters to buy stamps to validate a hunting license, with proceeds go