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The Eastern wild turkey species was encountered in its natural habitat by the Puritans, founders of Jamestown; and the Acadians. Its range across North America is the largest of all wild turkey subspecies. Photo by Riki7, courtesy of Wikipedia.org.

Minn. artists invited to submit entries in 2011 turkey stamp contest

Catherine Saunders-Watson
Catherine Saunders-Watson
The Eastern wild turkey species was encountered in its natural habitat by the Puritans, founders of Jamestown; and the Acadians. Its range across North America is the largest of all wild turkey subspecies. Photo by Riki7, courtesy of Wikipedia.org.
The Eastern wild turkey species was encountered in its natural habitat by the Puritans, founders of Jamestown; and the Acadians. Its range across North America is the largest of all wild turkey subspecies. Photo by Riki7, courtesy of Wikipedia.org.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is now accepting artwork for the 2012 wild turkey stamp contest.

Artists can submit their entries starting Monday and up until Friday, Dec. 30. The focus of the design must be the eastern wild turkey.

The stamp art contest is open only to Minnesota residents. There are no prizes, but winning artists may issue limited edition prints of the artwork and keep the proceeds.

Revenues from stamp sales are dedicated to the development, restoration and preservation of wild turkey habitat in the state.

Complete contest rules are available online or by calling the DNR information center.

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Online: http://www.mndnr.gov/contests/stamps/html

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