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The Hautman brothers have fascinated me since first hearing about them in Fargo thirty years ago. The offhand joke about them being the defacto winners of the duck stamp contest gets funnier every time one of them wins.

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after James Hautman Perennial stamp staples; the three Hautmans draw from an expansive stable of waterfowl like the buffleheads shown here. Their work has appeared on sixteen duck stamps to date for winning as many competitions. The Hautman’s independent wins number at seven, six and three for Jim, Joseph and Rob respectively. Treasured for his compositions, Jim’s ducks soar above the rest. He won one more stamp painting contest than his brother so naturally his duck work is deemed as best. Dawn Ultra’s opposite, Jim lathers oil paints on a duck’s back in place of dabbing it clean. Here’s a comfortable spot for the eye to land, the slightest strand gleaned through the reeds of the slightest season, a good enough reason as any to wet one’s beak, to raise one’s brush, to bleed for a minute down in the rush before taking off towards beguiling ponds and pools where, eventually, a man’s keel can even out, where he might even uncover a subject worth writing home about.
August 11, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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Due to the winter weather, the Bruce Museum will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, February 6th. ❄️ Stay safe and warm inside!

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February 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM