Wildlife artists can submit entries for the 2020 Minnesota Wild Turkey Stamp from Monday, Dec. 3, through 4 p.m., Friday, Dec. 21.

The cost of a turkey stamp is included in a turkey license, but anyone can buy pictorial stamps as collectables. The eastern wild turkey must be the primary focus of the contest design.

Artists are prohibited from using any photographic or other electronic product as part of their finished entries. Winning artists may issue limited edition prints of the artwork and retain proceeds.

Final judging is open to the public and will take place at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 20, at DNR headquarters, 500 Lafayette Road, in St. Paul. The public is welcome to come and view the winning design 10 a.m. to noon on Friday, Dec. 21.

The DNR dedicates revenue from stamp sales to wild turkey habitat management. Extirpated from Minnesota around 1900, wild turkeys now thrive throughout nearly all of Minnesota but the extreme northern forested portions of the state.

For more information on stamp contests, guidelines for submitting work, and to sign up to receive regular email updates on stamp contests, visit mndnr.gov/stamps. Contest guidelines also are available from the DNR Information Center by calling 651-296-6157 or 888-646-6367.