Credit: (Courtesy NJ Department of Environmental Protection)
New Jersey’s 2007 “duck stamp” featured a painting by Michael Braun of a Chocolate Labrador Retriever puppy examining a green-winged teal decoy; the decoy was carved by the artist’s father, Ed O. Braun Jr.
It was 1996 when New Jersey last raised the price of its “duck stamp,” the required and once famously collectible waterfowl hunting permits that help fund wetlands and other environmental projects throughout the state.
That may be about to change. A move is underway to double the modest $5 fee for residents and boost the funds for needed projects all with the apparent support of hunters themselves.