All language subtitles for The Million Dollar Duck (2016) BR Eng

[ UNLATCHING,
TRAFFIC ROARING IN BACKGROUND
]

Man: I'VE BEEN PAINTING
WINDOWS
SINCE I WAS 15 --

SO, 36 YEARS.

I'VE PAINTED AS MANY
AS 150 STORES

IN A SINGLE MONTH AND A HALF.

DO SIGNS.

I EVEN DO VINYL SIGNS.

I PAINT MURALS.

AND I'VE MADE A LOT OF MONEY
PAINTING SANTA CLAUS.

SO I'M ACTUALLY
IN THE ART FIELD.

BUT I'M NOT DOING WHAT
I REALLY WANT TO DO.

THE IDEAL GOAL, JUST LIKE THE
WAITER WHO WANTS TO BE AN
ACTOR,

IS TO JUST ACTUALLY JUST PAINT
WHAT YOU WANT TO PAINT.

I HAD SEEN
A WILDLIFE ART MAGAZINE.

AND IT HAD AN ARTICLE IN THERE
ABOUT THIS CONTEST

WHERE YOU COULD WIN
A MILLION DOLLARS.

SO I THOUGHT, "WELL,
THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO DO.

I WANT TO ENTER THAT."

BUT I DIDN'T KNOW
A THING ABOUT DUCKS.

YOUR LOVIN' GIVE ME
SUCH A THRILL

Man: THERE'S DEFINITELY
SOMETHING FUNNY ABOUT DUCKS.

THEY'RE JUST FUNNY ANIMALS.

TELL PEOPLE YOU PAINT DUCKS
FOR A LIVING,

YOU GET A WHOLE RANGE OF
REACTIONS.

Man: MAINTENANCE GUYS WOULD
WALK
BY WATCHING ME, SAY,

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING, MAN?
SITTING IN THE MALL,

MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT,
PAINTING A DUCK?"

I SAID, "I'M ENTERING
A DUCK STAMP CONTEST."

"A WHAT?"

Man: I WOULD LIKEN IT TO,

LIKE, WINNING
"AMERICAN IDOL."

BEING CENTER STAGE
ON A NATIONAL LEVEL.

THIS IS LIKE THE SUPER BOWL
OR THE WORLD CUP

OF WILDLIFE ART.

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THE FEDERAL IS THE BIG KAHUNA.

THERE'S NO OTHER THING
IN AN ARTIST'S LIFE

THAT BRINGS THE PRESTIGE
LIKE WINNING THE DUCK STAMP.

Woman: THIS IS THE GREATEST
PRIZE IN WILDLIFE ART.

Man: WHAT WE HAD HEARD IS THAT

IF YOU
WIN THE FEDERAL DUCK STAMP,

YOU BECOME A MILLIONAIRE.

Man: I TRIED TO COME UP
WITH SOME TAGLINES

THAT WOULD MAKE
PEOPLE'S EARS PERK UP.

WHEN I STARTED GOING
AROUND THE COUNTRY SAYING,

"IF YOU CAN PAINT DUCKS,
YOU CAN EARN A MILLION BUCKS,"

PEOPLE GOT MORE INTERESTED.

THERE'S NOT THAT MANY
DUCK STAMP WINNERS.

THERE'S THIS HANDFUL
OF ENTRIES.

ALL OF THEM
COULD BE THE STAMP.

THEY COULD ALL BE THE STAMP.

BUT YET THERE CAN
ONLY BE ONE STAMP.

[ PROJECTOR WHIRRING ]

Narrator: WHEN EUROPEAN
SETTLERS
FIRST ARRIVED IN AMERICA,

THEY TOLD STORIES ABOUT DUCKS
SO GREAT IN NUMBER

THAT THEY WOULD
BLACK OUT THE SKY.

BUT BY THE 20TH CENTURY,
PUNT GUNS, FEATHERED HATS,

AND UNREGULATED MARKET HUNTING

BEGAN TO DRASTICALLY
REDUCE THEIR POPULATION.

THIS DECLINE REACHED
A BOILING POINT WHEN DROUGHT,

DREDGING AND UNSUSTAINABLE
FARMING PRACTICES

CREATED THE MAN-MADE
ENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHE

KNOWN AS THE DUST BOWL.

WITH THE WETLANDS DRAINED,
THE DUCKS HAD NO PLACE TO LAND

OR FEED DURING THEIR
MIGRATION,

AND THE GREAT PLAINS
SOON BECAME A MASS GRAVEYARD

FOR MIGRATORY BIRDS,

RAISING THE QUESTION,

"HOW DO WE
PROTECT BIRDS FROM MAN?"

FROM THE DUST EMERGED
AN UNLIKELY HERO FOR THE
DUCKS.

DING DARLING,
A POLITICAL CARTOONIST

WHO DREW SCATHING WORKS

THAT HIGHLIGHTED THE PLIGHT
OF AMERICAN WATERFOWL.

FDR, A TARGET OF MANY
OF DING'S CARTOONS,

APPOINTED HIM TO THE BUREAU
OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY

WITH A CHALLENGE,

"LETS SEE
IF YOU CAN DO BETTER."

DING ROSE TO THE CHALLENGE

BY PASSING
THE 1934 DUCK STAMP ACT,

A LAW THAT REQUIRED
EVERY WATERFOWL HUNTER

TO PURCHASE A FEDERAL STAMP

FOR THEIR HUNTING LICENSE.

ARMED WITH THE STAMPS REVENUE,

DING BEGAN TO BUY, LEASE,

AND MAINTAIN WETLAND HABITAT,

AND GAVE BIRTH
TO WHAT WE NOW CALL

THE NATIONAL
WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM.

DING HAD SAVED THE DUCKS
FROM EXTINCTION

WHILE FORGING
AN INDELIBLE BOND

BETWEEN ART AND CONSERVATION.

THE EARLY YEARS OF THE STAMP

WERE DESIGNED BY
COMMISSIONED ARTISTS.

BUT IN THE 1940s,

THE SELECTION PROCESS
IS OPENED UP

TO THE PUBLIC IN THE FORM
OF A NATIONWIDE ART CONTEST.

AND THIS IS WHERE THINGS GET
INHERENTLY MORE INTERESTING.

Woman: IN 2001, I JOINED
THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE.

SIX YEARS LATER, I JOINED
THE FEDERAL DUCK STAMP OFFICE.

IT'S MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING
AND CONSERVATION STAMP.

BUT IT'S COMMONLY KNOWN
AS THE DUCK STAMP.

IT'S A 7 BY 10 PAINTING.
IT HAS TO BE HAND-DRAWN.

IT HAS TO BE
THE WORK OF THE ARTIST.

IT ALSO HAS TO BE ONE
OF FIVE SPECIES SELECTED

FOR THAT YEAR'S CONTEST.

THE MILLION DOLLAR STAMP...
IT'S A RUMOR.

Man: A LOT OF PEOPLE
THOUGHT THE GOVERNMENT

GAVE A BIG BAG OF MONEY

FOR WINNING THE CONTEST.
WE DON'T.

THERE IS NO MONETARY PRIZE
FROM THE GOVERNMENT.

WHAT THE ARTIST CAN DO
IS LICENSE THE ART IMAGE.

AND THEY CAN PUT THAT
ON COFFEE MUGS,

T-SHIRTS,
LIMITED EDITION ART PRINTS.

THEY CAN MAKE A MILLION
OR MORE DOLLARS

FROM SELLING THEIR ART.

Shaffer: THE TYPE OF PEOPLE
THAT ENTER ARE

VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT
WILDLIFE.

THEY'RE VERY
PASSIONATE ABOUT ART.

SOME ARE MORE
PASSIONATE THAN OTHERS.

IT'S A DUCK STAMP SHIRT.

THIS IS THE DUCK STAMP
CONTEST.

I'VE SEEN TEMPER TANTRUMS.

IT'S THIS LITTLE MICROCOSM
OF PEOPLE.

AND THEY WANNA SEE
THIS AS THE BIG GOAL.

"THIS IS IT.
THIS IS THE ONE I'M GONNA
WIN."

Man: I GO TO GREAT LENGTHS
EVERY YEAR

TO TRY TO GET MY WORK DONE,

GET OUT OF NEW JERSEY

AND COME OUT HERE
TO SOUTH DAKOTA

AND SPEND TIME WORKING
ON MY PAINTING OUT HERE.

WHAT COMES OUT FIRST, FRONT?

I'VE BEEN GOING TO THE DUCK
STAMP COMPETITION SINCE 1995.

AND YOU GET TO BE FRIENDLY
WITH ALL THESE PEOPLE.

YOU SEE THEM EVERY YEAR.
AND I MET ADAM.

AND EVEN THOUGH HE'S
17 YEARS YOUNGER THAN ME,

WE JUST HIT IT OFF RIGHT AWAY.

WE HOLD THE SAME VIEWS
ON MOST THINGS,

AND -- AND ON ARTWORK TOO.

Man: I WASN'T HAPPY
AT ART COLLEGE.

I DIDN'T LIKE
BEING AROUND PEOPLE

THAT THOUGHT SO DIFFERENTLY.

AND I REALLY FELT LIKE IT
WAS A WASTE OF MONEY.

MY PARENTS DIDN'T WANT ME TO
BE

SOME STARVING ARTIST
LIVING IN THEIR BASEMENT.

THEY SAID THE ONLY WAY
WE WOULD SUPPORT YOU

LEAVING THE COLLEGE EARLY IS,

LIKE, IF YOU WON
THE FEDERAL DUCK STAMP.

THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT I WON.

MY NEW GOAL IS TO TRY
TO WIN IT AGAIN, YOU KNOW?

AND I DON'T WANT TO BE
A ONE-HIT WONDER.

WE DECIDED TO TRY
TO JUST GO ON A QUEST

IN SEARCH OF CANVASBACKS.

Taylor: WE'RE GONNA LOOK
IN EVERY PUDDLE, EVERY LAKE,

EVERY POND UNTIL WE FIND 'EM.

Woman: WHEN I'M GETTING READY
TO PAINT THE DUCK STAMP,

I WILL CHOOSE MY SPECIES.

THEN I GO OUT AND TAKE
AS MANY PHOTOS AS I CAN.

THAT'S HALF OF THE FUN,
IF NOT MORE OF THE FUN.

WELL, I'VE DRAWN AS LONG
AS I CAN REMEMBER.

IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY
A LITTLE BIT.

A FRIEND OF MINE WAS WORKING
AT AN ANIMAL SHELTER.

AND SOMEBODY HAD DUMPED THREE
PUPPIES ABOUT 10 MONTHS OLD.

AND HALLIE WAS ONE OF 'EM.

THERE WAS JUST SOMETHING
BETWEEN US FROM THE BEGINNING.

SOMETHING I PROBABLY
COULDN'T EXPLAIN.

IT WAS JUST SPECIAL.

I WAS TEACHING HER TRICKS.

AND SHE REALLY ENJOYED IT.
AND IT WAS FEBRUARY.

AND IT WAS SNOWING OUT.

AND SHE WAS BORED.
AND I THOUGHT,

"WELL, I'M GONNA TEACH YOU
SOMETHING NEW AND DIFFERENT."

[ BARKS ]

YEAH.

JUST A MINUTE,
JUST A MINUTE

I INTRODUCED THE BRUSH TO HER.

PROBABLY WITHIN A WEEK
OR SO SHE WAS PICKING IT UP.

AND SHE SEEMED
TO REALLY ENJOY IT.

AND SHE THOUGHT
IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.

SO WE JUST KEPT GOING.

COME ON, BABY.

COME ON.
GOOD GIRL.

TWO MONTHS LATER, SHE SUDDENLY
WENT BLIND OVERNIGHT.

SHE WAS FINE ONE DAY.
I DIDN'T EVEN SEE IT COMING.

THE NEXT DAY,
SHE WAS WALKING INTO WALLS

AND COULDN'T FIND FOOD
I THREW ON THE FLOOR.

UM, IT WAS VERY OBVIOUS SHE,

YOU KNOW, COULDN'T SEE AT ALL.

SHE ACTUALLY WAS
VERY DEPRESSED

FOR ABOUT 4 OR 5 MONTHS.
SHE WOULD SIT AND CRY.

AND SHE'D SHAKE
IF WE GO ANYWHERE.

UM, ABOUT, I DON'T KNOW,
MAYBE 6 MONTHS LATER,

SHE STARTED COMING OUT OF IT
AND WANTING TO DO THINGS.

SO ONE DAY I SAT HER DOWN
NEXT TO HER PAINT BRUSH.

AND I WAS REALLY SHOCKED.

SHE REACHED OVER
AND JUST STARTED PAINTING.

THAT A GIRL. THAT A GIRL.

DIDN'T MISS A BEAT.

GOOD JOB.

GOOD HALLIE.
GOOD JOB.

THERE YOU GO.

GOOD GIRL.

THERE YOU GO.

THERE.
GOOD GIRL.

YEAH, THAT'S
PRETTY, HALLIE.

SHE WAS DOING SO MANY
PAINTINGS.

I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE NICE
TO START TRYING TO SELL THEM

AND DONATE TO DOG RESCUE.

AND THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER
PICKED THE STORY UP.

THEN IT WENT VIRAL
ON THE INTERNET.

AND I DON'T KNOW
HOW THAT HAPPENED.

RIGHT AFTER THAT, THERE WERE,
LIKE, A MILLION ORDERS.

AND I WAS LIKE,
"WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS?"

I THOUGHT I HAD A PRETTY
GOOD YEAR LAST YEAR WITH MY
ART.

BUT MY BLIND DOG
SOLD MORE ART THAN I DID.

I FIGURE AT THIS POINT,

I'M GONNA HAVE TO WIN
THE FEDERAL DUCK STAMP CONTEST

TO GET MY NAME BACK.

I LOVE THE CINNAMON TEAL.

AND IT ACTUALLY IS
THE ONE I CHOSE THIS YEAR.

WHAT I TRY TO PORTRAY
IN MY ENTRY

IS A DUCK WITH ATTITUDE,
NOBLE LOOKING.

2010, THAT WAS THE YEAR MY
ENTRY
ACTUALLY GOT TO THE LAST
ROUND.

I LEARNED A LOT FROM THAT.

IF I WAS TO WIN THE DUCK
STAMP,

THE BIGGEST THING WOULD BE
THE ACCOMPLISHMENT

AFTER SO MANY YEARS OF
ENTERING,

JUST THE EXCITEMENT OF WINNING

AND FINALLY GETTING THERE.

OH, YEAH, LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.
WHAT DO WE GOT HERE?

ARBY'S?
UH-HUH.

HOW'S THE PAINTING GOING?

PRETTY GOOD.

FOUND OUT THE HAUTMANS

ARE ENTERING
A PAINTING THIS YEAR.

AW, HUN, YOU'RE
BETTER THAN THEM.

[ PIANO PLAYING CONTINUES ]

Man: THE HAUTMAN BROTHERS,
ALL THREE OF THEM,

ARE TREMENDOUS ARTISTS.

IF THERE'S MORE THAN
ONE IN THE CONTEST,

IT'S A SCARY YEAR.

Jim: I GUESS THEY'D CALL US
THE DUCK DYNASTY

BEFORE THE TV SHOW CAME OUT.

THE NEW YORK YANKEES
OF WILDLIFE ART.

I'M NOT A BIG YANKEES FAN.

I'D RATHER BE THE MINNESOTA
TWINS OF THE WILDLIFE ART.

ALTHOUGH, THEY DON'T
WIN VERY MUCH.

Man: WELL, THIS IS MY DAD'S
DUCK STAMP COLLECTION.

HE STARTED COLLECTING 'EM
THE FIRST YEAR THEY WERE OUT.

I THINK IT WAS 1935.

MAYBE BECAUSE IT WAS
ONE OF THE FEW THINGS

THAT HE ACTUALLY
COLLECTED, IT --

YOU KNOW, AS A KID YOU GO,

"WELL, WHAT'S SO IMPORTANT
ABOUT THESE THINGS,"

OR, "WHAT'S SO INTERESTING?"

THIS WAS THE FIRST STAMP

THAT JIM WON, WHICH WAS 1989.

Grimm: I THINK THE HAUTMANS
ARE JUST REALLY GREAT ARTISTS.

YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE THEY --
AND THEY HAVE EACH OTHER

TO RELY ON
FOR CRITIQUE AND INPUT.

AND THAT'S HUGE.

Man: THOSE GUYS ARE MAGICAL.
I MEAN, THEY'RE NOT ONLY GOOD.

BUT THEY SEEM TO HAVE AN IN --

INNATE SENSE OF WHAT
THE JUDGES WANT TO SEE.

BUT THE FACT THAT IT'S ONLY
A ONE HAUTMAN YEAR IS --

MAKES IT EASIER.

Man: EVERY YEAR I THINK I HAVE
A CHANCE OR I WOULDN'T ENTER.

BUT THIS YEAR NEITHER
OF MY BROTHERS ARE ELIGIBLE

BECAUSE ONCE YOU WIN
YOU SIT OUT FOR 3 YEARS.

SO THAT'S TWO PEOPLE OUT OF IT

THAT HAVE THE BEST
CHANCE OF WINNING.

I MAKE MY COFFEE.
FILL A THERMOS.

COME OUT HERE.

GET ALL MY E-MAIL

AND INTERNET STUFF DONE
WHILE I'M WAITING FOR DUCKS.

AND THEN I JUST
TAKE DUCK PHOTOS.

IT'S VERY RELAXING.

WELL YOU DEFINITELY SEE THINGS
WHEN YOU'RE OUT PHOTOGRAPHING

OR JUST WATCHING DUCKS
THAT JUST STICK IN YOUR HEAD.

I JUST WANT TO WIN THE
CONTEST.
THAT'S MY GOAL,

TO DO THE BEST PAINTING I CAN.

SO I GOT A WAYS TO GO
TO CATCH UP WITH MY BROTHERS

BECAUSE I'M TWO BEHIND.

Man: HE'S WON IT TWO TIMES.

AND, YOU KNOW, MOST PEOPLE
DON'T EVER WIN IT AT ALL.

I'D SAY HE WOULD
DEFINITELY BE A FAVORITE.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK
THERE'D ANYBODY

WHO I WOULD FEAR COMPETING

AGAINST MORE THAN HIM
IN THE CONTEST.

[ HEAVY METAL PLAYING
INTERMITTENTLY ]

ALL WE GOT

WELL, I DIDN'T KNOW

WHO ARE YOU

I'M ROB McBROOM.

I'VE BEEN ENTERING
THE DUCK STAMP COMPETITION,

NOW...
THIS WILL BE THE 13TH YEAR.

I WORK AT
AMPHETAMINE REPTILE RECORDS.

AND THEN I ALSO WORK AT THE
MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ARTS

AS SECURITY.

I LIKE CARTOON BASED ART.

AND I ENJOY THE SURREALISTS

LIKE YVES TANGUY
AND RENE MAGRITTE.

MY ARTWORK HAS A LOT
OF GLITTER AND RHINESTONES

AND GLOW IN THE DARK
ASPECTS TO IT.

NOTHING AT ALL LIKE
WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.

THIS WAS THE 2000
ENTRY OF RUDDY DUCKS.

IT WAS RIGHT AT THE CUSP

OF WHEN LOGOS WERE STARTING
TO COME IN TO MY WORK.

I WASN'T SURE IF THEY WERE
GONNA ACCEPT IT OR NOT.

WHEN I GOT IN THE COMPETITION
I WAS LIKE,

"WELL, THIS IS PRETTY GOOD.
LET'S KEEP GOING ON THIS."

THIS WAS THE YEAR
I TOOK A PORNOGRAPHIC FILM

AND THEN WENT TO
A MORSE CODE TRANSLATOR

AND EVERY DOT AND DASH
IN THERE SPELLS

OUT THE MONOLOGUE
THAT SOME LADY WAS GIVING

AS SHE WAS HAVING
SOMETHING DONE TO HER.

THIS ONE ALSO HAS MY FRIEND
TABITHA, WHO'S... [MEOWS]

SO I USED -- I HAD JUST MET
HER.

AND SO I PUT HER
IN THE MOUNTAIN RANGE.

SHE WAS KIND OF A MUSE
FOR A FEW YEARS, THERE.

2011... OH!

YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS?

2011 WAS THE MALLARDS.

TWO MALLARDS, ACTUALLY.

I THOUGHT, "WELL,
I BET NOBODY'S EVER DONE

THAT SCENE OF THEM
COPULATING BEFORE."

ONE OF THE DUCK STAMP GUYS

PAINTS WINDOWS
FOR THE HOLIDAYS AND STUFF.

LIKE, YOU KNOW AT BUSINESSES,
LAUNDROMATS OR RESTAURANTS?

SO I WENT TO IT.
AND I TOOK HIS SANTA CLAUS.

AND I PUT THAT IN THERE.

THIS WAS THE YEAR
I STARTED TAKING SHOTS.

Man: RON McBROOM IS A GUY

WHO ENTERS THE DUCK STAMP
EVERY YEAR.

AND EVERY YEAR,
HE VIOLATES THE RULES.

HE BREAKS EVERY RULE
OF THE CONTEST.

AND HE'S REALLY JUST
AN ATTENTION SEEKER.

I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED
TO TALK ABOUT TIM TAYLOR.

HE'S, UH...

HE AND I HAVE NEVER DIRECTLY
CONFRONTED EACH OTHER.

UH, HE HAS TAKEN TO
BADMOUTHING
ME ON THE INTERNET A BIT.

Taylor: HE'S FOUND THIS
CONTEST
THAT PEOPLE TAKE VERY
SERIOUSLY

AND THE CONTESTANTS WORK
REALLY HARD ON THEIR ENTRIES,

AND HE MOCKS IT.
HE DOES PAINTINGS THAT MOCK
IT.

HERE'S THE FIRST ONE
THAT I FOUND ABOUT ME.

"THE SEQUIN GUY VIOLATES

ALL THE RULES
OF THE COMPETITION.

AND YET, THEY ALLOW IT
BECAUSE THEY ENJOY IT

AND THINK IT'S FUNNY.

THIS GUY HAS WASTED
THOUSANDS ON ENTRY FEES

AND WHO KNOWS HOW MANY HOURS.

TO WHAT END?
HE'LL NEVER WIN."

Taylor: I NEVER SAID A BAD
WORK
ABOUT HIS ARTWORK.

JUST DOESN'T BELONG
IN THIS CONTEST.

BUT HE OBVIOUSLY READ THAT
AND TOOK GREAT OFFENSE TO
THAT.

McBroom: WHAT I DECIDED TO DO,
IT WAS HIM AND ONE OTHER GUY,

I STARTED
RECREATING THEIR WORK.

THEIR, KIND OF,
GREATEST HITS AS IT WERE,

USING MY OWN STYLE.

THIS IS ABOUT AS CLOSE
AS YOU CAN GET TO TIM'S
ORIGINAL

WITHOUT ACTUALLY
KNOWING THE SIZE.

AND IT'S COMPLETELY
BUILT FROM SCRATCH.

THIS IS A PIECE OF WORK
THAT ROB McBROOM

TOOK OFF OF THE INTERNET
TO ABSTRACT.

McBroom: THE LITTLE BITS
I'VE LEARNED ABOUT HIM,

I'M LIKE, "OKAY, HE OBVIOUSLY
HATES BARACK OBAMA.

AND HE HATES COMMUNISM."

SO I DECIDED TO LOAD IT UP
WITH IMAGERY WITH THAT.

Taylor: HERE'S BARACK OBAMA'S
BIRTH CERTIFICATE

THAT HE RELEASED.

HERE'S THE EYE OF THE DUCK,
WHICH IS THE COMMUNIST SYMBOL.

THERE'S OTHER THINGS IN HERE.

McBroom: LIKE HE WAS HOLDING
A BABY AT A CHRISTENING.

AND THEN I PUT LENIN'S HEAD
ON TOP OF IT.

AND THERE ARE SOME OF HIS
OTHER PIECES THAT DIDN'T DO

SO WELL IN THE COMPETITIONS
THAT HE DOESN'T LIKE.

SO THERE'S AN OLD SURF SCOTER
THAT HE HAD, UH,

THAT HE WAS UNHAPPY WITH.

SO THAT WENT IN THERE.

Taylor: I WAS ULTIMATELY...
THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY.

THEN I WAS
A LITTLE ANGRY ABOUT IT.

THEN I DIDN'T CARE.

I'M HIS BIG VILLAIN.

AND I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
I WAS HIS VILLAIN.

[ CHUCKLES ]
AND NOBODY CARES.

I WONDER IF THE GUY'S
EVER ACTUALLY SEEN A DUCK.

MEOW! MEOW. MEOW.
MEOW, MEOW.

I'VE GOT ABOUT 15,
20 HOURS IN THIS ALREADY.

I'VE GOT ABOUT ANOTHER 20
TO 30 TO GO.

THE LEGS ARE CHANGED NOW.

THEY ARE -- THEY'RE KICKING
OUT
BECAUSE I HAVE TO WORK

WITH THE SABERS
ON THE OAKLAND RAIDERS THINGS.

TIM TAYLOR LIKES THE RAIDERS.

I'VE BEEN TWEAKING
CERTAIN THINGS THERE JUST TO
GO,

"HA-HA! THIS WAS SOMETHING
YOU USED TO ENJOY,

AND I'M USING IT NOW."

EVEN THE DETRACTORS, THEY, UH,

THEY HAVEN'T FAULTED
MY TECHNICAL SKILL.

SO THAT'S NICE.
IT'S NOT LIKE THEY'RE GOING,

"OH, THIS THING'S
A GIANT PIECE OF CRAP."

IT JUST DOESN'T BELONG
ANYWHERE
NEAR WHAT THEY HAVE GOING ON.

I WOULD PREFER TO BE
A FULL-TIME ARTIST.

BUT THAT'S NOT SOMETHING
I CAN JUST GO DO.

I DRIVE AROUND THE ROADS
DELIVERING MAIL AND...

I MEAN, IT TAKES PROBABLY
ABOUT
5 HOURS TO DRIVE THE ROUTE.

I DON'T MIND CARRYING MAIL
AT ALL

BECAUSE NOW I KNOW THE ROUTE.

SO I DON'T HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT ANYTHING.

IT'S JUST --
YOU JUST DRIVE AND PRETTY MUCH

JUST DO WHATEVER YOU WANT

AS LONG AS YOU
GET THE MAIL DELIVERED.

FOR ME, THE FEDERAL DUCK STAMP
PAINTING IS SUPPOSED TO BE

THE BEST REPRESENTATION
OF THE BREED.

I CHOSE THE MALLARD BECAUSE

I HAVE REALLY GOOD
REFERENCE PHOTOS TO WORK FROM.

THE BIGGEST DISADVANTAGE
OF THE MALLARD

IS THAT IT'S SO COMMON
THAT EVERYBODY WANTS TO DO
ONE.

AND SO YOU --
YOUR MALLARD PAINTING

HAS TO STAND OUT AMONG
ALL OF THE OTHER MALLARDS.

THEY HAVE SORT OF A WILD LOOK,
WHICH IS REALLY HARD TO
CAPTURE.

Man: EVER SINCE REBEKAH WAS
REAL YOUNG,

4 OR 5 YEARS YOUNG, SHE'S
ALWAYS
JUST SAT AT THE TABLE DOING
ART.

STARTED OCCURRING TO JANICE
AND ME, I -- I --

YOU KNOW,
YOU COULD TELL THAT

SHE WAS DRAWING STUFF
THAT, YOU KNOW,

I'D GO, "YOU KNOW,
I WOULDN'T DRAW THAT LIKE
THAT."

JUST REALLY CREATIVE STUFF.

Woman: I GUESS SHE WAS LIKE
ABOUT 13 OR SO.

HER MOM BROUGHT HER OVER HERE.

AND I KIND OF GOT HER INVOLVED
IN THE JUNIOR DUCK STAMP.

AND THAT'S KIND OF
WHERE IT ALL STARTED.

Nastav: I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW
THAT I COULD PAINT

UNTIL I ENTERED THE JUNIOR
DUCK STAMP CONTEST.

I WORKED ON IT ALL SPRING.

THEN I GOT FIRST PLACE
IN MY AGE GROUP

AND BEST OF SHOW FOR THE
STATE.

SHE CALLS ME ON THE PHONE.

SHE GOES, "I WON THE
NATIONALS!

I WON THE DUCK STAMP!"

Nastav: THE JUNIOR DUCK STAMP
CONTEST CHANGED MY LIFE.

IT WAS A LOT BIGGER OF A DEAL
THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS.

AND IT JUST MADE ME
WANT TO KEEP ENTERING.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW,
ONCE I LEARNED ABOUT THE
FEDERAL

AND HOW MUCH OF A BIGGER DEAL
THAT IS,

IT'S LIKE THIS THING

THAT YOU WANT
TO SPEND YOUR LIFE PURSUING.

THE ONLY TIME
I'VE EVER LIVED AWAY

FROM HOME WAS DURING THE
SUMMER.

AND IT WAS ONLY AN HOUR AWAY.

SO I'M KIND OF READY
TO HAVE MY OWN PLACE.

AND IT DOESN'T REALLY
MATTER TO ME WHERE IT IS.

Man: SHE'S HOPING THAT
SOMETHING
WILL HAPPEN, YOU KNOW,

AS FAR AS DIRECTION IN HER
LIFE.

IT'S LIKE A LOT -- A LOT
OF YOUNG PEOPLE ARE RIGHT NOW.

Nastav: ENTERING THE DUCK
STAMP
IS LIKE ENTERING THE LOTTERY

OR SOMETHING.

I MEAN, IT'S A PRETTY BIG
THING,
YOU KNOW.

IF I WIN,
THEN IT'S MY ENTIRE CAREER.

YOU KNOW, MY NAME
WILL BE ON THE LIST

OF PEOPLE
WHO HAVE OWN THE DUCK STAMP.

AND THAT LIST ISN'T EVER
GONNA BE FORGOTTEN.

[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]

THANK YOU FOR CALLING
SAM HOUSTON, THIS IS RITA.

LET ME CHECK ON THAT FOR YOU,
GIVE ME JUST ONE SECOND.

EXCUSE ME, BOB?

DO YOU HAVE AN RW1 PLATE
BLOCK OF SIX AVAILABLE?

NO.
NO? NOT RIGHT NOW?

TELL 'EM
IT'S ONLY IN MY DREAMS.

OKAY.

WE DO NOT HAVE ONE
IN STOCK AT THIS TIME.

Dumaine:
I'M PROBABLY THE BIGGEST

DUCK STAMP DEALER IN THE
WORLD.

IT IS A --

A DISEASE, OF SORTS,

TO START COLLECTING THIS
STUFF.

THE OTHER STAMPS, THEY'RE
NICE.

THERE'S SO MANY OF 'EM.

THE DUCK STAMPS,
THEY'RE SPECIAL.

WHEN YOU CAN SEE THE DUCK'S
EYES
AND YOU CAN SEE THE --

THE PATCHES ON
IT'S WING OF COLOR

AND IDENTIFY WHAT THAT DUCK IS
AT 1 INCH SIZE, THAT'S SKILL.

Rita: SINCE THE DUCK STAMPS
ARE NOT USED TO MAIL A LETTER,

THEY AREN'T CONSIDERED
A POSTAGE STAMP

IN THE CLASSIC PHILATELIC
SENSE.

BUT MANY OF THOSE
CLASSIC U.S. COLLECTORS,

THEY'RE SECRET DUCK
COLLECTORS.

BECAUSE EVERYBODY LIKES
A DUCK STAMP.

THEY REALIZE THAT
IT'S THE LONGEST

CONTINUING SERIES OF STAMPS

THAT'S EVER BEEN ISSUES
BY THE UNITED STATES,

PROBABLY ANY COUNTRY,

AND JUST ALL THE GOOD
WORK IT DOES.

Man: WHEN I WAS A KID,

I JUST TRIED
TO COLLECT EVERY STAMP ON
EARTH.

TILL I HIT ABOUT 16 YEARS OLD.

AND I HAD TO BUY MY FIRST
DUCK STAMP TO HUNT.

AND I NEVER TOUCHED
ANOTHER STAMP

OTHER THAN DUCK STAMPS
SINCE THAT DAY.

SOME OF THE MOST INTERESTING
ARTWORK YOU HAVE OUT THERE.

AND OVER THE YEARS
I BECAME MORE INTERESTED

IN THE ARTISTS THEMSELVES.

IT'S A VERY INTERESTING
LITTLE WORLD.

IT REALLY IS.

WE SAW A LOT OF BIRDS
ON THIS LAKE.

AND WE'RE JUST TRYING
TO GET SET UP

TO TRY TO PULL SOME
IN TO GOOD PHOTO RANGE.

WE BOTH
WANT TO DO CANVASBACK.

BUT SINCE ADAM IS
THE MAIN PHOTOGRAPHER,

WHATEVER HE CHOOSES AFTER
THAT,

I'LL -- I GET TO SECOND PICK.

YOU'RE GONNA GET TO CHOOSE
FROM ALL THE CRUMMY ONES.

SHOULD I THROW ANY OFF
THE LEFT HERE, ADAM?

YEAH, YOU COULD
THROW SOME OUT HERE.

I REALLY ENJOY TIM.

HE'S LIKE THE KIND
OF FRIEND THAT,

YOU KNOW,
"OH, YOU'RE MOVING?

OH, I'LL DRIVE OUT AND HELP
YOU GUYS PACK UP YOUR STUFF."

YOU KNOW?
HE'S THAT KIND OF A FRIEND.

Taylor: I DIDN'T HAVE
THE CAMERA EQUIPMENT

TO BE SET UP
AND SHOOT LIKE ADAM DOES.

SO I FIGURED I'D START
GETTING THE BIRDS MOVING.

SO I BECAME A BIRD RUSTLER.

YO!

YO!

GET UP!
COME ON!

IT'S A LOT OF EFFORT TO DRIVE
UP
HERE AND SET UP ALL THIS STUFF

AND GET UP AT 4 O'CLOCK
IN THE MORNING.

AND IF THEY'RE JUST GONNA
SIT THERE, COMPLACENT,

WE CAN'T DEAL WITH THAT.

GO! GO! GO! COME ON! YO!
GOTTA GET THEM MOVING.

GO!

GO!

GO!

HERE WE GO!

I JUST GET 'EM UP
IN THE AIR.

AND HOPEFULLY THEY COME
IN TO ADAM'S DECOYS OVER
THERE.

[ BLOWING DUCK CALL ]

THERE'S A CANVASBACK CIRCLING.

I KNOW A LOT OF GUYS GO TO,
LIKE, AVIARIES

AND THAT KIND OF STUFF.

AND I ACTUALLY PREFER
USING WILD BIRDS ONLY.

YOU REALLY GET TO EXPERIENCE
THE BIRDS IN A NATURAL
HABITAT.

AND THAT'S --
THAT GOES A LONG WAYS.

I THINK IT TRANSLATES
INTO YOUR ARTWORK.

THESE AREAS ARE REALLY
CRITICAL
TO WATER FOWL POPULATION
LEVELS.

WITHOUT THESE, WE WOULDN'T
HAVE THE DUCKS

LIKE YOU'RE SEEING HERE
RIGHT NOW.

I THINK THERE'S GOOD
GOVERNMENT,

AND THEN THERE'S A LOT
OF BAD GOVERNMENT.

AND THE DUCK STAMP PROGRAM
IS ONE OF THE BEST IDEAS

THE GOVERNMENT
HAS EVER REALLY HAD.

Woman: THE PROGRAM GENERATES
$25 MILLION A YEAR.

98 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR

THAT YOU SPEND
ON THAT STAMP

GOES STRAIGHT ON THE GROUND

FOR PURCHASING WETLANDS.

IT CANNOT BE USED
FOR ANYTHING ELSE.

Man: WATER FOWL,
THEY HAVE THIS MARVELOUS,

ANNUAL, MASSIVE MIGRATION.

AND SO OUR JOB
IS TO MAKE SURE

THAT THEY HAVE THE WETLANDS
AND GRASSLANDS

THAT THEY NEED TO BE
SUCCESSFUL BREEDERS.

Man: YOU CAN IMAGINE WHERE
THIS CONVERSATION GOES.

COLLECTING MONEY FOR WHAT?

FOR WETLANDS
TO PRESERVE WATER FOWL.

AND THEN SOME PEOPLE SAY,
"WAIT A MINUTE, YOU'RE A
HUNTER.

ISN'T THAT A -- YOU KNOW,
ISN'T THAT A CONTRADICTION?"

I SAID, "OF COURSE
IT'S NOT A CONTRADICTION.

I MEAN, HUNTERS CARE
ABOUT THE LAND.

WE CARE ABOUT THE BIRDS.

WE GOTTA PRESERVE 'EM
SO WE HAVE 'EM TO HUNT."

Man:
THE HUNTERS HAVE BEEN CARRYING

THE WEIGHT OF THE STAMP
FOR 80 YEARS NOW.

IT'S THE SAME THE WAY THAT YOU
DO SOMETHING WITH PEOPLE

WHO CUT DOWN TREES.
THEY REPLANT.

AND WITHIN ANOTHER 100 YEARS,

YOU'LL HAVE ANOTHER
FOREST THERE.

Woman: IT IS FOR THE
PROTECTION
OF NOT ONLY WATERFOWL

BUT MORE THAN 700 SPECIES
ACROSS THE NATION.

Man: NOBODY WOULD BUY
A SALAMANDER STAMP

OR A SPECKLED TOAD STAMP.

BUT THEY'LL BUY
A DUCK STAMP.

AND WHEN THEY TAKE THAT MONEY

AND THEY BUY ALL THESE
THOUSANDS
OF ACRES OF WETLANDS

AND PROTECT THEM,

ALL THOSE LITTLE CREATURES
COME UNDER THAT UMBRELLA.

THAT'S ONE THING...

I'M SO PROUD I'M PART
OF THIS, YOU KNOW?

IT ALMOST MAKES ME EMOTIONAL.

MADE A KILLING ON
THE MULBERRY TREE, THERE.

OH, YEAH?

HAVING GROWN UP
WITH MY FATHER,

WHO LOVED NATURE AND WILDLIFE

AND HUNTING AND THAT STUFF,
HE, YOU KNOW,

AS SOON AS I WAS OLD ENOUGH,
HE STARTED TAKING ME WITH HIM.

YOU KNOW, I WAS ALWAYS
REALLY INTRIGUED.

I WAS DRAWING
A LOT OF TYPICAL THINGS

THAT BOYS LIKE TO DRAW --
THE MONSTERS, DRAGONS,

CARS, I MEAN, YOU KNOW,
YOU NAME IT.

I WAS... I LOVED ALL
OF THAT STUFF TOO.

BUT I KINDA KEPT
GETTING BORED WITH EACH THING.

THERE WAS ALWAYS
THIS ELEMENT OF NATURE.

WHEN I DREW THAT STUFF,
IT'S LIKE I NEVER TIRED OF IT.

Woman: I'VE ALWAYS ENJOYED
DOING REALISTIC ART.

I'VE TRIED TO DO
A LITTLE BIT MORE LOOSER,

IMPRESSIONISTIC ART
WHEN -- WHEN FORCED.

AND I TRIED TO ENJOY IT.

I APPRECIATE IT WHEN
OTHER PEOPLE DO IT WELL.

BUT I DON'T GET THE
SATISFACTION
OUT OF IT AS I DO EVERY HAIR,

EVERY FEATHER DETAIL.

Man: REALISTIC PAINTING,
REALISTIC DUCK STAMPS

ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE INVESTED
MOST OF THEIR LIVES

INTO OBSERVING THE WILDLIFE,

LEARNING HOW TO
BECOME A PAINTER.

THERE'S NO SHORTCUT
TO BEING GOOD.

Nastav: I CAN GO BACK IN
FIELDS
AND IN THE WOODS

AND I'LL SEE SOME THINGS

THAT I JUST CAN'T WAIT
TO GO BACK

AND PAINT FOR, LIKE,
3 OR 4 HOURS AT A TIME.

Man:
I ALWAYS LIKE SEEING BIRDS

AND HOW THEY ACT
AND HOW THEY FLY.

I REMEMBER SEEING THE
MALLARDS.

THEY FLEW BY REALLY CLOSE

AGAINST THIS
YELLOW GRASS BACKGROUND

WITH THE SUN ON THEM.

I JUST HAD THIS VISION
IN MY HEAD

THAT I'D LIKE TO TRY
AND RECREATE.

AFTER GOING THROUGH
ALL THE PHOTOS,

TRYING OUT SOME SKETCHES
AND IDEAS AND STUFF,

I'M UP IN THE AIR,
PERSONALLY, BETWEEN THESE TWO.

I THINK BOTH OF THEM
COULD HAVE A LOT OF POTENTIAL.

HEY, GUYS.
DO YOU WANNA COME SEE THESE?

I WANNA SEE WHAT ONE YOU
LIKE THE BEST.

I LIKE THE CATTAILS
ON THAT ONE.

AND I ALSO LIKE GEESE
IN THAT ONE.

I PROBABLY WOULDN'T PUT
THE GEESE IN...

YEAH.
THEY'RE KIND OF WEIRD THERE.

THEY WERE ACTUALLY, LIKE,
IN THE BACKGROUND, LIKE,

WHEN I WAS KIND OF
PIECING IT TOGETHER.

AND I JUST DIDN'T TAKE THEM
OUT.

THE GEESE ARE ACTUALLY
KIND OF COOL IN IT.

HANNAH.

BUT I LIKE THAT ONE THE MOST.

I THOUGHT I COULD PUT, LIKE,

A BIG DEAD TREE
BACK HERE TOO OR SOMETHING.

THAT WOULD BE KIND OF WEIRD.

IT WOULD BE ALMOST TOO MUCH.

AW, OKAY.
I DON'T LIKE THAT IDEA.

EVERYBODY'S A CRITIC.

Woman: IT'S NOT LIKE HE PICKS
UP
HIS PAINT BRUSH AND SAYS,

"OH, I THINK I'LL PAINT THIS."

THEN HE WHIPS IT OUT
IN A FEW WEEKS.

IT'S MONTHS OF PLANNING.

I GUESS SOMETIMES, I THINK,
"WHY DO YOU DO THIS?

WHY DO YOU PUT YOURSELF
THROUGH THIS."

Adam: I WON IN '99.
SO IT'S BEEN QUITE A WHILE.

AND SHE NEVER KNEW
ME WHEN I WON.

HER WHOLE EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN
ME
WORKING REALLY HARD,

STRUGGLING, SPENDING MONTHS
ON A PAINTING

AND THEN SEEING IT SHOT DOWN.

LAST YEAR, LIKE,
I JUST CRASHED AND BURNED.

A LOT OF PEOPLE REALLY
LIKED MY ENTRY LAST YEAR.

UM, NOT THE JUDGES.

Janet: IT'S OUR, YOU KNOW,
OUR LIVELIHOOD.

WE DEPEND ON HIM.

HE HAS ALL OF US
DEPENDING ON HIM.

IT'S NOT A HOBBY.

AND SOMETIMES IT GETS, YOU
KNOW,
A LITTLE DISHEARTENING.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M BEHIND HIM
WHATEVER HE WANTS TO DO.

AND AS LONG AS HE WANTS
TO ENTER, HE'S GONNA ENTER.

JANET AND I HAD ACTUALLY
TALKED ABOUT,

YOU KNOW, IS THE ART
GONNA BE ENOUGH TO SUSTAIN US?

YOU KNOW, LIKE, SHOULD I START
LOOKING INTO THE POSSIBILITY

OF ANOTHER LINE
OF WORK OR,

YOU KNOW, SOMETHING ELSE TO
DO.

I MEAN, THINGS HAVE BEEN
REALLY
DIFFICULT FOR US RECENTLY.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE,

WITH THREE LITTLE MOUTHS
TO FEED, UM,

AND THEY LOOK AT YOU, YOU
KNOW,
AND...

IT'S HARD.

YOU KNOW, WITH ART,

YOU'RE INVESTING,
BASICALLY, IN YOURSELF.

AND YOU DON'T KNOW IF THOSE
INVESTMENTS ARE GONNA PAY OFF.

IT'S GOTTA BE THE BEST
THAT YOU CAN MAKE IT.

AND THEN YOU JUST HAVE TO HOPE
THAT THE REST

IS GONNA FALL INTO PLACE.

I HATE WHEN I LOSE.

I FEEL LIKE
I LET MY FAMILY DOWN.

Woman: REBECCA'S KIND OF YOUNG

AND SHE HAS A WHOLE FUTURE
AHEAD OF HER IN ART, I
BELIEVE.

SHE HAS SEEMED
TO EXPLODED SO FAST.

YOU KNOW, AT THIS AGE,
I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW SHE
PAINTS.

I JUST REALLY CAN'T BELIEVE
HOW WELL SHE DOES.

Nastav: I KNOW THAT I'M
CAPABLE
OF WINNING.

SO I'M JUST GONNA KEEP TRYING.

AND EVENTUALLY I WILL,
HOPEFULLY,

IF I LIVE LONG ENOUGH.

BOTH THE TIMES I WON, I
THOUGHT
I HAD A PRETTY GOOD CHANCE.

WHEN IT COMES DOWN
TO THE VERY END,

YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING AT IT
FOR A LONG TIME,

YOU'RE NEVER REALLY SURE.

BUT YOU HAVE A PRETTY GOOD
IDEA

IF IT'S GONNA BE
IN THE TOP 20 OR SO.

I'M STARTING TO GET
A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS.

I'VE GOT QUITE A BIT IT TO GO.

I DON'T THINK
THAT ANY SINGLE ELEMENT

IN THIS PAINTING IS DONE.

EXCEPT FOR MAYBE THIS
BACKGROUND WATER UP HERE.

I MEAN, I'M GETTING THERE.

I'M NOWHERE NEAR
AS FAR AS ADAM IS.

Adam: I'M HAPPY WITH IT.

AND I FEEL LIKE I'M A PRETTY
TOUGH CRITIC OF MY OWN
ARTWORK.

IT ALWAYS HELPS WHEN OTHER
PEOPLE SEEM TO LIKE IT.

YOU KNOW, I KNOW MY WIFE
LIKES THIS ONE A LOT.

AND SOME FRIENDS OF MINE
SEEM TO LIKE IT.

IT'S A CLASSICAL KIND
OF DUCK-STAMP-FEELING DESIGN.

I ALWAYS HATE TO PREDICT
WHAT MY CHANCES ARE

BECAUSE I'M USUALLY WRONG
IF I THINK,

"OH, I DID PRETTY GOOD
THIS YEAR."

IT'S USUALLY PLACES
LOWER THAN WHEN I THINK,

"OH, I SHOULDN'T
EVEN HAVE ENTERED."

AND I THINK THIS YEAR
I LIKE THE COMPOSITION.

WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES FROM
HERE.

IT TURNED OUT PRETTY WELL.

IT'S ALONG THE LINES OF WHAT I
THOUGHT IT WAS IN MY MIND'S
EYE

WHEN I FIRST CAME UP
WITH THE CONCEPT.

I WAS A LITTLE CONCERNED

THAT ALL OF THE HOLOGRAPHIC
MYLAR GIFT BAG

WOULD BE TOO DISTRACTING.

BUT I DON'T THINK SO.

I WOULD SAY MY PERCENTAGE
OF WINNING THIS YEAR...

WELL, YOU CAN'T HAVE
LESS THAN ZERO PERCENT.

BUT IT'S PRETTY CLOSE TO THAT.

ALL I CAN SAY IS I FEEL
REALLY GOOD ABOUT MY ENTRY.

I FEEL LIKE I HAVE
A BETTER CHANCE THIS YEAR

THAN I HAVE ANY OF
THE PREVIOUS YEARS I'VE
ENTERED.

I MEAN, IT DOES FEEL
REALLY GOOD TO BE DONE WITH
IT.

I LIKE TO SEND IT OUT
ON THE LAST DAY

BECAUSE I JUST FEEL LIKE IT
USUALLY ENDS UP KIND OF

IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE PACK SOMEWHERE.

AND THAT'S MORE WHERE
I'D LIKE TO BE BECAUSE

MOST PEOPLE SEEM TO BE LIKE
TIM,
WHERE THEY WAIT TO, LIKE,

THE LAST POSSIBLE
SECOND TO SEND IT OUT.

SO, YEAH.
BUT, WE'VE --

WE'VE SENT OURS OUT
ON THE SAME DAY.

YOU'VE JUST BEEN
DONE BEFORE ME.

RIGHT.
RIGHT.

Woman: THE FEDERAL DUCK STAMP
CONTEST THIS YEAR WILL BE AT

MAUMEE BAY STATE PARK,

WHICH IS IN OREGON, OHIO.

AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL LOCATION
RIGHT UP ON LAKE ERIE.

Woman:
DUCK STAMP PEOPLE ARE REAL.

THEY LIKE THE EXCITEMENT OF
IT.

THEY LIKE THE BEAUTY OF IT.

ONCE YOU GET INTO THIS
INCESTUOUS

LITTLE BUNCH OF PAINTERS
AND STAMP COLLECTORS,

YOU GET ALL CAUGHT UP INTO
THIS BIRD'S NEST OF HAPPINESS.

Man: MYSELF AS A CHILD,

DOWN ON THE BANKS,
OF THE GREAT MIAMI RIVER

FISHING WITH MY GRANDDAD

AND THE DUCKS WERE
COMING THROUGH...

YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE
DAY,

THOSE ARE SOME OF
THE ONLY THINGS

YOU'RE GONNA TAKE
WITH YOU IN LIFE.

Woman: UH, I WORK FOR THE U.S.
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS.

THEY ASKED ME
IF I WOULD BE A JUDGE.

AND AT FIRST I SAID, "NO,"

BECAUSE I KNEW THAT IT WOULD
BE
VERY DIFFICULT TO DO.

Shaffer: I HAD ONE JUDGE SAY
TO ME LAST YEAR, HE SAID,

"BUT I DON'T WANNA
DISAPPOINT ANYBODY."

AND I SAID,
"WHEN YOU COME DOWN TO IT,

THEY'RE ALL GONNA BE
DISAPPOINTED EXCEPT FOR ONE."

Man: IT IS TRULY AN HONOR
TO BE HERE TODAY.

AND -- AND THANK YOU FOR
COMING.

WE ARE PLEASED TO BE HERE
TODAY IN THE MIDWEST REGION.

GO MIDWEST.

TODAY, A VERY DIFFICULT TASK.

THE JUDGES WILL HAVE
TO REVIEW 200 PIECES OF ART.

AGAIN, THAT IS A VERY,
VERY HARD JOB TO DO

BECAUSE WHAT THEY
DECIDE AT THE END

WILL THEN BECOME THE 2014-2015
FEDERAL DUCK STAMP.

Man: TODAY, IN ROUND ONE,

EACH OF THE JUDGES
WILL VOTE EITHER IN OR OUT.

IF AT LEAST THREE OF
THE FIVE JUDGES VOTE IN,

THAT PIECE WILL GO
TO THE SECOND ROUND

OF JUDGING TOMORROW.

WE WILL BEGIN THE JUDGING NOW
WITH ENTRY NUMBER ONE.

Man:
THE IN-AND-OUT ROUND.

THAT USUALLY TAKES
THE WHOLE FIRST DAY.

THEY SHOW THE PAINTING
TO EACH JUDGE

UNTIL THE JUDGE WAVES THEM ON.

AND THEN, AT THE END
OF ALL THE FIVE JUDGES

SEEING THE PAINTING,
THEY SAY, "VOTE."

IT TAKES THREE INS TO GET PAST
THE FIRST ROUND OF THE
JUDGING.

PLEASE VOTE.

AND IF YOU DON'T
GET THAT, YOU'RE OUT.

IT'S OUT.

Woman: THE FIRST ROUND IS
REALLY
A TEST

ON ANYBODY'S NERVES

AND THEIR CONFIDENCE
AND THEIR EGOS.

Man: NUMBER 14.
YOU'RE SITTING THERE.

AND THEY'RE HOLDING
YOUR CARDS UP.

AND YOU SUDDENLY REALIZE,
"I DIDN'T WIN ANYTHING.

I'M COMPLETELY OUT."
IT'S OUT.

IT GOES FROM 200 DOWN
TO SOMETIMES

ONLY 20 PIECES LEFT BY THE
TIME

WE GET TO THE SECOND ROUND.

Woman:
NUMBER THREE.

PLEASE VOTE.

NUMBER THREE IS OUT.

Man: NUMBER 116.

Man: YEAH. IT'S NERVE-RACKING
NO MATTER HOW YOU CUT IT.

YOU SPEND SO MUCH TIME
WORKING ON THIS PAINTING.

AND YOU'D LIKE TO THINK
THAT WHAT YOU CAME UP

WITH WAS SOMETHING
PLEASING AND DONE WELL.

BUT THEN YOU'VE GOT
THESE FIVE PEOPLE THAT...

AT THE END OF THE DAY,
THEY HAVE THE SAY.

AND YOU SIT THERE.

AND YOU WATCH THAT PAINTING
PARADED IN FRONT OF THEM.

AND THEN YOU SEE THEIR SCORES.
IT'S A LOT TO TAKE.

YOU'VE GOT HAVE
A PRETTY THICK SKIN,

I THINK, TO BE IN THE DUCK
STAMP CONTEST BUSINESS.

Man: PLEASE VOTE.

IT'S IN.

NUMBER 138.

Nastav: I REALLY DON'T, UM,

HAVE A BIG CAREER

THAT I'M WORKING
ON OTHER THAN PAINTING.

THAT'S KIND OF WHAT...
THAT'S IT.

IF I WIN THE CONTEST,
IT'LL CHANGE MY ENTIRE CAREER.

I MEAN, IT'LL ALLOW ME
TO HAVE A CAREER PAINTING

WHAT I WANNA PAINT
INSTEAD OF PAINTING

OR WORKING FOR SOMEBODY ELSE.

Man: PLEASE VOTE.

IT'S OUT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

SOMETIMES PEOPLE ARE
SPECIES SPECIFIC.

LIKE, NO, SERIOUSLY.

WHEN ADAM AND I...
THAT'S TRUE.

WHEN ADAM AND I WENT TO
FLORIDA,
WE WENT TO ONE OF THE
JUDGES...

Man: YEAH.
THAT WAS DISAPPOINTING.

OH, YEAH. I THINK YOURS
DESERVES
A FIVE IN.

YOU KNOW?
THEN IT MIGHT BE BETTER.

YOU MIGHT BE RIGHT.

[ CHUCKLES ]
YEAH.

NUMBER 83.

A LOT OF PEOPLE
WHO THINK THAT I'M DOING THIS

AS A JOKE TO THEIR EXPENSE.

IT'S A PRETTY SMALL
GROUP OF PEOPLE

THAT I WOULD HAVE
TO BE MAKING FUN OF.

AND IT'S A LOT OF EFFORT
IN ORDER JUST TO TWEAK THEM.

SO I HOPE IT HELPS
THE DUCK STAMP COMPETITION

BECAUSE IT'S A GOOD PROGRAM

THAT IS GETTING LESS
AND LESS REVENUE COMING IN.

AND SO THIS BRINGS IT
INTO A WORLD

THAT MOST PEOPLE
WOULD NOT DO OTHERWISE.

I THINK SOME PEOPLE HAVE KIND
OF
REACHED AN UNDERSTANDING,

THIS IS JUST
WHAT I'M GONNA DO.

LET BABY HAVE HIS BOTTLE.
THAT KIND OF THING.

PLEASE VOTE.

I'M NOT MAKING FUN OF THEM.
IT'S GOOD FOR ME.

IT'S GOOD FOR THE CONTEST.

IT'S NOT WINNING,
IT'S THE DEGREE IN WHICH I
LOSE.

THANKS.

Man: IT'S OUT.

YEAH. IT WAS FUN.

I, UH, I'VE ENJOYED
DOING THEM OVER THE YEARS.

AND THANKS FOR BEING COOL
WITH IT AND EVERYTHING.

WELL I'M, UH...
I REALLY ENJOY SEEING THEM.

AND, UH, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING
THAT ATTRACTS ATTENTION...

THAT'S WHAT I THINK.
TO WILDLIFE...

IN MY OPINION, IS GREAT.

WHILE, YOU KNOW,
WHILE IT MAY NOT

WIN THE FEDERAL CONTEST,
IT'S JUST GREAT TO...

THE STAMP IS IN TROUBLE,

I THINK THE SAME WAY
THAT A LOT OF NATIONAL

AND STATE WILDLIFE REFUGEES
ARE.

PEOPLE JUST DON'T OUT
THE WAY THEY USED TO.

HUNTERS ARE NOT DOING IT
AS MUCH ANYMORE.

Man:
HUNTERS ARE SLOWLY DECLINING.

AND GENERALLY,
THAT'S THE PEOPLE THAT --

THAT BUY THE STAMP.

Man: IF WE SOMEHOW LOST
THE DUCK STAMP

AND THE REVENUE ASSOCIATED
WITH THE DUMP STAMP,

5 MILLION ACRES OF HABITAT
WOULD DISAPPEAR OVERNIGHT.

Man:
IF THE DUCK STAMP WERE TO END,

THAT'D BE A TRAGEDY
GOING FORWARD.

IF THEY DON'T HAVE THE MONEY,

I DON'T THINK THEY CAN
SAVE THE LAND.

Man: YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE
A WATERFOWL ENTHUSIAST

TO BUY THE FEDERAL DUCK STAMP.

IT'S A WAY THAT ANYONE

WHO ENJOYS NATURE
CAN MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT.

Man:
SO, HOW DO YOU GET IT INTO THE
PUBLIC CONSCIOUSNESS EVEN M

WHAT, 17 YEARS LATER AND WE'RE
STILL TALKING ABOUT IT,

THAT IT WAS MENTIONED BRIEFLY
AS A SIDE PLOT

IN "FARGO"?
YOU KNOW?

THE DUCK STAMP
PROGRAM'S KINDA SCREWED

UNLESS THEY CAN GET INTO
THE CULTURAL MILIEU, AS IT
WERE,

BECAUSE THERE IS
TOO MANY THINGS

COMPETING FOR ITS ATTENTION.

SO THE PROGRAM, I'M HOPING,

BENEFITS BY AT LEAST ME DOING
IT

AND BRINGING IT TO AN AUDIENCE
THAT ISN'T THERE.

MORE OFTEN THAN NOT,
I HAVE HAD ZERO VOTES.

OBVIOUSLY...

BUT YOUR PAINTING
IS AWESOME.

THANKS.

Woman: NUMBER 112.

Man: YEAH. SURE.
I'D LIKE TO WIN, YOU KNOW?

AS FAR AS THIS YEAR
IS CONCERNED,

I THINK I PROBABLY HAVE ONE

OF MY BEST ENTRIES
GOING RIGHT NOW.

THAT I'VE GOT PROBABLY
MORE WORK INTO IT

THAN I'VE DONE
IN PROBABLY ANY ENTRY.

I'M NOT SAYING
THAT I'M GONNA WIN.

I MEAN, IT'S -- IT'S -- IT'S
ALL
BASED ON HUMAN SUBJECTIVITY.

Woman: PLEASE VOTE.

IT'S IN.

I WOULD'VE LIKED TO HAVE
AT LEAST FOUR INS.

BUT THINGS SOMETIMES CHANGE

WHEN YOU GET PAST
THE FIRST ROUND

AND JUDGES HAVE LOST
ONE OF THEIR FAVORITES.

THEY MIGHT CHANGE
THEIR OPINIONS

OF WHAT THEY LIKE.

THIS YEAR, I'D LIKE
TO BE IN THE FINALS.

AND, OF COURSE, I'D LIKE TO
EITHER SEE ME OR ADAM WIN.

Man: NUMBER 122.

Adam: I MEAN, I'M SITTING
THERE.
AND I'M TRYING TO JUST RELAX.

AND, YOU KNOW, JUST NOT
THINK ABOUT IT TOO MUCH.

BUT YOU JUST NEVER KNOW
WITH THE CONTEST

HOW THINGS ARE GONNA GO.

YOU'RE JUST KIND OF SITTING
THERE HOLDING YOUR BREATH

THE WHOLE TIME.

Man: PLEASE VOTE.

IT'S IN.

NUMBER 89.

PLEASE VOTE.

IT'S IN.

Woman: NUMBER 201.

PLEASE VOTE.

Murry:
I DON'T REALLY EXPECT TO WIN.

AND WHEN I DON'T,
I'M NOT DISAPPOINTED.

THE WHOLE DUCK STAMP DEAL,

IT'S FOR A GOOD CAUSE,

5.5 MILLION ACRES, I THINK.

AND THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

SO IF I WERE EVER TO WIN,
IT WOULD BE AWESOME.

BUT IF I EVER DON'T,
I'D STILL KEEP ENTERING.

Man: I WAS SECOND IN 1983.

AND I ACTUALLY WON IN 2009.

IT TOOK ME 27 YEARS.

YOU PUT SO MUCH INTO IT.

AND, UH, IT'S --
IT'S MORE THAN A PAINTING --

JUST A PAINTING --
I MEAN, IT'S NOT LIKE

A REGULAR
PAINTING YOU GO IN YOUR STUDIO

AND DO TO SELL IT OR
SOMETHING.

YOU PUT EVERYTHING
YOU HAVE IN.

IT WAS JUST A CULMINATION
OF A LOT OF YEARS OF WORK.

Man: I HAD A FRIEND OF MINE
WHO CAME IN SECOND.

HE TOLD ME, HE SAID,

"OH, I JUST THOUGHT NEXT YEAR
WOULD BE A SHOO-IN."

WELL, EVENTUALLY, HE DOESN'T
EVEN ENTER IT ANYMORE.

HE JUST GAVE UP.

ONLY A FOOL WOULD
GO THERE EXPECTING

TO WIN THE CONTEST, YOU KNOW?

YOU JUST... YOU CAN'T DO THAT.

THERE ARE TOO MANY
GOOD PAINTINGS.

YOU MAY HAVE A PERFECT STAMP
ENTRY, A BEAUTIFUL ENTRY.

BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE STAMP.
AND THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU AND GOOD MORNING.

AND NOW WE'RE GETTING READY
TO GET TO THE, UH,

EXCITING PART OF THIS CONTEST.

IN ROUND TWO,
INSTEAD OF IN AND OUT,

EACH JUDGE WILL BE SHOWN
THE 63 ENTRIES

STILL REMAINING IN THE
CONTEST.

THEY WILL VOTE
BETWEEN ONE AND FIVE,

FIVE BEING THE BEST SCORE.

AND ONE BEING THE, UH,
WELL, NOT SO MUCH.

THE FIVE HIGHEST SCORES
WILL ADVANCE TO THE THIRD
ROUND.

SO WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ADO,

WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
ENTRY IN ROUND TWO.

Man: THE SECOND ROUND,
THE LOWEST POSSIBLE SCORE

YOU CAN GET FROM FIVE
JUDGES IS A FIVE.

AND THE HIGHEST
YOU CAN GET IS 25.

I DON'T KNOW THAT ANYONE

HAS EVER GOTTEN 25
IN THE SECOND ROUND.

AT LEAST, I HAVEN'T SEEN IT
SINCE I'VE BEEN THERE.

Man: NUMBER 69.

PLEASE VOTE.

THANK YOU.

NUMBER 116.

PLEASE VOTE.

NUMBER 89.

Man: THE HAUTMAN BROTHERS,
EVERY YEAR THAT ANY OF THEM

ARE IN THE CONTEST,

I ALWAYS THINK IN THE BACK
OF MY MIND, LIKE,

"THAT'S MY BIGGEST
COMPETITION."

Man: PLEASE VOTE.

THANK YOU.

NUMBER 122.

PLEASE VOTE.

THANK YOU.

NUMBER 112.

Taylor:
MY GOAL IS TO MAKE THE FINAL.

AND, OF COURSE, I'D LIKE TO
EITHER SEE ME OR ADAM WIN.

AND IF I WERE TO WIN,

I WOULDN'T WANT ADAM
TO COME IN SECOND.

I'D WANT HIM TO COME IN, LIKE,
FIFTH OR SOMETHING BECAUSE I
--

I... IT WOULD BE...
I WOULDN'T WANT JANET

AND ADAM AND EVERYBODY THAT,

"WELL, UNCLE TIM
HAD KEPT US FROM --

FROM WINNING THE CONTEST
THAT YEAR.

PLEASE VOTE.

THANK YOU.

THAT CONCLUDES
THE JUDGING IN ROUND TWO.

WE'RE GONNA ALLOW THE JUDGES
TO STRETCH THEIR LEGS

AND GET READY
FOR THE FINAL ROUND,

WHICH WE WILL BEGIN
AT ABOUT 11:30.

Taylor: ONCE YOU'RE INTO
SOMETHING, IT'S...

YOU -- YOU WANNA COMPETE.
AND YOU WANNA BE THE BEST.

I'M JUST -- JUST GONNA
KEEP TRYING TO WIN.

MAYBE I'LL BE, LIKE,
AN OLD GUY PAINTING

REALLY INFERIOR DUCK STAMPS

BECAUSE I CAN'T SEE AND DO

WHAT I COULD DO
WHEN I WAS YOUNGER.

BUT I'M STILL TRYING, I GUESS.

ONE YEAR, ONE DAY,
IT'S GONNA BE YOUR PAINTING

THAT THE FIVE JUDGES
LIKE THE BEST.

Man: OKAY, FOLKS.
WE'RE GONNA GET STARTED

INTO OUR FINAL ROUND OF
JUDGING.

HERE IN ROUND THREE,
WITH THE 16 FINAL ENTRIES,

EACH JUDGE WILL VOTE
BY NUMBER AGAIN.

AND AT THIS POINT, IT WILL BE
EITHER A THREE, FOUR OR FIVE.

SO EACH ENTRY WILL HAVE
A COMPOSITE SCORE

OF BETWEEN 15 AND 25.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR A CLEAR
WINNER
AND THAT WINNER WILL BE THE,

UH... ON THE 2014-2015
FEDERAL DUCK STAMP.

PLEASE VOTE.

THANK YOU.

NUMBER 13.

PLEASE VOTE.

THANK YOU.

Woman: PLEASE VOTE.

THANK YOU.

NUMBER 69.

PLEASE VOTE.

THANK YOU.

Man: NUMBER 122.

PLEASE VOTE.

THANK YOU.

THE YEAR I WON,
I WAS AT THE CONTEST.

AND, UM, JUST NERVE-RACKING.

Man: NUMBER 89.

LIKE THE SHOWDOWN FILTERED
THROUGH HUNDREDS OF ENTRIES

UNTIL FINALLY IT GETS DOWN
TO THE FINAL SCORE.

I JUST HAD TO WAIT TO SEE
IF ANYBODY GOT A HIGHER SCORE.

PLEASE VOTE.

THANK YOU.

WE WIN.

JUST...
MM...

Man: THANK YOU.

ARTIST 122 IS OUR WINNER.

ADAM GRIMM.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

DADDY, YOU WIN!

Adam:
I FEEL LIKE A HUGE WEIGHT'S

I'M KIND OF ALMOST IN A STATE
OF DISBELIEF THAT THAT
HAPPENED.

FOR WHAT I DO,

IT'S LIKE THE BIGGEST THING
I COULD PROBABLY ABOUT DO.

Janet: WELL, WE HAVE NO IDEA
WHERE LIFE'S GONNA TAKE US
NEXT.

BUT IT -- IT'S JUST...
IT'S BEEN LIKE A FAIRY TALE.

IT'S JUST ONE THING
AFTER ANOTHER.

Adam: FEELS SURREAL.
I MEAN, ALMOST LIKE --

ALMOST LIKE I STEPPED OUT OF
ONE WORLD INTO A NEW WORLD.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN
IT.

Man: WELCOME TO THE 2014-2015
FEDERAL DUCK STAMP

AND JUNIOR DUCK STAMP
FIRST DAY OF SALE.

HEY, DO YOU REALIZE
THAT WE GET TO BE

THE FIRST FOLKS IN AMERICA

TO BUY THE DUCK STAMP TODAY?
DO YOU KNOW THAT?

Man: I'M FROM THE GULF COAST
OF FLORIDA.

I CAME UP A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO
JUST TO GET UP HERE.

$635, FULL SHEET OF JUNIOR.
FULL SHEET OF THE FEDERAL.

I SUPPORT CONSERVATION.

I'D FLY THE RIVER

Adam: I REMEMBER
BACK WHEN I WAS YOUNG

AND JUST GETTING INTO BUYING
THE FEDERAL DUCK STAMP,

AND LOOKING AT THAT
ARTWORK ON THERE.

AND THINKING HOW AMAZING IT

WAS THAT SOME ARTIST
OUT THERE PAINTED THAT.

FOLLOWING IN THAT PATH AND
BEING
A PART OF THAT HISTORY,

THAT WAS A GOAL FOR MY LIFE
BUT,
SOMETHING THAT I GUESS

I NEVER REALLY IMAGINED
WOULD ONE DAY HAPPEN.

HE MOVED HIS BODY

LIKE A CANNONBALL

FARE THEE WELL, MY HONEY

FARE THEE WELL

Man: EVERYONE WANTS TO BE
REMEMBERED IN SOME WAY,

YOU KNOW, TO MAKE SOME MARK.

IT'S KINDA NEAT TO HAVE
SOMETHING LIKE THIS

THERAT YOU KNOW
WILL NEV BE FORGOTTEN.

I REMEMBER ONE EVENING

IN THE POURING RAIN

IN MY HEART

WAS AN ACHIN' PAIN

FARE THEE WELL

MY HONEY

FARE THEE WELL

MUDDY RIVER

RUNS MUDDY AND WILD

CAN'T GIVE A BLOODY

FOR MY UNBORN CHILD

Man: IT'S A BEAUTIFUL IDEA

TO COMBINE
ART WITH CONSERVATION.

IT SAVES SO MANY WATERFOWL

AND OTHER ANIMALS
AND HABITATS FROM EXTINCTION.

IT'S AN AMERICAN TRADITION,
THE DUCK STAMP.

I JUST HOPE IT DOESN'T GO
AWAY.

TO SHOW US THE BIRDS

FLYIN' HIGH ABOVE

LIFE AIN'T WORTH LIVIN'

WITHOUT THE ONE YOU LOVE

FARE THEE WELL, MY HONEY

FARE THEE WELL

[ BIRDS CALLING ]