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If you purchase an Electronic Federal Duck Stamp through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) license system, you are no longer required to have the paper/physical stamp while hunting.
The e-Duck Stamp on your license is valid through June 2025. A physical Federal Duck Stamp will be mailed to each e-stamp purchaser between March 10-June 30, 2025. For more information, please visit the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Federal Duck Stamps are required for all waterfowl hunters 16 years of age or older.
Starting with the 2024-25 hunting season, Federal Duck Stamps either printed on physical licenses or validated on digital licenses meet the requirements for the entire waterfowl hunting season.
If waterfowl hunters only have physical Federal Duck Stamps, they must still be signed across the face and in their possession while waterfowl hunting.
A valid hunting license, HIP Certification and Texas Migratory Game Bird Endorsement are also required.