2025 Arizona Wildlife Views Photo Contest
2024 Winning Photograph by Randi Najac
Do you want to see your photo on the cover of Arizona Wildlife Views?
Do you have a knack for capturing great photos of wildlife?
Then you won’t want to miss the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s
19th Annual Wildlife Photo Contest.
One best in show and 11 winners will be showcased in the 2026 calendar, which is published as part of the November-December 2025 issue of Arizona Wildlife Views. The best-in-show photo is published on the cover of the issue and as one of the photos representing a month. Winning photos may also appear in future issues of Arizona Highways magazine.
All photos must depict wildlife native to and found in Arizona, and all photos must have been taken in Arizona settings. Entrants are responsible for complying with the Official Rules; not doing so may result in disqualification.
The submission deadline is 5 p.m. MST on August 11, 2025.
Please view OFFICIAL RULES before submitting entries.
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Photo by Stephen H Vaughan
This female Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl was defending her nest which was just a few feet away. She knocked it from the with an audible impact. The Curve-billed Thrasher managed to fly off.
Location: Southern Arizona
Photo by Michele
Taken on the road to Jackson's Cabin passed Hookers Hot Springs
Location: Near Willcox, Cochise County
Photo by Michele Carson
Mesquite tree in my back yard at sunset. He's been a resident for a couple of years.
Location: Sierra Vista
Photo by Shirleen Meyers
Great White Egret cooling off while fishing.
Location: Ashurts Lake
Photo by Shirleen Meyers
Cow Elk with Quills in her face.
Location: Unit 6A, Coconino Forest
Photo by Shirleen Meyers
Hunting in the winter snow
Location: Lake Mary
Photo by Dennis J Mead
Location: Madera Canyon
Photo by Dennis J Mead
Location: Madera Canyon
Photo by Mike Bush
Rock Wren
Location: Scottsdale Sonoran Preserve
Photo by Mike Bush
Small Covey of Gambel's Quail
Location: Scottsdale Sonoran Preserve
Photo by Paul Reap
Gila monster sunbathing in Lime Creek, Arizona near Horseshoe Lake
Location: Lime Creek, Arizona
Photo by Mike Bush
Two young mule deer early morning
Location: Scottsdale Sonoran Preserve