2026 Arizona Wildlife Views Photo Contest
2025 Best in Show | Tyler Hartung
Do you have a knack for capturing great photos of wildlife?
Do you want to see your photo on the cover of Arizona Wildlife Views?
Then you won’t want to miss the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s 20th annual wildlife photo contest.
One best in show and 11 winners will be showcased in the 2027 calendar, which is published as part of the November-December 2026 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.
Entrants are responsible for complying with the OFFICIAL RULES; not doing so may result in disqualification.
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Photo by: Faye Gandolfi
I was out walking the park and this turtle was soaking up the sun towards the edge of one of the ponds. There wasn't a ripple in the water to be found.
Location: Agua Caliente Park, Tucson
Photo by: Faye Gandolfi
We were driving FR 25 on the way to Wildcat Bridge when we saw 4 of these Dusky Grouse on the side of the road. They disappeared very quickly upon our approach.
Location: Outside Apline in the White Mountains on FR25.
Photo by: Faye Gandolfi
Small Mouth Bass in the shallows while walking in the Black River near Wildcat Bridge - White Mountains
Location: East fork of the Black River at Wildcat Bridge
Photo by: Lisa C. Wood
After frolicking and playing outside their den, these two young squirrels high-fived each other before disappearing into their hole.
Location: Tucson, AZ
Photo by: Lisa C. Wood
While waiting for a chance to photograph beavers1 early one morning, this heron grabbed some breakfast.
Location: Beaver Pond in Greer, AZ
Photo by: Lisa C. Wood
A skilled trout fisherman in the early morning light.
Location: East Fork of the Black River
Photo by: Lance Call
Annas hummingbird perched on a cactus at the Sonoran Desert Museum
Location: Sonoran Desert Museum
Photo by: Lance Call
This I believe is a Gray Hawk photographed while cruising around the cliffs next to Mormon Lake near Flagstaff where the wind provides an uplift that the Hawks, Eagles and Falcons can soar on and hunt
Location: Mormon Lake, Arizona
Photo by: Lance Call
This is a wild bobcat that has taken up residence at the Sweetwater Wetlands Park of Tucson, AZ.
Location: Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson Az
Photo by: Steven B Capps
I had seen this skunk going east a few minutes earlier, when I got back on the trail to go east I saw the skunk approaching with something in its mouth. It was relocating its babies to a new den.
Location: San Pedro National Riparian Conservation Area south of Sierra Vista
Photo by: Steven B Capps
While hiking in the dry bed of the San Pedro River I came across this rattlesnake making its way from east to west.
Location: San Pedro National Riparian Conservation Area photographed in the dry San Pedro River south of Sierra Vista south of Sierra Vista
Photo by: Bryan Keil
A Coopers Hawk in a mesquite tree after a meal.
Location: Scottsdale AZ