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: Mike Henry
Merlin with its prey, an adult House Sparrow
Location: East Tucson
Photo by: David Johnson
Mule deer in snow.
Location: Near Happy Jack, AZ
Photo by: David Johnson
Sheep getting water (and maybe a snack) in a cotton field near Eloy and Newman Peak.
Location: Unit 37A near Newman Peak
Photo by: mihael campos
Location: deer valley high
Photo by: Lynne Parrish
Caught these two juveniles wrestling with the other siblings just outside of their den. I called this one "sneak attack".
Location: Sonoran Desert
Photo by: Nicholas Vandehei
Male collared lizard found basking in the foothills of the Superstition Mountains.
Location: Superstition Mountains, AZ
Photo by: DJ Craig Miller
Early morning photo I took from my kayak of this migrating beauty.
Location: Roosevelt Lake
Photo by: DJ Craig Miller
A mature caracara returning to its nest with a lizard to feed to its three hungry young.
Location: About 15 miles west of Tucson, just off Rd. 86
Photo by: DJ Craig Miller
Picture I took at Woods Canyon Lake of a mature bald eagle walking on slushy/soft ice with a rainbow trout in its talons.
Location: Woods Canyon Lake
Photo by: Doug Unangst
Shoveler bathing
Location: Sweetwater Ponds Tucson
Photo by: William Bodine
The branch arches over the top of the head and then runs parallel to the bill and the lower branch completes a frame. The red eye and exquisite detail makes this a catching image.
Location: Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, 2757 E Guadalupe Rd, Gilbert, AZ 85234, USA.
Photo by: charles s spencer
Young owl on the hunt
Location: Queen Creek Wash