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: Joanne Caruth
Mule Deer Buck at dusk out in the Coconino National Forest
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Photo by: Dawn Lapp-Rodriguez
Stellar Jay enjoying a peanut in the snow
Location: Greer, AZ
Photo by: Dawn Lapp-Rodriguez
Bighorn sheep playing in the snow
Location: Greer, AZ
Photo by: Anthony Larder
Northern Shoveler photo taken just before sunset at Kachina Wetlands Preserve, Flagstaff, AZ.
Location: Flagstaff
Photo by: Rebecka D Rapier
A successful catch as this Great Egret spears its next meal.
Location: Gilbert, AZ
Photo by: Rebecka D Rapier
Young buck in velvet with eyelashes the does will fawn over!
Location: Chiricahua National Monument
Photo by: Collin goode
Horned lizard
Location: Roosevelt lake
Photo by: Rebecka D Rapier
Lazuli looking dashing on the branch of a Creosote bush.
Location: Duncan, Arizona
Photo by: Ryland Martin
Location: Munds park
Photo by: Katrina
Caught these doves off guard!They were just chilling on a saguaro cactus, stretching their wings and soaking up the Arizona sun.
Location: Tucson,Az
Photo by: Katrina
Caught these doves off guard!They were just chilling on a saguaro cactus, stretching their wings and soaking up the Arizona sun.
Location: Tucson, Az
Photo by: Elizabeth E. Eygendaal
An osprey and its catch—heir eyes tell two very different stories.
Location: Dogtown Lake