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2026 Arizona Wildlife Views Photo Contest

A wading great egret by Tyler Hartung won Best of Show in the 2025 Wildlife Photo Contest, sponsored by Arizona Game & Fish

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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Bighorn sheep

Photo by: Jill

Big Horn sheep standing on a rock edge

Location: Alpine , Arizona

Mike deer

Photo by: David Gsmboa

Deer behind cactus

Location: Gates pass westside tucdon

Steller's jay

Photo by: Wyatt Kuykendall

Beautiful Stellar's jay watching us

Location: Oak Creek Canyon

Cactus Wren

Photo by: Karl Bowermaster

Cactus wren coming out of nest

Location: Vail Arizona

raptor - juvenile female Northern Harrier

Photo by: Everett F Sanborn

juvenile female Northern Harrier in early stages of mating ritual

Location: Willow Lake

Haemorhous mexicanus

Photo by: Tom Jones

Image of a male House finch with orange/yellow coloring. Red coloring is more common in the males I have seen. Photographed on an Ocotillo limb with bloom.

Location: Tortolita Mountains, Marana, AZ

Heron

Photo by: Brian Newton

Wildlife photo

Location: In a stream near Sedona Arizona.

Broad billed hummingbird

Photo by: Karl Bowermaster

Hummer sitting in tree on a chilly February morning

Location: Vail, Arizona

Western Screech Owl

Photo by: Kyle Seville

Photos of western screech owl in a tree.

Location: Litchfield Park, AZ

Antilocapra americana

Photo by: Tom Jones

This pair of Pronghorn were grazing together within a larger herd and photographed on my second trip to the Buenos Aires NWR.

Location: Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, Southern Arizona

Vermillion Flycatcher

Photo by: Karl Bowermaster

Flycatcher sitting in tree backyard

Location: Vail, Arizona

Acorn Woodpecker

Photo by: Rachel Ronfeldt

Acorn Woodpecker in a pine tree enjoying life.

Location: Crown King, AZ