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: Justin clarno
Taken on a antelope hunt
Location: 35b
Photo by: Clarno
Doe with triplets
Location: Benson
Photo by: Joseph Bosold
Vermillion Flycatcher - Caught him looking at me.
Location: Veterans Oasis Park - Chandler
Photo by: Don Carney
Young Coop cooling off.
Location: Boyce Thompson Arboretum
Photo by: Max Stewart
Snowy Egret in the morning light
Location: Lower Salt River, Goldfield Recreation. Tonto National Forest
Photo by: Randi Najac
Gambel's quail regularly act as a lookout from an elevated perch, while the rest of the family forages for food. This male is acting as a scout from the top of a large rock.
Location: Desert Botanical Gardens - Phoenix, Arizona
Photo by: Randi Najac
In riparian areas, coyotes cool off by resting in damp dirt or in shallow water. This coyote was resting in the pond, lit up by the golden hour sun, & was shaking off before seeking shade for the day.
Location: Gilbert Water Ranch - Gilbert, Arizona
Photo by: Randi Najac
Bobcats utilize ponds and pond beds as crucial hunting grounds, as displayed by this beautiful bobcat that was preparing to hunt in its classic ambush style.
Location: Sweetwater Wetlands - Tucson, Arizona
Photo by: Jerry D McCulley
Gila Monster searching for a mate juxtaposed by Hohokam petroglyphs.
Location: Ironwood National Forest
Photo by: Jac Whitmire
A Burrowing Owl keeps a close eye on the visitors streaming into Davis-Monthan AFB for an airshow.
Location: Davis-Monthan AFB Tucson
Photo by: Stephen Vaughan
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl warming up in the first light of day
Location: Southern Arizona
Photo by: Stephen Vaughan
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl female leaving a nest cavity
Location: Southern Arizona