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: Shainna Tice
This is one of my favorite photos I have taken of the owls in my area because it is a reminder that we very rarely sneak up on them and they are allowing us in their presence. It was a wonderful gift.
Location: Mohave Valley
Photo by: David Curtis
A Blue Heron takes off after fishing in the reeds
Location: Dead Horse State Park
Photo by: Shainna Tice
I previously submitted a photo of a juvenile owl, and this is one of the parents.
Location: Mohave Valley
Photo by: Shainna Tice
We live by farm fields and have seen two adult owls for several years and they now have three little ones. This was one of their babies.
Location: Mohave valley
Photo by: David Curtis
A Deer and her babies in the tall grass eating
Location: North East of the San Francisco Peaks, Flagstaff
Photo by: David Vincent
Bald Eagle Kills Baby Pronghorn
Location: Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Marble Canyon, AZ
Photo by: Jim Chamberlain
An Egret catches a fish along the shores of the Salt River near Mesa, Az.
Location: Salt River near Mesa, Az.
Photo by: Jim Chamberlain
A Great Horned Owl stares at the camera in a residential neighborhood in Goodyear, Az
Location: Goodyear, Arizona
Photo by: Grace Harris
Location: Petrified Forest National Park, Holbrook, Arizona
Photo by: Jim Chamberlain
A Bobcat visits a waterhole at night
Location: Marana, Arizona
Photo by: Paul Ulasien
Hot June Day Break
Location: From my backyard into the South Preserve on Dove Mountain
Photo by: Fernande (Ferney) Kuykendall
Coyote pup watching me watching him outside the den
Location: Prescott