The National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame has published details and an entry form for the new Lindsay Sale-Tinney Awards program, a communications contest for youth ages 12 to 15.
LEICA Sport Optics USA announced its sponsorship of DIVERGE 14, the latest edition of SITKA’s renowned annual photo competition. Now entering its fourteenth year, DIVERGE has cemented SITKA as a leader in tasteful, high-quality outdoor imagery and continues to inspire elevated creativity across the hunting community.
Youth hunters between the ages of 10 and 17 are invited to tell Gov. Greg Gianforte their best hunting story. Winners of the story contest will have a wild game dinner with the governor and have the opportunity to win prizes from Montana brands like Sitka, Stone Glacier and Kenetrek Boots.
Wildlife Forever announces the continuation of its partnership with the Guy Harvey Foundation for the 2025–26 Art of Conservation® Fish Art Contest. Through the Guy Harvey Shark Award, this special contest category celebrates the power of art to inspire appreciation and action for shark conservation.
Alabama’s Black Belt has earned a reputation as one of America’s premiere deer hunting destinations, and the Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association (ALBBAA) wants to showcase your best buck again this year.
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is preparing to open the entry period for its 2027 Conservation Stamp Art Contest. The annual competition selects a winner whose artwork will be featured on the state’s annual conservation stamp. The featured species for the 2027 contest is the Arctic grayling.
Time is running out for young artists to join the 2025 Songbird Art Contest. With just weeks left before the deadline, K–12 students are invited to celebrate the season’s remarkable migrations by creating artwork inspired by some of North America’s most captivating species.
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking submissions for the 2026 Montana Migratory Bird Stamp contest. New this year, the contest is expanding to waterbird (shorebirds, waterfowl, or wetland dependent passerine) species in its natural habitat setting. The artwork should depict a Montana scene.
The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) announces the winners of the 2025 wildlife photo contest. All 12 winning photographs are included in the full-size 2026 wildlife calendar that is published in Arizona Wildlife Views magazine.
Photographers have one week to enter the Wyoming Wildlife magazine’s annual Photo Contest. The deadline is 11:59 p.m., Monday, Nov. 17.
Country music’s man of the marsh, Riley “The Duckman” Green, and a few of his fellow singers and songwriters are cranking up the sound at the Duckman Jam Nov. 22 at Simmons Bank Arena in Little Rock, and you could find yourself backstage with a VIP experience by simply sharing your favorite family hunting story with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.
Wildlife Forever announces the Iowa DNR as the official State Host of the Iowa Songbird Art Contest. Youth across Iowa will now have new opportunities to learn about bird conservation through the national program that connects youth to science and creative arts.
Wildlife Forever announces the expansion of the 2025–26 Art of Conservation® Fish Art Contest, now featuring 18 state-level contests thanks to the support of new and returning state and regional hosts.
Photographers of all ages and skill levels can have their work published in Wyoming Wildlife magazine as part of the magazine’s annual photo contest, which is now accepting submissions.
Fin Rittenberry, a 9-year-old student at Sweet Water School in the heart of the Black Belt, won the Alabama Black Belt Adventure Association 2025 Best Fish Contest.
Students in schools throughout Arkansas have flexed their culinary skills and nature knowledge during the last month, engaging in regional competitions and preparing for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Generation Conservation Summit, which will be held at Hot Springs Convention Center and Bank OZK Arena Nov. 5-6.
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will accept submissions for the 2025 Nebraskaland Magazine photo contest starting Oct. 1. Submissions should be made at Magazine.OutdoorNebraska.gov. To be eligible for the contest, photos should be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Central time Oct. 31.
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department announces that entries are being accepted for the 2026 Vermont Student Fish Art Contest in partnership with Wildlife Forever.
Leupold & Stevens, Inc. announces the winners of its 2025 Project Hunt contest. Representing the East will be Demi Giroux. Representing the West will be Stephen Moore–as well as friends Chelsea Egan and Ivy O’Guinn, whose Alaska brown bear hunt was selected as an additional bonus winner from the West region.
SLG2, Inc. announces the return of the Hunt Like A Girl™ contest in partnership with Beretta. This exclusive all-expenses-paid event will be held October 6-9, 2025, in Gallatin, Tennessee. The contest is now open and closes on August 31, 2025.