YOUR BEST SHOTS!
The top images from our annual competition honouring fishing, hunting, family adventure, wildlife and wild places
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1ST PLACE HUNTING
PHOTOGRAPHER: Daniel Lloyd
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WHERE: Vanderhoof, B.C.
WHEN: September 2025
DETAILS: After five days of hunting, Reena Yu downed her first-ever elk just before sunset, making for this dramatic photo taken by her partner, Daniel Lloyd. With seven kids in their blended family, Daniel says finding time to hunt is hard, but worth it.
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PRIZE: Zeiss 3-12×44 Conquest V4 Riflescope
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2ND PLACE HUNTING
PHOTOGRAPHER: Fred Beaudry
WHERE: Ingleside, Ontario
WHEN: November 2025
DETAILS: After the year’s first snow, Fred Beaudry headed for wetlands along the St. Lawrence River with his four-year-old Lab, Hunter. Despite tough conditions, she retrieved a full limit of geese and some ducks, making for this classic image.
PRIZE: Zeiss Terra 10×42 Binoculars
3RD PLACE HUNTING
PHOTOGRAPHER: Shaunti Bergen
WHERE: Southern Saskatchewan
WHEN: November 2025
DETAILS: Looking for the big ears or black tail of a mule deer, (left to right) Al Bergen, Joey Holbrook and Shaunti Bergen peer into a deep, grassy coulee. While they only saw does, Shaunti says it’s still rewarding to spend a day afield.
PRIZE: Zeiss Terra 10×25 Compact Binoculars