Game and Fish host photo contest

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is hosting a Wyoming Wildlife photo contest and encourages photographers to enter photos of the people, plants, landscapes and wildlife of the Cowboy State

The contest deadline this year is Nov. 23.

“This contest is a means for the people of Wyoming and our visitors to showcase their love of the wildlife, landscapes and characters. We are excited to see this year’s entries and publish the best in Wyoming Wildlife in February,” said Justin Joiner, Game and Fish’s visuals specialist.

Here are the contest rules:

Eligibility: Photos must have been taken in Wyoming. Photos may not have been previously submitted to (or taken on assignment for) Wyoming Wildlife. Employees of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Wyoming Game and Fish Commissioners and their immediate families are ineligible.

Categories: wildlife (wild mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, arthropods), scenic (in which landmarks, scenery or inanimate objects are prominent), recreation (people enjoying the outdoors through hunting, fishing, hiking, backpacking, skiing or other outdoor activities) and flora (wildflowers, foliage, fruiting bodies or other parts of plants). Entrants must choose a category for each photo, but judges may recategorize entries.

Do not send: Prints, transparencies, negatives, subscription orders, checks or correspondence.

Articles: Judges may request, at their discretion, a selection of photographers to write short articles to accompany photos selected for publication. Such requests do not guarantee a photo has received any particular prize.

Return of entries: Discs will not be returned. All discs will be destroyed after images have been chosen for the contest.

Winners: Winning entries will be announced in the February 2016 issue of Wyoming Wildlife and winners will receive five complimentary copies. A selection of entries may appear in a slideshow at wgfd.wyo.gov and via social media.

Prizes: Grand prize, $300 for best overall photo; first place, $150 for each category; second place, $100 for each category; third place, $50 for each category. Judges reserve the right to decide whether a category merits any or all awards.

Calendar: Some entries may be selected (at the sole discretion of judges) to appear in the annual Wyoming Wildlife November calendar issue. Photographers will receive $50 for each entry selected to appear in the calendar issue.

To qualify, send both of the following:

_ a CD-ROM or DVD containing no more than 10 digital photographs. Write your name on the disc. Digital files must be JPEGs, 300 ppi and at least 17 inches in their longest dimension. Name entries with the category and entry number (examples: flora1.jpg, recreation2.jpg, wildlife3.jpg).

An entry form can be downloaded from the wgfd.wyo.gov website and a document containing the information below.

Deadline: Entries must arrive by 5 p.m. MST, Nov. 23, 2015 at Photo Contest, Wyoming Wildlife, 5400 Bishop Blvd., Cheyenne, WY 82006.