01/15/2026
Check out those prizes 😲 Submit a photo before it's too late!
DU Member Photo Contest: Send Us Your Best Shots to Win Drake Waterfowl Systems Gear and Custom Artwork from Wild Wings
Through January 31, 2026, we will be accepting entries for the 2026 DU Magazine Photo Contest Presented by Drake Waterfowl and Wild Wings. As in past years, the DU Magazine staff will judge entries in three categories: waterfowl, waterfowl hunting, and retrievers. The winner and runner-up in each category, as well as an overall winner and runner-up, will have their photos published in the May/June 2026 issue of Ducks Unlimited magazine.
🔗 Learn more and Submit: www.ducks.org/photocontest
📷 Overall Winner − $1,500 Drake gift card + Wild Wings custom canvas painting
📷 Overall Runner-Up − $250 Drake gift card
📷 Waterfowl Winner − $250 Drake gift card
📷 Waterfowl Runner-Up − $100 Wild Wings gift card
📷 Retriever Winner − $250 Drake gift card
📷 Retriever Runner-Up − $100 Wild Wings gift card
📷 Waterfowl Hunting Winner − $250 Drake gift card
📷 Waterfowl Hunting Runner-Up − $100 Wild Wings gift card
Good luck! Thanks for supporting wetlands conservation!
Photo: The first year can be pivotal in a dog’s development, as Clayton Walker can attest. His yellow Lab, Stoney, gained a wealth of experience that season—and one unforgettable moment from that journey became Walker’s overall‑winning submission to the 2025 DU Member Photo Contest.