Vote Now: These 13 Wild Trail-Cam Photos Range from Stunning to Seriously Funny

Tactacam is finishing up a public photo contest featuring user-submitted images captured on cellular trail cameras. After collecting entries from customers, the company narrowed the field to a set of finalists and opened voting to the public.

The final round includes 13 photos across five categories: deer, birds, predators, rare, and funny. Outdoor Life highlighted several of the finalists, showing everything from scenic wildlife scenes to quick, unexpected moments caught on camera.

Examples mentioned include a whitetail doe standing in falling snow, a spring black bear crossing a log, a GPS-collared bighorn on the prairie, and two eagles tangling in the snow. Other images include a bobcat leaping at a wild turkey, a caribou feeding as its coat changes, and a buck photographed with lightning in the background.

On the lighter side, some of the “funny” and unusual finalists include a black bear rolling around a bait site, a whitetail buck with something stuck in its antlers, and a buck reacting as an antler sheds and flips into the air. Voting is open through Friday, Feb. 27.

Why it matters

  • Trail cameras can capture rare, split-second wildlife behavior that’s easy to miss in the field.
  • The finalists show the range of images people are getting from cellular trail cams, from scenic shots to unusual animal moments.
  • Public voting helps decide winners across multiple categories, including deer, birds, predators, rare, and funny.

What to do next

  • If you want to participate, find the contest voting page through the Outdoor Life story and vote before Friday, Feb. 27.
  • Browse the full set of finalist images on the Tactacam contest page linked from the Outdoor Life article.

Source

Original reporting by montanaoutdoornews.com: https://montanaoutdoornews.com/2026/02/24/vote-now-these-13-wild-trail-cam-photos-range-from-stunning-to-seriously-funny/