Arizona

Found primarily in the Northern Plains, pronghorn inhabit high elevation meadows between forested areas and semidesert grasslands. Scattered herds are also found in southeastern Arizona's grasslands. The endangered Sonoran pronghorn is located in southwestern Arizona and Mexico. Adult male pronghorn weigh between 90 to 120 lbs, and females are about 75 to 90 lbs, relying on phenomenal vision and 55+ mph speed.

Bighorn sheep are found on desert mountain ledges and grassy basins of the desert mountain ranges across southern and western Arizona. Perfectly adapted to waterless canyons and rugged volcanic crags, mature rams carry massive curling horns.

Bison are found on the Raymond and House Rock Wildlife Areas and the North Kaibab Plateau. These magnificent herd ungulates graze native grasses and shrubs, representing historic conservation herds managed by the Arizona Game and Fish Department.

Found in moist woodland habitats, including pinyon-juniper, oak woodland, conifer forests, and riparian corridors across central and northern Arizona. Forages heavily on acorns, manzanita berries, and prickly pear fruit.

Abundant across northern and central Arizona, particularly throughout the world-famous ponderosa pine forests of the Mogollon Rim, White Mountains, and Coconino Plateau. Arizona is revered globally for producing massive trophy bulls exceeding 380 to 400+ inches.

Inhabits the desert, chaparral, and oak grasslands south of the Mogollon Rim. Adult javelinas weigh 35 to 60 lbs, living in social family bands (squadrons) and feeding on prickly pear cactus pads, agave roots, and mesquite beans.

Found throughout Arizona from desert mountain ranges to high conifer forests. Secretive and solitary apex predators, adult cougars weigh 100 to 160 lbs, primarily preying on mule deer and Coues whitetail.

The most numerous, widespread, and famous of Arizona's big-game animals. Inhabiting northern desert plateaus and southern wash systems, the North Kaibab and Arizona Strip herds are legendary for producing world-record typical and non-typical trophy bucks.

Coues Deer is a prized diminutive subspecies of the Whitetail Deer commonly found in southeastern Arizona's oak-grassland mountain ranges. Known affectionately as the 'Gray Ghost' for their uncanny ability to vanish in desert scrub, mature bucks weigh just 90 to 125 lbs.

Abundant in Arizona, where three distinct subspecies occur: Gould's turkey in the southern sky island mountains, Merriam's turkey in high ponderosa pine forests, and Rio Grande turkeys along riparian corridors.

Exceptionally abundant migratory game birds across desert river valleys and agricultural croplands. Arizona's September dove season is a time-honored state tradition drawing tens of thousands of wingshooters.

Named after the male's bluish-gray appearance, Dusky grouse inhabit the high mixed conifer, spruce-fir, and aspen zones of the White Mountains, San Francisco Peaks, and North Kaibab.

Inhabits desert floor, chaparral, and foothill scrub throughout Arizona. Highly prolific, cottontails provide a vital food base for desert raptors, coyotes, and bobcats.

Primarily confined to irrigated agricultural river valleys with relatively high humidity, such as the Colorado River corridor and agricultural pockets near Yuma and Arlington.

Found throughout the Sonoran and Mojave deserts upward into chaparral brush. Instantly recognized by its forward-curling teardrop black topknot, Gambel's quail form large desert coveys that run swiftly through cactus and mesquite.