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Statewide directory
Arizona Hunting Services
436 game processors, taxidermists, guide services, gun, archery and outdoor stores and AZGFD offices in 15 of the 15 counties, gathered from the AZGFD Contact Information page, three chain store locators and Yellow Pages listings, each one on a map.
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Finding hunting help in Arizona
Arizona keeps no state list of game processors, taxidermists or hunting guides, so this directory is built from business listings and store locators and then sorted the way AZGFD runs the state, by region.The 8 processor listings are all in Chino Valley, Flagstaff, Litchfield Park, Phoenix, Prescott, San Tan Valley and Yuma, so elk and deer hunters in the White Mountains, the sky islands or on the Arizona Strip should plan meat care and coolers before the hunt.Taxidermists are listed most often in Maricopa County, Navajo County, Pima County and Coconino County, and the 10 guide and hunt club listings sit in Apache County, Gila County, Pima County, Yavapai County, Coconino County and Maricopa County.Of the 374 stores, 169 are in Maricopa County alone, and 65 belong to chains.
Arizona processors, stores, guides and AZGFD offices mapped
Every dot is a listing whose address the Census geocoder, a chain store locator or the AZGFD office layer could place: 411 in all. 25 more would not match and appear only in the lists, and the near-me button sorts the plotted ones by distance from you.
Five Arizona service directories
AZGFD regions come first on each list and counties second. Cards carry a call link, directions and a website where the listing gave one, and a filter box trims the page as you type. The store list keeps chain outlets in a block of their own at the end, so the independent gun counters and archery shops read first.
Testing, hauling, checking and guiding in Arizona
Free CWD testing
Free testing: schedule at any Department office or drop samples 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays or at sample freezers; hunters in Units 1, 2A/B/C, 27, 28, 29, 30A/B, 34A/B, 35A/B and 36A/B/C especially encouraged.
Guides need a license
Anyone who helps another hunter take wildlife for pay needs the $300 AZGFD guide license (A.R.S. 17-362).
Tag before hauling
Sign tags before going afield; tag game immediately per the instructions on the tag or the E-Tag app (R12-4-302).
Bear and lion check-in
Report online within 48 hours, then show the skull and hide with proof of sex, unfrozen, within 10 days.
Arizona services by AZGFD region
Region VI (Mesa) and Region V (Tucson) hold the most listings, 210 and 87, because the Phoenix and Tucson metro areas carry most of the state's gun stores; Region IV (Yuma) has the fewest at 20. Game processors are the thinnest list: 10 counties have none, and guide listings are missing from 9.
| AZGFD region | Region office phone | Processors | Taxidermists | Guides | Stores | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region I (Pinetop) | 928-367-4281 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 22 |
| Region II (Flagstaff) | 928-774-5045 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 21 |
| Region III (Kingman) | 928-692-7700 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 61 | 69 |
| Region IV (Yuma) | 928-342-0091 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 20 |
| Region V (Tucson) | 520-628-5376 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 77 | 87 |
| Region VI (Mesa) | 480-981-9400 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 189 | 210 |
| Kind of listing | Counties with none |
|---|---|
| Game processors | 10 of 15 |
| Taxidermists | 6 of 15 |
| Guide services | 9 of 15 |
| Stores | 1 of 15 |
Counts from the five directories, checked November 7, 2026. Regions follow the town of each listing where it is a base town on this site, otherwise the region holding most of its county. Every county has at least one business listing.
Arizona hunting services questions
What records and lists feed the Arizona directories?
The AZGFD Contact Information page for the offices, the DICK'S, Sportsman's Warehouse and Bass Pro store locators, and Yellow Pages listings for everything else.
Do the big chain stores appear in the Arizona store directory?
Yes. 65 chain stores have their own section at the end of the store list.
Why do some Arizona listings have no map pin?
25 listings had a street address the Census geocoder could not match, so they appear in the cards only.
Who licenses Arizona hunting guides?
AZGFD issues hunting, fishing and combination guide licenses ($300); A.R.S. 17-362 requires one for anyone who helps another person take wildlife for pay.
Which AZGFD phone line should an Arizona hunter try first?
The regional office named on each county page, or the Phoenix headquarters at (602) 942-3000.
How many businesses do the Arizona service directories hold?
374 stores, 37 taxidermists, 10 guide services and 8 game processors, 429 businesses in all, plus 7 AZGFD offices.
Where in Arizona are hunting businesses easiest to find?
Maricopa County with 185 listings, Pima County with 55 listings and Yavapai County with 42 listings come out on top.
Does every Arizona county have at least one hunting business listed?
Yes: at least one business shows up in 15 of the 15 counties, though Apache County, Greenlee County and La Paz County have no more than two each.
The official Arizona wording
Big game hunts in Arizona are written by Game Management Unit and hunt number, so the unit printed on a hunt permit-tag decides where the tag is good, whatever county the road map shows.
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