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Statewide directory
Game Meat Processors across Idaho
All 22 game processors the sources name, from Bonners Ferry to Preston, with a call link, directions where there is an address, and a website when the listing gave one.
Photo: Bureau of Land Management Idaho (CC BY 2.0)
Idaho meat rules in short form
Report within 10 days
Mandatory hunter report within 10 days after harvest, or within 10 days after the season closes if not hunted or unsuccessful (online, app or 1-877-268-9365).
CWD testing units
Hunter-harvested mule deer and white-tailed deer in Units 14, 18, 23, 63A, 64, 69 and the Unit 1 portion must be tested within 10 days of harvest; heads of elk or moose transported out of a management zone must be presented for testing.
Moving carcasses
Unlawful to transport any deer, elk or moose (including salvaged animals) out of Units 14, 18 and the Unit 1 portion, with exceptions for meat and some parts.
Changes for 2026
Units 64 and 69 added to mandatory deer testing for 2026; Units 24 and 32A removed after two consecutive years with no detections.
One per tag
One deer per legal tag in possession.
Bear rules
Females with young protected; second bear tags in listed units; bait with permit; hound seasons by unit.
Sources: Big Game 2026 Seasons and Rules p. 10; Big Game 2026 Seasons and Rules p. 9; IDFG page. Data read November 11, 2026; checked: rows compared with the source November 12, 2026.
Plotting Idaho game processors
Geocoded addresses and store locator points put 20 Idaho game processors on this map. With no address to place, 2 more stay in the Idaho list and off the map.
All 22 Idaho game processors
Panhandle Region (2)
Clearwater Region (3)
Southwest Region (6)
Canyon County (3)
Magic Valley Region (4)
Southeast Region (3)
Upper Snake Region (3)
Salmon Region (1)
With no IDFG roster of butchers to draw on, every row here is a Yellow Pages meat-processing listing, page one of the results for each Idaho town searched. 18 are custom meat shops or lockers whose listing never mentions deer, elk or game, and each carries a call-first tag. Checked November 12, 2026.
Idaho game processors FAQ
Where in Idaho are game processors missing?
26 of the 44 counties have no listing with an address, so a hunter there looks to a neighbouring county or a bigger town.
Is there an official IDFG roster of wild game butchers?
None turned up in the research. The 22 businesses here are Yellow Pages meat-processing listings; 4 name game outright and 18 are custom shops or lockers to call before arriving with an elk.
Which Idaho units require CWD testing of deer in 2026?
Hunter-harvested mule deer and white-tailed deer in Units 14, 18, 23, 63A, 64, 69 and the Unit 1 portion must be tested within 10 days of harvest; heads of elk or moose transported out of a management zone must be presented for testing.
Can I haul a whole deer out of the Idaho CWD Management Zone?
Unlawful to transport any deer, elk or moose (including salvaged animals) out of Units 14, 18 and the Unit 1 portion, with exceptions for meat and some parts.
How long is the Idaho list of game processors?
Count 22, with 18 counties holding one or more by address, read November 12, 2026.
Name the top Idaho counties for game processors.
Canyon County comes first with 3; Ada County has 2 and Gooding County has 2.
Which IDFG region has the most game processors?
From larger to smaller, IDFG Southwest Region with 6, IDFG Magic Valley Region with 4, IDFG Southeast Region with 3, IDFG Clearwater Region with 3, IDFG Upper Snake Region with 3, IDFG Panhandle Region with 2 and IDFG Salmon Region with 1.
What records feed the Idaho game processors cards?
With no IDFG roster of butchers to draw on, every row here is a Yellow Pages meat-processing listing, page one of the results for each Idaho town searched. 18 are custom meat shops or lockers whose listing never mentions deer, elk or game, and each carries a call-first tag. Checked November 12, 2026.
What sets the map dot for each Idaho listing of game processors?
20 Idaho game processors came through the geocoder with a usable point. 2 Idaho rows could not be geocoded or carry no address at all.
Carry on from the game processors
Other photos on this page: ShenandoahNPS (Public domain); Bureau of Land Management – Utah (Public Domain Mark 1.0); USFWS Mountain Prairie (Public domain); Tom Koerner (USFWS, posted by Bureau of Land Management Idaho) (CC BY 2.0).