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Statewide directory
Kentucky Hunting Services
687 deer processors, taxidermists, guides, gun, archery and outdoor stores and KDFWR offices with an address in 112 of the 120 counties, gathered from the KDFWR taxidermist and processor list, the KDFWR office layer and Contact Us page, four chain store locators and Yellow Pages listings.
Photo: Mary Ellen Urbanski (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) (CC BY 2.0)
Kentucky processors, stores, guides and KDFWR offices mapped
643 listings have a point from the Census geocoder, the KDFWR layers or a store locator and show as dots; 44 could not be placed and sit in the lists only.
Kentucky venison shops, mounts and outfitters, and how this list was built
KDFWR keeps a list of registered taxidermists and processors but none of stores or guides, so this directory joins that list with business listings and store locators, sorted the way KDFWR runs the state, by wildlife region and county. Processors are listed most often in Graves County, Taylor County, Adair County and Christian County, taxidermists in Jefferson County, Warren County, Kenton County and Logan County, and the stores cluster in Jefferson County, Fayette County, Boyd County and Boone County.
Five Kentucky service directories
Each list opens by KDFWR wildlife region, then by county. Every card has a directions link, a tap-to-call number where one was listed and a website if there is one, and typing in the filter hides the cards that do not match.
Kentucky rules that touch processors and taxidermists
Telecheck before processing
By midnight on the day recovered and before processing; bear by 8 p.m. Eastern the day taken plus a call to 1-800-858-1549 within 24 hours for physical check and tag; bobcat and otter before leaving Kentucky.
CWD carcass limits
No whole carcasses or high-risk parts (head, skull/skull cap with brain, spine) may leave the zone or enter Kentucky from other states/provinces; deboned meat, antlers, clean skull caps/skulls/teeth, hides and finished taxidermy allowed.
Free CWD testing
Free voluntary testing statewide at 24/7 drop-off sites or by mail-in kit (Shoot for Samples giveaway).
Donate a deer
Kentucky Hunters for the Hungry and Boone Brothers process donated deer free for food pantries.
Kentucky services by wildlife region
The Bluegrass Region holds 232 business listings and the Purchase Region 75. Guides are the thinnest list, and processors are missing from 79 counties.
| KDFWR region | Processors | Taxidermists | Guides | Stores | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purchase Region | 7 | 27 | 3 | 38 | 75 |
| Green River Region | 11 | 74 | 3 | 73 | 161 |
| Bluegrass Region | 12 | 91 | 0 | 129 | 232 |
| Northeast Region | 10 | 33 | 0 | 45 | 88 |
| Southeast Region | 15 | 51 | 1 | 56 | 123 |
| Kind of listing | Counties with none |
|---|---|
| Deer processors | 79 of 120 |
| Taxidermists | 24 of 120 |
| Guides | 114 of 120 |
| Stores | 28 of 120 |
Counts from the five directories, checked November 10, 2026; regions follow the county of each listing. Carlisle County, Elliott County, Fulton County, Hickman County, Knott County, Montgomery County, Owsley County and Trimble County came up with no business listing at all.
Kentucky hunting services questions
Why do a few Kentucky businesses show no dot on the services map?
44 addresses could not be geocoded, so they sit in the lists only.
Do Kentucky guides appear on any KDFWR list?
No guide or preserve list was found; the guide listings come from Yellow Pages.
Which KDFWR line takes hunting calls?
The Information Center at (800) 858-1549, or the regional coordinator line on each county page.
How many listings sit in each Kentucky services directory?
341 stores, 276 taxidermists, 55 deer processors and 7 guides, 679 businesses in all, plus 8 KDFWR offices.
Which Kentucky counties have the longest business lists here?
Counting every processor, taxidermist, guide and store: Jefferson County 43, Boyd County 17 and Warren County 17.
Which Kentucky counties have no processor, taxidermist, guide or store listed?
Carlisle County, Elliott County, Fulton County, Hickman County, Knott County, Montgomery County, Owsley County and Trimble County have no listing on these pages.
What sources feed the Kentucky services directory?
The KDFWR taxidermist and processor list, the KDFWR fisheries district offices layer and Contact Us page, the Salato center page, the DICK'S, Academy, Cabela's and Bass Pro Shops locators, and Yellow Pages.
Were the Yellow Pages rows for Kentucky phoned to confirm them?
They were read from the listing pages but not called one by one, so phone ahead before driving over.
Straight to the Kentucky regulations
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife answers questions at 1-800-858-1549 on weekdays, and violations can be reported any hour at 1-800-25-ALERT.
Other photos on this page: Juliana Chong (CC BY 2.0); YellowstoneNPS (Public domain); U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Midwest Region (Public domain); NPS Photo (Public domain); simonov (CC BY-SA 2.0); Intermountain Region US Forest Service (Public domain); U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Midwest Region (Public domain); fishhawk (CC BY 2.0); Jason Lupardus (National Wild Turkey Federation, posted by Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area) (Public Domain Mark 1.0).