Holiday Gift Ideas for Arizona’s Outdoor Enthusiasts
Arizona Game and Fish Department 12.18.12
Skip the crowds at the mall this year and give a special gift to the wildlife and outdoor recreation enthusiasts on your holiday shopping list from the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
- Leftover spring big game hunt tags
If the hunters on your holiday gift list missed the recent draw for 2013 spring hunts, a big game hunt this spring may still be in their future. Plenty of leftover hunt permit-tags for spring javelina and turkey are still available for purchase over-the-counter from the Arizona Game and Fish Department. More than 6,000 leftover javelina tags and a handful of turkey tags are available on a first come, first served basis at all Game and Fish offices or by mail. Check out the list of leftover tags at http://www.azgfd.gov/eservices/documents/leftovers-spring.pdf. Applications for purchase of tags can either be mailed to Arizona Game and Fish Department, Attn: Draw/First Come, 5000 W. Carefree Highway, Phoenix, AZ 85806, or purchases can be made with an application in person at any Game and Fish office. Note: The 2013 statewide bag limit for javelina was raised to two per calendar year, with some restrictions. The 2013 Arizona Spring Turkey, Javelina, Buffalo and Bear Hunt Draw Information booklet is available at Game and Fish offices, authorized license dealers statewide, and online at www.azgfd.gov/draw.
- Hunting and fishing licenses
Purchase a 2013 license for a family member or friend at any department office or license dealer. A general fishing license (Class A) for state waters is $23.50 for residents, a general hunting license (Class G) is $32.25 for residents, and a combination hunt/fish license is $54 for residents. Also, an Urban Fishing Program (Class U) license, good for the 21 Urban Fishing Program lakes, is $18.50 for residents or nonresidents. For that special someone, consider making a gift of a lifetime license for a lifetime of memories. For a complete listing of the many hunting and fishing license options, visithttp://www.azgfd.gov/eservices/licenses.shtml.
- Ben Avery Shooting Facility discount pass
The daily fee at Ben Avery Shooting Facility Main Range is $7, but shooters get an extra day at the range as a bonus with the 11-visit discount shooter’s pass for just $70. Range visits need not be consecutive and the pass has no expiration date. Call (623) 582-8312 to order the $70 discount pass as a special holiday gift or stocking-stuffer.
- Ben Avery Clay Target Center gift certificates
There’s no better place for trap, skeet and sporting clays than the Ben Avery Clay Target Center. Gift certificates are available in any dollar amount at the CTC office or by calling (623) 434-8119. Gift certificates may be redeemed within one year of date of purchase and are good for targets only, not for ammo.
- Adobe Mountain Wildlife Center Donations
This Arizona Game and Fish Department rehabilitation center treats more than 1,000 sick and injured animals annually and provides wildlife education to local schools. For more information on making tax-deductible donations to support wildlife rehabilitation, visit www.azwildlifecenter.org or call (623) 587-0139.
- Arizona Wildlife Views magazine subscriptions
If you know someone who would enjoy great articles and photos about wildlife and wildlife-related recreation, consider giving them a gift subscription to Arizona Wildlife Views, the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s award-winning magazine. Gift subscriptions cost $8.50 for six issues of the bi-monthly magazine, and if you order now, one of those issues will be this year’s November-December issue, which includes the 2013 calendar. The calendar features spectacular images of Arizona’s wildlife by the winners of this year’s wildlife photo contest and also includes bonus pages with more than three dozen stunning photographs that received honorable mentions. You can order a gift subscription by calling 1-800-777-0015 or visiting www.azgfd.gov/magazine. The calendar issue is also sold separately at all Arizona Game and Fish offices for just $3.
- Maps and books
For fans of watchable wildlife, geo-caching, hiking, hunting, fishing, OHVs and other outdoor pursuits, stop by any Game and Fish office statewide and check out the broad selection of affordable maps, books, charts, guides and other products for sale.
For information on these and other holiday gift ideas from Arizona Game and Fish, visit www.azgfd.gov.
