Are you wild about Arizona and seeking a new job? 🌵 The Arizona Game and Fish Department is hiring for some amAZing positions right now, including a wildlife veterinarian! Here is a sample of other positions we're looking to fill:
🐾 Dispatcher
🐾 Shooting Sports Branch Chief
🐾 Accountant
🐾 Watercraft Customer Service Representative (CSR)
As a state employee, you'll receive generous benefits including a pension, paid vacation and sick leave, and affordable healthcare. See what other jobs are available at our department and apply today at the link in our bio!
IT'S LIVE! 📢 The 2026 Fall Draw for deer, turkey, javelina, bighorn sheep, bison, and sandhill crane is now open. Apply now, before the draw closes on June 2, at the link in our bio.
The desert tortoises need you! 🐢
Although the non-releasable desert tortoises in our care are still brumating, they’ll soon be waking up and every one of them will need a forever home. Could that be YOU?
Learn how to adopt a desert tortoise, or donate to their care, at the link in our bio under WAYS TO HELP WILDLIFE.
The California condor is one of North America's most iconic birds, and today on #EndangeredSpeciesDay, we're celebrating its comeback!
These magnificent birds have soared back from the brink, but lead poisoning still threatens their future. Reducing lead in the field is key, and AZGFD is sending hunters drawn for deer, bighorn sheep and bison in Units 12A or 12B on the Kaibab Plateau a voucher for lead-free ammo to do just that.
Learn more by going to the link in our bio and clicking the image from this post.
Wear it, Arizona! 💦🚤 With Memorial Day getting closer, we’re urging everyone to wear a life jacket when on the water, and here’s why:
According to the latest U.S. Coast Guard statistics, in cases where the cause of death has been determined, 87 percent of drowning victims in recreational boating accidents were NOT wearing a life jacket.
This is why AZGFD will be providing life jacket exchanges throughout the state. Those who have an old, worn out, or improperly fitting life jacket will be able to exchange it for a new one, free of charge (while supplies last).
Learn more by going to the link in our bio and clicking the image from this post.
Every desert tortoise in these rows is looking for a forever home. 💚 These captive desert tortoises were surrendered to us and cannot be released into the wild because they may pose health risks to Arizona’s native tortoise populations.
Want to help? Apply to adopt your own or donate to their care by going to the link in our bio and looking under WAYS TO HELP WILDLIFE.
Are you part of a sportsmen's group that helps develop and mentor new hunters and anglers? AZGFD is increasing the funding of its annual Local Sportsmen’s Group grants!
These grants help organizations provide public, mentored projects focused on the recruitment and development of new hunters and anglers. Applications are now open through June 14.
Learn more by going to the link in our bio and clicking the image from this post.
Happy World Migratory Bird Day! 🌎 🐦 We're celebrating with migration stories from our own backyard.
A marbled godwit traveled roughly 1,000 miles from Southern Alberta, Canada, down to the Lower Colorado River near Planet Ranch in Arizona, and a common poorwill trekked about 700 miles from Missoula, Mont., to the Kingman, Ariz., area. Truly remarkable!
How do we know? Meet Motus, an international network using radio telemetry to track birds, bats and insects with small transmitters. The network is now expanding into Arizona (with 26 stations), Mexico and Central America, and the more it grows, the more incredible stories like these we'll be able to tell.
Need plans today? There's no better day than #NationalArcheryDay to discover why archery is for everyone! At Ben Avery Shooting Facility's Archery Range, anyone can give it a try and we even offer adaptive archery for those with physical disabilities! 🎯
Fun fact: BASF also hosts National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) tournaments! Our department partners with NASP to bring archery to schools, helping students build focus, patience, perseverance and self-worth.
Aim for a good time and give archery a try! 👉 Go to the link in our bio and look under THINGS TO DO for more information on visiting BASF.
GET READY! 🚨 If you're a hunter planning to apply for the upcoming 2026 Fall Draw for deer, turkey, javelina, bighorn sheep, bison, and sandhill crane, follow these tips to make the process go smoothly:
➡️ Set up your AZGFD portal account, or login to your existing one and ensure your personal information is correct.
➡️ Make sure your Arizona hunting license, or combination hunt/fish license, is valid on the day you apply for the draw, as well as the last day of the application period.
➡️ Know your Customer ID. You’ll need it to submit an application.
For more information on getting ready for the upcoming draw, go to the link in our bio.
Who's going fishing this weekend? 🎣 Here's a quick tip from Scott Rogers at AZGFD to help you easily remove your fish from the hook. Give it a try on your next cast and let us know how it works for you! 😃
