Deer Management Zones, Units, and Metro Subunits, WI DNR

Created By:

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Description:

Wisconsin DNR Deer Management Units and Metro sub-units separated by Zones. For more information, contact Erin Larson - Wisconsin DNR Bureau of Wildlife Management or Bill Ceelen - Wisconsin DNR Bureau of Technology Services, GIS Section.Field definitions:DEER_MGMT_UNIT_ID (shapefile: DEER_MGMT_) - Deer Management Unit (DMU):  DMUs are based on county boundaries except for areas that are subdivided as metropolitan deer management subunits, islands of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Madeline Island in Ashland County or being within the exterior boundaries of the Bad River, Lac Courte Oreilles, Lac du Flambeau, Menominee and Red Cliff reservations. Antlerless deer quotas and tag levels are decided at the level of DMU.DEER_MANAGEMENT_ZONE (shapefile: DEER_MANAG) - Deer Management Zone (DMZ):  DMUs grouped together in similar habitat typesMETRO_SUBUNIT (shapefile: METRO_SUBU) - Metropolitan deer management subunits that are a subdivided part of a DMU due to it being in an urban area.DEER_MGMT_UNIT_NAME (shapefile: DEER_MGMT1) - a combination of the deer management unit (DMU), the Metro Subunit, and the zone (DMZ).

Collection:

Wisconsin Open Data Sites and Wisconsin State Agencies

Year(s):

2018

Held By:

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

More details at:

https://data-wi-dnr.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/wi-dnr::deer-management-zones-units-and-metro-subunits