AGSL GeoDiscovery

Deer Management Units, Zones, and Metro Subunits - Wisconsin, 2025

Description:

Resource provided by UW-Madison Robinson Map Library.

This data represents deer management units, zones and metro subunits, Wisconsin in 2025. [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 ofDMU.DEER_MANAGEMENT_ZONE (shapefile: DEER_MANAG) - Deer Management Zone (DMZ): DMUs grouped together in similar habitat types METRO_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).]

Resource Link:

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

Identifier:

9C920D16-73E2-45E5-8825-0F18CAF3AD93

Language:

English

Creator:

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Publisher:

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Provider:

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Resource Class:

Datasets

Subject:

Biota and Environment

Temporal Coverage:

2025

Date Issued:

Spatial Coverage:

Wisconsin

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

Shapefile