Unit Research
Unit map source inventory
Official boundary/GIS sources for future clickable state-level unit maps.
Boundary sources
Machine-readable sources can become GeoJSON/vector tiles; manual sources stay as placeholders until better data is found.
| Jurisdiction | Dataset | Format | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB · Alberta | Wildlife Management Unit Biologist Contact Boundaries | ArcGIS REST / ZIP shapefile | GIS | Open |
| AK · Alaska | Game Management Units (effective 7/1/2025) | Shapefile | GIS | Open |
| AL · Alabama | Alabama Wildlife Management Areas | ArcGIS REST MapServer | GIS | Open |
| AR · Arkansas | AGFC Hunting Zones (Deer/Turkey/Bear/Alligator) + WMA Boundaries | ArcGIS REST | GIS | Open |
| AZ · Arizona | AGFD Game Management Unit boundaries (AZ Game and Fish Hunt Units FeatureServer) | ArcGIS REST | GIS | Open |
| BC · British Columbia | BC Geographic Warehouse Wildlife Management Units | ArcGIS REST | GIS | Open |
| CA · California | CDFW BIOS hunt zone FeatureServer layers (confirmed live 2026-05-12) | ArcGIS REST FeatureServer | GIS | Open |
| CO · Colorado | CPW Administrative Boundary Data - GMU Boundary layers | ArcGIS REST | GIS | Open |
| CT · Connecticut | No official machine-readable unit/zone boundary source found yet | PDF/HTML map only | manual | Open |
| DE · Delaware | Delaware Wildlife Management Zones | ArcGIS REST FeatureServer | GIS | Open |
| FL · Florida | Florida White-tailed Deer Management Unit Areas | ArcGIS REST MapServer | GIS | Open |
| GA · Georgia | Georgia WRD WMA Boundary Polygons | ArcGIS REST FeatureServer | GIS | Open |
| HI · Hawaii | Hawaii Public Hunting Areas | ArcGIS REST MapServer | GIS | Open |
| IA · Iowa | Iowa Wildlife Units | Socrata GeoJSON / Iowa Data portal | GIS | Open |
| ID · Idaho | Hunt Planner game management units and controlled hunt areas | ArcGIS REST | GIS | Open |
| IL · Illinois | No official machine-readable unit/zone boundary source found yet | PDF/HTML map only | manual | Open |
| IN · Indiana | Indiana Deer Reduction Zones (Traditional Deer Reduction Zones) | ArcGIS REST FeatureServer | GIS | Open |
| IN · Indiana | No statewide hunt-unit GIS — Deer Reduction Zones are special-permit areas only, not general hunt units | PDF/HTML map only (general statewide hunt units) | manual | Open |
| KS · Kansas | KDWP Online Hunting Atlas hunt-unit layers | ArcGIS REST / Web AppBuilder | GIS | Open |
| KY · Kentucky | Kentucky Public Hunting Areas (Hunting Areas layer) | ArcGIS REST MapServer | GIS | Open |
| LA · Louisiana | No official machine-readable unit/zone boundary source found yet | PDF/HTML map only | manual | Open |
| MA · Massachusetts | Massachusetts Wildlife Management Zones (WMZ 1-15) | ArcGIS REST MapServer | GIS | Open |
| MB · Manitoba | Manitoba Game Hunting Areas | ArcGIS REST / exportable hosted feature layer | GIS | Open |
| MD · Maryland | No official machine-readable unit/zone boundary source found yet | PDF/HTML map only | manual | Open |
| ME · Maine | Wildlife Management Districts (WMD) — harvest reporting only; no confirmed polygon boundary service | PDF/HTML map only (boundary descriptions); no confirmed working polygon REST service | manual | Open |
| MI · Michigan | No complete official deer-management-unit FeatureServer confirmed accessible — partial survey subset (23 DMUs) exists; full official DMU shapefile not publicly hosted | PDF/HTML map only; partial ArcGIS REST (survey subset, not full DMU set) | manual | Open |
| MN · Minnesota | Minnesota Deer Permit Areas and boundary features | ArcGIS REST FeatureServer | GIS | Open |
| MO · Missouri | No statewide hunt-unit GIS — county-based deer regulations, CWD management zones are disease-response boundaries, no confirmed hunt-unit FeatureServer | PDF/HTML map only | manual | Open |
| MS · Mississippi | Mississippi Wildlife Management Areas 2019 | ArcGIS REST MapServer | GIS | Open |
| MT · Montana | Deer Elk and Mountain Lion Hunting Districts All Past Years (filter REGYEAR=2026) | ArcGIS REST | GIS | Open |
| NB · New Brunswick | New Brunswick Wildlife Management Zones | ArcGIS REST FeatureServer | GIS | Open |
| NC · North Carolina | NCWRC Game Lands - general | ArcGIS REST FeatureServer | GIS | Open |
| ND · North Dakota | NDGISHUB species-specific big-game hunting unit services | ArcGIS REST | GIS | Open |
| NE · Nebraska | Nebraska Public Access Atlas big-game hunting unit layers | ArcGIS REST / Web Map | GIS | Open |
| NH · New Hampshire | Wildlife Management Units | ArcGIS REST FeatureServer | GIS | Open |
| NJ · New Jersey | NJDEP Deer Management Zones (DMZ) | ArcGIS REST MapServer | GIS | Open |
| NL · Newfoundland and Labrador | WLD - Big Game Management Areas | ArcGIS REST FeatureServer | GIS | Open |
| NM · New Mexico | NMDGF Game Management Units | ArcGIS REST | GIS | Open |
| NS · Nova Scotia | Nova Scotia Deer Management Zones | Socrata GeoJSON API endpoint | GIS | Open |
| NT · Northwest Territories | Bathurst Mobile Core Caribou Management Zone boundaries | ZIP shapefile + GPX | GIS | Open |
| NU · Nunavut | Hunting and trapping regulations / management units — no confirmed machine-readable GIS source | PDF/HTML map only | manual | Open |
| NV · Nevada | NDOW Game Management Units | ArcGIS REST | GIS | Open |
| NY · New York | DEC Wildlife Management Units | ArcGIS REST MapServer | GIS | Open |
| OH · Ohio | No official machine-readable unit/zone boundary source found yet | PDF/HTML map only | manual | Open |
| OK · Oklahoma | Oklahoma Wildlife Management Areas | ArcGIS REST FeatureServer | GIS | Open |
| ON · Ontario | Wildlife Management Unit | ArcGIS REST MapServer layer | GIS | Open |
| OR · Oregon | Oregon Wildlife Management Units | ArcGIS REST | GIS | Open |
| PA · Pennsylvania | PGC Wildlife Management Units (WMU A–W) 2021 | ArcGIS REST MapServer | GIS | Open |
| PE · Prince Edward Island | Hunting/trapping maps — DNS blocked: data-princeedwardisland.canada.gc.net not reachable | PDF/HTML map only (DNS blocked) | manual | Open |
| QC · Québec | Zone de chasse et pêche (Québec hunting zones 1-29, 28 active) — RDE MapServer; Territoires fauniques structurés (TFS) as supplementary wildlife-layer reference | ArcGIS REST FeatureServer (layer 29); GeoJSON (TFS); FGDB (TRQ) | GIS | Open |
| RI · Rhode Island | Hunting — Deer Management Zone (FeatureServer layer) — regulatory status unclear | ArcGIS REST FeatureServer | GIS | Open |
| SC · South Carolina | No sub-map needed | PDF/HTML map only | manual | Open |
| SD · South Dakota | SDGFP Hunt Unit ArcGIS services (public metadata; token-gated REST) | ArcGIS REST metadata / token-gated MapServer | manual | Open |
| SK · Saskatchewan | Wildlife Management Zones | ArcGIS REST MapServer layer | GIS | Open |
| TN · Tennessee | TWRA Hunting Allowed Lands / WMA | ArcGIS REST MapServer | GIS | Open |
| TX · Texas | TPWD white-tailed deer management units and public hunt area layers | ArcGIS REST MapServer | GIS | Open |
| UT · Utah | DWR HuntBoundary / annual hunt unit feature services | ArcGIS REST | GIS | Open |
| VA · Virginia | Virginia DWR WMA Boundaries | ArcGIS REST FeatureServer | GIS | Open |
| VT · Vermont | Vermont Wildlife Management Units | ArcGIS REST MapServer | GIS | Open |
| WA · Washington | WDFW Hunt Planner Game Management Units (SharedReferenceLayers layer 0) | ArcGIS REST | GIS | Open |
| WI · Wisconsin | Deer Management Zones, Units, and Metro Subunits | ArcGIS Open Data GeoJSON download API (v3 endpoints) | GIS | Open |
| WV · West Virginia | West Virginia Wildlife Management Areas (via Public Lands) | ArcGIS REST FeatureServer | GIS | Open |
| WY · Wyoming | Species hunt area feature services (example: ElkHuntAreas) | ArcGIS REST | GIS | Open |
| YT · Yukon | Game Management Areas - 250k | ArcGIS REST MapServer layer | GIS | Open |