20211007 11203300 1.0 FGDC CSDGM Metadata FALSE MuleDeerCrucialRange 201620.139300 789856.955600 200252.607300 649471.842400 1 002 0.000 Projected GCS_North_American_1983 Linear Unit: Meter (1.000000) WyLam <ProjectedCoordinateSystem xsi:type='typens:ProjectedCoordinateSystem' xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance' xmlns:xs='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema' xmlns:typens='http://www.esri.com/schemas/ArcGIS/3.0.0'><WKT>PROJCS[&quot;WyLam&quot;,GEOGCS[&quot;GCS_North_American_1983&quot;,DATUM[&quot;D_North_American_1983&quot;,SPHEROID[&quot;GRS_1980&quot;,6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM[&quot;Greenwich&quot;,0.0],UNIT[&quot;Degree&quot;,0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION[&quot;Lambert_Conformal_Conic&quot;],PARAMETER[&quot;False_Easting&quot;,500000.0],PARAMETER[&quot;False_Northing&quot;,200000.0],PARAMETER[&quot;Central_Meridian&quot;,-107.5],PARAMETER[&quot;Standard_Parallel_1&quot;,41.0],PARAMETER[&quot;Standard_Parallel_2&quot;,45.0],PARAMETER[&quot;Scale_Factor&quot;,1.0],PARAMETER[&quot;Latitude_Of_Origin&quot;,41.0],UNIT[&quot;Meter&quot;,1.0]]</WKT><XOrigin>-36129200</XOrigin><YOrigin>-29362300</YOrigin><XYScale>10000</XYScale><ZOrigin>0</ZOrigin><ZScale>1</ZScale><MOrigin>0</MOrigin><MScale>1</MScale><XYTolerance>0.001</XYTolerance><ZTolerance>0.001</ZTolerance><MTolerance>0.001</MTolerance><HighPrecision>true</HighPrecision></ProjectedCoordinateSystem> 20221207 12444000 20221207 12444000 FGDC 150000000 5000 ArcGIS Metadata 1.0 Enterprise Geodatabase Feature Class 0.000 Mule Deer Crucial Range Boundaries - 2021 for Wyoming at 1:100,000 <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>NOTE: This layer is a subset of the corresponding seasonal range layer for this species. All of the same metadata is used for this subset. The citation title is modified to replace "Seasonal" with "Crucial" and only the following seasonal ranges are included: anything with a "crucial" (CRU) designation in the RANGE attribute field (Select By Attributes... &gt; "RANGE" LIKE '%CRU%').</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>This data set represents the 2021 mule deer seasonal range boundaries for Wyoming. Seasonal range delineations depict lands that are important in each season for certain biological processes within a herd unit. Seasonal range boundaries are based on long-term observation data, specific research projects, and professional judgement. Ranges are digitized at a scale of 1:100,000 using USGS 1:100,000 DRGs as a backdrop for heads up digitizing, and are revised as needed by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Current seasonal range definitions are based on a 1990 document drafted by the Wyoming Chapter of The Wildlife Society in cooperation with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and federal land agencies.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> This data set was developed for statewide and regional use. By understanding the spatial and temporal patterns of land/habitat use, wildlife managers increase their ability to maintain and enhance populations and important habitats. When used to work with the land managers, the goal of designated seasonal ranges is to limit human presence and disturbance in the most important areas during the most sensitive periods. Wyoming Game and Fish Department, State of Wyoming Wyoming Game and Fish Department 5400 Bishop Blvd Cheyenne Wyoming 82006 US Mule Deer Big Game 2021 Wyoming Seasonal range <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The State of Wyoming and Wyoming Game and Fish Department provide this data and any related materials "as is", without warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, including the utility of the data on non-State of Wyoming computer systems. The State of Wyoming and Wyoming Game and Fish Department shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. The State of Wyoming and Wyoming Game and Fish Department give no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data. It is strongly recommended that these data be directly acquired from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and not indirectly through other sources, which may have changed the data in some way. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>This data set should never be used at a scale larger than 1:100,000. When applicable, published written boundary descriptions maintained by and available from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department should be referenced for detailed boundary information and take precedence in resolving locational disputes. These data and related graphics (i.e. "PDF or JPG" format files) are not legal documents and are not intended to be used as such. The information contained in these data is dynamic and may change over time. The data are not better than the original sources from which they were derived. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data appropriately and consistent within the limitations of geospatial data in general and these data in particular. Any related graphics are intended to aid the data user in acquiring relevant data; it is not appropriate to use the related graphics as data.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> The Wyoming Game and Fish Department initially developed crucial winter ranges in the early 1960's. Herd unit boundaries and other seasonal ranges were first delineated in the early 1970's based on the knowledge of local wildlife biologists and game wardens. Tagging and radio collar studies were used to refine boundaries. Data to revise seasonal ranges come from three sources: 1) The Wyoming Game and Fish Department's Wildlife Observation System. This database contains millions of wildlife observation records inclduing locations, dates, and other relevant information. 2) Research data from animal movement studies performed by Wyoming Game and Fish, federal agencies, universitiy researchers, and industry consultants. 3) Knowledge of local field personnel and land owners. Game and Fish biologists are encouraged to update seasonal range boundaries at 5-year intervals or whenever new information indicates that revisions are warranted. Esri ArcGIS 12.8.0.29751 1 -111.284754 -103.823214 45.047516 40.945577 Metadata created 20060701 Update: Herdunits 752 and 753 were combined into Herdunit 740 (Cheyenne River). 20090701 Kirk Nordyke Wyoming Game and Fish Department GIS Coordinator (307) 777-4595 5400 Bishop Blvd Cheyenne Wyoming 82006 US Kirk.Nordyke@wgf.state.wy.us Data attribution: Four user-defined attributes were created. Polygons were attributed with the species code, herdunit number, range type, and attribute code. 19000101 Data automation: Using USGS 1:100,000 scale DRGs, seasonal range boundaries were digitized from mylars or directly from DRGs. Boundaries follow roads, streams, topographic features, habitat features, and observed habitat use patterns. To faciliate road indentification, the Wyoming Atlas and Gazetterr (DeLorme, 1998) was consulted. 19000101 Attributes were updated, an Acres field was added/populated, metadata was updated and feature was re-projected in to GCS NAD 27. Feature stored in a file geodatabase. Mariah Drake Wyoming Game and Fish Department GIS Technician 5400 Bishop Blvd Cheyenne Wyoiming 82009 Kirk.Nordyke@wgf.state.wy.us US (307) 777-4595 Contact Kirk Nordyke, GIS Coordinator. Information provided above. Update Seasonal boundary changes were made in 2006. 2006-01-31T00:00:00 Update: Seasonal range boundaries were modified for Herdunits 215 and 216. 2008-12-01T00:00:00 Kirk Nordyke Wyoming Game and Fish Department GIS Coordinator (307) 777-4595 5400 Bishop Blvd Cheyenne Wyoming 82006 US Kirk.Nordyke@wgf.state.wy.us Update Herdunit 207: Areas near Shell Creek and the Bighorn River (between Greybull and Manderson) that were formerly YRL range are now labeled as WYL range to emphasize their importance as winter ranges. A large block in the interior of Hunt Area 47 was changed from YRL to OUT since no deer are found there and habitats are not suitable. Areas along Paintrock Creek and Nowood River (upstream from the confluence with Paintrock Creek) were changed from YRL to CRUWYL to emphasize their importance as winter ranges. An area near the Renner WHMA was changed from WIN to WYL. An area east of Renner WHMA at higher elevations changed from CRUWYL to WYL. Herdunit 210: Areas north of Dry Creek were changed from OUT to YRL to reflect presence of deer. Herdunit 321: Areas of high elevation near the Bighorn National Forest boundary and habitats along Shell Creek were changed from SSF to WYL to emphasize their importance as winter ranges. An area in the northwest portion of Hunt Area 52 was changed from CRUWYL to WYL due to the lack of winter observations. 2010-08-01T00:00:00 Kirk Nordyke Wyoming Game and Fish Department GIS Coordinator (307) 777-4595 5400 Bishop Blvd Cheyenne Wyoming 82006 US Kirk.Nordyke@wgf.state.wy.us Project to WyLAM (Lambert Conformal Conic, GCS North American 83). Simplified data management and maintenance. 2011-05-04T00:00:00 Mariah Drake Wyoming Game and Fish Department GIS Technician 5400 Bishop Blvd Cheyenne Wyoming 82009 Kirk.Nordyke@wgf.state.wy.us US (307) 777-4595 Contact Kirk Nordyke, GIS Coordinator. Information provided above. Dissolve on fields Species and Range (output as single part polygons). This removes theHerd Unit Areas from the feature leaving only the Seasonal Ranges and Species information. This was done for simplified data management and maintenance. Remove all WRIR (Wind River Indian Reservation) and YNP (Yellowstone National Park) coding designations from the attributes. Merge all split polygons that have the same Range Type (ex. YNPYR - YNP = YR + neighbor of YR = merge result of YR) or (ex. WRIROUT - WRIR = OUT + neighbor of OUT = merge result of OUT). Delete features with a Range of "NOH" except those with a combined Range designation (ex. NOHWIN - NOH = WIN) which are then merged with the neighboring poly that has the same range (ex. WIN + WIN = WIN). Remove sliver polygons. Update attributes fields in metadata to reflect the removal of NOH, WRIR, and YNP. 2011-05-04T00:00:00 Mariah Drake Wyoming Game and Fish Department GIS Technician 5400 Bishop Blvd Cheyenne Wyoming 82009 Kirk.Nordyke@wgf.state.wy.us US (307) 777-4595 Contact Kirk Nordyke, GIS Coordinator. Information provided above. Upgrade Metadata from FGDC to ArcGIS. 2011-05-20T00:00:00 Mariah Drake Wyoming Game and Fish Department GIS Technician 5400 Bishop Blvd Cheyenne Wyoming 82009 Kirk.Nordyke@wgf.state.wy.us US (307) 777-4595 Contact Kirk Nordyke, GIS Coordinator. Information provided above. Projected to WyLam. Ran topology to remove slivers, overlaps and filled gaps between the Mule Deer Herd Unit Boundaries and Mule Deer Seasonal Ranges. Reshaped line work where necessary to maintain 1:100,000 scale standards along Herd Unit Boundaries. Calculated Acres and SQMiles Fields. Projected to GCS NAD27. 2011-07-08T00:00:00 Mariah Drake Wyoming Game and Fish Department GIS Technician 5400 Bishop Blvd Cheyenne Wyoming 82009 Kirk.Nordyke@wyo.gov US (307) 777-4595 Contact Kirk Nordyke, GIS Coordinator. Information provided above. Revisions to seasonal ranges involved relatively minor boundary changes to some ranges, and extensive revisions and changes in to seasonal range types due to current trends in animal movements and locations in other areas. Most of the revisions were data driven with WOS queries providing substantial justification for the charges. A few locations were WOS data is less definitive were still updated, using anecdotal information gathered from hunters and landowners, as well as WGFD personnel. Mule Deer Seasonal Range updates were made in the South Wind River and Sweetwater Herd Units. Consultations with BLM, USFS and WGFD personnel were completed while reviewing these seasonal ranges prior to changes being brought to WGFD Services Division for implementation. Revisions came from the South Lander Wildlife Biologist District to the Cheyenne Services Division GIS Shop on 6/6/2011. Revisions were made to the most recent version of elk11sr. The elk11sr feature was projected to WyLam, revisions made, topology was run to check for gaps and overlaps, Acres and SQMiles fields were recalculated, metadata was updated and the feature was re-projected to GCS NAD 27. Feature is stored in a File Geodatabase. 2011-07-28T00:00:00 Mariah Drake Wyoming Game and Fish Department GIS Technician 5400 Bishop Blvd Cheyenne Wyoming 82009 Kirk.Nordyke@wyo.gov US (307) 777-4595 Contact Kirk Nordyke, GIS Coordinator. Information provided above. Projected to WyLam permanently. Due to significant changes in Herd Unit Boundaries a topology was run to remove slivers, overlaps and filled gaps that appeared in the Seasonal Ranges. Significant changes were made to this feature. Reshaped line work where necessary to maintain the minimum 1:100,000 scale standards along Herd Unit Boundaries. Calculated Acres and SQMiles Fields. 2012-03-23T00:00:00 Update: Seasonal range boundaries were modified for Herdunits 756 and 757. 2012-10-02T00:00:00 Troy Gerhardt Wyoming Game and Fish Department GIS analyst Comprehensive metadata content review completed. Part of a process in which GIS Program personnel reviewed metadata content for all authoritative geospatial data in a condensed time frame (mostly throughout the first nine months of 2018). Content was checked against the current WGFD metadata standard, edited to meet that standard, and edited to ensure complete sentences and correct punctuation and spelling. 2018-05-30T00:00:00 Troy Gerhardt Wyoming Game and Fish Department GIS support specialist Update: Seasonal range boundaries were modified for Herdunit 757. Requested by Wildlife Division 2021-06-22T00:00:00 Thomas Koenig Wyoming Game and Fish Department GIS Technician EPSG 6.18.3(9.3.1.2) MuleDeerCrucialRange 0 Feature Class OBJECTID OBJECTID OID 4 10 0 Internal feature number. Esri Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Shape Feature geometry. ESRI Coordinates defining the features. 0 Shape Geometry 0 8 RANGE RANGE String 254 Seasonal Range OUT These areas, while a part of a herdunit, do not contain enough animals to be important habitat, or the habitats are of limited importance to the species. CRU Crucial. These areas can describe any particular seasonal range or habitat component (often winter or winter/yearlong range), but describes that component which has been documented as the determining factor in a population's ability to maintain itself at a certain level (theoretically at or above the population objective) over the long term. SSF Spring/Summer/Fall. A population or portion of a population of animals use the documented habitats within this range from the end of the previous winter to the onset of persistent winter conditions (variable, but commonly this period is between 5/1 and 11/30). SWR Severe Winter Relief. A documented survival range which may or may not be considered a crucial range area as defined above. It is used to a great extent, only in occasionally extremely severe winters (e.g., 2 years out of 10). WIN Winter. A population or portion of a population of animals use the documented suitable habitat within this range annually, in substantial numbers only during the winter (variable, but commonly between 12/1 and 4/30). WYL Winter/Yearlong. A population or portion of a population of animals makes general use of the documented suitable habitat within this range on a year-round basis. But during the winter months (between 12/1 and 4/30), there is a significant influx of additional animals into the area from other seasonal ranges. YRL Yearlong. A population or portion of a population of animals makes general use of the suitable documented habitat within the range on a year-round basis. Exception: occasionally, under severe conditions (e.g., extremely severe winters, or drought) animals may leave the area. UND Undetermined/Undocumented. Areas or habitats which are expected to or do support a population or portion of a population of animals. The distribution and importance of the area to the population has not been sufficiently documented to designate seasonal range occupancy. 0 0 Acres Acres Double 8 38 8 SQMiles SQMiles Double 8 38 8 Shape__Are Shape__Are Double 8 38 8 Shape__Len Shape__Len Double 8 38 8 Shape.STArea() Shape.STArea() Double 0 0 0 Shape.STLength() Shape.STLength() Double 0 0 0 The primary item of interest in the polygon attribute table is RANGE which indicates the seasonal range type. The SPECIES code indicates the species, the HERDUNIT code is a three-digit number indicating the herd unit number, and the ATTRIBUTE code is a combination of SPECIES-HERDUNIT-RANGE. Seasonal range boundaries. Seasonal ranges are identified and delineated based on animals' repeated presence in specific locations during the appropriate times of year and weather conditions. Wyoming Game and Fish Department. 2002, July. Revising Herd Unit Seasonal Range Maps and Migration Corridors. Cheyenne, WY. Wyoming Chapter of The Wildlife Society (TWS). 1990. Standardized Definitions for Seasonal Wildlife Ranges. 14 pp. dataset 0 Simple FALSE 0 TRUE FALSE 20221207