Abstract: The Black Bear Baiting Areas dataset is comprised of all the polygons that represent the Wildlife Management Units where hunting black bears using bait is permitted. These areas are defined in the Alberta Guide to Hunting Regulations along with additional restrictions: https://open.alberta.ca/publications/1485-4287
Metadata:
File identifier:
B18F494F-D878-4B47-A195-BFC37B893BD4
Language:
Language Code:
eng
Character set:
Character set code:
utf8
Hierarchy level:
Scope code:
dataset
Metadata author:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Provincial Geospatial Centre
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
7804277374
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
9820 - 106 Street NW
Delivery point:
14th Floor, Oxbridge Place
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T5K 2J6
Country:
Country:
CA
Electronic mail address:
PGC.Metadata@gov.ab.ca
Hours of service:
08:15 to 16:30 Monday to Friday
Role:
Role code:
publisher
Date stamp:
2025-01-20
Metadata standard name:
NAP - Metadata
Metadata standard version:
1.2
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Vector spatial representation:
Topology level:
Topology level code:
geometryOnly
Geometric objects:
Geometric objects:
Geometric object type:
Geometric object type code:
composite
Geometric object count:
49
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Reference system:
Reference system identifier:
RS Identifier:
Code:
3400
Code Space:
EPSG
Version:
6.11(9.3.0.0)
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Data identification:
Citation:
Citation:
Title:
Black Bear Baiting Areas
Date:
Date:
Date:
2025-01-09
Date type:
Date type code:
creation
Date:
Date:
Date:
2025-01-27
Date type:
Date type code:
publication
Edition:
2024 Alberta guide to hunting regulations
Edition date:
2024-08-16
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Provincial Geospatial Centre
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
7804277374
Facsimile:
7804220712
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
14th Floor, Oxbridge Place
Delivery point:
9820 - 106 Street NW
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T5K 2J6
Country:
Country:
CA
Electronic mail address:
PGC.Metadata@gov.ab.ca
Hours of service:
08:15 to 16:30 Monday to Friday
Role:
Role code:
custodian
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Forestry and Parks, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Provincial Carnivore Specialist, Lands Division
Contact info:
Contact:
Address:
Address:
Electronic mail address:
FP.CougarRegistration@gov.ab.ca
Role:
Role code:
owner
Abstract:
The Black Bear Baiting Areas dataset is comprised of all the polygons that represent the Wildlife Management
Units where hunting black bears using bait is permitted. These areas are defined in the Alberta Guide to
Hunting Regulations along with additional restrictions: https://open.alberta.ca/publications/1485-4287
Purpose:
The Black Bear Baiting Areas dataset provides users with GIS ready polygonal representation of all the Black
Bear Baiting Areas in the province of Alberta, and is suitable for indexing or analysis purposes.
Status:
Progress code:
completed
Point of contact:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Provincial Geospatial Centre
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
7804277374
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
14th Floor, Oxbridge Place
Delivery point:
9820 - 106 Street NW
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T5K 2J6
Country:
Country:
CA
Electronic mail address:
PGC.Metadata@gov.ab.ca
Hours of service:
08:15 to 16:30 Monday to Friday
Role:
Role code:
pointOfContact
Resource maintenance:
Maintenance information:
Maintenance and update frequency:
Maintenance frequency code:
asNeeded
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword:
Alberta, Canada
Type:
Keyword type code:
place
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword:
Wildlife
Keyword:
Wildlife management
Keyword:
Black bear
Keyword:
Baiting
Keyword:
Hunting
Type:
Keyword type code:
theme
Resource constraints:
Legal constraints:
Use constraints:
Restriction code:
license
Other constraints:
Your use of this information will be governed by the terms of the Open Government Licence - Alberta, in
force as of the date you accessed the information, found at https://open.alberta.ca/licence
Resource constraints:
Legal constraints:
Access constraints:
Restriction code:
otherRestrictions
Other constraints:
To access the data you must agree to the terms of the Open Government Licence - Alberta.
Resource constraints:
Legal constraints:
Use limitation:
Distribution Liability: Under the terms of the Open Government Licence - Alberta, the Information is
licensed as is, and the Information Provider excludes all representations, warranties, obligations, and
liabilities, whether express or implied, to the maximum extent permitted by law. The Information
Provider is not liable for any errors or omissions in the Information, and will not under any
circumstances be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential, or other loss,
injury or damage caused by its use or otherwise arising in connection with this licence or the
Information, even if specifically advised of the possibility of such loss, injury or damage.
Resource constraints:
Security constraints:
Classification:
Classification code:
unclassified
User note:
Public/Unrestricted
Classification system:
Government of Alberta Data and Information Security Classification
Handling description:
https://imtpolicy.sp.alberta.ca/standards/Pages/Data-and-Information-Security-Classification.aspx
Spatial representation type:
Spatial representation type code:
vector
Language:
Language Code:
eng
Character set:
Character set code:
utf8
Topic category:
Topic category code:
boundaries
Topic category:
Topic category code:
biota
Environment description:
Esri ArcGIS 13.0.3.36057
Extent:
Extent:
Geographic element:
Geographic bounding box:
Extent type code:
true
West bound longitude:
-120.664521
East bound longitude:
-109.078188
South bound latitude:
51.698135
North bound latitude:
60.095171
Supplemental Information:
In Alberta, black bears are managed using hunting seasons to provide recreational opportunities for the public
and to help reduce conflicts. Hunting seasons occur during both the spring and fall, with additional
allowances for harvest outside of these time periods on private land. In some parts of Alberta, the use of
bait is allowed to attract bears for the purposes of hunting. Black bear baiting allows hunters to be more
selective in choosing a bear to harvest, creates close-range shot opportunities for a more humane harvest,
and helps to ensure that females with cubs are not killed.
Baiting for the purposes of black bear hunting is not allowed in areas with resident populations of grizzly
bears. Grizzly bears can be extremely protective of food sources. The hunter or other members of the public
that approach a bait area that has been claimed by a grizzly could face a serious conflict if the grizzly
defends its food source.
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Distribution:
Distribution format:
Format:
Name:
Shapefile
Version:
10.7.1
Specification:
SHP
File decompression technique:
ZIP
Distributor:
Distributor:
Distributor contact:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Provincial Geospatial Centre
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
7804277374
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
14th Floor, Oxbridge Place
Delivery point:
9820 - 106 Street NW
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T5K 2J6
Country:
Country:
CA
Electronic mail address:
PGC.Data@gov.ab.ca
Role:
Role code:
distributor
Transfer options:
Digital transfer options:
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://extranet.gov.ab.ca/srd/geodiscover/srd_pub/boundaries/BlackBearBaitArea.zip
Protocol:
FTP
Name:
Black Bear Baiting Area (SHP)
Description:
Shapefile containing Black Bear Baiting Area dataset (SHP)
Function:
Online function code:
download
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Data quality:
Scope:
Scope:
Hierarchy level:
Scope code:
dataset
Lineage:
Lineage:
Statement:
Black Bear Baiting boundaries are based on Wildlife Management Units. WMUs listed in the 2024 Alberta
guide to hunting regulations were selected and exported as a new feature class in an enterprise
geodatabase. Base Access roads and Base Features hydrology and townships were used to split WMUs where
only portions allow for baiting.
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
Initial compilation based on the 2024 Alberta guide to hunting regulations
Date and time:
2025-01-09T00:00:00
Source:
Source:
Source citation:
Citation:
Title:
Base Features Wildlife Management Units, Hydrology, ATS, and Base Access Roads
Date:
missing
Cited responsible party:
missing
Source extent:
missing
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Maintenance information:
Maintenance and update frequency:
Maintenance frequency code:
asNeeded
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