Section 1	Identification Information
Originator	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Division of Fish and Wildlife, Section of Wildlife
Title	Small Game, Trapper, Turkey, Goose, and Deer Hunter Database
Abstract	Records numbers of animals taken by hunters and trappers, as well as the number of days it took to catch/kill the animals, and the location where the animal was taken (data have been collected since 1919).
Purpose	This collection of information on hunter/trapper harvest activity is collected as part of the effort to monitor game animal population trends and supply information for population modeling.
Time Period of Content Date	1997
Currentness Reference
Progress	Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency	Annually
Spatial Extent of Data	Minnesota
Place Keywords	Minnesota
Theme Keywords	Game Birds, Wildlife, Hunting, Harvest, Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Trapping
Theme Keyword Thesaurus	None
Access Constraints	None
Use Constraints	None
Contact Person Information	Roger Lake Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Division of Fish and Wildlife, Section of Wildlife 500 Lafayette Road, Box 7 St. Paul, MN 55155-4007 Phone: 651-296-2895 FAX: 651-297-4961 E-mail: roger.lake@dnr.state.mn.us
Browse Graphic File Name	None available
Associated Data Sets	None
Section 3	Spatial Data Organization Information - - - - - - Go back to top
Native Data Set Environment	Unknown
Geographic Reference for Tabular Data	Not applicable
Spatial Object Type	Not applicable
Vendor Specific Object Types	Not applicable
Tiling Scheme	Not applicable
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Entity and Attribute Overview	Number of Animals Taken Days Spent Taking Zone or County where Animal Taken
Entity and Attribute Detailed Citation	Dexter, M.H., compiler. 1996. Status of wildlife populations, fall 1996 and 1983-1995 hunting and trapping harvest statistics. Unpublished report, Section of Wildlife, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, St. Paul, Minnesota. 146 pp.
Section 7	Metadata Reference Information - - - - - - Go back to top
Metadata Date	07/28/1997
Contact Person Information	Chad Skally Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Division of Forestry 500 Lafayette Road St. Paul, MN 55155-4044 Phone: 651-296-0757 FAX: 651-296-5954 E-mail: chad.skally@dnr.state.mn.us
Metadata Standard Name	Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines
Metadata Standard Version	1.1
Metadata Standard Online Linkage	http://www.gis.state.mn.us/stds/metadata.htm

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