Harvest Questionnaire
Last Update/Review: August 12, 2002
Each
year, a sample of resident hunters is contacted by telephone after
the hunting season and asked to provide important information needed
for wildlife management. For each licence type, a sample of hunters
is randomly selected from the Fish and Wildlife Division's computerized
licence records.
Big game hunters are asked in which Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) they hunted, and when (dates) and for how many days they hunted. They are also asked the location (WMU) and date of harvest of the species of interest; and the age and sex of each animal harvested.
Game bird hunters are questioned about the species they hunted, how many days they hunted and the number of birds bagged in each WMU.
The Fish and Wildlife Division asks resident hunters to record this information for each hunting trip so that accurate information can be provided if they are selected in the sample. Many hunters find this kind of information useful for recalling past trips and planning future ones, even if they are not contacted during the survey.
Information from the harvest questionnaires, compulsory registrations and animal population surveys helps to determine the annual status of wildlife populations. It also helps monitor changes in animal populations over time. The information that hunters provide through programs like the harvest questionnaire and compulsory registration is vital to the management of Alberta's wildlife resource. The Fish and Wildlife Division thanks all hunters who have cooperated in this survey.
