Boundaries of Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources elk hunting units. This is the elk restoration zone. Boundaries are usually chosed based on state roads, but includes parkways, county boundaries, and the state line. In additional to the geographic shapes, there is a written description of the boundaries. All maps for this are contained at https://fw.ky.gov/More/Pages/Game-Maps.aspx Data is available for download at http://app.fw.ky.gov/kfwis/kygeonet/Elk_Hunting_Units.zipUnit 1 is a no hunting areas.

Boundaries of Kentucky Elk Regulated tracts. This program was initiated in 2015 and called the "Elk Voucher areas", as a means for the elk program to distribute elk hunters throughout tracts or to private companies lands. The system changed in 2019 to be called "Elk Regulated Areas"Maps for the elk hunting unit lands, included the elk regulated areas, are included at https://fw.ky.gov/More/Pages/Game-Maps.aspx Hunters drawn for an Elk tag on a specific hunt unit, can go online to a system maintained by KDFWR IT, to obtain a permit for a particular tract. Boundaries will be used in ArcGIS online with hyperlink to regulated elk tract sign up system (IT, John Roberts).A particular private company may own multiple tracts. Original AutoCAD files of land tracts from Ky River Prop stored departments Land Acquisition folder for KY_RIVER_PROP. Company also provided a hard copy map and PDF of thier property. The PDF was converted to jpg file (KRP_Surface_Ownership.jpg) then georeferenced and used as background verification when processing AutoCAD line files. Final inclusion of tracts and final shapes were decided by Joe McDermott and Gabe Jenkins. Tracts added to Land Acquisition Feature Class before moving to Elk Voucher Tract Feature Class.

This contains points of entry to the Elk Regulated Tracts (see that feature class for description of that program). The points are generally off state roads, but sometimes local and rarely coal haul roads.Download: https://app.fw.ky.gov/kfwis/kygeonet/Elk_Regulated_Areas_access_points.zip

Polygon features such as Recreation Areas, no hunting area, or ponds for Public Hunting Area mapping in Kentucky. There is a layer file available that standardizes symbolization. The polygons often refer to restrictions or regulations in the area ("Foot Traffic Only, "Mobility Impaired Hunting Area", "Off Limits Area", No Hunting Area", "Primitive Hunting Area"), some habitat that we want to show on the maps (Wetland