Quebec Fur Trapping Statistics by Species and Management Unit, 1917-2026
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Description
Historical fur transaction records for Quebec cover 19 species, including beaver, muskrat, and coyote, from the 1917-1918 season to the present. The Government and Municipalities of Québec compiled this data, which is aggregated province-wide until 1983-1984 and then broken down by Fur Management Unit (UGAF). A 'data not validated' column flags records near species range limits, and outliers are moved to a designated UGAF 99.
Use Cases
Analyzing long-term population trends for specific fur-bearing species based on transaction counts.
Modeling the spatial distribution of trapping activity across Fur Management Units (UGAF) from 1984 onward.
Investigating the impact of species classification changes, such as the separation of wolf and coyote records after 1982-1983.
Assessing data reliability by filtering records using the 'data not validated' column and the outlier UGAF 99 designation.
Strengths
Data spans over a century of trapping seasons, from 1917-1918 to the present.
Includes transaction counts for 19 distinct species or species groups, such as weasels, beaver, and muskrat.
Provides spatial granularity at the Fur Management Unit (UGAF) level for data from 1984-1985 onwards.
Limitations
Data represents raw fur transactions, not actual harvests, as catches may be carried over or kept for personal use.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.
Provenance
Source
Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
Collection Method
Compiled from fur transaction records submitted by trappers.
Time Range
1917-1918 to present (latest update 2026).
Freshness
Last updated 2026-04-17 15:50:17.818334; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Quebec, Canada, aggregated province-wide and later by Fur Management Units (UGAF).
License is CC-BY-4.0. Data includes a 'data not validated' column for unverified records and uses UGAF 99 as a catch-all for spatially unknown or outlier data.