British Columbia's annual dataset tracks hunting license sales from 2005 to 2024. The Government of British Columbia collects this data through the BC Hunting Online licensing system, summarizing sales by residency type, product category, and specific license type. Each record corresponds to a license year, defined as April 1 to March 31.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in resident versus non-resident hunting participation based on residency type data.
- Model demand for different hunting products based on product type categories.
- Track annual changes in hunting license sales based on the license year time series.
- Assess the popularity of specific hunting activities based on license type descriptions.
Strengths
- Data covers a 20-year period from 2005 to 2024.
- Data is collected through a standardized provincial online licensing system.
- Sales are summarized by multiple dimensions including residency and product type.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:38:14.252239; freshness should be verified.
Provenance
- Source
- Government of British Columbia
- Collection Method
- Collected through the BC Hunting Online licensing system.
- Time Range
- 2005 to 2024
- Geography
- British Columbia