GameWardenDistrictBoundaries

This data set represents the 2025 game warden district boundaries for Wyoming. For updates, the Wyoming Atlas and Gazetteer (DeLorme, Inc.) is consulted for road and other information. In addition, a streams layer, a roads layer, and a HUC12 layer (converted from polygons to lines) are used to capture new linework. Other layers may be used as needed. District boundaries follow a variety of features including watershed boundaries (4th - 6th-level HUCs), streams, rivers, roads, topographic features, property ownership boundaries, and county boundaries. Delineated districts were digitized based on written descriptions provided by wardens and regional coordinators at scales no smaller than 1:100,000. Boundaries were digitized using 1:100,000 and 1:24,000 scale USGS topographic maps, 4th-6th level HUC layers, TIGER road and stream data, landownership, and county boundary data. Where written descriptions were in conflict with regional boundaries or adjacent warden districts, resolution was attempted through contact with supervisors/coordinators and the Biological Services section of the Wildlife Division. In some cases this meant that digitized boundaries were adjusted to coincide with existing regional boundaries even if written boundary descriptions were not exactly identical. Personnel changes occur frequently; instances of making such updates are not recorded in the metadata. NOTE: A layer of regional boundaries is derived from this warden district layer by dissolving on the "REGION" attribute (Dissolve_Field), and unchecking the box "Create multipart features (optional)". The "Dissolve" tool: ArcToolbox > Data Management Tools > Generalization.