A zone d'exploitation contrôlée (in French ; acronym ZEC ) is a " Controlled harvesting zone " located in public lands areas of Quebec , in Canada . ZECs are a system of territorial infrastructures set up in 1978 by the Government of Quebec to take over from private hunting, fishing and trapping clubs (as a result of "Operation wildlife management") to provide timely access to recreational activities to the general public like hunting and fishing.
5-794: The ZEC Jeannotte is a zone d'exploitation contrôlée (Controlled harvesting area), located in Lac-Édouard , in the administrative region of Mauricie , in Quebec , in Canada . The "Association de chasse et pêche Batiscan" (English: Hunting and fishing Association of the Batiscan river) is managing the zec. Southern territory of the ZEC offers a mountain bike circuit and a marked snowmobile trail. These trails allow to link Rivière-à-Pierre and La Tuque via Portneuf Wildlife Reserve and Zec de la Bessonne . The territory of
10-433: Is also accessible by train by Montreal – Jonquière train of Via Rail which crosses from south to north. Zec includes dozens of lakes and two major rivers: Jeannotte and Batiscan . These rivers are also very popular with fans who practice whitewater canoeing and kayaking. Zone d%27exploitation contr%C3%B4l%C3%A9e They are non profit organisations managed by honorary administrators whose primary responsibility
15-701: Is to manage fishing and hunting activities and see to wildlife conservation on their respective territories. ZEC objectives : ZECs fill a much larger economic place than fishing and hunting clubs did as they also promote all types of recreational and tourism activities such as hiking, canoeing, canoe -camping, mountain-biking, rock-climbing, vacationing and cottage rental, camping, wildlife/nature observation, wild berry picking, etc. They are open to all recreational enthusiasts and reservations are generally not required. The 86 ZECs consist of 63 hunting and fishing areas, 22 salmon fishing areas, and one wildfowl hunting area. They are gathered in 11 regional groups whose role
20-691: The ZEC Jeannotte is located thirty kilometers (direct line) at east of La Tuque . It shares its boundaries with the Zec de la Rivière-Blanche in the southwest, the Portneuf Wildlife Reserve in south and Zec de la Bessonne in the east. The territory of the ZEC is shared by the municipalities of La Tuque and Lac-Édouard . Zec Jeannotte is located in Laurentides . It is part of the natural province of Southern Laurentians . In terms of hydrography, all
25-759: The ZEC is in the basin of the Batiscan River . The Zec is traversed by two rivers: the Batiscan river and the Jeannotte . These rivers are also very popular with fans who go down the river by canoe or kayak. The Zec includes 119 lakes. Zec is accessible by the Route 367 through Portneuf Wildlife Reserve westerly Vermilion gate in Rivière-à-Pierre or through the Route 155 in La Tuque via Zec de la Bessonne Wayagamak gate. Zec
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