Unit research / Washington

Washington GMUs — hunting units map

Washington calls its hunting units GMUs — Game Management Units. All 161 GMUs we cover, ranked by public acres. Every number is computed from primary government data by the open pipeline — nothing is estimated and nothing is bought.

GMUs covered

161

Typical unit is

25% public

Mostly public (90%+)

25 GMUs

Most public land

GMU 448 — 595,874 ac

With landlocked public

137 of 161

Draw odds for Bighorn sheep, Black bear, Deer, Elk, Moose, Mountain goat and Turkey, plus how the Washington draw works.

GMU	Public	Public acres	Landlocked	Remote	Elevation
Stillaguamish · GMU 448Stillaguamish	83%	595,874 ac	4,442 ac	33%	0.1–7.6k ft
Pasayten · GMU 203Pasayten	100%	518,551 ac	—	98%	2.0–8.8k ft
Sherman · GMU 101Sherman	73%	514,013 ac	7,886 ac	5%	1.3–7.1k ft
North Cascades National Park · GMU 51North Cascades National Park	100%	500,673 ac	—	97%	0.6–9.1k ft
Lewis River · GMU 560Lewis River	90%	429,135 ac	251 ac	15%	0.5–12.3k ft
Nooksack · GMU 418Nooksack	72%	383,961 ac	9,806 ac	35%	0.1–10.7k ft
Clark · GMU 244Clark	100%	367,202 ac	0 ac	92%	1.1–10.5k ft
Snoqualmie · GMU 460Snoqualmie	62%	366,523 ac	2,701 ac	50%	0.0–7.9k ft
Selkirk · GMU 113Selkirk	76%	358,568 ac	2,644 ac	19%	1.7–7.1k ft
Sauk · GMU 437Sauk	61%	347,096 ac	6,111 ac	20%	0.0–6.8k ft
Chiwawa · GMU 245Chiwawa	89%	330,298 ac	2,941 ac	28%	1.2–7.5k ft
Packwood · GMU 516Packwood	93%	319,509 ac	149 ac	17%	0.8–7.3k ft
Cascade · GMU 450Cascade	100%	308,558 ac	—	96%	1.2–8.8k ft
Okanogan East · GMU 204Okanogan East	48%	305,587 ac	11,783 ac	5%	0.8–7.2k ft
Olympic · GMU 621Olympic	72%	300,026 ac	1,107 ac	20%	0.0–7.0k ft
Chewuch · GMU 218Chewuch	95%	286,085 ac	88 ac	33%	1.8–8.4k ft
Rattlesnake Hills · GMU 372Rattlesnake Hills	33%	259,653 ac	12,373 ac	51%	0.3–3.6k ft
Siouxon · GMU 572Siouxon	92%	255,030 ac	671 ac	8%	0.2–5.8k ft
49 Degrees North · GMU 11749 Degrees North	41%	251,854 ac	3,311 ac	1%	1.6–6.8k ft
Alta · GMU 242Alta	87%	241,211 ac	1,885 ac	36%	0.8–8.7k ft
Mount Rainier National Park · GMU 53Mount Rainier National Park	100%	235,069 ac	—	63%	1.8–14.4k ft
Alpine · GMU 249Alpine	100%	226,977 ac	682 ac	91%	1.9–9.3k ft
Teanaway · GMU 335Teanaway	62%	210,268 ac	2,112 ac	21%	1.6–7.5k ft
Diablo · GMU 426Diablo	99%	203,697 ac	0 ac	64%	0.3–8.7k ft
Mission · GMU 251Mission	61%	201,858 ac	10,390 ac	14%	0.6–7.9k ft
Sinlahekin · GMU 215Sinlahekin	73%	200,230 ac	3,403 ac	11%	0.8–7.8k ft
Aladdin · GMU 111Aladdin	66%	190,827 ac	2,270 ac	9%	1.3–7.2k ft
Beezley · GMU 272Beezley	16%	183,527 ac	26,458 ac	11%	0.6–2.9k ft
Bumping · GMU 356Bumping	100%	180,077 ac	—	58%	2.6–7.6k ft
Pearrygin · GMU 224Pearrygin	89%	171,496 ac	1,233 ac	20%	1.6–8.1k ft
Manson · GMU 243Manson	71%	162,107 ac	2,281 ac	53%	0.7–8.5k ft
Clearwater · GMU 615Clearwater	78%	160,218 ac	536 ac	3%	0.0–3.7k ft
Little Naches · GMU 346Little Naches	99%	150,800 ac	187 ac	20%	2.1–6.9k ft
Quilomene · GMU 329Quilomene	79%	144,606 ac	1,712 ac	12%	0.6–5.4k ft
Gardner · GMU 231Gardner	89%	143,522 ac	311 ac	54%	1.6–8.9k ft
South Rainier · GMU 513South Rainier	93%	143,229 ac	295 ac	13%	0.9–6.2k ft
Washougal · GMU 568Washougal	51%	137,294 ac	1,798 ac	5%	0.0–4.3k ft
Skokomish · GMU 636Skokomish	56%	134,052 ac	139 ac	6%	0.0–4.9k ft
White River · GMU 653White River	54%	133,028 ac	17 ac	15%	0.5–6.9k ft
Wind River · GMU 574Wind River	73%	131,081 ac	663 ac	2%	0.1–4.7k ft
Manastash · GMU 340Manastash	74%	126,250 ac	1,267 ac	3%	1.1–6.3k ft
Umtanum · GMU 342Umtanum	68%	126,217 ac	543 ac	2%	1.1–5.2k ft
Naneum · GMU 328Naneum	70%	118,113 ac	200 ac	5%	1.6–6.8k ft
Chiliwist · GMU 239Chiliwist	52%	117,787 ac	8,042 ac	3%	0.8–5.0k ft
North Sound · GMU 407North Sound	10%	113,957 ac	4,821 ac	5%	0.0–3.4k ft
Rimrock · GMU 364Rimrock	96%	108,922 ac	1,846 ac	29%	2.1–8.0k ft
Entiat · GMU 247Entiat	76%	108,417 ac	2,155 ac	4%	0.7–6.9k ft
Harrington · GMU 136Harrington	11%	107,364 ac	6,417 ac	5%	1.3–2.8k ft
Wahluke · GMU 278Wahluke	19%	105,444 ac	8,704 ac	8%	0.4–2.6k ft
Wenaha · GMU 169Wenaha	100%	103,303 ac	—	69%	2.0–6.4k ft
Taneum · GMU 336Taneum	73%	101,303 ac	858 ac	3%	1.9–6.2k ft
Slide Ridge · GMU 246Slide Ridge	99%	100,530 ac	—	58%	1.1–8.5k ft
Sol Duc · GMU 607Sol Duc	76%	99,525 ac	1,179 ac	7%	0.2–3.8k ft
Huckleberry · GMU 121Huckleberry	19%	98,870 ac	12,608 ac	6%	1.3–5.8k ft
Cowiche · GMU 368Cowiche	43%	96,959 ac	1,728 ac	3%	0.9–7.0k ft
Capitol Peak · GMU 663Capitol Peak	70%	94,273 ac	4 ac	0%	0.0–2.7k ft
Kelly Hill · GMU 105Kelly Hill	48%	91,410 ac	3,060 ac	1%	1.3–5.2k ft
Swakane · GMU 250Swakane	66%	90,966 ac	2,739 ac	1%	0.6–5.7k ft
West Klickitat · GMU 578West Klickitat	28%	82,487 ac	2,330 ac	0%	0.1–5.3k ft
Tucannon · GMU 166Tucannon	96%	81,768 ac	—	18%	1.9–6.3k ft
Quinault Ridge · GMU 638Quinault Ridge	86%	81,173 ac	277 ac	13%	0.2–4.4k ft
Pysht · GMU 603Pysht	53%	79,946 ac	1,395 ac	3%	0.0–4.9k ft
Issaquah · GMU 454Issaquah	11%	79,702 ac	1,184 ac	1%	0.0–4.2k ft
Desert · GMU 290Desert	43%	79,627 ac	5,381 ac	37%	1.0–1.4k ft
Lick Creek · GMU 175Lick Creek	78%	77,832 ac	—	1%	1.7–6.2k ft
Big Bend · GMU 248Big Bend	21%	70,596 ac	4,898 ac	7%	1.0–2.7k ft
Nile · GMU 352Nile	95%	68,140 ac	—	9%	1.9–6.9k ft
Horse Heaven · GMU 373Horse Heaven	9%	65,587 ac	17,478 ac	13%	0.3–3.7k ft
Pogue · GMU 233Pogue	45%	65,228 ac	6,222 ac	2%	0.8–6.0k ft
Bethel · GMU 360Bethel	98%	65,070 ac	639 ac	0%	1.6–6.2k ft
Ritzville · GMU 284Ritzville	6%	63,661 ac	12,432 ac	13%	1.0–2.1k ft
Loo-wit · GMU 522Loo-wit	95%	63,387 ac	209 ac	47%	1.0–8.1k ft
Matheny · GMU 618Matheny	99%	62,151 ac	—	14%	0.1–3.6k ft
Moses Coulee · GMU 269Moses Coulee	29%	61,087 ac	7,513 ac	12%	0.6–3.6k ft
Dickey · GMU 602Dickey	33%	60,357 ac	5,842 ac	6%	0.0–2.6k ft
Kahlotus · GMU 381Kahlotus	9%	56,848 ac	11,790 ac	30%	0.3–1.7k ft
Cheney · GMU 130Cheney	9%	56,177 ac	1,278 ac	2%	1.4–3.0k ft
Green River · GMU 485Green River	63%	55,115 ac	1,019 ac	0%	0.9–4.8k ft
Skookumchuck · GMU 667Skookumchuck	13%	52,775 ac	324 ac	0%	0.2–4.2k ft
Mashel · GMU 654Mashel	24%	50,530 ac	149 ac	1%	0.4–5.4k ft
East Klickitat · GMU 382East Klickitat	9%	48,642 ac	20,450 ac	21%	0.2–4.7k ft
Toutle · GMU 556Toutle	31%	45,693 ac	—	2%	0.4–4.5k ft
Douglas · GMU 108Douglas	24%	44,368 ac	4,416 ac	2%	1.3–5.8k ft
Stormking · GMU 510Stormking	33%	43,755 ac	47 ac	0%	0.8–5.1k ft
Fall River · GMU 672Fall River	26%	42,828 ac	59 ac	1%	0.0–2.4k ft
Ryderwood · GMU 530Ryderwood	12%	42,801 ac	1,310 ac	0%	0.0–3.1k ft
Mount Spokane · GMU 124Mount Spokane	9%	42,343 ac	4,089 ac	2%	1.4–5.9k ft
Williams Creek · GMU 673Williams Creek	25%	42,065 ac	770 ac	0%	0.0–2.1k ft
Kitsap · GMU 627Kitsap	9%	41,801 ac	1,251 ac	0%	0.0–1.7k ft
Roosevelt · GMU 133Roosevelt	11%	39,797 ac	2,975 ac	1%	1.3–3.5k ft
Copalis · GMU 642Copalis	22%	38,968 ac	801 ac	1%	0.0–0.6k ft
Stampede · GMU 466Stampede	65%	38,413 ac	477 ac	5%	1.6–5.5k ft
Prescott · GMU 149Prescott	4%	37,565 ac	7,836 ac	8%	0.3–2.3k ft
Grayback · GMU 388Grayback	11%	35,387 ac	4,250 ac	1%	0.1–5.8k ft
Mountain View · GMU 172Mountain View	49%	34,026 ac	2,592 ac	19%	1.3–6.1k ft
Wynoochee · GMU 648Wynoochee	12%	33,749 ac	1,381 ac	0%	0.0–1.6k ft
Dayton · GMU 162Dayton	25%	33,650 ac	280 ac	16%	1.5–6.0k ft
Saint Andrews · GMU 254Saint Andrews	16%	33,490 ac	1,129 ac	5%	1.6–2.8k ft
Lincoln · GMU 501Lincoln	22%	32,458 ac	0 ac	0%	0.0–2.4k ft
Goodman · GMU 612Goodman	42%	31,793 ac	727 ac	6%	0.0–1.5k ft
Mossyrock · GMU 505Mossyrock	17%	31,461 ac	161 ac	4%	0.1–2.9k ft
Wannacut · GMU 209Wannacut	26%	30,399 ac	2,825 ac	2%	0.9–4.6k ft
Mason · GMU 633Mason	13%	30,196 ac	346 ac	0%	0.0–0.7k ft
Minot Peak · GMU 660Minot Peak	15%	29,752 ac	971 ac	0%	0.0–1.8k ft
Winston · GMU 520Winston	15%	28,427 ac	42 ac	7%	0.0–5.4k ft
Willapa Hills · GMU 506Willapa Hills	11%	27,711 ac	220 ac	11%	0.0–3.0k ft
Battle Ground · GMU 564Battle Ground	7%	25,341 ac	3,719 ac	3%	0.0–2.2k ft
Steptoe · GMU 139Steptoe	3%	25,151 ac	3,748 ac	10%	1.1–3.6k ft
Coyle · GMU 624Coyle	4%	24,314 ac	706 ac	0%	0.0–0.9k ft
Ringold · GMU 379Ringold	7%	23,291 ac	1,511 ac	14%	0.3–1.3k ft
North River · GMU 658North River	14%	22,868 ac	485 ac	0%	0.0–1.2k ft
Couse · GMU 181Couse	13%	22,435 ac	1,182 ac	5%	0.7–5.0k ft
Puyallup · GMU 652Puyallup	5%	21,191 ac	147 ac	0%	0.0–1.8k ft
Grande Ronde · GMU 186Grande Ronde	59%	20,141 ac	5,004 ac	45%	0.8–4.9k ft
Unassigned Water · GMU 2Unassigned Water	2%	18,538 ac	2,873 ac	23%	0.0–0.2k ft
Almota · GMU 142Almota	4%	18,218 ac	4,893 ac	7%	0.5–3.4k ft
Foster Creek · GMU 260Foster Creek	20%	17,696 ac	2,695 ac	3%	0.8–3.0k ft
Coweeman · GMU 550Coweeman	7%	16,605 ac	1,769 ac	5%	0.0–3.0k ft
Margaret · GMU 524Margaret	25%	14,792 ac	—	41%	0.7–5.7k ft
Bear River · GMU 681Bear River	17%	14,678 ac	823 ac	0%	0.0–1.7k ft
Mill Creek Watershed · GMU 157Mill Creek Watershed	96%	13,494 ac	—	59%	2.6–6.2k ft
Deschutes · GMU 666Deschutes	6%	13,225 ac	555 ac	3%	0.0–0.8k ft
Mica Peak · GMU 127Mica Peak	4%	12,925 ac	617 ac	0%	1.7–5.2k ft
Badger · GMU 266Badger	8%	11,424 ac	3,750 ac	3%	0.6–4.3k ft
Withrow · GMU 262Withrow	6%	10,658 ac	3,689 ac	7%	0.7–3.2k ft
Long Beach · GMU 684Long Beach	28%	9,181 ac	1,924 ac	12%	0.0–0.3k ft
Orcas · GMU 411Orcas	22%	8,311 ac	273 ac	0%	0.0–2.4k ft
Alkali · GMU 371Alkali	2%	8,141 ac	267 ac	2%	0.5–4.2k ft
Peola · GMU 178Peola	4%	7,828 ac	370 ac	1%	0.7–4.6k ft
Mayview · GMU 145Mayview	3%	7,792 ac	3,139 ac	15%	0.6–2.8k ft
Hoko · GMU 601Hoko	9%	7,739 ac	8 ac	0%	0.0–2.0k ft
Whidbey · GMU 420Whidbey	7%	7,525 ac	198 ac	0%	0.0–0.5k ft
Yale · GMU 554Yale	22%	6,362 ac	363 ac	0%	0.1–2.0k ft
Randle · GMU 503Randle	15%	5,484 ac	163 ac	0%	0.8–3.6k ft
Satsop · GMU 651Satsop	3%	5,430 ac	—	0%	0.0–1.5k ft
Long Island · GMU 699Long Island	97%	5,243 ac	5,243 ac	73%	0.0–0.3k ft
Islands · GMU 410Islands	1%	5,044 ac	1,957 ac	19%	0.0–0.6k ft
Cypress · GMU 417Cypress	93%	4,962 ac	—	2%	0.0–1.5k ft
Marengo · GMU 163Marengo	5%	4,608 ac	914 ac	4%	0.9–3.3k ft
San Juan · GMU 413San Juan	10%	3,692 ac	—	0%	0.0–1.1k ft
West Bar · GMU 330West Bar	82%	3,640 ac	397 ac	17%	0.6–2.0k ft
Ellensburg · GMU 334Ellensburg	3%	3,305 ac	73 ac	0%	1.4–2.8k ft
Spokane Indian Reservation · GMU 41Spokane Indian Reservation	2%	3,166 ac	10 ac	0%	1.3–4.1k ft
Cedar River · GMU 490Cedar River	3%	3,162 ac	6 ac	29%	0.5–5.3k ft
Blue Creek · GMU 154Blue Creek	2%	3,112 ac	1,289 ac	12%	0.7–4.9k ft
Stella · GMU 504Stella	4%	2,496 ac	851 ac	0%	0.0–2.0k ft
Vashon - Maury · GMU 422Vashon - Maury	8%	1,860 ac	—	0%	0.0–0.5k ft
Camano · GMU 421Camano	6%	1,582 ac	—	0%	0.0–0.6k ft
Lopez · GMU 414Lopez	7%	1,332 ac	28 ac	0%	0.0–0.5k ft
Quinault Indian Reservation · GMU 24Quinault Indian Reservation	1%	1,115 ac	81 ac	0%	0.0–2.7k ft
Anderson Island · GMU 655Anderson Island	10%	485 ac	—	0%	0.0–0.3k ft
Blakely · GMU 415Blakely	5%	196 ac	196 ac	0%	0.0–1.0k ft
Guemes · GMU 419Guemes	3%	171 ac	123 ac	0%	0.0–0.7k ft
Stuart · GMU 424Stuart	8%	154 ac	0 ac	0%	0.0–0.6k ft
Shaw · GMU 412Shaw	1%	56 ac	2 ac	0%	0.0–0.4k ft
Ozette Indian Reservation · GMU 21Ozette Indian Reservation	3%	21 ac	—	100%	0.0–0.3k ft
Hoh Indian Reservation · GMU 23Hoh Indian Reservation	4%	17 ac	—	0%	0.0–0.2k ft
Decatur · GMU 416Decatur	0%	7 ac	—	0%	0.0–0.5k ft
Quileute Indian Reservation · GMU 22Quileute Indian Reservation	1%	7 ac	3 ac	0%	0.0–0.3k ft
Makah Indian Reservation · GMU 20Makah Indian Reservation	0%	1 ac	1 ac	0%	0.0–1.9k ft
Henry · GMU 423Henry	0%	1 ac	—	0%	0.0–0.3k ft