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Unit research · Washington GMU 23

Hoh Indian Reservation — Washington

4% public across 478 ac. Road access is easy — only 0% of the public land is more than a mile from a road. No landlocked public land.

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0–160 ft

elevation range

4%

public land

0%

of public >1 mi from a road

0 ac

landlocked public

1.86

road miles per mi²

0 mi

maintained trails

Computed from primary government data by the open pipeline. See the code →

Tags & season

Tags: check Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

No draw hunts are published for this gmu. Tag type, quotas and season dates are in Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's regulations.

Plus: Washington big game hunting licence$61.70 resident · $599.07 nonresident

Season dates: see Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's regulations

WDFW — Big game hunting licences and tags (2026)

Fees and draw dates from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, 2026, verified 2026-08-15 — past its verify-by date, confirm with the agency. Tag type from the agency's published draw statistics: a gmu that appears in none of them has no limited-entry hunt we know of. Source: WDFW — Big game hunting licences and tags (2026) · WDFW — Special hunt permits.

Land & access

■ Other public 4%□ Private 96%
Unit area478 ac
Public land17 ac (4%)
Landlocked public0 ac (0.0%)
Motorized routes (MVUM + roads)1 mi
Maintained trails0 mi

Backcountry

Public land >1 mi from a road0 ac (0% of public)
Road density1.86 mi/mi²
Managed by
Elevation0–160 ft
Median elevation30 ft
Median slope

Where the ground sits

0 ft160 ft

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Slope mix

USGS 3DEP 1 arc-second (30 m), slope at native resolution in a local metric projection, sampled on a 200 m grid. See the code →

Unit intelligence report

Burn history, migration coverage, and terrain for this gmu — The full report assembles it into one printable document and keeps it current as the facts change.

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Season conditions — measured, not vibes

Historical temperatures · 2000–2025

Monthly normal highs and lows, °F47° high41° lowJFMAMJJASOND

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Measured at DESTRUCTION IS. WA, 9 km from the unit’s center. NOAA ISD-Lite hourly observations.

How these numbers are made

public_land_pct = public_area / unit_area
landlocked = public ∖ reachable(roads, corners)
remote = public ∖ buffer(roads, 1 mi)

Computed, not curated: no paid research team, no opinions dressed as data. If a number looks wrong, file an issue — the fix ships for everyone.

Nearby GMUs

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