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WAC 232-28-336 Game management units (GMUs) boundary descriptions -- Region six.
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GMU 601-HOKO (Clallam County):

2006 General Harvest = (Deer - 30) ( Elk - 6) ( Bear - 3) ( Cougar - 1) (Turkey - 3)
Lake Ozette Road and the Neah Bay Rd are the only ways to get to this unit.  Be prepared for lots and lots of rain.  But, if the logging continues in this area, the clearcuts around Seiku mtn  will provide great hunting opportunity.  5000 and 7000 lines are gated, but, great clearcuts are available to those who want to bike or boot in.
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GMU 602-DICKEY (Clallam County): 

2006 General Harvest = (Deer - 55) ( Elk - 20) ( Bear - 4) ( Cougar - 1) (Turkey - 0)
Stolezberg Mountain and Dickey Creek are good bets for active clearcuts.  Be prepared for lots and lots of rain.  The area off of Hwy 112, around the prison holds a lot of deer.  The area also has some active logging.  Tyee hill just above Lake Pleasant can provide a bit of access as well.  Before getting into the town of Mora you can find some roads leading North that will provide access to the interior of this unit.
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GMU 603-PYSHT (Clallam County): 

2006 General Harvest = (Deer - 106) ( Elk - 7) ( Bear - 6) ( Cougar - 0) (Turkey - 0)
This unit has been one of the most productive units on the peninsula.    Most of the unit is owned by the Merril Ring Timber company.  Access is by permit only.  From their website Merrill Ring:

The Pysht Tree Farm has long been known for its excellent hunting. Deer, elk, cougar and bear provide great sport for all levels of skill. Acquired before Washington became a state, the Tree Farm has a long history of stewardship. Managing the Tree Farm for over 100 years has come to require increased intensive management of all the Tree Farm's resources. The Tree Farm is more than trees: it is also river and stream systems, wildlife, fish and recreation. These resources must be managed together for each to be at its best.

Recreational access to the Pysht Tree Farm is subject to the purchase of an annual access permit. The permit fee is $200, and permits are limited to the first 100 applicants. For 2006 permits may be purchased at M&R offices in Port Angeles and Pysht beginning March 31. All hunters and fishers must have a valid Washington State hunting and/or fishing license.

Special Elk Hunting Access Permit Drawing

Access to the Pysht Tree Farm during elk hunting season will be limited to several individuals whose names are drawn from among the annual permit holders.For additional information, please contact our office at Pysht:

1-800-998-2382 / pysht@olypen.com

Jim Creek Drainage holds significant numbers of big deer.
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GMU 607-SOL DUC (Clallam County):

2006 General Harvest = (Deer - 35) ( Elk - 29) ( Bear - 11) ( Cougar - 1) (Turkey - 0)
Deer can be found by getting up into the drainages around Hunger mountain.  Look in the flats around Calawah and Sitkum rivers.
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GMU 612-GOODMAN (Jefferson and Clallam counties):

2006 General Harvest = (Deer - 15) ( Elk - 15) ( Bear - 1) ( Cougar - 1) (Turkey - 0)
 Goodman Creek drainage flows straight though this unit.  There is only one road access on the south side on the lower Hoh Rd.  This unit has no other roads and is thick, thick, thick.  No clearcuts or logging roads here. 
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GMU 615-CLEARWATER (Jefferson County):

2006 General Harvest = (Deer - 23) ( Elk - 37) ( Bear - 26) ( Cougar - 1) (Turkey - 0)
Go up the Clearwater rd and hunt the logging roads of Miller Cr, Christmas Cr. and Snaphapish River.  Also do not neglect the areas just North of the Queets River, the Elk and Deer know the park boundary but will move in and out of the park on occasion.  If you have a boat you can drift the Hoh.  A number of elk will be in the flats along the river and will sometimes  be seen crossing the shallower portions.
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GMU 618-MATHENY (Jefferson and Grays Harbor counties): 

2006 General Harvest = (Deer - 2) ( Elk - 7) ( Bear - 7) ( Cougar - 0) (Turkey - 0)
Matheny Ridge (FR 2170) holds wonderful numbers of Elk and some deer.  You can also spot elk and deer down low in the flats.  The elk often move back and forth from the Queets area of the Park.  Pay attention where the Park boundary is.  You cannot hunt the park.
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GMU 621-OLYMPIC (Jefferson, Clallam and Mason counties):

2006 General Harvest = (Deer - 240) ( Elk - Special Permit) ( Bear - 29) ( Cougar - 4) (Turkey - 0)
Permit only elk unit.  Deer can be found in the lower elevations of the Olympic National Forest.  Duckabush and Dosewalips drainages will have decent numbers of deer in the lower elevations.  You may also want to check out clearcuts up FR 24just North of Shelton.  The areas around the Buckhorn wilderness up North in the unit will also hold some deer.  The lower elevation areas hold lots more deer than the higher elevation, but, in this unit, most of the lower elevation areas are privately owned lands.  You might be able to knock on some doors and hunt a green belt. 

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2006 General Harvest = (Deer - 171) ( Elk - 0) ( Bear - 11) ( Cougar - 1) (Turkey - 0)
Lots of Elk but all residential property.  No access to any huntable public animals is known.
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GMU 627-KITSAP (Kitsap, Mason, and Pierce counties):

2006 General Harvest = (Deer - 193) ( Elk - 0) ( Bear - 28) ( Cougar - 1) (Turkey - 0)
Green Mountain State Forest is open to hunters and holds some deer.  Best way to hunt this area is to scout out residential green belts and ask for permission to use a bow.  The deer in these areas have never been hunted and grow big.  However, the biggest issue with the Kitsap unit is the rapid growth of development.  There are still some stands of 20 acres here and there, but, at the rate the building is going, there will be little hunting going on in this unit in the next 10 years.  Banner forest holds deer, but, is a very popular mountain biking and hiking spot.  You will see lots of trails and sign, but, because of the high public use, most deer are nocturnal.

If you are an archer, a good way to get into some lightly pressured deer is to look at areas and homes that back up to a green belt or a drainage.  These drainages hold big deer and some bears.  The trick is to know who and when to ask for permission.  As the area becomes more an more popular, these pockets will be less available.
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GMU 633-MASON (Mason and Kitsap counties):

2006 General Harvest = (Deer - 236) ( Elk - 0) ( Bear - 10) ( Cougar - 0) (Turkey - 0)
Tahuya State Forest has good public access to some deer.  Very popular hiking and mountain biking trails, however.  Most of the deer in Tahuya are nocturnal due to the heavy usage.  There are some spotty clearcuts of varying ages between the areas of Dewatto and Tahuya and relatively little pressure from hunters.  Most of the areas around Shelton have great deer numbers, but public access is unknown.  There are numerous 5-10 acre homesites spread out all over the area and deer can be found in all of them.  A number of these deer have never been hunted before.  There have been some landowners in this area where in the past willing to let a few bowhunters trim the herd as the deer do quite a number on gardens.
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GMU 636-SKOKOMISH (Grays Harbor and Mason counties): 

2006 General Harvest = (Deer - 145) ( Elk - 0) ( Bear - 13) ( Cougar - 2) (Turkey - 0)
Skokomish Valley rd, FR 2270 (along the east side of Wynoochee lake are access points to hundreds of miles of logging roads.  This is a popular area, but, use the crowds to your advantage by getting out of your rig and finding closed or gated areas to hike into.  The other hunters will push the deer into those areas.  Permit only elk unit.
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GMU 638-QUINAULT RIDGE (Grays Harbor and Jefferson counties):

2006 General Harvest = (Deer - 26) ( Elk - 20) ( Bear - 12) ( Cougar - 0) (Turkey - 0)
Quinalt Ridge Rd will get you close to “the Bob”  There will be elk and some deer migrating along this ridge line depending on how heavy the area gets hit by hunters.  FR 2220 will get you into the valley of this area.  Look for Deer and Elk moving through the thick underbrush.  A technique used in this area is to see where elk have recently crossed the road (they travel in significantly sized herds) stop your vehicle and chase after them.  They spend little time in the open but can be found just inside these open areas.

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GMU 642-COPALIS (Grays Harbor County):

2006 General Harvest = (Deer - 71) ( Elk - 1) ( Bear - 10) ( Cougar - 1) (Turkey - 0)
Lots and lots of deer in this area.  However, most of the prime areas are private and inaccessible.  You can find great clearcuts out towards the coast.  The private lands around Ocean Shores have some amazingly big deer.  You will need to secure landowner permission to get in on these deer.  There are also some deer on the Oyhut Wildlife area.

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GMU 648-WYNOOCHEE (Grays Harbor County):

2006 General Harvest = (Deer - 369) ( Elk - 31) ( Bear - 18) ( Cougar - 3) (Turkey - 1)
Forest Rd 22 will get you into the top part of this unit.  The area is relatively flat and provides for some great opportunities to hunt different clear cuts of different ages.  Do not dismiss the small stands of trees which are in the middle of some of the bigger clearcuts.  These spots can hold some pretty big deer.

West of Wynoochee lake holds a ton of roads and clear cuts to hunt in.  Anderson Butte around the gated or tank trapped areas can be great.
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GMU 651-SATSOP (Grays Harbor, Mason and Thurston counties):

2006 General Harvest = (Deer - 457) ( Elk - 15) ( Bear - 6) ( Cougar - 1) (Turkey - 3)
Lots of agricultural land in this unit.  Best bets are going to be the private timber areas in the East of the unit just south of Gosnell Creek.  Bingham creek will have a few areas to get in.  But, one of the best ways to get on deer is to do some scouting and knocking on doors of the local farmers. 
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GMU 652-PUYALLUP (Pierce and King counties):

2006 General Harvest = (Deer - 164) ( Elk - 81) ( Bear - 11) ( Cougar - 1) (Turkey - 0)
Fort Lewis has the only “public access” in this unit.  You can contact them at the base at 253-967-5415.  They can get you the information to hunt the military base.  There are quite a few deer on the base and is actually a pretty popular hunt for some of the locals.  The rest of the Puyallup unit holds good numbers of deer.  But, they are scattered around on small land parcels.  These land parcels are rapidly disappearing due to huge land developing going on.  There will be virtually no hunting in this unit in the next 10 years. _______________________________________________________________________

GMU 653-WHITE RIVER (King and Pierce counties):

2006 General Harvest = (Deer - 113) ( Elk - 0) ( Bear - 20) ( Cougar - 0) (Turkey - 0)
Huckleberry ridge contains miles and miles of various clearcut stands.  FR 73 or 74 feeds the surrounding drainages.  Permit only elk unit.
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GMU 654-MASHEL (Pierce County): 

2006 General Harvest = (Deer - 339) ( Elk - 33) ( Bear - 23) ( Cougar - 0) (Turkey - 0)
Elbe hills just north of Elbe offers boot, bike or horseback riders a plethora of great hunting areas.  Fr 59 (outside Elbe) winds up and over the unit and provides for tons of logging road access.  There are deer and elk all over this unit.  It is also a very popular unit.  Get off the roads when you see a good clearcut and wait.  The deer and the elk move through these areas back and forth dependent on hunting pressure.  As the snow starts falling on higher elevations, you can hunt the Puyallup river and the Deer Creek drainages for migratory deer and elk coming out of the park.
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GMU 658-NORTH RIVER (Grays Harbor and Pacific counties):

2006 General Harvest = (Deer - 107) ( Elk - 67) ( Bear - 6) ( Cougar - 5) (Turkey - 1)
Lots of access can be had in this unit.  Try the roads leading west along Hwy 6 between Raymond and the Hatchery.  There are miles and miles of roads in the unit.
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GMU 660-MINOT PEAK (Grays Harbor and Pacific counties):

2006 General Harvest = (Deer - 201) ( Elk - 49) ( Bear - 12) ( Cougar - 1) (Turkey - 0)
Lower Chehalis State Forest just West of Oakville and South of Elma holds quite  a bit of property for the prepared hunter.  There are gates along the Q line, the V line, and the North and South T- line.  These roads may or may not be gated.   Great clearcuts in the southern portion off the Oakville Brooklyn Rd.  Also the northern part of the forest coming in from the South bank rd has lots of good clearcuts.  If you see gates, get your bike out or go for a hike.  You will find great habitat. 
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GMU 663-CAPITOL PEAK (Grays Harbor and Thurston counties): 

2006 General Harvest = (Deer - 282) ( Elk - 6) ( Bear - 18) ( Cougar - 2) (Turkey - 1)
This unit has excellent public land access in the Capitol State Forest.  Hunt the lower areas in the alder stands, especially after the leaves are down in the fall.  The forest has lots of public use including hikers and mountain bikers.  Stay off the trails and hike up some of the forest roads on the Southwestern section of the forest.  Just south of the D and E lineswill get you into little traveled areas.
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GMU 666-DESCHUTES (Thurston County):

2006 General Harvest = (Deer - 241) ( Elk - 31) ( Bear - 2) ( Cougar - 0) (Turkey - 1)
Almost all of this unit is private and mostly residential.  However, Fort Lewis Military Reservation holds a nice population of deer.  Obviously since this is a military base, there are a number of restrictions on hunting there.  NW Adventure center at 253-967-5415 will give you more information. 
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GMU 667-SKOOKUMCHUCK (Thurston and Lewis counties): 

2006 General Harvest = (Deer - 786) ( Elk - 49) ( Bear - 22) ( Cougar - 8) (Turkey - 10)
This area is mostly Weyerhauser land.  Access is limited because most of the unit is gated.  However, there are huge amounts of deer in this unit.  Hunt the gated and closed roads off the Centralia-Alpha road (HWY 508).  You can also access from the west by any one of the Access roads like Big Hanaford or Lucas Creek rd.  There are also some decent populations on the east side of 667.  Just north of Morton and just south of Mineral up FR 74 or 70.  There are some really nice road systems in there.  Again, look for the gated areas and do not pass up those benches set up between two taller hills.  You will find deer traveling these benches at all times of the day.
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GMU 672-FALL RIVER (Pacific, Lewis and Grays Harbor counties): 

2006 General Harvest = (Deer - 217) ( Elk - 65) ( Bear - 8) ( Cougar - 0) (Turkey - 1)   

Along Hwy 101, between Aberdeen and Raymond,.  Go West on Smith Creek Rd.     Hunt the gated and closed roads to the south.  There are also a number of logging roads along Hwy 6.  Look for 10 yr old clear cuts and hunt the fringes.
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GMU 673-WILLIAMS CREEK (Pacific County):

2006 General Harvest = (Deer - 156) ( Elk - 136) ( Bear - 8) ( Cougar - 0) (Turkey - 1)
This unit has deer and elk everywhere.  The logging in this area is spotty. Naselle Rd just NE of Naselle will put you through the State owned lands.  Most of the private timber lands are gated and have great numbers of roads which will hold all ages of clearcuts.  Get on a mountain bike and ride way back past one of the gates and you should have amazingly lonely hunting.
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GMU 681-BEAR RIVER (Pacific and Wahkiakum counties):

2006 General Harvest = (Deer - 42) ( Elk - 60) ( Bear - 8) ( Cougar - 0) (Turkey - 0)
Clearcuts are available just east of Hwy 401.  Get in to some of the locked areas and walk or bike in.  There are not a lot of hunters in this area
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GMU 684-LONG BEACH (Pacific County): 

2006 General Harvest = (Deer - 22) ( Elk - 26) ( Bear - 3) ( Cougar - 0) (Turkey - 0)
No information at this time as the entire unit is private land.  Lots of deer are in this unit.
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GMU 699-LONG ISLAND (Pacific County):

2006 General Harvest = (Deer - 0) ( Elk - 6) ( Bear - 3) ( Cougar - 0) (Turkey - 0)  

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