The majority of this unit is private land, with the largest tracts of BLM and state ground running through the center of the unit along the Moses Coulee, Jameson and Grimes Lakes. Along with other scattered chunks of public, the WDFW has enrolled 56,423-acres of land for additional access for hunters through the Private Lands Hunting Access program. Unit boundaries basically follow major roads: Hwy 2 along the southern boundary, up Rd 172 on the east, and along the top to Rd 17 about one-third of the way down before following the Upper Grand Coulee just outside of Coulee City. Columbia sharp-tailed grouse, mule deer and upland game birds favor this ecosystem. Mule deer densities are low, however, this unit offers an excellent age class of bucks and is worth spending a bit of time to scouting and gaining access to less pressured private lands. Your time will be well invested for a hunting opportunity and fun hunting experience. Elk are basically nonexistent in this GMU. Whitetail numbers are low, but they do show up in the wetter portions of this arid unit.

There are lots of road hunters in this unit, stay in one spot and they will pressure deer to you.

This unit is very open and can be challenging to find deer in with elevation difference just over 1,000-ft and the highest portion along the western edge. Various farming and ranching operations range widely. Based on crops planted, maturity dates, and rotation, there is always some activity and crops deer favor. This is a relatively flat unit and it does not drain quickly thus creating some shallow draws offering game cover and excellent browse with isolated ponds mixed in.

This unit is split between arid grasslands, prairies, and dryland farms crops ranging from wheat, cereal grains, hay, canola, barley and grass seed. Rangeland consists of a variety of shrubs, buckbrush, sage and a variety of warm and cool season bunch grasses including the invasive non-native cheatgrass. There are approximately 800-acres of open water in this arid unit; around these isolated ponds, a wider range of taller grasses and flowers thrive.

Between the Feel Free to Hunt and Hunt by Written Permission programs, the state has secured approximately 56,000-acres of private land for public access hunting, along with over 10-000-acres of BLM and other state land -there are public hunting opportunities spread throughout the unit.

Public campgrounds are extremely limited in this unit. If you are more interested in a bed and a shower, and being closer to gas stations, restaurants, and a grocery store, your best option will be in the small town of Coulee City in the southeast corner just outside of the unit.