Quick Tips
- Watch your shot angles
Species | General Size | Trophy Potential |
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Mule Deer | 110"-130" | 140"+ |
Elk | Little-to-none | N/A |
On The Ground
Terrain
Vegetation
Access
Camping and Lodging
Historical Temperatures
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Species | General Size | Trophy Potential |
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Mule Deer | 110"-130" | 140"+ |
Elk | Little-to-none | N/A |
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Low
The Yakima River flows by the town of Ellensburg which lays in the center of this largely privately-owned farming unit. Farms are small and hunters will definitely have to pay attention to not only property lines but roads, buildings, and agricultural activities making this a hard unit to hunt if you don’t live close or have friends or family with ground. There is just a touch of public land, however, it is so little that it’s hardly worth mentioning. When the snow pushes elk and mule down, they do like to work the farm crops creating a bit of human wildlife conflict. This unit holds very little resident game.
There is lots of human activity in this unit limiting hunting access, shot angles, and game retrieval.
This relatively flat unit along the Yakima River is ideal for farming. Kittitas Co. Airport and the town of Ellensburg make up the land that is not used for agriculture.
The vegetation in this unit is mostly agriculture crops divided into very small private land holdings.
There is basically no public land here. The little bit of public land that is here is in very tiny plots.
Ellensburg is centrally located if you are interested in a bed and a shower, and being closer to gas stations, restaurants, and a grocery store.
Roughly 187 square miles
2% public land
Elevations range from 1,800– 2,200 feet
Private land access is paramount