This small steep unit is largely Weyerhaeuser Company land, with a little bit of Gifford Pinchot National Forest on the eastern tip. There are a couple of other large private landowners and just a few small properties mainly in the Elk, Forest and Fawn Lake region, and along Rd 504 where it crosses Pullen Creek out west. The Hoffstadt Unit of Mount Saint Helens Wildlife Area, along with Corps of Engineer and small pieces of state land, run along the southwestern border to the western tip. The Green River forms the northern boundary of this steep, heavily forested GMU; although a significant portion is by timber companies, it has seen heavy logging activity like some of the units further to the west. However, there are large tracts of clear-cuts in various stages of regrowth here. This rugged country is dotted with numerous lakes including: Shovel, Panhandle, Obscurity, Holmstedt, Boot, Grizzly, Venus and Island lake in the national forest, along with Black Mountain, Minnie Peak, Mount Venus and Mount Whittier, which drops over 3,000-ft towards the Green River in under two-miles.

Both the blacktail deer and elk are intensely managed in this GMU.

Both Mount Venus and Mount Whittier top out at 5,817-ft in the National Forest in the east. By the time the Green River meets the North Fork Toutle River at the southern tip, the elevation is a modest 800-ft. Heavily timbered areas with some logging activities and past clearcuts drain to the rivers on both the north and south borders. The southeastern portion is the most open, rocky area in this GMU and is roadless.

This unit holds old growth forests, forested floodplain, riparian river basins, arid rocky bluffs, mineral springs, wetlands, and a bit of lava along the North Fork Toutle River.

There is a sizeable piece of National Forest land in the east, however, there are not a lot of roads in this steep, rocky country. The best access may be the few roads along the Green River in the very eastern portion. The rest of the GMU has a vast network of roads, but most of them are located on private lands.

Primitive camping in the National Forest is allowed for most of the year, but various fire bans and forest road closures may happen, so double check any restrictions or permits necessary prior to your trip. There are not any nearby towns providing lodging or accommodations, come into this unit prepared.