The majority of land in this area is deeded property. Moose hunters need permission to hunt most of this area which borders Washington and is around Moscow.

Moose numbers are lower here than in the northern Panhandle, but hunters usually have little difficulty in finding bulls with 34-40” racks. The state issues few tags and much of the terrain is open and useful to long-range spotting.

This area is all private land except for part of Mary Minerva McCroskey Memorial State Park, a few square miles of state land in the Palouse Range and about 30 scattered small parts of BLM, U.S. Forest Service and state land. Most of the land is flat to rolling prairie except for many coulees and a few large canyons such as Hatwai Creek canyon. Several long canyons drain into the Potlatch River at Kendrick and southwest of town. The biggest hills are West Twin, East Twin and Moscow Mountain. Most other land varies from about 2,000 to 3,500 feet above sea level.

A lot of the area is high prairie flat lands and hills that are divided into countless pastures and dry farms. Hills and mountains above the plains and canyons that have been cut below the level of the plains and low foothills tend to be steep and full of brush and timber. These timbered and brushy areas are where moose live. Ponderosa pines, Douglas fir and western red cedar are major tree species.

The Nez Perce Indian Reservation has land here. Non-tribal members can hunt on private inholdings with landowners’ permission. You must have an Idaho hunting license and tag to hunt on private property inside the reservation. The largest piece of state land in the unit is Mary Minerva McCroskey Memorial State Park, but it is closed to hunting. Several thousand acres of state land are in the Palouse Range.

Camping is allowed at an unimproved campground at Mary Minerva McCroskey Memorial State Park. No fee is charged. RV parking and tent camping is available for a fee at Robinson County Park in Moscow.