Washington · Elk Hunting Data

Washington Elk Unit 356

Sightings, hotspots, and hunt insights for Washington Game Management Unit 356.

Washington's Bumping Unit (GMU 356) is a vertical east-Cascade timber maze where the Bumping, American, and Little Naches Rivers carve knife-edge ridges into separate drainage compartments, climbing from roughly 2,400 feet on the river corridors to nearly 6,800 feet along the crest near Goat and Fifes Peaks. Elk hunters face a real wrinkle here: water runs everywhere, so it diffuses animal patterns instead of concentrating them, pushing the smart play toward seeps, fir-bench wallows, and regenerating burn and clearcut edges where browse sits at chest height. Our pack covers Unit Overview and Topography, Vegetation and Hydrology, Seasonal Expectations, Logistics and Access, plus a one-page Essential Recon summary. Study the unit on our interactive map, then export the points you choose to onX or your favorite hunting map.
207
Total Elk Spotted
42
Hotspots Identified
Active
Status · Data Available
Washington Elk Unit 356 boundary map
Unit 356 boundary within Washington · orange area is covered by this data pack

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The Washington - Elk Data Pack includes detailed heat maps, GPS coordinates, and unit-by-unit hotspots for every Washington Elk unit, including Unit 356. Study the unit on our interactive map and export the points you choose to onX or your favorite hunting map.

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How this data was collected

Data Hunt Guide aggregates publicly available sighting reports from across the web (social media, hunting forums, harvest reports, and trail-camera shares) and uses a proprietary algorithm to identify high-activity zones (hotspots) within each unit. Our team verifies coordinates manually before publication.