GMU 101 Sherman Hunting, Washington
GMU 101 (Sherman): 73% public land, habitat grade C+, deer ★★★☆☆, 1098 mi².
Tap anywhere on the map to move the pin, then hit Analyze to open that exact spot in HuntVantage for a live 0–100 score with per-species ratings.
HuntVantage habitat grade
Grade distribution of the habitat cells inside the unit — higher-scoring cells are the pockets worth scouting first. HuntVantage weighs cover, water, food, hunting pressure, and habitat diversity from public land-cover and land-ownership data.
Per-species ratings
Overall grade measures general habitat; these species ratings re-weight the same factors for each animal’s needs — the number that matters for a species-specific hunt.
Public land & access
73% of GMU 101 is public land; 72% is public and open-access.
Heavily public: the Colville National Forest with DNR, BLM, and WDFW ground mixed in — one of northeast Washington's larger public-land deer units.
Ownership from PAD-US; a cell is one ~0.46 km habitat hexagon. Verify boundaries and access on the ground — inholdings and seasonal closures aren’t shown here.
Hunting prospects
General season
GMU 101 (Sherman) covers the high, timbered Kettle River Range around Sherman Pass in Ferry County — mostly Colville National Forest, so access is rarely the problem here. It's classic northeast-Washington whitetail country with a mule deer component up high: hunt the timber-and-opening edges, old burns, and logging-road benches, and still-hunt the dark north slopes midday. Confirm the current general and any late whitetail seasons with WDFW.
Scout the best spots in this unit
The highest-scoring public open-access habitat cells in GMU 101. Open any one in HuntVantage to see its live score and per-species breakdown.
Nearby units & guides
Sources: wdfw.wa.gov · wdfw.wa.gov · geodataservices.wdfw.wa.gov. HuntVantage habitat grades are independent of WDFW.