GMU 448 Stillaguamish Hunting, Washington
GMU 448 (Stillaguamish): 84% public land, habitat grade C+, elk ★★★★☆, 1119 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
84% of GMU 448 is public land; 78% is public and open-access.
Heavily public — Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest with a large share of WA DNR timberland — one of the North Cascades' bigger public-land 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 + draw permits
GMU 448 (Stillaguamish) runs the Stillaguamish and Sauk river country around Darrington in the North Cascades — a big block of national forest and DNR timberland carrying black-tailed deer and Cascade elk. Hunt the clearcut-and-timber mosaic and the logging-road benches, and work the regrowth edges early and late. Confirm general and any permit seasons with WDFW.
Scout the best spots in this unit
The highest-scoring public open-access habitat cells in GMU 448. 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.