GMU 501 Lincoln Hunting, Washington
GMU 501 (Lincoln): 22% public land, habitat grade B, deer ★★★★☆, 235 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
22% of GMU 501 is public land; 22% is public and open-access.
Mostly private timberland with the public ground in scattered WA DNR blocks — only about a fifth of the unit is public, so this is an access-first hunt in the Willapa-Hills country.
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 501 (Lincoln) covers the Lincoln Creek country between Rochester and Oakville in southwest Washington — low, timbered Willapa-Hills ground that holds strong black-tailed deer numbers and some elk, but much of it is private industrial timber. Focus scouting on the DNR blocks and any timber-company ground open under permit, and hunt the cut-and-timber edges. Sort access first, then confirm seasons with WDFW.
Scout the best spots in this unit
The highest-scoring public open-access habitat cells in GMU 501. 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.