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GMU 142 Almota: public land and hunting map

GMU 142 Almota is one of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)’s 152 Game Management Units in Washington. It covers about 769 square miles (492,011 acres), and roughly 3.6% of it is public land: state land 3.4%, BLM under 1%.

Measured Oct 12, 2026 from agency boundaries and USGS PAD-US 4.1 · sources and method

Who manages the land

  • Bureau of Land Managementunder 1%
  • State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies)3.4%

Share of the unit’s area. Federal agencies plus state wildlife, trust and natural-resource land, as the WikiHunt map classifies it. The rest is private, tribal, local or other land.

Rut: Published deer rut timing for Washington: ≈ Nov 23. Rut dates and sources for Washington.

Outline of GMU 142 Almota and the units around itGMU 139 Steptoe · 2.8% publicGMU 145 Mayview · 3.4% publicGMU 149 Prescott · 4% publicGMU 178 Peola · 4.5% publicGMU 284 Ritzville · 5.9% publicGMU 381 Kahlotus · 8.5% public
GMU 142 Almota in orange; neighbours shaded by public land share (darker = more public). Tap a neighbour to open it.

Units next to GMU 142 Almota

Washington season dates, 2026

Statewide general seasons. Many units have their own dates, quotas or draw-only hunts, so check the unit in the regulations before you go.

SpeciesSeason2026 dates
Deer Archery Deer Sep 1 – Sep 25
Deer Muzzleloader Deer Sep 26 – Oct 4
Deer Modern Firearm Deer Oct 17 – Nov 1
Elk Archery Elk Sep 12 – Sep 24
Elk Modern Firearm Elk Oct 31 – Nov 8
Black bear Fall Bear Aug 1 – Nov 15
Turkey Fall Turkey Sep 1 – Dec 31

Full notes on the Washington page · Washington regulations.

Questions

How much of GMU 142 Almota is public land?

About 3.6% of GMU 142 Almota (17,712 of 492,011 acres) is federal or state public land in USGS PAD-US 4.1, mostly State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies) and Bureau of Land Management. Public land is not always open land: check access and closures before you go.

Who manages the land in GMU 142 Almota?

State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies): 3.4%; Bureau of Land Management: under 1%. The rest is private, tribal, local government or other land.

Which units border GMU 142 Almota?

GMU 139 Steptoe, GMU 145 Mayview, GMU 149 Prescott, GMU 178 Peola, GMU 284 Ritzville and GMU 381 Kahlotus.

Where are the season dates and rules for GMU 142 Almota?

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) sets them. Start at the Washington hunting regulations. WikiHunt shows the statewide general seasons on the Washington page and in the app.

Sources and method

  • Boundary: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), the same layer the WikiHunt map draws.
  • Public land: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) 4.1, Fee Managers layer (public domain).
  • Method: the unit and PAD-US polygons are simplified to about 100 m and measured on a grid of about 250 cells across the unit, so overlapping records are counted once. Expect about ±1 percentage point.
  • Season dates: WikiHunt’s season table, updated Sep 2, 2026, checked against each state’s published regulations. Dates change; the regulations win.
  • Last updated: Oct 12, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.