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GMU 251 Mission: public land and hunting map

GMU 251 Mission is one of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)’s 152 Game Management Units in Washington. It covers about 519 square miles (332,307 acres), and roughly 58% of it is public land: Forest Service 44%, state land 12%, BLM 1%.

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

Who manages the land

  • Bureau of Land Management1%
  • U.S. Forest Service44%
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serviceunder 1%
  • State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies)12%

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 251 Mission and the units around itGMU 245 Chiwawa · 89% publicGMU 249 Alpine · 100% publicGMU 250 Swakane · 65% publicGMU 266 Badger · 7.3% publicGMU 269 Moses Coulee · 22% publicGMU 328 Naneum · 70% publicGMU 329 Quilomene · 77% publicGMU 335 Teanaway · 61% publicGMU 460 Snoqualmie · 61% public
GMU 251 Mission in orange; neighbours shaded by public land share (darker = more public). Tap a neighbour to open it.

Units next to GMU 251 Mission

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 251 Mission is public land?

About 58% of GMU 251 Mission (192,073 of 332,307 acres) is federal or state public land in USGS PAD-US 4.1, mostly U.S. Forest Service, 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 251 Mission?

U.S. Forest Service: 44%; State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies): 12%; Bureau of Land Management: 1%; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: under 1%. The rest is private, tribal, local government or other land.

Which units border GMU 251 Mission?

GMU 245 Chiwawa, GMU 249 Alpine, GMU 250 Swakane, GMU 266 Badger, GMU 269 Moses Coulee, GMU 328 Naneum, GMU 329 Quilomene, GMU 335 Teanaway and GMU 460 Snoqualmie.

Where are the season dates and rules for GMU 251 Mission?

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.