Zone 6 takes in the Dworshak Reservoir country and the steep timbered breaks of the lower North Fork Clearwater west of Pierce. The reservoir itself is a 53-mile slot of slackwater wedged between near-vertical timbered walls, and that defines the hunting—you're either glassing across canyons from the rim, or you're on a boat working into roadless side drainages. Elevations range from 1,600 feet at the lake to about 5,500 feet on the surrounding ridges. Western larch, Douglas fir, grand fir, and ponderosa dominate the slopes, with brushfields of ninebark and ceanothus on south-facing aspects where past fires opened the canopy. The brushy ridges are textbook elk and whitetail habitat. Most of the zone is Clearwater National Forest, with Idaho Department of Lands and corporate timber holding the rest. Forest Road 247 along the reservoir's south side is the main artery, but a lot of country is only practical to access by boat from the Dent or Big Eddy ramps. Orofino is the supply hub—gas, groceries, motels. Pierce, north on Highway 11, has limited services. Cell service is sketchy along the rim and gone in the canyons. Late-October rains turn the steep logging spurs into greased glass; carry chains. Pack-outs from the lake are a real gut-check, so think hard about where you shoot a bull. Whitetail and elk are both strong here, and the boat-access approach keeps pressure off the most productive corners.