Washington Elk 2276/2023
Lewis River — Antlerless Elk Hunt, Antlerless (Western Archery) in GMU 560 — Lewis River, archery only, Nov 22 – Dec 8, 2023. 91% public land, mostly National Forest.
No longer drawn. The last draw was 2023.
Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife held its 2026 elk draw without 2276/2023. The odds, costs and history below are that record, not an offer.
Your odds at 0 points · 2023 draw
about 1 in 55
Years to draw on points: —
- NR Tags
- 5
- Applicants
- 277
- Success
- 2%
First-choice nonresidents. Success: General season · archery hunters, 2025.
Points Needed to Draw
No cut was published in enough years to chart one.
Bonus points (squared) — no cut to track: each point adds entries to the draw rather than a place in line.
What It Costs · 2023 NR Fees
tag fee not on file
The $110.50 nonresident special hunt permit application (per category) is not refunded. The $497.50 nonresident elk license is not refunded.
▸ Every Fee, With Sources
- Nonresident special hunt permit application (per category) · paid at application $110.50 WDFW 2023 State Big Game Hunting Regulations
- Nonresident elk license · paid at application $497.50 WDFW 2023 State Big Game Hunting Regulations
Details
Odds by Point Level · 2023 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–10 ← you | 2% pool average: a floor with points | — | — |
Unweighted tags ÷ applicants — state did not publish pools. Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife publishes no per-level counts for this hunt; each point adds entries (points², counting the application you buy now), so the pool average is a floor for anyone holding points and an overstatement for a first-year applicant. As a lower choice, 2276/2023 drew no one in 2023, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: WDFW 2023 Elk individual hunts, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| General season | — | 70 | — |
| General season · archery | 432 | 8 | 2% |
| General season · firearm | 1,297 | 37 | 3% |
| General season · muzzleloader | 380 | 23 | 6% |
| Special permit | — | 3 | — |
| All of GMU 560 | — | 73 | — |
Across every license type in GMU 560, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife counted 73 elk taken in 2025 (hunter counts not published). The first rows are hunters holding this license type; the rest of the area's hunters held something else. Washington's figures come from mandatory hunter reports. WDFW credits a multi-GMU special-permit hunt's harvest to every GMU it spans rather than splitting it, so unit totals add up to more than the statewide total. Source: WDFW 2025 Hunt Planner 'BigGame' harvest table.
▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 3 draws
The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 277 | 55.4 | — | WDFW 2023 Elk individual hunts |
| 2022 | 5 | 320 | 64 | — | WDFW 2022 Elk individual hunts |
| 2021 | 5 | 301 | 60.2 | — | WDFW 2021 Elk individual hunts |
Other Licenses Valid in GMU 560
- 2035 Lewis River — Quality Elk Hunt, Any bull (Western Firearm) Sep 28 – Oct 2 · 2 tags —
- 2240/2023 Lewis River — Antlerless Elk Hunt, Antlerless (Western Firearm) Nov 4–15 · 10 tags · 1,282 applied <1%
- 2312/2023 Lewis River — Antlerless Elk Hunt, Antlerless (Western Muzzleloader) Oct 7–13 · 5 tags · 392 applied 1%
- 2425 Lewis River — Youth Elk Hunt, Antlerless (Western Firearm)Youth only Nov 7–18 · 5 tags —
- 2711 Region 5 Southeast–Hoof Disease — Master Hunter Elk Hunt, Antlerless (All Methods) Dec 1 – Feb 28 · 10 tags —
- 2827 Lewis River — Bull Elk Hunt, 3 pt. min. (Western Archery) Nov 25 – Dec 8 · 5 tags —
Odds at your points, nonresident. * fewer than 5 tags.
▸ Sources 9
- WDFW 2023 Elk individual hunts draw results, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WDFW 2022 Elk individual hunts earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WDFW 2021 Elk individual hunts earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Washington State Legislature / Fish and Wildlife Commission 2026 WAC 220-412-080 Special hunting season… draw rules, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WDFW 2023 State Big Game Hunting Regulations fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WDFW 2021-2026 Hunt Planner 'Regulation' table seasons, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WDFW 2025 Hunt Planner 'BigGame' harvest table harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WDFW 2026 Hunt Planner 'UnitSpatial' polygon… boundary, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WDFW 2026 WA DNR 'Non-DNR Major Public Lands'… land ownership, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
About These Numbers
Odds are from the 2023 draw, the latest on file, computed from Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife's published results (unweighted tags ÷ applicants — state did not publish pools). They are what happened in that draw, not a forecast. Under five tags a percentage carries a *, because one applicant either way swings it. A dash means the agency did not publish the number, and a date marked expected is last cycle's schedule rolled forward. How we compute these.
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