Washington Elk 2427/2023
Toutle — Youth Elk Hunt, Antlerless (Western Firearm) in GMU 556 — Toutle, rifle only, Nov 20–30, 2023. 31% public land, mostly State trust land.
No longer drawn. The last draw was 2023.
Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife held its 2026 elk draw without 2427/2023. The odds, costs and history below are that record, not an offer.
Your odds at 0 points · 2023 draw
about 1 in 28
Years to draw on points: —
- NR Tags
- 10
- Applicants
- 284
- Success
- —
First-choice nonresidents.
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 | 4% 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, 2427/2023 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 | — | 0 | — |
| Special permit | — | 32 | — |
| All of GMU 556 | — | 32 | — |
Across every license type in GMU 556, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife counted 32 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 | 10 | 284 | 28.4 | — | WDFW 2023 Elk individual hunts |
| 2022 | 10 | 309 | 30.9 | — | WDFW 2022 Elk individual hunts |
| 2021 | 10 | 359 | 35.9 | — | WDFW 2021 Elk individual hunts |
Other Licenses Valid in GMU 556
- 2033 Toutle — Quality Elk Hunt, Any bull (Western Firearm) Sep 28 – Nov 18 · 2 tags —
- 2034 Toutle — Quality Elk Hunt, Any bull (Western Firearm) Nov 7–18 · 28 tags —
- 2064 Toutle — Quality Elk Hunt, Any bull (Western Archery) Sep 12 – Dec 15 · 15 tags —
- 2088 Toutle — Quality Elk Hunt, Any bull (Western Muzzleloader) Oct 3–9 · 10 tags —
- 2239/2023 Toutle — Antlerless Elk Hunt, Antlerless (Western Firearm) Nov 20–30 · 5 tags · 1,459 applied <1%
- 2273/2023 Toutle — Antlerless Elk Hunt, Antlerless (Western Archery) Sep 9 – Dec 15 · 10 tags · 437 applied 2%
- 2311/2023 Toutle — Antlerless Elk Hunt, Antlerless (Western Muzzleloader) Oct 7–13 · 5 tags · 371 applied 1%
Odds at your points, nonresident. * fewer than 5 tags.
▸ Legal Cartridges 23 on file for Washington elk
23 cartridges on file are legal for elk with a rifle in Washington. Rules and sources: Washington hunting laws.
▸ 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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