Washington Elk 2605/2021
Peola — Elk Hunters with Disabilities, Antlerless (Eastern Firearm) in GMU 178 — Peola, rifle only, Oct 30 – Nov 7, 2021. 5% public land, mostly State trust land.
No longer drawn. The last draw was 2021.
Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife held its 2026 elk draw without 2605/2021. The odds, costs and history below are that record, not an offer.
Your odds at 0 points · 2021 draw
about 1 in 7
Years to draw on points: —
- NR Tags
- 2
- Applicants
- 13
- Success
- 0%
First-choice nonresidents. Success: General season · archery hunters, 2025.
Points Needed to Draw
One draw on file (2021), so there is no trend to chart yet.
Bonus points (squared) — no cut to track: each point adds entries to the draw rather than a place in line.
What It Costs · 2022 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 2022 State Big Game Hunting Regulations
- Nonresident elk license · paid at application $497.50 WDFW 2022 State Big Game Hunting Regulations
Details
Odds by Point Level · 2021 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–10 ← you | 15% (small sample) 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, 2605/2021 drew no one in 2021, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: WDFW 2021 Elk individual hunts, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| General season | — | 5 | — |
| General season · archery | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| General season · firearm | 60 | 3 | 5% |
| General season · muzzleloader | 6 | 2 | 33% |
| Special permit | — | 7 | — |
| All of GMU 178 | — | 12 | — |
Across every license type in GMU 178, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife counted 12 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 1 draw
The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | — | WDFW 2021 Elk individual hunts |
Other Licenses Valid in GMU 178
- 2011 Peola — Quality Elk Hunt, Any bull (Eastern Firearm) Sep 21–25 · 1 tag —
- 2012 Peola — Quality Elk Hunt, Any bull (Eastern Firearm) Oct 26 – Nov 8 · 1 tag —
- 2054 Peola — Quality Elk Hunt, Any bull (Eastern Archery) Sep 7–24 · 1 tag —
- 2077 Peola — Quality Elk Hunt, Any bull (Eastern Muzzleloader) Sep 28 – Oct 9 · 1 tag —
- 2208/2022 Mayview-Peola — Antlerless Elk Hunt, Antlerless (Eastern Firearm) Oct 15–23 · 10 tags · 98 applied 10%
- 2209 Mayview–Peola — Antlerless Elk Hunt, Antlerless (Eastern Firearm) Oct 31 – Nov 8 · 10 tags —
- 2209/2022 Mayview-Peola — Antlerless Elk Hunt, Antlerless (Eastern Firearm) Oct 29 – Nov 6 · 10 tags · 88 applied 11%
- 2274 Mayview–Peola — Antlerless Elk Hunt, Antlerless (Eastern Muzzleloader) Oct 3–9 · 5 tags —
- 2405 Mayview–Peola — Youth Elk Hunt, Antlerless (Eastern Firearm)Youth only Oct 31 – Nov 8 · 3 tags —
- 2504 Peola–Mayview — Elk Hunters 65 Years And Older, Antlerless (Eastern Firearm)Hunters 65 and older only Oct 31 – Nov 8 · 2 tags —
- 2504/2021 Peola — Elk Hunters 65 Years And Older, Antlerless (Eastern Firearm)Hunters 65 and older only Oct 30 – Nov 7 · 2 tags · 41 applied 5% (small sample)
- 2606 Peola–Mayview — Elk Hunters with Disabilities, Antlerless (Eastern Firearm)Hunters with a disability permit only Oct 31 – Nov 8 · 1 tag —
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 7
- WDFW 2021 Elk individual hunts draw results, 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 2022 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 2021 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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