Washington Elk 2812
Nooksack — Bull Elk Hunt, Any bull (Western Firearm) in GMU 418 — Nooksack, rifle only, Oct 15 – Nov 5, 2026. 72% public land, mostly National Forest.
Your odds at 0 points · 2025 draw · 2026 draw pending — showing 2025 odds
about 1 in 87
Years to draw on points: —
- NR Tags
- 13
- Applicants
- 1,125
- 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 · 2025 NR Fees
Closes May 27 · 221 daystag fee not on file
The $152.30 nonresident special hunt permit application (per category) is not refunded. The $685.60 nonresident elk license is not refunded.
- Opens
- Apr 20, 2027
- Closes
- May 27, 2027
- Results
- about Jun 30
Next application window: Open Apr 20 – May 27, 2027 (expected). Dates are last cycle's, rolled forward until Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife publishes 2027.
▸ Every Fee, With Sources
- Nonresident special hunt permit application (per category) · paid at application $152.30 WDFW 2025 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Rules
- Nonresident elk license · paid at application $685.60 WDFW 2025 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Rules
Details
Odds by Point Level · 2025 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–10 ← you | 1% 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, 2812 drew no one in 2025, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: WDFW 2025 Elk individual hunts, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| General season | — | 0 | — |
| Special permit | — | 12 | — |
| All of GMU 418 | — | 12 | — |
Across every license type in GMU 418, 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 2 draws
The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | — | — | — | WDFW 2021-2026 Hunt Planner 'Regulation' table |
| 2025 | 13 | 1,125 | 86.5 | — | WDFW 2025 Elk individual hunts |
Other Licenses Valid in GMU 418
- 2028/2024 Nooksack — Quality Elk Hunt, Any bull (Western Firearm) Oct 15 – Nov 5 · 13 tags · 849 applied 2%
- 2067/2024 Nooksack — Quality Elk Hunt, Any bull (Western Archery) Sep 1–22 · 8 tags · 410 applied 2%
- 2094/2024 Nooksack — Quality Elk Hunt, Any bull (Western Muzzleloader) Sep 23 – Oct 14 · 8 tags · 610 applied 1%
- 2822 Nooksack — Bull Elk Hunt, Any bull (Western Archery) Sep 1–22 · 8 tags —
- 2833 Nooksack — Bull Elk Hunt, Any bull (Western Muzzleloader) Sep 23 – Oct 14 · 8 tags —
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 2025 Elk individual hunts draw results, 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 2025 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Rules 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 2025 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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