Washington Elk 2821
Grande Ronde — Bull Elk Hunt, Any bull (Eastern Archery) in GMU 186 — Grande Ronde, archery only, Sep 7–24, 2026. 56% public land, mostly BLM.
Your odds at 0 points · 2025 draw · 2026 draw pending — showing 2025 odds
about 1 in 701
Years to draw on points: —
- NR Tags
- 1
- Applicants
- 701
- Success
- 0%
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 · 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% (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, 2821 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 | — | 3 | — |
| General season · archery | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| General season · firearm | 36 | 3 | 8% |
| Special permit | — | 1 | — |
| All of GMU 186 | — | 4 | — |
Across every license type in GMU 186, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife counted 4 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 6 draws
The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | — | — | — | WDFW 2021-2026 Hunt Planner 'Regulation' table |
| 2025 | 1 | 701 | 701 | — | WDFW 2025 Elk individual hunts |
| 2024 | 1 | 639 | 639 | — | WDFW 2024 Elk individual hunts |
| 2023 | 1 | 664 | 664 | — | WDFW 2023 Elk individual hunts |
| 2022 | 1 | 666 | 666 | — | WDFW 2022 Elk individual hunts |
| 2021 | 1 | 606 | 606 | — | WDFW 2021 Elk individual hunts |
Other Licenses Valid in GMU 186
- 2801 Grande Ronde — Bull Elk Hunt, Any bull (Eastern Firearm) Oct 26 – Nov 8 · 1 tag —
- 2832 Grande Ronde — Bull Elk Hunt, Any bull (Eastern Muzzleloader) Sep 26 – Oct 4 · 1 tag —
Odds at your points, nonresident. * fewer than 5 tags.
▸ Sources 11
- WDFW 2025 Elk individual hunts draw results, earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WDFW 2024 Elk individual hunts earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WDFW 2023 Elk individual hunts earlier draws, 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 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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Prior-draw odds from Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife's results, not a forecast · Methodology · All Washington elk hunts