Washington Elk 2824
Upper Smith Creek — Bull Elk Hunt, Any bull (Western Archery) in Elk Area 5064 — Upper Smith Creek, archery only, Oct 1–7, 2026.
Your odds at 0 points · 2025 draw · 2026 draw pending — showing 2025 odds
about 1 in 392
Years to draw on points: —
- NR Tags
- 1
- Applicants
- 392
- 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
Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife publishes no mapped boundary for Elk Area 5064.
Elk Area 5064 in full →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, 2824 drew no one in 2025, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: WDFW 2025 Elk individual hunts, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.
▸ 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 | 392 | 392 | — | WDFW 2025 Elk individual hunts |
| 2024 | 3 | 472 | 157.3 | — | WDFW 2024 Elk individual hunts |
| 2023 | 2 | 557 | 278.5 | — | WDFW 2023 Elk individual hunts |
| 2022 | 2 | 455 | 227.5 | — | WDFW 2022 Elk individual hunts |
| 2021 | 2 | 507 | 253.5 | — | WDFW 2021 Elk individual hunts |
Other Licenses Valid in Elk Area 5064
- 2037 Upper Smith Creek — Quality Elk Hunt, Any bull (Western Firearm) Sep 24–29 · 1 tag —
- 2069/2024 Upper Smith Creek — Quality Elk Hunt, Any bull (Western Archery) Sep 5–11 · 1 tag · 118 applied <1% (small sample)
- 2089 Upper Smith Creek — Quality Elk Hunt, Any bull (Western Muzzleloader) Sep 16–22 · 1 tag —
- 2814 Upper Smith Creek — Bull Elk Hunt, Any bull (Western Firearm) Oct 17–23 · 1 tag —
- 2835 Upper Smith Creek — Bull Elk Hunt, Any bull (Western Muzzleloader) Oct 9–15 · 1 tag —
Odds at your points, nonresident. * fewer than 5 tags.
▸ Sources 8
- 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
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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