Washington Elk — GMU 346
Little Naches
Washington GMU 346 covers 152,236 acres and lies 31 miles west of Ellensburg and 43 miles north-west of Yakima. 93% of it is public land, mostly national forest (86%) and state land (6%). In 2025, hunters took 143 elk here. The 2026 draw put up 160 nonresident tags here.
Your chance of drawing here
Every elk license type on offer in GMU 346, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.
Chances are from the 2026 draw (the most recent) for a first-choice nonresident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.
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2609 Little Naches — Elk Hunters with Disabilities, Any bull (Eastern Archery, Firearm, or Muzzleloader) 4 tags— Cut level
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2611 Yakima North — Elk Hunters with Disabilities, Antlerless (Eastern Archery, Firearm, or Muzzleloader) 20 tags— Cut level
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| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
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| 2019 ↗ Peaches Ridge — Quality Elk Hunt, Any bull (Eastern Firearm) Rifle | — Cut level | — | 4 / — | Sep 21–25, 2026 |
| 2021 ↗ Little Naches — Quality Elk Hunt, Any bull (Eastern Firearm) Rifle | — Cut level | — | 3 / — | Sep 22 – Oct 5, 2026 |
| 2058 ↗ Peaches Ridge — Quality Elk Hunt, Any bull (Eastern Archery) Archery | — Cut level | — | 22 / — | Sep 1–18, 2026 |
| 2082 ↗ Peaches Ridge — Quality Elk Hunt, Any bull (Eastern Muzzleloader) Muzzleloader | — Cut level | — | 17 / — | Sep 26 – Oct 2, 2026 |
| 2223 ↗ Umtanum — Antlerless Elk Hunt, Antlerless (Eastern Firearm) Rifle | — Cut level | — | 160 / — | Nov 4–8, 2026 |
| 2224 ↗ Little Naches — Antlerless Elk Hunt, Antlerless (Eastern Firearm) Rifle | — Cut level | — | 160 / — | Nov 4–8, 2026 |
| 2410 ↗ Yakima North — Youth Elk Hunt, Antlerless (Eastern Firearm) Rifle | — Cut level | — | 40 / — | Oct 28 – Nov 8, 2026 |
| 2415 ↗ Yakima North — Youth Elk Hunt, Antlerless (Eastern Muzzleloader) Muzzleloader | — Cut level | — | 30 / — | Sep 26 – Oct 9, 2026 |
| 2507 ↗ Yakima North — Elk Hunters 65 Years And Older, Antlerless (Eastern Firearm) Rifle | — Cut level | — | 15 / — | Oct 28 – Nov 8, 2026 |
| 2512 ↗ Yakima North — Elk Hunters 65 Years And Older, Antlerless (Eastern Muzzleloader) Muzzleloader | — Cut level | — | 10 / — | Sep 26 – Oct 9, 2026 |
| 2609 ↗ Little Naches — Elk Hunters with Disabilities, Any bull (Eastern Archery, Firearm, or Muzzleloader) Rifle | — Cut level | — | 4 / — | Sep 26 – Oct 4, 2026 |
| 2611 ↗ Yakima North — Elk Hunters with Disabilities, Antlerless (Eastern Archery, Firearm, or Muzzleloader) Rifle | — Cut level | — | 20 / — | Oct 28 – Nov 8, 2026 |
| 2806 ↗ Peaches Ridge — Bull Elk Hunt, Any bull (Eastern Firearm) Rifle | — Cut level | — | 59 / — | Oct 26 – Nov 8, 2026 |
What these columns mean
- Your odds —
- the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2026 draw. Not a forecast: quotas and demand move every year.
- The badge —
- plain language for that number. Likely draw 75% or better · Real chance 40%+ · Long shot 15%+ · Point builder below that, so you are applying mainly to bank a point · Undersubscribed means fewer first-choice applicants than tags, so everyone who applied drew.
- Points needed —
- the lowest point total that still got a tag in the 2026 draw, and how that cut has moved since the earliest draw we hold.
- Tags / applicants —
- tags on offer and first-choice applicants for them, as the agency published them. Under five tags we print counts instead of a percentage, because one applicant either way swings it.
What it costs to apply (2026 nonresident fees)
| License | Up front | Gone if you miss | If you draw |
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| Per application | $837.90 | $837.90 | $837.90 |
Application window: opens Apr 20, closes May 27, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
The country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns the ground
- National Forest 131,290 ac · 86%
- Private 10,645 ac · 7%
- State land 8,667 ac · 6%
- State trust land 1,632 ac · 1%
Source: WA DNR 'Non-DNR Major Public Lands' (NDMPL) layer, federal/state/county/city ownership parcels
How the hunting has gone
What Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife publishes for this area after each season — harvest statistics for everyone who hunted it, not draw odds and not a forecast. 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.
| Season | Harvest |
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| 2025 | 143 |
| 2024 | 169 |
| 2023 | 116 |
| 2022 | 134 |
| 2021 | 74 |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Archery 2 · 3% · 51 hunters, 4% success
- Firearm 68 · 97% · 1,211 hunters, 6% success
Boundary: WDFW Hunt Planner 'UnitSpatial' polygon layer (WP_HuntPlanner/Regulation/MapServer/0)
Harvest: WDFW Hunt Planner 'BigGame' harvest table (WP_HuntPlanner/Harvest/MapServer/1)