Washington Elk — GMU 371
Alkali
Washington GMU 371 covers 341,264 acres and lies 21 miles north-east of Yakima and 48 miles south of Wenatchee. 98% of it is public land, mostly military (96%) and county or city land (1%). In 2025, hunters took 0 elk here. The 2026 draw put up 15 nonresident tags here.
Your chance of drawing here
Every elk license type on offer in GMU 371, 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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| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
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| 2298 ↗ Alkali A — Antlerless Elk Hunt, Antlerless (Eastern Firearm) Rifle | — Cut level | — | 15 / — | Sep 16–20, 2026 |
| 2299 ↗ Alkali B — Antlerless Elk Hunt, Antlerless (Eastern Firearm) Rifle | — Cut level | — | 10 / — | Oct 10–20, 2026 |
| 2300 ↗ Alkali C — Antlerless Elk Hunt, Antlerless (Eastern Firearm) Rifle | — Cut level | — | 10 / — | Oct 21–31, 2026 |
| 2301 ↗ Alkali D — Antlerless Elk Hunt, Antlerless (Eastern Firearm) Rifle | — Cut level | — | 10 / — | Nov 1–10, 2026 |
| 2302 ↗ Alkali E — Antlerless Elk Hunt, Antlerless (Eastern Firearm) Rifle | — Cut level | — | 10 / — | Dec 1–15, 2026 |
| 2303 ↗ Alkali A — Antlerless Elk Hunt, Antlerless (Eastern Muzzleloader) Muzzleloader | — Cut level | — | 10 / — | Sep 21–30, 2026 |
| 2304 ↗ Alkali B — Antlerless Elk Hunt, Antlerless (Eastern Muzzleloader) Muzzleloader | — Cut level | — | 10 / — | Oct 1–9, 2026 |
| 2443 ↗ Alkali — Youth Elk Hunt, Antlerless (Eastern Firearm) Rifle | — Cut level | — | 5 / — | Dec 16–31, 2026 |
| 2523 ↗ Alkali — Elk Hunters 65 Years And Older, Antlerless (Eastern Firearm) Rifle | — Cut level | — | 1 / — | Oct 10–20, 2026 |
| 2623 ↗ Alkali — Elk Hunters with Disabilities, Any elk (Eastern Firearm) Rifle | — Cut level | — | 1 / — | Dec 16–31, 2026 |
| 2842 ↗ Alkali A — Bull Elk Hunt, Any bull (Eastern Firearm) Rifle | — Cut level | — | 4 / — | Oct 10–20, 2026 |
| 2843 ↗ Alkali B — Bull Elk Hunt, Any bull (Eastern Firearm) Rifle | — Cut level | — | 5 / — | Oct 21–31, 2026 |
| 2844 ↗ Alkali C — Bull Elk Hunt, Any bull (Eastern Firearm) Rifle | — Cut level | — | 5 / — | Nov 1–10, 2026 |
| 2845 ↗ Alkali D — Bull Elk Hunt, Any bull (Eastern Firearm) Rifle | — Cut level | — | 5 / — | Dec 1–15, 2026 |
| 2846 ↗ Alkali — Bull Elk Hunt, Any bull (Eastern Archery) Archery | — Cut level | — | 15 / — | Sep 1–15, 2026 |
| 2847 ↗ Alkali A — Bull Elk Hunt, Any bull (Eastern Muzzleloader) Muzzleloader | — Cut level | — | 5 / — | Sep 21–30, 2026 |
| 2848 ↗ Alkali B — Bull Elk Hunt, Any bull (Eastern Muzzleloader) Muzzleloader | — Cut level | — | 5 / — | Oct 1–9, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per application | $837.90 | $837.90 | $837.90 |
Application window: opens Apr 20, closes May 27, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
Other licenses valid in GMU 371
Not in the table above because they had no result in the 2026 draw.
The country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns the ground
- Department of Defense 326,547 ac · 96%
- Private 6,367 ac · 2%
- County or city land 3,536 ac · 1%
- State land 3,125 ac · 1%
- BLM 849 ac · 0%
- State trust land 606 ac · 0%
- Other public 231 ac · 0%
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 | 0 |
| 2024 | 94 |
| 2023 | 97 |
| 2022 | 114 |
| 2021 | 62 |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Archery 0 · 5 hunters, 0% success
- Firearm 0 · 2 hunters, 0% 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)