Washington Elk · GMU 466 Stampede
Washington GMU 466 covers 59,188 acres and lies 31 miles east of Maple Valley. 65% of it is public land, mostly national forest (57%) and county or city land (8%). In 2025, hunters took 11 elk here; hunter counts not published.
0 licenses
first choice, NR
2025, archery hunter
57% Forest Service
59,188 acres
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only. The written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Licenses
Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife has not offered an elk license in GMU 466 in any draw we hold. It has a page because the agency still publishes harvest for it; the Washington elk hunts that are on offer are drawn elsewhere.
Harvest
| Year | Elk |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 |
| 2024 | 22 |
| 2023 | 22 |
| 2022 | 30 |
| 2021 | 23 |
| 2025 by License | Hunters | Elk | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| General season | — | 11 | — |
| General season · archery | 129 | 2 | 2% |
| General season · firearm | 89 | 0 | 0% |
| General season · muzzleloader | 93 | 9 | 10% |
2025 split: archery 2 (18%) from 129 hunters, 2%, firearm 0 (0%) from 89 hunters, 0%, muzzleloader 9 (82%) from 93 hunters, 10%
What Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife publishes after each season, for everyone who hunted the area: harvest statistics, not draw odds. Hunter counts not published for 2025. 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.
The Ground
| National Forest | 33,685 ac | 57% |
| Private | 20,870 ac | 35% |
| County or city land | 4,632 ac | 8% |
▸ Sources 3
- WDFW 2025 Hunt Planner 'BigGame' harvest table harvest, area description, 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
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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