Washington Elk · GMU 642 Copalis
Washington GMU 642 covers 177,729 acres and lies 54 miles west of Tumwater. 19% of it is public land, mostly county or city land (10%) and national forest (4%). In 2025, hunters took 5 elk here; hunter counts not published.
0 licenses
first choice, NR
2025, firearm hunter
10% Other public
177,729 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 642 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 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2025 by License | Hunters | Elk | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| General season | — | 5 | — |
| General season · archery | 19 | 3 | 16% |
| General season · firearm | 64 | 0 | 0% |
| General season · muzzleloader | 14 | 2 | 14% |
2025 split: archery 3 (60%) from 19 hunters, 16%, firearm 0 (0%) from 64 hunters, 0%, muzzleloader 2 (40%) from 14 hunters, 14%
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
| Private | 144,768 ac | 81% |
| County or city land | 17,051 ac | 10% |
| National Forest | 6,996 ac | 4% |
| State trust land | 5,274 ac | 3% |
| State land | 3,408 ac | 2% |
| Other public | 116 ac | <1% |
| Department of Defense | 69 ac | <1% |
| National Wildlife Refuge | 45 ac | <1% |
▸ 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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