Naneum GMU 328 elk hunting: harvest, seasons and permits

WDFW's harvest report shows 138 elk taken in GMU 328 Naneum in 2025, 42 of them on special permits. General-season hunters numbered 2,212 (WDFW's archery, modern firearm, muzzleloader and multiple-season counts added together), with 10,732 hunter days. GMU 328 is 72.8% public land open to hunting, the largest share DNR state trust land (64,839 acres), measured from WA DNR's public land maps.

Data updated October 2026. Harvest: WDFW reports for 1997 to 2025. Seasons and permits: WDFW's 2026 pamphlet with its April 2026 corrections. Land: WA DNR, 2026-10.

Also for GMU 328: deer hunting, black bear hunting.

How many elk are taken in GMU 328?

WDFW reports 138 elk taken in GMU 328 in 2025, against 175 in 2024. The most in one year since 1997 was 602, in 2002. WDFW's figures average 158 a year for 2021 to 2025, against 291 a year for 2016 to 2020.

Source: WDFW Game Harvest Reports (elk, GMU 328, 1997 to 2025), read through WDFW's Hunt Planner harvest table. "All hunts" is WDFW's general plus special permit total where it publishes one (from 2008), otherwise the general season. Where WDFW gives no all-weapon hunter count, the hunters and days shown are its per-weapon counts added together. Elk per 100 general hunters is worked out from WDFW's own two figures. The averages above are of WDFW's yearly figures.

How did each weapon do in GMU 328 in 2025?

The modern firearm general season drew the most elk hunters in GMU 328 in 2025: 1,140, who took 54 (4.8% success by WDFW's count).

Source: WDFW Game Harvest Reports (elk general season, 2025).

What size bulls come out of GMU 328?

WDFW counts antlered elk by the points on one side. In 2025, the most common was 1-point (spike): 61 of 81 antlered elk.

Source: WDFW Game Harvest Reports (elk, antler points).

When is elk season in GMU 328 in 2026?

General seasons for all hunters in GMU 328, by weapon: archery: Sept. 12-24 (spike bull); muzzleloader: Oct. 3-9 (true spike bull); modern firearm: Oct. 31-Nov. 8 (true spike bull). WDFW also lists 3 restricted general seasons here (master hunters only).

Source: WDFW 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations, pages 44, 45 and 46, with WDFW's April 2026 corrections. WDFW can change a season during the year: check WDFW's regulations page before you go.

Which special permit elk hunts include GMU 328?

WDFW's 2026 pamphlet lists 8 elk special permit hunts that take in GMU 328, with 221 permits in all. The applicant counts and average points are the ones WDFW prints for the 2025 drawing; the 2025 results are from WDFW's harvest report for each hunt number.

Sources: WDFW 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations, pages 47, 48, 49, 52 and 53; WDFW Game Harvest Reports (elk individual hunts, 2025). A hunt's 2025 result is shown only where the 2025 hunt had the same number and name.

How much public land is in GMU 328?

72.8% of GMU 328 is public land open to hunting under its manager's rules: 123,225 of its 169,159 acres. The largest share is DNR state trust land, 64,839 acres or 38.3% of the unit. DNR trust land covers 64,839 acres; a Discover Pass is needed to hunt it.

WDFW wildlife area land in GMU 328, by WDFW's own boundaries: Colockum Wildlife Area (8,517 acres here).

Measured by FilledTag inside WDFW's GMU boundary (WDFW game management units, in effect April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027) from WA DNR Major Public Lands (non-DNR) and WA DNR Managed Land Parcels, read 2026-10. Tribal land is not counted as public. National wildlife refuges, military land and "other public" land (state parks, county, city and other agencies) are not counted as open to hunting: each sets its own rules.

How do you get to GMU 328?

Highways through the unit: US 97 (about 22 miles inside it). Nearby: Ellensburg (4 miles), Kittitas (5 miles), Wenatchee (11 miles) and East Wenatchee (11 miles).

Which GMUs border GMU 328?

GMU 328 touches 4 other GMUs. Their public land and WDFW's 2025 elk numbers, for comparison:

Questions hunters ask

When is elk season in GMU 328 in 2026?

By WDFW's 2026 pamphlet, the general elk seasons open to all hunters in GMU 328 are archery: Sept. 12-24 (spike bull); muzzleloader: Oct. 3-9 (true spike bull); modern firearm: Oct. 31-Nov. 8 (true spike bull).

How many elk are taken in GMU 328?

WDFW reports 138 elk taken in GMU 328 in 2025: 81 antlered and 57 antlerless. The most in one year since 1997 was 602, in 2002.

Which special permit elk hunts include GMU 328?

WDFW's 2026 pamphlet lists 8 elk permit hunts for GMU 328: 2016 Colockum (1 permit), 2017 Colockum (22 permits), 2056 Colockum (10 permits), 2080 Colockum (8 permits), 2218 Colockum (50 permits) and 2248 Colockum (75 permits), and more in the table above. Applications for 2026 closed May 20.

How much public land is in GMU 328?

72.8% of GMU 328, 123,225 of its 169,159 acres, is national forest, BLM, DNR trust, WDFW, Reclamation or national recreation area land; the largest share is DNR state trust land. Measured by FilledTag from WA DNR's public land maps.

What town is closest to GMU 328?

No town or Census-listed community is inside it. The nearest towns are Ellensburg (4 miles), Kittitas (5 miles) and Wenatchee (11 miles).

Where these numbers come from

• Harvest, hunters, days and success: WDFW Game Harvest Reports.
• Seasons, special permits, applicants and points: WDFW 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations.
• Public land: WA DNR Major Public Lands (non-DNR) and WA DNR Managed Land Parcels, read 2026-10. GMU boundary: WDFW game management units, in effect April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027.
• Highways and towns: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 primary and secondary roads; U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer, places.

FilledTag is not part of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Numbers are copied from WDFW and the State of Washington, or measured from their maps; nothing on this page is estimated by FilledTag. WDFW's regulations are the final word on every rule.

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