if you really want to do an elk hunt

theres only one outfitter i recommend:

www.winterhawk2.com

we have used them a solid 10 times and every time regardless if we got anything or not the experience was simply amazing. Even though the price is up there i would strongly advise doing a guided hunt your first trip. we do their drop camps and we use their farthest out camp, the one that they use only like every 2 or 3 years because no one wants to go that far out but fuck its perfect. the owner and his family are amazing people, the guides are some awesome people and when there its like you are part of the family not just a customer. just be prepared for a little work