I guess it all depends on if you have a honey hole to hunt archery and have scouted, I would do archery. If not matter what its going to be a new experience kind of hunt. Then you need to decide if you are happy with any elk, or if you want a bull. Two things to consider, 1. Archery, less hunters and lots of cows out there. 2. if you hunt modern, find escape routes and sit and wait, let the other hunters do the work. Many modern hunters spend way to much time road hunting and just pushing animals, take advantage of that.