I ate tag soup in there two years ago. There is a ton of pressure in there, so where you find elk during scouting will be drastically different during season. I myself wasn't ready for that many people in the unit and I let it get to me. Remember public land elk hunting is 50% mental, 40% skill and 10% luck. If I was to do it again, I would stay away from the dark timber bordering the manastash ridge. Yes it looks great but remember everyone else is looking at the same map you are. There are guys in tree stands in there and guys on dirt bikes running those trails in there. Check out along the border between state and federal land in the 340 unit and get away from any roads.