There is a decent local herd in the area that roams from pasture to pasture. They come through my place quite abit too. I personally have never shot the local elk but have been very tempted when a 7 point comes strolling through when we are at the breakfast table. The locals were pretty upset a couple years ago when some hunters were hiding in the culverts waiting for them to cross the roads. Some of the farmers are tired of mending fences, so the give permission to some people.