I wouldn't want steve's job for a decent pay. the thing about the area is that there is only 8-10 decent sized pieces of public land to hunt, and the elk are on that public land about 10% of the time. I would take a drive and bang on some doors.....that is gonna get you into more elk. most guys want to go look in the "elk country", fact is more elk are in the valley and pockets of private land on the edges of the hills. you might do ok in the timber on any day, but if you can find the pockets that are private you can do well every day