I drew the Jan 1-15 last year. The timber company put the combo lock on the day before it opened. Elk were in almost every clear cut. Had my cow in about 15 min. In the packet they send said you can only go in by yourself until you get one. I asked the Guy that was puting the lock on the gate if a friend could come in with me, and he said its just what the fish and game wanted and that the Timber company didnt care. Hope some of that helped.