Sage advice to look elsewhere. My neighbors bro-n-law runs a guiding business near Gardner,MT. They've virtually gone under due to the wolves. Once a thriving business that supported many families is now a thing of the past. Although still in business, it barely supports he and his wife.

There are a lot of trophy elk in AZ & NM. Pricey to hunt the big trophy's in the 400 class. But well worth the money.

If you just want to harvest an Elk on the cheaper side, you could try Colorado. Although I'm not a fan of their local laws and politics... lots of tags avail for not a lot of money.

James Pepper: There's no law west of Dodge and no God west of the Pecos. Right, Mr. Chisum? John Chisum: Wrong, Mr. Pepper. Because no matter where people go, sooner or later there's the law. And sooner or later they find God's already been there.