As a MT local who has hunted them via most methods, my favorite is to backpack in and spend night(s) out. Instead of walking in @ 0-dark-hundred, it's more productive to wake up just before first light already in elk country, ready to glass, cut a track, or whatever.
But if you've never backpacked or spent the night out in cold conditions you'll need to learn a few things... but everything can be learned.
