I don’t know too much about other states, but for me and in my case in Oregon. I try to hunt the same unit for deer and elk. I use the deer season as a partial elk scouting trip. If that doesn’t happen as in draw elk and deer in the same unit/Management zone.
I’ll hunt otc tag in same unit that I put in for a draw tags so when I do draw, I know the area and not be starting from scratch.
It takes time to learn an area. Last 14 years I hunt 2 different units. You know what they say about 10% of the hunters take 90% of the kills.
You’re going to get out what you put in.
