Elk population---very good with good bulls
Good places to start looking---Start high in the forest, but not up into the wilderness unless you have a guide or licensed resident guide, and work your way down depending on how good or bad the weather is IF you get a tag. You say you're hunting there next season, but the application period isn't even until next month and the draw results won't be known until the end of February, so don't count your chickens before they hatch as the old saying goes! Have you checked the draw odds and how many PPs it takes to draw compared to what you have?