The farther you get toward the spring, the harder it is to see the big bulls. They form bachelor groups and sort of keep to themselves.

Our trips nearly always fill up. We could take twice as many as we have room for. Probably more than that.

Surface mining has really gotten a bad rap over the past 50 years. They'll see a nicely done reclamation project. It's really a diverse habitat. It's because of the reclamation work that we can have elk.