Al,
In Montana we have something called a outfitter sponsored tag,each outfitter is aloted so many tags,so be for the drawing you book with your outfitter and get his number and put that on your aplication,this basicaly a garunteed tag.
Or you can put in for a drawing and let luck decide,then you can book with a outfitter or DIY hunt.
Now the outfitter sponsored one is more money but like I said you get a tag,you can also do a Deer/elk combo also so you can hunt both speicies.In the "BoB" there are some good mulies and some outstanding whitie's also.
Best of luck check out Montnana FWP for details.
BBJ