Gidday from New Zealand!

I will be in Canada and possibly the nothern US in Fall 2006 and am lookingtake homea respectable elk trophy, ideally a nice 6x6.

I am looking for a cost effective way to get a good guide/outfitter, or find locals that would/could take a fit and experienced deer hunting Kiwi out hunting. I am also wondering where to go -Country?? State??asI would like to guarentee thatI get a bull elk. I will be based in BC anddoing the tourist thing in Alberta so ifthe huntingis handy tothis part of the world all the better.

I am definitely into fair chase and very experienced hunting red deer but have never hunted elk. I love the outdoors and was a wildlife officer for 15 years am very fit and can hack the rough stuff no problems.

One concern from reading posts here is that some guided operations on private land hunt very tame animals that are tolerant of people and not truely wild. WhileI want a good elk that this not me!

I would be very grateful for any advice that you guys can give me.

Good luck for the season that has just started up there!!

Rob