I also offer my welcome KEH75, I am new to big game hunting myself being from MO but have been hunting locally for over 35 years. As you are I'm trying to learn every thing I can about elk hunting because I am comming out to colorado this fall to hunt in the San Juans. USA mentioned that he liked to hunt everything that didn't fly, whats wrong with that? Turkey hunting is a blast. Keep searching these forums, there are many good discussions going on.