ORIGINAL: rookie51
You seem to be a very good hunter is hunting for elk on public ground not an option for you? After an experience like that I would say the heck spending thousands of dollars for guided hunts. Sorry to hear about your trip, crooks suck.
The one really good side of this story is that while there we found some terrific public land to hunt in MT. This trip was my first guided hunt ever and it will be my last.