you really dont need a guide here,find out what unit or what ya want and do it.its fairly easy to get a general season elk tag with some very good units,the only thing is you really need to checkout where you want to hunt and do some scouting.bear hunting is good as is turkey.lop tags are outragously priced and public lands are still good but as any takes work.for elk i prefer the high desert as most folks dont realize elk were a plains animal b4 man ran them into the hills.the big prize units are over crowded and imho suck.we hunt during the week when its quiet and not crowded.hope this helps