Just an FYI to add to your post. My wife and I spent all day Sunday up in the Lost Park Wilderness in GMU 501. We were coyote calling and snow hiking as far in as the snow and trail would let us go. Lots of recent elk activity and we even saw a small herd of mule deer. If you have land owner vouchers you shouldn't have any trouble locating elk but I would suggest the earlier seasons for best access.