Heck yeah you should. I spent the whole archey season chasing elk or lack there of. Also 4 weeks of rifle season. Didn't see a single elk. Fri I shot the only elk I saw the whole season on public land. I didn't want to go out but my buddies told me you can't give up becuase you just never know. If I stayed home I wouldn't have shot a elk of a lifetime. Get out there.