I agree with Idahoelk. I have never hunted elk but have a few suggestions. Contact the game comission, there is reason they are having an elk season, find out where the most complaints came from(area). I would also see if they will tell you who was complaing and maybe contact these people. If you do contact them maybe ask if you can hunt elk on their property, ask when they last saw the elk, and what the elk were doing(feeding, beddig down, etc.) This should give you an excellent starting point, it will take alot of scouting. Good luck