Stanley, I would think that you should see tons of elk. The area around Big Lake, and Cresent Lake is where we see most of the elk in this untit. Our family usually goes to unit 1 over Labor day weekend, but this year we did not. When we do go we always see alot of elk. Last year we saw a herd of about 300 last year. They were probably starting to split up into a bunch of different herds.