michigan elk

[cheryl]

Hi, hunters. I'm a newbie to this sight. I'm looking for any information that will help make my Michigan elk hunt a sucess. I drew a cow in December in areas D or X. I do not have a guide am am interested if I can find one at the Atlanta meeting. Are elk easy to find without a guide? I hunt deer. Never killed an elk before. Any thoughts? Stories? Any successful Mi elk folks out there?