That was 15 yr's ago or more so I don't know. I know when I lived there this lady in St. Ignatious (sp) had elk in her field every yr. during hunting season because she has no hunting on her land and they seem to know when hunting season was. That was in the newspaper with photos but like I said it was a long time ago. If you want to see bears just go to the small garbage dumps. They have them all the time.If you are holding out on a good elk hunting spot... you must share! The husband has the bow out and ready in anticipation of elk season and always loves to hear about new good spots!