We had area 56 cow tags, no general tags. I was a little worried with all the reports of very warm temperatures.
My wife and I spent 3 days before the hunt on the elk refuge in Jackson. We hiked 4 miles up to Taggart Lake, hikers were taking advantage of the nice weather. We talked to some locals and they said they usually have 1 - 3 foot of snow on the ground at that time of year. We didn't see any elk on the refuge.
Good Luck Muskeez.