Hello,
I saw on the STW forum that you were headed to NM to hunt the Valles Caldera. I used to work there and did much of the elk work. There have been 2 large fires the last couple of years. In 2011, the eastern third burned in the Las Conchas fire. Then last year, the west side burned in the Thompson Ridge fire. I haven't been up there in awhile but from what I remember, the Rincon unit held a lot of elk as did south mountain. Also unit 13 (Ciero del Medio) was always a producer. The elk might be a bit skitterish due to the past few hunts that have been going on since the beginning of the month. The hunt crew will give you better information when you go to orintation. Good Luck and post some pictures
Lance