Matty, If you go to the Big Game Hunt Planner from the Season and Dates page of the DOW website you'll see where the confusion lies. I think you'll like what you see!
fnshtr, We have hunted Elk DIY for the last 8-10yrs with very little success other than being able to spend some quality time in the backcountry, So we thought we'd give a drop camp hunt a try and one of our party has to put in for vacation this month for next year so now you can see our dilemma. I'm confident everything will work out, I just wondered if anybody else was in the same boat.
Steve