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<blockquote data-quote="Paparock" data-source="post: 1454183" data-attributes="member: 106235"><p>I grew up just across the border in South Arkansas however I lived in New Mexico (5 years) and Wyoming (10 years). As has been said if I were you check out outfitters as they are the way to go unless you know people in Colorado or Wyoming you can co-ordinate with and hunt with. Getting an out of state tag varies greatly depending on the area and how in demand it is (how good the hunting or trophy quality of the animals are). Set REALIST EXPECTATIONS and get in shape for the hunt as the altitude will kick your rear! </p><p></p><p>Take the rifle YOU shoot accurately. If you have a .270 or a .30-06 you can drive tacks with don't think you have to go out and buy a big magnum. More elk have been killed with those two cartridges than all of the magnums put together. The key is the bullet you use in them which should be a premium controlled expansion one like Barnes, Nosler, A-Frame, etc. on the heavier side and not your favorite whitetail deer bullet. There is nothing wrong with the magnums if you shoot them well but they will not compensate for poor marksmanship. Part of the fun at least for me was getting the harvest records for big bucks, big bull elk, or what ever you are hunting and making listings by county, and year to see where the trophies are coming out of currently. You can even call the game biologists for those areas and talk to them for advise and suggestions. Contact outfitters from those areas and check with their clients both successful and un-successful; ask for the numbers of both.</p><p></p><p>Some of the Indian Reservations will guarantee you a shot at a 6 point bull but that will COST you high dollars and they also require you to be guided by an Indian guide. Their Indian guides as a whole are top notch as are their bull elk if you have the money!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Paparock, post: 1454183, member: 106235"] I grew up just across the border in South Arkansas however I lived in New Mexico (5 years) and Wyoming (10 years). As has been said if I were you check out outfitters as they are the way to go unless you know people in Colorado or Wyoming you can co-ordinate with and hunt with. Getting an out of state tag varies greatly depending on the area and how in demand it is (how good the hunting or trophy quality of the animals are). Set REALIST EXPECTATIONS and get in shape for the hunt as the altitude will kick your rear! Take the rifle YOU shoot accurately. If you have a .270 or a .30-06 you can drive tacks with don't think you have to go out and buy a big magnum. More elk have been killed with those two cartridges than all of the magnums put together. The key is the bullet you use in them which should be a premium controlled expansion one like Barnes, Nosler, A-Frame, etc. on the heavier side and not your favorite whitetail deer bullet. There is nothing wrong with the magnums if you shoot them well but they will not compensate for poor marksmanship. Part of the fun at least for me was getting the harvest records for big bucks, big bull elk, or what ever you are hunting and making listings by county, and year to see where the trophies are coming out of currently. You can even call the game biologists for those areas and talk to them for advise and suggestions. Contact outfitters from those areas and check with their clients both successful and un-successful; ask for the numbers of both. Some of the Indian Reservations will guarantee you a shot at a 6 point bull but that will COST you high dollars and they also require you to be guided by an Indian guide. Their Indian guides as a whole are top notch as are their bull elk if you have the money! [/QUOTE]
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