Campo... I would avoid Arizona, because even as a resident tags are very hard to draw...The hunting is great, but what good does it do you if it you can only draw a license to hunt every 7 or 8 years...You are better off to live in a state where the odds of drawing a tag are much better and then , if you want, apply in AZ as a nonresident..

I've hunted in NM several times, and it's a great elk state and odds of drawing a tag are much better than AZ...

Colorado is also worth considering and the mule deer hunting there has been getting increasingly better since they went to an all draw system for deer a few years ago..

Montana is another good choice...