Cayugad, you might also try Colorado's DOW site in the next few months for the leftover license list. Once the main draw is over, they have a leftover draw for those who did not draw their tags, then they put all the ones leftover after that for sale to the public in August. Last year, they had 960 leftover cow tags for 1st rifle alone in the units I hunt. Or you can always buy an over the counter tag good inmost units for 2nd & 3rd rifle seasons. The leftover tags are usually the best.The units wehunt had a 43% and 38% success rate last year for cows and is allnational forest.You will usually need to geta ways offthe main roads to see elk, but they do respond to bugling even as late as November. If like us you can't afford $4k for an elk hunt, you might try The Big Game CD ($50 from DOW's site). It'll tell you success rates, herd sizes, points needed, tips on where to hunt in a particular unit for deer & elk, it'll even tell you what units usually have leftover licenses. The biggest key I have found is to do your research, then some scouting. Even if you just came out a few days ahead of opening day.
Get on DOW's mailing list so they will send you the big game brochure in February, that will tell you all you need to know about drawing a tag next year. Or if you pm me your address, I'll be happy to mail you an extra I have for this year.