RE: Colorado Mule Deer Hunt
I will be hunting deer with a muzzy as well (although the drawing results are not official yet as stated). However, I will be hunting at or above timberline assuming that we don't get some early snows.
Yes, the rut for elk is in progress, this should be a good year as the season is a few days later than last year, so you may hear more bugling.
Success over the entire state for deer muzzy season was 31 percent last fall. So it depends on the location and the weather. The last time I muzzy hunted for elk with a bull tag in my pocket and no deer tag, I didn't see any bulls but was in range ofsome pretty nice bucks!
Good luck on your hunt. If you don't get to hunt a timberline buck this year, you should do some research and try it sometime. I enjoy deer hunting at timberline more than any other zone.