RE: Best State for success
The only reason that people think That Colorado is tougher and less successful is because90% of themare too lazy to venture away from the roads. The terrain is generaly steeper and at higher altitudein Colorado than in NM or AZ and this is the tough part. If you are in shape and do your homework then there are plenty of 350+ bulls in Colorado. I've seen them and have pics of them.There are also more than 300,000 elk in Colorado and probably 90% of those live West of I25. Coloradohasmore than twice as many as the next closest state whichI believe is Montana.
It is true that AZ and NM generally have larger bulls but drawing odds are slim. Colorado is OTC for the most part and you have 5 full weeks to bow hunt. Don't think that you need to go to a limited draw unit to get aP&Y bull. Do your homework and there are bulls to be hunted.
Oh, and your Colorado archery tag is either sex.