Thanks for the info. I used to live in Fort Collins and hunted out by Kremmling. Excellent #s of elk there but not much in the trophy dept. A good friend' s wife is from Rifle and apparently the hunting is pretty good in that area.

I am a Police Officer and just looked into Grand Junction. Looks like a nice town (not too big) and is far cheaper as far as cost of living as compared to Ft. Collins and the rest of the Front Range. Plus the recreational opportunities appear to be outstanding in GJ.

My strategy as far as tags and pref. points etc. is to bide my time to get into the trophy areas. As a resident I seemed to be able (lately) to get a cow tag by Kremmling with my 2nd choice and draw a pref point with the first. Years I can' t get a cow tag I' ll just do the over the counter routine until I can get the trophy area. I' m not big on true " Trophies" but would like just once or twice in my life to bag a big boy..... would be enough for me.

Thanks again for the info!