The over the counter tags for second rifle season sound like what were looking for ($500 nonresident tags sounds doable). I really don't want to mess with draws and point systems for our first hunt, that can all be done for a second or third hunt. Colorado's OTC tag hunts for rifle sounds best for us.

For camping we have a 40ft tow behind gulf-stream that the 5 of us intend to use. It's my Uncle's but it's what everyone has been using for the last 4 years of whitetail hunting here in Oklahoma.

We also have an army issue 25 man canvas tent from like WW2 that has been used in the past for friends and such from the city that wanted to hunt on our land. It's big enough that it takes 3 men to set up and cant be carried by one man. It's a "no gulfstream allowed" option, for this trip, that we would consider, if it were to get us into a better area.

Can anyone recommend what areas I should be looking at in Colorado? Area's that tent's or campers can be used? I'm not looking for specific zones but more like "xxxx national forest" kind of replies

Also one other question, one of our hunters is handicapped and can walk about 50-100 yards at a time (has stage 3 kidney cancer). It has gotten worse and worse every year and we fear next year might be his last year to hunt, hence why were all making a big push for elk hunting next year. For hunting here in Oklahoma we just put him on a four wheeler and he gets around just fine. Drives it to his stand, throws a camo net on it and then walks the last 50 or 100 yards to his stand. This has worked fine for hunting on family owned land here in Oklahoma but is such a thing possible for elk on public land?

PS... the handicapped hunter has the disabled exemptions for Oklahoma hunting so if this same thing is allowed in Colorado would it apply to public lands there also?