I wish I were going this fall, but I'm not. I have been going every other year, more or less, for a few years. I'll go again next year, and then my hope is to go out every year thereafter. I'm not a resident of Colorado. I hunt unit 75. The draw on that unit is typically a bit better than 50% for a non-resident without any preference points. I'm not sure what my plan will be years I don't draw -- maybe hunt the second rifle season, maybe not hunt but just tag along with my hunt partners during first rifle season (they are residents and I think draw every year they apply) and provide moral support and a strong back. I've taken a couple of elk in the past, so I think I could have just about as much fun just being in elk camp, sleeping in the big canvas wall tent, listening to the burning wood snap in the wood stove, and hiking along for the hunts as I would if I were carrying my own rifle.

Enjoy your hunt CI and good luck.