Originally Posted by
bald9eagle
My plan (if we get the trip together) is too buy a cow tag, bull tag, and Mule deer tag. I would love the experience whether I tagged on or not. I know that is load of money for an out-of-towner but I may never get another opportunity.
Just some advice, but if you are looking for an outfitter and want to hunt CO I suggest you contact Dick Dodd of Elkhorn Outfitters
http://www.elkhornoutfitters.com/
He has a huge amount of property under lease in Northwest CO and due to the huge herds of elk in the area he has access to a lot of bonus cow elk tags. He hunts under the Ranching for Wildlife Program on some properties and under normal guiding criteria on others. There are a lot, and I mean a lot of elk in that area and some great deer. Dick Dodd can probably help you if an outfitter is the way you want to go. Because he has the bonus cow tag you don't have to worry about drawing a tag and most of the bull tags in that area are over the counter tags. He also can arrange landowner vouchers if that is what you want. All you have to worry about drawing is the deer tag.
Now for the disclaimer: I have not hunted with Dick Dodd but I have hunted some of the ranches he has on a public Ranching for Wildlife tag. That means I had to get the ranch info and check in/out with him. He struck me as a good guy and there were a couple of times when he had his employees help us get elk out of the field when the weather turned. He didn't have to do that and he didn't ask for anything in return, he was just helping hunters out. If I was going to do a guided hunt and I wanted a bull elk, a cow elk and a mulie, Dick Dodd would be on the short list of people I'd contact.