Originally Posted by TwoBear

How is it you can tell how much meaning an elk will have to somebody? Have you ever been on an outfitted hunt? I have a fella that hunts with us every year, he does so because he builds bows and knives after work as sells them to pay for his hunt. How many people hire a mechanic, contractor, eat out etc? They should all be "doing it on their own" to get more satisfaction? Some people find great satisfaction in being successful enough to pay for an outfitted hunt, whether they are building bows or owning a business. I am a perfectly capable elk hunter, but if I hunt out of state I will definitely hire an outfitter. I don't find satisfaction in cooking, cleaning, cutting wood, and setting up camp when I only have a week to hunt, and many guys are just like me. The OP had a question about finding a Colorado outfitter, not opinions from the anti-outfitting crowd.