start checking regs now, most states you have to apply and draw a tag. give arizona a look, the az game and fish got sued and now they have to give 50 % of the tags to non residents. it didnt used to be a bad price for the tag but i heard its going up this year. good units are 6,7,8,9 and 10. if you can rough it and camp out and not stay in motels and eat hotdogs on the campfire rather in restaraunts that would greatly reduce your expenses. wherever you go do your homework and not hire a guide do it yourself, to me thats what hunting is all about, not paying some guy $ 5000 to drive you out in a new truck and stalk th elast couple hundred yards and shoot what they want you to shoot.. you coul dalso ask a buddy or two to go and split the cost.. like i said check out arizona , its fairly easy to hunt and they have some BIGGG bulls...good luck