I have worked for the Colorado Div of Wildlife (CDOW) and hunted in Colo. in '04. There are many GMUs where you can obtain an OTC leftover deer tag after they are issued from drawings (applications due beginning of April usually). The DOW publishes the leftover list around the beginning of August, but usually you have to go to a CDOW field office (there may be exceptions, not sure). Give them a call or email with questions; they always went out of their way to assist me.

Residency requirements are as Howler states. Nonetheless, Colo. has some of the best license fees in the western US for nonresidents, especially elk! It's not half bad to be a nonresident; however, that ($) is one reason why I harvested a cow and not bull elk.

The thing is, the seasons can be a lot shorter than we easterners are accustomed to (my whitetail season is Oct-Jan 1), but you really--well, it has been my experience--that you are provided more than enough time to have a fair chance at a representative animal.

Hopefully I'll make it out there for residence one day as well...have fun. I've seen some awesome mulies out there, man.

All the best,

Kimberly
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Field Staff Writer, WomenHunters