Just looking for some info here nothing special

I can tell you that you won' t be happy with unit 55. 2nd and 3rd seasons are OTC elk . They'll be 2000 hunters there.

You might want to figure out how you want to hunt and then look at how those units fit that idea.  For instance, 471 is extremely mountainous, while 62 is a plateau with long finger draws and steep canyons.  Some of those unit have a ton of motorized access, while others are very limited.  Some have ATV trails, others have practically none.  

So, you might take A Look at some maps to help narrow things down a bit.

Thank you for your responses. The terrain is something we will need to figure out. Hunting with pressure is something we are used to as it seems you can't get away from people even here in Oregon no matter where you go or how far you go in. Basically I am trying to narrow our choices down to about 3-5 areas. Once I have it narrowed down i will then bring my findings of these areas to our group and then let the group decided where we all want to go hunt. From doing a little more research unit 62 is heavily hunted. I have been looking at CDOW website looking at statistics etc and i am figuring in the amount of Elk hunters in the unit we decide on as you can find the number on their website. I have a few other units in mind also. I have a few other units in mind also like 3,4,15,18,27,181. Again I want to thank you in advanced for any and all advice you guys give on here.

I started to come to Colorado in the late 50's with my dad for elk. It was pretty nice then. When I lost my dad I started to make plans to move here. The trip was no fun without my dad, and I figured living here would be better. It turned out I was right.

I'm not sure i'd enjoy coming here as a NR now. I might look at other states that are less crowded. I won't hunt the rifle seasons anymore, because of the crowds. I turned to muzzleloader hunting, and solitude is much easier to find now.

Good luck on your hunt.

Make sure and use the Hunting Almanac on the DOW website.  It has a lot of good info.

The first list was a lot better, unless you were thinking about 4th season with your 2 points.  Several of those units can be had as leftovers.  Still, they are totally different and for the most part are low success areas. 3 is much more open, though they all sport some open stuff in the low country. But many of those are big time black timber hunts

I think I may have just decided to go for it. I think we will try out unit 35,36,45,361. Can anyone share info on these untis? I know that there is private property to deal with but I thkn we can get around it just fine. Remember we are not afraid to get off road and walk in 2-5 miles a day. We are all in good shape. I am thinking of #35, but woul dlike to hear about any other units.