The Colorado Division of Wildlife will be publishing their drawing license booklet very soon.

http://wildlife.state.co.us/

With that in hand, you can determine which areas will be drawing only. A phone call to the DOW will also tell you what you need to know to sift out the preference point requirments listed in the statistics section of their website. It's complicated. They also publish a preference point issue of "Colorado Outdoors" but it usually comes out very close to the deadline for apps. Many areas are still over the counter for bulls. Most cow tags will require a draw license.

I've never used a drop camp outfitter or any guide for that matter. Before trusting an outfitter to suggest an area to hunt, you should ask yourself why an outfitter/guide would drop camp someone in a unit where he could compete with his higher paying clients. I'd ask for a lot of references before I plunked down much money for a drop camp.

I'm sure there are many, many quality outfitters in Colorado but most of the ones I've encountered haven't had much going for them. I've even caught guides hunting with clients on my place that had absolutely no permission to be there--but the client didn't know that. (They do now)

Shinbone,
What season/unit are you looking at?

Make sure to ask questions (on the various forums) about your potential outfitter.

AB