The guide book for 2013 will come out in February and the application deadline is around the first of April. You have to pay the entire tag cost up front along with a application fee. If you don't draw it will be refunded in June minus the application fee. If you draw a archery tag it is good for the whole archery season.
As of now Colorado doesn't require you to purchase a hunting license before the draw like some states do.
ok. thanks. i want to put in for a draw on a unit that i have a chance at drawing without any preference points and having a backup unit that i can get a left over tag in if i dont get drawn. is there a place i can find that kind of information? i am wanting to backpack in but have been told that it will be to warm to pack out all the meat before it ruins in september. i have seen ads for outfitters that will pack out meat on horseback, is there someone like that pretty much everywhere? can i get drawn or get a leftover archery elk tag and get a preference point for mule deer in the same year? i would like to hunt a unit that you cant get to with a truck or atv.
http://wildlife.state.co.us/Hunting/BigGame/Statistics/Pages/Statistics....
That'll be the answer to most of your numbers and odds related questions. Whoever told you that it would be too warm to pack out all the meat before it spoils is an idiot, has never hunted the high country in September, doesn't know anything about meat care or all of the above. Pretty much every wilderness area has an outfitter nearby that can help pack you in and out or rent you horses. Yes you can get drawn and get a point the same year for both elk and deer, just depends on the unit. Look for units that don't draw out in first choice. Every unit can be gotten to with a truck or ATV, but it's the wilderness areas within those units that restrict motorized access. However, many places also have large expanses of roadless country that is not a designated wilderness area.
You won't be getting off of the paved roads in the high country in March or most of April for that matter even in a low snow year. A lot of the roads into the high country won't even be open in June, you just never know. Now if the road is a paved road then it should be open, except for the highest passes such as up in Rocky Mountain National Park and Independence Pass between Leadville and Aspen. They usually try to have them open on Memorial Day.
Muzzle loaders work fine for elk provided that you don't try a 200 yard shot. Also Colorado requires a .50 caliber or larger ML to hunt elk. That along with no scopes on the rifle or pellets for powder, or sabots on the projectiles.
Your Muzzys will do just fine.
Kevin
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