Colorado runs those eastern plain hunts Sept 1 thru Jan 31 either sex. No point restrictions There are more and more elk every year, east of I -25. Problem being either paying big bucks trespass or getting permission to hunt private.
About the only Wildlife area that is half way huntable that I know of is the west end of John Martin SWA .The come and go off private land and go down in the thick river bottom during the day. South side of the river is private and they do pretty good there
