Much depends on what you are looking for. Colorado probably will afford the most likely opportunity to hunt but will have very low success rates. Arizona you can get some great trophy potential in the right units ie. the strip for mule deer but good luck pulling that tag anytime in the near future. Most residents need 10-20 points before they pull that tag. Out of state who knows because AZ caps out of state tags to a maximum of 10% of the available tags for a particular species and unit.
Best bet figure out what you want, a successful hunt with tags filled or a western state hunting experience. Then start looking at what state will get you there the fastest.
Above all start applying for all the states you think you may want to hunt in hopes of pulling tags well down the road.
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