Resurrecting an old post, but I have a cousin in Heeney so I was eyeballing the units around there when I found your post. Unfortunately my cousin doesn't hunt, so I was debating if I wanted to be that close to Denver/I-70 or hit the SW part of the state again.
This will also be my second season archery hunting elk. Back packed way into the West Elk Wilderness last year and came to full draw on two bulls at sub-20 yards (one was questionable if he was legal, I wasn't comfortable with the shot on the other) and called a decent one into 4 yards out (I should have closed the deal, but I definitely learned a bit).
I don't live in CO anymore, but the deal with the missus was that if we moved, I still get to come out elk hunting every year. If you're interested in meeting up, let me know. I'm 33 and can hike all day. My calling is decent (well, they seem to always respond and come in, but in the rut they'd probably respond to anything!) and I've been bowhunting deer for 20 years-- but again, it's my second elk season, so I'm still a bit green.