Hey Fox!
I was born and raised in Colorado. My dad had a large ranch in the Delta area until the mid 50s. Back in 1979 I was exiled to the northwest for life, it seems. My daughter made it back to Denver a few years ago but two of my boys and I live up here in the Puget Sound area.
You will love that Grand Junction area since you're an outdoorsman. Grand Mesa has some of the best fly fishing in the world, mule deer are available if you look but it is possible to be skunked even in Colorful Colorado and if you'll PM me I may be able to put you onto a prairie dog field - if it's still there! (been a decade since I shot it...)
Welcome to Colorado
The Hock