My take on the raffle hunts is you get a way better season with lots more opportunity at trophy animals. For the most part you still have to put in the work to get the job done. If you have the means it is a way better hunt than the general season. My guess is if they didn't have the means to buy the raffle or auction tags they would hunt the general seasons and shoot lower caliber animals but still fill their tags and occasionally shoot a trophy animal just not auction tag type trophy.
Just my

I am just not sure how any of this discussion applies to this thread.