Lord knows there aren't any elk in the Observatory gmu.
Or the Blues, Colockum....
As far as the best way to do it, (in my opinion) is think that it is a lottery (?)
you cannot get drawn if you do not apply, and the way it works is.. They put your name (number) in the general pool for what category you are applying for, (you get in as many times as "points squared")
Then they have "the lottery" if your number comes up, they look at your #1 choice...
If a permit is available
If all those permits have been taken, they go to you #2 choice.. and so on
If you chose only hunts that have already been chosen by those drawn before you, you were "unsuccessful" (even though you were drawn) and you get a point..
There are those that have more point, and do not get the permits they want, because they only apply for the "premium" permits.
Even though "their number" might get drawn, they are "unsuccessful" because they only chose those hunts that have more applicants, I have been drawn Observatory twice with 6 points each time, and as my only choice because that is where I hunted.
If I were to have applied for "the Blues" as my #1, I probably would still have been drawn for my #2 because there are more applicats for that permit., so there would have been no change, but who knows ? I might have been lucky....
