Jeff---that's like my WY moose, I was applying for WY antelope & saw that I could buy a point for $10. So I paid the $10 for the preference point & kept it up for 7 or 8 years & then drew the tag. I never did draw the antelope---stopped after a year.
My NM oryx, I was on a forum & someone post that oryx applications were due in a couple of days. I was in Farmington, NM the next day & picked up an application & mailed in the last day. I drew that tag on my 3rd choice----just a wimp, a shot in dark.
Funny how things workout. Just like the RT turkey hunt in a couple weeks, I said what the heck, let's go.