You just never know....you have just as good of odds as anyone else. Residents get more tags but the premium hunts in high demand are very diffiult to draw. Last year I drew the best public elk tag in New Mexico. The opportunities for elk increase every year. They also open units to elk that have not been open before. I have come to appreciate e-scouting for units I have not hunted before. I pour alot of fuel into my UTV. I can't see beating the crap outta 75k truck. Good boots and good glass will get you far...We probably won’t even draw but I am having a good time pretending we will. If we do, I don’t have the problem of enough time to do homework, I don’t have time for any of my other responsibilities! Hahaha being a rookie western hunter and really never even being out west, I learned that e scouting is all well and fine, but a. It don’t look like it does on google, onX when you get there. Areas that I had marked as open glassing areas were oak brush so thick I didn’t know if I was gonna make it out of it! Hahahaha. I am a very confident, successful whitetail hunter in multiple states, I was so overwhelmed, I felt like the worst hunter ever. 2nd year got better though.