RE: Does anyone else apply for tags out west?
The Montana Deer/Elk combo tag has had about a 60% draw success the last few years. If you apply as a group you will have a 60% chance all of you will draw or a 40% chance none of you will draw. If you don't apply as a group the odds are that 2 will get drawn and 2 will not.
If you are drawing as a group the important thing is for all to have the same preference points. If you don't get drawn this year it would almost be a sure thing next year with everyone having preference points.