Yea I think in most states a party application, everyone must draw, otherwise all reject their tags, til next year more pts and hopefully everyone draws, that's why even my father and I apply individually, I still have fun chasing an elk with him if he's the only one hunting and vice versa, also if we consistently hunt the same areas, we'll be hunting the same area more often, just not both hunting. So you may considerdividing your group into 2 groups of 2 rather than 1 group of 4. Or just have everyone apply individually and if the 3rd or 4th guy doesn't draw maybe they'd still want to tag along, also check OTC tags, maybe they can tag along and hunt something else.