Don't feel too bad. This will be my 11th season applying for the Alaska coveted drawing tags, and guess what? I HAVE YET TO DRAW A PERMIT IN THE PAST TEN YEARS! Whether it be a bison tag, dall sheep tag, or a simple cow moose tag for around the area that I live in, I have had ZERO success, all the while others that I know have drawn from 1 tag to up 10 tags in that time frame. If it wasn't for over-the-counter tags, I'd be literally screwed and would never be allowed to hunt if all hunts up here required that I would have to be successful in drawing a permit! [:@]