Resident or nr?
NR, if you burnt your points, or just starting, it's random draw for the rest of your hunting life.
Resident....pick the closest gen area and start learning it.
Are there lq areas that take less points than a general area?
General was 5 or 6 last time for 100% draw. 5 to 6 years from now it will be much higher.
Beginners and folks who've spent there points are never drawing again outside of the ramdom.
Elk is no better.
If a guy is just starting now he'll never draw using points. It will be forever random .
At least it's cheaper to eat 4 elk points than 18 moose points.
You didn't do anything wrong.
It's just that people are slowly (about 15 years too late ) realizing that every time they help someone they are cutting their own throat.
Elk, mule deer, and pronghorn hunting have gone from a way of life, to basically a once in a lifetime event.
Points...