If its worth applying for its worth going.
Exactly. Way too many hunts go unfilled. I know there are some legit reasons, but also know of some that just put in to see if they win something evidently because they just never go. Know 2 guys that turned down the elk hunts at the Wichita Mts that screwed two other people that would have probably gone. One said it was a good weekend to paint the house and the other felt a little ill with a cold or something.
Trust me, I would make that hunt on a stretcher of my death bed if somebody would carry me in.