ElmerFudd,
I can't say I disagree with you. These bonus/ preference point systems for high demand tags seems to be a fool's game - and I know as I have been sucked into many of them in the various western states.
With that being said, I have been fortunate enough over the years to draw a good tag here and there because of my accumulated points, and I would much rather have 145 chances in the MT lottery than just getting in on the ground floor!
But as you indicate, under the current MT point system, a NR may still never draw a moose/sheep/goat in his or her lifetime even with max points. It still comes down to the luck of the draw...
Horniac