You are reading and understanding correctly. It is the only "true" lottery drawing left. If your application is drawn , it's just a matter of your hunt choices being available.The system is spooled twice , first to decide at which order the apps will be batched i.e. , every first ,second or third app etc , then the second spool is to grab the order.You have the same chance of drawing for example, if I put in for 1 quality elk unit and you put in all 3 choices for quality, it is just a matter of being drawn in the system and again , just hope your hunt code is not full.....I have said it before and will say it again, NM Big Game draw is the best run draw in the Western US for one's possibilty to draw a tag year in and year out, period....No pint system and hopefully it will stay this way....