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I decided to do a little research on how the process really works. What I will try to accomplish here is an explanation using real life scenarios and actual draw numbers. Here is exactly what happened to my mountain goat application in 2005 once I submitted it via the online application process.  \nEach application, in my case mountain goat, is assigned a consecutive number from a predetermined block of numbers. Some application numbers are groups. Bighorn sheep mountain goat and desert sheep are in one block. Antelope, bear, deer and elk are in another block. Moose has its own block. It is interesting to note the CDOW processes over half a million applications for all species.  \nMy mountain goat “application number”was 704059. The next step in the draw process is to reverse or invert the application number so no matter when during the open application period a person applies has no bearing on the eventual outcome of the draw. My new or“inverted application number” was 950407.  \nThe next step in the process is to assign randomly drawn “conversion numbers” to my inverted \\# . The random draw takes place at the Colorado Division of Wildlife headquarters in Denver. People unrelated to the limited license department are used to draw the tiles by hand. Abin with ten tiles individually numbered 0-9 is used to randomly select new numbers. The first  \ntile randomly drawn is now equal to 0 all the remaining tiles are drawn one at a time and replace the numbers 0-9. Each species has a separatedraw for conversion numbers. Here is a visual example of how it works  \nIn 2005 CDOW mountain goat conversion draw the order of the tiles drawn was 2, 5, 1, 8, 9, 7, 4, 0, 3, and 6. So now on my inverted original application number of 950407 is converted using the following values.: 0=2 1=5 2= 1 3=8 4=9 5= 7 6=4 7=0 8=3 9=6  \nMy new “converted draw number” now becomes 672920 and will be used to from here on out.  \nNext weight points are factored in for goat, moose and sheep. In theory it is possible to draw a mountain goat, moose and bighorn sheep license with only 3 preference points and no weighted points if your “converted draw number”is low enough. Weighted points are used as a divisor of your converted draw number. Your converted draw number is divided by the number of weighted points + 1. For goats in 2005 I only had one weighted point so my draw number 672920 is divided by 1+ 1 or 2. My “final draw number” is 336460. These “final draw numbers”are arranged lowest to highest by hunt code choice. The quota for each hunt code is then filled with lowest to highest “final draw numbers.”  \nIn my case in 2005 my first choice hunt code GE G04 03 R had seven tags available for residents. The lowest “final draw number” in that hunt code was 005384. As you can clearly see this person’s “final draw number” is more than  \n330,000 less my “final draw number” Knowing this person had 3 preference points and 4  \nweighted points and working backwards we can determine the following. Their original draw number was 026920 (5384 x (4+ 1)) their converted number was 704907 there inverted application number was 709407. When compared to my application number of 704059 you can see they are very close numerically but the outcome is very different.  \nLet me finish out the remaining six licenses so you can see the results as they play out for this one hunt code. License number one went to the lowest final draw number 005384. License number two went to final draw number 009342, a person with 3 points and 2 weighted points. License number three went to final draw number 021064, a person with 3 points and 3 weighted points. License numbers four and five went to final draw number 022765, a group of two applicants that had 3 points and","cbCaiqGaPaVK5gRz","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqGaPaVK5gRz","pdf",53553,"English","# Overview of Misinformation and Goal\n## Real 2005 Application Walkthrough\n# Application Number Assignment and Inversion\n## Blocks by Species\n## Inverting to Neutralize Apply Timing\n# Conversion Numbers Random Draw\n## Tile Method and Converted Draw Number\n# Preference and Weighted Points\n## Divisor Rule for Final Draw Number\n# Hunt Code Quota Matching\n## Lowest-to-Highest Final Draw Numbers\n## Case Comparison and Outcome Impact\n# Results and Key Takeaways","[{\"question\":\"How does inverting the application number affect the outcome in Colorado’s draw?\",\"answer\":\"Inversion removes any advantage from applying earlier or later during the open application period. The inverted number is what ultimately feeds into the conversion and draw-number process.\"},{\"question\":\"What are conversion numbers and how are they generated?\",\"answer\":\"Conversion numbers are randomly drawn separately for each species during a process at Colorado Division of Wildlife headquarters in Denver. They are used to convert the inverted application number into a converted draw number.\"},{\"question\":\"How do weighted and preference points change a draw?\",\"answer\":\"Weighted points are used as a divisor in the formula for the final draw number: the converted draw number is divided by (weighted points + 1). Preference points determine how eligibility fits within the final quota ordering.\"}]","How the Colorado Sheep and Goat Draw Really Works - Real Scenarios and Draw Numbers | PDF"]