What is the purpose of group applications?

There are some very good reasons for hunters to apply as a group:

If the special hunt season takes place outside the general hunting season time frame and the hunter does not want to hunt alone.
Many mountain goat permit applicants apply as a group because of safety concerns while hunting in alpine country.
There are groups of hunters that like to hunt together every year and the Group application ensures that if the application is awarded permits, everyone gets to hunt together.