OTC bull elk tags are available every single year.

Let's get something right out in the open right now. Most people who say they care about elk, don't. They only care that there will be an elk for them to kill. Some people think it's a shame that most animal conservation only happens because people want them to be around to hunt, and that is NOT the argument I'm trying to make.

It just seems like a childish argument to me. "Whaaaa, a wolf/cat/out-of-state hunter might kill a game animal before I do." Anything new people will find reasons to bitch about, even if they have to make up the reasons.

"I won't be able to find any elk or deer." - walk further and hunt longer.
"The liberals tie everything up in court or try to outlaw hunting" - donate to organizations that fight them, or otherwise do something else to fight for what you want.

I'm honestly not trying to sound as shitty as I'm coming across, but I don't have a better way to express my opinion. It's just my opinion. We can all still be friends. Half my hunting partners probably disagree with me. I'm trying not to make judgments, just expressing my opinion.