Back in the day, when wolves, bear and coyotes controlled the herds, elk were plains animals roaming over most of the continent. The wolves could not impact the herds like they are able to now. The elk have been slowly pushed by human encroachment into literal pockets in comparison. A fact of life never to be removed. Now, only a few packs can place a HUGE burden on the herds. If you're going to place predators back into a human created ecosystem, then you have to allow a season for them as well. Protectionism of only one artificially impacting species of predators does not work.
