I was in a big brass meeting last month here in Maryland regarding deer crop damage, potential public access, and the basic reduction of WT deer in known "hot spots". The Sec of Ag, Assist Sec of DNR, biologist, stakeholders, farmers, and a few hunters from the sportsman group were in attendance. We were all crammed in a board room for 2+ hours. We came to the consensus that in real problem spots, public hunters are incapable of handling overpopulated deer issues with conventional tactics. Deer, and I'm sure elk in WY, just plainly don't like bullets flying at them. Shoot a few?...sure....but shoot the 100+++ that are needed, that really takes nighttime tactics, sharpshooters, etc. I think there could be a real cohesive plan that would resemble something like a 1750's native american elk drive....to a cliff, or through a canyon, or a pinch point, where 50++ hunters attended a detailed pre-hunt tactics meeting, positioned safely and perfectly, waiting on a well planned drive, and they could literally go buck wild with semi-auto's and whack and stack a couple hundred elk....even with 50 cals semi's. Unfortunately, the public hunters would probably have a fatality even with all of the pre-planning and strategy sessions. Secondly, most hunters just wouldn't be interested in this kind of carnage and bloodshed. Lastly, to find a "team" of public hunters to "whack and stack" is almost a military mission. It can be done, but I can guarantee one thing....these ranchers, like our farmers here in Maryland, know how to complain with the best of them, but DO NOT want "the hunting public" on their land....so these rich men keep on complaining, and allow very little free access to their land.