So in your view unless there is a majority of public land there should not be a hunt? If you do not like the hunt do not apply for it, many states have zones which are completely private property and have hunts in them. It is a good thing, if you know someone or own property (or pay a fee)you can apply for the hunt, or hunt the little bit of public land (I believe a bull was killed on the small amount of public land the first year). Most of the areas with tule elk (not currently open to hunting) are on private land. A general draw tag for those areas is a good thing, it provides more opportunity (granted not for everyone) and makes the draw odds on the other zones better. DFG does not control the state park land so your statement "DFG will not let you hunt there" is inaccurate. DFG has no say on that or any other land except DFG property. The Forest Serive, BLM, etc controls access to their property. Fine, you do not like the hunt, not a problem but I do not think the past successful hunters think it was a joke nor do I think it is a joke.
Joe