Maybe they should import the extra mountain lions from California and let nature have it's way...
You might have something there. Had man not messed with the eco-system, it would have found its balance. Now we have to continually hustle to manage it.
I dont have elk where I live now, but when I lived at Las Vegas, NM, they were through the yard all the time. But the local poachers kept them in check.
We have plenty of those too. In fact I read a few months back that because of lion overpopulation there are more and more sightings within town limits. Last month they shot one in the middle of Colorado Springs.
What about grizzlies...?