No hunting in NPs. Therein lies the problem- indeed the elk did much damage to their own living room because of failure to manage- the cornerstone of conservation. Controlled hunts could have made the Interior department millions, wolves cost millions.
Yep. Elk/deer go to NPs and private land where they have less pressure. In southern Colorado land owners groom their land for elk. They'll tell you there's more money in elk than cattle. And the former division of wildlife, now parks and wildlife (emphasis on parks) hands them tags to sell or whatever they can get out of them. These same landowners then bill the state (hunters who buy tags) for "game damage" because they feed on their "cattle hay" on the land they groom for elk. Many of these "ranchers" vote and donate to democRats because they have a sweet deal going on. Just try to get permission to hunt on these ranches that bill or "game damage", they'll send you packing if you don't have $5000, $10,000 to $15,000 I you want a bull.