Other states also run a deer season first and don’t seem to have an issue getting elk killed. It’s kinda like these animals have a 6th sense about when it’s not an open season on them.
I heard the same story a week or so ago. It wasn’t just anyone bitching either he knows exactly what’s going on and who’s doing it. These guys come over 2x a year in a group of about 10 and kill every cub they see