sodfarmer,
Given the cited intent of the cull (damage control and mitigating elk/auto impacts), I'd also be interested in knowing if the WSP restricted traffic in some manner in the event of an elk fleeing from the pasture and crossing the highway. If memory serves correct, isn't the posted speed limit in that area 50 or 55 mph? An elk through a windshield at that speed or a rubber-necker rear-end accident would have been tragic....