I bought an elk tag, once. We were bowhunting down in the Gorge and since elk season was open at the same time, we bought tags. Turns out, there were something like six elk in whole unit and the goal was to eliminate them. Fine. When I complained, after hunting, I was told I could hunt elsewhere. While true, that is is where I had the chance to go. A little transparency goes a long ways.

My personal definition of "opportunity" is that I actually encounter the species. I see deer; reasonably within range. I see fish, feeding. The waterfowl are flying by, the dog finds pheasants. The actual shooting at, hooking, etc. is my responsibility. I can't blame WDFW if I can't hit [Bleeeeep!] but I can blame them if there is nothing there to hit.