Yes elk eat crops because they're grazers.They don't browse on corn or alfalfa.They graze in those fields and yes they do damage but their damage is not significant to whitetail habitat.By the way,I could careless if the elk program goes away just like the pheasant stocking program.

The habitat tours are not all done on game lands and by game wardens.It doesn't matter though.You can see the impact they have on the habitat.It doesn't take a game warden or a forester to point that out.Come to one out here and point out exactly what they're doing wrong.