So he bought the rights to hunt the animal. If the hunt was fair chase on a wild elk then all I can say is with money comes privilege. It is no different than someone shelling out $4,000 to go fly fish Labrador for trophy 7 pound brook trout or going to Africa to hunt several exotic species. The average Joe can't afford that. As an elk hunter I understand most animals come with hard work. This person took a short cut but if it was fair chase then I don't have a beef with it. Here in Vermont, moose hunting is by lottery. I usually put in if I am going to be in state at the time of the hunt, but so far haven't drawn. There is an opportunity for 5 hunters to buy a tag through a blind auction and they are awarded to the 5 highest bidders. The money goes into the cash strapped F&W Department. Obviously someone with a lot of cash is able to secure one of these 5 licenses. I view the big elk as similar except more money was spent and the person used more people to help locate the animal. Great animal and would it be any better if it was shot by an unemployed hunter looking for food? Probably not.