I have talked to a hunter or 2 about this...
ranchers use public land for their cattle... ie don't the elk and mule deer have less feed then? ie the carrying capacity could increase if only elk and deer were feeding on those lands vs the cattle. granted the ranchers I assume pay/lease that land for their cattle?
my point simply as hunters more animals, more opportunity, sounds good to me. but of course that lack of revenue $$ would have to be made up somewhere/somehow, tag fees etc...