Outcast,
Dunno where you came up with "send Montana $300 a year for the privilege of being told to go pound sand.
Right now you could just call up the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks and buy a non-resident elk license. They even take credit cards, but the license costs a little more than $300.
We residents can just go buy a tag or two every year for a lot less. In fact when I started buying them in junior high I believe my cost was $1, or maybe it was $2.