16 years of wait or 7k of savings for a good bull, which ever comes easier
Spotshooter:
It's not 16 years OR $7K. It's 16 years AND $7K. Actually he might be able to find a quality company that offers a fully guided/outfitted bull elk hunt for maybe $4,500.
The problem is that he's in no-man's land. There are a handful of good units that can be had for 16 points where he has a good chance of getting a nice representative bull. But the really premium units will take 20 points or more. So if he feels like he's getting too old to wait for five more years, then he should spend what he's got and hire a guide/outfitter to help him make them count.
KC