Elk vanished from The Tarheel State nearly 200 years ago, but today biologists estimate the state is home to roughly 250. Money raised by the North Carolina permits will be used to fund conservations measures officials hope will be just as successful. According to a Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation summary, the measure allows “…one resident elk tag to be issued via a raffle conducted by the NCWRC [North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission]. The remainder of the money goes to the Wildlife Resources Fund and designated for the above-mentioned purposes. The measure signed this month also allows North Carolina to issue additional permits, if deemed necessary to meet management goals.