I don’t quite understand this idea that if there are roads there are no elk. Do the elk magically disappear? I’ve hunted with family in Utah for elk and there are plenty of two track roads all over the mountains and those guys kill elk every year that they have tags. The elk might move around more but the idea that the only way to kill an elk is to backpack 5 miles into steep country and carry it out on your back is a bit false. Unless of course if that’s the only legal option.