When I first read this a couple days ago, the first thing that came to mind was great, the more trails that are inaccessible the better. Few are the folks that'll try enter the woods without a highway to go in. Trails and roads are people magnets. Now I enjoy elk hunting, but the fewer the hunters the better. When I come across nonmaintained trails that cuts way down on hunter access, as few are the ones to cut trail.
Now I realize that some folks have stock, therefore bank on cleared trails, but as soon as they're open, every Tom, Dick and Harry are right behind you.
So let's not get to gun ho about opening them up. I know it sounds selfish, but they're my true feelings on the matter. If you're willing to take matters into your own hands and clear one out for personal use, more power to you, but I may be right behind you, killing your elk. elknut1