Just because there are travel restrictions doesn't mean the ATVers will respect them. I rifle hunted the west side of Bear Creek in the Tex Creek unit (coming in from the IF side) for 7 years during the "7 day War" (that's Idahoan for the rifle elk hunt) some on foot and some on horseback and saw ATVs in restricted areas Every. Single. Day. In fact, one year the Forest Service Yellow Coats decided to bring in controlled burn units, including a fire-bombing helicopter, and ran burns the whole week in the restricted areas, so plenty of yellow-coaters running ATVs on the restricted trails and chainsaws wherever they lit a fire. That was either 2014 or 2015. I hunted archery for two years on the east side of Bear Creek (coming in from Palisades) and got into elk every day, but also saw motorcycles ripping up and down the Bear Creek trail Every. Single. Day. I agree that in Tex Creek you either have to find the ugliest, brushiest, deepest, nasty spot to find elk, or just be dang lucky. Only nastier place in SE Idaho is Unit 67. Won't go there without a horse and 6 months of intense cardio.