Wapiabi elk

[----->shooter]

I need advice...maybe. Somebody tell me if I'm barking up the wrong tree here.
I'm planning to backpack deep(ish) into blackstone for elk. I know there won't be as many as southern and northern farmlands, but they should be there. The problem is in all my research I can't find any confirmation, It's all clouded by the larger herds to the south. The only Ray of hope is the minor harvests from previous years (single digits), luck maybe?
I'm going in for a scouting trip mid June, but if I'm guaranteed wasting my time, there are others places where my time could be of better use.
I'm actually looking forward to a hard couple days hike (call it mountain training) and I was hoping inaccessibility is the reason for the extremely low harvests.
Opinions anyone?

[Grizzly Adams]

Going there this morning. Let you know what we see. Last time was just Grizz tracks.

Grizz

[Big Grey Wolf]

We hunted elk in the Blackstone for years. It was a elk hunting mecca in old days hardly went a day without coming onto elk. Then wolves moved in along with logging companies with main Wirehouser road right through heart of the country. I have a map with over 250 elk marked on it from old days that I saw over the years. Now it is a disaster much like Ya ha Tinda.

[Rabbit Snarer]

One of the finest examples there are of a fantastic elk area which has been completely destroyed, and not by wolves either. The Opabin well was the beginning of the end.

[----->shooter]

Wolf, I figured that was the situation from what I had been reading, most of the info was over five years old though.
I won't lose all hope though, if there was elk there before development and wolf population explosions, they will be there again.
Development turns into maintenance, and with not enough to eat wolves move on or die out. I'm no expert but I refuse to believe "the end is nigh!", gotta stay positive😁. I'll check it out.
Alternatively, there are lots of other, hard to reach backcountry locations around there also. Any suggestions? You say ya-ha-tinda's no good either?

[----->shooter]

Grizz, please do share when you get back. Post here or pm me, Ill be watching.
Thanks.