My partner and I went with josh at sun canyon lodge out of Augusta, mt 2 years ago. Strictly drop camp with our own gear. We basically paid him to carry are stuff and is in 16 miles deep in the most Gorgeous elk country the bob Marshall has to offer for 10 days of the archery season.
Well we shot deer, but never heard or seen an elk. We did hear a lot of wolves. I thought I was going to come home with a decent bull elk, it was very disappointing. I guess what I'm saying, is drop camps are a great hunting experience, but they are NO guarantees you will harvest.
Would I use sun canyon again? Absodamnlutley! But I would go with a rifle when there is snow. We found out pretty early in the hunt that it's catered to more of a winter hunt. The only way out for the elk migration was right through our camp! But it didn't snow enough to drive them lower.
