Quick report on Iron Gate this year. Showed up at trailhead @ 5:00pm on 9/20 w 20 rigs in the lot. Probably 8 camps spread between Sunny Pass and in Horseshoe Basin. Only heard 1 shot in 4 days of being out there... lots of does and a few 2 points, though I found a hide in a back basin so someone must have connected earlier in the week. Screwed up a stalk on a black bear... good times and beautiful country!
Oh, and anyone with a moose tag, some guys that camped near the parking lot one night said a moose strolled through their camp. There's lots of moose sign on the trail (including fresh tracks) between the parking lot and about 2 miles in...though it's pretty thick regen/burn so would be difficult to hunt.