Bogwalker,

Marten would be the guy to comment on that one, though I doubt much has changed from the assessment he offered me LAST year.  I had been contemplating options for 2020 before the Covid mess and asked what he thought about Irvine.  His outlook was pretty bleak as that area will be "charred" and in "forest renewal" mode for another few years.

I suppose there can be something to be said for visiting an area in forest renewal.  Might have a better chance of seeing caribou, etc..  Also, I can't imagine the fishing will have suffered...which reminds me, I still have to settle accounts with a monster Northern I lost on Irvine about a decade ago.

Hey, if you DO get to head to Irvine, I have one important travel tip: DON'T bushwhack in from the east side!  THAT was one of the dumbest things I've ever done...and nearly the LAST thing I ever did.

Finally, for what it's worth, I'm not holding my breath waiting for Canadians to open up in 2021.  It would be a good year to tackle something else, I'm thinking... like paddling down the Mississippi River, for instance.

Later,

Jimbo   8-)