roy jacobs is the gunsmith, i would always phone before going, runs a small shoot as well as other jobs jist to make sure he's in, usually quite happy to open evenings.(try not to phone 6-7 his tea time if i mind right)
jist had another finre covering off snow as i type this in lockerbie, and more forecast. i would imagine the moffat area will be worse than up thornhill/monaive. the holywood moniave rd via dunscore wasn't to bad last week if u take ur time and drive very sensiblly even though not gritted. forrest track was a bit nighmare a didnt go past gates,which locks were frozen on anyway
about 1 ft lying over our shoot last monday, jist below moffat. was stalking moniave christmas eve and not as much snow, still fresh snow then and not frosted makes life slightly easier. like u said plenty of tracks, only sightings sat perfect but scope playing (crosshairs had turned in tube earlier) up so had rifle empty so no temptations.
be pretty hard stalking anywhere in sw at moment esp with the frost on top off the snow. good luck anway thou