I hunted the unit 2nd season 2 years ago for deer. Saw one trophy buck and ended up shooting a 20-22 inch 4x4, which was the second biggest buck I saw in 7 days of hunting. Saw very few deer and the same deer everyday. Also saw elk everyday and they way outnumbered the deer.
I've seen a trail camera placed on a spring this summer in the unit and it picked up nothing but elk. I wish they would eliminate the elk heard by 50% so the deer could have a better chance at coming back. Seems to me that as the elk numbers in the unit have gone up over the years, the deer numbers have gone down. I wish you the best on a very tough hunt.