LEM,
I've hunted the Quilomene my whole life. I still have an elk camp up there. I drew the tag three years ago and hunted hard for 9 days. I ended up taking a young 19" 4X4 the last morning. It was the only true 4X4 I saw. I hunt hard and am not afraid to climb anywhere.
There are some big deer in there and once in a while you'll see one during elk season but if you are serious about getting a 160 or better buck I would look somewhere else. Alot of the bucks in there have crab claws. If you want any buck it is no problem to fill a tag in there but it is definatley not a trophy unit. the genetics are not there. This winter is gonna be tough on them as well.
If you still want more detailed info. on the area give me a call. I know most of that area very well. With all that being said, it's still my favorite place to hunt and wish they'd open it back up.
Mike Henne
509 307-1181