I really wish I could help you, but I just don't know where to try for as far as shooting one really good mulie. I was also thinking about unit 53 up near Montana and scouted it up on the nw side toward the lake/river in September last year. It looked real good, but a guy on the Forums did the hunt right up in that area in late October and was very disappointed at the few deer he saw and no good bucks on the solo backpack hunt he did. I may end up taking a second guided hunt up high somewhere to try for one, but I much prefer to go DIY and hate to think about the money a guided hunt would cost.