I have never hunted the unit but i have been in the unit a couple of times. Really cool country. Tall and open. If you want to kill a big buck I think I would try and hunt the wilderness area. But I don't know if your wife would be up for that kind of hunt? I don't think you should have any problems killing a decent buck if you don't want to hunt the wilderness area thou. If it was me I would hunt the last week of the season.