Had the archery tag several years ago.
Its kind of an odd area. While I think it could be a premium draw, it really not, most of the time. Looking at the success history, it's not that great.
Not that there aren't nice animals. Most of the land where the elk are in the north part is all small private parcels. Tribes hunt quite a bit on the east side, and some of the elk hang out on private land in the river valleys there too, esp. when pressured.
There are some elk in the wilderness areas, never really checked it out.
I'd contact a wdfw biologist. Best advice I got was from a game warden I ran into while scouting.