I hunted the Almota unit for almost 10 years with an older farmer and his family on the Snake breaks.
Unfortunatly he passed away a few years ago and I haven't been back, but I can tell you we took a lot of bucks out of there and chased many more down the canyons on the river. The only problem is it is almost entirely mule deer country so it won't do you much good for the late hunt. We would hunt the Steptoe unit for whitetails around Colfax(they had a ranch there to) drive around, knock on doors most those old timers out there are friendly and they like smoked salmon or maybe help doing some work in exchange for permission to hunt. Good Luck