Reading over your original post again, I see I read it specific to elk. Relative to mule deer:
Public Land Mulies, David Long
Mule Deer Trophies, VanNorman & Carpenter
Hunting Open Country Mule Deer, Dwight Schuh
Mule Deer Quest, Walt Prothero

Long's book is really good on glassing (both how and where), the next two are general and you will probably find them beneficial. Prothero's book is one I'd never heard of and is just excellent in that it really gets into some details that most don't: stride, specifics to track size and trophies, specifics on forage that the deer prefer, etc...

A book more general to back pack hunting the high country is Cameron Hane's Backcountry Bowhunting: A Guide to the Wild Side. It is a great read that addresses the logistics of getting way off the beaten path, really addresses physical fitness and the mental aspects of getting it done, and the more nebulous topics of dealing with isolation, fear and loneliness when way back there by yourself for days on end. Hanes is a bow hunter, but what everything can be applied to the rifle hunter as well.

Beyond articles in magazines, I've not read much about antelope hunting. Antelope are probably both the easiest and least physically demanding to hunt, though if you are looking for an exceptional buck, you will need to work for it and exercise some skills.