Last year was the first year they had the guided vs a true DIY hunt. In the past, even when you were not guided, you followed a guide around.
I had this tag last year, it was the 3rd time in my life I've had it. The first two were super easy, a couple hours following the guide and we were done. Last year I did the DIY hunt, and it was very different. We had the whole week to hunt (minus Sunday and one other day of the week) and you are really on your own. Opening day last year there were very few elk killed, mostly because everyone expected it to be as they've heard about, a super easy hunt. The elk were, for the most part, not really near the roads and still down in the deep canyon in the middle of the ranch. While this is private property, these are still wild elk, and they've been getting hunted on the bull tags for a couple months now and are not stupid.
Opening day last year I did not harvest because we took younger kids and were of the mind it would be pretty simple as in the past. My brother and I went back up the next week, hiked down into the canyon, and killed my cow out of a herd of about 150-200 elk. It was 1.75 miles back to the truck on my GPS from the spot we quartered her out. It was one of the coolest hunting experiences I've ever had.
Don't be afraid to get out and walk some of the bigger draws. You may not have to go far to see elk, but it's not likely you'll see them from the road and just shoot them until enough snow falls to push them out of their post big bull hunt hiding spots. The outfitter absolutely wants you to be successful, so don't be afraid to ask questions, etc. They are super helpful guys.
The deer rut should be in full force. Enjoy that, because you'll see deer and bucks everywhere! You might see some really good bucks too. We saw a 190s class buck about 20 yards off the road one day. It was pretty awesome. PM me if you have any questions. I don't know how it is up there this year, but I believe it will be pretty similar to the conditions last year.