You have pretty good tag. I had the 22N that was a week later than your tag last Dec.....bulls were skittish. Yes, you can do it unguided. Get a Tonto NF map & read it well. I got VERY lucky & drew 23 late this year with the same hunt dates as yours. The reason....timber. Any 23 help out there would be great......your unit has pretty thick timber. I hunted every day & never fired a shot. I was picky & have no regrets. I saw bulls in every spot that I hunted.....mostly 300 class animals. The second to last day I saw a 360 plus bull that I could never get a shot at in the thick timber. He was still alive after the season & he should still be there. Saw his horns but no hide. If you get snow (I didn't last year) they might be near the Rim. The guides there were getting bulls, one had four hunters with three being nothing special & one 370 bull. They got it low in the burned area that was very thich brush by pushing the brush with walkers. Keep in mind to respect the guides areas, they were all very nice to me even though I was unguided. Don't be afraid to walk.....the more I walked away from the roads, the more I saw. I also DID NOT see other hunters when I walked into these areas......the elk were also less spooky too. Best of luck to you......drop a coin on the map, you will see elk there.