I just hunted 16D, and the elk are probaly not going into a full blown rut at one time. It seems small pockets of elk are rutting. In the month of Sept. they received a great deal of water after a very very dry summer, so the elk are confused they think it is spring not fall. Since there is so much water the elk are staying put. Out of 50 cow tags, and 50 bull tags in 16D I only saw one cow and bull taken. I had a bull tag and hunted very hard for 5 days, all I saw was 2 cows, a calf, and a spike. We did call a bull with in 100 yds., and someone else shot it.

In 16A they also had 50 cow tags, and 50 bull tags; their sucess rate was said to be better, but I don't know for sure. It looks like you are going to have to work very hard to fill your tag. Good luck.