New Mexico antelope advise?

[Flash]

I've been through New Mexico and its a maze of private land in a lot of the country I see antelope (I think its unit 11, near the AZ/NM border on the road to Dattle). I'm interested in a decent public land hunt and hoping for some advise. I would like a rifle tag, but would consider archery if it were a better hunt. Any ideas on a unit to apply for? I appreciate any advise on this one. Not sure where to start. THANKS.

[hunter4life]

The rifle hunts in NM are done on a different system than hunts for other species. You apply for a group of units that are in one general area of the state, such as the NE, SE or SW. If you draw a tag you are then assigned to a particular ranch and can hunt anywhere on that ranch including public and private land. You have to stay on that ranch and cannot hunt on public or private land elsewhere in the same unit. The quality of bucks on the ranch you get assigned to can vary quite a bit, but most all ranches will give you the opportunity to have a good hunt.

The bow hunts are run differently. You apply for a unit or group of units and can then hunt any accessible public land in that unit. You must get permission if you want to hunt private land.