It looks like I'll pass on Oklahoma this year and try public land in NM instead. $130 for a NR spring license good for 2 birds, lots of National Forest land with good populations of Merriams and Riosand nice places to stay.
ROAD TRIP!

Sounds great!! Good Luck!!

Where are you headed in NM? I'm planning on hunting the Gila Wilderness Area at some point in my life.

Lincoln National Forest. Units 34, 36, and 37. I just booked a condo in Ruidoso. There are over 1,000,000 acres to hunt with Merriams and Rios. The hunter success rate last year was 50% and this is public land! I'll also be looking for elk sign while I'm there. Who knows, maybe I'll get drawn.

Your missin out here in OK[:-]

Good luck. I wish I was headed that way to hunt...

man you gotta report back on how you do, i would LOVE to make a trip like this in the near future. Maybe spring of 09?

Idk what it is about New Mexico, but i am dying to go hunting there. It doesn't matter for what.[8D]

I hunted in unit 34 3 years ago shot a nice merriam on the last morning. It is a beautiful place to hunt with alot of turkeys. I plan on being back in new mexico sometime this season myself. Love road trips.

ya i live here in new mexico? so are u gna hunt in ruidoso or where? im goint to mount taylor this year.

No, I'm inTx. I'll be hunting just outside of Ruidoso.