Barbary 29 & 30

grizzly · Dec 3, 2016

My friend drew a Barbary tag for this year in 29 & 30 and we're planning on giving it a whirl. From looking at maps, I think we're going to try The Rim area that is SW of Carlsbad. We don't know where to go, but it looked good on maps.

Where should we stay? A nearby town (or Carlsbad) or set up a camp in the unit somewhere.

Just mainly looking for road info from anybody that knows the unit since it's hard to know how long it would take to drive on those roads to the sheep. Thx.

Grizzly

nmarchr · Dec 4, 2016

Camp, take gas cans. You will be a long ways from town.

Bowdeadly · Dec 4, 2016

Get on the rim and ask the Paragliders to do some scouting for you and let you know where the sheep are.

crazeymaez · Dec 4, 2016

Lots of glass and gas.

NMPaul · Dec 4, 2016

and tires

smarba · Dec 5, 2016

Would be illegal to obtain aerial intel less than 48 hours before hunting.

Be sure you know and follow the rules.

cbat · Dec 5, 2016

It will take a good hour and a half to 2 hours to drive from Carlsbad. Camp would be better. No gas available up there. Queen caf? is open again and has good food. Take your time and glass a lot and then look again. If there aren't moving it can be tough to spot them.

grizzly · Dec 5, 2016

Thanks everybody. Very helpful info.

Grizzly

NewMexicoRob · Dec 6, 2016

Go through Hope and down to Pinon its all paved, right before you get to Pinon take a left on Russel gap (gravel) and that will take you to the rim..theres gas and food in Pinon. unit 29 is just a little south of Pinon.

Just my 2 cents
BigRob