I would guess that these were private land hunts,not draw on public land.Great bulls though
I expect so, since OP said they were on his ranch.
In checking around NM sites, I'm finding that the outfitters get booked up far in advance, too. so unless there is a cancellation, there are no late options.
One highly recommended one has already been booked up for most of his hunts in the Fall of 2018. I'm not good about planning that far ahead.