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I just came back from spending a month in northern New Mexico. Here are some interesting things from my experience

1. One restaurant and a no guns sign in the window. They would put it up and take it down, seemingly on a whim. It was 8.5x11 size and was really hard to see as a no guns sign.
2. A grocery store has had conflicting signs for years Before, they had a "no concealed carry" sign but that was amended by later New Mexico law to have that same sign have an exception for licenses. Their version did not have the update. This year they had the updated sign but on another entrance to the same building had a no guns sign. This place sold liquor and also had the correct signs allowing licensed carry over the booze area. To say that it is hard to figure out the right path would be an understatement.
3. it is not always easy to understand where tribal land starts and stops. I took the approach that if my gun stayed in my car while I was traveling, as long as a stop was brief for gas, etc, I was OK. The only law enforcement coverage in the area, in additional to whatever the tribe might provide, was the NM State Police. I made sure that I stayed within the speed limits.
4. I've been going to this same area for 5 years. While one of the local guys says that there are local ranchers who OC, I've never see it anywhere. I was not going to be the first. We also go to a fairly nearby area in Colorado and I have seen OC there. I decided that I would not.