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I went to Mexico in March of 09 with a friend. It was my first trip but the guy that I went with had been there 3 or 4 times. We both flew dogs down and landed in Cancun then drove about 6 hours south, just above Belize. We were going to be working on a Jaguar study with the University of Mexico putting GPS collars on.

The trip was a flop we waited in camp the first couple of days for the university biologist with the collars. Once he finally showed up he could not get up in the morning then it would get hot on us. We did finally get to put dogs down one day and trailed for awhile but to no avail.

On the last day coming out of the jungle we were pulled over by the Mexican police and the fish and game with guns drawn. It was very tense and I was $hitting my diggers. Good thing we had the biologist with us and the houndman from Mexico.

I am going back some day have to see one of those jaguars in a tree. The houndsman that we were hunting with, knew how to use a gourd to call Jaguars. He was taught to use it by Dale Lee. A fellow by the name of Richard H. was also in camp and boy was that trip almost worth it even if we didn't catch any "Tigre" just to listen to those two tell old stories of hunting with Dale. Damn I got to get back there. If you go make sure you or someone with you can speak spanish and have a little extra cash hid.

Rico wrote:I went to Mexico in March of 09 with a friend. It was my first trip but the guy that I went with had been there 3 or 4 times. We both flew dogs down and landed in Cancun then drove about 6 hours south, just above Belize. We were going to be working on a Jaguar study with the University of Mexico putting GPS collars on.

The trip was a flop we waited in camp the first couple of days for the university biologist with the collars. Once he finally showed up he could not get up in the morning then it would get hot on us. We did finally get to put dogs down one day and trailed for awhile but to no avail.

On the last day coming out of the jungle we were pulled over by the Mexican police and the fish and game with guns drawn. It was very tense and I was $hitting my diggers. Good thing we had the biologist with us and the houndman from Mexico.

I am going back some day have to see one of those jaguars in a tree. The houndsman that we were hunting with, knew how to use a gourd to call Jaguars. He was taught to use it by Dale Lee. A fellow by the name of Richard H. was also in camp and boy was that trip almost worth it even if we didn't catch any "Tigre" just to listen to those two tell old stories of hunting with Dale. Damn I got to get back there. If you go make sure you or someone with you can speak spanish and have a little extra cash hid.

Rico
That's an interesting post.
Who was the biologist doing the study?
Reason I ask is I have been in contact for several years with most of the legal authorities and to my knowlage there has not been a study going on in Mexico for the past several years.
I believe you were ukered!!!!!
The last one done there was when Tony Riviera tried it with hounds in the Yucatan about 25 years ago to the best of my knowlage.
I may be wrong...
I hunted the area you are talking about in the early 80's for jaugar, I asked about hounds and the outfitter we hunted with said it would be nearly impossiable to get a cat using them.. if you were planning to tree a jaguar in that jungle and find your hounds ,good luck....it's so dence and no way to catch your hounds except follow them on foot.
Maybe it's possiable, however I would not take a hound there and expect to ever see him again...

Brent, I couldn't tell you the name of the biologist,that guy was such a jerk. Tony is exactly who we were with. It was thick down there, very thick but there were some decent roads in the area that we were in with a few higher knolls for vantage points. On most of those knolls there was rock outcropping that looked real catty. We ran both telemetry and GPS collars. Was real impressed with the Gps. Thought that we would lose signal fairly close because of all the vegetation but they did good. If I recall right some places we tracked them at just over a mile.

We also had what they call a dog boy with us and his job was to stay with the hounds, I am 5'11'' and 175 and that kid with the two mechettes(sp) made me look fat and slow. Boy could he move though the jungle. I know that it can be done. Infact Tony and Pancho (Tony's right hand man) caught I belive two after we left. Still stay intouch with Tony.

Either of you two ever get it together on a study you better give me a call. I'm coming. Houndsman, camp cook, riffleman, camera man whatever.
Sean

I hunt in Mexico on occasion, haven't managed to get that far south yet though. the issues are there but not a whole lot worse then some of the areas here in AZ can get. just stay out of the staging areas and look for more then one type of track. The most common issue I've had is the host expect to hunt everything with the help of your hounds. they really appreciate a trashy dog down there. The cat population is pretty good and they suffer a much higher calf loss then this side of the line. I received a gelding that had a run in with a cat as a yearling as a gift real nice rock horse.

Mexico: Hunting party of 8 killed in Oaxaca state
| Aug. 16, 2010 | IXTLI MARTINEZ

OAXACA, Mexico — Unidentified gunmen shot eight men to death and piled their bodies in a pickup truck in the southern state of Oaxaca, Mexican authorities reported Monday after a weekend in which at least 19 people were slain nationwide.

The victims were apparently on a hunting trip in rural Oaxaca near the Gulf coast when they were attacked. The state prosecutors' office said they were shot in the head and found Sunday, and one was 15 years old.

The motive is under investigation, but the region has been wracked by drug violence, land disputes and other feuds.

The men of this country, and particularly, Texas, used to know how to deal with outlaw's from across the border. Obviously the panty waist that we have for a president does'nt have a clue. The mexican gov't is all about money, graft, and corruption. Therefore, if you plan to do anything along the border,or south of it, you best be mentally and physically prepared to protect yourself. I see where they recently shot and killed a missionary woman while trying to hijack their truck. It is time to put a bounty on those scumbags, dead or alive. I suggest you only have to present the ears to collect.