Exploratory hunt with a new outfitter hunting out of Empalme. Rodrigo Velezquez hunts his own ranch, neighboring ranches and Yaqui land. I was his first American client. His camps are primitive and will need to be updated with better amenities, but his areas are good and his equipment is adequate. His is a hell of a tracker, especially since he is primarily a bowhunter. I took both deer in the first 5 days and spent another 5 days looking for javelina, which I never saw, and shooting coyotes and jack rabbits. I used my Winchester, M-70, 30.06 with handloaded Sierra 165 grain loads. Both deer were killed at less than 80 yards. The Coues was running full speed quartering way and piled up in spectacular fashion. It was a hard hunt, but one I would certainly do again.

Fantastic animals!!!....Congrats!

When (notice I didn't say "if") you go back - I am going with!
Good Trophies Boet.
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Brian

Glad you had a good hunt and took trophies to be proud of. Congrats.

Great bucks. Congrats.

It's a shame, such great hunting in such a unstable country. If it were safer all us Texicans would go back to hunting there as we did in the 80s and 90s. You couldn't pay me to enter that country now.

GREAT trophies and it sounds like a great week of hunting!

Perry

We will have nothing to do with Mexico or Mex. products.

You could not pay me to go there.

I was apprehensive about the trip before I left, but had put it off for a year and the outfitter was wanting to get my take on his operation. I figured what the hell, I had been in Zimbabwe at the height of the farm invasions and when the first killings had taken place and was there a few years later during the elections and when Mugabe was cracking down on the opposition in Harare. Mexico couldn't be anymore dangerous than that.

I drove down from Oklahoma with a friend. He is fluent in Spanish, having lived in Mexico for 7 years and being married to a Mexican gal. We crossed at Nogales after we met our outfitter on the US side. Getting the gun permits was a bit of a run around, but no major problems other than they insisted on counting every round of ammo. We then drove to Empalme and had no troubles. Everyone we met was freindly and helpful. The ranches we visited were always offering help, a meal and a cold drink. I flew home from Hermosillo and had no trouble with my guns or my trophies either in Mexico or Phoenix. I saw no evidence of violence or drug cartels in the areas I traveled and never felt in danger in any way. Once a guy gets accustomed to the slower pace of the Mexicans and learns to roll with the flow everything works out fine. I would go back next year unless things change drastically.

Perry

My wife & I just returned from vacation/business in Mexico. We spent 8 days traveling by bus between MxCity, Pachuca, Real del Monte, Queretero, San Miguel, Guanajuato & Leon. Wonderful time, friendly people, beautiful scenery, food, architecture, etc. Only heightened military/police presence was on the highway outside Queretero. If you've never been to Guanajuato or San Miguel, put it on your bucket list.