Home Forums Birds & Dogs Upland Game What gives with Mexican hunting licenses?

Hell, just when I thought I'd found a good website with some people that actually know about hunting in Mexico, the crap goes through the roof!<BR>Has anyone heard anything about the license changes. I heard that there were new restrictions for guides and fee increases. Most of the guys I usually go with are not getting their licenses this year, and a couple have been going for ages, so it must be pretty bad.<P>What gives?<P>Winmag<BR>

WinMag: <P>Yup. It's that bad. After more than twenty years hunting the Mexicali Valley, my group is also passing on the licenses this year. Here's the rundown I got:<BR>The regular licenses were actually cheaper this year, ranging from $440 for the basic duckordove to $600 for the full thing. At the last minute, however, they decided that each license was going to have a quota of birds, after which you'd need to buy a voucher for more birds.<P>What I originally heard was that the $440 for the basic dove was good for 30 days or 75 birds, whichever came first. Where we hunt doves, 75 birds means opening morning!! After that, it would cost you $66 for another $75 birds.<P>In the old days, we'd risk it and rely on a $50 bill to get us out of trouble with the fedreales. In case you hadn't noticed, that kind of tactic doesn't fly anymore in Baja. Ain't worth the risk.<P>What this means is that I'll spend $440 and probably at least another $132 or even $198 per weekend just for dove shooting, at almost a buck a bird. Throw in shotshells, gas, accomodations, etc., and it just ain't worth it.<P>Hope this ain't the end of Mexico! I don't know if I can get used to ten-bird limits and two-week seasons at my age.<P>Jimbo