Mexico Gears For 2010-2011 Sheep and Deer Hunting Season 8-26-2010
gengberg August 26th, 2010
Mexico Travel News Bureau FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
MEXICO GEARS FOR 2010-2011 SHEEP AND DEER HUNTING SEASONBoasting 90 percent of the country’s 2,600 game parks,
Mexico’s northern states provide ample hunting grounds
MEXICO CITY, August 26, 2010 - Hunters from around the globe will make the journey to Mexico in the coming weeks for what promises to be another epic sheep and deer hunting season. Starting in November, hunters will track into northern Mexico to try their luck at bagging trophy-worthy desert bighorn sheep, coues deer or desert mule deer.
Desert bighorn sheep season is from November 12 to March 30, while desert mule deer and coues deer season begins on November 26 until January 30.
Mexico’s northern region is a hunter’s paradise, offering enthusiasts vast protected areas filled with prized game. The states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Sinaloa, Sonora and Tamaulipas alone harbor 90 percent of Mexico’s 2,600 game parks, many less than an hour’s drive from the U.S. border.
Northern Mexico’s lush farmlands of rice, corn and barley, sprawling marshlands and mild winters attract an abundance of game species; it is no wonder that several major northern flyways converge in the area. Hunters, meanwhile, are lured by liberal game limits, long hunting seasons, a wide variety of species, a diversity of hunting styles (both free range and safari park hunts) and affordable rates.
For some years now, the Mexico Tourism Board partnered with the Safari Club International, the leader in protecting the freedom to hunt and in encouraging wildlife conservation worldwide, to promote Mexico’s popular hunting destinations. Efforts to foster the conservation of regional fauna have led to the creation of large reserves covered in underbrush and forests, where diverse species can reproduce and are later hunted for sport. These protected areas guarantee hunters an environment as breathtaking as it is challenging.
Some of the most common species found in northern Mexico include 14 subspecies of whitetail deer, six subspecies of mule deer, two subspecies of tamazate deer, coues deer; many varieties of ducks, such as canvasback, mallard, pintail, redhead, teal, widgeon and others; geese; quail; white-winged and mourning dove; turkey; wild pig; elk; bighorn sheep; and the exotic Black Buck antelope.
Summarized below are the northern Mexican states where hunting is most common, as well as the game species they harbor.
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