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HUNTING

TOURISM

Laredos Region

In Mexico, the practice of sport hunting, activity known globally of hunting species, such as deer, wild boars, cougars, wild cats,
as hunting tourism, it is only justified and in fact it is legally coyotes, white-wing doves, rabbits, turtledoves and quails, as
authorized, when there is an excess of wildlife, which may be well as other flora and fauna species. For stockbreeders, the
enjoyed directly at its natural habitat through the practice of coexistence between domestic and wildlife species is possible
sports hunting. since, through sustainable exploitation practices, wildlife is an
alternative source of income for the Mexican countryside.
The “Laredos Region” is known for its diversified livestock and it
has stood out for being a natural habitat of the Texan white-tail At the end of November and until the beginning of February
deer. Since the ‘70’s, some stockbreeders of our region started of each year, we are able to see pass through in our highways
to rent their ranches for the legal hunting of deer, helping all those trucks going to ranches of our region. It is estimated
therefore, with the expenses of the same, removing the excess that each hunter spends approximately $4,000.00 US dollars
of cattle and goat livestock, as a result for better pasture and in expenses such as in gas stations, supermarkets, tire repair
natural herbs to better feed its cattle and the different species shops, payment for guides, ranch rentals, feed stores, etc.
of the native wildlife.
Aside from the main trophy of hunting, which is the white-tail
Preserving the different species of hunting interest by the deer; there is also the hunting of coyotes, wild boars, European
stockbreeders of the region, causes a positive impact in hogs, rabbits, white-wing doves, quail and ducks, as long as it is
restoring the ecosystem. Preservation works, reduction in respected the currently official calendar.
poaching, pest control, as well as improvement practices of soil
and water collection, stimulated an increase in the population

Jabali Texan Whitetail Deer

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