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Caca a pomba-asa-branca no Mexico: Sonora e Tamaulipas
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Sonora & Tamaulipas · Mexico

Caca a pomba-asa-branca no Mexico: Sonora e Tamaulipas

Ha um som que define uma grande manha no cinturao de graos mexicano: o assobio seco de centenas de asas. A caca a pomba-asa-branca nao se raciona, mede-se em caixas.

3 min readJun 26, 2026
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Chasse au mouflon du desert a Sonora, Mexique : le guide
Sonora · Mexique

Chasse au mouflon du desert a Sonora, Mexique : le guide

Il y a des chasses que l'on reserve et des chasses que l'on merite. Le mouflon du desert de Sonora appartient a la seconde categorie : un pelerinage dans le desert le plus exigeant d'Amerique du Nord.

3 min readJun 25
The UMA Model: How Hunting Funds Conservation in Mexico
Mexico · Mexico

The UMA Model: How Hunting Funds Conservation in Mexico

It sounds like a paradox: the desert bighorn is thriving in the very places where it is hunted. The explanation is a Mexican conservation framework called the UMA, and it is one of the quiet success stories of North American wildlife.

3 min readJun 24
Desert Bighorn (Borrego) in Sonora: Seasons, Trophy Quality, Cost
Sonora · Mexico

Desert Bighorn (Borrego) in Sonora: Seasons, Trophy Quality, Cost

There are hunts you book and hunts you wait years to earn. The desert bighorn of Sonora is the second kind: a pilgrimage into the most uncompromising country in North America for the most coveted ram on the continent.

4 min readJun 23
Booking a Mexico Hunt Safely: What US Hunters Need to Know
Mexico · Mexico

Booking a Mexico Hunt Safely: What US Hunters Need to Know

The riskiest part of a great Mexico hunt is not the terrain or the animal. It is the wire transfer you send to a stranger, months before you travel. Here is how US hunters take that risk off the table.

3 min readJun 22
Whitewing Dove Hunting in Mexico: Sonora vs Tamaulipas
Sonora & Tamaulipas · Mexico

Whitewing Dove Hunting in Mexico: Sonora vs Tamaulipas

Both regions sit under rivers of doves. But Sonora and Tamaulipas are two very different hunts, and choosing well is the single biggest lever on your trip. Here is how to decide.

4 min readJun 21
Como reservar una caceria en Mexico sin riesgo: escrow y outfitters verificados
Mexico · Mexico

Como reservar una caceria en Mexico sin riesgo: escrow y outfitters verificados

La parte mas riesgosa de una gran caceria en Mexico no es el terreno ni el animal: es la transferencia bancaria que haces a un desconocido meses antes de viajar. Asi se reserva sin riesgo.

3 min readJun 20
Venado Coues en el norte de Mexico: guia del cazador
Sonora & Chihuahua · Mexico

Venado Coues en el norte de Mexico: guia del cazador

Lo llaman el fantasma gris, y con razon. El venado Coues es el venado de cola blanca mas pequeno y mas dificil de Norteamerica: un animal que vive en la Sierra Madre y desaparece a plena vista de quien no sabe mirar.

3 min readJun 19
Paloma ala blanca en Tamaulipas: la mejor tirada de Norteamerica
Tamaulipas · Mexico

Paloma ala blanca en Tamaulipas: la mejor tirada de Norteamerica

Hay un sonido que define una gran manana en el cinturon granelero del Golfo: el silbido seco de cientos de alas, multiplicado hasta volverse una especie de clima. En Tamaulipas, la tirada de paloma ala blanca no se raciona, se mide en cajas.

4 min readJun 18
Caceria de borrego cimarron en Sonora: temporada, costos y como reservar
Sonora · Mexico

Caceria de borrego cimarron en Sonora: temporada, costos y como reservar

Hay caceras que se reservan y hay caceras que se ganan. El borrego cimarron de Sonora pertenece a las segundas: una peregrinacion al desierto mas exigente de Norteamerica, en busca de un carnero verdaderamente salvaje.

4 min readJun 17
Texas Exotic Hunting: Axis, Aoudad and Blackbuck Year-Round
Texas · USA

Texas Exotic Hunting: Axis, Aoudad and Blackbuck Year-Round

Hunt axis, aoudad and blackbuck across the Texas Hill Country and West Texas year-round. Seasons, methods, costs and fair-chase conservation, with Orion.

11 min readJun 16
Cape Buffalo: The Classic Tanzania Dangerous-Game Safari
Tanzania · Tanzania

Cape Buffalo: The Classic Tanzania Dangerous-Game Safari

Plan a 21-day Tanzania Cape buffalo safari: seasons, the dagga-boy hunt, costs and trophy-fee estimates, fair chase, and conservation. A premium guide.

11 min readJun 15
The Spanish Ibex Grand Slam: Four Iconic Mountain Hunts
Spain · Spain

The Spanish Ibex Grand Slam: Four Iconic Mountain Hunts

Hunt the Spanish Ibex Grand Slam—Beceite, Gredos, Ronda & Southeastern—plus driven partridge. Seasons, costs, logistics and fair-chase guidance.

10 min readJun 14
The Ultimate South Africa Plains Game Safari
Limpopo & Eastern Cape · South Africa

The Ultimate South Africa Plains Game Safari

Plan the ultimate South Africa plains game safari: kudu, impala, gemsbok & wildebeest in Limpopo and the Eastern Cape. Seasons, costs, and fair chase.

12 min readJun 13
Scotland: Traditional Red Stag Stalking in the Highlands
Scottish Highlands · United Kingdom

Scotland: Traditional Red Stag Stalking in the Highlands

Plan a traditional Highland red stag stalk in Scotland: seasons, methods, costs, and grouse add-ons. Fair-chase hill hunting at its purest.

11 min readJun 12
Patagonia Red Stag: Hunting the Roar in Argentina
Patagonia · Argentina

Patagonia Red Stag: Hunting the Roar in Argentina

Hunt free-range red stag during the roar in Argentine Patagonia. Seasons, trophy quality, costs, logistics and fair-chase conservation, planned by Orion.

12 min readJun 11
New Zealand: Free-Range Red Stag and Himalayan Tahr
Southern Alps · New Zealand

New Zealand: Free-Range Red Stag and Himalayan Tahr

Hunt free-range red stag during the roar and bull tahr in New Zealand's Southern Alps. Seasons, costs, heli-access logistics and fair-chase guidance.

11 min readJun 10
Namibia: True Free-Range Plains Game and Fair Chase
Namibia · Namibia

Namibia: True Free-Range Plains Game and Fair Chase

Hunt true free-range gemsbok, kudu, Hartmann zebra and leopard across Namibia's vast concessions. A fair-chase guide to seasons, costs and conservation.

11 min readJun 9
Elk Hunting in Montana and Wyoming: The September Bugle
Montana & Wyoming · USA

Elk Hunting in Montana and Wyoming: The September Bugle

Plan a fair-chase elk hunt in Montana and Wyoming. Seasons, tags, terrain, costs, and conservation for the September bugle and beyond.

11 min readJun 8
White-Winged Dove Hunting in Mexico: Sonora and Tamaulipas
Sonora & Tamaulipas · Mexico

White-Winged Dove Hunting in Mexico: Sonora and Tamaulipas

High-volume white-winged dove hunting in Sonora & Tamaulipas, Mexico. Seasons, all-inclusive lodges, costs (~$2,500/3 days est.) and fair-chase planning.

10 min readJun 7
Hunting the Desert Bighorn Sheep of Sonora, Mexico
Sonora · Mexico

Hunting the Desert Bighorn Sheep of Sonora, Mexico

Hunt the free-range desert bighorn sheep (borrego cimarron) of Sonora, Mexico. Seasons, costs, Coues deer combos, UMA conservation and how to plan.

11 min readJun 6
Kyrgyzstan: Hunting the Legendary Marco Polo Argali
Pamir · Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan: Hunting the Legendary Marco Polo Argali

Hunt the legendary Marco Polo argali in Kyrgyzstan's high Pamir & Tien Shan. Seasons, costs, CITES, fair chase & how to plan with Orion.

10 min readJun 5
The Grand Slam of North American Wild Sheep
Mountain West · North America

The Grand Slam of North American Wild Sheep

Inside the Grand Slam of North American wild sheep — the four species, seasons, costs, fair chase, and the conservation legacy behind the hunt.

11 min readJun 4
British Columbia Stone Sheep: Crown of the Wild-Sheep Slam
British Columbia · Canada

British Columbia Stone Sheep: Crown of the Wild-Sheep Slam

Hunt Stone sheep in British Columbia's Northern Rockies—horseback wilderness hunts for the rarest North American wild sheep, with goat and moose.

11 min readJun 3
Cordoba, Argentina: The World Capital of Dove Hunting
Cordoba · Argentina

Cordoba, Argentina: The World Capital of Dove Hunting

Cordoba, Argentina is the world capital of high-volume dove hunting—year-round shooting, estancia lodges, and 1,000+ shells a day. Plan your wingshooting trip.

10 min readJun 2
Alaska: Moose, Brown Bear and Dall Sheep on the Last Frontier
Alaska · USA

Alaska: Moose, Brown Bear and Dall Sheep on the Last Frontier

Hunt moose, brown bear, Dall sheep and caribou in wild Alaska. Seasons, fly-in float hunts, registered-guide rules, costs and how to plan with Orion.

11 min readJun 1