Getting There - Laguna Madre Mexico Duck
Hunt
Fly into McAllen, Texas, the day preceding your Mexico duck
hunt. Take courtesy shuttle to Marriott Courtyard Hotel and
overnight. You will be met by outfitter the following morning
and, after a brief pre-trip welcoming, transfered about 85 miles to
lodge to begin your Mexico duck hunting vacation.
Arrivals after 9:00 a.m. to McAllen, Texas and departures before
4:00 p.m. from McAllen, Texas require special transportation to and
from the lodge and will be surcharged accordingly.
Itinerary - Laguna Madre Mexico Duck
Hunt
Mornings and afternoons consist of your choice of Mexico duck
hunting, dove hunting, quail hunting or goose hunting. You
will hunt the afternoon of your arrival and depart following the
morning hunt and lunch on your last scheduled day.
What to Bring - Laguna Madre Mexico Duck
Hunts
Mexico Duck Hunting
(Laguna Madre) Checklist
Bringing a Retriever to Duck Hunt in
Mexico?
With a current health certificate and proof of rabies
vaccination, our outfitter wil easily get your retriever through
customs to enjoy the hunt also. And yes, you may even share
your bedroom with Fido.
Note: US visitors to Mexico may bring retriever by presenting
the following certificates at the border: a pet health certificate
signed by a registered veterinarian in the United States and issued
not more than 72 hours before the animal enters Mexico; and a pet
vaccination certificate showing that the animal has been treated
for rabies, distemper, hepatitis and leptospirosis. Certification
by Mexican consular authorities is not required for the health or
vaccination certificate. A permit fee may be charged at the time of
entry into Mexico.
Trophy Duck Species - Mazatlan Mexico Duck
Hunting
While duck hunting in Mexico, many North American duck species
that are desirable to sportsmen and collectors alike are in prime
breeding plumage. The following duck species are common
to Mexico duck hunting near Laguna Madre: Redhead
(Aythya americana), Northern Pintail (Anas
acuta), American Wigeon (Anas
americana), Northern Shoveler, Cinnamon Teal (Anas
cyanoptera), Green-Winged Teal (Anas crecca), and
Blue-Winged Teal (Anas discors), Gadwall (Anas
strepera), Lesser Scaup (Aythya
affinis). Other possible species include
Greater Scaup (Aythya marila), Canvasback
(Aythya valisineria), Ruddy Duck (Oxyura
jamaicensis), Black Bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna
autumnalis) and Mottled Duck (Anas
fulvigula). Getting your trophy ducks back home is
easily accomplished through GetDucks.com's on-staff,
USDA-certified taxidermist. Forms and instructions provided
with Mexico Duck Hunt Pre-trip Package.
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Hunting
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About Laguna Madre - Mexico Duck Hunting
The Laguna Madre is the name of two long, shallow bays along the
western coast of the Gulf of Mexico in the United States and
Mexico; the two being separated by the outlet of the Rio Grande.
Meaning "mother lagoon" in Spanish, the Laguna Madre proper is 130
miles long, the length of Padre Island; its biological corridor,
though, extends well into Mexico, to the mouth of the Río Soto la
Marina in the state of Tamaulipas.
In Mexico, Laguna Madre is separated from the Gulf of Mexico on
the east by a number of barrier islands, including Barra Los
Americanos, Barra Jesús María, and Barra Soto la Marina. It is
bounded on the west by mainland Tamaulipas.
The Laguna
Madre is very shallow, with an average depth of only about 3 feet.
The lagoon is connected to the ocean by only two narrow inlets, so
the tidal range - which is already minor in this part of the Gulf
of Mexico - is negligible. Wind effects are much more
important than tides in its circulation; its weak currents
generally follow the prevailing winds.
The Laguna Madre is considered a hypersaline lagoon, which means
that it's usually much saltier than the ocean due to being nearly
landlocked in a semiarid environment, and is one of only six
hypersaline lagoons in the world. The Laguna Madre shelters
15% of migratory waterfowl that arrive in Mexico every winter and
36% of the continental population of redheads.
Waterfowl generally feed on shoalgrass, an
abundant submergent acquatic plant that comprises over 80
percent the respective diets of redheads and pintails wintering on
Laguna Madre. By neccesity, ducks frequently utilize nearby
freshwater ponds and esturaries, making these areas extremely
productive for duck hunting. Laguna Madre is the most important
wintering waterfowl habitat on the entire east coast of Mexico-its
estuaries, bays and marshes are critically important
to life-cycles of wintering waterfowl and
waterbirds.
VERY IMPORTANT NOTE - Mexico Duck
Hunting
Hunters that try to import ammunition to Mexico without the
proper permits discovered the ugly consequences. This is a
serious criminal offense in Mexico, so don't dream of trying
it. Ammunition will available there.
Contact us for more
information or to reserve your Laguna Madre Mexico duck hunting
dates today!