CouesWhitetail Report post Posted March 3, 2009 This month we feature Ojo Caliente Outfitters , owned and operated by Ernesto Beall. Ojo Caliente offers Coues deer and Gould's turkey hunts in Chihuahua, Mexico. Ernesto has been guiding hunters in Mexico for 30 years and offering fully outfitted Coues deer hunts for 15 years. Ernesto has four guides that work for him and they take about 20-25 Coues and Gould's turkey hunters each year. Ojo Caliente is a full-service outfitter. They will make sure all your paperwork is correct for bringing your own guns into Mexico and that all the other legal requirements are taken care of. You can also use guns they have at the ranch to avoid the expense of bringing your own gun. All hunts are fair chase and the Coues deer hunts are a full 6 days (one day longer than most other outfitters in Mexico). Hunts have one guide for each hunter. They have a resident taxidermist who will make sure your trophy is well cared for after your harvest. The main camp consists of small cabins with a detached bathroom and a dining room/ kitchen facility. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are provided. The food is mostly Mexican cuisine. Ojo Caliente clients have been very successful, with a general success rate of 95% for Coues and Gould's turkey hunters. Over 75% of the Coues hunters take bucks that NET over 100 inches Boone and Crockett. Numerous bucks between 107 and 120 inches have been taken off of their ranches over the past 15 years. They have 100,000+ acres of privately owned prime Coues deer habitat and 50,000 acres of prime Gould's turkey habitat. When I asked what makes them different from other outfitters in Mexico, here is what they said: "Our ranches are very large and there is no pressure from adjoining land owners. We take very few hunters each year and this gives all of our hunters a good chance at taking trophy animals. We have a long history of producing trophy animals for our clients. We own our ranches and we do not over hunt them. We are native to Mexico so we know the game laws, gun laws and we take good care of our clients at all times. Our accommodations are good for being in a remote location without power. We see and often take deer within a few miles of our hunting camps. All of our hunting is done on foot and resembles sheep hunting in many ways. Our guides are all native to Mexico and experienced hunters who have keen eye sight and excellent hunting skills. We have a resident taxidermist in camp who will properly prepare your trophy for export. We own our ranches and we do not over hunt them. We have a long history of outfitting in Chihuahua Mexico and we are familiar with the laws that affect our business on both sides of the border. Very few of our hunters go home without a trophy and all of them go home with a great experience and great memories of hunting in the remote and famous Sierra Madres of Mexico. Our prices are competitive and we provide six full days of hunting on Coues Deer hunts and four full days of hunting on Gould's turkey hunts. Chihuahua is very remote and has very little hunting pressure when compared to Sonora. We provide our clients with extensive information about the hunts so that they can make informed decisions and understand all facets of our hunts before embarking on the adventure of a life time. " Now, some of the client pics: Jan 08 - 120 inch buck - taken by Anthony Tomasi some bucks from 2009: Tom Benson's 114 buck: Ron McAlpin from Alaska: "Wild Bill" Campbell with his 122 7/8 buck: The majority of their hunters are rifle hunters, but Ojo Caliente is more than happy to guide archers who are willing to do spot and stalk hunts and do there own calling. They also have a river bottom with running water where an archer can set up a portable blind and hunt that way. They have had several archery hunters come down and all of them have been successful to date. References from past clients will be provided upon request. Another advantage of booking with Ojo is that they have Tom Brown helping them make sure everything goes smoothly. Tom is an avid coues hunter who has been hunting in Mexico for forty plus years and has been helping Ernesto since 1990. Tom lives in El Paso, Texas and serves as the U.S. contact person for Ojo. Tom handles all of the paperwork and makes himself available to the clients who usually have plenty of questions about hunting abroad. If you want a true Mexican hunt experience on remote ranches that have some great bucks, contact Ojo Caliente. Ojo has been a longtime supporter of CouesWhitetail.com and in fact was one of the first sponsors back when this site began about 7 years ago. Please support those that help support this website. Visit their website to learn more: http://www.ojocalienteoutfitters.com/ Or: Call (915) 526-2206 Email: indiagraves@sbcglobal.net Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues 'n' Sheep Report post Posted March 3, 2009 That TALL & NARROW buck is AWESOME!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azryan Report post Posted March 5, 2009 agreed on the tall and narrow buck......one of the coolest coues bucks I have seen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Archer Report post Posted March 14, 2009 Thats cool. Congrats on a buck of a lifetime. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ehunt Report post Posted March 15, 2009 wow!!! very impressive bucks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Antlerdog Report post Posted March 20, 2009 That TALL & NARROW buck is AWESOME!!!! Wow!! Look at the four point frame! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grey Hawk Report post Posted March 20, 2009 Amanda thanks, lots of great info. as soon as I can Break away I'm going to book a hunt in mexico. Might not be this year, but I think it's one of those things that I just have to do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
