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3 February 1972.
10 meter a less. Use lamps much at night. More tiger than
guanos in that forest. Trocha tigers + coatis along the rivers.
Often put out bait (celo) - spider monkey best. If some food
left, animal will return. Now seem of "celo" and call used.
But some groups hunt for 1 or 2 weeks and get nothing. He
did not agree that commercial hunting had depleted game -
still primitive areas where no hunters, especially since "guerrilleros
guatemaltecos" around. He thought hunting poor on Guatemala
side, as "murder colonies" there. Cell (llanero) with them through
Guand drum. He has had 3 crews, different locations, from one spot.
Not recollect 2 adults together. Occasionally climb down or climbing
trees. Eat everything - one had fresh tips/snails in stomach. Dogs
not used to hunt. Many long hunting stories. Said had maps,
mementos, in office (Coca distributor, next to church opposite Hotel
Azulys). I couldn't pin him down to estimate of number taken
per year.
Visited Tordes Posit, local captain of Tenoriquiz de la
Furia. He confirmed no game near Tenoriquiz at present. But
tigers in Chupin (Lorentum area) and Campasibo - Piedras area,
in from Candelaria, and Aguada Bice, in from Metamor. Many
peccary and javali also there, when no people. Said Villanueva taken
apes, etc. San Antonio Sola and Choncut (?), also good spots in
Cascangos area. Jeep roads where logs hauled out are good places to
look. Some tapirs too. Game gone from Tenoriquiz area for long -
draining by Indians. He said jaguar hunting prohibited but no
one ever shows him a skin, and he has gone to sniff at
traps but failed to catch hunters. He says some skins sold