Hunting journal, v4471
Page 245
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"Rancho Ojo Caliente; El Sueco Mar 16, 1979 (cont) The original hacienda building & the chapel date back to late 1800's. The big house we were in was built about 1940. Mr. Real showed my before me lips. He runs about 1500 cattle (too many, judging from the range). Says there are a fair number of white-tailed deer in rugged back areas of the ranch. No javeli, Turkeys, wolves, or lions. One of the Ranch hands pulled a fresh ham & venison out of the ice box, to the embarrassment of Jose. He found tracks of scaled quail at the water hole & Real says there are lots of them on the ranch. Mexican quail are found on the pine/oak higher areas. Wolves are said to survive in the Sierra de los Jimas 20 miles S of here, which would be close to the Sierra del Nido. Mourning doves are abundant. White-wings very rare. He left the Rancho about 10:00 PM drove to El Sueco back on Pan-American Highway, bought beer & burritos for lunch, & drove out on the sand where the antelope live. Cruised for several hours but saw only one fine buck - very wild. He couldn't get closer than 600 yds in the square car. Returned to the highway, said good-bye to Jose, who drove south to home in Chihuahua. He turned north & reached San Cruces in time for supper.