Northern Argentina--Chaco, Formosa, and Corrientes Provinces

3 weeks with Alberto Foerster, PH, hunting buffalo, scrub bull, viscacha, charatas (jungle chickens), peccary, and brocket deer. We found fresh tapir tracks, and many fresh puma tracks, but did not have the dogs necessary to get one. Saw caiman (alligators). We did not find nor hear of any fresh jaguar sign.

Birds seen were Rheas, parakeets, parrots, roseate spoonbills, ibis, flamingo, storks, chajas, chunas, and many others.

We camped for several days on the Rio Bermejo. During our visits to towns, we would take time to see the old catholic mission/churches, some dating from the 1500's.

We visited Alberto's birthplace in Ongamira, and rode horseback thru the mountains for one day. We also stopped at the inland-sea of Mar Chiquita.

This entry is for the first week. Will follow with reports on remainder of hunt.

large ray at Esquina, hundreds of miles from saltwater

buffalo herd

first buff

second buff, with Alberto and Don Ruiz-Diaz

flowers at Esquina

little girl at gaucho cabin

Parana River

cabin and wagon

scrub bull

Me with bull

good cattle had been rounded-up before the hunt

head will be skinned and cooked in the ground

big howler monkey

chaja

Nobody here but us goats

ford falcons everywhere

crossing a river

viscacha

False water cobra

more:

Along the river

stuck steer

riding

horse and buggy

jabiru stork

City of Corrientes

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