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Anyone been to Nicaragua?
Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:12 pm
Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:12 pm
Considering a hunting trip there next year. For whatever reason this trip has been not possible for a number of years (despite trying), making me think it is a sign from above that I shouldn’t go haha.
Anyway, I am reading conflicting reports on the safety for visitors which has me reconsidering.
I have experience traveling in South America and Mexico, so I’m not a novice in that part of the world.
Still, I’m wondering if I should go. Any of y’all been and have info to share?
Thanks!
Anyway, I am reading conflicting reports on the safety for visitors which has me reconsidering.
I have experience traveling in South America and Mexico, so I’m not a novice in that part of the world.
Still, I’m wondering if I should go. Any of y’all been and have info to share?
Thanks!
This post was edited on 9/30/25 at 9:12 pm
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Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:42 pm to weagle1999
It's a dictatorship, what are you hunting, Ducks?
Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:43 pm to ecb
Mainly white wing doves with some ducks mixed in.
Posted on 9/30/25 at 10:20 pm to weagle1999
Argentina was great for ducks and dove
Posted on 9/30/25 at 10:44 pm to weagle1999
Used to be a guy who posted here that lived there for a while. Not sure if hes still around.
Posted on 10/1/25 at 8:58 am to weagle1999
No lies told. I got kicked out of Nicaragua in 1992 by their version of the Border Policia. Got a big red X stamp on my passport to prove it. Good Times.
Posted on 10/1/25 at 9:16 am to weagle1999
My father did missionary work down there for several years. Like you, he had traveled extensively for missionary work: Nica several times, China, Tanzania, Romania, etc.. He absolutely loved Nicaragua and ended up concentrating his work there for the last few years of his life.
He also ended up drowning in Nicaragua while on a fishing trip on Lake Nicaragua after completing his mission work on a trip. It sounds like you're looking at hunting specifically, but one thing we learned was don't take safety precautions for granted. It's not a highly-regulated country with regulatory bodies that oversee fishing/hunting guides. They were in an overloaded boat without life jackets. The weather changed dramatically on the lake and the boat took on water and capsized. There were no flotation devices in the boat. My dad was a very detail-oriented and prepared person, but the people he was fishing with clearly weren't, and he (and another missionary) paid the price. But as far as the safety of the country and such, he always felt very safe and loved the people and culture there.
He also ended up drowning in Nicaragua while on a fishing trip on Lake Nicaragua after completing his mission work on a trip. It sounds like you're looking at hunting specifically, but one thing we learned was don't take safety precautions for granted. It's not a highly-regulated country with regulatory bodies that oversee fishing/hunting guides. They were in an overloaded boat without life jackets. The weather changed dramatically on the lake and the boat took on water and capsized. There were no flotation devices in the boat. My dad was a very detail-oriented and prepared person, but the people he was fishing with clearly weren't, and he (and another missionary) paid the price. But as far as the safety of the country and such, he always felt very safe and loved the people and culture there.
This post was edited on 10/1/25 at 9:17 am
Posted on 10/1/25 at 9:31 am to hogfly
Thank you for the information. Sorry to hear about your dad.
Posted on 10/1/25 at 9:31 am to RogerTheShrubber
Thanks, I will do a search 
Posted on 10/1/25 at 9:32 am to PCRammer
quote:
No lies told. I got kicked out of Nicaragua in 1992 by their version of the Border Policia. Got a big red X stamp on my passport to prove it. Good Times.
Sounds like a great story for this thread if you want to share haha
Posted on 10/1/25 at 9:35 am to weagle1999
For sure. Also, this was 17 years ago... so things might have changed since then.
Posted on 10/1/25 at 6:14 pm to weagle1999
Spent the month of November last year in San Juan del Sur
Completely safe, never once had a "sketchy" feeling, day or night
Last day spent in Managua, toured museum and cathedral and walked the streets in the daytime, no problem. Was in by nightfall as I had a super early flight.
Completely safe, never once had a "sketchy" feeling, day or night
Last day spent in Managua, toured museum and cathedral and walked the streets in the daytime, no problem. Was in by nightfall as I had a super early flight.
Posted on 10/2/25 at 9:31 pm to weagle1999
I went in May. Managua and Ometepe island.
Uneventful from a safety standpoint.
Uneventful from a safety standpoint.
Posted on 10/3/25 at 11:30 am to Jrv2damac
Thanks everyone.
This post was edited on 10/3/25 at 9:50 pm
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