<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT color=black face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></FONT><SPAN style="DISPLAY: inline-block" contentEditable=false></SPAN>I used to contact the BP about hikers in the area so when I would run into one (a BP) I would ask them if they had heard about the hikers - they said no - there is no communication between BP higher echelon and the grunts in the field - don't waste your time - they will know you are in the area by the new footprints they find - </div>
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<div><STRONG><FONT size=3>el coyote</FONT></STRONG></div>
<div><STRONG><FONT size=3>Keith</FONT></STRONG></div>
<div><STRONG><FONT size=3>Deming, NM</FONT></STRONG></div>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Rick Ostheimer <rick.ostheimer@sbcglobal.net><br>
To: cdt-l@backcountry.net<br>
Sent: Sun, Mar 28, 2010 12:15 pm<br>
Subject: [Cdt-l] Contact Border Patrol<br>
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<PRE style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><TT>Is it customary/advisable for hikers to contact the border patrol to let <br>
them know you'll be on the ground in S NM? If so, does anyone have a <br>
number? <br>
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Handlebar <br>
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