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Taking this advice and heading there late August. Going for the doves and such.

I can’t hunt non resident bull elk cheaper then a trip to NZ.

Last trip I spent 1000$ more then my airfare and that included the chopper ride. Two stags, cham and a 13” tahr plus 100lbs of butchered meat in my freezer.. I’d say it the cheapest pitch going for free range hunts period.

How hard is it to bring your own gun into the country?

Not sure, but about a zillion dove & pigeon shooters bring shotguns to Argentina every year. Dad did so years ago, he took a pair of Beretta semi-auto 12 gauges. Used the locally available ammunition and shot literally thousands of birds in a few days. He told me that it was no big deal to get in and out of Argentina with the shotguns.

Guy

Went to Argentina 5 years ago to hunt for Asian Water Buffalo and doves. Took along my Ruger Hawkeye African .375 Ruger and a Browning semiauto 12 ga. Getting the guns into the country was not difficult, but the pre-travel paperwork required a lot of data on the firearms, including barrel length, etc. in order to get the necessary permits.
Flew into BA, and at customs was immediately hit up for $160 cash, in order to proceed.

Once at hunting camp, about a 10 hour drive from the airport, wife and I enjoyed incredible food and accomodations. First up was the hunt for a buffalo bull. After finding and stalking several different bulls, I finally connected with one on day 3. After the buff hunt, it was off to the dove fields, for three days of crazy shooting for doves, and parakeets, which are a real pest in farmlands. I shot so many rounds of ammo at doves etc. that I finally just got tired of shooting!

Would love to go back, but next time just for doves and waterfowl. I would use camp shotguns and forego the whole firearms airline travel drama entirely.