I know that Argentina is a popular destination for wing shooters. Great dove & pigeon shooting!

Is it popular for big game hunting? Red stag? Buffalo? Wild boar? Anything else?

Why or why not?

Just wondering what the North American and European crowd thinks about hunting big game in Argentina.

Thanks, Guy

They also have Axis and Blackbuck. A viable alternative for those not wanting to go to Africa. The food and hospitality is supposed to be fabulous.

I went to La Pampa Province 8-10 years ago and did a free range stag hunt along with black buck, fallow and European wild boar. My last day I decided to bird hunt. It wasn't a rough area by any means, but there were plenty of wild critters. Reminded me of South Dakota. The boar was hunted over a water hole at night but the other critters were all spot and stalk. It wasn't very tough, but they were free range and it was fun.

I can see how people burn through thousands of shotgun shells on the doves. I shot a handful and realized how expensive that was going to be so I asked to hunt perdiz. There were also two species of sharptail looking birds there, which I knocked the crap out of.

Food and accommodation was plenty good. No complaints. Nothing too crazy fancy, and that is how I prefer it. The lack of jet lag was a nice change. Buenos Aires is just like any big city....way the hell too crowded for me, but the women were ALL SMOKING hot. Once I got into the rural countryside it was really nice with a lot of very conservative people Another thing I quickly learned is that those South American gauchos can RIDE!

It's a very long ride in an aircraft.
I've been there once, hunted Red Stag, Dove, Ducks, Pidgins.
Lots of great food.
Everyone should go at least once.

Thanks guys. Dad went to Argentina for the dove & pigeon shooting years ago and loved it. I've been seeing ads for big game hunting in Argentina, but don't know anyone who has done so.

Much appreciate the input.

Thanks! Guy

Stag in March during the roar (rut) is a very fun hunt ... in my case all stalking after locating bulls by way of their vocalizations.

Dove hunting is like nowhere else in the world. They ... just ... keep ... coming!

Pigeons (turqas), parakeets (pericos), perdiz ...

I did not shoot waterfowl.

I can recommend JJ Cacería. Tell him I sent you. Great estancia, great food, and he can put you on anything that flies, swims, or walks that is legal to harvest in Argentina.

Thanks Rick. Am thinking red stag combined with a bit of upland bird hunting and a day of fly fishing might be just about perfect.

Regards, Guy

I have been twice, once to Patagonia for free range red stag and once to La Pampa. The hunt with Algar in Patagonia was a horse back hunt and was one of the best hunts my wife and I have done.
Don't forget to schedule a few extra days in Buenos Aires for sightseeing and a tango show.

Had to go look. Found only one place that will mention their rates! Sounds like something I'd love to do but also sounds like it's reserved only for the rich, that ain't me!

Don't know how it is now, but several years ago i did a Red Stag hunt in Argentina, and it was $4,995 all in.

Guy, the latest edition of Sporting Classics has a great article outlining the best lodges in Argentine and what they offer.

I've been contemplating a trip for red stag and maybe a bit of fly fishing. That would be a hell of a trip, and I'm sure I'd have a blast. Like others have said, not many lodges list rates on their websites. I'd like to get a rough handle on prices before I call and speak more on specifics.

Thanks! Maybe I'll check that out.

Have to admit that I can combine deer or elk hunting and fly fishing right here in the Northwest too...

Guy

The rates on the hunts aren't all that bad IME. Both my hunts were several years ago and like Jon, about $5k is what I remember paying. The trophy shipping is much higher than Africa but when I went the dollar was very strong and made all the other expenses relatively cheap.
If you can get to one of the larger shows like DSC it would probably be worthwhile.

The prices aren’t out of line at all, comparatively.

Compared to NZ and many other places red stag live, Argentina is a relative bargain.

I;m going in April for Axis and black buck - my son is going after Red Deer,
Prices are not bad at all.

I met the outfitter at DSC, La Carrizal.

Look for a report next year!

Can you bring back your game meat ?

I've been told that no, that's not permitted by the USA.

Guy

All you can eat...but it ends there.

Good hunting

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.