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Dove
hunting
When one thinks of
wing shooting, the country of Argentina is sure to be mentioned. By all
accounts, Argentina is the mecca for dove hunting enthusiasts. huntinginArgentina.com ,
along with its Argentine partners, represent nine different operations
in Argentina ranging from areas north and south along its 3000 mile border.
Like any business, it’s the people who make it work and we are proud
to be associated with the best. Our hunts offer a wide variety of game
including dove, perdiz, ducks, dove and pigeons. Why is Argentina so popular
with U.S. hunters? Because the habitat in Argentina is perfect for the
game and there is little to no pressure from the local hunters. The Argentines
are also excellent hosts and have the knowledge and know-how to operate
first class dove hunting trips.
The single best place
in the world to hunt the eared dove is Cordoba, Argentina and Trek was
there from the beginning. Our partners H&H Outfitters control 92%
of the flyways in Cordoba and this makes for excellent dove hunting 365
days a year. When you offer the best dove hunting in the world it just
makes sense to keep it that way. You’ll see thousands and thousands
of dove and they are so concentrated that they are actually pest in this
region. If ever there was a place you could choose your method and means
of dove hunting, this is it. We offer four different deluxe lodges in
Cordoba, Argentina; Sierra Verde, La Portenita, La Loma and Rio Seco.
Each lodge has their own identities and serve the finest wines and cuisine
in Cordoba, Argentina. In order to select the best lodge for your group,
we suggest you call for more details. We offer a four day dove
hunting package with airfare and the most experienced staff in the industry.
Call to find out why thousands of hunters visit Cordoba every year. Season
open 365 days a year!!
dove hunting day
Dove hunting in Argentina
is an activity that must be experienced rather than explained. Dove and
Pigeon are considered to be plague in the area, so there are no bag limits
or seasons for dove hunting them. Hunters regularly use two guns and a
reloader to prevent barrel overheating, as they may go through 1,000 (
a thousand) rounds in a morning.
Watering sites are another key feature of dove hot spots. Doves generally
drink at muddy ponds, seeps, mud holes and stream banks with open edges
free of tall vegetation. A farm pond or stretch of lakeside or creek bank
with a wide swath of open mud with no dense plant growth is ideal, especially
when located near roosts or feeding areas. It's not necessary that water
be in the field you're dove hunting, but it should be close. Doves, like
people, want all the amenities of life close at hand.
The best example of this
I can recall involved Deadeye Peeler himself and illustrates how good dove
shooting can be arranged by someone who understands the dynamics of selecting
a stand. It happened in a cutover milo field bordered on three sides by
bands of trees and on the fourth side by a small river. Four hunters and
I made beelines to the field edges. Lewis lagged behind. “I’ll
be along in a few minutes,” he said.
Dove hunting and the
best on the wing in Argentina. Hunt where the guides have exclusive dove
hunting rights and a private blind. The volume of birds is breath taking.
The game retrievers are courteous and on the spot. Hunt with a guide that
will get you plenty of action on every hunt.
The dove hunting area in the B.A. Province is centered around the town
of Colonel Suarez and can be either combined with the duck hunt or taken
separately. To combine with the duck hunt you need only a two hour transfer
by road and you’ll soon be in the dove. Here we hunt the male Magellan
and female Ashey-Headed dove that are abundant in this region. The habitat
here is sloping valleys that have shallow water lagoon and small ponds,
and acts as irrigation for the alfalfa fields where the dove feed. We
use the best decoys available and your guides will again be Four Seasons
headed by Cane and Cano St. Antonin. The combination trip includes two
days of duck and three days of dove hunting. Those interested in just
a goose hunt, will be flown from Argentina to the city of Bahia Blanca
and driven to your accommodations. We will be using a variety of estancias
depending on where the best concentration of dove winghooting are feeding.
The goose only trips include a four day hunt with room, meals and airfare
from Miami. The season dove hunting in the Cordoba, Argentina Province
is June through July.
Our most popular dove hunting package is designed with the group or corporate
hunt in mind. It is a full package which includes; great food, cooks,
open bar, hostess, maid, very nice lodging with a swimming pool, hot tub,
game room with big screen satellite TV , four hunts in the heart of a
major flyway in Cordoba Argentina and game cleaning, freezing and packaging.
To the outdoor enthusiast; Wing shooting for dove has long been one of
the most challenging types of dove hunting. Our goal is to make your next
dove hunting excursion one to remember.
Shoot more Dove with
one of our package hunts than most hunters’ bag in a whole season.
Global Sporting Safaris allows you experience the best Dove hunting in
Mexico without breaking your pocketbook. Our club (Sinalopato) boasts
generous daily dove limits of one hundred twenty (120). This year’s
Los Mochis dove season runs from October 15, 2002 through March 28th,
2003.
Throughout the years, Northern Cordoba in Argentina has earned the reputation
of being one of the highest volume dove hunting destinations in the world.
This is greatly due to a specific area where all the right elements have
come together. Located in the center of this region, Los Chanares has
over two thousand acres of hills which are densely covered with bushes
called "Chañares.” These thick bushes have become the
favorite habitat for the golden eared doves where they can nest in all
security, protected from their natural predators. It has been estimated
that more than 20 million birds roost in these nests and the population
keeps on growing with each bi-annual reproduction.
Cordoba, Argentina, situated in the core of the Argentine Republic, is
considered to be one of the best places worldwide for hunting dove and
pigeon. It is an area full of mountains and hills, surrounded by agricultural
land. These two elements are the facts that permit an excellent location
for bird reproduction. It is estimated that in an appropriate spot or
intersection of a good feeding area and a resting zone, over 1.000.000
(a million) doves go through it in just one hour.
Because of this last reason and the fact that they are considered plague,
the local authorities have not established any bag limits or special seasons
for its hunt.
We start bright and early with breakfast at your hotel and then on to
the fields for a morning dove hunt, then back to the Plaza Inn for lunch
and a siesta, and lots more dove hunting in the afternoon. Dove hunting
in Argentina is fast and furious and the hunting spots are as close as
an 15 minute drive from the hotel! Hunters, their guides and bird boys
are taken to fields where they pass shoot huge flocks of doves as they
fly into the area to feed. Mourning doves are bagged from daylight till
late-morning and White-wing doves start flying around 8-9:00am. There
is a good reason we call our dove outings “Hot-Barrel Hunts,”
there are a ton of doves here!
Excellent dove hunting opportunities can be found at these public dove
hunting areas. All Division-owned wildlife areas provide wildlife habitat
to support outdoor activities including dove hunting, fishing, trapping,
and wildlife viewing.
It just so happened that
my first major wingshooting breakthrough came on a hot fall afternoon. I
fought these new constricting straps and a limited range of motion, not
to mention lack of balance & grip, trying to hit these little fast flying
birds. I really thought I'd never be able to hit anything again.
Shot after "easy" shot went by in vain, and the frustration was
mounting (as usual), until one of my numerous blasts finally found it's
mark. Everything suddenly felt a lot better. And it was the beginning of
my adaptive equipment inventing process. The shoulder straps had proved
their worth.
Argentine is a very
big country with few inhabitants. You will enjoy delicious typical food
and an exceptional hospitality, apart from other services such as beverages
in the fields, birdboys and transportation, among others. Contact us:
info@hunting.doves.com.ar. LINKS
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