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Any suggestions for locations and outfitters experiences are welcome.
It especially sucks for smokers. :22a:11 of us went 2 years ago. Went in January. Sierra Brava lodge. 80 million doves in the roost..... Awesome. But the plane ride really sucks
Yep, Dallas to Santiago or Buenos Aires is 11 to 13 hours.11 of us went 2 years ago. Went in January. Sierra Brava lodge. 80 million doves in the roost..... Awesome. But the plane ride really sucks
Pace yourself unless you are on unlimited shell budget. At $.50/ shot it can get expensive. Remember, they make there money on ammo in Argentina. All places near Córdoba have good reputations, at least what I have experienced. I limited myself to 500 shoots in AM & 500 in PM. 1801 doves in about 2,850 shots. Yes all bird boys have counters with them. They give you a printout of usage and performance afterwards. Stories of some guys running up several thousand dollar shell bills daily. They say there are 40 million dove in Córdoba and that they breed a couple of times a year. They have been hunting them for 50 years or more and haven't put a dent in population. Eagles were cool. Once shooting starts it's like ringing the dinner bell for them. Would be a great place to study the effects of lead poisoning. You'll love it. Come to think of it, I wanna go again.Any suggestions for locations and outfitters experiences are welcome.
The eagles were cool. Had a few catch falling birds, had a few lazy eagles that would walk around through the brush, even had a couple mink, that's what they called them, that would sneak in and out stealing birds. Very good advice on pacing yourself. They let us double up in the afternoon, which is kinda rare, they like to keep you spread out, but was really fun shooting with good friend next to you, calling shots and dishing out a lot of good hearted trash talk. We still catch ourselves saying "ooooh doublie doublie, very good senior.Pace yourself unless you are on unlimited shell budget. At $.50/ shot it can get expensive. Remember, they make there money on ammo in Argentina. All places near Córdoba have good reputations, at least what I have experienced. I limited myself to 500 shoots in AM & 500 in PM. 1801 doves in about 2,850 shots. Yes all bird boys have counters with them. They give you a printout of usage and performance afterwards. Stories of some guys running up several thousand dollar shell bills daily. They say there are 40 million dove in Córdoba and that they breed a couple of times a year. They have been hunting them for 50 years or more and haven't put a dent in population. Eagles were cool. Once shooting starts it's like ringing the dinner bell for them. Would be a great place to study the effects of lead poisoning. You'll love it. Come to think of it, I wanna go again.
Muy Bueno senor.The eagles were cool. Had a few catch falling birds, had a few lazy eagles that would walk around through the brush, even had a couple mink, that's what they called them, that would sneak in and out stealing birds. Very good advice on pacing yourself. They let us double up in the afternoon, which is kinda rare, they like to keep you spread out, but was really fun shooting with good friend next to you, calling shots and dishing out a lot of good hearted trash talk. We still catch ourselves saying "ooooh doublie doublie, very good senior.
I've got a friend in Colorado who charters a jet every year to go down. (Flies out of Denver) If I can talk him into letting you hitchhike along ( he always has an empty seat or two) would the rest of the trip be doable for you?Look at it this way compared to practice trap prices. My local club is 6.00 per round and cheap shells are 5.00 a box. So it's 11.00 for 25 or 44.00 per hundred shooting trap. Now the shells at an Argentina shoot at 15.00 per box or (60.00 per hundred) isn't really out of line when you get targets provided by nature. ATA shooting will cost about the same as Argentina per 100 targets. Pace yourself to stay within your budget just like when shooting ATA birds. They feed you, give you a bed to sleep in and provide a ride to the shooting fields complete with bird boys. Travel has always been expensive by air and its like going on a vacation at a resort. Dove shooting in Argentina has been on my bucket list for decades but it looks like I may kick the bucket before I fill the list. I've been saving money all my life by not drinking or smoking but it looks like I couldn't have afforded that either.
In the middle 80's i went down for 21 days with Frontiers. 7 days of geese, 7 days of ducks, and 7 days of doves. Literally killed a truck load of geese and ducks. Didn't kill 10 doves in 7 days. They were flocked up and flying out of range in an endless stream all day. The outfitters were completely baffled as to where they were going. Was a waste to try and shoot as were out of range. Frustrating to say the least. Wasn't a matter of no birds, was a matter of lots of birds out of range. Could have shot a million parakeets.Farmers asked you to as they are an incredible noisy pest bird. Entire trip,plane,ground,shells,top drawer hotels, all expenses for 21 days was $9,000.00. Hate to guess what it would be today. Goose and duck hunting made it worth while. Frontiers, if still in business, was a first class outfit. A trip of a lifetime.Any suggestions for locations and outfitters experiences are welcome.