A Day on an Argentinian Pigeon Shoot

A typical hunting day starts with a good breakfast in the lodge, after which you will drive to the hunting district. The hunting guides will already have been orientated on where the pigeons are flying, so they can make sure they place their hunters in the optimal areas. When you arrive in the hunting district each hunter will be assigned an experienced “bird boy” who will show the individual hunters to their place and make sure that the hunter is supplied with cartridges, refreshments etc. during the shoot. They will also be able to offer advice if needed. It is not unusual to take between 1,000 - 2,000 shots during a single day!

Depending a little on the season, we will normally hunt until lunch time. You will then be taken back to the lodge where you will be served a really delicious barbecue lunch in the shade, naturally the menu include Argentina’s famous beef and wonderful wine. You will then have the chance to take a short siesta before starting the hunt again at around 14.00 - 14.30. Hunting normally continues until darkness falls. After the hunt ends you will be drive back to the lodge where your hosts will be waiting with cocktails and a big dinner. 

The hunting areas are carefully selected by the outfitter to ensure that all areas only receive moderate hunting pressure, and that the maximum numbers of pigeons are always available. The hunting districts are between a 20-30 minute drive from the lodge, in one of the outfitters air-conditioned mini-busses.

One of Argentinas best hunting lodges

You will stay in what is possibly Argentina’s best lodge for hunters and fishermen, with its own sauna, massage room and jacuzzi, as well as a fantastic view over the Parana River.

Combination with rifle hunting and fishing

If you feel like taking a break from pigeon shooting you can spend a couple of days on a big game hunt or fishing on the River Parana for dorado and catfish. The outfitter offers a very attractive rifle hunt on a nearby district on which you can easily spend 1 -2 days. You can choose to spend a night in the outfitter’s other lodge, called Malalcue Lodge, or alternatively drive to this hunting district early in the morning and hunt there all day, stopping for a large lunch in the field, before driving back to the lodge in the evening after the hunt. 

Circa a 2 hour drive north of the lodge Estancia Cortaderas, the outfitter has a hunting district some 40,000ha. in size. Here he offers hunting for big game on some of the farms in the Corrientes district. The hunt takes place in the open countryside, and you typically hunt for Blackbuck antilope, Axis stags and wild boar. There is also a good population of South American water buffalo which you can also hunt.