Doves Delight in Argentina
Doves over sunflowers in Cordoba, Argentina
The Cordoba region of Argentina holds some 32 million doves and they wreak havoc on agriculture in this very fertile area. With flat fertile plains and rolling countryside the doves can devastate hundreds of acres in one sitting, this makes shooting for doves no limit hunting. The size of your daily bag depends solely on your resilience to pull the trigger.
We use H&H outfitters for our clients who have been established in the Cordoba
region since 1990 and have 5 high quality lodges for there guests, good food, and
a gun room of 150 guns for hire so you don’t have the hassle of transporting your
own guns if you prefer. Cartridges, bird boys, and the necessary shooting licences
are provided by H&H at a reasonable cost. Once there its up to you, there is no
requirement to become a member of the 1,000 dove club, or set any kind of “record”
but if you wish, you can shoot as many as five or ten 500-
H&H outfitters are true professionals in there field of hunting and you will not be disappointed with the whole experience of Cordoba.
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A good morning so far over sunflowers.
Extracts from sports afield magazine, In the land of the dove by John.m.Taylor:-
Dove hunting in Argentina can take several forms. I’d hunted at another H&H lodge, Rio Seco, which is two hours north of Cordoba where the terrain is hilly and the area less agricultural. There, we hunted hilly nesting, roosting, and watering areas, and the shooting was spectacular.
Our host, Zeke Hayes, told me, “This time of the year [early April] Rio Seco’s not as good as when you were there in October.” I’ll take his word for it, but it seemed at the time every dove in the world was around Rio Seco.
“We grow hundreds of acres of sunflowers just for the doves,” Hayes continued, “And this time of the year they produce the best shooting.” We’d soon see.
I’ve never been in an Argentinian lodge that was anything but beautiful and gracious. Sierra Verde was nothing less. Originally built as a home in the 1930's, the Hayes brothers, who operate H&H Outfitters, have owned it since 1990. Settled in and unpacked, we ate the first of many wonderful lunches. Excellent food is a staple of hunting in Argentina; it’s no place for dieters. Well fed, we trooped to the gun room to unpack the guns and head to the field for the traditional first afternoon hunt.
I can think of no better way to improve your wing shooting than by shooting doves in Argentina. If a particular shot is a problem, just wait a bit and another chance will come winging by. Paralysis by analysis is a common problem. Don’t analyze, just shoot. Faithfully practice your gun mount and shoot some sporting clays before your trip, then enjoy. When you start missing, and everyone does, it’s time to sit down—there’s always a comfortable chair nearby—drink a bottle of water or a soft drink, relax, then go back to shooting.
To say that dove shooting in Argentina is fun and challenging is an understatement. Everything is designed to provide the hunter the best shooting experience he’s ever had. As the sun set on our last day and the evening breezes cooled the lodge, we reflected on the great shooting and camaraderie we shared, the discussions of great shooting literature, the great Scotch, and the fun we each had. For the ultimate wing shooting experience, you can’t beat Argentina.
For UK clients flights are usually from Heathrow via Madrid to Buenos Aries where you take a connecting flight to Carboda airport, the first hunting lodges start only 35 minutes from the airport. We can arrange flights, plus hotels and sightseeing tours for a stop off in Buenos Aires if you require.
For pricing and information please contact us using the booking form.
