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High-Volume Bird Hunting in La Pampa, Cordoba and Buenos Aires

Dove, Pigeon, Perdiz and Duck Hunting Outfitters

River Plate controls over 80% of the best shooting grounds for all three species in the privileged Entre Rios south, only a 3-hour drive from Buenos Aires. Due to the success of this mixed bag concept, River Plate started another operation in La Pampa province, which also includes giant perdiz over dogs and high-volume decoying pigeons. For over two decades River Plate has been a leader in Mixed Bag Shoots in both Uruguay and Argentina. We take pride in the quality of our “one-stop-shooting” destinations, the training of our staff and the overall service you will receive from the moment we pick you up, all the way to the end of your journey.

During our 30 years of outfitting for the discerning guests, entrusted to us by the most prestigious international booking agencies, we have selected the best wing-shooting grounds in Uruguay and Argentina. We have perfected our services and logistics such as no one else in the business, in order that you might enjoy the wing-shooting trip of a lifetime.

River Plate, in its relentless search for ever-better wingshooting grounds, has expanded its world-class offerings to include Entre Rios province in the East, Buenos Aires province in the South, and their newest and most unique program in the province of La Pampa, in the West. This area offers close proximity to an abundant population of ducks, doves, pigeons, and both spotted and larger elegant crested Tinamou (giant perdiz).

As it has become the norm at any River Plate Wingshooting site, our guests will enjoy plentiful populations of several game bird species—in many cases, most or all of Argentina’s species in the same game-rich location!

Mixed-Bag Wing-shooting for Pigeon, Perdiz, Dove and Duck

For over 25 years Luis Brown’s River Plate Wingshooting has selected the best shooting grounds in Uruguay and Argentina, and perfected service and logistics like no one else in the business to ensure that you enjoy the trip of a lifetime.

Mixed Bag bird hunting outfitters for Pigeon, Duck and Dove

Our three feather program offers the possibility to hunt for the perfect mix of feathers granting a serious challenge to our savvy guest hunters.

All-inclusive Argentina Duck Hunting Lodges

The reasons for River Plate´s extraordinary duck shooting is its successful learning curve on feeding, shoot management, and the selection of areas with more than one water level. For each of its duck programs River Plate feeds 40 to 80 blinds EVERY MORNING. The blinds are easily accessible, there is seldom a need to take a boat or wade through treacherous muck or do any walking at all. Guests will see a continuous stream of low-flying decoying ducks of many species – including the prized rosy-billed pochards – charging into the decoys at a shell consumption rate of one box every 15 to 20 minutes.

High-Volume Wingshooting Outfitters in Uruquay

Considered a plague in Uruguay and Argentina, doves provide the ultimate high-volume bird shooting experience. It is no exaggeration to say that you can shoot doves in our areas until you are exhausted. Many experienced dove shooters claim that the dove shooting here surpasses in volume and intensity the dove shooting in Cordoba, which has long been considered the world´s foremost dove-shooting destination.

Estancia “La Bellaca” is considered the most luxurious dove destination in South America and the easiest to reach.

DUCK • DECOYING PIGEON • GIANT PERDIZ • PERDIZ • DOVE
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DUCK • DECOYING PIGEON • GIANT PERDIZ • PERDIZ • DOVE

• The only 5-feather program in Argentina • The only Montaraz (giant perdiz) over dogs hunt in Argentina • No long car drives on arrival or departure days (max.3½ hrs) • No domestic commercial flights For over 25 years Luis Brown’s River Plate Wingshooting has selected the best shooting grounds in Uruguay and Argentina, and perfected service and logistics like no one else in the business to ensure that you enjoy the trip of a lifetime. ESTANCIAS LA ESCONDIDA & LUIS VI (5-feathers) Located in the provinces of Buenos Aires and San Luis, this two-estancia combination offers close proximity to an abundant population of duck, pigeon, both spotted and larger elegant crested tinamou (giant perdiz), and dove. This is truly a mixed-bag wingshooting program offering great gunning for all of Argentina’s sportiest species. La Escondida is a comfortable estancia centered in one of the best waterfowl areas in the Buenos Aires Province. Luis VI, formerly a famed big game estancia located right on the best pigeon and giant perdiz habitat in Argentina, is currently being remodeled for River Plate’s shooting guests. Both estancias have 7 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms. Duck shooting is similar to the standards established at other River Plate estancias and may include shooting over small or large ponds and irrigation canals, which provide for incredible decoying. All duck blinds are within 30 minutes from the estancia and 10 yds from the pick up truck. A number of duck blinds are conveniently situated for a half day shoot on the way to the upland area in San Luis Province. Giant Perdiz (or Montaraz) either driven or over dogs is bountiful and can only be shot legally in the Pampa’s brushlands. Pigeons abound in the brushy habitat favored by the Giant Perdiz. Expect hundreds of pigeons coming in to decoy from all directions. This is truly a great shooting experience that rivals or surpasses the pigeon shooting in England and Paraguay. Doves are shot at one of South America’s largest roost next to estancia Luis VI and rivals Cordoba, with the added bonus that there is no significant driving time. Perdiz A River Plate classic. The spotted tinamou (or common perdiz) gets up with an explosive take-off and flies swiftly and in a straight line making it a very challenging target; one that upland gunners love to hunt over pointing dogs. Itinerary Day 1: Arrival day. Upon arrival, you’ll be greeted by one of our English speaking guides at Buenos Aires’ International Airport. From there, you’ll have a 4 hour drive to the estancia, followed by an afternoon duck hunt. Following the hunt, enjoy cocktails and a gourmet dinner at Estancia La Escondida. Day 2: Morning and afternoon duck hunts no more than a 40 minute drive from the Estancia. Between hunts, you’ll have lunch and time for a siesta. The evening will feature cocktails, dinner and lodging at La Escondida. Day 3: You’ll wake early for a duck hunt in the morning, with hunting grounds 10-45 minutes from the estancia. Following the morning hunt, you’ll drive approx. an hour for lunch and nap break at a country inn. After your siesta, you’ll drive approx. 45 minutes to the dove fields where your hunt will rival any dove hunts offered in Cordoba. Once done with your hunt, you’ll be transferred another 45 minutes to Estancia Luis VI for cocktails, dinner, and a good night’s sleep. Days 4 & 5: Doves hunts are scheduled for the morning close to the lodge. For the afternoon , guests may opt for (a) Decoying pigeon (30- 60 min. drive) or (b) Giant perdiz over dogs (15 min. drive) or (c) Perdiz over dogs (5 min. drive). The evening will again feature cocktails, dinner and lodging at Luis VI. Day 6: You’ll enjoy any of the afternoon hunts of Days 4&5 above. Following the hunt, you’ll have lunch at the estancia, then transfer to local airport for your flight back to Buenos Aires for your overnight flight back home.

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Three Feather Shoot
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Three Feather Shoot

Our three feather program offers the possibility to hunt for the perfect mix of feathers granting a serious challenge to our savvy guest hunters. The dove shooting in southern Entre Rios Province is truly super-high volume, rivaling anywhere in South America. Hunters will routinely go through 40 – 80 boxes per day and enjoy a variety of shooting blinds – on the perimeter of standing corn or sorghum fields, in the midst of cut sunflowers, in dense roosting cover and along flight lines. MIXED BAG PROGRAM – ENTRE RIOS, ARGENTINA • Day 1: Arrive at Ezeiza Airport in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Upon arrival you will be met by a member of our staff, who will assist you with gun clearance, customs, etc. and transfer to El Rincón Gualeguay, Entre Ríos (approx. 3 hours drive). • PM: dove shoot. • Day 2 and 3: At the guests option the morning may be at ducks (max. 5 boxes or 40 ducks; the first of the two) or perdiz over dogs (max 10 birds), returning to the estancia for lunch and siesta, followed by a dove shoot in the evening. Cocktails, dinner and continued overnight accommodations at the estancia. • Day 4: Duck hunting in the morning. After lunch and packing, transfer by van to your Hotel or International Airport in Buenos Aires. In this region, ducks are resident and migratory, in amazing numbers their flocks can blot the dawn over shallow freshwater lagoons, rice fields and riverine marshes. Each species – as diverse as the rosy-billed pochard, speckled and silver teal, brown pintail, fulvous and white faced tree ducks – works decoys in its patent way. The rosy-bill, South America´s prized large-bodied duck, is normally the most abundant species and decoys with spine-tingling verve. RPW´s guides get you to the blindes in stable 20-foot boats, powered by Go-Devils or with an anphibious 6×6 ATV, set out decoys, retreive the bag assisted by Labradors, and can call the ducks. Blinds have movable, revolving seats. The wild native spotted tinamou, “perdiz”, resemble a small partridge. When flushed, “perdiz” fly fast and skim away on rushing wingbeats that delight upland gunners who love hunting over pointing dogs. Whether in South America or worldwide, this class of wild bird hunting over pointers is a rarity. Not at all unusual are 25 points in an hour. the terrain is easy: short grass pastures of fallow land – no brush, thorns or cactus. During the cool mornings “perdiz” are the favored quarry . In Entre Rios, “perdiz” and bird dogs invest upland hunters with fresh dimensions of sport and companionship, wile at table, many rank the “perdiz” the finest of all white-meat game birds. Along with the splendid hunting, guests will enjoy luxurious accomodations, the finest in cuisine and Argentine wines, and the caring and congenieal service for which River Plate is well known.

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Three Duck Shoot
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Three Duck Shoot

For over 25 years Luis Brown's River Plate Wingshooting has selected the best shooting grounds in Uruguay and Argentina, and perfected service and logistics like no one else in the business to ensure that you enjoy the trip of a lifetime. • No long car drives on arrival or departure days (max.3¬Ω hrs) • No domestic commercial flights • Estancias La Calera & Los Barcinos This is true high-volume duck program for serious waterfowlers. River Plate has selected three separate waterfowl habitats in Argentina, at 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 hours drive in opposite directions from Buenos Aires International Airport. Itinerary • Day 1: Arrival day. Upon arrival, you'll be greeted by one of our English speaking guides at Buenos Aires' International Airport. From there, you'll have a 2 ¬Ω to 3 ¬Ω hour drive to one of the three selected estancias, followed by an afternoon shoot for high-volume ducks . Following the hunt, enjoy cocktails and a gourmet dinner at the estancia. • Day 2 and 3: Enjoy morning and afternoon high-volume shooting for ducks over daily fed areas. Blinds are 10-40 minutes drive from the estancia. Between hunts, you'll have lunch and time for a siesta. The evening will feature cocktails, dinner and lodging at the estancia. • Day 4: You'll enjoy a morning shoot prior to your departure. Following the hunt, you'll have a delightful lunch at the estancia, then transfer to the Buenos Aires' International Airport for your overnight flight back home. Three seperate areas, each featuring a comfortable estancia, ensure that any given season, water levels will be ideal four our guest's hunt, regardless of the ever-changing rainfall. Approximately 20 days prior to opening day, we select the optimal location for our duck hunts, inform you of your destination, and immediately begin our feeding program at every one of our duck blinds within a 30-minute drive from the estancia. Program:Ducks only Season:May-August

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Argentina high volume Dove hunting & Pigeon shooting
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Argentina high volume Dove hunting & Pigeon shooting

River Plate Wingshooting, the largest most prestigious outfitter in South America is proud to offer its traditional Argentina high volume Dove hunting & Pigeon shooting. The Eared Dove, considered a plague in Argentina, provides the ultimate high-volume Dove hunting experience. Dove presentations are limitless each day and hunters can expect to shoot over 100 boxes per day at doves charging into fresh water holes. After 22 successful seasons of high volume Dove hunting in the Entre Rios province, Rive Plate continues its world class offerings. ___________________________________ Rates This package includes: • 3 1/2 days of high volume dove shooting • Reception at airport • Transportation to and from airport and shooting areas • 4 days, 3 nights accommodations at estancia • All meals and beverages included at the estancia and at shooting fields • Open bar at the estancia • Two bird boys per hunter • The following are not included in this package: • Special transfers and hotel reservations when not arriving or departing with the rest of the party. • Laundry, telephone calls and personal expenses • Meals and beverages outside of the estancia or shooting fields • Tips: suggested US$50/day • Gun entry permits: US$ 100/gun • Shells: US$14/box • Gun rental: US$60/gun /day • Hunting licenses: US$180 Note: Please do not hesitate in contacting us if you have any questions about our programs, itineraries, or the trip in general. This discount is applicable to the famous Santa Rosa lodge in the Entre Rios Province, selected among our 6 shooting lodges "estancias" to keep driving times to the shooting areas of not more than 30 minutes in order to provide you with the best Dove hunting. Itinerary Day 1: Half (to three quarter) day of dove shooting Most flight arrive early in Buenos Aires; Argentina’s capital city. Travelers are received by River Plate’s ground transfer team and driven 2 ½ hours to Estancia Santa Rosa. Enjoy a leisurely three course lunch and a “siesta”. Depart lodge around 1:30 p.m. and drive 25 to 30 minutes to dove shooting field where the non-stop hot-barreled action begins. After 5-7 hours of shooting, return to the estancia for cocktails, snacks and a three course dinner. Optional: Since flights arrive very early, your group may arrange with your host to have a lighter lunch and a longer dove hunting day instead. Day 2 & 3: Two-full days of high volume dove shooting Wake-up call is at 7:00 a.m., breakfast is served at 7:30 and shooting departure at 8:30. High volume dove shooting begins around 9:00 a.m. and continues until lunch. After the morning shoot, guests return for cocktails, snacks, and a three course lunch or a typical Argentinean “asado” (BBQ), and then a siesta. At 3:00 pm it’s time to get back to shooting which can continue until 7:00 pm during spring (Oct.-Dec.) and until 9:00 pm during summer (Dec-Apr.). Return to the lodge for a relaxing cocktail time while sharing stories of all the great shots made and huge volume of birds taken. A three course dinner is then served, followed by a restful night’s sleep. Optional: There is no specific rule, therefore the party may arrange with the host for some extra shooting time early morning or late afternoon or have a field lunch to maximize shooting time. Day 4: Half (to three quarter) day of dove shooting Same morning itinerary as day 2-3 except that we return a little later from the morning shoot to the estancia for lunch. After a 3 course lunch, pack your luggage and we’re off to Buenos Aires International airport. Optional: Since some flights depart late at night, you may arrange with your host to shoot in the afternoon. Remember We are only 2 ½ hours from the airport!

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the most luxurious mixed bag destination in South America
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the most luxurious mixed bag destination in South America

Estancia “La Bellaca” is considered the most luxurious mixed bag destination in South America and the easiest to reach . It is located only 45 minutes drive from the International Airport of Montevideo with direct daily overnight flights from the US and Europe . La Bellaca is situated in the midst of the “Sierra de Minas” hills country. The “Aguas Blancas” stream runs lazily through the property which presents stunning landscapes. Incredibly secluded, this estancia is only 45 minutes from Punta del Este which is commonly known as the Riviera of South America. It combines great beaches with sophisticated restaurants, casinos, and shopping. La Bellaca also is next to the Buddhist temple that Richard Gere usually visits. The stone-built lodge was completed in 2013 fully decorated and landscaped by the renowned decorator Carol Raquet. This 15.000 sq.ft. estancia accommodates up to 12 hunters distributed among its 8 very comfortable bedrooms with 7 bathrooms, two large living rooms, three dining rooms , a large partially enclosed terrace, two grill rooms and a small chapel. Perdiz is a world-class upland game bird hunted over well trained pointers. These birds hold very well in ground cover that many times is no higher than your ankles. Perdiz do not covey, and are usually flushed as singles, or occasionally in pairs, but they are very challenging. Your mouth will water as our chef serves you a delicious dish of freshly prepared perdiz. Pigeon shooting takes place in harvest corn fields or sorghum plantations which provides for incredible decoying. Fields and plantations are constantly scouted by experienced guides. Your personal guide will construct your blind from natural brush, place a nice spread of decoys within gunning range and then position themselves a short distance away so to assist you with gun loading, shells or just serve you a hot cup of coffee or a cold beer. Hunters can expect to shoot 6 boxes in a half-day shoot. Eared Dove, considered a plague in Uruguay, provides the ultimate high-volume dove hunting experience. Dove presentations are limitless each day and, hunters can expect to shoot well over 100 boxes per day at doves during the prime time ,November thru April. Driving times to the shooting areas are not more than 30 minutes. Sample itinerary for pigeon, perdiz and dove Day 1: Arrival day. Upon arrival, you’ll be greeted by one of our English-speaking guides at Montevideo’s International Airport. From there, you’ll have a 45-minute drive to the estancia, followed by an afternoon shoot at high-volume doves. Following the hunt, enjoy cocktails and a gourmet dinner at Estancia La Bellaca Day 2 & 3: Morning shoot at either high-volume pigeons over decoys or perdiz over dogs. In the afternoon shoot high- volume doves. Hunting grounds are 10-40 minutes drive from the estancia. Between hunts, you’ll have lunch and time for a siesta. The evening will feature cocktails, dinner and lodging at La Bellaca. Day 4: Morning shoot high-volume pigeons over decoys or perdiz over dogs, prior to your departure. Following the hunt, have lunch at the estancia, then transfer to Montevideo’s International Airport for your overnight flight back home. Itinerary for high-volume dove ~ prime time: November thru April Day 1: Arrival day. Upon arrival, you’ll be greeted by one of our English speaking guides at Montevideo’s International Airport. From there, you’ll have a 45 minute drive to the estancia, followed by an afternoon shoot at high-volume doves. Following the hunt, enjoy cocktails and a gourmet dinner at Estancia La Bellaca. Day 2 & 3: Morning and afternoon shoot at either high-volume dove. Hunting grounds are 10-30 minutes drive from the estancia. Between hunts, you’ll have lunch and time for a siesta. The evening will feature cocktails, dinner and lodging at La Bellaca. Day 4: Morning shoot at high-volume dove . Following the hunt, you’ll enjoy lunch at the estancia, then transfer to Montevideo’s International Airport for your overnight flight back home.

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  • TYPES OF HUNTS:Cancellation Hunts, Cull/Meat Hunts, Driven Hunts, Free Range/Fair Chase Hunts
  • HUNTING HARDWARE:Shotgun, Fishing Rod
  • HUNTING LAND:Open Range, Private Lease
  • HUNTING ACCOMMODATIONS:Luxury, Hunting Lodge
  • MIGRATORY BIRDS:Migratory Birds, Dove, Duck, Perdiz, Pigeon
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  • FRESHWATER FISH:Butterfly Peacock Bass, Golden Dorado, Speckled Peacock Bass