No duck season in Argentina this year

[Gladesgator]

I was informed by my outfitter yesterday that government of Argentina has cancelled the entire duck season for Argentina this year. Reason has something to do with bird flu, but wasn’t a very clear explanation.

Disappointing, as I had a trip scheduled for June, ducks, pigeons and some Dorado fishing.

[Rubi513]

Dang, that sucks.
We are headed there in June for dove.

[gander]

That's a real shame. We split our time over there 50/50 between hunting dove and ducks. I could've done 25/75 dove and ducks. The ducks are beautiful and were abundant. I attempted to get mine home but had them taken in customs. I will eventually get some from an aviary and get all my favorites mounted.

[Gladesgator]

That's a real shame. We split our time over there 50/50 between hunting dove and ducks. I could've done 25/75 dove and ducks. The ducks are beautiful and were abundant. I attempted to get mine home but had them taken in customs. I will eventually get some from an aviary and get all my favorites mounted.

This would have been my 6th trip there, I just hunt ducks and pigeons, like them much more than the dove. Years ago we hunted geese as well, further south than the dove areas.

Geese in the mornings and either duck or Perdiz in the afternoons, fantastic hunts.

[150class]

Had a buddy just get back from there that was on a 5 day Dove hunt and they weren't allowed to touch any of the dove, pigeons or parakeets the shot due to the bird flu.

[Low Fence]

I supposed to go for dove in October

[Deerguy]

I guarantee you it's not true. Was it Hugo Pascutein? I hunted with them earlier this year, having booked 4 days of dove, a day of fishing, and 2 for duck. A few months before the hunt, they told us "the government closed the duck season", which simply was not true. I know several people that hunted ducks there this past season. What is more likely (and probably what happened with us) is that they didn't pay whatever fees/bribes/concessions that they needed to pay in order either to hunt ducks, or hunt them where they had in the past.

[johnpaul]

Had a buddy just get back from there that was on a 5 day Dove hunt and they weren't allowed to touch any of the dove, pigeons or parakeets the shot due to the bird flu.

They are only saying that so they don’t get people asking them to pile up 3000 doves for their pictures. Less work for them and same tip.

[Slew]

Sorry to hear that buddy!! That sounded like a fun trip. On the flip side we can probably squeeze you in the boat at TB!!

[AggieSportsman]

Dang, that sucks.
We are headed there in June for dove.

Who is your outfitter? We have a trip in June with Pointer Outfitters

[Pin Oak DXT]

No duck season in Argentina this year

I also think Argentina is in a severe drought? Maybe they are trying to protect the birds?


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[Rubi513]

Who is your outfitter? We have a trip in June with Pointer Outfitters

Sierra brava
First trip?

[AggieSportsman]

Sierra brava
First trip?

Yea, this is our first trip. We were originally booked for June 2020 but corona nixed that. I did notice that ammo went up nearly $8 more per box from when we originally booked.

Any tips/advice for first timers? There have been a few others on here that have gave some great information, but more is always welcome.

[El General]

Yea, this is our first trip. We were originally booked for June 2020 but corona nixed that. I did notice that ammo went up nearly $8 more per box from when we originally booked.

Any tips/advice for first timers? There have been a few others on here that have gave some great information, but more is always welcome.

I could have brought 50% of the clothes that I brought. I spent $350 or so on some custom ear protection from Otopro and it was well worth it.

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I like wine, but wouldn't call myself a wine guy. At the lodge, I drank nothing but argentine cabs, malbecs, and blends. They were amazing. I'd take advantage because wine of that quality is expensive here.

[El General]

Yea, this is our first trip. We were originally booked for June 2020 but corona nixed that. I did notice that ammo went up nearly $8 more per box from when we originally booked.

Any tips/advice for first timers? There have been a few others on here that have gave some great information, but more is always welcome.

I bought these shooting gloves and they are the lightest and thinnest I have ever seen. They also have good stretch. They won't be too hot.

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That is their winter and it got pretty chilly on us (first week of August), but it is like South Texas in that even if it is 40 when you wake up it is hot in the afternoon. Generally, I would shoot for maybe half an hour before I started stripping layers.

Their wall outlets are different, so if you need to charge your phone/laptop you need to buy an adapter and bring it with you.

I like wine, but wouldn't call myself a wine guy. At the lodge, I drank nothing but Argentine cabs, malbecs, and blends. They were amazing. I'd take advantage because wine of that quality is expensive here.

In the province that we were in (north of Cordoba) the average monthly household income was less that $300 US. I'd take that into account on bird boy tips. I brought a leatherman rebar that my guy was using to fix the jamomatics that everyone else was shooting so I gave that to him.

If you don't care about numbers, shoot a 28 ga O/U and load your own weapon. You will still shoot constantly all day, but no auto thumb. If you want to shoot 28, you need to request it ahead of time. Because of COVID, they were short on guns and ammo in some places last year. A buddy went to Uruguay a few weeks after us and they ran out of 20 ga shells and he had to shoot a 12 ga. They only had two 28's at our lodge, but if you request it ahead of time I think they will get them there. Also, with the 28 I didn't need a recoil pad. The shells cost the same.

If you want to go for the 1000 club or higher, skip the siesta after lunch and ask for a second gun.

If you get a recoil pad, go shoot a couple of rounds of sporting clays with it so you can get used to it. I struggled mounting with one the first morning.

Quit shooting every once in a while and drink a beer and look around at the amazing amounts of birds or go on a walk to checkout the other blinds and BS with your buddies.

Bull**** with the guides and get to know them. You will get the good spots.

Encourage the chef or manager at the lodge to offer some very traditional Argentine dishes for dinner. Everything we had was very, very good, but I picked their brains about the Argentine Asado style cooks because I have done some cooking on a cruz asado and a chapa. Anyway, the last night the manager had the chef do a whole goat for us and it was fantastic.