The Argentina duck hunting and dove hunting and perdiz hunting is normally done within 30 minute drives from the Lodge in the Parana River, local lagoons, rice fields and farm lands.

All hunters taking commercial flights will arrive and depart from the Santa Fe Airport via daily commercial flights from Buenos Aires.

We also can arrange private charter flights available for groups which fly directly into Santa Fe Airport or Romang Airport if chartering a smaller plane from Buenos Aires. Representatives of the Lodge will meet you upon arrival at either airport and transport you to the Lodge.

Transfer from the airport in Santa Fe will be accomplished by either truck, or van depending upon the size of the group.  All vehicles will be air-conditioned for your traveling comfort.

The Estancia has all the necessary services to accommodate six (6) hunters. The Lodge has three deluxe double bedrooms, all en-suite with private bath, a large kitchen, a great room/dining room, and a room with satellite TV for the guests, and an outdoor swimming pool, all overlooking the Parana river .

The Lodge receives great reviews for its atmosphere, food, wine and service.  The meals are prepared by a professional chef and include an excellent selection of prime Argentine beef, chicken, ribs, sausages, seafood and pastas.  These fine meals are complemented with a selection of premium Mendoza Salentein wines including Cabernet, Malbec, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc wines for a truly memorable dining experience.

The noon asado barbeques are also a wonderful dining experience with gourmet Argentine beef, ribs and sausages – all of which are wood grilled to perfection, with salads, and fresh fruits, and desserts.  As stated above, the Asado BBQ is normally served outside in the garden area near the swimming pool area overlooking the river.

Beverages available at the lodge include bottled water, soft drinks, local beer, fine wines and a full open bar with a selection of hard liquors.

Argentina Duck hunting is the main activity in this area and our location is, without a doubt, a great choice for duck hunting. The Santa Fe Province where the Lodge is located is a permanent inhabitant for most of the different duck species of Argentina. The unique grounds, the water wealth and this great delta of streams, lagoons and marshes, turn this area into a particularly attractive habitat for ducks and all of the variety of aquatic animal species.

The Argentina duck hunting normally takes place in the morning or in the late afternoon with typical shoots averaging 25 ducks per hunter. Hunters are placed individually, or in pairs in different areas previously selected by the head guide. Every hunter is accompanied by a guide and a bird boy, to the hunting place in 4x4 light trucks. Hunters may be shooting by a lagoon from blinds located near or in the water. Every spot will have decoys set up and every hunter will be assisted by a bird-boy whose job is to make sure the hunter’s needs are catered for. Bird-boys will use typical whistling duck calls.

The Argentina dove shooting normally takes place during the afternoon, and in this area you will have the chance to shoot more than 1000 cartridges per outing. Perdiz hunts are also usually made during the late mornings or afternoons using trained Brittney and Pointer dogs

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At the Lodge, the duck hunting starts early in the morning. Breakfast is served at 5.30am consisting of coffee, toasts, jams, bacon and eggs, etc. Duck hunting usually lasts until 10.00am when you go back to the Lodge to relax and later have lunch: a starter, a main course and dessert, served with wine, beer, soft drinks or mineral water.

After lunch, you can rest or even take a siesta until 3:00 pm when you go back to the fields to shoot doves or partridges until 6:00 pm. Before dinner you may try a wide variety of cheeses, ham, olives and drinks; dinner consists of three courses (salad, a main course and dessert). There are fully equipped boats and trucks and experienced guides who know every area of the waterfowl, dove and perdiz habitat to fulfill the expectations of our hunters.

The species hunted this Lodge are ducks, dove and perdiz. Excellent Golden Dorado Fishing is also available from October thru April. The available duck species are : White-faced Whistling-duck, Yellow-billed Pintail, Speckled Teal, Red Shoveler, Cinnamon Teal, White-cheeked Pintail, Silver Teal, Rosy-billed Pochard, Brazilian Duck, Ringed Teal, Black-headed duck.

In the Santa Fe Province, duck hunting is extended and allowed from late February to mid September to help protect the rice farmers. The early season duck hunts are very good but too warm for some hunters. The temperatures in February thru April are normally around the 40’s in the mornings and evenings, and in the high 70’s -80’s during the day time. During May thru August, the temperatures are more normal with early morning and late evening temperatures in the 30’s and mid day temperatures in the 40’s -50’s.

Perdiz season is May 1-Aug.15 and Dove season is all year long. The spectacular hard fighting Golden Dorado fishing season is best from October thru April.

If you want to bring your favorite shotgun(s), we highly recommend 12, 20 or 28 gauge semi-auto or over/under (O/U) shotguns. Global Sporting Safaris will handle all of the required paperwork necessary to obtain your Argentine Gun Permit ($110/gun with a 2 gun maximum) should you wish to bring your own shotguns.

If you would prefer to rent a shotgun from the Lodge, we have semi auto 12 and 20 gauge shotguns for rent at $70/day. Shotgun shells are available in 12, 20 & 28 gauge and all priced at $13.00 - $15.00 per box of 25. 

We recommend lightweight chest waders or hip waders for our duck hunting, a camo hunting jacket and pants, shooting gloves, ear protection, leather gloves, cap (all the mention items, requires camo), blaze orange hunting vest or jacket and cap for perdiz hunting, shell pouch, back pack , lightweight boots for perdiz and dove shooting, wool sweater, long sleeve cotton shirt, and polar fleece zip-up tops (layering is important depending on the time of year it can be 40°F and windy in the morning, then end up calm with temperatures + 70°F in the afternoon, a polar sweatshirt or warm jacket  and a light- weight rain jacket with hood or rain hat.
Other required are polarized sunglasses, insect repellant, sun block SPF 40 or higher, shirts and vest, set of underwear, good comfortable wool and cotton socks, an extra pair of sandals or sneakers (Lodge provides daily laundry services.
Bring a camera, video camera, batteries, and any prescribed medicines or personal effects. All electricity in Argentina is 220 (European-style).  We have converters for your laptop computers, digital cameras, PDA’s, and a shaving kit with Mylanta, Advil (or preferred painkiller), Neosporin, band-aids, vitamins, prescription medications, etc.

The early season duck hunts from February to May are very good but too warm for some hunters. The temperatures in February thru April are normally around the 40’s in the mornings and evenings, and in the high 70’s -80’s during the day time.

During May thru September, the temperatures are more normal in the 30’s during the early morning and late evening temperatures and mid day temperatures are normally in the 40’s -60’s.

During May thru August Duck, Dove, Perdiz and Pigeon Hunting season, the temperatures are more normally  in the 30’s during the early morning and late evening temperatures, and mid day temperatures in May are normally in the 48 -68 degrees. Pleasant weather at midday and early afternoon; cool during the rest of the day  

During June, there are slightly lower temperatures, with an average of 65 degrees during the day and 40 degrees during night or early morning. By the end of June, weather gets a little colder. There are also light rains during these months
During our Dove Hunting and Golden Dorado Fishing Seasons from October thru April, the morning temperatures will be in the high 40’s-50’s and daytime temperatures will be in the 70’s to 80’s and possibly in the -90’s during December and January.

For our combination Dove Hunting and Golden Dorado Fishing from October thru April, we offer an exciting Cast & Blast Package for our clients. Our Dove Hunting is all year long and the best Golden Dorado fishing is from October thru April.

For those interested in the Golden Dorado fishing, we recommend the following fishing equipment: Fly Rods: Two Fly Rods, if possible. 9ft, 5 weight and 7 weight (3-or 4- piece, if possible).

Reels: A reel with a good drag system, holding at least 80 yards of 20-pound test backing.

Lines: WF floating line and a sinking tip line.
Leaders: for 5- to 7-foot floating lines with strong butts to turn big flies, 16-pound test tippets with 20 cm of 20-pound test steel wire.
Flies: Sizes 2/0 and 3/0, Deceiver patterns black, black and red or black and yellow, chartreuse, white and yellow, and white and olive have proved good options.

Accessories: tweezers, hook sharpener, nippers, boga grip, etc.

Considering that all of our hunting is done within 30 minutes of the Lodge, there are no long drives to any of the shooting areas.  As a consequence, we are able to accommodate all physical levels, including the elderly and those with health problems. Each shooting area will have at least one bird boy, to assist the hunter, carry his gun and load hunter gun if desired.  .  Should the client tire after shooting for 30 to 60 minutes, he/she can be transported back to the Lodge due to the proximity of the shooting areas thereto.