Some of the Argentina duck hunts, the pheasant hunts, pigeon hunts and game hunts are all accomplished on the island. Other duck hunts, the goose hunts, perdiz hunts will be off the island at nearby lakes, lagoons and leased farmlands. The Lodge has boats to ferry hunters back and forth from the island lodge.

To get to the Lodge, there are daily commercial flights from Buenos Aires to Coronel Suarez Airport, a city only 35 minutes away from the estancia.

For small charter planes (2-5 passengers), there is a landing strip on the island.

Transportation from the Coronel Suarez Airport to the Island Lodge boat ramp is by air conditioned truck, van, or bus depending on the size of the group, and by boat(s) to the Lodge island boat dock.

The Island Lodge is a beautiful estancia located on a 12,000 acre island in the Del Monte Lagoon and has all the necessary facilities to accommodate 8-10 hunters comfortably with eight deluxe double bedrooms, all en-suite with private baths and air conditioning, a large Great Room with fireplace, sitting room, a separate bar area, a large dining room, wireless internet service, outdoor patio areas, all overlooking the Lagoon, and an outdoor swimming pool, etc.

There is also a launching ramp and dock for the Lodge boats to transport clients to and from the island, and dog kennels for the island pheasant hunting.

This Island Lodge has a great chef that receives awesome reviews for his food and presentation, wine and service.  The meals are prepared normally 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 meals and 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.

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

On the Island, duck hunting starts early in the morning. Breakfast is served at 5.00 am consisting of coffee, toasts, jams, bacon and eggs, etc. Duck hunting goes on until 9:00am, when you go back to the Lodge to relax, freshen up, take a siesta and get ready for lunch: a starter course with salads, fruit, a main course of beef, chicken, pork or seafood, and a great dessert, served with coffee, wine, beer, soft drinks or bottled water.

Then you can shoot other species on the island, rest or even take a siesta until 2:30-3:00 pm when you go back to the fields to shoot for doves, perdiz, or pigeons until evening and head back to the Lodge, normally only a 10-20 minute drive to have drinks and talk about the days hunting.

Before dinner you will be served game, a wide variety of cheeses, ham, olives and drinks prior to dinner. Dinner consists of three courses (starter, a main course and dessert).

The lodge is fully equipped with trucks, vans, boats and experienced guides who know every area of the waterfowl locations and flyways to fulfill the expectations of all of the hunters.

Argentina Duck Hunts - Duck hunting is the main activity in this area and Argentina is, without a doubt, a great choice particularly duck hunting. This area in Guamini has a large variety of different ducks including : White-faced Whistling-duck, Yellow-billed Pintail, , Red Shoveler, Cinnamon Teal, White-cheeked Pintail, , Rosy-billed Pochard, and Southern Wigeon. The unique area and wealth of water including lagoons, streams, lakes and marshes, turn this area into a particularly attractive habitat for ducks and a variety of aquatic animal species.

For the duck hunting, that takes part in the morning or in the afternoon; local 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 or vans. Every hunter blind 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 duck calls. Our duck hunts typically produce 20-25 ducks per shooter within the mornings first hour of shooting.

Argentina Dove Hunts - The dove hunting normally takes part during the afternoon, and in this area you will have the chance to shoot more than 1000 -1500 cartridges per outing. Most of the main dove flyways are located a 20-30 minute drive.

Argentina Pigeon Hunting - Decoying Pigeon Hunting is also available to hunt in this area. Scouts are sent out to find the pigeon feeding areas and flyways, and blinds are built and decoys set out prior to the hunters arriving. At times, pigeon hunting is very good on the island. The Pigeon Hunts normally produce 45-90 pigeons per blind with both decoying pigeons and pass shooting.

Argentina Pheasant Hunting - The ring neck pheasant hunting is done on the island using the Lodge dogs and typically produces limits of fivepheasants per hunter. During our pheasant hunts, our hunters often shoot multiple island hares that are typically 10-15 lbs. in size.

Argentina Perdiz Hunting - There are some perdiz on the island but the best perdiz hunting is on the mainland on leased farmlands using pointing dogs. The perdiz limit is eight birds per hunter.

Argentina Goose Hunting - The Argentine Government has closed Goose Hunting in the Guamini area at this time. Hopefully goose hunting will open back up in this area soon.

For our Argentina duck hunters, the most common species found in this area are : White-faced Whistling-duck, Yellow-billed Pintail, Speckled Teal, Red Shoveler, Cinnamon Teal, White-cheeked Pintail, and Southern Widgeon.

For Dove hunters we have millions of golden eared dove and for our pigeon hunters we predominately have the spot wing pigeons, plus occasionally the larger Picazuro pigeons,
and the Perdiz hunts are located on local leased ranches in great numbers.

The pheasants available are predominantly the Rngneck pheasants with some Blue pheasants at times. The Argentina geese are the Magellan and Ashey-head geese.

Other game species on the island include: Fallow deer, Black buck antelope, Hare, Mouflon sheep and at times Wild boar and Red stag.

The Duck, Goose, Pheasant and Perdiz season in Guamini at La Sistina Island Lodge is from May 1st thru August 5th with 25 ducks/geese per person, 5 pheasants/shoot and 8-bird limits the norm for our Perdiz Hunts. The Dove and Pigeon season is all year long with 1000 -1500 rounds per dove shoot and 45 pigeons typical per hunter for our decoying pigeon hunts.

If you want to bring your favorite shotgun(s), we highly recommend 12, 20 or 28 gauge semi-auto or over/under 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.

A .270 Winchester caliber, or the like, is perfect for any of Argentina big game hunting on the Island.

We recommend lightweight chest waders or hip waders for our duck hunting, a camo hunting jacket and pants, shooting gloves, ear protection,  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, pheasant 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 + 60°F in the afternoon, a polar sweatshirt or warm jacket  and a light- weight rain jacket with hood or rain hat.

Other required items 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.

During May thru August during the hunting season, the temperatures are normally  in the 30’s-40’s during the early morning and late evening , and mid day temperatures in May are normally in the 48 -68 degrees, very pleasant hunting 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

Considering that most all of our hunting is done within 10-40 minutes of the Lodge, there are no long drives to any of the shooting areas.  As a consequence, we are able to accommodate most 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, and chairs are provided for duck hunts and can be provided for dove and pigeon hunts. The only walking required is for the perdiz and pheasant hunting and should the client tire after walking a while, he/she can be transported back to the Lodge due to the close proximity of the shooting areas.