Duck and Pidgeons

General Information

We decided to move our duck area towards this unique and unexploited area where the rice is the main crop; the other areas in the country are overhunted. This particular operation we have, has an incredible area of more than 16,000 acres, of the best rice crop and marshes of the Rio Uruguay. Ducks are in big numbers, mainly in the early season. The Rio Uruguay native forest is roost for thousands of pigeons, which makes it a very good combination with ducks. Perdiz is other specie located in the grazing land provided by the resting rice fields. Doves are also in the area and will be part of the game birds. The hunt in this area is mainly for the best Duck and Pigeon available. We hunt ducks in the marshes and flooding lagoons used for the rice fields. We use decoys, motorized and regular according with the ducks’ reaction and weather conditions. We hunt two guns per blind and blinds are at least 200 meters apart, sometimes more. Each blind will have a guide and a retriever. The shooting limit is 4 boxes of 25 shells per hunter each morning. In a regular morning, you will be done by 9. We hunt all species listed as game birds, which includes the Pouchard, Teals, Widgeons and Pintails. When 50% of the group is done with their shells, all the group have to quit hunting no matter if the shells have not been finished. Pigeons are in good numbers in the area. We’ll hunt them over decoys in Stuble of rice fields or in sorghum fields. Sometimes will shoot them passing. We give 5 boxes of 25 shells for pigeons per hunt, generally will have 2 hunts peer trip. Perdiz is hunted with the best style and our finest Brittanys. It will be a nice hunt with 30 flushes per dog. Doves are abundant in the area and at least two good shoots can be done. Expect at least 10 boxes per hunter. This trip is the highest class of the market, combines air charter from Montevideo and Lodging at a Hot Spring bungalow complex or the ranch house located at 5 minutes of the hunting marshes.

Arrival day

When arriving to Montevideo we charter fly all groups from Montevideo to Artigas area where the van and the team take you to the lodge. Hunt ducks in the afternoon at close by marshes. Back for dinner at the complex’s restaurant with grilled steaks, or “Gourmet Cuisine”. The food is excellent; the chef will also cook special game meals for us. Relax at the hot pool or hot tab in your room, all hunters in single rooms.

Second to fourth day

Most drives to duck places are a combination of Van and a 4x4 truck, 40 minutes at most from the lodge. Marshes require waders or at least hip boots. Remember that winter is cold and muddy in Uruguay, and timing can easily go higher than average. Pigeon& doves flyways and roost are from 20 minutes to an hour drive. The trip is a four mornings and three afternoons of duck, pigeon and doves hunts in the close by marshes and lagoons, two men per blind, a guide and a dog. We allow shooting 4 to 5 boxes of 25 over ducks each morning, if hitting is poor some more shells can be given. In the afternoon we hunt for pigeons around roosting areas or flyways. For pigeons, the limits are 5 boxes of shells (or what you kill with them) per person per day. Doves have no limit and if we hunt for perdiz the limit is 25 birds per dog (2 hunters per dog)

Last day

Hunt ducks early in the morning; generally leave the lodge at 5 am and travel for 45 minutes at the most to the marshes. Most drives to duck places are a combination of Van and a four-wheel truck. Remember that winter is cold and muddy in Uruguay, and timing can easily go higher than average. Afternoon hunts will be Perdiz & Doves in close by prairies, and Pigeon & Doves flyways and roosts are 20 minutes to an hour drive away. Depending on the fields hunt in the morning is the hunt of the afternoon in order of not spending much time traveling from one place to another. We may return to lodge after duck hunting or have an Asado in the fields. We can also accommodate this afternoon hunts to the best likes of the group.

Prices

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