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Argentina does not offer one great wing shooting experience. It offers several, each distinct in character, challenge, and setting, and each exceptional on its own terms. The eared dove of Cordoba. The waterfowl of the Santa Fe marshlands and Buenos Aires lagoons. The pigeon hunting of the northern provinces. The spotted tinamou of the open pampas. The mixed bag combinations that no other destination in the world can put together under one outfitter’s roof. Pointer Wing Shooting hunts all of it, across multiple provinces and destinations, with the same standard of guiding, hospitality, and field operations that makes every trip worth the journey. Explore the species below and start building the trip you have been imagining.
Nothing in North American wing shooting prepares you for dove hunting in Argentina. The eared dove population in the northern provinces of Cordoba alone numbers more than fifty million birds, and the agricultural landscape of the region, with its soybean fields, feedlots, water holes, and vast roosting areas, creates conditions where the shooting can continue from first light to last in a way that simply does not exist anywhere else on earth. Pointer Wing Shooting operates six dedicated dove lodges across four provinces including Cordoba, San Luis, Tucuman, and Santa Fe, giving guests access to the largest and most diverse dove hunting program available through any single outfitter in the country. A standard dove program runs four nights and three and a half days of shooting. Most hunters leave wishing they had stayed longer. The dove hunting here will permanently change what you think is possible in a field with a shotgun in your hand.
Argentine duck hunting is something that serious waterfowlers tend to experience once and never stop talking about. The wetlands of the Santa Fe province along the Parana River, the lagoon systems of the Buenos Aires Province flatlands, and the rice field marshes of the northeast collectively support waterfowl populations on a scale that makes even experienced hunters pause when they first see it.
Our location on the Santa Fe program is annually inhabited by over fifteen million ducks during the season, across a fifty square mile shooting reserve encompassing thirty distinct fields. Our Las Rosas Lodge in Buenos Aires Province offers traditional decoy hunting over lagoons with over twelve species of duck including rosy-billed pochard, cinnamon teal, silver teal, southern widgeon, and several species of tree duck.
Duck hunting with Pointer Wing Shooting is managed with the same conservation commitment that guides everything we do. We were among the first outfitters in Argentina to establish a formal conservation program through our nonprofit Making Changes Now, dedicated to studying and protecting the wetland habitats our guests depend on.
For hunters who have done the high volume dove shooting and are looking for a step up in challenge, pigeon hunting in Argentina is the natural progression. The Picazuro and Spot-winged Pigeon are larger, faster, and significantly more wary than the eared dove. They can spot movement and gun flash at a distance that demands proper concealment, disciplined stillness, and precise shooting. Our guides build and cover blinds using native brush, tree limbs, and artificial camouflage depending on the terrain, and decoys including robotic models that mimic wing movement play a critical role in bringing birds into range. Pigeon hunting operates across the northern provinces of Cordoba, San Luis, and Salta, where the combination of olive groves, sunflower fields, peanut crops, and large feedlots creates the food-rich habitat these birds concentrate around. It can be combined with dove or duck hunting in a single trip, and many of our guests who come specifically for the pigeons tell us it is the most satisfying wing shooting they have experienced anywhere.
The perdiz, known scientifically as the Spotted Tinamou, is one of the most ancient and unique upland birds in the world. Found across the grasslands and cattle country of Argentina, it hunts and flushes like a quail, exploding from cover with a burst of speed and flying in a direct, fast line that demands a quick, committed shot. Accuracy rates below fifty percent are the norm even for seasoned upland hunters, and that challenge is exactly what makes a great day in the perdiz fields so deeply satisfying. The hunt is conducted in pairs with a professional guide and a well-trained pointing dog working ahead through the grass fields and brush. Pointer Wing Shooting operates over fifty thousand acres of dedicated perdiz habitat and works with some of the most experienced upland guides and best-trained dogs in Argentina. For hunters who love the traditions of walked-up shooting, pointing dogs, and earned birds, perdiz hunting in Argentina is an experience unlike anything available in the Northern Hemisphere.
The mixed bag program is what sets Pointer Wing Shooting apart from every other outfitter operating in South America. We are one of the very few organizations capable of combining duck, dove, perdiz, and pigeon hunting across multiple destinations, in a single trip, operated by a single team to a single standard of excellence. A typical mixed bag program runs four nights with mornings and afternoons rotating between species based on the season and conditions. Duck hunting on the Parana marshlands in the morning. Dove shooting in the afternoon as birds move back toward the roost. Perdiz walking with the dogs on a full day in the grasslands. Private charter flights between lodges for guests combining the Cordoba dove program with the Santa Fe duck operation. The flexibility of the mixed bag program means no two trips are exactly alike, and our team will help you build the combination that makes the most of your time in the country. If you want to experience everything Argentina has to offer a wing shooter, this is how you do it.
Choosing between dove hunting, duck hunting, perdiz, pigeons, or a mixed bag combination depends on when you can travel, what you most want to experience, and what kind of hunting you and your group are drawn to. Our team has guided thousands of hunters through this decision and loves helping guests find the program that truly fits. Reach out and tell us about your group, your dates, and what you are hoping to experience, and we will do the rest.
Whether you come for the doves, the ducks, the perdiz, the pigeons, or all of the above, Pointer Wing Shooting will put you in the field, in the right conditions, with the right team behind you. This is the wing shooting experience you have been hearing about for years. It is time to stop reading about it and start planning it.
Questions about which hunt or destination is the right fit? Call us toll free at 1-877-764-6822 or reach out through our contact page.