Interesting this popped up. I’m working out the details of free range stag and tahr in New Zealand for 2027. I’m going to Namibia in 2026 or I would have had this stag hunt then.
I have hunted with @MG Hunting primarily and they are my outfitter for 26. They are a sponsor here, and I can not recommend anyone more highly.Are there companies that stand out ? that someone should book with? or companies to stay away from ? Should you use their shotguns? and take the temper out of their barrels![]()
You can!Can we take a ship?
I would love to see your hunt report on its own topic to reach the most readers. I hope you will post it. I would learn a lot from it.Well I was about to do a hunt report, but this might work instead. I went early may with CazaPampa outfitters (they had a booth at DSC) I booked in January for may for blackbuck and red stag. They were introduced over a century ago and are free-range here. An absolute blast. I did not take my own rifle for the same reasons given you. I will just insert pictures for now. View attachment 626008View attachment 626009View attachment 626010we actually saw that buffalo the second day and the owner said he has been wanting that old crochety buffalo gone and gave me a cull price to do it. View attachment 626011
Will do - but it's going to be a while... If you want to P.M. me before I get it up feel free.I would love to see your hunt report on its own topic to reach the most readers. I hope you will post it. I would learn a lot from it.
As has been mentioned, totally different "feel" at each, but the hunting at both keeps drawing us back.
What started as a "once in a lifetime" trip to each, has morphed into a bit of an addiction. We just wrapped up our 3rd hunt in RSA, and have our 6th trip to Argentina scheduled for June 2025.
Being from Texas, the big game species of Argentina don't really excite me, but being a wing-shooting fanatic, it's something that just has to be experienced to believe. We started with the dove, but I enjoy the duck hunting and pigeons over decoys most of all. Unfortunately, we're not allowed to export birds from Argentina, otherwise I'd have one of each of the unique species mounted.
I'm a self-diagnosed gun nut, and would love to bring my own shotguns to Argentina, but it's just too big of a hassle for even me to deal with. I wish someone would form a riflepermits.com type company there. They take all the hassle out of traveling with guns to RSA.
We hunt with Pointer Outfitters in Argentina, and they're simply world class. I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have about them.
They're all really nice, and have the same level of service.We have bought two trips with Pointer Outfitters that still need to be booked.
Which lodges of theirs do you prefer?
Hello Redleg,Four times to Argentina and seven times to Africa. They are very different destinations with little in common but the fun of the hunt. Both have been wonderful experiences. It is worth noting that Argentina "feels" much more like Europe than Latin America. Were you dropped into Buenos Aires, your immediate thought would be that you were in a large cosmopolitan area like Madrid.
I have done high volume dove shoots, which everyone should experience once in their life, waterfowl hunting (vast numbers of birds, most of which are new species to the North American hunter), perdiz over English pointers, and red stag. Spring of 26 I'll return for stag and buffalo. Always spend a few days in Buenos Aires.
Wow. I would have never guessed that.Here's an interesting detail...there are 20,000 hunters visiting Argentina every year, which is more than all African safaris combined annually.