Argentina Wingshooting Near Buenos Aires — Hunt Dove, Duck and Perdiz Without a Domestic Flight
Excellent bird hunting near Buenos Aires is possible — and this lodge proves it. An easy 3–4 hour drive from the airport, you land in Buenos Aires in the morning and are in the field by that afternoon.
Most Argentina bird lodges require a second flight after you land in Buenos Aires. You arrive at Ezeiza International after an overnight red-eye, clear customs with your gun case, then board a domestic flight to Córdoba or another province — burning most of a day each way and adding two more legs of travel. This lodge eliminates all of that so you have more time hunting, not traveling.
But convenience would mean nothing if the shooting were second-rate. Great news, it isn’t. Entre Ríos literally means “between rivers,” and the wetlands, grain fields, and marshes around Concepción del Uruguay hold strong numbers of duck, dove, perdiz, and pigeon — all four species available from one lodge, with field drives of just 5 to 40 minutes. This is Argentina wingshooting near Buenos Aires at its most convenient.
The lodge itself is a traditional estancia originally built in 1840, completely remodeled, with 10 bedrooms, a comfortable living room, and a staff that treats you like a houseguest. Buy-outs are available for groups of 8 or more, and smaller groups have privacy thanks to bedrooms split across two wings.
Whether you’re planning a standalone hunt or interested in adding extended touring of Argentina, we arrange everything — transfers, licenses, lodging, and the hunt itself. Contact us, and we handle the details.
If you’re comparing experiences, we also arrange a cast & blast trip on the Paraná River that pairs dove hunting with Golden Dorado fishing, and a 5-species mixed bag hunt, the only place in Argentina with this experience.
Accommodations & Meals
The main lodge was originally built in 1840 by a distinguished local family and has been completely remodeled with the comforts of home. Inside, you’ll find a comfortable living room built for unwinding after a day in the field, a proper dining room, and 10 bedrooms — each with a private bathroom and good water pressure for a genuinely hot shower at the end of a fun day.
The bedrooms sit in two wings — four on one side, six on the other — so smaller groups get privacy rather than being scattered among strangers. Private lunches and dinners can be arranged for small groups, and the whole lodge is available as a buy-out for groups of 8 or more, up to a maximum of 13 hunters.
After a full day of shooting, massages can be arranged each evening for tired shoulders — just ask your host.
Meals & Dining
The food here is plentiful, delicious, and a great addition to the experience. Breakfasts are a proper Argentine spread: fresh-squeezed fruit juices, coffee and tea, bacon and eggs, cereals, yogurt, cake, and toast with butter and marmalade — as light or as complete as you want before an early duck hunt.
Lunch and dinner start with traditional empanadas, salads, brochettes, savory pies, vitel toné, or soup when the winter weather calls for it. Main courses lean on famous Argentine beef prepared a variety of ways, plus wild boar, axis deer, and — a favorite with hunters — dove and duck breasts from the field. Sides run from baked potatoes and rice to steamed vegetables, salads, and mashed pumpkin. Dessert is homemade flan, cakes, pies, ice cream, or fresh fruit, with coffee and tea to follow.
Fishing
When the guns cool down, the rods come out. This stretch of the Uruguay River is one of Argentina’s most traditional Golden Dorado fisheries, and the lodge sits close enough to the water that hunting and fishing can share the same day.
Golden Dorado are the tiger of the river — a brilliant golden fish with orange-tipped fins that attacks lures and flies with ferocious strikes, then spends the rest of the fight proving it: acrobatic jumps, drag-screaming runs, and a fight that lasts. Many anglers who have fished them say there is no freshwater species so aggressive. Fly fishing for dorado is often compared to fishing for giant rainbow trout — they will test even the best fisherman’s skills.
The lodge guides fish by trolling, bait casting, spinning, and fly casting, and because dorado are so aggressive, all of these techniques produce. Trolling is the recommended way to start and the most effective way to hook a good one, but the guides defer to your preference. Boats normally take two anglers, three on request. Bring your own fly rod if you’re a fly fisherman — the lodge has everything else.
Fishing is available year-round, with September through April the prime months. Winter fishing (June–August) is slower but possible if you want a cast & blast day during duck season. A dedicated dorado trip, or a cast & blast combination — wingshooting in the morning, dorado in the afternoon — can be built into your stay. Ask us and we’ll work it into your itinerary.
Hunting
Entre Ríos draws from three major water systems, and its mix of wetlands, agricultural land, and marshes holds healthy numbers of ducks, dove, perdiz, and pigeon year after year. The standard mixed bag day is your choice of ducks or perdiz in the morning with dove in the afternoon — and the drives to the field are short, typically 5 to 40 minutes.
Duck (late April to mid-August). There’s a particular thrill in watching a flight of rosy-billed pochards lock up and commit to your spread as the sun comes up over the marsh.
Blinds are set on the shores of ponds and streams — no long walks in the dark, no standing in cold water unless it’s the best option that day. Your guide stays with you to call birds, and the limit is a generous 40 birds per two hunters. The equipment is imported from the US: portable blinds, full decoy spreads, robo ducks, waders, and boots.
Perdiz (May to August). Few things in wingshooting match the moment a pointer freezes mid-step, tail quivering, and the bird explodes from the grass at your feet.
This is classic walked-up shooting behind English pointers, German shorthairs, and Brittanys — perdiz hold like quail, found as singles and pairs. The government limit is 8 per hunter per day. May and early June are the most productive; by July and August, frosts thin the cover and birds flush farther out.
Pigeon (year-round; prime February–April). When the carousel pulls a flock of big blue-barred pigeons over your blind, wings set and committed, it’s some of the most challenging and addictive shooting in Argentina.
Pigeon shoots use decoys and moving carousels, and the lodge scouts ahead of your arrival — if they aren’t confident in the 
volume, they’ll tell you and help you choose a different hunt. They don’t want you to have a poor shoot.
Dove (year-round). Picture a sky that never stops moving — stream after stream of doves crossing from roost to field from first light to last, with your gun barrel never going cold.
Some roosts in this area hold 10–15 million birds. From September to April, full-day shoots of 1,000 to 2,000 rounds are realistic; during the winter mixed bag season, afternoon dove shoots average 500–700 rounds.
A Day in the Field
A typical day starts early: breakfast at first light, then a short drive to a duck blind or the perdiz fields. You’re back at the lodge by late morning for brunch, with downtime before the afternoon dove shoot. Field lunches and snacks come with you, and the bird boys take care of everything in the field. Evenings end with drinks on the deck, dinner, and a fire in the living room.
Full details are in the pre-trip planner we send after booking.
Activities
Non-hunters are genuinely welcome here, and there’s plenty to do: sailing on the Uruguay River, horseback riding, city tours and museums in nearby towns, wine tasting at the lodge, spa treatments including massage, manicures, and facials, or simply a good book in front of the fireplace and walks around the ranch.
Because Buenos Aires is so close, this is the easiest lodge in our portfolio for combining a hunt with a city stay — tango shows, city tours, and hotels we can arrange for you. We also arrange extensions to Iguazu Falls, Patagonia, and Argentina’s wine country. Non-hunters join at half the hunter’s rate.
Length of Stay / Itinerary
Sample 5 Day/ 4 Night Hunting Schedule: May through August
Day 1: Flights normally arrive at Buenos Aires Int´l airport in the early morning. The lodge staff will assist you at the airport and then transport the group via a van directly to the fields for an afternoon dove or perdiz hunt based on your request. Early arrivals will have time for a full hot lunch upon arrival at the fields before the hunt. Late arrivals could get a sack lunch to eat on the drive to the field to allow you to start your hunt upon arrival.
After the hunt you will return to the lodge for snacks and drinks either on the deck or the living room. Dinner will follow.
Day 2: Wake up early for duck hunting. A light breakfast or a complete one is served at the request of the hunters. After your morning duck hunt you will return to a brunch or lunch depending on your breakfast. You will be able to enjoy a little down time around the lodge before heading out for the afternoon hunt.
Day 3-4: Similar to day 2 unless you request a change. Just let your host know what you would like to do.
Day 5: The group will go hunting in the morning and after lunch drive back to Buenos Aires Int´l airport for your evening flight back home.
Travel Details & Location
All international flights arrive at Ministro Pistarini — Ezeiza International Airport (EZE). After customs, a lodge representative meets you and drives the group by private van about 3–4 hours to the lodge, depending on Buenos Aires traffic. No domestic flight is required. We recommend your return flight depart after 5 PM so you can hunt your final morning.
Rates
2027 nightly rates
- $1,090 per night — Mixed Bag (AM ducks / PM doves or perdiz)
- $990 per night — Mixed Bag (AM ducks or perdiz / PM doves)
- $800 per night — Golden Dorado fishing
- $800 per night — Cast & Blast (dove/dorado)
- $750 per night — Dove/pigeon
- $700 per night — Dove only
- Non-hunters: half the hunter’s rate
Subject to change — call us for current pricing
Trip Insurance & Cancellation Info
Trip insurance is highly recommended to protect your investment on this trip. We will assist you with trip insurance upon booking. See links at the bottom of this page for the two providers we suggest for our clients.
Family Expeditions, LLC confirmation and refund policy:
If your trip is more than 90 days out from date of departure, a 50% non-refundable deposit confirms your reservation and must be received within 10 days of booking to confirm your dates. All trips must be paid in full at least 90 days prior to the departure date. If your trip date is within 90 days, FULL payment for the trip is required. All payments to Family Expeditions are non-refundable. Should you need to reschedule or cancel your trip, we will do everything in our power to assist you in finding a suitable substitute or transferring your dates per the lodge/providers/government requirements. Trip insurance protects your investment!
FAQ
Can I hunt near Buenos Aires without a domestic flight?
Yes. This lodge is a 3–4 hour drive from Ezeiza International Airport — the only Argentina wingshooting lodge we represent near Buenos Aires that requires no domestic flight. You can land in the morning and hunt that afternoon. (A 40-minute charter flight is also available on request.)
What birds can I hunt from this lodge?
Duck, dove, perdiz, and pigeon — all four species available from one lodge. The standard day is ducks or perdiz in the morning and dove in the afternoon, and the schedule is customized daily.
When is the best season?
For duck and perdiz, May through August. For high-volume dove shooting, September through April. Pigeon is available year-round with prime shoots February through April.
What can non-hunters do while we hunt?
Plenty — sailing on the Uruguay River, horseback riding, spa treatments, wine tasting, and town tours, or a day in Buenos Aires itself. Non-hunters stay at half the hunter’s rate, and we arrange all sightseeing.
Do I need to bring my own gun?
No. The lodge rents Benelli and Beretta semi-auto and over/under shotguns in 12 and 20 gauge. If you bring your own, you’ll register it with US Customs on Form 4457 before departure — details are in the pre-trip planner.
How far in advance should I book?
For the May–August duck and perdiz season, we recommend booking 6–12 months out. This lodge fills faster than you would expect, and buy-out groups book the prime weeks first.
Can I add a hunt to a Buenos Aires vacation?
Yes — that’s one of this lodge’s biggest advantages. Because it’s a road transfer from the city, you can add 2–3 hunting days to a Buenos Aires trip without adding any flights. We arrange the city hotels, transfers, and the hunt.
