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A R G E N T I N A
Argentina welcomes nearly 20,000
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hunters annually from around
the world. South Africa has
the largest hunting industry in
Africa - but Argentina more than
doubles South Africa’s numbers. In fact, as
just one country, Argentina at least equals the
annual number of hunting safaris conducted
on the entire African continent.
“Argentina is a serious business and a
multimillion-dollar industry,” says Craig
Boddington, professional hunter, TV
host and journalist. “Th ere are many great
outfi tters operating from numerous fi ne
lodges and camps, and the country has a
good infrastructure of both excellent roads
and internal fl ights. Although the language
is Spanish, Argentina has tremendous
European infl uence, and large areas were
initially settled by English-speaking peoples.
Especially in larger towns, and certainly with
outfi tters catering to an international clientele
English is a widely-spoken second language;
I have never encountered signifi cant language
barriers. Shopping and sightseeing are equal
attractions to hunting, and the currency
exchange has remained favourable. Both the
American Automobile Association (AAA)
and Forbes typically rate Argentina as one
of the top destinations where “the US dollar
goes the farthest.”
“Firearms clearance is very simple. In fact,
Argentina treats it as a revenue-producing
business, with a fee for each fi rearm. Th is
is not a complex process for either rifl es or
shotguns, but virtually all outfi tters have
‘good guns’ available for hunters wishing to
avoid the red tape, and ammunition is readily
available.”
WINGSHOOTING
Argentina is hands down the best country
in the world for wingshooting. Córdoba
province is well known worldwide but other
provinces of Argentina like Entre Rios, which
is located much closer to Buenos Aires, off er
unmatched high-volume dove shooting
month in, month out.
Mixed bag wingshooting is also fantastic
in Argentina. Duck, perdiz and European
hare over dogs are hunting experiences you
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