Hunt
It’s where the Rio Negro meets Uruguay’s agriculture capitol, and where a fortunate few experience shooting of a lifetime.
You wanted a high volume dove destination, then a decoy pigeon destination, and an upland perdiz destination, all near a duck destination – well here it is! Created and designed for the true sportsmen and woman of North America – Estancia San Cirilo offers trip flexibility and endless shooting opportunities just minutes from the lodge. Individually designed to be individually enjoyed — this destination provides a truly custom sporting experience each day of the trip.
Western Uruguay’s greatest secret…….
Simply the most undiscovered wing-shooting opportunity in South America, the dove hunting in the western provinces of Uruguay offers the same popular high-volume dove hunts that made Argentina famous all those years ago. Just to the east of Cordoba, Argentina, and split by the Uruguay River, lie the wing-shooting provinces of western Uruguay. More specifically, the regions of Paysandú and Rio Negro are home to many of the countries largest dove roosts.
The terrain across Uruguay not only supports the enormous dove population, but also offers beautiful shooting opportunities in its endless rolling hills, blooming agriculture fields, and countless tributaries. For centuries, the doves in Uruguay have shown natural tendencies to roost near the Uruguay River system as it provides a reliable water source for the local populations. As the largest producers of sunflower, wheat, corn, and grapes, it is easy to see why Uruguay is swarming with doves.
Very few destinations in the world offer the opportunity to shoot over (11) different species of waterfowl in one region. The small country of Uruguay proudly boasts this unrivalled variety as one of its many attractions.
As the birds in South America begin to migrate in early May, the lagoons, potholes, and rice fields throughout the country are a primary stopping point during the migration months. The provinces of Western Uruguay offer thousands of acres of pressure free resting grounds, agriculture fields, and the guidance of the Uruguay River for the masses of migrating waterfowl. The Eastern provinces of Uruguay offer food, water, and concealed roosts throughout the endless rice fields, and massive lagoons known to this region. More specifically, the Laguna Negra and Laguna de Castillos are large bodies of water that offer protection and seclusion just minutes away from the countries largest rice producing provinces. These areas of Uruguay are saturated with ducks from early May to late September, and provide a wintering grounds attractive to all dominate species of waterfowl found in South America.
Spot-wing & Picazuro Wild Pigeon
The latest and greatest in wing-shooting opportunities, the chance to hunt the Picazuro and Spot-wing wild pigeon is quickly becoming reason enough to visit the country of Uruguay. These big and acrobatic winged wonders leave their roosts just after sun up, and flood the agriculture fields of western Uruguay in a magnificent manor. They have a unique and sporty flying style that presents any shooter with a challenging match, and they provide a new exciting hunting opportunity unrivaled outside of Uruguay.
Uruguay Perdiz Hunting – Over Pointing Dogs
Unrivalled in South America
Its been said by sportsmen and women around the world, that the Perdiz hunting in Uruguay is the best in South America. The Perdiz is found in Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, but nowhere else is the Perdiz more prevalent than in the western regions of Uruguay. An upland hunters dream, and a bird dogs paradise, the country of Uruguay is THE destination for traditional sportsmen seek an unparalleled opportunity at the sporty Perdiz.
Golden Dorado
(Salminus Maxillosus)
Nicknamed the “river tiger” by local fisherman, the Golden Dorado is respected as the most ferocious freshwater game species of South America. Known for its knock out strikes, violent runs, and overall aggression, you’ll know when you hook one, and you’ll never forget your first big, mean, Golden Dorado because he’ll come with bad intentions and a scowl on his face, angry as hell that you even thought for a second your bait could swim in his water, and he’ll turn and hammer your top-water plug out of principle, the way a snapping turtle would chomp a stick if you stuck it in his face and then give you a look like, “Dude, I’ll take your finger if you don’t back off.” It doesn’t matter the size of the top-water plug or if you were even working it correctly, that Dorado is pissed, and now he is going to take your entire spool of line just to let you know, in fact, he is going to run up current just to prove his point, strip your real bare, and then, once the real is busted and rendered useless for the rest of the day, he will jumped three feet in the air, toss that mangled top-water plug back in your face, and show you his teeth before he dives back into his river. Yea, you’ll know the first time you hang a big, mean, Golden Dorado and you’ll remember it for a long time.