Place : La Pampa Province - Banana Republic of Argentina
Species Hunted: Five Wildboards (Four Males & one Female)
Species Sighted: Wildboars (No less than a total of 20 per night in four different blinds, Ñadues (Native Ostriches) Maras (Patagonian Big Rabbits), Rabbits, WildCats, all type of nasty insects - No snakes thanks to God (Only Our President, Cristina Kirchner on Tv )
Guns used: Remington BDL de Luxe Cal. 300 Win. Mag Ruger Hawkeye .308 Winch, Mauser Studzen Custom 300 W.M., Mauser Custom .375 H&H, CZ 550 Cal. 3006, Paraordenance P-14-45
Ammo: In most of the cases We used Handloads with Balistic tip Bullets 180 grs (Too much meat damage) but the animal died in place, except with the 308 (Wildboard Runs 70 yards with a lung shoot)

Dear Friends, just arrived from La Pampa province near Rio Negro province limit. Saint Hubertus and Artemisa, blessed Me with a "Quantity trip": four Wildboards, and My friend Marcelo with a "Quality trip": A huge Wildboar with 8 " (20 cmm Aprox.) tusks . The Hunt was made in natural blinds (Trees, heavy brush , some improvised blinds with sleeping coats near the water holes and "track places" from 19.00 to 3:00, taking care all the time about the wind direction changes . We used, to atract the pigs, some pounds of putrefact corn, My truck is now in the washing machine, jejeje . A fantastic wild place, but with some serious issues: Hot weather (about 38ºc) impossible to take a nap, hundreds ticks, all types of blood suckers, big red ants, bugs and of course those "little" spiders that I will show you below, walking all around the place !!!, heavy bush with big and long thornss, my legs upper portion looks like hell !! But no complains, We were very lucky, Not any poissonous snakes were found by any of Us.
We sighted some puma tracks near a big Patagonian Rabbit known as MARA, We found it dead but still warm near those Puma tracks, a lot of ostriches, some Wildcats, but sorry, no Reed Deers, this are not the usual places to find those magnificent critters. Some lessons that I learnt: Use heavy (thick) pants to avoid big thorn injuries while you are walking through this agressive bush, of course: snake proff boots, leather gloves preferable, a camelback hidratation system, sun protector. Hide some salamis and some bottles of beers under Your bed if You want to taste some of this during Your stay , otherwise Your friend will do for You without pang of conscience and no mercy. Of course We eated cow and pig BBQ´s and an excelent small full Pig made with his own skin and hair in a mud oven, really delicious. Well, We decided to rent that property to Hunting & fishing pourposes during a Year between four close friends. (Cheaper for Us) and We will be Hunting truly wild animals, not just canned trophys in the common Pampa Hunting ranchs. I took all my Boards with one shot (one in the neck with 300 w.m. other in the low shoulder, other was a lung shot (That ran about 70 yards) and We had to track it during two hours at night (Not a good blood trail) The big one monster was killed by Marcelo on His own feet with a 300 WM Loaded with Nosler Balistic tip, Heart shot, and I took the last small female pig from the truck during a scout with My New - Paraordenance (Five shots, only one hit (spine) but at 40 yards running ..... I hope You like the photos and found entertaining this shot report. Cheers Guille.
One sweet visitor at the tent:

Take a look the size and tusk!!!


Sunset from the blind

First Board


Second Board

Marcelo´s Monster

The tusks

All the wilboards colected

Guille,
Great Hunt!! That was a monster for Your friend Marcelo. The spiders are big enough to eat, too! Sounds like a wild place.

Awesome, Guillermo! They look a little freaky without their bodies! Congratulations!

Wonderful....what a fine story...and I love the last picture....and of course, those wonderful boars....Chorizo de Tarantula...que barbera

Now for all of our friends we must have a new name for our amigo....no more to be called Guillermo....now....RAMBO DEL SUR....

For me, 100 degrees is too hot. Carajo! The devil is calling.

Thanks for the good story....

Guille

Simplemente.......

Cada vez que me hablan de la Pampa y si todavía me ponen fotos se me pianta un lagrimón.

La Pampa is my favourite place on earth, miles and miles of dusty roads...I just love them !!!

Thanks for sharing
L

Hey Guille,

Great hunt, great story, great photos! That boar of Marcelo's is a brute!

Congrats,

Bob

Here is one of our Texas critters.

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Originally posted by SGraves155:
Guille,
Great Hunt!! That was a monster for Your friend Marcelo. The spiders are big enough to eat, too! Sounds like a wild place.

Yes Steve !!!, A really wild place !!!, with excelent potential foR big wildboards and Puma
Regards.Guille

quote:

Originally posted by Whitworth:
Awesome, Guillermo! They look a little freaky without their bodies! Congratulations!

Yes !!! a litle freaky !!!, but is the only way to take the pictures of all the boards together without loss the meat due the excesive hot during the four hunt days.Thanks Whitworth !!!

quote:

Originally posted by billinthewild:
Wonderful....what a fine story...and I love the last picture....and of course, those wonderful boars....Chorizo de Tarantula...que barbera

Now for all of our friends we must have a new name for our amigo....no more to be called Guillermo....now....RAMBO DEL SUR....

For me, 100 degrees is too hot. Carajo! The devil is calling.

Thanks for the good story....

Bill; When You come on April I will make for You some Tarantulas Empanadas!!! and If You agree We will spend some days in that place!!!at not cost, No trophy limits, just bring the beers!!!

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Originally posted by Lorenzo:
Guille

Simplemente.......

Cada vez que me hablan de la Pampa y si todavía me ponen fotos se me pianta un lagrimón.

La Pampa is my favourite place on earth, miles and miles of dusty roads...I just love them !!!

Thanks for sharing
L

Lorenzo;Same happens to me with the "Punta del Este" beach girls !!! , Thanks. Guille.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Bob in TX:
Hey Guille,

Great hunt, great story, great photos! That boar of Marcelo's is a brute!

Congrats,

Bob

Here is one of our Texas critters.


Bob: Looks like You have those nasty critters too!!! ohhh !!! How I hate all the insects!!!
Refresh my Mind, You are Mr. Lawhorn that visit Me at home with Willy few years ago?, Thanks for Your nice words ; Guille.

That's indeed a very nice place, Guille !! One of the few real wild & unpolluted that still remains !!

Well done & thanks for sharing!!

Guille,

Nope, Bob C. from Devine, Texas, USA.

Congrats again!!

Bob

quote:

Originally posted by Bob in TX:
Guille,

Nope, Bob C. from Devine, Texas, USA.

Congrats again!!

Bob

Thanks ; A big Hug. Guille.

Guillermo

Congratulations a real nice hunt.
I am really amazed by the extremly long snout of your boars. The some for Juan Pozzi's boars
In Europe the snout is shorter by far.
Compare with Donner's big boar

[QUOTE]Originally posted by jbderunz:
Guillermo

Congratulations a real nice hunt.
I am really amazed by the extremly long snout of your boars. The some for Juan Pozzi's boars
In Europe the snout is shorter by far.
Compare with Donner's big boar

Thanks Jean !!!, Yees, very long nose, perhaps a litle sing of evolution or adaption of the European Wildboar: Sus Scrofa specie to survive in extreme conditions; the Rio Negro Province as arid ground, hard weather & maybe they need more stronger and big nose to get their food & they still keep his pure european blood because the lack of domestic pig in this area.Regards Guille