Hi
have someone done it in this forum? if so please tell us about hunting and hunting possibillities over there.
regards
yes

None. Big game hunting is banned, specially for foreigners. Farmers obviously hunt in their properties with their friends but is not allowed. Some illegal jaguar hunting is also done, I've talk with some people who have done it.

There is a place where elands and waterbucks have been released. It was done by a hunter several years ago in a big wild property so I believe there must be some real monsters out there.

L

In a old copy of Safari magazine I found an article about the water buffalo hunt in northern Brazil. But I think now the comunist governement have stopped the operation.

I have a lot of friends in Brazil that hunt buffalo ,deers alligators and even jaguars in their big ranches .One of them has a lot of african plains game in his rach near the amazon ,all its banned by the left gov,but...its Brazil if you have the contacts you will hunt a jaguar too .juan

Hi guys
Thanks for the answeres. What about gun regulation over there can I bring my guns with me or have to borrow a gun there?
regards
yes

If hunting is formally outlawed ... how could you possibly bring in your guns ???

hi
some kind of hunting is surly allowed,but which kind? and if it is possible to hunt ,then it would be possible to have a gun. anyway I am as good as with guns as with bows and arrows
regards
yes

Rather than showing up at the airport with a rifle ... and spending a long time in a South American jail perhaps .. go back and read what Lorenzo had to say ..

What Lorenzo said
Brazil had some water buffaloes at Marajo Island, one of the hardest and scariest hunts in the world. Nowadays I understand that all hunting is curtained, unfortunately.
Regards

I'll be back in Brasil in another couple of weeks. I've been hunting pacas in Brasil in the past, but that is illegal also. Fortunately, I went hunting with some friends from the Policia Militar and had no problems. There is no hunting to speak of in Brasil yet. If the Red Water Buffalo that are spoken of in Capsticks books, squash enough of the indigenous population it might open up. But the given the poaching and lack of enforcement I'm afraid we will all be long gone before there is hunting again in Brasil.

You have been hunting pacas?? haha nice thing to do with a spotlight from the canoe

I saw lots of them while camping a couple of hours north from where the big river has two colours

L

JAJAJAJA!!! Dois cores... Sim, pacas com muita cerveja, guias e barcas!
Quer moleza? Senta no Pudim!

Hi
Is it any kind of deer living in brazilian djungle? a pacas is a rodent, buuuhhhh i will not eat rodent meat.
yes

One of my fondest memories is floating down some obscure river in the jungles of Bolivia .. long after darkness had set in... a tapir that my wife had shot in the bottom of the dug out canoe .. and the guide shining the light back and forth .. looking for a paca ... he wanted one for food and I was cheering for him .. That was so long ago and very far away .. I think that I'll go for a walk in the new snow we got last night here in this part of Canada .. and reminisce a bit and hope that some day I can hunt and eat pacas again .. It is a memory and an event not to be despised !

I have read somewhere that there were sambar deer in Brazil...anyone know anything about this..i searched all over the web for info but came up with nothing so far..

In the southern states of Brazil hunting is legal and regulated, with specific seasons, bag limits. Mainly you can hunt ducks, pigeons, upland game, hare and Boar (Sus scrofa), depending on each year.

There are some hunting farms, with exotic species, like pheasant, various kinds of deer, pigs, and they are regulated by the local wildilife institute.

To create or release an exotic animal here without a permission it´s ilegal. In some farms should exist some exotic species, like you guys said, but I never heard of Eland and Sambar in Brazil.

Despite the hunting, if you have all the proper documents of your gun, you can bring it to Brazil, wit no problem, but I sugest to talk to the embassy first.

About foreigners hunting, or even about traveling with guns, you can go to http://www.fgct.com.br/ , it´s the hunting federation website.

See you.

Reiter,
I know locals can do some hunting ONLY in Rio Grande do Sul province for ducks, pigeons and pigs but from what they told me there are lot of regulation and hassles. I think they told me that no foreign hunters were allowed....

If what you said is correct it will be a great step in opening other areas for hunting

I don't know about sambars, but I saw a picture of a waterbuck in the matto grosso.

Do you live in Brazil??

L

Lorenzo, you´re right. Native species can only be hunted in Rio Grande do Sul, but recently I think it´s allowed to hunt boar in other states, paraná I guess.

I don´t know about foreign hunters and native species, just take a look at the FGCT website, or send them an email, they will be glad in answer anyone.

Hunting exotic species in the hunting farms here foreign hunters can do, but I don´t think that´s a big deal.

About hte sambars, elands, waterbucks, I think it´s time for me to know one of these farmers who have such animals in their lands....

Yeah, I was born and live in Brasil.

Regards,

Reiter.

Hi Reiter
My potugaise knowledge is not better than my arabic I visited the site you have mentioned .but couldn't really understand the text. would you please tell me about arms regulation for forigners in Brazil. i have a boat and a few guns . my dream is sailing on amazonia fishing and if possible hunting games.
regards
Yes

Yes,

I would sugest for you to send them an e-mail ( fgct@fgct.com.br ) asking. They understand english and would be very happy to answer your question. Any questions that are not solved, talk to me and I´ll try to help too.

But, it´s not possible to legaly hunt in amazonia. Just in the southern states that hunting é allowed.


See you.

If I recall correctly, at the begining of 2005, Reuters published a story about a gun ban referendum in Brazil. It was the government's intent to eliminate all types of guns (pistols, shotguns, rifles, the works) from citizens at large. It got rejected by a small margin. Most South American countrys are not hunter-friendly.

The referendum failed with 64% of voters against it and only 36% for it. That's not a narrow margin at all.

Of course, for most Brazilians who rejected the measure it was in issue of personal security and preserving their right to make their own choices. I don't see how this particular issue had anything to do with being friendly or unfriendly to hunters.

in their small minds, hunters = guns. try going hunting in most countries in the region and taking your guns as well. it will tell you how hunter freindly governments relly are.

Well, their government may be unfriendly but 64% of Brazilians seem to like their guns alot. Since I'm a hunter they'll like me alot.

Carnaval is coming up at the end of the month. I'm scheduled to be in NZ for Red Stag and Fallow deer on March 2nd but maybe I can fit in a sidetrip. Is the best "hunting" in Rio de Janeiro or is it just as good in Salvador da Bahia?

And I will bring my gun, although I won't need my rifle.

if you get a chance, visit a cafe foto and bahamas. lots of game available. enjoy

China FS, I can assure you that either in Salvador or Rio you´ll be very satisfied. Lots and lots o fun, people, music, gorgeous women a non stopping parties.

But watch out for bringing your gun. Make sure you have all the proper documents and papers, and talk to somebody here first about it, just to avoid trouble. If you want to visit some hunting farms in here, the best you do is to rent a gun there. There´s a lot available.

Hope you have great fun in here.

Regards.

I was joking. The joke probably won't translate well. In any case I wasn't serious about bringing a firearm to Brazil.

I am serious about going there, though, so thanks very much for the advice.