Starting to get really excited. Weather.com has lots of sun and weather in the 70's for Santa Rosa. Rifle is ready, gear is ready and I am ready!

Do I need bug spray? Is it shorts weather in BA?

Thanks,
Ski

Ohh Yes You will need Off (Long lasting...The green one, available here in all stores)The mosquitos are still bothering in Santa Rosa during the morning until happens the first frost.
BsAs maybe will be mostly fresh after sunset.Long jeans trousers and a Polar jacket will be ok.
We started the Autunm season (15 to 22 Cº). Good Luck!!!. Guille

What Guillermo said. Also, no sandals please or Hawaian shirts in B.A., blend with the environment for safety reasons. If you are hunting hogs in the nights at La Pampa, bring some warm clothes, gloves and boots. April may be treacherous and you´d be frozen before knowing it.

Ha!
Thanks guys. I'm sure you have a mental picture of some fat car salesman from the midwest wearing a red Hawaian shirt, cargo shorts, white socks and sneakers, floppy hat and camera on a cord.
That ain't me.

Not necesary, just a quick look to the cap?, glasses, watch, gold ring?, tenis and cloths "brand"(not to mention Your speech) is enought to know that You are from states or other country.Take care and enjoy. K.R. Guille

Sounds like we are going to be down there at the same time. We leave on Saturday.

Good luck guys... wishing you both a chance at a bruiser stag!!!

Ski,
Turns out we will be hunting the same ranch.See ya there.
Mike

Where and with who are you guys hunting?

Poitahue in La Pampa.Stag, buffalo, black-buck, pigs, maybe doves.

Have a wonderful hunt!

Hi Ski.
I just got back from the estancia, that has a border with poitahue.I was just east of poitahue.
Had a great time!In 15 days, I shot 3 stags and 9 pigs. Beautiful place! Hope you are not too late for the rut. It was very quiet during the last few days.
Be aware of poachers! One evening we "walked into" 4 poachers, all armed with rifles. Another day we saw 2 of them. My guide shot at them with my 8mm Mag, but missed!
My outfitter told me that poitahue is even more attractive for poachers because their rutting places are closer to a main road, from where they get into their estancia.
Cheers Roger

quote:

Originally posted by rj61:
My guide shot at them with my 8mm Mag, but missed!
Cheers Roger

Roger, sorry, but I'm sure your guide missed on purpouse...nobody down here shoots to kill someone because it's poaching, and less infront of a foreign client !!!

Don't be surprised if all of them where friends..even the guide..

If they are not friends your guide will appear sooner or later with a bullet hole in his head. If this not happen soon is because inded they were friends and were acting for you, for the farm owner or for the outfitter, who knows.

Or, the worst, if he really shoot at them with you there you indeed where hunting with a real lunatic and he put your life in REAL danger.

Also is interesting that you saw 6 poachers !!!
With whom you where hunting with ? that number is too high, it seems they were not doing any anti poaching control on that farm. I have not seen a single poacher in all the farms I have been hunting during the last years.

Anyway, doesn't matter, please post some pictures of your deers and pigs !!

L

I am pretty sure if any guide shot at any human being intending to hit him, his days would be numbered. I would not be coming back to hunt with that party.

I know of a few cases of landowners shooting in front or behind poachers, to shoo them off. Perhaps a stranded dog never returned...but no human beings shot due to poaching. There were some abuses of course, because if you are walking trough an unknown field and you hear a near bullet whispering in all probability the quarrel should end with the fists (or a knife, remember always that our gauchos are first and foremost knifemen). I know one or two of such tales also.

Hi Guys,

In my opinion nobody on earth will take a shot on poachers.

1st. because he will face jail for sure if he achieves a good success rate !!

2nd. because poachers have some codes that we all know down here in La Pampa.. if you start fighting them hard, they will surely light some fires in your woody areas and your business is gone for some years.

I have some stories of land owners regretting several big firestorms at their ranches with no natures reasons ( lightning ) but human origin...

Based on this, its strange to see some local shooting bullets on them ... but who knows... maybe he was doing it and if so, he need to know that type of actions are not recommended by any reason even so its an non killer shot.

A reasonable hunting ranch would try to follow the poacher while contacting base for a police call.

Santiago Diaz Mathe

Santiago,

Bienvenido a bordo !!!
El sábado salgo para la Pampa, una semana en el Sur no fué suficiente

Saludos
L

Lorenzo: please post the pictures of your stags and the enormous hog shot by your pal.
Santiago: Bienvenido. By the way, ask about a certain Spaniard owner of an estancia which ends in .....Co. He uses to shoot near strangers (until someone makes jelly with his face).

Nainital,

He has been attacked !! ??????? When was that ??

The farm name ends with "có" and starts with a "P" ????

L

Lorenzo: PM sent to you

Hey,

Just back last night. Full hunt report to follow. Our group had a blast. Lots of game and beers.

Never saw a guide carry a rifle, never heard a shot from anyone other than our group. Never saw a poacher or evidence of a poacher.

Casino in Santa Rosa is top notch. Poitahue is first class and I missed Black's in BA! Sinoritas aren't as good as advertised but still very nice.

Ski

if You are looking for "Top ladys" ask for Juan Pozzi from "HuntigninArgentina"

Lorenzo: new PM sent to you.

Chopper and I found a jackpot of senioritas on the way out. Breathtaking.
Poitahue is a great time.