Our good friend Charlie Tuppen aka GATOGORDO and his son ADAM visited us in a 5 days safari .Charlie is an experienced wingshooter with more than 20 safaris here and waned to introduce Aaron ,his son in the famous Argentine wing shooting sport.
Besides wing shooting ,they took buffalo after 2 days pursuing them ,several capibaras ,ONE WITH KNIFE KILLED BY AARON -INDEED HE WAS THE FIRST CLIENT THAT TOOK CAPIBARA WITH KNIFE AND DOGS-
several typical riverine hogs -the hogs from the pastizal correntino looks like bushpigs-,and another species .BOTH CHARLIE AND AARON ARE SUPERB SHOOTERS AND GOOD FRIENDS OF US .

MIXED BAD ,PICAZURRO PIDGEONS ,DOVES AND PERIQUITS

DECOYED PIDGEONS

HAVING GOOD TIME

CAPIBARA WITH RIFLE

CAPIBARA WITH DOGS AND KNIFE

RIVERINE HOGS

BUFFALO

Well done ...

Im Marcos fischer one of Juans guides ,sadly i didnt guide this group ,congratulations andnext time ill be with you.

Congratulations and well done....

I am off to South Africa in the morning....wish Juan and Marcos were going with...

Congratulations to all of You Gentlemens, look like You have a wonderfull time. Thanks for sharing. Guille

Looks like a great hunt.
I am alway surprised that you guys on the other side of the equator have cool/cold weather. Yes. I've seen the programs on PBS, read Nationsl G. and read about it in various novels. I'm still surprised.
How cold does it get?

Jim

In the north of the country about 46 on winter, but most of the year about 100, in the Patagonia (South) 91 on summer from to 5 on winter with heavy snow... Fahrenheit of course.Look in the web site...K.R. G1

Juan, looks like you did it again as usual!! Congrats to Charlie and Adam on some really great looking trophies and looks like a good time was had by all. The way everyone is bundled up, must have been a little colder than when I was there in May?

Charlie/Adam - Is there a detailed hunt report coming to the AR area sometime soon??

Guille (the Weather Man), thanks for some details on what it's like in your area in Winter time my friend.

Larry Sellers

We have had another great expedition ,i must say thanks to my PH Julio a great professional

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Guille (the Weather Man), thanks for some details on what it's like in your area in Winter time my friend.Larry Sellers

Hi, Larry, regarding Cordoba: on summer go from 68 to 98,5, winter from 28 to 60, Springtime about 68 but windy, Autum 59 to 64,4 with sporadics rains and wind too.
Sprimgtime start on September 21, Summer aprox. from November to March, Autum from April to May and then the fucking winter, the opossite to the States.
A f...Hot XMmas here, ja,ja,, S. Klaus use just bathing-costume... Big Hug.
G1

I'm not big on writing reports, plus my son, ADAM, not Aaron, is at a freshman UT Austin function until Wed, so pics are out of the question. Of course, I got home to have pics scattered over 3 or 4 forums anyway.

At any rate, the green parrots are fairly easy targets BUT they have large wings and can cut and dive on you in a NY second. I rank the 3 birds we were on as parrots easiest, then pigeons, then doves. We were a little unlucky on the weather, it was damn cold and even more damned windy, lows in 30s/low 40s in morning, and highs in mid to high 50s in afternoon. Pretty chilly when we left a balmy 105 in Texas. The wind was an unceasing 15 to 20 with gusts at 30 or above. Our fearless guides and most of the Argentines we saw were wrapped up like they expected the next ice age to arrive any moment. The weather significantly cut down on numbers of birds but Adam and I shot all we wanted, about 5 cases of shells in 3 days. This is a REALLY low total for Argentina but neither of us had shot for a while and, I spent a lot of time watching my son shoot and he shot quite well for a beginner if I do say so myself. Even with the conditions, had we been serious shooters, it would have been easy to shoot twice as many shells or more if you didn't mind missing a helluva lot of downwind doves.

Under normal conditions or against the wind parrots are easy. Downwind they get quite difficult. Triples are difficult because of the duck and dive factor. It's fairly easy to kill 2 with one shot if you wait for the shot. With the heavy winds and cold, there were many "patterns" of targets available and the shooting was challenging overall to say the least. Unlike what is posted by Juan, I shot very poorly IMO but it was fun.

There are many multiples more parrots now then when I was last there 10 years ago or so. It's hard not to feel sympathy for them, they come back to fallen birds, will land around dead ones, etc. OTOH, they are a "plaga" and fun to shoot.

We didn't eat any, they are pretty small, like a dove, but they basically eat fruit, grain, and nuts so should be tasty.

One of these days....

Sounds like a good time.


I got 22 days to go Argentina here I come.


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Dear friends ,we have had a grea safari but experimented the worst weather you can imagine ,rain cold ,windy conditions ,most of the big game bedded and and the birds treed ,the buffalo hunt was very difficult we need several days to achieve succes .We have wild buffalo and you must expect to stay a nigth or 2 in tents in the jungle a great experience for real hunters .

Well done Gatogordo (and son) - looks as if you guys had a wondeful time with Juan. Great buffalo and capibara - well done. Did you hunt the buffalo in the Corrientes province? Well done too, Juan and Julio, on yet another great hunt. Good luck Argentina with the rugby tomorrow - I will be at Newlands watching them play the Springboks, hooha

Willem dear friend ,how are you yes we hunt inthe same area ,2 days after buffalo very elusive,GATOGORDO ,WACHT IKY PLAY RUGBY ,HE LOST ONE DAY OF HUNTING JUST TO SEE IKY TOMORROW HE PLAYS AGAIN AFTER THE BOKS-PUMAS MACHT.

Looks like a good time!


I hope you have a couple of good Buffalo Bulls found for Kevin and I.

17 days to go!


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JIM WE WILL WORK HARD TO FIND A GOOD BULL WE WILL STAY IN THE JUNGLE UNTIL YOU GET THE BULL.

Outstanding! I can hardly wait, it's getting harder everyday.



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Hey Charlie,

I am glad you got to make the trip!! I know that Doc Juan treated you to his exceptional hospitality and a great hunt!

Congrats!!

Juan-Well done.....as usual!!

Bob

First Gatogordo safari .........

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Originally posted by JTEX:
Outstanding! I can hardly wait, it's getting harder everyday.



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Saw a bunch of Gato and Adams pix on facebook.


Jim, hope you have a ball and take lots of Pix. Have Iky post your pix on facebook for us that are stuck here in the states.......





Best,


GWB

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Jim, hope you have a ball and take lots of Pix. Have Iky post your pix on facebook for us that are stuck here in the states.......

Ummmm, Jim's post and his hunt was 3 years ago. Juan isn't happy with simply posting pics of your current hunt, he has to drag up old hunt pics for advertising purposes.

new or old, they remain enjoyable to look at.

Best,


GWB

My good friend Charlie Tuppen has died ,im very sad ,i i sent my condolences to his son Adam .
He was a great wing shooter ,a character ,and a true adventurer with a lot of experience in Argentina .We shared man adventures ,ill see him in the Valahalla .
drJuan Pablo Pozzi

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Originally posted by georgeld:
Juan:

Billinthewild died not long ago too.

sad days to lose such fine guys.

George

George are you certain of that?

Are you sure you haven't confused Billinthewild (Bill B.) with our recently departed friend Bill Quimby?

Ty

Are you sure ....ill find out

Ty:

Sure as hell did. My apologies all around.

George

My wife and I just returned Saturday from a trip to Argentina/Chile. Last Wednesday we were to land on Cape Horn. The wind was gusting to 70 MPH and the temp was 41 deg (F). Those sailors that sailed that country 200 years ago were tough S.O.B.s. We went from Shorts and flip flops at Iguasu Falls to boots, heavy jackets, fleece and gloves at Tierra del Fuego. Packing our stuff was interesting. Drug out my old hunting boots and duck hunting gear. Some folks ruined their sneakers, they were warned though.

We miss Charlie he came 3 season starigth to hunt with us ,his son bagged over 50 ducks in a morning one day .
Cheers IKY

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Originally posted by IKYPOZZI:
We miss Charlie he came 3 season starigth to hunt with us ,his son bagged over 50 ducks in a morning one day .
Cheers IKY

Yes we do.

Charlie was great fun to have around!

Nasty, rude, politically non correct!

Just like me.

That is why we got on so well together.

May he rest in peace!

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Nasty, rude, politically non correct!

Just like me.

Damn, Saeed, you're funny!

Dear Saeed he told us many tales about you ..... when you arrive in your jet full of shells and shotguns to shoot with them .....my son loved his tales .