This article was in the Mercurio Paper in Chile Today..''

Among the regions of La Araucanía and Los Lagos are 23 hunting:
Foreigners pay up to $ 20 000 for a couple of days of hunting in South

From Europe and the United States seeking a coveted trophy: the horns of red deer. Exotic species should be hunted only in areas approved by the SAG.

SOLEDAD NEIRA FARÍAS
They cross continents and oceans, 24 thousand or more miles, and disburse up to $ 20 000 for trips of sometimes only a couple of days. All to return to their countries with the most "trophy" hunting: the antlers of red deer. A growing number of foreigners, mainly Americans and Europeans, come to Chile "hunting" one of the 23 hunting preserves licensed by the Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG). Red deer, fallow deer, mouflon (a goats) and pigs are raised in the boxes of the regions of La Araucanía (8), Los Rios (3) and Los Lagos (12).

The deer were introduced to Chile by German settlers to keep the tradition of hunting.

The large lot, 80 deer brought from Argentina in the 50 Victor Schilling "and distributed them to Villarrica," says Harald Ludwig, the farm The Flint in Tegualda, about 80 kilometers from Puerto Montt.

Grew in the field and before the expropriation, at 60, they released the woods "to keep all the grilling," he adds.

Is feral and from 90 preserves were recorded before the SAG.

Deer achieve adulthood between 9 and 12. A deer of that age is cautious and is very difficult to show, except in the rutting season.

Females are his undoing. And roared out of the woods day and night to attract them. A fatal oversight that makes March and April in the glory days for the hunter.

The value of the piece part from U.S. $ 2 billion, "but that is not even a cow," says Ludwig.

The captured piece is measured in European (length, volume, diameter, color, etc.) or the way safari, a favorite of the Americans, who gives long and short points per meter.

Chile has paid up to $ 15 thousand, but in New Zealand's record $ 150 mil.

The export record of 23 SAG antlers in 2010 to Germany, Spain and Argentina, but most of the hunters coming from the U.S., says Ludwig.

Chileans are barely visible, said Eduardo von Conta, chairman of the Deer Producers Association of Chile. Does not understand that going to Africa and Chile haggle.

The head of SAG in Los Lagos, Alfredo Froelich, said that poaching is low. But as it is "an alien species, if the owner must reintegrate leak. If it does not consider feral, they can be hunted and to preserve the license will expire."

Ancud, a hunting license lost after the escape of 62 deer "because there was enough shelter," said Froelich. Although it is not easy to keep them in the boxes. Wanderers and very divers, it takes about more than 2.5 high on lots that osil between 250 to 3,000 hectares.

Face action poachers cruel practices and found deer in wire traps, hanged or beheaded.

Questions about the death of animals, Von Conta argues that "we are hunters, not killers. We care for people who always have to hunt deer."

VALUE

U.S. $ 10 billion, on average, the cost of a big deer hunting in the preserves of the South.







Booths in the woods can observe, take pictures or hunt without being detected.
Photo: NICOLAS KLEIN

Watson lake

Only $10 billion? What a bargain.

Hey, Watson Lake, do you know Terry of Ceasar Lake Lodge? I've hunted with his outfit a couple of times.

Watson Lake
I think the money converter gadget you are using is going crazy.... You can get managing red deer for the equivalent of US $ 1.000.- or less. A very good to ecellent trophy for us $ 4.000.- Fallow deer could even be less.

Pulki.

Yes we know Terry and Ruth, Ceaser Lake Outfitters. They have a real good area for hunting.

re the converter. I just copied and pasted the page from the internet page. No calculating done.
Just did a Yahoo translator and copied and pasted.
My freind called me this morning from Linares. He says like you that one can hunt the deer for a lot less than it says in the article. Maybe more like 1 to 2 million CLP

Watson Lake.