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Originally posted by Outdoor Adventure Consultants:
Goose hunting was banned or severely limited in manyh areas of Argentina several years ago. As far as I know the ban remains in place. The government banned the shooting of these birds in all of the productive counties in the country in order to protect a sub-species of the Magellan goose called the Cauquén Colorado (Chloephaga rubidiceps) that made the endangered species list.

Most of the old hot-spot areas are included in these conservation regulations. The prohibition was declared in the provinces of Rio Negro, Buenos Aires, Chubut and Santa Cruz. These provinces encompass the migrational corridor extending from the mountainous through the Atlantic zones.

Some local farmers still welcome American hunters to hunt on their land in an attempt to ease the destruction of their crops, since it is no longer legal for them to poison the birds. But now it is against the law for anyone to shoot Ashyhead or Magellan geese in any county that they frequent because the protected goose is said to flock with them, and could accidentally be shot.

Some outfitters will still book goose hunts in Argentina, but be careful. The government is deadly serious about enforcing the law and several outfitters and their clients have been jailed for hunting in illegal areas. There are now signs warning you not to hunt geese in the airports where visiting wing shooters clear their firearms.