Lodge "El Fortin"

From the moment you arrive at the airport, you will receive the personalized attention you deserve, with all the essential goods for a perfect hunt. If you arrive at Cordoba's International Airport, we personally pick you up and take you to our farm, "El Fortin", which is located 90 km away from the airport. After enjoying a typical Argentinean barbecue at "El Fortin", we take the hunting group to the shooting fields located 20-30 min away from the farm. Hunting hours start at 7:30 AM, we take the hunting group to the shooting fields which are located 20-30 min away from the farm. At noon we return to the farm to take a break and have lunch. In the afternoon, hunting can continue until around 19:00 PM. The hunters are attended at all times by bird-boys, whose job is to ensure that hunters never run out of cartridges or drinks. Due to the abundance of birds in the area, the shooter sets the limit of shells he/she wants to shoot.

Iemmi Hunting is a company specialized in small game hunting and outdoor activities located in Argentina. This South American country is world-famous by its vegetation and wildlife; and thanks to its great abundance of bird species (including duck, partridge, and native dove), it receives a great number of enthusiastic sportsmen every year from all around the world. On average, hunters can usually shoot over 1000 shells a day. Besides, hunters are constantly supervised and assisted by our experienced hunting outfitters.

The main objective of Iemmi Hunting is to provide hunters with our professionalism and experience in order to deliver an unforgettable experience.


DUCK AND PARTRIDGE HUNTING

The duck hunting is carried out along the delta of the Parana River, in the province of Corrientes. The place is visited by bird lovers from all around the world because the lagoons in the area concentrate an immense amount of birds. Some of the species found in the area are the crested duck, whistling duck, cinnamon teal, blue-wing teal, yellow-billed teal, yellow-billed pintail, white-cheeked pintail, ringed teal, red shoveler, black-headed duck, to name a few. It is standard to shoot between 5 and 8 different species during the hunt. The open season extends from April to August.


Here are some tips for novices:


- Hunters need to have good camouflage.


- Remember that ducks always attempt to land against the wind; this is the best moment to perform the shot.


- Decoys are efficient tools to attract ducks. A whistling duck decoy is made with a pair of bottoms of cartridge. Plastics and percussion caps are retired and pasted one into the other. When someone whistles through the hole, a sound similar to the duck's is produced.


- If the sown fields are flooded and with no enough vegetation where you can hide from ducks, you will need to improvise some kind of station with branches or a piece of camouflaged clothing.


- Ducks fly at high speed (some species reach 40km/h or more) so the hunter needs to anticipate the shot taking into consideration the distance and height that the duck is hovering.


- For the shooting, we prefer supplying shells #6 and/or #7, although some people are inclined to use a bigger size of shot. Also, keep in mind an assistant will be ready to help you in case you need some help or guidance.


Raul y Danilo Iemmi "Iemmi hunting"

Raul y Danilo Iemmi "Iemmi hunting"

martes, 31 de marzo de 2015

"DOVE HUNTING IN CORDOBA, ARGENTINA"

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 In Argentina, especially in Cordoba, we have the privilege of being able to offer the best turtledove shooting in the world, alongside incredible meat combined with the best malbec wine (not forgetting the Quilmes beer), makes for a perfect hunting trip.
  A typical day starts at 6:30 AM when we serve breakfast (we serve Continental and American breaksfast, which include bacon, eggs, sausages, omelets, cereals, fresh fruits, and orange juice). Then, at around 7:15 AM, we get in our vans or 4x4 pickups and arrive at the shooting grounds in 20-30 min to take the first shots. Between August and April we shoot in the roosts during the whole day, and between May and July we shoot in sown fields during the morning and in roosts in the afternoon. Each hunter will be accompanied by a bird-boy who will be assisting the hunter at all times, bringing refreshments to the shooting spot, celebrating shots, counting turtledove kills and fired shells, and reloading your gun (if you so choose). The bird-boy will collect the birds shot down once the shooting finishes. Many hunters who return year after year ask to be attended by the same bird-boy from the previous year.



 You will enjoy the personalized attention you deserve from the moment you arrive at the airport.

 We take you to our farm "El Fortin" to prepare the essentials for the hunt. After enjoying an exquisite typical Argentine food, such as barbecue, we take you to the hunting fields that are located no more than 30 minutes away from the place of accommodation.

 Hunting hours start at 7:30 AM and stop around noon. Then, we return to the farm to take a break and have lunch. During the afternoon, hunting will continue until around 19:00 PM. The hunters are attended by bird-boys, whose job is to ensure that hunters never lack cartridges or refreshments.

 Due to the abundance of birds in the area, the shooter sets the limit of shells he/she wants to shoot. The amount of turtledove is excellent all year round, so hunters are able to shoot over 1,000 shots a day cont.