Uruguay Duck Hunting

Duck hunting in Uruguay is a trip for the true waterfowl hunter. Truthfully any bird hunter who is interested in a consistent, high quality duck hunt will find Los Gauchos and the country of Uruguay first on the list. Offering two lodges that focus on duck hunting, Los Gauchos Oufitters has the experience, the hunting gear, and the professional staff to assist with your Uruguay duck hunting trip.

Read on about the Uruguay duck hunting and some general information about ducks in Uruguay and why this South American country is a hotspot for duck hunting. Join Los Gauchos Outfitters on Facebook for photo albums and fans that have experienced the awesome Uruguay duck hunts - get it straight from the source.

Uruguay Ducks

Los Gauchos is the outfitter. Since 2003, Los Gauchos Outfitters has been duck hunting in Uruguay and providing duck hunting trips in the northeast part of Uruguay. Bird hunters return each year to hunt ducks in Uruguay with Los Gauchos Outfitters, and that provides the energy to enhance and improve the Uruguay duck hunting with what the outfitter can control. The lodges, the food, the hunting equipment, the pre - trip services, are all standards with Los Gauchos and help to provide some of the best duck hunting trips. Los Gauchos works with the best guides and professionals in the industry, so Uruguay duck hunting is the best for every waterfowl hunting wanting to experience South America duck hunting.

Based near the town of Chuy, the Fortin Lodge offers Uruguay duck hunting May through August. This duck hunting trip can also include Perdiz hunting, an Upland hunt that uses the bird dogs in the fields of Uruguay. As with real estate, location matters. Well, with duck hunting, location matters too!

The location is keen to the quality of the duck hunting in Uruguay and the northeast part of the country offers the rice fields and farms and water sources that bring in the ducks and offer the environment and habitiat that the Uruguay ducks are attracted to. Good for duck hunters. Los Gauchos has another lodge near the Rio Branco area which borders Brazil and Urugauy, the water and the hundreds of acres of rice is enormous and the hunting pressure is light - Los Gauchos clients only. We keep the hunting groups 8 per week (2 per blind) and use baiting and scouting daily to maintain the volumes and high quality duck hunting in Uruguay.

Los Gauchos does it right - we lure ducks to the blinds and clients return season after season to find the same consistent, high quality duck hunting experiences.

The duck hunting in Uruguay will rank with some of the most memorable trips/shoots. The lodges are a perfect accompanient along with the gracious hosts, wonderful cuisine, and local Uruguay wines.

The species of ducks in Uruguay are unique and one will shoot or see at least five different teal species, each more colorful than the other, plus the regal and popular rosy-billed pouchard, a species of widgeon. There are a few other speicies that are not as common, but keep at attention and your guide will point out the other speicies of ducks that do come into to the decoys at various points in the season.

None of the Uruguay ducks are native to North America, so duck hunting in Uruguay is a grand experience proving the 8 hour flight to Uruguay is worth it! Limits are liberal, Los Gauchos does issue 3 boxes of shells and hunters have at it for the morning and afternoon duck hunts. We issue the shell limit to offer high quality, consistent duck hunts throughout the season.

Twelve gauge guns are best for the duck hunting in Uruguay and Los Gauchos provides the 12-gauge shotguns at no extra charge. (It is part of the daily rate for your Uruguay duck hunt). With years of experience duck hunting in South America, we recommend tighter chokes for shooting the Uruguay ducks. Most shots are within 35 yards; however, you can shoot at the ducks farther if you want and we have experienced duck hunters as well as young waterfowl hunters that learn to duck hunt in Uruguay. Uruguay makes for a perfect first duck hunt or your 100th duck hunt.

Uruguay Duck Hunting Trips:

Some good tips when planning a Uruguay duck hunting trip

1. Flights - fly into Montevideo, Uruguay. The airport code is MVD and American Airlines provides direct service from Miami to Montevideo. The flights are overnight flights departing at 11 PM in the evening. The time difference is only 1 hour ahead of EST.

2. Fortin Lodge offers duck hunting and duck-Perdiz hunting. The Rio Branco Lodge is ducks all day.

3. A valid passport is the only requirement for travel to Uruguay. If you do not hold a US passport, check with your local embassy about the requirements for travel to Uruguay.

4. Packing is easy. Waders are NOT required. Recommended but not required. Shotguns not required. Los Gauchos has the top hunting equipment and it is provided at no extra charge for our clients.

5. A common question and the bad news - DUCKS can NOT be taken out of Uruguay. Bring your camera and just keep your schedule open each Uruguay duck hunting season. Uruguay ducks are not allowed to be taken out of the country for mounting.

6. Uruguay duck hunting season is May 1st to September 15th. Most duck hunts are 4 days in length. However, Los Gauchos will work with your schedule and duck hunting desires.

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