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Buenos Aires Big Game Hunting Report – Season 2013
Herds of blackbuck and axis deer enjoyed what seemed to be a limitless food supply and horn growth has been impressive. Deer are also thick and healthy, which bodes well heading into the leaner winter months. So far all guests participating in Crestones’ coveted shotgun/rifle hunts have shot trophies. We’re expecting a wonderful spring season […]
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Tupungato Red Stag Hunting Report – Season 2013
While shooting was restricted, we spent much of the season extensively scouting to determine how late the ranch could be hunted. The answer; from April to early June in 2014—opening the doors for high-demand combo hunts of red stag and ducks during the same trip. We’re also offering a handful of additional hunts to the […]
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Chile Red Stag Hunting Report – Season 2013
During the first week of March bulls began streaming down the mountains, out of the woods, and into the valleys. The rut was slightly delayed due to warmer weather in mid-month, peaking around March 25. Throughout the season we found prolific numbers of young stags poised to be exceptional trophies in the years to come. […]
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Junin Red Stag Hunting Report – Season 2013
Junin Ranch—home to one of the largest stable herds of Red Deer in northern Patagonia—produced another round of great hunts despite drier than normal conditions this past season. The difference is that our valleys remain lush with spring rains longer than others, luring foraging game within easy scoping distances. In addition to all guests bagging […]
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Buenos Aires Big Game – End of Season 2012 Report
Buenos Aires province is well known for its extended big game season. It opens March 15 and closes in mid-December. This slot includes Axis Deer and Blackbucks—the two most coveted species of our hunting program. We hunt most of our Blackbucks during duck season (May-July), allowing clients to combine wingshooting and big game stalking into […]
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Red Stag Tupungato – End of Season 2012 Report
This past year marked the first official season at our new Mendoza, Argentina, lodge. The large, iconic Estancia spans some of the best vineyards on the Uco Valley, to the highest peaks in South America. Red Stag thrive in the lower elevations of the cordillera, and the extensive and carefully planned heard management program is […]
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Red Stag Chile – End of Season 2012 Report
Few people know that a patch of forest and hills in the central valley of southern Chile hides some of the biggest wild red stags in the world. RSP has exclusive hunting rights to these grounds and is well versed in the intricacies of the area. This past season was another success, with the big […]
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Red Stag Junin – End of Season 2012 Report
The 2012 season in the Junin area of Patagonia was very good. Many people were curious to see what would happen with the game, considering the ash from the highly active Puyehue Volcano. Thankfully the ranch is located far enough north from the main ash path that the effects were limited. When the season started […]
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Junin Red Stag Hunting Report – Season 2011
In a word, The 2011 Red Stag Season in Patagonia was for the first time in a couple of years, “normal.” In 2009 and 2010, we had summer-like weather well into March. This pushed the beginning of the roar and mating season into to late March and April. Last year by late February and early […]
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Chile Red Stag Hunting Report – Season 2011
The 2011 Red Deer season in the Central Valley of Chile was very good, as we have come to expect. With a good, strong rut during most of March and early April. The big bulls showed up in the valleys and open fields by late March. Some monsters never came down during the day and […]
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