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I have an office in Buenos Aires, Argentina and have decided to spend my weekends hunting while I am there. Here is a free range Axis I took in Maipu this past week. Shot him off the guide's shoulder at 206 yards (lased later) as he was trotting out of the marsh. I used my Merkel K3 in 30-06 with Federal Gold Medal 180gr Barnes triple shock bullets. I hit him right where I was leading him at, where the neck joins the shoulder. Thats where he was hit and he dropped without taking another step (bullet exited). This is all free range hunting. No live stock shooting off of a stand and feeder here. It was a hard hunt that I truly enjoyed. I have plenty of contacts that won't give you the "gringo" prices so PM me if you are interested. They have Axis, Red Stag, Boar, Blackbuck, Fallow, Water Buffalo and more. Also, you will never find better duck, goose and dove hunting.
Let me know if you are interested in a hunt. I can assist with bringing in firearms, license, etc. I have an apartment in Buenos Aires and will be living down there most of the time as soon as my resident visa comes through.
I saw about 100 Axis the day of that hunt. I took this one after a long stalk on a group of a dozen or so with one huge bodied buck. However, his antlers were still in velvet and growing. I'll go get him next month. When I told the guide I wasn't going to take him, he told me after a hard stalk we deserved something. He told me to take one and then we would go find a bigger one. We got on a nice buck (36+?) later and stalked him for about 3 hours before we ran out of light. Just couldn't get a clear shot.
Great outfitter and guides and his prices are very reasonable. I am going for birds and boars in a couple of weeks.
It might be a topic for the 'political' section, but sometime it would be interesting to read your thoughts and observations on the political and economic status of Argentina; a patient of mine is a history and economics professor at the university nearby, and says we're about a decade behind them in many not-so-pleasant-sounding ways.
Good luck with your hunting, though, regardless.
Doctors for Sensible Gun Laws "first do no harm" - gun control LAWS lead to far more deaths than 'easy access' ever could.
When I told the guide I wasn't going to take him, he told me after a hard stalk we deserved something. He told me to take one and then we would go find a bigger one. We got on a nice buck (36+?) later and stalked him for about 3 hours before we ran out of light. Just couldn't get a clear shot.
