May 2022


David Denies supports the education of the children in Cordoba

Every year, David Denies takes on the initiative to make a purchase of school supplies to support the low-income children of our areas, so that they can attend classes with everything they need for the school year. Together with the Fundación Misión Esperanza, we conduct a survey of the students and their teachers to assess …

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Meet Tucumán Lodge- Our New Dove Hunting Lodge for 2023

Short Drives, Endless Doves Tucumán is the newest frontier in dove hunting in Argentina, with what appears to be virtually endless shooting. Tucumán Lodge encompasses over 120.000 acres, and by maintaining modern management techniques, we’ve become the only outfitters in the area that offer superb hunting all year long. In addition- we shoot right on …

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David Denies Joins the Fight Against Childhood Hunger in Cordoba

At the beginning of March, came the opening of the Fundación Misión Esperanza’s Community Centers, where underprivileged local children from northern Córdoba, Cruz del Eje, and the rural areas of the region gather each day to eat.  These Community Centers are attended daily by approximately 600 hungry children searching for food security. At each center, …

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Carmelo Lodge – Wingshooting in the Wine Country

MEET OUR NEW DOVE SHOOTING DESTINATION IN URUGUAY FOR 2022 The major travel publications are full of stories about Uruguay these days- but they seem to be a little late to the party. We have known for years that Uruguay is one of the most appealing countries in all of South America. With a style …

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Giving Back – The dove meat escabeche production is resumed!

As soon as our borders reopened in November, David Denies began hosting clients again, and along with shooting, we were eager to resume the dove meat escabeche production: a wonderful activity that actively binds the Fundación Misión Esperanza and its collaborators, the David Denies staff and our lodge guests. The process starts in our hunting …

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Córdoba Dove Hunting – Season Opening Report

Hello everyone! This is Joaquin Dartiguelongue, David Denies’ Head Guide in the Córdoba region of Argentina. As you may know, after twenty very long months without operating, all of us at David Denies are very excited to be able to welcome back our shooting guests to go out in the fields to do what we …

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Meet our new frontier in dove & pigeon shooting – Santiago del Estero Lodge

Our newest destination, Santiago del Estero Lodge, is located in the northern province of the same name, in an unpressured, rural area where the local folks are happy to make your acquaintance, where the pace of life is still tied to the land, and where the doves and pigeons can at times literally darken the …

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Tips on Blind and Decoy Placement

By Doug Larsen First, let’s discuss blinds. There are many types, but what works best is a blind that will blend in with the surroundings of where you are seeing ducks. If the ducks are in a cornfield, build a blind and cover it with cornstalks, in a marsh, use cattails or tules or cut phragmites. When you …

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Duck Hunting 101

by Douglas LarsenWe have a lot of clients that are attracted to duck hunting but also intimidated by it. But Argentina and Uruguay are the perfect places to try out the sport of waterfowling-then when you return home, you may choose to try it again in your own locale. Unlike big game hunting, where scent …

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Argentina & Uruguay News

The years 2020 and 2021 will certainly be long remembered for their challenges and in many cases despair. Nevertheless, we hope that now is the right time for us all to take on a more optimistic worldview given that vaccines are beginning to be distributed. We hope we will see relaxed travel restrictions and a …

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