Beretta Gallery Expeditions

Argentina Visit
June 2004

We had perfect weather all ten days of our Bird And Big Game Hunts in Argentina. The group of eight guns came to Buenos Aires a couple of days early to shop, sight see and get accustomed to the beautiful South American climate. We started off with duck and dove at Estancia la Giralda, a place we had never stayed before, but which proved to be a real find, as it gave one a feeling of being in Argentina in the “good old days.”

Jochen Von der Goltz came with his daughter Anne Marie, son Andreas and wife Belle. Ann Marie was on her first major hunt and proved to be a real trooper. She was always ready for duck, dove or perdiz.

One day after our pointer took lame, we managed eighteen Perdiz without any dogs. Lee Horn of Wharton and Anne Marie of Yale, held up the Ivy League’s end as their fathers just tagged along picking up their prodigy’s shot birds.

The ducks and doves were as numerous as one hears about, but are always amazed to find no matter how many times you come to Argentina. Andreas proved to be a man on a mission each time he took to a stand.

We next moved to Estancia Las Colas, and again got into some serious numbers of birds. Khalid Al Tajir and Nicola Jones were in from Dubai to make up the rest of the line, which included “Dead Eye” Debbie Horn. Nicola was on her first wild Duck hunt and was game for anything. As I think back over the trip, the women were much less trouble than the men.

At the end of the trip, several of us headed to the border of Uruguay for some free range Big Game hunting. Debbie was always the first one ready in the morning. It must have been all those safaris that taught her, “The early bird catches the worm”.

After two and a half days of hunting, we managed two (2) Axis deer and a Big Wild Boar (Khalid).

We have already booked this week for next year with a group that heard about our success the week we returned. If you are interested in joining another hunt or having one tailored for you, please contact Peter Horn in New York at (212) 319-3235 or John Herlitz in Dallas at (214) 584-9200 for further details.