Perched majestically atop a knoll with a striking 360 degree view of the fertile Uruguayan countryside teaming with ducks, doves, pigeons and perdiz is Estancia San Juan. Managed by David Denies partners, and long time shooting hosts Bernardo and Mercedes Barrán, San Juan offer the convenience of shooting all game birds in Uruguay from just one destination and the assurance of a world class outfitter known for attention to detail and quality.
Accommodations
Estancia San Juan offers 5 bedrooms each with bath & fireplace, and will accommodate up to eight guests. With plenty of space to spread out, this estancia offers a comfortable living room with its inviting fireplace centrepiece, a dinning room boasting exquisite meals, fine wines and a majestic view. On pleasant evenings or before the next hunt the Estancia offers an open air galleria so guests may enjoy the fresh air and Uruguayan countryside at any time.
Estancia San Juan Location
Estancia San Juan is located in the Northwest region of Uruguay near the river town of Paysandu. The lodge is located approximately 336 kilometers or 208 miles away from Montevideo, the capital and the major metropolitan center of this small country.
The Shooting
Shooting at San Juan offers a variety of game that makes Uruguay a very unique destination, where hunters can enjoy the pursuit of an upland mixed bag in the same day, each and every day. Each morning you will hunt wild partridge or perdiz in short grass pastures, and over pointers and English Setters, or ducks and big wild pigeons by decoying in lagoons and ponds nearby. In the afternoons, volume dove shooting is on the shooting schedule, and normally doves are encountered, in large numbers, on a flyway enroute to a large roost that is very close to estancia San Juan Estancia (just a few minutes).
Everyday you will drive to the perdiz fields or to the lagoons for duck and pigeon hunting and return for lunch at the lodge, or stay for a BBQ, the “asado”, done in the field by the staff.
The afternoon shoot (normally high volume dove shooting, sometimes ducks and pigeon) will start after lunch, and will end at dusk. Each evening you will return to the lodge for cocktails and dinner. Your host and guide, as well as bird boys, will be with you to provide you with challenging shooting, and other necessities such as shotgun shells, refreshments and anything else you may need. Drive time to hunt locations is usually between 10 and 35 minutes for the perdiz, ducks or pigeon fields, and from 5 up to 35 minutes for the dove shooting.
Affiliation(s):
Owner: Bernardo & Mercedes Barrán & David Denies Wingshooting
San Juan Lodge
Av. Figueroa Alcorta 3351
Piso 2, Oficina 228
CP 1425 Buenos Aires
Argentina
Tel: +1 877 260 4332
(Toll free for USA)
Fax: +5411 4807 2911
