Uruguay Luxury Dove Shooting

Uruguay Luxury dove shooting
Overview
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“The trip to
Carmelo with
River Plate
Wingshooting has
to be unique in the
entire world…
with great
shooting so close it
almost seemed like
the hunting was a
resort amenity.”
Jim Cuene,
Green Bay, WI
here is a place which combines truly
the highest volume in dove shooting
with the highest standard of luxury —
outfitter Luis Brown’s program based
from the lovely Four Seasons Hotel and
Resort in Carmelo, Uruguay.
By sheer hunter’s luck, the international
luxury chain has built a stunning resort
and casino right on the edge of the huge
Mendez/Carmelo dove roost, which ranks
beside Cordoba, Argentina as a top South
American destination for volume gunning
— 1000 to 2000 rounds a day is the norm.
The difference between Carmelo and
Cordoba is the variety of terrain, which
exhilarated and already anticipating the
next day’s activities.
COST: $595/day, plus shells at $10/ box,
$150 for the Uruguay gun permit and tips.
Spa activities, tours, golf and other nonhunting activities are extra. Non-shooters
are $300/day, plus activities.
PRIME TIME: October - March (their
early spring and summer)
HOW TO GET THERE: Guests can fly
from Atlanta, Dallas or Miami to
Montevideo, Uruguay. Upon arrival they
are met and transferred three hours via
private vehicle to the Four Seasons.
Guests can fly from New York, Miami,
Dallas or Los Angeles to Buenos Aires,
Argentina, then take the Four Seasons'
airplane directly from the international
airport thirty minutes to the Carmelo,
Uruguay airport, about five minutes from
the hotel.
Dove hunting and beach relaxing.
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creates a greater range of shooting options
and styles. Huge fields of sorghum and
sunflower, eucalyptus woods and rocky
rolling hills offer every type of target and
shot imaginable.
Why not nine holes in the morning,
followed by a massage and lunch, then an
afternoon of shooting at abundant and
challenging targets, then cocktails and
dinner and a swing by the casino? You
retire to your luxurious suite tired but
“I’ve had some wonderful hunting trips
on four continents over the last decade,
but my experience at the Carmelo Four
Seasons was on a different level. Your
clients will be pleasantly surprised — if
not astonished — at both the numbers
of birds and the luxury to be found
while supposedly ‘roughing it’ on a
hunting trip.”
Jed Heard, Midland, TX
Uruguay Luxury dove shooting
the shooting
T
he Mercedes/Carmelo region of
southwestern Uruguay offers untold
thousands of acres of cereal grain
production interspersed with grassy
rolling hills and thick woods providing
nesting/roosting cover. These elements
combine to nurture a population of eared
doves said to be in the tens of millions.
J
ust to see
this many
game birds is
a treat, but to
have the
chance to
shoot these
Dove shooting over sunflowers.
challenging
targets in such vast quantities is a
delightful extravagance. Days usually
begin around 8 a.m. with a short drive
(average 15 minutes) to the field, followed
by a morning of hot-barreled gunning.
Shooters are positioned along the most
productive flight lines, and each is
assisted by an experienced bird boy who
diligently retrieves birds and keeps
cartridges and cool drinks close at hand.
Lunch is usually taken back at the Four
Seasons dining room or by the pool, then
it’s back to the field for an afternoon
shoot.
T
he trips take place October through
March (Uruguay’s spring and
summer), so the days are long and many
times the hunters are “done in” before the
birds stop flying.
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f course, you are
staying at the Four
Seasons Resort, so if you
are exhausted from the
shooting, you can
always regain your
strength by a dip in the
pool, on the golf course
or by a massage in the
hotel’s Pan-Asian spa.
13-year-old's
300 dove shoot.
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High-volume dove hunt — tired shoulder.
Uruguay Luxury dove shooting
ACCOMMODATIONS
Relax by the pool or have a massage after a great day of Uruguay dove hunting.
T
he Carmelo Four Seasons is one of the
newest stars in the renowned four
Seasons worldwide chain of luxury resorts
— offering of course, elegance, fine
dining, golf, pool, spa and health
activities, and most of all, the graceful
service and personal attention for which
these resorts are famous.
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G
uests stay in one of only forty-four
beautifully decorated bungalows or
bi-level suites, each with king bed,
spacious seating area, private terrace,
Jacuzzi tub, indoor and outdoor shower,
espresso machine, satellite television, CD
player and internet connections. The
rooms are large — 900 to 1200 square feet
— and they are decorated in a mixture of
Asian and Western style.
T
he resort
itself is
located on the
edge of a pine
The Carmelo Four Seasons:
wood forest
luxury amidst the dove roost.
along the
banks of the Rio de la Plata, one of the
world’s widest rivers — nearly 50 miles
wide at its mouth a few miles
downstream. Vineyards dot the landscape,
and the
charming town
of Colonia, a
UNESCO World
Heritage
historical site, is
one hour away.
End a fabulous shooting
day in comfort.
Uruguay Luxury dove shooting
other activities
T
here could be no better
destination for a nonshooting spouse, or a family
wishing to combine a family
vacation with a world-class
bird hunt.
A beach massage can salvage that shoulder.
T
he Four Seasons also offers a fully
equipped fitness center with classes
and personal trainers and a full service
spa. Inspired by the “art of well being,”
the spa marries Asian and South American
philosophies in offering a comprehensive
array of massage, hydrotherapy, yoga,
relaxation and beauty treatments.
World-class dove hunting along with golf, spa and beach.
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large outdoor pool with custom
designed lounge chairs allows for
vigorous exercise or relaxing sunbathing.
The par 72 championship golf course,
driving range and clubhouse take
advantage of the resort’s beautiful natural
setting. Other activities include historical
and winery tours, hiking, cycling,
horseback riding, sailing and strolling and
relaxing on the riverside beach.