I know I don't post here as much as I used to but always love to check out everyone's pics from hunting to taxidermy. Recently returned from a trip to Argentina I wanted to share with everyone that may enjoy to see a little of something new. Downloaded a few more pics I wanted to share of the birds themselves plus some bonus pics I think everybody will get a kick out ofWink

From the first day hunt I had to take a pic of these fresh Silver teal as they layed there. Just gorgeous birds and was the most abundant at this particular spot.


Great Brazilian Teal drake, can't wait to get one of these guys mounted and show off those wings!


At first I didn't know if I wanted to save a Fulvous since I've gotten some here but after we shot a few it became obvious that the one's down there were probably 25% bigger and much more rich in color. Long story short I had to keep one,lol.


The bills on the Rosy bills are pretty cool I think, very distinctive feature on a duck


I doubled on this pair of Speckled teal (male on left), actually a little bigger than I thought they would be, bigger than a blue wing.


A bird that I was not expecting on seeing let alone shooting was the comb duck, not many places have these guys and really most collectors find themselves having to go to Bolivia to collect some, well until they find out about this place!


Not the greatest pic but a nice flock of Comb ducks flying around the special teal pond we hunted. There were several hundred on there for whatever reason, such a cool bird and from a collector standpoint I always love being surprised.


When we first arrived I was taking pics of ducks flying by and there was one I couldn't tell what it was until I zoomed in with the camera and realized it was a nice Speckled teal that I had been looking for.


Lastly for those who know me I really enjoy rail hunting around here. Very traditional sport that is dying out pretty quick but them being such a challenge to hunt and so few that go after them it makes for a nice trophy at the end of the day. As we were driving back from the first morning hunt I noticed this HUGE rail running up the bank and realized what I had seen. So from that point on I was always on the lookout and since the bird boys were so cool they actually took me around in the boat to hunt some of these guys. Not only are they just enormous but very very colorful as well. I was officially the first client to ever request a rail huntLOL


Thanks again for looking,

Eric

great pictures!

Cool, I hope to make down there some day.

Eric those are great pictures. I am definitely envious, that sounds like my kind of trip. I like that you chased the rail and gave them something out of the ordinary to do.

WOW

Amazing, its on the list for sure. Thanks for sharing

Amazing birds for sure I think the best is pic 1

Thanks guys! Dave the rail was interesting because it was something that I wasn't thinking of at all but when you see them you know it type of deals. Still secretive and difficult like the one's here. Was nice of them to go burn some gas so we could each get one, that sucker is huge for a rail!

Eric

what exactly is a rail hunt?

yes it is!

those teal are unbeleivable

nice pictures

thanks for sharing

Greeat threads you posted on the fowl. Are you allowed to bring them back for your own taxidermist?

If your taxidermist is an approved facility with the USDA then yes, anything coming from another country has to go to one as a disease control measure.

Eric

<----jealous