$11 per box is insane especially when you see the videos and how much you would be shooting. If i recall the other thread they didn't keep any of the birds. Don't remember if it's cause there were just too many or if they weren't allowed to bring any back.

I'm pretty sure the point of this trip is not to save money on shells

Went with Sier Safaris several years back and it was absolutely top notch. Trip of a lifetime. Lodging was excellent, food was better(they enjoy beef down there), and more dove that you can ever dream of. I have to say I am not a fan of the beer down in Argentina but they had other stuff to drink.

The limiting factor on our trip was how many boxes of shells your pocket book could handle. Our package came with 2500 but I could have easily shot twice that amount or more. I would recommend negotiating your shells into your package, they seem to throw them in pretty easily up front but once your down there, they were $11 per box.

The one thing we did, that I wouldn't do again, is I took my own shotgun. It was $100 for the permits but it was a hassle every time we entered or exited an airport. We had a layover in Chile and had to go down on the tarmac to open up our cases. Not to mention putting that many rounds through it. We were told it was $75 per day to rent a shotgun through the lodge, and at that point in my life I would have rather spent the money on shells, plus we didn't know what they would be handing us. Hindsight the charge was only $40 per day and they were handing out Benelli Montefeltro's. That is also something that could probably be negotiated up front in the package.

I would hunt with Sier Safaris again in a heartbeat. I accompanied my uncle who had been once before. We did see plenty of people in the airport that didn't have the success we did. Not sure why. It was my understanding that the outfitter we went with owned the roost, estimated 23 million dove on 500 acres. We woke up and hunted the wind each day and most afternoons between the roost and water. I know he has several different lodges depending on the time of year, ect� We were able to return to the lodge between hunts each day, they would have empanadas waiting on us as a snack then provide a nice lunch. Main point I am trying to make is we didn't spend hours traveling each day back and forth. 20 minutes in a van one way was about it.

I don't concern myself with what they do with the harvest, we were told it goes to the local poor and soup kitchens, but I see the money spent as a contribution to the economy. These outfitters provide lots of jobs for the locals.

$11 per box is insane especially when you see the videos and how much you would be shooting. If i recall the other thread they didn't keep any of the birds. Don't remember if it's cause there were just too many or if they weren't allowed to bring any back.

Wasn't there a thread on this that went sideways a while back

How much should a box of ammo cost? $11 is cheap.

years ago my wife told me that if going dove hunting in south America was one of those things I had to do before I died,go ahead...I did and that was 16 trips ago...the last 14 trips have been to Inti Malal lodge owned by the Olsen family and located at the edge of the Andes near Tucuman in northwest Argentina....here is a link to their website....
http://www.olsenfamily.com.ar/en/inti-malal-lodge...
James Bendele,owner of Falcon Tackle and I have been several times together over the years and here is a link to a story he wrote about one of our trips..great description of what you can expect from the lodge we go to.....
http://www.tackleandrods.com/lake/Argentina3.htm
as far as the numbers of doves,argentina is one of those deals you just have to see to believe....

one of the first things people ask is how much does it cost....answer is $6000.-7.000 total which will include airfare,food,tips,gun rentals and shells...
word of caution...before I went to south America the first time,I talked to a couple of guys who had hunted all over the world and both told me the same thing....do not let the price of an overseas hunt be the primary reason you choose a lodge or an outfitter....reasoning behind this is that you are going to pay a lot of money just for airfare and you want to have a first class experience....there's a lot of stories out there about hunters who went for a cheap price and got a cheap experience..

I'll be glad to answer any questions you might have..