www.HuntingReport.com Volume 32 Number 5 1-800-272-5656 May 2012 $7.00 Like our Facebook page! Get a heads-up on news - follow facebook.com/HuntingReport us on Twitter! @barbaracrown The Independent News Service For Hunters Who Travel Red Stag Patagonia Offers Three New Properties For Trophy Red Deer Editor Note: At the D A T E LIN E : more about the opera- opportunity promises to produce stags Safari Club International tion and their offerings. every bit as good. c o n v e n t i o n b a c k i n Argentina Casado worked The hunt takes place on private February, Editor Barbara as a fly fishing guide property in southern Chile’s IX Region, Crown learned about three & Chile in Patagonia for seven about 700 kilometers south of Santiago. new opportunities for trophy TRIP-PLANNING FILE years for both Nervous This free-range property is owned by red stag hunting that will Waters and David a traditional Chilean family of German appeal to those who want Denies. Eventually, he descent. They introduced red stags to a truly spectacular stag, started arranging his the area 80 years ago, and the family those who want an excellent own custom fishing has closely managed the herd and trophy but who may not be a n d w i n g s h o o t i n g the habitat since then. Their efforts, so nimble in the field and trips. When more of his according to Casado, have produced those who would like both clients voiced an interest some of the largest free-range stags in a great stag and a getaway in trophy red stag South America. that a non-hunting spouse hunting, he approached The family only harvests six stags will love. All are on offer Nervous Waters and per season, and they only allow hunters through a new company David Denies to create to take mature stags 10 years or older called Red Stag Patagonia. Barbara Crown Red Stag Patagonia. Editor and past their breeding age. Casado Here’s the scoop. He is now managing ig game hunters who also wing- partner in Red Stag Patagonia and (continued on page 3) shoot are likely familiar with does some guiding himself, especially Bthe well-respected company Da- for bowhunters. He is a bowhunter vid Denies Wingshooting, which has himself, having learned effective been offering dove and duck shoots in techniques in Idaho and Montana on Argentina for more than 25 years. And elk and applying them to red stag. those who are also flyfishermen will According to Casado, Red Stag know the high quality lodges operated Patagonia has secured three areas by Nervous Waters, in business since offering different experiences for 1984. What you may not know is that different hunters. Their star area is these are both under the same umbrella a new and very limited opportunity company and have now started a big in Chile for huge stags. Continuing game hunting operation called Red subscribers will remember our 2002 Stag Patagonia. I caught up recently report on another such opportunity for with Sebastian F. Casado, the motive stags scoring in the 370 to 380-plus SCI force behind the new company, to learn range. (See article ID 1001.) This new Idaho & Colorado California Africa Mexico Subscriber 6 Controversies! Mule Deer Outlook For & Oregon Change in Botswana; New Hurdles For Reports Alaska, Montana, 2012 What’s MUM up to post- Cameroon: New Area For Importing Ruminant Two From Romania, England, BC, Idaho, Santa Rosa? Korrigum, More Trophies Alaska, Nunavut South Africa PAGE 4 PAGE 6 PAGE 8 PAGE 10 PAGE 10 PAGE 14 THE HUNTING REPORT THE IndEPEndEnt NEWS SErvicE FOR HUntERS WhO TRAVEL In The Editor’s Sights ore than 30 years ago, The SIX controversies that start on page 14. 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Casado estimates This traditional, local family operation big trophies that they will not be there are 5,000 red deer on the property has been breeding red stags for 20 allowed to shoot simply because they during the rut. years, importing breeding stock from are not old enough. Hunters can expect This property takes only four hunt- New Zealand and Europe to improve opportunities at trophies scoring 350 ers at a time, and they can accommo- the trophy quality. to 400 points SCI with dark antlers and date rifle, archery, muzzleloader and Hunters take trucks as high as thick main beams.