Vizcacha hunting... a wanted small game of my country!

[Marcos Rodriguez]

Hy everybody! Today, I write this post to show a kind of hunt very popular in my country and unknown in the rest of the world... THE VIZCACHA (LAGOSTOMUS MAXIMUS) a medium sized animal of Argentina, Chile and Uruguay with a very appreciated meat and very challenging to hunt.
The methods to shot down this ellusive animals are so different than the hunters who try this...
The vizcacha live in holes called "vizcacheras" and leave your home at the sundown to eat grass... at this time the hunt is possible. This animal have a very fine sense of smell, heard and sight, and the lider of the herd (the "vizcachon", a large male who rules the herd) scream to alert the family at any signal of danger... because thath the hunters have avoid any noise, walk with the wind in the face and use the light only to locate the vizcachas and to shoot them, the shot placement is in the HEAD, only, because the instinct of this little animal is dive in the holes, even deadly wounded, and die inside the tunnels...

The calibers used in this hunt are variable, 22 LR, 17 HMR, 22mag, shotguns, a lot of rifles with small bullet like the 22 hornet or the 223, big rifles with reduced charges (bullets but my favourite is the PCP rifle, in 5,5 caliber...
The pics of this post are with my "SHARK" 5,5 PCP rifle made by "danielboom", a PCP guru in this country, and a good friend
The kids in the pictures are my two sons, Manuel and Matias...

 

[bluey]

you and the boys took a swag of these little critters,
looks like you will be skinning them til the sun comes up .....

 

[Rob404]

Thanks Marcos,,Great Looking Kids,they must take after their Mother

 

[Royal27]

Thanks Marcos,,Great Looking Kids,they must take after their Mother

+1 !!!!

And that does look like it would be a fun hunt. The little guys all over the world can be quite a challenge I think.

 

[Marcos Rodriguez]

HAHAHAHA... you´re mother is a beautiful queen!!! but the KING has his attractive too (perhaps lost a little wit the years... jhahaha)
Most hunters here see the vizcacha hunt like a "training" for the big game, but in fact is so exciting and challenging than the big game

 

[Marcos Rodriguez]

HAHAHAHA... you´re mother is a beautiful queen!!! but the KING has his attractive too (perhaps lost a little wit the years... jhahaha)
Most hunters here see the vizcacha hunt like a "training" for the big game, but in fact is so exciting and challenging than the big game

 

[Wheels]

Sounds like fun hunting with your sons.

Thanks for showing us a different type of hunting in Argentina.

 

[Marcos Rodriguez]

You are wellcome, Wheels...!
I hang a couple of videos in youtube, If I can I try to put some here...

 

[Marcos Rodriguez]

 

[Dalmo]

Olá Marcos, tudo bem?
Legal encontrar mais um sul americano!
Tenho vários amigos que vão sempre até á Argentina para caçar.
Tenho planos para ir também!

 

[gillettehunter]

Great to see your boys taking after you. Good to get them trained with firearms and with how to use them. Nicely done. Bruce

 

[Marcos Rodriguez]

Olá Marcos, tudo bem?
Legal encontrar mais um sul americano!
Tenho vários amigos que vão sempre até á Argentina para caçar.
Tenho planos para ir também!

Saudações amigo brasileiro para mim também estou feliz que existem pessoas na América do Sul aqui! Tomei teus compatriotas para caçar aqui no meu país, as pessoas muito agradáveis, muito feliz e sem problemas Um abraço!

 

[Marcos Rodriguez]

Great to see your boys taking after you. Good to get them trained with firearms and with how to use them. Nicely done. Bruce

Thaks Bruce!... I hope both of them keep going to hunt before I leave...
It´s a hard to describe the feeling ...

 

[CAustin]

Keep them hunting Marcos. Look forward to you posting some pig hunts this year! I wouldn't want your rifle to get rusty.

 

[Marcos Rodriguez]

Keep them hunting Marcos. Look forward to you posting some pig hunts this year! I wouldn't want your rifle to get rusty.

HAHAHA,,,, caustin, don´t worry about this!... The "shorty" are very active yet... but

I thought that had already bored of my posts about hunting boar! In addition'm short of time, I promise to write something and put photos soon!

 

[Marcos Rodriguez]

There are two pics about the job of the "shorty" last month!...

 

[CAustin]

Shorty did it's job well I see!