Though pigeon shooting has existed in Europe since shortly after the time that hunters first had access to shotguns, the shooting there has always been rather formal and those that have pursued it there have found it largely disappointing. Enter Bolivia and the new era of high volume pigeon shooting.

Along with Paraguay, Bolivia is largely the country that brought the great shooting for wild pigeons to center stage in recent years. And Wing Shooting the World is largely responsible for opening the pigeon shooting venues in Bolivia. Shooting pigeons in Bolivia carries brings all the same benefits as dove shooting does. Both species of bird are agricultural pests, and the approach to bringing them to the guns is similar. While you'll not shoot the extreme volumes on pigeons that you may on doves—you'll no doubt return from a Bolivian pigeon safari and exclaim to friends that the wild pigeon is your new favorite sporting bird—most do!

Bolivia is a great pigeon outpost for the same reason it is a great dove destination-large concentrations of birds due to intense farming, great outfitters that scout endlessly, short air travel and driving times, fine accommodations, and superb outfitting. Wing Shooting the World holds shooting rights on thousands of acres of land, and works with large landowners to keep near the pigeons. But because the pigeons in Bolivia can move in almost the same migratory manner as a duck might, WSTW houses shooters in their network of private lodges in the middle of each of their shooting areas, so driving times to and from the field each day are held to an absolute minimum. Each and every lodge is held to the same standard, all are clean and comfortable, with private bedrooms and baths. Each provides all the comforts of a shooting home away from home.


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Getting there…

Flights from the United States to Viru Viru International Airport in Santa Cruz are via American Airlines, Lloyd Aero Boliviano, or AeroSur from Miami. AeroSur also provides Santa Cruz service from Washington D.C. All flights are overnight with morning arrivals in Santa Cruz, usually about 8am. Wing Shooting The World staff will steer you quickly through customs and provide your transfer via charter flight to the pigeon destination lodge that has been chosen due to proximity to the best pigeon flights. After a welcome lunch, begin shooting this afternoon. You'll then shoot two full days, and a long morning on your 4th day, before a short charter back to Santa Cruz where you'll overnight in the 5-star Los Tajibos Hotel, a showcase hotel property near one of Santa Cruz's best districts. Transfer from your hotel to the airport is included the following day.

Because there are so few pigeon outfitters in the world, Wing Shooting the World has forged their own way en route to becoming one of the foremost providers of wild pigeon shooting. Their guides and staff understand pigeons, and what makes them tick, and they plot field operations much as if it were a waterfowl hunt, with attention to timeliness and location, location, location. You can book with confidence, knowing that WSTW will get you to and from the airport and to and from the shooting promptly each day. Once in the field, you'll find everything you need, good bird boys, stools, shells, drinks and decoys or blinds if they are being deployed.

Every day starts with a knock at your door and room service coffee delivery, just to get your brain started--before sitting down to a multi-course breakfast. After breakfast, guides will transport you to the field--most drives are under 20 minutes. Once you reach your shooting location, WSTW will have a bird boy on hand each day to help you shoot all the pigeons you can. He'll help collect your bag and provide shells and drinks. Shooting, though not in the same mind-numbing volumes as dove shooting, can still be very fast, and you'll have little time to fiddle about as pigeons race by and dive in on your stand. After a morning session, it's off for a gourmet field lunch, then perhaps a short nap in the shade before more afternoon pigeon action. Each evening return to you'll return to your lodge for drinks, dinner and some laughs near the fire or on the veranda.

Your last morning hunt will stretch until just about the lunch hour, then after lunch at the lodge and time to pack, you'll charter to Santa Cruz, and overnight at the Los Tajibos Hotel, so you and your group will have the chance to enjoy a bit of Bolivian nightlife before the trip homewards.

WSTW prides itself on providing the international bird hunter with accommodations that are a memorable part of the trip.

However, unlike lodges that are constructed where the birds may be today, but may not be tomorrow, Wing Shooting the World prefers to stay mobile, with a cadre of lodges throughout the agricultural areas of Bolivia so you'll be on the birds each and every trip.

Each and every lodge is a clean, comfortable sporting lodge with four or five private rooms and baths, and some have pools or Jacuzzi spas. There is a full staff at each location. Delightful meals are served, ranging from grilled meats and chicken to local specialties. And there's never a shortage of cold beer and fine wines, plus excellent desserts made by the lodge chefs.