Veteran of 30 years of international wingshooting. Partner in Argentina wingshooting business for doves, ducks, pigeons and perdiz - SYC Sporting Adventures, LLC. Managing partner in wingshooting business featuring Europe driven pheasants, South African wingshooting, Canada for ducks and geese, and the US for ducks and geese.
Big John Wiles’ Top Ten Dove Hunting LessonsI was asked to cover the 10 best lessons I have learned about dove hunting and shooting in the last 50 years, here goes! Lesson #1 Dove hunting and dove shooting are very different things. In the US, we go dove hunting. That means, by the definition of the terms, that we ‘hunt’ doves. If [...]
Argentina Wing Shooting 101: Part ThreeValue and Other Things to Keep in Mind Let’s talk about value and what you are genuinely looking for in your Argentina experience. This is your chance to look at yourself and what this really means to you. Value Quality plus price equals value. It’s a simple formula. When you are looking to go to [...]
Argentina Wing Shooting 101: Part TwoCosts, Obvious and Not So Obvious Here are some obvious costs – you have to fly there, so you have Airfare, and you have to pay something when you get there, so you have what are referred to as Package Costs. Obvious Costs Airfare There are two choices for going to Argentina – Buenos Aires [...]
Outdoor Television: What You Don’t See, Part TwoThis is part two of John Wiles’ piece on the making of outdoor television. Click here to return to part one. July 6th Doves have to wait. We load up in the van for a 5 ½ hour ride to Santa Fe for a day and half of duck hunting. Lali, our professional driver, takes [...]
Outdoor Television: What You Don’t See, Part OneYou are supposed to title your work at the end, so I am already doing this backwards since I just wrote the title. But what you see in outdoor television programming, and what is involved in making it happen, are about as backward as it gets. As a viewer, you see the great dog work, [...]
