 The primary dove shot in Cordoba is the Zenaida Auriculata (the golden eared dove). In South America, It is commonly referred to as the Paloma. There are several differences between our  Mourning Dove and the Golden Eared Dove, with the greatest difference being that the Golden Eared Dove does not migrate. Migration is not necessary because the climate in the most parts of Argentina and Uruguay is perfect for year round agriculture. This climate along with abundant food source has caused their natural instinct to migrate to evolve to the point the rarely travel more than a few miles from where they hatched.
Another huge difference between our dove and the Argentinean dove is the number of times the doves reproduce. Our Mourning Dove typically reproduces once per year, having 1-2 eggs per nest. The Golden Eared Dove reproduces 5-6 times per year laying 3-5 eggs per nest. This aggressive reproduction rate and lack of migration causes big problems to the farmers in the South America, but gives hunters the opportunity to have the best Dove Hunting in the world.
Each year farmers lose up to 40% of the crops because of the Dove, so farmers welcome the hunters. Dove Hunting in Argentina and Uruguay has no season and there are really no bad months  to hunt. Additionally in the high volume hunting environment in South America there are no daily limits. It is not uncommon for a hunter to shoot 1000 or more birds each day. Many lodges have records of hunters shooting over 5000 birds in one day!
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