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Situated in the Saint Chinian district of Languedoc and deep in the heart of Southern France, the Domaine Bois de la Gineste offers elegant and well-appointed facilities for the discerning Sportsman who is looking for high quality Wild Boar Hunting in an environment where families and non-hunting guests are very welcome to join them during their hunt.
The estate and visitor accommodations have been designed with families and larger groups in mind where a fabulous private swimming pool overlooks the nearby village of Pierreue and it’s vineyards and is private and isolated since the estate is situated at the top of the valley and is therefore not overlooked.
Hunting is conducted under a full moon where the 26 hides and high seats have been situated overlooking fields encompassed by almost impenetrable Green Oak and associated foliage and at night the forest literally comes to life before you as the resident Red and Fallow Deer compliment a significant population of Boar which have entered the estate via the neighbouring 35,000Ha National Park.
During our visit we used a variety of hides and high seats and had many shooting opportunities at each of them. We found that having taken a shot, the Boar return to the shooting area relatively quickly to re-start eating although we also spent one evening moving from position to position after each shot was taken when again we found pigs at every location, sometimes in modest groups of 5-10 animals with one location boating over 60 Wild Boar feeding in one place for almost an hour as we watched.
The highest bag on the estate for a single evening’s sport is 35 pigs taken by 7 guns and in our opinion more than that cold be taken if the client so wished. Roo Ellis was able to take three Boars in a relaxed evenings hunting including an impressive Keiler and he walked away from numerous other shooting opportunities preferring instead to simply watch the pigs and enjoy the moment!
The estate boasts a battery of Sako Rifles complimented by Zeiss IR scopes, each was in ‘new’ condition and perfectly serviceable for the task in hand although flights to Montpelier via Easyjet and similar are more than happy to accommodate Sporting Rifles from visiting hunters.
Aside from the excellent hunting and luxurious facilities, the Estate is situated in a fabulous area for tourism with the Mediterranean just 30 minutes away and a profusion of non-hunting activities to engage in making Domaine Bois de la Gineste the ideal location for those looking to balance a family holiday with some excellent hunting. Meals are served either in the large dining area or on the patio by the pool (which is illuminated by night) and for those taking the Executive package, a 3-course lunch is prepared by Le Grand Chef M. Frederic Revilla, one of the Country’s most celebrated Chefs, complimented by a selection of fine wines from the ‘Appellation Saint Chinian Controle’, described by Master of Wine Matthew Stubbs as ‘the most exciting and spectacular place to make wine on earth’! The climate here is one of the many reasons why the World’s beautiful people flock to the South of France and attractions such as the Flamingos of the Camarque, spectacular caves and bizarre ‘Orgues de Roussillion’. In addition the local rivers are ideal for Canoeing with several centres specialising in this available relatively close to the estate.
Facilities and sport such as this are unusual to say the least and as such this estate will be inappropriate for those looking for a budget hunt, neither are solo hunters welcome since the facilities and ambience of the place has been designed with families and larger groups in mind. That said, this is the perfect location for the discerning Sportsman looking for guaranteed opportunities to shoot complimented by facilities and a location ideal for his family to share, in fact, with days free to explore and evenings spent hunting in a mild, temperate climate, Domaine Bois de la Gineste is the perfect destination!