The Experience

Your Trip

From the moment you start planning, our job is to make the trip to Spain simple — the flight, the transfer, the lodge, the licences, the field, the food and the journey home with your trophy. You focus on the hunt. We handle the rest.

Plan Your Hunt
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From the airport to the mountain, the trip is handled.

Our goal is simple: by the time you arrive, all logistics are handled, expectations are clear, and your focus can be fully on the hunting experience.

Welcome to Spain and thank you for hunting with Encinarejo Outfitters. — Alex Hohne

Dawn over the open dehesa of the Sierra de Andújar from the air
Chapter I

You land in Spain

We advise you on the best airport for the species and region you're hunting.

Madrid is best overall for the Gredos and Beceite ibex and for non-EU hunters travelling to the finca. Málaga is closest to Finca El Encinarejo and the southern ibex regions. Barcelona serves the northeast — Pyrenean chamois, mountain mouflon and Beceite ibex.

Airport pickups and transfers are included in the day fee and arranged once your tickets are booked. If you're travelling with your own firearm, we meet you at the airport to help clear it — and we can arrange a rental car if you'd like your own for travel after the hunt.

The Royal Palace in Madrid, where most hunts begin Met at the airport · transfers handled
The lodge lounge, fire litThe terrace and its view over the hunting countryThe lake on the finca, cork oaks and sierra mirrored in the still water
Chapter II

You've arrived.

Settle in — the fire's lit, the terrace is open, and the lake mirrors the sierra.

See the lodge →
A building at Finca El Encinarejo from the air, in the Sierra de Andújar Finca El Encinarejo · Sierra de Andújar

Home for the hunt

On the finca we have a four-bedroom luxury lodge that can sleep up to eight hunters.

There are many different dining areas across the finca, so your experience is constantly evolving and unique. Service is a priority for us — so anything you need, don't be afraid to ask.

Off the finca, accommodation is carefully selected for the species and hunting area, prioritising comfort, proximity, and local character. We handpick only the best, so the experience stays top class wherever the hunt takes you.

A red stag pausing in the dehesa scrub, looking back at first light
Chapter III

The Hunt

Before first light, the day's hunt takes shape.

First light, rifle checked, the valley waiting.
A hunter prone behind a scoped rifle on its bipod, glassing the sierra

A day in the field

Most hunting in Spain is spot-and-stalk, so a large part of the day is spent glassing terrain and evaluating animals until the right opportunity presents itself. How the day is shaped depends on whether you're based at the finca or on the road for a mountain species.

Guide and hunter pausing mid-stalk to plan the approach, binoculars at the chest Spot & stalk · planning the approach

On the finca

When on the finca it is a different experience, as the lodge is on the finca itself. We usually wake before first light and have a light breakfast and coffee while we plan the day's hunt. We hunt the mornings for three or four hours before returning to the lodge for Spanish tapas and a cold beer. Lunches are served around 13:30 and consist of fresh venison and local produce from the finca or the area. We head out again for a two-to-three-hour afternoon hunt, then finish the day around the fire before a hearty dinner.

On the road

Hunting days on the road for mountain species usually begin with breakfast at the hotel or lodge before entering the hunting area. Lunch is taken in the field, often as a well-prepared picnic featuring high-quality Spanish food. Hunting continues until last legal light, after which we return to the hotel or lodge to relax, enjoy good wine, and share a traditional Spanish meal.

Before light Wake before first light. A light breakfast and coffee while we plan the day's hunt.
Morning Out for a three- to four-hour hunt — spot-and-stalk, glassing the terrain until the right animal shows.
Late morning Back to the lodge for Spanish tapas and a cold beer.
13:30 Lunch at the lodge — fresh venison and local produce from the finca or the area.
Afternoon Out again for a two- to three-hour afternoon hunt.
Evening Finish the day around the fire, then a hearty dinner.
Dusk settling over the dehesa, seen from the lodge porch

Last light on the road back to the lodge.

A board of Iberian jamón, cured meats and cheese
Chapter IV

Long lunches, Spanish food

At the table

Spain has a relaxed and social culture, especially around meals. Lunch is typically mid-afternoon, from 13:30 onwards; dinner is often later — most restaurants only open their kitchens at 20:00. Meals are meant to be enjoyed, not rushed.

Meals typically reflect regional Spanish cuisine. At the finca we adapt mealtimes to what you need — just let us know any dietary requirements or allergies in advance and arrangements will be made.

A fruit and yoghurt parfait with fresh peonies on the dining table Guests sharing a cold beer at the terrace bar A charcuterie board with jamón, cheese and grapes at the lodge
The clifftop old town of Ronda, Andalucía
Chapter V

See more of Spain

Beyond the hunt · Ronda, Andalucía

Many hunters add a few days of travel before or after the hunt.

The clifftop old town of Ronda, the Alhambra above Granada, the cities of Madrid and Barcelona, the beaches of Mallorca — Spain rewards the detour. Finer dining and tourism in the bigger cities pair naturally with the hunt.

Jess looks after lodge matters, meals, extra activities and tourism, and is happy to help you plan it — from a rental car to a restaurant booking to a few days on the coast.

The Alhambra, Granada
A beach in Mallorca

Enquire

Plan your hunt

Tell us what you’re after and when. We’ll come back with an honest, all-in plan — no surprises.

Plan Your Hunt What’s included & how it works