Practical Information
Everything you need to plan your visit.
The questions guests ask most
From the airport to the trophy room — a quiet, practical guide to your stay at Laplanque.
Where to land
The closest and easiest gateway to the estate is Toulouse International Airport. From there it is one hour and thirty-five minutes by road to the gates of Laplanque.
You may rent a car if you like the drive, or we will be glad to collect you on arrival and return you to the airport at the end of your hunt — most guests prefer the latter.
For our hunts elsewhere in France — chamois in the Pyrenees, ibex in the Alps, sea ducks on the Atlantic — please write to us. We will arrange the route, transfers, and accommodation to make the journey simple.
Firearms and bows
In France, hunting is conducted with rifles, bows and shotguns. Crossbows and pistols are not permitted.
Bringing your own rifle is straightforward. There are no advance legal procedures to complete. Travel with the papers for your firearm, pack ammunition in its own dedicated case so that rounds cannot strike one another, and declare the firearm to your airline before boarding. On arrival, you walk through customs as with ordinary luggage.
If you prefer to travel light, we keep rifles at the estate. We are partners with Beretta and RWS, so you may experience five hundred years of European gunmaking without lifting a case from the carousel.
What to bring
Your guide will carry a pack with everything required for the day. Bring whatever you are used to hunting with at home.
A few small things matter. Bring well-worn boots — not new ones — a rain jacket, and the layers you find comfortable in the hills. If you prefer, we can have a set of Beretta clothing ordered ahead of your arrival and waiting for you at Laplanque. We can send you a catalogue before the hunt.
From September to mid-November the weather is generally warm to mild. From mid-November to February, mild to cold — though very seldom below freezing.
Bring the binoculars you know and trust. We keep a pair at the estate if you would rather travel without. We also carry a small library of shooting sticks, from the original wooden tripod to the recent four-stable sticks.
Trophies and taxidermy
After the hunt, your guide will prepare your trophies in the field according to the mount you wish — European, shoulder, or full mount.
We freeze your trophies at the estate. Our partners, First Class Trophy — Taxidermy, collect them from Laplanque and begin the export. From the moment they leave the estate, you receive a tracking number and can follow the work in real time, all the way to your door.
You may have the mounting completed in Europe, or have everything prepared so your local taxidermist can do the final work. Most guests receive their trophies in less than a year.
Something else on your mind?
Write to us. We answer every enquiry personally — usually within twenty-four hours.
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