SAR-6 Hunting Nilgai

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Took my SAR-6 Nilgai hunting this weekend at the King Ranch on the coast of Texas. Amazing hunt. Would have taken a smaller blade but they have the guides do the field dressing so I figured a good mid sized blade would be a better carry for the hunt.
 

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Nice harvest :thumbup:
The SAR 6 is growing on me.

thanks for sharing
 
Bow? Rifle or Jumped out of tree with Busse in hand,,,what droped him? Im a bow men my self.Nice pictures Thanks
 
Good Job--Congratulations!

My son Lincoln took the nilgai bull pictured below less than a month ago, also on the King. I think the pressure on native wildlife by nilgai and feral hogs has resulted in a decision to step up their non-native species harvest in a big way.

No good knife pics were forthcoming, but Lincoln did tell me his NMFBM came in handy when they happened upon what was left of a nice whitetail buck that had come to an inglorious end. He asked if he could salvage the head and was given permission. One swing of the big knife and the head was his. He was especially pleased with the surprised reaction of others in his party at the apparent ease with which he lopped it off. Of course, being 6’ 5” and 240 lbs. does give one leverage. Here's his bull:

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excuse my ignorance
but what kind of animal is that?
some kind of deer?
never saw that,its not native to North America is it?

great pics!
 
begreen61 said:
Bow? Rifle or Jumped out of tree with Busse in hand,,,what droped him? Im a bow men my self.Nice pictures Thanks
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Got him with a 30-06 at about 200 yards free hand while he was trotting away. Honestly a little luck in the shot. I wouldn't normally have taken a shot like that on a moving animal but the guide yelled "shoot him" and adrenalin kicked in.
 
fugawee said:
excuse my ignorance
but what kind of animal is that?
some kind of deer?
never saw that,its not native to North America is it?

great pics!
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It's an antelope native to India. They were brought to Texas years ago and now thrive in the southern coastal region.
 
fugawee said:
excuse my ignorance
but what kind of animal is that?
some kind of deer?
never saw that,its not native to North America is it?

great pics!
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They both called them the same thing, a Nilgai. I don't know what they are either but I am googling it now myself. ;)
 
Will York said:
Good Job--Congratulations!

My son Lincoln took the nilgai bull pictured below less than a month ago, also on the King. I think the pressure on native wildlife by nilgai and feral hogs has resulted in a decision to step up their non-native species harvest in a big way.

No good knife pics were forthcoming, but Lincoln did tell me his NMFBM came in handy when they happened upon what was left of a nice whitetail buck that had come to an inglorious end. He asked if he could salvage the head and was given permission. One swing of the big knife and the head was his. He was especially pleased with the surprised reaction of others in his party at the apparent ease with which he lopped it off. Of course, being 6’ 5” and 240 lbs. does give one leverage. Here's his bull:

Great bull picture and great NMFBM story!!
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fredhoward75 said:
Great bull picture and great NMFBM story!!
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Thanks! Didn't mean to "horn in" on your thread--nice job with a .30-06, btw!

fredhoward75 said:
It's an antelope native to India. They were brought to Texas years ago and now thrive in the southern coastal region.
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Exactly right!

Nilgai are native to India and Pakistan, the name coming from a Hindu word meaning “blue bull”. Adult bulls are elk-sized, 600-800 lbs. or more, and as they mature turn from a tawny brown to a dark roan and then to blue gray. From the late 1920’s to early 1940’s the King Ranch acquired nilgai stock from American zoo’s and released them to form the foundation herd of what is now a free-ranging population across south Texas—around 15,000 animals or so. They are known to be aggressive and compete with native wildlife, especially whitetail deer, for habitat. My family had a ranch that bordered the King for many years, and we enjoyed hunting nilgai both for the sport and the meat. They can see and hear better than a whitetail, though they can’t smell quite as well, and they are very tough animals to kill. Many favor a .338 Win Mag, though we typically used a .300 Weatherby. Lincoln used a .300 Wby on the animal above, a one-shot kill at 340 yards.
 
^^^^^^ I've never hunted them, but their toughness borders on the legendary in south Texas. They are impressive animals.

Nice shootin fellas... thanks for the pics.
 
200 yards freehand shooting is pretty good shooting :thumbup: ... Nice trophy too ... infact both are nice trophies ... :cool:
 
They sure do look like they are packing some meat. I'm curious if them running loose outside of the ranch that introduced them is problematic enough for it to be a bad thing? I ask because the introduced white tail and wolves are both a bit of a nuisance in these parts. One causes lots of accidents (higher car insurance) and urinates on crops (so livestock won't eat it = ruined) while the other kills livestock for sport, but we can't hunt either this time of year LOL. Both have really hurt the muley and elk populations to boot.
 
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