An odd submission for me since we didn't harvest any of these Nilgai but I wanted to share this photo. It was a rare moment to capture these animals stand…
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Trophy Nilgai Bull. Was fortunate enough to be able to hunt the famous Texas King Ranch with my future father in law. After several days of hunting, scared up a herd which ran in front of our "tote" road about 180 yard...
The King Ranch brought a few breeding pair over in the 30's. They have self sustained herds in a specific region in TX. One adult Nilgai eats the equivelent of 7 white tailed deer diet daily. Annual rainfall affects the herd count drastically. Dry years ranch biologists cut way back on the harvest numbers which doesn't make much sense, many die of starvation on hard years. Bulls have a harem and fight to the death often. They don't jump so stay on low fenced ranches unless fences are poorly maintained.
So these things have natural existence there since the 1930's ? That's interesting.
The King Ranch brought a few breeding pair over in the 30's. They have self sustained herds in a specific region in TX. One adult Nilgai eats the equivelent of 7 white tailed deer diet daily. Annual rainfall affects the herd count drastically. Dry years ranch biologists cut way back on the harvest numbers which doesn't make much sense, many die of starvation on hard years. Bulls have a harem and fight to the death often. They don't jump so stay on low fenced ranches unless fences are poorly maintained.
They are considered an antelope. Great table fare, better than white tail but nothing is better than Axis Deer.
Interesting