nilgai hunting

[CaT bow man]

i have gotten invited to kill a nilgai... thinking about killin one with my bow but dont know much about these animals... anyone have any experience on hunting them???

[Landrover]

couple of threads on here lately! Try the search button and you should see plenty of thoughts. Being "invited" and actually getting one seems to be a HUGE difference from what guys are saying.

[flufster]

its on my bucket list but from what i have read, with me only being able to go one time...i would probably have to use a smoke pole

[Breezy]

its on my bucket list but from what i have read, with me only being able to go one time...i would probably have to use a smoke pole

thats what we used....on this day the closest we got to them was ~100 to 150 yards. You would have to be there for several days to take one with a bow i'm sure.

http://discussions.texasbowhunter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=128521

10 times harder to hunt than what we expected

[CaT bow man]

yea, theyre pretty wild, thats all i know.. i might have to bring out the boom-stick

[flufster]

thats what we used....on this day the closest we got to them was ~100 to 150 yards. You would have to be there for several days to take one with a bow i'm sure.

http://discussions.texasbowhunter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=128521

10 times harder to hunt than what we expected

yeah i read every word on yalls thread....someday man someday....they just seem like cool animals and tough

[rdkerrville]

good luck getting one with your bow. I had a hard enough time getting one with a rifle. They are fun to hunt. Good luck.

[DPerez905]

Yeah unless you have a good 3-4 days of hunting you prolly won't get one with a bow. I would highly reccomend a high cal rifle and don't stop shooting till its down.

[ken]

I bowhunted them this year for 4 days. I had nilgai within bow range every day but they are really spooky and amazingly quiet in the brush for their size. They move constantly and usually busted me before I knew they were there.

A nilgai would be a great bow trophy but if I only had a few days to get it done and killing one is important I would use a rifle.

[stickman]

Shot placement no matter what you use is paramount. I prefer a quartering to or quartering away shot to avoid those monster ribs that can stop a broadhead or bullet.The heart/lungs are fairly large and forward and a well placed shot just inside the front shoulder will put one down in short order. The hide is unbelievably tough so I would say a cut on contact broadhead is best because the name of this game is penetration. Good luck and as stated above take a rifle if you feel like you must bring one home. Good Luck!

[J-J Matt]

They were a fun hunt, I shot one about 2 or 3 weeks ago and it was alot of fun. I only had a day and a half, so I shot mine with a gun.

[trophy8]

like everyone else said already, and what i have heard, you might as well take a gun. no shame in nailin one with a gun. good luck and make sure and take a bunch of pics if you get one!

[CaT bow man]

thanks boys... i will git pics... But since im only a "nubbin buck" i wont be able to put them on here for a while i dont think

[flufster]

thanks boys... i will git pics... But since im only a "nubbin buck" i wont be able to put them on here for a while i dont think

just get the animal on the ground and a pretty picture taken....someone will get em on here for ya....GOOD LUCK

[jimbotx]

Great Steaks

the meat is really good, Enjoy the hunt and the meat.