Nilgai hunt - any tips?

[cb4128]

I am going Nilgai hunting this weekend and was wondering if anyone had any tips that has had the opportunity to hunt them before? Will be rifle hunting and driving around, then spot/stalking after that. Thanks!

[3DW5]

Use a big gun!!!!

[Texastaxi]

Take the biggest rifle you've got.
Study your shot placement.
Reload quick, even if he drops.

[salth2o]

take me with you...

No tips, but please give us a good write up when you return. I've tasted nilgai and it was the best wild game I have ever eaten.

[kyle1974]

shoot until you see him drop. then reload and make sure he doesn't get back up.

[Mike Murphey]

Camo from head to toe.....they can see better than any other animal......cows are very well sighted. Get ready for long walks and keep the wind in your face. They can smell you a long way off....I would be using a .300 plus as a minimum. I've taken several with my bow and with rifle. their hide is very tough, not really thick but tough. When shot they do not bleed very well, so tracking is always tough, follow foot prints in the sand.

[Slick8]

Take the biggest rifle you've got.
Study your shot placement.Reload quick, even if he drops.

I believe all of the above sums it up but shot placement is key. Being from India where they were hunted by Tigers, they likely have the plumbing a bit more forward just like an Axis or even African game.

[Black Ice]

Nilgai hunt - any tips?

shoot until you see him drop. then reload and make sure he doesn't get back up.

I've never understood people that say they aren't that tuff. I sure you can kill one with a 25.06 but I wouldn't bring anything smaller than a .300 win mag. I've seen two big Bulls take a shot from a .375 and .338, run off with no blood trail.

[cb4128]

Thanks for all the help so far, I'll be taking a 300 weatherby mag

[BigRed323]

Shoot them at the base of the neck if you wanna save yourself a horrible tracking/dragging job.

[kyle1974]

I've never understood people that say they aren't that tuff. I sure you can kill one with a 25.06 but I wouldn't bring anything smaller than a .300 win mag. I've seen two big Bulls take a shot from a .375 and .338, run off with no blood trail.

I was guiding hunts for them for a while. I had one guy shoot one with a 260 creedmore. he waited for a quartering away shot and tucked a bullet up underneath the shoulder. I think he got very lucky.

had another guy gut shoot one, and we chased it to a huge water trough. He was shooting a 30-06 with 180 grain remington core lokts. That bull took three more shots in the neck at than 75 yards. no exit holes.

the only ones I saw drop in their tracks were from spine/neck shots. almost everyone of the ones I saw ran a couple hundred yards at least.

[Muddy Bud]

Let me know how the 300 Weatherby performs and what bullet your shooting. Just sighted mine in a couple weeks back and it loves the 180 grain Barnes Tsx. I am going in February next year. I know they don't move much in the cooler weather but I hate hunting in the heat. I shot a cow about 10 years ago with a 270 and 150 grain Nosler partitions. She took three shots to get her down. First shot was running at 200 yards and broke her front leg, second was still running at 275 in the shoulder and third was to finish her off in the neck at 25 yards. Only the neck shot passed throgh. It was the only time I have hade to shoot at anything running at all. Every we saw was running and never stopted till we couldn't see it anymore.

[txpitdog]

180gr TSX oughta do it. Shot mine with a 375 Ruger. One ran about 50 yds. The other just fell over

[deer99hunter]

Wear snake boots and tick repellent !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LISTEN TO YOUR GUIDE !!

[denimdeerslayer]

Head shot with a caliber you accurate with. You dont want to mess up any of the delicious meat!!!!!!