Originally Posted by ingwe
Kinda what I thought Jeff...

But the Texans think Nilgai are bulletproof and usually require you to use .300 mags on up.


WTF?


I think the biggest difference is how they're hunted. Shooting from a vehicle (if it's not on a public road) is legal in Texas. As others have mentioned, a lot of nilgai hunting is done by guys driving around and shooting from high racks on trucks. The animal is almost always aware of the hunters and is often running. So they get a lot of marginal hits and thus a lot of ranches, including the King, ask that the hunter uses a 300 Win Mag or bigger.

I know guys who've killed them with .243's and .270's so obviously they're not bulletproof. I'd like to hunt them but have had a hard time finding a guide would take me on a spot and stalk hunt and not be phased by my using a smaller rifle (I'm not buying a .300 just for that purpose).

As for the meat, it's easily some of the best I've ever enjoyed.

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