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This isn't the best pic, but will have to suffice. Shot this nice nilgai bull this evening just at sunset. I was slipping through a mesquite thicket and saw a cow nilgai about 80 yards away, but she walked into the trees so that I couldn't get a shot. I crawled a bit closer and this bull walked out, but did not offer a shot either, so I just crawled up to a tree and sat down and let him walk to me. When he got about 40 yards away, I flipped off the safety and set the trigger on the old Brno 21 7x57, then sent the 160 Swift on it's way. Found him piled up 30 yards from where I shot him.

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Hey Just right. And as they say just what has the 7x57 not got plumb klean.

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Good job! Are you sure that you weren't shooting a .338 RUM? Would you please check again? Thanks!


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LOL, the .338 RUM is only needed when I shoot at them a full 100 yards away! The 7 mauser drops way too much at that distance and would probably only raise a blister on a nilgai's hide anyway! NOT! Sure wish I had found the bullet, maybe I will get a chance tomorrow to go dig around if the coyotes don't haul it off tonight.

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I been meaning to go shoot one of those things for a while, congrats

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Nice. They are darn fun to hunt and eat well too.


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Very nice! They are on my short list. Might have to plan a 'surf and turf' vacation with the family. They can enjoy the surf and I'll try to turf one of those big things! laugh

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Nice. Can you hunt exotics in Texas all year long? Reason I ask is I want a Scimitar horned Oryx before the USFWS bans their hunting.

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Congrats! I hear those things are great eating, but can be tough to drop.

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Yep, you can hunt exotics year-a-round. I put my brother on this Oryx last year.
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nice nilgai are on my list of critters i would like to shoot.....they are an oddball plus ive heard very good things bout the meat....


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Cool. Let me know if you need some extra freezer space. wink

I might be able make some room among the axis, oryx, hog and red deer meat. smile


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Congrats. They're great eating!


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Originally Posted by TexasPhotog
Congrats. They're great eating!


Unless they just dined on fresh greened out Juisache IMHO


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Originally Posted by moosemike
Nice. Can you hunt exotics in Texas all year long? Reason I ask is I want a Scimitar horned Oryx before the [i][/i]USFWS bans their hunting.

Yes they can be hunted year round winter is actually a good time to go to s Texas. Last year I went to the Champion Ranch to hunt Scimitar Horned Oryx had a great hunt. Most of the texans I know don't think USFWS will ban hunting them but I disagree, if it was the state of Texas regulating the hunting it would be different but this is the fed and they are getting a lot of pressure and to close this down. In my opinion eventually we will lose this fight. So if you want to go go now.

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I thought USFWS already had banned the scimitar horned oryx killing in Texas back last spring, round May 1 or so. Is it still legal ?

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Saw a few of them in south Texas but never hunted them. I've heard they were tough and hard to kill but looks like you did not have any trouble.

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This can't be... They don't die w/o a mag?!?!

Seriously good shooting & thanks for sharing! Classic rifle/cartridge combo!

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You sicken me! I'm guessing you were just down the road from me. I musta missed the phone call when you invited me to go with you. mad


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I called several times, but a recording said "out of service at this time". LOL
Yep, just down the road, north of the Refuge a few miles off Mile 10 and 20.

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