Nilgai are good eating, how about sambar?
Like anything, if you get one which is in good nick, drop it cleanly and treat it properly it is really good. There's a lot of meat on a full-grown one too, so you'll need a strong back and at least a couple of trips to carry it out.
Great point on properly handling the meat. I’ve heard pronghorn antelope referred to as “stink goats”. On one NM hunt, we entered a ranch, saw a goat hanging from an old front end loader. We killed our goats, had them gutted, skinned and on ice shortly after they were killed. As we exited the property, that animal was still hanging. And by then, it was pushing 100 degrees. I’m sure that goat was pretty “stinky” by then.
Handled right, they’re good eating.
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