Curious. Do they still require a 300Mag or better on the King for nilgai?
The part I hunted preferred 30 caliber or larger. Their camp guns are 35 Whelens shooting 250gr bullets. Based on what the guides said it’s more because the bulls don’t bleed well and a lot of people’s shooting ability isn’t what they think it is. That country is very thick and it doesn’t take much for them to get away. They like to break bones.
I ended up hunting nilgai and it was a real hunt. It ended after a 3 hour stalk and 500 yard belly crawl. The shot was about 150 yards and he made a run of around 100 yards after the shot. Based on what the guide said the placement couldn’t have been better. I used my 300 WM and 178gr AMax bullets. Bullet choice could have been better, but it was fine for what it was. We gutted the bull in the field and weighed him at camp at just shy of 500 pounds. We al had a great time and I hope I get the opportunity to do it again. Anyone that has the opportunity really needs to try it.
