Nilgai Antelope also known as Blue Bulls were first introduced to Texas in 1930 and again in 1941 onto the Norias Division of The King Ranch.
From this relatively small stocking the Nilgai have flourished and now occupy most ranches along the Gulf Coast from Baffin Bay to Brownsville. There are now estimated to be more than 150,000 Free Roaming Nilgai on Texas ranch lands.
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Nilgai are very challenging to hunt.
Their keen eyesight and uncanny sense of approaching danger,
make them very difficult to approach.
Nilgai are native to India and Pakistan and are the second largest member of the antelope family and mature bulls can weigh 600 to 850 lbs and should not be taken lightly.
They have a thick elastic hide that covers there neck and chest area that’s up to one inch thick which offers them protection in severe territory and breeding battles.
This thick hide also covers up entrance and exit wounds leaving little or no blood for a blood trail which makes tracking very difficult.
Nilgai are notorious for taking multiple shots and are extremely difficult to take down.
An average mature bull will have 8 inch horns or better with bases approaching the length. Horns that measure 9 -11 inches long are exceptional.
Nilgai have a average live span of 20 years in the wild,
this may be one reason they are so smart.
I would have to say they have a great memory because they act like they have seen everything before.
Our Nilgai Hunting takes place on over 30,000 acres of private land,
on the Coastal Plains of South Texas.
This area is home to an incredible amount of free roaming wildlife including Whitetail Deer , Javelina, Ferral Hogs, Turkeys and Nilgai.
Although we make no guarantees, other than to do our best to provide you with a memorable hunt we have been 100% successful on Trophy Nilgai Bulls for the last 15 years.
It is not uncommon to see 100-200 mature Nilgai Bulls in a day,
with lesser bulls and cows numbering in the thousands.
Unlike most neighboring ranches where Nilgai are considered a problem,
this ranch actually manages the herds and continually enhances the property
to attract and maintain healthy herds of Nilgai.
We are able to be selective on the animals harvested and only mature bulls are considered. When we say we have the best Nilgai Hunting in Texas it’s a fact.
With over 40 sq. miles of free roaming hunting area its just a matter of time,
before we get you in range of a Trophy Nilgai Bull.
