I have a question for you guys.... What is your most sought after trophy exotic?
Is it the 38" axis, 30" Aoudad, Monster Blackbuck, 400" Red Stag or is it just the most bizarre animal you can find?

Honestly, a giant ostrich. Or a low fence sika

A free range nubian ibex, then a free range elk in Texas and of course a 35in Aoudad.

Yep that free range Nubian is fighting that 35" aoudad for me to!!!

Where on earth are you guys expecting to find free-range Nubian Ibex in Texas?

Super Expesive Afgan Urial or Sable
Expensive Transcaspian Urial
Realistic Red Sheep

There is a few escapee herds in the hills of central Texas to southwest Texas

>22in blackbuck
pure mouflon
red sheep
>34 axis

23" plus Blackbuck is top on my list right now. Africa soon to come which will get me my Kudu, Eland etc.

If they escaped for very long they would now be mixed with angora and spanish goats.

Well considering I have a pending #1 axis and a 22-1/2" blackbuck to boot. a Huge Elk & red Stag are on my list. Would love a monster Kudu as well.

I saw some Free Range Ibex on the Northside of I-20 by Cisco Texas across for the far east gate of Greystone Castle.

Then again maybe the just escaped for Greystone. This was 05/17/2012.

That is how a lot of free range exotics happen, get out and run off. During the fires last year there were a lot of exotics got out or fences cut to let them out instead or burning and dieing.

The few that escaped would not be mixed but the offspring mostlikely would be mix of some kind

Got all those in the original post with a rifle, pistol, or compound(not 38" axis, but close), now trying to do it again with a recurve.

I'm looking for a 20+ inch free range jap sika or a 30+ inch free range aoudad with my recurve or longbow. Those are the highest on my list.

free range nilgai w/ a bow's high on my list as well.

I'll be taking a free range aoudad this year with my recurve in Big Bend so If you need any help shout at me!

Most wanted....a Grant's Gazelle, Sitatunga, Nyala, Thomsons Gazelle, and/or Beisa Oryx.

Have an 32 inch Aoudad, beautiful 33 inch Axis, and a 26 inch Blackbuck.etc. Got all of the easy to find things.

26" blackbuck ?????? Where did you find one of those vie been looking for a giant. Got any pics ?????

26" straight line Blackbuck easy to find things?

A 38"+ Axis in velvet with at least 12 points and at lest 30" wide.

I know of a ranch with free range not mixed Nubians in SW Texas. Not open to the public but hopefully I will be able to take one in the next year or two.

My two are a nice Axis and a Nilgai! I think those big really blue Nilgai bulls are awesome looking!

Go to Africa with that list. Those are easy hunts in Texas if you have the $$

Txnrog,

Grants Gazelle Texas $7500 http://www.777ranch.com/rates.html
Sitatunga Texas $12000
Nyala Texas $10000
Thompson Gazelle Texas $6000
Beisa Oryx Texas $6000 http://www.texashuntlodge.com/Beisa_Oryx_hunt_package.asp

Now African prices.
Nyala in Africa 7-10 days at $200-500 per day $1400-5000 plus trophy fee of $2000-3500 this equals $3400-8500 plus air fare of $2000-3000, and trophy shipment and dip/pack of $2000. For a total of $7400-11500. Of course you will shoot extra animals, spend 50 hours flying and probably going to cost you another $1000. So really $8400-12500 for a Nyala.

Excepting the Sitatunga which is available in Botswana, Zambia, Cameroon, CAR, Uganda, and maybe still Mozambique the rest will all be hunted in Tanzania, Uganda or Ethiopia.

Cost for those safaris with all 3 animals (since most are going to require a 14 -21 day safari is about $62,000 for a 14 day and over $80,000 for a 21 day safarin Tanzania. Remembering that the Sitatunga can only be hunted in Western Tanzania and the oryx and gazelles can only be hunted in Masailand.

You could hunt Sitatunga in Uganda on a 10 day hunt for $24000 with no extras, no shipping and not including air fare.

http://www.sportsmenonfilm.com/pdf/UgandaInfo20122013.pdf