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 Re: nilgai , fingers crossed
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02/04/25 09:00 PM
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Congrats! Would you mind sharing the outfitter you hunted with?
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Re: nilgai , fingers crossed
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02/05/25 03:53 AM
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Re: nilgai , fingers crossed
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02/05/25 02:02 PM
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I am also curious who the outfitter is if you don't mind sharing. I was thinking Lomas Chicas by the photos but could not tell for sure.
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Re: nilgai , fingers crossed
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02/06/25 03:05 PM
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Very cool! Please give us an update on how nilgai tastes. I heard from a friend that it was the best hunted meat he's ever eaten.
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Re: nilgai , fingers crossed
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02/06/25 03:50 PM
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will do, waiting for it now.
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Re: nilgai , fingers crossed
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02/07/25 02:08 PM
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Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, b/c they know not victory nor defeat"- #26 TR
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Re: nilgai , fingers crossed
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02/07/25 03:31 PM
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Re: nilgai , fingers crossed
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02/08/25 01:41 AM
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Looks like a great hunt. I took one about 15 yrs. ago and loved the hunt. And great eating.
A clear conscience is often the sign of a fuzzy memory.
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Re: nilgai , fingers crossed
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02/20/25 10:34 PM
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GT - HUNTER
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GREAT BULLS CONGRATS!!! Shot one when I was 17yrOLD at YTURRIA RANCH south texas... I have to go back and get one of those
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Re: nilgai , fingers crossed
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Yesterday at 02:43 PM
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Thx for the great hunt report. Some friends and I are currently looking into a 2026 (Jan-Mar) TX Nilgai hunt. The first outfit we looked at is called All Seasons Guide Service. They hunt near there. But, I was also interested in the Kennedy Ranch. Please let us know who your outfitter was? Also, approximately, how long does it take to process the meat locally? We are planning to drive down from KY and stay a few days after to get the meat processed for transport home.
What is the terrain and bush like on Kennedy? Some of the sites I have looked at are full of Mesquite trees and lots of cover so finding them and getting a shot appears to be difficult?
Sounds like the 338 Lap and the 375HH? were effective on your bulls. Given your experience, which rifle/cartridge would you choose if you were to do this again someday? I am asking because my rifle options are either a 160g Barnes TSX or 175g Fed Fusion bonded in 7mm Mag, or a 300g Barnes TSX in 375HH. I know the 375 is a proven killer but my rifle/scope is about 10lb and a chunk to lug around for miles of stalking. Even in Africa, I like to choose the lightest rifle that will get the job done just because, I am old and beat up and run out of gas sooner than I used to due to age, illness and lots of miles. I shoot both equally well but the 7mm has a better scope for longer range shots, 1-6x vs 3.5-18x. I am pretty sure that if the 7mm can take a Kudu or a Wildebeest, that it would work OK on the Nilgai. What do you all think?
I do have a Safari fitness program that I follow all year long to stay in enough shape to do all this but If I have to stalk more than 5miles for more than a couple days at a time, it takes its toll.
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