Abundant wild game is almost taken for granted in modern-day Texas, but there was a time when the bounty of Texas wildlife was at serious risk. Nilgai Hunting Season. A.S. GAGE RANCH. We immediately spotted a group of nilgai, which included three mature bulls. S TUMBERG RANCH. Richard Moore takes us out where the Nilgai …
All year. H. YTURRIA RANCH $2,995. COMBS RANCH AOUDAD SHEEP - 400,000 Acres. The nilgai antelope horns curve forward and run between eight and 11 inches. When threatened, the Nilgai will fight.
South Texas is the premier hunting destination for Nilgai, Blackbuck, Axis, Aoudad, feral hog, Javelina, as well as other exotics. A STUDY ENTITLED “Food Habits of Nilgai Antelope in Texas” by William Sheffield sheds somes interesting light on how these huge antelope impact cattle and deer.. Rumen analyses of 79 nilgai and 40 deer, collected on various feeding sites, and bite studies on the same sites using two captive nilgai and a trained steer showed no significant difference forage classes taken between the … All of our hunts provide one on one attention, with a seasoned ranch employee guide helping you get the best hunting experience possible. A.S. GAGE RANCH - $3,995 . BuckTrader is home to a diverse selection of Nilgai available for sale.
See our list for Nilgai Hunting ranches, guides, outfitters, leases and land for sale. Depending on Ranch $9,900-$10,500 DESERT MULE DEER . The hunt begins… On our first afternoon hunting, we crawled high atop a sand dune, used as our vantage point to glass in all directions. South Texas I did the hunt three years ago and killed a good bull, all I took was a 257 Ackley and it did the job but I will say I was under gunned, I killed a big bull down in one of the Sawgrass salt flats, I was as tough getting that bull out you can not hardly walk through the big clumps you had to walk on top of them.
We are just minutes from two major airports, Valley International Airport in Harlingen (KHRL) and Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport (KBRO). They will hurt and kill other Nilgai, Eland Bulls and even human hunters. Hunting Free-Range Nilgai. The deep South Texas Gulf Coastal Prairies and Plains are the perfect nilgai habitat with ample forage, temperate climate and large contiguous land tracts. 2X1 GUIDE $5,300. Throughout the 19th century, wild game was abundant in South Texas, but by 1910, deer and wild turkey populations were almost completely eliminated. FREE RANGE TEXAS ELK. NILGAI ANTELOPE. Nilgai Antelope Also known as the South Texas Antelope, this is a mild, lean, very veal-like meat. South Texas hunting does not get any better than at the McAllen ranch.
South Texas ranchers brought nilgai antelope from a California zoo decades ago, when it became fashionable to stock their sprawling acreage with exotic quarry. Some of Texas nilgai habitat looks no different than true desert country. Once native to India, the Nilgai antelope has made itself quite at home in Texas, where it was successfully introduced back in the 30s. While South Texas does not have any resident reindeer this Christmas season, there is a sizable population of an intriguing exotic antelope. 1X1 GUIDE $5,800 PRONGHORN ANTELOPE. The horns are typically smooth, but very old males do have ridges or rings close to the base. EAST RANCH $2,995 Other Hunts Spring Turkey - … Safety and fun is the name of the game.