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Nilgai Antelope Safari

Nilgai Antelope hail from southeast Asia and can top the scales at 600 lbs. Nilgai bulls are challenging to hunt and delicious to eat.

Note: Big Time Texas Hunts entries will be available again starting May 15, 2023.

2022 winner, Thom Harmon.
Patrick Link, guest of Thom Harmon, the 2022 winner.
Patrick Link, guest of Thom Harmon, the 2022 winner.
Winner Daniel Mora and his two sons and his awesome Nilgai harvest, BTTH 2020-21.
2019 winner, Carrie McCoy, brought her husband, Robert, and sons (ages 7 and 10) to the hunt and gave the hunt opportunity to her boys. Both boys did an excellent job and each shot a nice nilgai bull. Way to go Mom and sons!
Teal McCoy, 10-year-old son of 2019 winner, Carrie McCoy, shot a nice nilgai bull from about 300 yards. Let's hear it for winning Moms who let their boys take the shot.
Hunter McCoy, 7-year-old son of 2019 winner, Carrie McCoy, and his nilgai bull. Mom said “You gave my boys memories that will last a life time.”
2018 Nilgai Antelope Safari winner, Craig McCallum, with his bounty.
Paul Paleracio, 2018 guest of winner Craig McCallum, also harvested a blue bull.
Happy hunting buddies, 2018 Nilgai hunt winner Craig McCallum and his guest, Paul Paleracio.
Nilgai can weigh up to 700 lbs., stand 4’5” at shoulder and be up to 6.6 ft long.
Nilgai are challenging to hunt, they have good eyesight, hearing and sense of smell and spook easily.
Nilgai Antelope, also known as the Blue Bulls, were first introduced to Texas in the 1920s. Dominant males typically become very dark, taking on a blackish and blueish hue.

The lucky winner will:

Enjoy a challenging free-range hunt in south Texas and be rewarded with some of the best wild game meat you will ever have.
Enjoy complimentary food and 3-nights lodging during the 2.5 day hunt.
Benefit from the expertise of professional guides throughout all hunts.
Bring along a hunting guest who may fully participate in hunting activities.
Take your bull home skinned and quartered or choose to pay to have the meat commercially processed at a nearby facility.

Wildlife Systems, Inc. - South Texas

The Nilgai hunt takes place on the historic H. Yturria Ranch near Raymondville in lower South Texas.

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