Accessible, sustainable Texas nilgai are arguably the next big thing in Texas hunting. Robert Kroger and David Schlake are the executive director and editorial lead, respectively, for Blood Origins.

Nilgai antelopes, also called “blue bulls,” were imported to Texas from their native India and Pakistan in the 1920s. Some 50,000 of the animals now roam South Texas.

The strange-looking creature encapsulates everything about the best of intentions. Once brought over for conservation and popular for big game hunting, the nilgai are taking over.

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Illegal Texas hunts using thermal tech get 3 arrested, authorities say By Annasofia Scheve , Staff writer Feb 4, 2025 Nilgai, also known as "blue bulls," are a species of Asian antelope released ...

Exotic nilgai, once imported as hunting quarry and now flourishing, carry ticks that could wipe out cattle. Antelopes go from pests to a plague in Texas - Los Angeles Times ...

Submitted photo Mark Delia of Brewerton shot this Nilgai antelope last weekend in Southeast Texas. He said: "I had a guide. These antelope were introduced from India in the 1930s and now are ...

Other prizes include a buck hunt and a Nilgai antelope hunt both in South Texas, five winners for three-to-five day white-tailed deer hunts, hunting and fishing on a 15,000-acre site in Matagorda ...

Nilgai antelopes, also called “blue bulls,” were imported to Texas from their native India and Pakistan in the 1920s. Some 50 ...