I got drawn for a rifle exotic hunt at East Lake NWR. So that basically means hogs and nilgai, even though there might be some other exotic ungulates running around. Jumped 3 bulls Thursday morning, plus a cow, but it's so thick they disappear in a split second. Then had another bull sneak across the road behind me, and I couldn't get a shot once I saw him.

It rained all night until about noon today. Got out there around 12:30, and rode my bike in to where I had seen the bulls yesterday. Slowly snuck down the road for about a mile until it started opening up a bit near the lake. Saw something to my left about 50 yards away, and there were 5-8 bulls just standing there. Got my rifle up, tried to find one with the biggest horns before they bolted, and BAM! Bull down.

These SOB's are huge. Luckily another guy that was hunting had drug his game cart in and let me borrow it. I shot the thing at 1:30, and didn't start hauling him out until 5:45. I have to go back in the morning and get the last two quarters that are hanging in a mesquite.

These things are tough to take apart. Doing it by yourself is doable, but I highly recommend a second (or third) set of hands. Their skin is crazy thick and dulls knives in short order. Plus their size; this one was probably 500# at least.

Awesome!!

Also I don't know if I'm excited or disappointed that you used a game cart.

On one hand I'm excited that you used a game cart because it makes you a normal human being like most of us but on the other hand I picture Log as a super human being with an ugly toe that would never need a silly game cart.........

Either way looks like you've got lots of delicious meat for the foreseeable future!

That's a badass cape.

Work smarter, not harder.

Also, I will add that at 50 yards, a nilgai bull will stop a 180 gr TTSX, out of a .300 RUM, at 3100 FPS.

Gotta ask…your toe all good?

Per OnX, I walked 10 miles yesterday and 5 today, so I'm going with the Magic 8 Ball and "It is decidedly so."

pretty sure this is a covert humble brag.

150# of happiness on my back getting the rest of him out this morning.

I wear a size 13 boot. These things are insanely large and stout.

WTF TA?! It's two nilgai quarters hanging in a tree.

@WatchOle

Fix this image flagging crap.

Bros that's a horned donkey

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How do they taste? Haven't got to try one yet

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Amazing. Super lean though, so you'll need binders and fat for anything ground or processed.

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This. I call the butcher at HEB and get them to save me some beef fat while they are trimming cuts. When I make burger out of it I add 10% of the total weight in beef fat and it is amazing. Awesome ground meat.