I have been wanting to do one of these hunts for a long time. Question for those that have hunted nilgai. Are they really that tough? You talk to any of the guides, and they talk like a nilgai is wearing Level lV body armor. I always ask how much "tougher" they are than similar size African plains game and the standard response is "You hunted Africa? You should have no problem".
Do they get their tough reputation because of poor shooting, improper bullet placement (most deer hunters insist on shooting everything behind the shoulder) or improper bullets? Or are they similar to a wildebeest and too stubborn to cooperate and die without taking you on a tour of the property?
I am asking this because Mama wants to hunt one as well and would prefer to use her 275 or a 30-06. She has killed several gemsbok and zebra with those calibers as well as kudu, sable and wildebeest. All with one shot except for the wildebeest.
Safe hunting