Nilgai Set up??

[moran.m44]

#133665

I was hoping someone could lend some knowledge. Ive got a deer and nilgai hunt coming up this winter in South Texas but I’m unsure if my setup is adequate for nilgai. I’ve only been shooting a recurve for about a year so I’m still in the learning process. I’m shooting a 50lb grizzly with black eagle vintage carbon arrows. Arrows are 30” with 2 blade zwickeys and I’ve added a bit of weight to the back of the insert. Finished arrow come out to roughly 530-535gr. Is this adequate for Nilgai??

[Raymond Coffman]

#133670

Moran.m44

Welcome to the forum.

I have not hunted Nilgai personally. It is my understanding that they average in the large cow/ young bull weight range of elk. With that in mind I think your set up with a razor sharp broadhead placed in the vitals at tradbow ranges ( max 30yds for most of us) will work fine. If you are interested in enhancing the penetration capabilities of your arrow, go to our– friends of foc forum- and review some of the discussions there. The ability to place a razor sharp broadhead exactly where you want it ( i believe in some of the exotic antelope the vitals are more forward, so I would study Nilgai anatomy) is the prime consideration, which for me means I practice a lot.

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