A dominant blackbuck male will often boast a jet-black top half and a pure white underbelly. The males are morphic in color and can transition from a light tan to jet black or “Tuxedo.” Their sparring is wildly entertaining to watch and experience as they are very territorial animals, fighting with extreme intensity. A dominant blackbuck male will often tromp around in the daylight visiting a specific set of middens or piles of excrement. This helps the male mark his territory and lay claim to the females within the local area. The primary habit of a blackbuck is low-lying grasslands, which allow them to feed at a slow pace and makes the Texas hill country an ideal climate. Hunting these antelope can be difficult as they have extremely good vision and can very easily spot movement. The best approach when hunting blackbuck is from a ground blind. However, many of our hunters have successfully performed spot and stalk hunts in the past. If a treeline can be followed along with the open grasslands they prefer, this can present a hunter with the perfect opportunity to get a shot off.
Blackbuck being an introduced / exotic species, there’s no closed season for hunting it, and hunting opportunities exist year round. The best time for blackbuck hunting, in terms of both meat preservation and better visibility with lower vegetation, is in the winter months, December to February in the Northern hemisphere and April to October
Normally, you will be staying in either good hotel accommodations cosest to eht hunting areas, or one of the several well-equpped hunting camps/guest houses in the villages (furniture, kitchen, generator and trophy care facilities are all available).
Blackbuck hunting packages will be confirmed only after procuring permits from such auctions. Therefore our Blackbuck hunting prices are given upon request and will be tentative until the permits are obtained.
| Airport: Gilgit (via Islamabad) | |
| Hunting Season: October – April (best date Dec – Jan) | |
| Duration: 10 days | |
| Accommodation: Hotel, fly camp, shepherds Cottages |
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