Blackbuck Antelope
We hunt Blackbuck Antelope via spot and stalk, safari style and sometimes from a blind and you may hunt them with a bow, rifle, black powder or handgun. We can accommodate hunters of any age and experience level.
Texas Blackbuck Antelope are originally from the plains of India (hunting has been discontinued there), Pakistan and Nepal. Blackbuck Antelope were originally released in Texas in the Edwards Plateau (Kerr County) in 1932. In 1988, only eight Texas counties had free-ranging blackbuck, but herds existed on high-fence ranches in 86 Texas counties. Of the total number of exotics confined on Texas ranches in 1988, only the Axis Deer outnumbered the Blackbuck Antelope. Like many animals from this part of the world, Texas Blackbuck thrive in our climate and ecosystem.
About the size of a small deer, the Blackbuck is a member of the Antelope family. The permanent horns, not antlers which may shed, of the Blackbuck are ringed with 1 to 5 turns, rarely more than 4 turns, and can be as long as 28 inches. A trophy Blackbuck is 18+ inches straight-line. In the male, the upper body is black (dark brown), and the belly and eye rings are white. Male Blackbucks weight between 75-99 pounds. The light-brown female is usually hornless. Blackbucks usually roam the plains in herds of 15 to 20 animals with one dominant male. In the summer, the Blackbuck males will turn brown in most cases so that they can reflect the sun, while in winter, most mature Blackbuck males, turn darker to retract the heat. The Blackbuck Antelope lifespan is up to 15 years.
Adult Blackbuck males are highly territorial and defend their areas vigorously against trespass by other males. This defense includes their legendary piles of fecal materials, which males will spend weeks, and sometimes months, building. Female Blackbuck groups may graze through male territories but other males are excluded. Young Blackbuck Antelope males, and bucks without territories, form their own all male groups. At physical maturity (2 - 2½ years of age) young bucks may split from the all-male group to establish or win their own territory. Blackbucks have two litters a year consisting of a single fawn.
Trophy Blackbuck Antelope prefer to graze on short length grass and common brush species including fall witchgrass, mesquite, and live oak. These antelopes are extremely fast and can reach speeds of up to 50 miles per hour!
There are no restrictions on hunting the Blackbuck Antelope in Texas, which makes it a very popular suitable trophy year round.
We hunt both Blackbuck bucks and does. Prices for bucks vary based on horn length.
