Attractants for Nilgai

21 January 2011, 23:18

Almost every animal under the sun and some in total darkness have their fatal attractions. With whitetails its corn. Nilgai don't come to corn.

What do nilgai eat in their native India? I am determined to discover what it is besides clean water that gets them going. Some type of grain, or gourds/melons, a particular blossom?

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Andy

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22 January 2011, 09:33

reddy375

quote:
Originally posted by drewhenrytnt:
Almost every animal under the sun and some in total darkness have their fatal attractions. With whitetails its corn. Nilgai don't come to corn.

What do nilgai eat in their native India? I am determined to discover what it is besides clean water that gets them going. Some type of grain, or gourds/melons, a particular blossom?

Thanks
Andy

They love to eat most crops but not corn. They will eat leaves from cotton plants. But various Pulses and lentil grain crops draw them like magnets. I am not sure of the english names but varieties of lentil grains will probably grow in TX too!

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22 January 2011, 23:53

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Perhaps contact the techies @ Foxpro, they may have sounds you could buy for Nilgai or create one for that species.

There are others in the calling industry:
Wildlife Technologies,
Minaska,
...just to name a few.

Trying to find a sex lure from a nilgai cow in heat may be non-existant.

Regardless, I'm interested in the results of this curiosity.

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