By Dave Hurteau

Read Part II and Part III here.

There are some things you don’t have to try to know you won’t like. Hot yoga and colonics come to mind. And when Cabela's invited me, a South Texas nilgai hunt seemed like it should make the list, too, although further down. Sounded like a trip to a petting zoo, with guns.

Also I had some questions, mainly, What the hell is a nilgai?

It’s something I probably should have known, but then again, why? In any case, I looked it up on Wikipedia, where all the top outdoor writers do their research, and learned that the nilgai, also known as the blue bull, is Asia’s largest antelope, native to India, and one ugly mother—a cloven-hooved, long-tailed, horse-faced thing with a goat’s beard and horns.

In other words, Satan.

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By David Draper

A couple of longtime Wild Chef readers and frequent Food Fighters have stepped it up again this week in attempt to answer the question: Which meal is better—breakfast or supper? [ Read Full Post ]

By Chad Love

Environmental and agricultural destruction aren't the only problems that feral hogs cause—they're becoming traffic hazards in many areas .

From this story on newsok.com:
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a south Oklahoma woman is in critical condition after the truck she was riding in crashed into a pack of wild hogs that had congregated on the highway. [ Read Full Post ]

By Chad Love

As if California sportsmen don't have enough to worry about, an internal audit conducted by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife has revealed that millions of dollars meant for wildlife have instead been going to pretty much everything but wildlife.

From this story in the Los Angeles Times:
Over the last decade, millions of public dollars intended for wildlife preservation areas were spent off the books on state office needs, equipment and building construction, among other items, officials said Thursday. [ Read Full Post ]

By David Draper

What Wild Chef reader out there hasn’t driven past a road-killed deer and thought, if only briefly, about stopping to pull out the backstraps? I’ll admit I’ve thought about it, though I have not yet brought myself to actually skinning one on the side of the road. Several states have laws on the books regarding salvaging road-killed animals, and now Montana has joined them:

Montana may now be the ultimate drive-through destination for adventurous foodies thanks to a new law that allows residents to consume any animals they kill. The bill, which passed 19-2, allows deer, elk, moose and antelope that have been killed by a car to be harvested for food.
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By Chad Love

A pair of bills just introduced in the Montana state house that would give more local control over big-game regulations are raising red flags with that state's outdoorsmen.

From this story in the Billings Gazette:
Two bills that would give counties more control over big-game populations are being opposed by sporting groups and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Rep. Nancy Ballance, R-Hamilton, submitted House Bills 375 and 376 to allow more local control over impacts from deer, elk and antelope that forage on agricultural land. [ Read Full Post ]