Thanks for the comments Allan. I am fairly certain that neither the Nyala or the Wildebeest is dead. Sore shoulders for sure, but not dead. I was somewhat disappointed in my shooting as both these shots were well within my "comfort zone". On the Nyala I have an excuse; I hit a limb. On the wildebeest there are no excuses; just poor shooting. That is why they call it hunting and not just killing. Sometimes things happen. When I was in the process of taking the shot on the wildebeest I knew I was going to make a good shot but when I let go it did not happen.
By the way, the wildebeest is on the top of my hit list for next trip.
Bisch