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Some pictures from last weekend's long weekend trip to the Hill Country in Texas. Went primarily to kill a nice axis buck and a doe. Wound up killing a very nice buck and a cull buck (rancher wanted it killed instead of a doe) and my buddy also got a respectable buck also. Weather was extremely hot, but we had plenty of ice on hand and meat arrived back home in fine shape. Most axis deer rut in the summer rather than the fall. A LOT of eating here, axis deer yield more than a whitetail, I got about 60# boneless from the smaller deer, and about 75# on the larger deer. Can't wait to go back some day!! :D

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Axis deer are so beautiful! There is a farm not far from my lake property that raises them. Every now and then one will escape. Keep hoping the escapee wonders down by me during hunting season!!

Congrats on a very nice Axis deer! Looks like you had a great time!!

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21 minutes ago, dmandoes said:

that black buck would of been going down if i was there.

My understanding is that they make a better mount later in the year when their hair turns darker, but yeah, I get what you are saying. We were planning to shoot 2 does for meat, but the fact that we only had 3 coolers to fly back with kept us from getting carried away. It is tempting....

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6 hours ago, crappyice said:

What makes the yield better? Is their fat more palatable? Less sinew? May need a chest girth chart to verify your report.


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Just bigger deer, and it is the rut. Tough animals, I hit one behind the shoulder with a 165 grain 30-06 slug and it ran a good 400 yards before dropping over. Deer chest girth chart attached.:rofl:

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