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Are any of you campfire members planning on doing a little Axis deer hunting this spring or summer? I've got one hunt planned for late June and I may try and go another time if I can get loose here at work! It's a great way to spend the off season as well as a little $$. Later guys, Elk

Im heading south on May 9th! Will be meeting another 24HCF member for an Axis hunt. Looking forward to it big time! I don't know if I'll ever shoot and eat another mule deer or whitetail, Axis are THAT good. Fun to hunt too!

Will post pics upon my return.



Just got my hides back from last year, so I had to take a pic

Looks like you will be gone when I stop by on the annual gopher murdering trip. You're gonna miss me.
Sounds like some fun times for the slow twist in May, though.
Peace.

Now that looks awesome sir! I hope you kill a monster buck as well as a couple slick heads for the freezer. I agree with you about eating Axis. I haven't eaten a WT in over 10 years. I'm going to have to get me a sticker like that for my Creedmoor because that just looks 2cool!
I'm changing ranches this year due to a big price increase in my old place so I'm a little apprehensive about this summer but maybe it will work out! I hope you take a bunch of photos of your hunt so you can share with us! Later Buddy, Baker

Slow twist aint going this time...Im taking my "big" gun...the .243


And I'll throw in the McFlame...just 'cause

The plan is one buck and one doe.Then maybe a little blackbuck hunting If your new place doesn't pan out, let me know...Ive got a couple places I can refer you to.


Though it will be hard to top the axis you've gotten in the past anywhere!

I'm told one was killed across the road from my deer lease last year, so I'm hoping they wander over toward me this year

They will wonder for sure. They are all over the hill country and aren't just a high fence animal to hunt!

I'm having a hard time finding a place that will let me bring my wife. She likes to take photos as much as I do. I hunt with an old buddy every summer somewhere and I'll continue this hunt but now finding a place for basically only one hunter has proven more difficult. It's hard to say where you can find a good axis buck but it important to find a big ranch with lots of brush so they can grow old enough to reach their potential.

One ranch I've hunted several times has several trail cam photos of a true giant in a pasture that's a little over 1200 acres and has some really thick stuff along the river. The deer has never been seen in the daylight. I hunted him for 3 days straight the last 2 years and never seen him. My timing isn't working out this year for a hunt there so I'm still trying to firm up the dates on another place this summer! Let me know how you hunt goes....

I am sure http://baker3ranch.com/ can accommodate. Right outside of Rocksprings, Tx.

"Non Hunter:
Special Trophy Axis Hunt Package Hunt – $2000. If you would like to accompany a hunter on their experience but not hunt yourself, you can still take in the beauty of Baker3Ranch"


Have not hunted there yet. I will definitely be whacking an Axis this summer. I much prefer August.

Id love to work in an Axis hunt. Just not in the stars right now. I did walk up on these two Fallow boys several weeks ago while at the family place up by Lampasas.

Cool pic. I'm gonna do that some day. Beautiful animals aren't they?

Yes sir I've been on the Baker3 before when I lived in Uvalde. They have a large herd of Axis and they do have some big deer from time to time. Thanks for the link.

Takes a brave man to take a "flame" gun to Texas...

And, it takes more than Texas stickers on your rifle stocks to make you a real Texican...

Jus saying...

DF

The McFlame has been to Texas a few times...


The Texas stickers are there because Big Stick used up all the skull and crossbones stickers!

And I wanted him to see what a proper rifle in the "petting zoo" looked like

Johnny you know I have a "thing' for big mule deer...


But axis are great good fun to hunt and last years was the prettiest deer Ive ever killed....

I love hunting them spotted deer!! This buck was from about 2002.

EH49



Check this link out, click on the Axis specials.....this guy has a good rep over at the Texas Hunting Forum...

http://www.southernbuckoutfitters.com

Will do, thank you sir!

DATS what Im looking for!