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Poor Quality photo of a giant of a red sheep. I was over 250 yards away so the photo's not great but dang that was a nice ram. ![[Linked Image]](http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l529/elkhunter49/IMG_4126_zps01bfcb62.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l529/elkhunter49/IMG_4126_zpsd3489143.jpg) A couple young Waterbuck and a young Roan ![[Linked Image]](http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l529/elkhunter49/IMG_4056_zps8475c7d0.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l529/elkhunter49/IMG_4054_zpsff733578.jpg) Bongo up close and personal ![[Linked Image]](http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l529/elkhunter49/IMG_4049_zps94b013fb.jpg) Young Eland Bull with some cows ![[Linked Image]](http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l529/elkhunter49/dce4b087-8029-4dbf-9906-72505f64245c_zpspqghj2jb.jpg)
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I found one of an old bull with curved horns. ![[Linked Image]](http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l529/elkhunter49/b16f4d21-3d9e-4deb-a05a-fc947df4a378_zpsri4nvpm3.jpg)
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Elkhunter, those are amazing pictures.
With having babies every couple of years, and buying a house I have not had the chance to really get out and hunt. Those pictures really light up a fire in my desire to chase some nice animal in the Hill country, seems like it requires dropping some coin, but at least logistics may be easier coming from Houston.
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Great pics! Please keep sharing them. Very well done.
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*That* (the one on the left) is a helluva axis...! I would not be surprised if that deer had 40" mainbeams and was 40" wide. Yea he's about as good as they get. I had a guy call me from some giant ranch in South Florida. He said he had been raising Axis for meat and hunts for over 30 years and had never seen a deer like that. Here are a few more photos of him. I've posted these before so if you've seen them before I'm sorry! Beautiful animal for sure, Baker ![[Linked Image]](http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l529/elkhunter49/96cc25e5-850f-4992-9bfc-b2e294aefb64_zpsofttvr5q.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l529/elkhunter49/a092546e-7e80-4153-a426-53f565e3f0d3_zpsru7dryoh.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l529/elkhunter49/086ce17e-f73e-477c-a51c-3dbfe646c698_zpsxjuff2fl.jpg)
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He is a beast...! I've only seen two axis bucks on the hoof in my life that were in the same category as that one. Once was between Vanderpool and Lost Maples State Park along 187, and the other time was on a ranch off of the North side of 41 between Mountain Home and 1340. *That* deer in your pictures is unreal...!
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[IMG]He is a beast...! I've only seen two axis bucks on the hoof in my life that were in the same category as that one. Once was between Vanderpool and Lost Maples State Park along 187, and the other time was on a ranch off of the North side of 41 between Mountain Home and 1340. *That* deer in your pictures is unreal...! I think he's an honest 40" beams by 40" wide deer.
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my blackbuck ![[Linked Image]](http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac137/rockchucker/hunting%20pic/IMG_0006_i2e.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac137/rockchucker/20160513_134722_zpsdptsdnhc.jpg)
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Great buck Bobby, how long is he?
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OK...just got back...as planned I was picky the first couple days of the hunt, and by day 3 I figured Id better get on the trigger.....not gonna win any prizes, but I was damn happy with him...he was absolutely beautiful in all respects and weighed in at 230lbs.  ![[Linked Image]](http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss45/thmsbrownlee/IMG_2027_zpslahpqyyc.jpg)
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I'll throw in a pic of my blackbuck for Bobby! ![[Linked Image]](http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss45/thmsbrownlee/IMG_2018_zpsangn8fol.jpg)
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Thanks Marc: that Axis was the first critter in a very long time that Ive taken and run the gamut of emotions with- all the reasons that we hunt...
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ingwe, good work.. Those are nice animals.. Been a long while since I shot an axis.. Maybe 12 years.. Only took one black buck.. Beautiful animals.. Congratulations!!!
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Nice Tom. I counted and took pictures of 34 axis in my back yard two days ago. Three bucks, the largest about like the one you shot.
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Excellent job. They're awful pretty and so damn good to eat I'll keep going back for more!
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Very fine axis, Tom, and nice mass on that blackbuck!
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