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Sika deer on the Eastern shore of Virginia #17755048 11/01/22
Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 21,801 Likes: 8 Anywhere people are Less Stupi... C CashisKing OP Campfire Ranger
OP CashisKing Campfire Ranger C Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 21,801 Likes: 8 Anywhere people are Less Stupi...	Mark shot a stag a couple of days ago (archery). Sorry no pics. It was an average Sika stag... weighed #40 after field dressing... i.e. not much meat... BUT... Sika is so tender you eat them with a spoon. They were imported from a small island in Japan to Maryland 100 years ago (or something like that) and have migrated to Virginia in the past few decades... Random YouTube video on origin... Random YouTube hunt... It is just different... that is why I posted. More to follow as the season progresses... If you are not actively engaging EVERY enemy you encounter... you are allowing another to fight for you... and that is cowardice... plain and simple.

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Re: Sika deer on the Eastern shore of Virginia CashisKing #17755549 11/01/22
Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 21,801 Likes: 8 Anywhere people are Less Stupi... C CashisKing OP Campfire Ranger
OP CashisKing Campfire Ranger C Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 21,801 Likes: 8 Anywhere people are Less Stupi...	I do not know any of the people in the videos... just random grabs to fill in a couple of blanks for folks that do not know anything about Sika. If you are not actively engaging EVERY enemy you encounter... you are allowing another to fight for you... and that is cowardice... plain and simple.

Re: Sika deer on the Eastern shore of Virginia CashisKing #17756191 11/01/22
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 23,686 Likes: 1 western VA J jackmountain Campfire Ranger
jackmountain Campfire Ranger J Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 23,686 Likes: 1 western VA	Originally Posted by CashisKing I do not know any of the people in the videos... just random grabs to fill in a couple of blanks for folks that do not know anything about Sika. Haven’t been to the eastern shore in 21 years (remember that because wife was pregnant with our daughter). Need to get over there again soon. Used to be really good flounder fishing off chincoteague. Last edited by jackmountain; 11/01/22.

Re: Sika deer on the Eastern shore of Virginia CashisKing #17756967 11/01/22
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,726 Likes: 14 Texas hanco Campfire Savant
hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,726 Likes: 14 Texas	We have a few on our deer lease, haven’t felt the need to shoot one. Aoudads, shoot everyone I see!

Re: Sika deer on the Eastern shore of Virginia CashisKing #17758934 11/02/22
Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 945 Central KY S scoony Campfire Regular
scoony Campfire Regular S Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 945 Central KY	Son arrowed this a couple years ago in Maryland. They are small but pack a surprising amount of meat that is delicious.

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Re: Sika deer on the Eastern shore of Virginia CashisKing #17760970 11/03/22
Joined: May 2015 Posts: 43 MD lower eastern shore W webbedfeet Campfire Greenhorn
webbedfeet Campfire Greenhorn W Joined: May 2015 Posts: 43 MD lower eastern shore	Can be tough animals to kill due to living in the marsh. I could be wrong but I think these are different then the deer then you have in texas. While not necessarily native I believe we have had them here since the late 1800s early 1900s and are now thriving in the salt marsh. And they are very very good to eat.

Re: Sika deer on the Eastern shore of Virginia webbedfeet #17761300 11/03/22
Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 21,801 Likes: 8 Anywhere people are Less Stupi... C CashisKing OP Campfire Ranger
OP CashisKing Campfire Ranger C Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 21,801 Likes: 8 Anywhere people are Less Stupi...	Originally Posted by webbedfeet And they are very very good to eat. Ain't that a fact... I am not sure if I have ever had better (domestic or game). If you are not actively engaging EVERY enemy you encounter... you are allowing another to fight for you... and that is cowardice... plain and simple.

Re: Sika deer on the Eastern shore of Virginia jackmountain #17761416 11/03/22
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Dude270 Campfire Tracker D Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 3,787 Western VA	Originally Posted by jackmountain Originally Posted by CashisKing I do not know any of the people in the videos... just random grabs to fill in a couple of blanks for folks that do not know anything about Sika. Haven’t been to the eastern shore in 21 years (remember that because wife was pregnant with our daughter). Need to get over there again soon. Used to be really good flounder fishing off chincoteague. Flounder fishing is still pretty good around there

Re: Sika deer on the Eastern shore of Virginia CashisKing #17761420 11/03/22
Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 3,787 Western VA D Dude270 Campfire Tracker
Dude270 Campfire Tracker D Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 3,787 Western VA	Sitka hunt over there is in my short list. A buddy I fish with from the eastern shore has killed a couple. Really neat critters

Re: Sika deer on the Eastern shore of Virginia CashisKing #17762406 11/03/22
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Sakoluvr Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,472 Where the wild things are.	If y’all can find it, one of the meat eater episodes had a hunt for those critters in Maryland. It is worth watching especially for those planning a hunt there. Not an easy hunt in that marsh environment! Faith and love of others knows no mileage nor bounds. That's simply the way it is. dogzapper After the game is over, the king and the pawn go into the same box. Italian Proverb

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Re: Sika deer on the Eastern shore of Virginia CashisKing #17762448 11/03/22
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 7,859 The RED part of MD S StoneCutter Campfire Outfitter
StoneCutter Campfire Outfitter S Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 7,859 The RED part of MD	I keep telling myself that one of these days I'm gonna go down to Dorchester Co. and shoot one of those little rat bastards. "Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem." Ronald Reagan

Re: Sika deer on the Eastern shore of Virginia CashisKing #17763208 11/03/22
Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 28,812 Likes: 4 West of the Blue Ridge Pappy348 Campfire Ranger
Pappy348 Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 28,812 Likes: 4 West of the Blue Ridge	The sika stags in Britain get pretty big, maybe 150lbs, and have some pretty nice racks. Might be due to them living on estates with lots of food. What fresh Hell is this?

Re: Sika deer on the Eastern shore of Virginia hanco #17763453 11/03/22
Joined: May 2013 Posts: 1,520 San Antonio, tx K Kellywk Campfire Regular
Kellywk Campfire Regular K Joined: May 2013 Posts: 1,520 San Antonio, tx	Originally Posted by hanco We have a few on our deer lease, haven’t felt the need to shoot one. Aoudads, shoot everyone I see! You should shoot one. By far best far best tasting wild game I’ve ever had

Re: Sika deer on the Eastern shore of Virginia Dude270 #17764726 11/04/22
Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 21,801 Likes: 8 Anywhere people are Less Stupi... C CashisKing OP Campfire Ranger
OP CashisKing Campfire Ranger C Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 21,801 Likes: 8 Anywhere people are Less Stupi...	Originally Posted by Dude270 Sitka hunt over there is in my short list. A buddy I fish with from the eastern shore has killed a couple. Really neat critters Sika is the correct spelling... Sitka is an Alaska deer (black tail maybe). Not trying to be rude... honestly it is a fairly common oops. If you are not actively engaging EVERY enemy you encounter... you are allowing another to fight for you... and that is cowardice... plain and simple.

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