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SIKA! #17791470 11/11/22 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 76,844 Southwestern Montucky ingwe OP Campfire Oracle OP ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 76,844 Southwestern Montucky I thought my previous two Sika were big for their specie. I was wrong.... .243 and 100 gr Hornady "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: SIKA! ingwe #17791510 11/11/22 Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 11,943 Texas G geedubya Campfire Outfitter geedubya Campfire Outfitter G Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 11,943 Texas Nice Stag, Ingwe-san! ya! GWB A Kill Artist. When I draw, I draw blood.

Re: SIKA! ingwe #17792768 11/12/22 Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 5,653 J JeffP Campfire Tracker JeffP Campfire Tracker J Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 5,653 Maryland? Decades of voting for the lesser of two evils has gotten us just that.....

Re: SIKA! JeffP #17793046 11/12/22 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 76,844 Southwestern Montucky ingwe OP Campfire Oracle OP ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 76,844 Southwestern Montucky Originally Posted by JeffP Maryland? Nope, Texas..they don't grow them like that in Maryland, but I'll bet they taste just as good! "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: SIKA! ingwe #17793114 11/12/22 Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,462 AZ T Talus_in_Arizona Campfire Tracker Talus_in_Arizona Campfire Tracker T Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,462 AZ Excellent! I do not entertain hypotheticals. The world itself is vexing enough. -- Col. Stonehill

Re: SIKA! ingwe #17793221 11/12/22 Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 6,890 Southern Kolorado B Bighorn Campfire Tracker Bighorn Campfire Tracker B Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 6,890 Southern Kolorado Here's a dandy Sika buck, taken a few years ago in Missouri- wish I could say it was good eating, tasty for sure, but tough as leather! I'd rather be a free man in my grave, than living as a puppet or a slave....

Re: SIKA! ingwe #17793235 11/12/22 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 63,928 TX chlinstructor Campfire Kahuna chlinstructor Campfire Kahuna Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 63,928 TX I didn’t realize the bucks got that big. I’ve only killed a doe. Both of those bucks look like a hoss. Congratulations to the Grand Poobah and Bighorn ! "Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!" ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: SIKA! ingwe #17793277 11/12/22 Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 6,444 Back of the Wasatch S Springcove Campfire Tracker Springcove Campfire Tracker S Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 6,444 Back of the Wasatch Congratulations.

Re: SIKA! ingwe #17793820 11/12/22 Joined: May 2002 Posts: 9,247 Vic_in_Va Campfire Outfitter Vic_in_Va Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2002 Posts: 9,247 Nice one, Poobs!

Re: SIKA! ingwe #17793888 11/12/22 Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 3,533 Austin, TX Whiptail Campfire Tracker Whiptail Campfire Tracker Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 3,533 Austin, TX Nice! Where in Texas are you? Quando omni flunkus moritati

Re: SIKA! JeffP #17794040 11/12/22 Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,498 Florida G Ghostman Campfire Regular Ghostman Campfire Regular G Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,498 Florida Originally Posted by JeffP Maryland? The deer on the Maryland's Eastern shore are Japanese Sika. Most of the Sika found at Shooting Preserves and ranches are Polynesian Sika. Poly's get substantially bigger in both body and antler size.

Re: SIKA! ingwe #17794092 11/12/22 Joined: Jul 2022 Posts: 134 J JENKINS9 Campfire Member JENKINS9 Campfire Member J Joined: Jul 2022 Posts: 134 Yes sika deer on Maryland's eastern shore or half that size.

Re: SIKA! Bighorn #17794151 11/12/22 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 76,844 Southwestern Montucky ingwe OP Campfire Oracle OP ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 76,844 Southwestern Montucky Originally Posted by Bighorn Here's a dandy Sika buck, taken a few years ago in Missouri- wish I could say it was good eating, tasty for sure, but tough as leather! THAT is a stud! I'm taking your lead on mine, after my experiences with elk. The big ones are tasty...but chewy, so my Sika is going into nothing but burgers and back straps. "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: SIKA! Ghostman #17794160 11/12/22 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 76,844 Southwestern Montucky ingwe OP Campfire Oracle OP ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 76,844 Southwestern Montucky Originally Posted by Ghostman Originally Posted by JeffP Maryland? The deer on the Maryland's Eastern shore are Japanese Sika. Most of the Sika found at Shooting Preserves and ranches are Polynesian Sika. Poly's get substantially bigger in both body and antler size. This one was a Japanese Sika. Dybowskis do get bigger, and generally are a lighter color. "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: SIKA! Whiptail #17794165 11/12/22 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 76,844 Southwestern Montucky ingwe OP Campfire Oracle OP ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 76,844 Southwestern Montucky Originally Posted by Whiptail Nice! Where in Texas are you? That was in Kosse Texas. "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: SIKA! ingwe #17794491 11/12/22 Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 2,369 Vermont PintsofCraft Campfire Regular PintsofCraft Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 2,369 Vermont Very nice!

Re: SIKA! ingwe #17794498 11/12/22 Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 352 Arizona D Dobegrant Campfire Member Dobegrant Campfire Member D Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 352 Arizona Congratulations very nice Patron Member NRA, Arizona Hunter Education Instructor

Re: SIKA! ingwe #17794600 11/12/22 Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 671 R ridgerunner_ky Campfire Regular ridgerunner_ky Campfire Regular R Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 671 I see left the .223 at home this time and pulled out the big guns. What does a Sika taste like? Last edited by ridgerunner_ky; 11/12/22.

Re: SIKA! ridgerunner_ky #17794611 11/12/22 Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 11,943 Texas G geedubya Campfire Outfitter geedubya Campfire Outfitter G Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 11,943 Texas Originally Posted by ridgerunner_ky I see left the .223 at home this time and pulled out the big guns. What does a Sika taste like? The meat is super dark, almost purple/black on the three I've killed. IMHO, something like Axis, but a tad more "gamey", Makes great jerky! ya! GWB A Kill Artist. When I draw, I draw blood.

Re: SIKA! geedubya #17794616 11/12/22 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 63,928 TX chlinstructor Campfire Kahuna chlinstructor Campfire Kahuna Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 63,928 TX Originally Posted by geedubya Originally Posted by ridgerunner_ky I see left the .223 at home this time and pulled out the big guns. What does a Sika taste like? The meat is super dark, almost purple/black on the three I've killed. IMHO, something like Axis, but a tad more "gamey", Makes great jerky! ya! GWB I was not impressed with the Sitka meat at all. Axis is much better IMO. "Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!" ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: SIKA! ridgerunner_ky #17794678 11/12/22 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 76,844 Southwestern Montucky ingwe OP Campfire Oracle OP ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 76,844 Southwestern Montucky Originally Posted by ridgerunner_ky I see left the .223 at home this time and pulled out the big guns. What does a Sika taste like? I did bring the heavy artillery this time. Sika to me tastes very much like elk and I actually prefer it slightly to Axis. "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: SIKA! ingwe #17794726 11/12/22 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,447 colorado bob Campfire Tracker colorado bob Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,447 Really nice--Conglads

Re: SIKA! ingwe #17794864 11/12/22 Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 671 R ridgerunner_ky Campfire Regular ridgerunner_ky Campfire Regular R Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 671 Originally Posted by ingwe Originally Posted by ridgerunner_ky I see left the .223 at home this time and pulled out the big guns. What does a Sika taste like? I did bring the heavy artillery this time. Sika to me tastes very much like elk and I actually prefer it slightly to Axis. Elk is good. Is that a free range Sika?

Re: SIKA! ingwe #17797066 11/13/22 Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,973 KTN, AK AKduck Campfire Regular AKduck Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,973 KTN, AK Very cool Yup.

Re: SIKA! ingwe #17797382 11/13/22 Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,422 Montana 6 6MMWASP Campfire Tracker 6MMWASP Campfire Tracker 6 Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,422 Montana Congrats Tom.

Re: SIKA! ingwe #17797923 11/13/22 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 30,466 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 30,466 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas Waidmannsheil Ingwe!!! Well done! Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: SIKA! kaywoodie #17798446 11/13/22 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 76,844 Southwestern Montucky ingwe OP Campfire Oracle OP ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 76,844 Southwestern Montucky Originally Posted by kaywoodie Waidmannsheil Ingwe!!! Well done! Waidmannsdank Bob ! Note...this one got " the last bite".... Last edited by ingwe; 11/13/22. "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: SIKA! ingwe #17799037 11/14/22 Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,396 Louisiana-U.S.A. J Joe Campfire Tracker Joe Campfire Tracker J Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,396 Louisiana-U.S.A. Outstanding Ingwe and Bighorn! Shew me thy ways, O LORD: teach me thy paths. "there are few better cartridges on Earth than the 7 x 57mm Mauser" "the .30 Springfield is light, accurate, penetrating, and has surprising stopping power"

Re: SIKA! ingwe #17799132 11/14/22 Joined: Nov 2018 Posts: 1,076 C Cascade Campfire Regular Cascade Campfire Regular C Joined: Nov 2018 Posts: 1,076 That's great! Couple of great looking sika for sure. Guy

Re: SIKA! JENKINS9 #17799192 11/14/22 Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 2,405 Wyoming W wyoming260 Campfire Regular wyoming260 Campfire Regular W Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 2,405 Wyoming Originally Posted by JENKINS9 Yes sika deer on Maryland's eastern shore or half that size. I have taken more than a couple of Md. sika to the check station that weighed right in the 40-60lbs range. One was 28lbs.... But lovely table fare.

Re: SIKA! ingwe #17800280 11/14/22 Joined: May 2017 Posts: 951 Justahunter Campfire Regular Justahunter Campfire Regular Joined: May 2017 Posts: 951 Very cool! Todd

Re: SIKA! ingwe #17800365 11/14/22 Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 2,168 South L Leftybolt Campfire Regular Leftybolt Campfire Regular L Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 2,168 South Sportsman’s Warehouse in Memphis, Tn(actually, Southaven, Ms) has a large Sika bull shoulder mount…it is impressive, absolutely beautiful! Seeing that mount makes me want to hunt them. Leftybolt

Re: SIKA! ingwe #17800642 11/14/22 Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,547 Southern Oregon Blacktail53 Campfire Tracker Blacktail53 Campfire Tracker Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,547 Southern Oregon Whoop!! Great buck! BT53 "Where do they find young men like this?" Reporter Savidge, Iraq Elk, it's what's for dinner....

Re: SIKA! ingwe #17800694 11/14/22 Joined: Jul 2022 Posts: 134 J JENKINS9 Campfire Member JENKINS9 Campfire Member J Joined: Jul 2022 Posts: 134 My friend has a full body mount of a sika he killed in Maryland. His German Shepard is bigger then it. He kills one every couple of years on his hunting lease. He mainly has it turned into Bologna and snack sticks. Its not too bad like that.

Re: SIKA! ingwe #17801090 11/14/22 Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 6,890 Southern Kolorado B Bighorn Campfire Tracker Bighorn Campfire Tracker B Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 6,890 Southern Kolorado Here's the shoulder mount of my Sika buck. Doubt I will ever find one bigger! Last edited by Bighorn; 11/14/22. I'd rather be a free man in my grave, than living as a puppet or a slave....

Re: SIKA! Bighorn #17801172 11/14/22 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 76,844 Southwestern Montucky ingwe OP Campfire Oracle OP ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 76,844 Southwestern Montucky Originally Posted by Bighorn Here's the shoulder mount of my Sika buck. Doubt I will ever find one bigger! OUTSTANDING!!! And yeah, you'll never see a bigger one! "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: SIKA! ingwe #17801887 11/14/22 Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 15,872 Northern California Hammerdown Campfire Ranger Hammerdown Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 15,872 Northern California Nice deer to all who have posted. Thanks for sharing. Randy Cole NRA Patriot Life Benefactor Member #45 in 2020

Re: SIKA! ingwe #17806771 11/16/22 Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 45,418 Just The Tip T tzone Campfire 'Bwana tzone Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 45,418 Just The Tip I see you weren't messing around and busted out the big rifle this time. Camp is where you make it.

Re: SIKA! tzone #17808361 11/16/22 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 76,844 Southwestern Montucky ingwe OP Campfire Oracle OP ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 76,844 Southwestern Montucky Originally Posted by tzone I see you weren't messing around and busted out the big rifle this time. Yep Tom...I got carried away..... "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: SIKA! ingwe #17808924 11/16/22 Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 7,196 Kansas skeen Campfire Tracker skeen Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 7,196 Kansas Originally Posted by ingwe I thought my previous two Sika were big for their specie. I was wrong.... .243 and 100 gr Hornady Very cool - congrats!

Re: SIKA! ingwe #17820415 11/20/22 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 4,329 TX J Jeffrey Campfire Tracker Jeffrey Campfire Tracker J Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 4,329 TX You’re still a stunt shooter. Congrats!