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I thought my previous two Sika were big for their specie. I was wrong.... .243 and 100 gr Hornady

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Nice Stag, Ingwe-san!

ya!

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Maryland?


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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!


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Excellent!


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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!
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I didn’t realize the bucks got that big. I’ve only killed a doe. Both of those bucks look like a hoss.
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Congratulations.

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Nice one, Poobs!

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Nice! Where in Texas are you?



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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.

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Yes sika deer on Maryland's eastern shore or half that size.

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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!
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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.


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Originally Posted by Ghostman
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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.


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Originally Posted by Whiptail
Nice! Where in Texas are you?

That was in Kosse Texas.


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Very nice!

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Congratulations very nice


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I see left the .223 at home this time and pulled out the big guns. What does a Sika taste like?

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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.

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IMHO, something like Axis, but a tad more "gamey",

Makes great jerky!

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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.

[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]

IMHO, something like Axis, but a tad more "gamey",

Makes great jerky!

ya!

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I was not impressed with the Sitka meat at all. Axis is much better IMO.


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