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Nice buck! i love those things!

thanks paul.

he's 17 and 3/4" and was shot with a tikka t3 lite in 6.5x55

Podunk, there are good and bad shooting preserves. Like most everyting. Some are just like shooting old bossy the milch cow in a pen and some you could hardly tell from so called "fair chase" hunting.

Where ever you go call some references before hand and talk to them about facilities.

Look into cull and surplus hunts. Most places will have them if not advertised. Usually a lot cheaper if you just want to take an animal.

BCR

Where did the one go of you and a blackbuck?

I don't know enough, or anything really about those critters but why aren't they black? Different variation or time of year?

Thats nice blackbuck. I think im gonna look into those cull hunts. Sadly florida wma's just dont offer the kind of hunting that really gets new hunters excited and hooked. Especially female hunters. I think im gonna take her on a half day quail hunt this summer and a preserve hunt towards the fall. Now just to find the surplus/ cull hunts.

Introducing her to hunting, I'd do whatever I could to make sure she enjoyed the whole experience. Not necessarily spending a bundle of bucks, just going out of your way to make her hunt a good one.

I suppose the hunting preserves are a viable option, and might make for a very nice weekend hunt. Why not?

Am just thinking that a good positive attitude, not worrying a lot about costs, just getting out and having fun would be the way to go. On the other hand I've been married almost 30 years and my wife has absolutely no interest in hunting with me. She doesn't mind at all that I go, and I don't try to force her to come along. It's worked out real well for us, for a long time now. We ski, hike and camp together. She likes to come along while I fly fish, but wants nothing to do with killing anything. That's okay by me.

Regards, Guy

All true Guy, My girlfriend loves the outdoors and loves to hunt. Sadly we have conflicting work schedules so it makes it hard for us to hunt a whole lot. Most of the time she gets to go with me is in the summer when all ive got to hunt is hogs and yotes. I really want her to kill something bigger that isnt a terrible hard hunt just to get her interested. Now im trying to find the right price at a preserve.

Remember, it's going to be your wife's hunt. She probably does not know the difference between high fence, low fence or no fence. Just take her and have a good time.

She does know the difference but unlike us men she doesnt feel the macho need to worry about such matters as bragging rights.

That's because some guys cater to them. A chick could shoot a tied up whitetail and the guys will say "That was great honey, good shot and great hunt"

They are actually the tan'ish color but the bucks have glands on their foreheads that when they become dominant they release an oil from the gland that turns the hair black.

Least that's how i understand it!

here's the two dad and i shot in argentina.



here's the boys from TX..

From what I can see the boys looks darker.

it is, less of a heard so younger bucks can mate.



here's one of dads from TX...

I reckon in some instances thats the case. Definitely not in mine, my girl is just glad to spend time with me and enjoys being in the outdoors. I dont know what she sees in me im an azzhole about hunting i dont cut her any slack at all.

Thinking I do remember hearing that before Paul.

I still think I'd take her on an Axis hunt, they can be pretty spooky from my limited time hunting them, are beautiful and taste fantastic.

They are very pretty Paul.

Did you get em mounted?

i agree! an axis hunt even on a preserve is pretty hard, unless you have it penned up on a leash. they are spooky..

oh ya! i have mine and my wife's up right now but i'm still waiting on my sons. i inherited my fathers trophies so i have to find room for those now too!

Cool,

steelhead,

still a little bashful i guess i took it off.

from what i was told same bucks go through a color phase and tan out. my was completely tan, and hers has some black streaks as you can see.

they were challenging. the axis on the other hand were like freaking ghost, and damn near impossible to stalk on the ranch we hunted.