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<blockquote data-quote="Roland Baker" data-source="post: 1314102" data-attributes="member: 92512"><p>There are an estimated 70,000+ head of free ranging Axis deer in the Texas hill country. They were brought to several ranches in the hill country in the 1950's and like any animal will find a way out of just about any enclosure. Axis are similar to hogs in that they travel up and down watersheds thrughout many counties in the state. </p><p></p><p>Axis are for the most part much more wary than WT deer IMHO and if they know they are being hunted will bury themselves in the thickest cover available and become mostly nocturnal. If you disturb them they will leave an area for months at a time.</p><p></p><p>Hunting Axis in a decent sized high fence ranch can be incredibly difficult and frustrating. Axis bucks get stupid during the summer months as most of the females are bred then but a buck can be hard horned any time of the year and fawns can be born year around. Trust me folks, hunting Axis can be easy at times if you catch a buck with a hot doe but they are very challenging most of the time. OBTW I will hunt a field or meadow early and late but I won't set over a feeder. </p><p></p><p>The Axis numbers in Texas are growing yearly because in the same range they seem to out compete WT deer because their diets are so diverse compared to the WT. </p><p>I've hunted Axis for 25 years and I've never killed a buck or doe that wasn't fat and healthy no matter what the condition of the browse they have available.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Roland Baker, post: 1314102, member: 92512"] There are an estimated 70,000+ head of free ranging Axis deer in the Texas hill country. They were brought to several ranches in the hill country in the 1950's and like any animal will find a way out of just about any enclosure. Axis are similar to hogs in that they travel up and down watersheds thrughout many counties in the state. Axis are for the most part much more wary than WT deer IMHO and if they know they are being hunted will bury themselves in the thickest cover available and become mostly nocturnal. If you disturb them they will leave an area for months at a time. Hunting Axis in a decent sized high fence ranch can be incredibly difficult and frustrating. Axis bucks get stupid during the summer months as most of the females are bred then but a buck can be hard horned any time of the year and fawns can be born year around. Trust me folks, hunting Axis can be easy at times if you catch a buck with a hot doe but they are very challenging most of the time. OBTW I will hunt a field or meadow early and late but I won't set over a feeder. The Axis numbers in Texas are growing yearly because in the same range they seem to out compete WT deer because their diets are so diverse compared to the WT. I've hunted Axis for 25 years and I've never killed a buck or doe that wasn't fat and healthy no matter what the condition of the browse they have available. [/QUOTE]
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