What makes a axis and blackbuck a trophy?

[turbowhunter]

I'm a lifelong whitetail hunter and have never messed with anything else. I was invited to hunt axis and blackbuck antelope this weekend and want to educate myself before hunting. What do I look for in these animals?

[nsbowhunter]

Generaly a blackbuck with three spirals is around 18 inches long is considered a good one. Axis need to have atleast 3 points on each side with decent length but rarely have more then 4. But really a trophy is in the eye of the beholder.

[skeeter]

18 inches or more for a mature BLACK, blackbuck. 30" or more for an axis buck. Of course, anything killed with a bow is a trophy to me.

This has got to be my favorite trophy to date. 136 lb axis doe. 42 yards shot thru a 6 inch hole in the limbs! Memories of the hunt, not the size, make the trophy!

[markm]

My axis

This is my axis buck. He is a trophy to me but not a monster.

[JAV324]

Here is a pic of one of my wife's axis deer. Not the best pic

[Codie]

mark did you shoot that axis with an outfitter or on a private ranch?

[markm]

That axis came from Carta Valley.

[Bily Lovec]

30"+ on the Axis (got it)
20"+ on the BB (easy for me to say, I have a 21" and a 23")


YMMV...

[bowtech89]

for the axis 30"+ main beams

[Ted]

They just need to be purty!

[Eric4x4]

When you see a trophy of either one you will know it as soon as you see them. The wow factor

[Tommyh]

i will get an axis someday.......*sigh*

[skeeter]

heres a good un! Only had a camera w/ me this day. I saw him later while hunting,, but he had only one horn!

[Shane]

That's a pretty buck, skeeter.

[tinman]

This is my trophy axis...

Unfortunately, I was at Bar E a week early and when I had him broadside at 8-yards, he was tipped out but still in velvet and thus off-limits...so a week later, he rode home in Paul's truck instead.

Congrats again, Paul.