Axis to the East?

[JW]

I have not seen these, but, there is a fellow that owns some property pretty close to Jasper that has some Axis...or so Ive been told.

That's cause I'm trying to eliminate em.

[Stolle]

We have some in Northern Colorado County, but good luck finding a place to hunt there. Those families run deep and there's a gun behind every tree in that area.

I heard someone saw a few just north of our place on Brushy Rd. No signs of any at our feeders.

[Cuz]

Exotics would be all over the state, but in east texas, if one walked out to under a feeder, you know they'll get popped. So I don't think east texas will ever have a good sized population of exotics. In rocksprings, we pass up axis deer and fallow all year round unless it's a beast. On low fence property.

I don't know about that now. The areas with a lot of axis and such mostly have them because there's ten to one game ranches around there. So there's a LOT more opportunities for these exotics to escape. They wouldn't be shot any more in east Texas than they are in hill country. We hunt not technically "east" Texas but what most would consider east Texas. It's where the piney woods meet the post oak savannah. There's tons of cover (better cover than the hill country) and plenty of pastures for grazing. They'd do very well there imo if they were introduced. PLEASE, LET THEM BE INTRODUCED!

[JW]

I don't know about that now. The areas with a lot of axis and such mostly have them because there's ten to one game ranches around there. So there's a LOT more opportunities for these exotics to escape. They wouldn't be shot any more in east Texas than they are in hill country. We hunt not technically "east" Texas but what most would consider east Texas. It's where the piney woods meet the post oak savannah. There's tons of cover (better cover than the hill country) and plenty of pastures for grazing. They'd do very well there imo if they were introduced. PLEASE, LET THEM BE INTRODUCED!

No! I'll kill all of em!

[Bullseye07]

I found some sika deer sheds that were around 4 years old on a fence line a ways bit in the woods behind my house in montgomery county.

how do you age sheds without the animal?

[BigThicketBoy]

There's a China Tx too haha. Before Beaumont

And a Moscow Tx

[BigThicketBoy]

My dad swears he saw an axis doe in the Big Thicket near Saratoga.

Seen buffalo too.
Guy in Batson had some exotics that got out during Katrina

[JW]

Seen buffalo too.
Guy in Batson had some exotics that got out during Katrina

Lance Rosier?

[deer hunter guy]

how do you age sheds without the animal?

I mean they were probably sitting there for about 4 years. Not much of them left.

[Bullseye07]

I mean they were probably sitting there for about 4 years. Not much of them left.

Ohhhh gotcha. I was like:"I need to learn this technique"

[BigThicketBoy]

Lance Rosier?

Circle T

[Truckville]

No! I'll kill all of em!

Get Em Ragin! I don't want those foreigners barking at me while I'm trying to hunt my beloved whitetails.

[CURTIS250]

Get Em Ragin! I don't want those foreigners barking at me while I'm trying to hunt my beloved whitetails.

More of a reason to shoot them.

[El General]

I don't know about that now. The areas with a lot of axis and such mostly have them because there's ten to one game ranches around there. So there's a LOT more opportunities for these exotics to escape. They wouldn't be shot any more in east Texas than they are in hill country. We hunt not technically "east" Texas but what most would consider east Texas. It's where the piney woods meet the post oak savannah. There's tons of cover (better cover than the hill country) and plenty of pastures for grazing. They'd do very well there imo if they were introduced. PLEASE, LET THEM BE INTRODUCED!

Axis eat what whitetail can eat, and then when all the browse and forbs are gone they can digest things whitetail can't. They out compete whitetail for food until the whitetail are gone.

[txtrophy85]

Axis eat what whitetail can eat, and then when all the browse and forbs are gone they can digest things whitetail can't. They out compete whitetail for food until the whitetail are gone.

axis are primarily grazers but will switch to browse if need be.

if range conditions permit they will stick with grasses.


we have had axis on our property for almost 15 years and haven't had any issues with them negatively affecting our whitetail. they hang out in different areas, eat different things and cohabit quite nicely