Went out last night trying to use some of these tags that are burning up in my wallet. Felt lazy, so I brought the 30-30 and sat my son's rifle blind. About 4:15 I look up and just about have a heart attack. 60 yds out, AXIS! Something about those axis gets me all fired up.
Looking him over through the binos, I had a brief "give him another 6 weeks" moment. I got over that real quick, remembering I hunt a very small, no-fence property, and in 4 years this is only the 4th time I have seen an exotic.
Lined up the shot and touched it off. Right as he bolted, my trail cam flashed. I didn't pull the card, but there's a chance for a pretty cool pic on there. Found him at the end of a good blood trail, about 40 yds from the shot, piled up in a big mess of brush.
He dressed at a little over 160 lbs.
I asked this on another thread, but I'll throw it out again. Is there enough horn under all that velvet to make a euro mount? The hide is already in the freezer, set to be a rug.
Looking him over through the binos, I had a brief "give him another 6 weeks" moment. I got over that real quick, remembering I hunt a very small, no-fence property, and in 4 years this is only the 4th time I have seen an exotic.
Lined up the shot and touched it off. Right as he bolted, my trail cam flashed. I didn't pull the card, but there's a chance for a pretty cool pic on there. Found him at the end of a good blood trail, about 40 yds from the shot, piled up in a big mess of brush.
He dressed at a little over 160 lbs.
I asked this on another thread, but I'll throw it out again. Is there enough horn under all that velvet to make a euro mount? The hide is already in the freezer, set to be a rug.
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