axis quest V 2009

[blackjack]

Congratulations Lesto and Bruce...I didn't have a chance to follow along during the weekend, but I was wondering how the hunt was going! Looks like a great weekend!

BTW...bet it was more than a little hot inside the pop-ups...that sun was brutal this weekend!

Thanks for shaing the stories and pics...this has been fun hunt to follow along on. Mitch you took some great LDP's!

[Michael]

Awesome reports, fellas! Congratulations Les and Bruce. Those are some beautiful critters!

[zcole04]

Congrats to the both of you on great looking axis.

[Joey~AP]

Allsome dots, men!

[Mike Miller]

Way to go Les and Bruce.

Les, did you get him at the windmill past the football field?

I'm hoping to head down for a couple hunts this week.

[Late Starter]

Stronnnnng. Jolly well done. 'Grats.

[TAMU Hunter]

those are pretty axis bucks for both of you ! Congrats.

[Tmag]

Very well done Les and Bruce. Congrats on 2 fine Axis.

[mboltm]

Well played, Congrats

[Tex_Cattleman]

Awesome! Congrats to you both.

[EddieHoward]

Man!, what a story -- congratulations!!

[bowmansdad]

Way to go, Les and Bruce! Great looking axis!

[Bowtech Lefty]

Congrats to the both of you, awesome looking axis bucks! Great write-up as well.

[Krivoman]

I will try to post one Ala-Tuthdoc-Style..... I had a bunch of axis come buy me this past weekend. Most were in the So-So Size range. Nothing really even pumped the heart rate except for one. Now I did not get them all on film as my camera is sitting out one window, and my blind gets circled by them at times.. Be a great setup for a 360 enclosed scent proof pit blind.... But anyway, here are a few that showed up in my camera window...

This guy was diggin my deer block...




His buddy Liked my feeder



This guy was a 800 yards away doing the Axis Texas two step tree rub... Did it 3 times in a row, then the bigger boy in the group did it in the same spot 3 times.... Anything you can do I can do better I guess...


Now this Guy I have seen a few times and had a good idea just how big he was.. So had I not seen him before, he might have gotten shot in this low light appearance.. He is a very nice looking deer, just not what I am looking for.




here is the last old dude bringing up the rear....


Now, with this already being a great weekend, me and Mark (trickyolgus) decided to make a feed run to fill up some feeders for next weekends Hunt. What this really means is Les and Bruce both had deer to clean and we wanted nothing to do with it... Kidding.. But Seriously, were not!!

While standing in the middle of the road at a feeder, this next creature crawled under a fence and walked right buy us... I am no exotic expert, and have guessed this to be the following, Sika Deer, Black falllow, Black Axis, Wierd Alien creature, or one of the prettiest things I have ever seen in the woods. His fur was so polished and his horn (4x4) just shined in the light.... Someone please chime in if they know what this is...







That is about all if got for now... Pretty successful weekend. 5 pigs and 2 axis bucks from 5 hunters... More to come next weekend.. Look out for
Axis Quest VI 2009

[Cull]

Cool Sika! That middle axis would have gotten a dirt nap.

Nice pics Mitch.