Killed a big axis buck..Non-graphic pix inside

[AgTitan06]

I killed this large axis buck on 6/8/08 at 6:15am. I put a bunch of corn out the night before, and woke up and saw there were about 40 axis deer about 70 yards from the ranch house. I shot him with my Winchester Model 70, .243 caliber rifle, and he dropped instantly. Where he is laying is where I shot him. You can still see the corn I had put out. I'm getting him wall mounted, and have the meat getting processed..It will provide about 60 pounds of hamburger meat, and about 25 pounds of steak. The mount won't be ready for 6 months to a year.





Yours truly,

[BigDavid]

You can hunt in Texas in summer?

[AgTitan06]

Originally Posted by BigDavid

You can hunt in Texas in summer?

You can hunt exotic animals 24/7, 365 days a year

EXOTIC ANIMALS AND FOWL
Exotic animal refers to grass-eating or plant-eating, single-hoofed or cloven-hoofed mammals that are not indigenous or native to Texas and are known as ungulates, including animals from the deer and antelope families that landowners have introduced into this state. Includes, but is not limited to feral hog, Aoudad sheep, Axis deer, Elk, Sika deer, Fallow deer, Blackbuck antelope, Nilgai antelope, and Russian boar. Exotic fowl refers to any avian species that is not indigenous to this state, including ratites (emu, ostrich, rhea, cassowary, etc.).
There are no state bag or possession limits or closed seasons on exotic animals or fowl on private property. It is against the law to:

* Hunt an exotic without a valid hunting license.
* Hunt an exotic on a public road or right-of-way.
* Hunt an exotic without the landowner's permission.
* Possess an exotic or the carcass of an exotic without the owner's consent.

[niceun]

Awesome AG! That's a beautiful animal. He ain't from around here, is he??

[DRTYAZN]

Nice looking Axis... soooo... when's the Titan / exotic hunt meet???

[helomech]

Awesome man. That is a terrific buck. That little .243 is a great round, my wife shot that 225 lb hog with one, and it fell and never got back up.

[helomech]

He looks pretty big, how much did he weigh?

[AgTitan06]

Originally Posted by helomech

He looks pretty big, how much did he weigh?

Well because of the Texas heat, we gutted and quartered it right away and got the meat on ice. We estimated between 180 to 200 pounds

[helomech]

Originally Posted by AgTitan06

Well because of the Texas heat, we gutted and quartered it right away and got the meat on ice. We estimated between 180 to 200 pounds

Wow, that is a big axis. Congrats to you.