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Free Range Axis Hunt Pics
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06/25/15 02:50 AM
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scottfromdallas
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Re: Free Range Axis Hunt Pics
[Re: scottfromdallas]
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06/25/15 03:04 AM
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fbchunter
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Congrats on a couple nice animals
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Re: Free Range Axis Hunt Pics
[Re: scottfromdallas]
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06/25/15 03:42 AM
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NDN98
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Congrats on two very nice trophies!
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Re: Free Range Axis Hunt Pics
[Re: NDN98]
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06/25/15 10:18 AM
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Stub
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Looks and sounds like a fun hunt, great looking bucks Welcome to the Forum
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Re: Free Range Axis Hunt Pics
[Re: scottfromdallas]
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06/25/15 11:07 AM
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Chief Joe
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Wow two great trophies!
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Re: Free Range Axis Hunt Pics
[Re: Stub]
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06/25/15 11:22 AM
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SnakeWrangler
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Looks and sounds like a fun hunt, great looking bucks Welcome to the Forum Really nice black buck...what is the length?
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Re: Free Range Axis Hunt Pics
[Re: SnakeWrangler]
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06/25/15 11:34 AM
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scottfromdallas
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Thanks for all the replies. Black Buck was 18". He wasn't a monster but he was interesting with some nice curls and his horns had an unusually narrow angle. The Axis had 32" main beams. The ranch had no supplemental feeding so everything was living off the land. The water seemed to help all the wildlife. I saw a pair of chocolate Fallow bucks but they were still growing their antlers and in velvet.
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Re: Free Range Axis Hunt Pics
[Re: scottfromdallas]
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06/25/15 01:02 PM
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Drop Tine
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Looks like a great hunt! I love that part of Texas.....someday I'm gonna retire down there
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Re: Free Range Axis Hunt Pics
[Re: scottfromdallas]
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06/25/15 01:20 PM
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TonyinVA
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looks like you had a great hunt...and a little luck is never a bad thing.....congrats
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Re: Free Range Axis Hunt Pics
[Re: scottfromdallas]
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06/25/15 02:17 PM
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swmays
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Congratulations on getting some fine trophies! Pretty country.
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Re: Free Range Axis Hunt Pics
[Re: scottfromdallas]
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06/25/15 02:35 PM
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lsbrim
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Looks like an amazing hunt! Two great animals as well.
Congrats and welcome!
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Re: Free Range Axis Hunt Pics
[Re: lsbrim]
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06/25/15 02:36 PM
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East
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Looks like an amazing hunt! Two great animals as well.
Congrats and welcome!
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Re: Free Range Axis Hunt Pics
[Re: scottfromdallas]
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06/25/15 02:57 PM
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SniperRAB
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Very Nice and will make two great mounts
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Re: Free Range Axis Hunt Pics
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06/25/15 04:40 PM
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sparrish8
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Good work on 2 wall hangers, lots of good eating there
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Re: Free Range Axis Hunt Pics
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06/25/15 06:03 PM
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Elkhunter49
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Very Nice and will make two great mounts ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
A true friend reaches for your hand but touches your heart.
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Re: Free Range Axis Hunt Pics
[Re: Elkhunter49]
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06/25/15 07:37 PM
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scottfromdallas
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Very Nice and will make two great mounts ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Thanks Elkhunter. I know you have some really awesome mounts with beautiful eye guards.
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Re: Free Range Axis Hunt Pics
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06/25/15 08:02 PM
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Nice animals! Very interesting round you used for your hunt. (I've always been curious about ALL .338's). I just came home from Mt. Home, TX. I had a GREAT Axis Hunt w/ Longer Outdoors (Capt. Ryan Longer).
"I can't be over gunned because the animal can't be over dead"-Elmer Keith 10/30/2012 I VOTED for The American
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Re: Free Range Axis Hunt Pics
[Re: Stub]
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06/25/15 08:04 PM
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chital_shikari
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Looks and sounds like a fun hunt, great looking bucks Welcome to the Forum X2,
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Re: Free Range Axis Hunt Pics
[Re: scottfromdallas]
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06/25/15 08:29 PM
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Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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Re: Free Range Axis Hunt Pics
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06/25/15 11:11 PM
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scottfromdallas
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338 Federal is just a 308 necked up to shoot 338 bullets. Easy on the shoulder but you can launch 200 Accubonds to 210 Partitions to 2600 FPS. Not a barn burner but good enough. I was using now discontinued 180 Ballistic tips that I picked up for $10 a box. I loaded it with 48.5 grains of TAC which was good for 2700 fps. Worked well but probably anything would have because they were both neck shots. My 338 Federal Hawkeye is of one of my most accurate rifles so I took it.
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Re: Free Range Axis Hunt Pics
[Re: scottfromdallas]
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06/25/15 11:23 PM
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Erathkid
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Beautiful animals. That is a great hunting area for sure. Welcome to the forum
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Re: Free Range Axis Hunt Pics
[Re: scottfromdallas]
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06/25/15 11:27 PM
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Wilhunt
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Very nice!
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Re: Free Range Axis Hunt Pics
[Re: scottfromdallas]
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06/26/15 12:27 AM
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Elkhunter49
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[quote=scottfromdallas]338 Federal is just a 308 necked up to shoot 338 bullets. Easy on the shoulder but you can launch 200 Accubonds to 210 Partitions to 2600 FPS. Not a barn burner but good enough.
I was using now discontinued 180 Ballistic tips that I picked up for $10 a box. I loaded it with 48.5 grains of TAC which was good for 2700 fps. Worked well but probably anything would have because they were both neck shots. My 338 Federal Hawkeye is of one of my most accurate rifles so I took it.
That's a good choice to hunt with Scott, I normally use my old 300WM for 3 reasons. First is I have a lot of confidence in my ability with it and second if I see an exceptional animal at a long distance I want to be able to reach out and touch him. Last is because when you pay if you wound an animal I want him on the ground!!! Again , congrats on 2 fine animals!! Baker
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Re: Free Range Axis Hunt Pics
[Re: Elkhunter49]
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06/26/15 02:24 AM
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scottfromdallas
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That's a good choice to hunt with Scott, I normally use my old 300WM for 3 reasons. First is I have a lot of confidence in my ability with it and second if I see an exceptional animal at a long distance I want to be able to reach out and touch him. Last is because when you pay if you wound an animal I want him on the ground!!! Again , congrats on 2 fine animals!! Baker
Great advice. I felt really good about the rifle, load and accuracy. I knew if I missed, I would have no excuse. I knew if I made a decent shot, I had more than enough firepower to put him down quick. I just had to control buck fever. Thanks again for everyones positive comments. I'm a member of other forums but since I live an hunt in Texas and love it, this seemed like a forum I needed to join.
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Re: Free Range Axis Hunt Pics
[Re: scottfromdallas]
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06/26/15 02:52 AM
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Nice axis.
LETS GO BRANDON
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