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Are whitetails afraid of Axis?
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10/09/17 07:08 PM
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I was watching a feeder and a young buck came out and acted very, very nervous. He actually ran away 3 times, each time coming back to the feeder. I thought maybe he sensed a larger buck in the nearby brush but when a larger buck finally did appear, he calmed down. I had heard Axis calling from the brush, too.
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Re: Are whitetails afraid of Axis?
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10/09/17 07:22 PM
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DirtNapTET
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Have seen Axis run off WT's from a feeder on multiple locations. Seem to be quite a bit more aggressive than WT's
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Re: Are whitetails afraid of Axis?
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10/09/17 07:59 PM
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ErnestTBass
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Depends on the whitetail.
I've seen mature / in rut 10 pt WT drive off a big axis buck and several more axis.
They also co-exist a lot (at least the does).
But, more often than not, axis will run off whitetail. Axis are bigger and more dominant, generally speaking.
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Re: Are whitetails afraid of Axis?
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10/09/17 08:23 PM
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I've seen both species run off one another. Maybe whichever one you are hunting for that day will be run off so be ready.
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Re: Are whitetails afraid of Axis?
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10/09/17 10:49 PM
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They’re the “axis of evil” lol
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Re: Are whitetails afraid of Axis?
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10/09/17 11:12 PM
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I've seen one group of whitetails run off another group of whitetails.
If you want some friendly advice, get a haircut and take a bath. You wouldn't get hassled so much.
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Re: Are whitetails afraid of Axis?
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10/09/17 11:46 PM
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WT will generally yield to axis at a feeder. But I have never seen a fight between an axis and a WT. I did watch an incredible throw-down between an sika and a WT. The WT had the upper hand, the sika was younger.
"Man is still a hunter, still a simple searcher after meat..." Robert C. Ruark
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Re: Are whitetails afraid of Axis?
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10/10/17 12:49 AM
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Not all deer are created equal. I believe it depends on "how big is the fight in the dog".
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Re: Are whitetails afraid of Axis?
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10/10/17 04:13 AM
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I've watched axis push whitetail out before but no conflict. The whitetail just sorta scoot out. Most of the Axis I see travel in pretty big groups. That may have something to do with it
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