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Axis
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04/09/18 11:41 PM
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So I was at the lease turkey hunting last weekend. On the way out I run up on 10 axis bucks in a group. I've never seen any on our place before. 9 were in velvet and one (the largest) was in hard antler. I watched them graze for 30 minutes or so. Only had a shotgun They were on a winter wheat patch. What are the chances of seeing them again? I was told they travel a lot.
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Re: Axis
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04/10/18 12:20 AM
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Yes, they travel a lot. That was your one shot. But, just in case, what have we learned here? ALWAYS carry a rifle.
Did you at least get a turkey?
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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04/10/18 12:42 AM
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Got 2 turkey. Lesson learned!
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04/10/18 12:51 AM
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04/10/18 01:03 AM
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...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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04/10/18 01:28 AM
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I hunted a place in Pipe Creek that had axis all around the 400 acres that I hunted. When they came onto our place we had a about two days to get them, then they moved on.
Last edited by Simple Searcher; 04/10/18 02:21 AM.
"Man is still a hunter, still a simple searcher after meat..." Robert C. Ruark
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04/10/18 01:53 AM
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congrates.
i'm postaddic
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04/10/18 01:57 AM
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congrates.
Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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04/10/18 11:07 AM
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can't count how many times I wished I had brought a gun, mainly in Austin
hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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04/11/18 03:20 PM
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can't count how many times I wished I had brought a gun, mainly in Austin
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04/11/18 04:33 PM
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They'll be back, especially if you throw some alfalfa out
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04/11/18 06:55 PM
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In addition to the alfalfa, try a cow elk call and "chirp" on it, especially if you hear a buck "roar".
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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04/12/18 10:40 AM
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Yes, they travel a lot. That was your one shot. But, just in case, what have we learned here? ALWAYS carry a rifle.
Did you at least get a turkey? We have axis cross our place every now and then, unfortunately never around my stand area, but they never seem to linger and are very skiddish.
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04/12/18 02:14 PM
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i think axis get a bad rap. their not evil...
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04/12/18 10:13 PM
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You need my Savage mod. 24 .223 over 20 gauge........
"You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas".
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04/15/18 03:32 PM
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Bow5 was right. One of our lease members saw them yesterday. He didn't get a shot.
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04/16/18 02:23 AM
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Congrats on the turkey.
Axis have taught me the importance of a fast, well-placed shots. You usually don't get a second chance and your first one is really just a half chance.
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05/03/18 02:32 AM
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They are back. Had my rifle with me this time.
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05/03/18 02:45 AM
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05/03/18 03:25 AM
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Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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05/03/18 11:37 AM
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Pay it forward - Kids are the future.
Rifles are similar to boats and young women...there's no end to how much money you can pour into them without making them any more useful.
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05/03/18 12:05 PM
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Congrats
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05/03/18 12:10 PM
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Cabin rental in Pagosa Springs, Co. Sleeps 10, If interested please PM me.
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05/03/18 01:02 PM
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They are back. Had my rifle with me this time. Awesome congratulations
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05/03/18 01:06 PM
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...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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