Drycreek
Well-Known Member
Three of us went to the Hill Country to do a little grocery shopping last Thursday. Axis deer, mostly escapees from high fenced operations and their offspring, are abundant in most of that area. We happened to be near Fredericksburg and Luckenbach, TX. Texas Parks and Wildlife sets no laws on exotic or non-native game, so axis are just like livestock, they belong to whoever owns the property they are currently on. If they jump the fence, and these are low fences, then they belong to your neighbor as long as they are there. You may legally hunt them at night, no tags are needed, and there is no bag limit. They are largely nocturnal where they are hunted. And…..they are delicious !
I was lucky enough to see this doe about fifteen minutes after dark, and I was using a Sightmark Wraith day/night scope on my 6.8 SPC. As I was able to identify her as an axis and not a whitetail, I’m gonna be eating some really good venison this year. I’ve used night vision before for hogs, but this is the first animal I’ve taken with this day/night scope. With it, you can hunt all afternoon and stay after it gets dark. It should be great on hogs !
Notice her hooves, especially the front ones. One looks like she foundered, the other is backwards. On the back legs, the “toes” on one hoof are crossed. Strange !
I was lucky enough to see this doe about fifteen minutes after dark, and I was using a Sightmark Wraith day/night scope on my 6.8 SPC. As I was able to identify her as an axis and not a whitetail, I’m gonna be eating some really good venison this year. I’ve used night vision before for hogs, but this is the first animal I’ve taken with this day/night scope. With it, you can hunt all afternoon and stay after it gets dark. It should be great on hogs !
Notice her hooves, especially the front ones. One looks like she foundered, the other is backwards. On the back legs, the “toes” on one hoof are crossed. Strange !
