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Fillinv the Freezer.
My Rancher Friend needed to fill his freezer as he only had 2 packs of meat left. And he only eats Axis Deer.
We’ve been trying for a couple days to get a shot at a Spike Buck. I’ve been trying to convince him to do what we do every day. Our normal feeding routine. But, he has been trying to be different and the deer have been wise to us.
Today, we followed the play book, and my idea, and did everything like normal.
As we were here putting out the feed, the deer started coming out of the brush, including the spike we were after.
After the feed, we set up on his front drive. Using his “mobile” shooting bench as a rest. The spike came out of the brush and moved up to the corn. Trouble was, my friend was facing the setting sun.
The bright sun was blinding in his eye. He couldn’t see. So, I held his hat in front to keep the glare off his face. Helped a little, but didn’t fix the glare in the scope. So, I had to step forward and put his hat in front of the scope to block the glare and use my body shadow to block the brightness in his eye.
Trouble was, his head was down and was about to walk out of sight behind some brush.
“I don’t have a shot.”
I whistled. The spike lifted his head and look to his left.
“Now you do.”
Pppppssssshhhhhtttttt!!!!”
A 165gr Nosler Ballistic Tip went through his neck at 80 yards and it was over.
Rarher effective.
The exit.
And Jerm gets another Axis Hide for his house. Since he asked.
For celebeation, we had deer heart and balls.
It was stellar.
We’ve been trying for a couple days to get a shot at a Spike Buck. I’ve been trying to convince him to do what we do every day. Our normal feeding routine. But, he has been trying to be different and the deer have been wise to us.
Today, we followed the play book, and my idea, and did everything like normal.
As we were here putting out the feed, the deer started coming out of the brush, including the spike we were after.
After the feed, we set up on his front drive. Using his “mobile” shooting bench as a rest. The spike came out of the brush and moved up to the corn. Trouble was, my friend was facing the setting sun.
The bright sun was blinding in his eye. He couldn’t see. So, I held his hat in front to keep the glare off his face. Helped a little, but didn’t fix the glare in the scope. So, I had to step forward and put his hat in front of the scope to block the glare and use my body shadow to block the brightness in his eye.
Trouble was, his head was down and was about to walk out of sight behind some brush.
“I don’t have a shot.”
I whistled. The spike lifted his head and look to his left.
“Now you do.”
Pppppssssshhhhhtttttt!!!!”
A 165gr Nosler Ballistic Tip went through his neck at 80 yards and it was over.
Rarher effective.
The exit.
And Jerm gets another Axis Hide for his house. Since he asked.
For celebeation, we had deer heart and balls.
It was stellar.
"To Hell with efficiency, it's performance we want!" - Elmer Keith
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Well done Zee, I saw a spotter do that with a kevlar helmet as they protected us on the Port of Somalia as we unloaded food during Provide Comfort.
Does Axis deer taste different than other deer ?
Axis and Blackbuck are all I have in my freezer currently as well. I gave the two whitetail my boy shot this season to other people.
No, I still had two hearts and 4 balls from two deer last weekend. Sitting in the fridge.
"Nothing is safe from stupid." - Zee
Two spikes.
My friend used a custom Savage in .223 Remington and 52gr hollow point bullets.
The first spike was 140 yards away through the back of the neck.
The second buck was at 155 yards. First shot was face on and through the.....well.....face. The shot knocked him down but, a few seconds later, he was up standing. So, my friend put another through the base of his ear. With a resounding “pop” he was down for good.
52gr hollow points just don’t have the penetration capability. Especially with a skull.
No round exited on either deer.
Sako
I have a pretty good collection of scrub antlers. Could probably send you some.
Sako
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.