Post by: Bisch on November 09, 2021, 11:53:14 PM
Until today!
I’ve actually had a couple of good axis bucks come around over those years. I could have shot 2 different really nice axis bucks with a rifle, but I’d just as soon pass on them as shoot them with a gun.
I am a bowhunter!!!!!!!
I checked my cameras a couple days ago, and there were a few axis hanging around at 2 different stands. I hunted one this morning. I didn’t see any axis, but did see a beautiful young 13pt whitetail buck that had my heart thumping a bit. I actually came to full draw in him at 12yds, but all I could think about was how good he would be if he somehow could make it to next year. I let down and watched him for about an hour.
This afternoon I decided to try the other stand where I had seen axis pics. I had a nice blackbuck ram come in, but he just isn’t big enough to get shoot yet, so I just watched him doing his thing dogging a doe. I also saw a bunch of whitetail. About 4 different does, a couple fawns, a little spike, and nice up and comer 9pt.
As it started getting late, I was telling myself that the axis deer were just too smart for me! It was about 15 minutes after sunset when I noticed the first axis doe coming in……….from straight upwind too! Another doe followed closely behind the first one. I knew I only had a few minutes before it would be too dark to see, but I was ready! After a few minutes, one of the does finally worked her way into a good position at about 12.5yds. I drew back, hit anchor, and the arrow was on its way. The arrow hit her hard, and I did not get a passthru. I could make out the arrow sticking out of her as she bolted out of there. My initial impression was that it was too high, which is really bad on axis deer. Anyway, I decided to get out while all the critters were cleared out of there, and go back to the house and eat supper. After the shot I looked at my phone; it was 6:12pm. Sunset was 5:49. I literally had just minutes before it was gonna be too dark to shoot!
As I was walking back to the house down the main road, I looked to my left and saw something funny about 100yds out in a clearing. I thought “there is no way that is my deer, but I have to look just in case”. As I got closer, I was super pleased to see it was my deer!!!!! I decided to skip all the waiting and get my dog Zeke to let him track her since I had not walked the track at all.
I took Zeke back to the stand where I had shot her. I put him on the first blood which was only a few feet from where she had been standing when I shot her. He took off pulling hard and covered the hundred or so yards to the dead deer in less than a minute! He earned deer meat treats tonight!!!!!
Anyway, sorry for the long drawn out story over a doe, but I’m about as excited over this deer as any I can remember in recent history! Hopefully there will be more in the future, and hopefully a decent buck one of these days!
Here’s the pic of the deer I’ve been waiting for for almost 5 years:
Bisch
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I made a really nice back quiver out of a spotted fawn that was a road kill.Very elegant,rare and classy quiver!
Post by: TIM B on November 10, 2021, 05:27:25 AM
I too would tan the hide for a wall hanger
Tim B
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Post by: A Lex on November 10, 2021, 05:44:53 AM
Sure is nice to fulfill a dream hey.
Extremely well done.
Like others have noted, nice skin on that doe !!
Best
Lex
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Congratulations on the deer and living the dream.
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Post by: jhg on November 10, 2021, 09:16:10 AM
...I was sure I was gonna be killing axis deer left and right...
Bisch
Another classic Bischism. Great accomplishment and appreciate the story with it.
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Josh
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Post by: Bisch on November 11, 2021, 09:18:29 PM
Congrats Bisch. So, where did you hit her?
Thanks guys! I have the skin in the freezers and it will go to the tannery just like every axis I have killed in the past. The tanned hides make great area rugs in our house.
The hit on this one was perfect left and right, but just a tad high. The 1.5” GK head did a number on both lungs. The broadhead stopped in the offside shoulder just short of the skin. There was no exit hole.
Bisch
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CONGRATS :jumper:
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