First Maryland Sika Deer

[varmint101]

Great job, congrats on the Sika!

[rastaman]

Way to go sir!      

[bowhunterfrompast]

Congrats  

[23feetupandhappy]

Congrats!!!  

What kind of bow you got there?

[Terry Green]

Congrats again....sure nice meeting you and your brother...wish I'd have been back in that stand the last evening where he and I hunted that morning.

I've got some scenic pics....but did not get to photo the most scenic stand...that last morning stand...due to the rain, that stopped soon as we got into the stand, I didn't take my camera for fear of drowning it.

[Mint]

Congrats!

[KumaSan]

Cogratulations. Sika are beautiful deer, and you should be one happy fellow.

[swamper]

nice going

[amar911]

I would think that "Paul from PA" would be Paul Kimbol (Dragon Rider). Glad you had a good hunt. Meeting up with Terry, Larry and Paul would make any hunt a great one, and getting that Sika would only make it better.

Allan

[liv2hunt]

Can't wait to see the pics... Congrats!!!!!

[ozy clint]

do you guys find them vocal in the rut?
in New Zealand they are the most vocal of the deer there.

[Txnrog]

Congats! I just shot a free range sika hind last weekend down in Tx. They are neat critters. Was somewhat surprised by the size. Weighed 110 live weight on the scale and had about an inch thick layer of fat all over her. Great eatin

[Txnrog]

Ozy, I can't speak for the maryland animals, but down in tx, they are very vocal in the rut.

[Margly]

Congratulations!


Margly

[bobman]

Not being sarcastic

are they all that little?

[Steve Kendrot]

Maryland sika deer are very vocal, as they are elsewhere. During the rut they are susceptible to calling and quite exciting to hunt. The stags bugle a trailing whistle-like sound usually in a three call series. They also growl and moan, and the hinds mew and chirp like elk. In fact I use an elk cow call to hunt them. There are several subspecies. In Maryland we have the Japanese race and it is the smallest with mature does dressing 45 and stags 65-75 on average. Other subspecies get quite large. They rut in October which means we get to chase rutting stags in October and whitetail bucks in November. Shhhhh ... Maryland secret bowhunter's paradise!

[Hatrick]

Good information, Steve. I used an elk cow call myself this year as well. Got my first stag this year and can't wait for October to get here...and get wet again.

Steve writes: "They rut in October which means we get to chase rutting stags in October and whitetail bucks in November. Shhhhh ... Maryland secret bowhunter's paradise!"

Yep, now you've given us up!!

For those not familiar with Sika, here's a site that has some good additional information. You can also hear a call that sounds like the rutting stag.

http://www.dougwigfield.com/index.html

[kibok&ko]

bravo !!

[Larry Surtees]

Jamie, it was my pleasure in meeting you and your brother -- 2 fine gentlemen!

Congrats on that Sika.  I wish your brother would have had that herd that he saw coming back to the truck the last night a little earlier so he might have had one for the taking.

Hope to see you again on another hunt!

Larry

[reddogge]

bobman, yes they are. Large 6 point stags are rare and most will not top 80#.  The size doesn't take away from the fact they are a real trophy to take especially with a bow.

This stag was killed by a friend of mine last year.  He didn't dress 80#.