Axis Deer
We hunt Axis Deer via Spot and Stalk, Safari Style and sometimes from a blind and you may hunt them with a Bow, Rifle, Black Powder or Handgun. We can accommodate hunters of any age and experience level.
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The Axis Deer is considered by some to be the most beautiful of deer, with a bright reddish coat marked with rows of white spots. Axis are so plentiful in Texas, many people believe the animal is native. I say it is just like humans who were not born in Texas...got here as fast as they could!
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The Axis was introduced to Texas in the 1930s from the Indian subcontinent (where it is known as the Chital) and now resides in over 45 Texas counties. Its antlers, which it sheds annually, are usually three-pronged and curve in a lyre shape. Antlers are most often in the 20" range. Antlers in the 30" range are considered excellent trophies, and if they reach 36" they are exceptional Axis Trophy Deer. The world record occurred in India and is 41". Males can weigh up to 200 lbs and females around 120.
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Axis female deer often travel with their offspring in small herds, but occasionally there will be a herd of Axis male Deer wandering together. This breed is usually out during the day, with their greatest activity just hours after dawn and before sunset. Another feature of axis is that, being a tropical deer, they do not follow a seasonal rut. Axis Bucks can be found in hard horn and in velvet at the same time any time in the year, which also means that fawning can occur in any month.
Axis deer feed on grass and sedges in fields near wooded or sheltered areas and can be found in open areas during warm periods of the day, but are primarily active at dusk or dawn.
There are no restrictions on hunting the Axis Deer in Texas, which makes it a suitable trophy year round. Axis meat is renowned as terrific and does not have the "gamey flavor" of some venison. Axis meat is 99.8% fat free...making it the leanest meat of any mammal, and in our expert opinion, one of the three best tasting animals in the world.
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We hunt both bucks and does. Prices for bucks vary based on antler size.
