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    #16
    It's an old thread but the same question comes up every year.

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      #17
      It's a fun place, with a ton of animals. To me, it's far from a easy hunt. I will continue to go back. I am going to try to make the July hunt this year.

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        #18
        I've been the last two years and this year we will hunt the third weekend in June. The group of 20-22 guys I go with are a solid crew that have been going for the past 6-7 years. As mentioned above, it is a challenge and is not easy to say the least but there is a ton of animals. It is all a spot and stalk hunting in the summer on these group bowhunts and lends a ton of fun. Be prepared for heat, snakes, skeeters and hangovers.

        2015: I hunted a pasture (by myself) that was easily over 1,000 acres. Drew back on a 22"-24" black buck within minutes on my first evening hunt. I elected to not take the shot at 70 yards with a frontal shot on such a small animal. Hours later I heard an axis buck fight and I was told that if you hear that walk straight to the sound, and I did just that. Low and behold a 34" buck walked with his does within 40 yards- well by time I able to get all the stars to align he made it to 54 yards and I let fly. Double lunged him and found him a short 60 yards later. Hunted axis does the rest of the time and ended up shooting a hog. Awesome trip.

        2016: Hunted the same pasture and got in close on several smaller bucks and elected to pass on them at $850. Shoot a hog one morning and another one late one evening. When I returned to camp one evening, a guy shot a Corsican ram and I thought it looked pretty cool so I traded pastures with him and ended up shooting 2 rams and recovering only one. during the chase of the 2nd ram I had a sitka doe almost run me over and also got into a herd of axis with about a 30-32" axis buck at 16 yards- Had I not just shot 2 rams I would've shot that buck.

        With all that being said, if any of you have a chance to go do yourself a favor a go. A lot of fun, and great practice for the upcoming elk hunts.

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          #19
          With the price increase is it still worth hunting?

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            #20
            Originally posted by Cypress Hunter View Post
            With the price increase is it still worth hunting?
            Absolutely

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              #21
              Baker 3 Ranch

              You won't find a much better deal even with the "price increases". I put that in quotes just because I never hunted out there before they raised prices haha. But if you pay $350 plus the $850 you're looking at $1200 for an axis buck. Hard to beat. And if you shoot some does.. really hard to beat. If you go in October and shoot a WT doe and a turkey hen. EVEN BETTER DEAL. I like that I can choose whether or not to shoot a buck, and decide if he's worth the price tag. And still get my money's worth and then some if I just shoot some does.

              I had a 3+ curl blackbuck. Probably 20-22" walk 13yd in front of me on the trail/creek I set up on. But told myself going in, I wouldn't spend the $1300 on one that year. He was awesome though.

              They used to include a blackbuck doe in the $350 years ago apparently. But the owner's husband told me his father in law sold off A LOT of blackbuck years back (let someone trap em) so that he could finance an Africa hunt. (Selfish). So for now blackbuck does are off limits in efforts to re-stock them quickly. Said there used to be way more blackbuck than axis. Which is hard to believe. Between driving around and walking around I would see 30-50 axis a day. Not in bow range. But I would see them.

              Definitely recommend hunting away from the feeders for any kind of deer. Saw a lot more action that way. Very nice people as well.


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              Last edited by afishinman14; 08-12-2017, 03:27 AM.

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                #22
                Im heading there Oct 5-8,Cant wait!

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                  #23
                  Baker 3

                  Great ranch and great people....lots of animals but not an easy hunt. I just got back and killed a nice one.
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                    #24
                    Way to go.

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                      #25
                      I also killed the Sitka in my avatar there

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                        #26
                        Wow, congrats on a great looking animal.

                        That's on my to do list. I may try to make one of the bow hunts next year.

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                          #27
                          Hunted here on the summer bow hunt 3 times. Had a great time. Bonnie is very sweet and accommodating. Took me 3 times to learn the ranch and patterns. The 3rd time I got an axis doe. Had a decent buck in easy range but not quite big enough for what I wanted. Not easy hunting but the challenge makes it fun.

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                            #28
                            Oct 2017

                            Sitka bull
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                              #29
                              Oct 2017

                              Fall trip
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                                #30
                                Oct 2017

                                Fall @ Baker 3
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