Are we allowed to ask where this is located??? Dont need exact place, just curious the area.
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Originally posted by AntlerCollector View PostI think I’ve got all the leases I can handle now lol
There’s no openings. It’s just me and one other TBH’er on the place.
I’ve never killed an Axis either. I can’t even tell you how exciting am about this place.
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Originally posted by Rex View PostVery Nice!!! Are you allowed to hunt them all year?
Yes I can hunt them anytime of the year. Most of the big boys are still in velvet right now.
Originally posted by SHSU18 View PostAre we allowed to ask where this is located??? Dont need exact place, just curious the area.
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that's a great area for axis for sure. congrats on the lease! we've had axis free ranging roaming through our place for at least a handful of years now, and can share a few things i've learned.
1. they are tough - vitals are further forward than WT. Especially important if bow hunting them to take that quartering away heart shot, and drive up into the pump station.
2. they also seem to really like alfalfa on our place if throw out a bale
3. the rut is in the summer - seems like June-July is when we see the most pics of new good bucks moving through. Of 4 good bucks we've taken i think were all between 6/15 and 8/4. ...still have seen some really good ones at other times (January mostly), but usually summer is best.
4. they don't really seem to pattern to feeders all that well on our place, tend to be hit or miss. I have noticed that most of the ones in velvet this time of year go into hard antler sometime in April, or maybe early May...and then they really get unpredictable. some that are a little consistent usually break that once they get into hard antler.
we don't have a large population of does, but if we had better water sources and some hay fields, i know we'd hold a lot more axis on our place. something to work towards. oh and they also seem to really like salt blocks, like trophy rock etc.
hope this is helpful! and good luck!
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Originally posted by jmiles95 View Postthat's a great area for axis for sure. congrats on the lease! we've had axis free ranging roaming through our place for at least a handful of years now, and can share a few things i've learned.
1. they are tough - vitals are further forward than WT. Especially important if bow hunting them to take that quartering away heart shot, and drive up into the pump station.
2. they also seem to really like alfalfa on our place if throw out a bale
3. the rut is in the summer - seems like June-July is when we see the most pics of new good bucks moving through. Of 4 good bucks we've taken i think were all between 6/15 and 8/4. ...still have seen some really good ones at other times (January mostly), but usually summer is best.
4. they don't really seem to pattern to feeders all that well on our place, tend to be hit or miss. I have noticed that most of the ones in velvet this time of year go into hard antler sometime in April, or maybe early May...and then they really get unpredictable. some that are a little consistent usually break that once they get into hard antler.
we don't have a large population of does, but if we had better water sources and some hay fields, i know we'd hold a lot more axis on our place. something to work towards. oh and they also seem to really like salt blocks, like trophy rock etc.
hope this is helpful! and good luck!
Great info. Thanks.
Thanks for all the good luck wishes. I hope to be posting LDP’s later this year.
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