This hurt the heart

[bdon1221]

We had this guy on camera during the summer and a few months later was riding the ranch and spotted something in the brush. I wanted someone on our place to harvest him so bad. Preferable me... lol free range

[BlessedVeteran0305]

That sucks but at least you found him and can make a very nice mount

[mossman500]

Dang!

[bigjohntex]

He was nice!

[deerwatcher51]

Bummer. That happened to me a couple of years ago. I had a nice drop tine buck that I was hoping to harvest. Had him on camera the 9th of September, found him dead a week later. I never did determine what happened to him.

[AntlerCollector]

Wow! What a trophy he would have been!

[okrattler]

That's a cool lookin skull. Looks like The Predator except with big antlers.

[44mAG]

I would stain the horns and find me a replacement cape and mount him.


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[WCB]

I would stain the horns and find me a replacement cape and mount him.


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I wouldn't mount a found dead animal. But that's just me.

[PROD49]

Such a cool set of horns! I'm fortunate that I own a place with lots of Axis but I have never seen a non typical. If I ever shoot a trophy Axis again (we have 3 on wall already) it will be a non typical.

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[Txaggie16]

Love the characteristics of that rack! 👍 Sucks that you couldn't get to him first.

[44mAG]

This hurt the heart

I wouldn't mount a found dead animal. But that's just me.

If I had history with the animal, he lived on my place, and was targeting him all year, I definitely would. It would have to be a truly special animal for me to do it, but this Axis qualifies. For me it’s not about pulling trigger.


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[texan16]

Dang, thats a heck of an axis. I would definitely restore the color on the antlers and find some kind of skull mounting kit and put him on display somewhere.

[PYBUCK]

Axis capes are easy to find. Get your taxidermist to get a cape and mount the antlers. Not many like that one, shame to let it go without getting it mounted.

[Antlers86]

If I had history with the animal, he lived on my place, and was targeting him all year, I definitely would. It would have to be a truly special animal for me to do it, but this Axis qualifies. For me it’s not about pulling trigger.


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Agree 100%