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85lbs of boned out meat resulted from this harvest. Best meat I’ve ever tasted.

Zee wrote: ↑Tue Nov 28, 2023 4:55 am 85lbs of boned out meat resulted from this harvest. Best meat I’ve ever tasted.

Have never had it before. How does it differ from WT Venison?

Diver43 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 28, 2023 5:49 am

Zee wrote: ↑Tue Nov 28, 2023 4:55 am 85lbs of boned out meat resulted from this harvest. Best meat I’ve ever tasted.

Have never had it before. How does it differ from WT Venison?

Visually, it’s a darker red meat. Flavor, is much richer in my opinion.

Re axis deer: given that they're non-native, what's the history of your population? Any problems relating to size of the breeding pool?

Bigslug wrote: ↑Tue Nov 28, 2023 12:50 pm Re axis deer: given that they're non-native, what's the history of your population? Any problems relating to size of the breeding pool?

They are everywhere free range. They breed year round.

They are considered "exotics", correct?

Chiro1989 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 28, 2023 6:00 pm They are considered "exotics", correct?

Missed this one, that I REALLY want out of the gene pool, TWICE tonight He came out where I placed the "X" ~110 yards away. Aimed for the neck. The suppressed shot didn't really spook him, he raised his head and looked around while I chambered another round and I put crosshairs middle of his neck, shot and he decided to walk off the field. I did my due diligence and went to where he was standing and saw no blood. I know it's where he was standing, because it was freshly rooted up by the freakin' hogs and I saw where one hoof slipped.
Wife missed a doe as well, not a good night for either of us

Edited to add: Don't have a game camera that covers where he came out half way down the hill

Spot and Stalk!
Started off looking for pigs. But, found these Corn Thieves & Yotes instead. Didn’t have our caller, so put the sneak on them. Raccoons were about 70 yards and the Yotes 200-250.
Tools:
Custom .243 Win & 105gr A-Max
Pulsar Thermion 2 XP50 Pro
2-Vets Tripod
Custom .22 Creedmoor 75gr VMax
AGM Adder 640
Leo-Photo Tripod
:Graphic Warning!:

Zee wrote: ↑Tue Nov 28, 2023 5:15 pm

Bigslug wrote: ↑Tue Nov 28, 2023 12:50 pm Re axis deer: given that they're non-native, what's the history of your population? Any problems relating to size of the breeding pool?

They are everywhere free range. They breed year round.

They are VERY prolific. The herds were decimated by the “snowpocalypse” two years ago. But just this week we are seeing HUGE herds of axis on the lease.

bullsi1911 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 29, 2023 8:05 pm

Zee wrote: ↑Tue Nov 28, 2023 5:15 pm

Bigslug wrote: ↑Tue Nov 28, 2023 12:50 pm Re axis deer: given that they're non-native, what's the history of your population? Any problems relating to size of the breeding pool?

They are everywhere free range. They breed year round.

They are VERY prolific. The herds were decimated by the “snowpocalypse” two years ago. But just this week we are seeing HUGE herds of axis on the lease.

Pics of our herd:

Yard art was out again this morning

Time to take down the artwork

Walked up on a fox in broad daylight today

Ninja!

Getting right fancy aren’t we?

Zee wrote: ↑Sat Dec 09, 2023 3:54 pm Getting right fancy aren’t we?

It’s YOUR FAULT.

Went for a pig for a friend to make into tamales. The farmer went with me so me did a synchronized shot. He took the smaller one with a .223 AR and 62gr Speer Gold Dot. I took the bigger one quartering away with a .243 Win and 105gr A-Max.
He shot his a second time, which was not needed as the first was a perfect broadside shot through the shoulder. But, a running pig, gathers lead and he made a great quartering shot on the run. I saved ammo and held off on mine which fell in about 100 yards. Shot was 85 yrds-ish.
There were 57 pigs in the field!!!
Tools:
Custom Built Gun
.243 Win
105gr A-Max
2-Vets Tripod
ARCA Rail & RRS Ballhead
Pulsar Thermion 2 XP-50 Pro
AR-15
.223 Rem
62gr Speer GD
Primos Trigger Stick
Pulasr (Unknown Model)
(2- Gold Dot recovered. The A-Max was in the neck of the off side of mine and…..late so I didn’t dig for it.)

Ha!

CPJ 2.0 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 09, 2023 10:21 pmIMG_5613.jpeg

Well?

Diver43 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 10, 2023 1:46 am

CPJ 2.0 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 09, 2023 10:21 pmIMG_5613.jpeg

Well?

Nothing yet.

Why the blood on the orange gloves?