West Texas Axis hunt

[Elkhunter49]

Hey folks how about a few photos from an Axis hunt I took in May out to a ranch in West Texas. There has been a lot of rain this spring/summer in Texas and the rivers and creeks are really up! I took a decent Axis buck with a lot of mass and my buddy also killed a nice velvet buck as well. I'll post some photos from the ranch as well as a photo of the Axis I took. I killed him late on the last evening of the hunt after chasing a really wide buck for 2 days without getting a shot on him. FYI I normally hunt with a custom 6.5 Creedmoor and an old Remington model 700 300WM. I've got several really good Axis already mounted in my living room and office so I just cut the horns off of this buck because I loved the dark color of his antlers. He was 32"x31.5" long with exceptional mass and I've already eaten several meals with him being the guest of honor. If you've never tried Axis meat then as the old Toby Keith song says "get ya some" It's incredible. We managed to get in a little fishing as well. It was a great time and I'm already planning my next trip out west. Later folks, Baker

OBTW one of the photos is of rain water pouring out of one of the many caves on the ranch!