Axis Deer?

I have hunted/killed a few over the past few years... One piece of advice, their vitals are a little bit further forward than a whitetail's... A shot directly behind the front shoulder is still a kill shot, but any further back than that will be a lonngggg track... Some tough animals.

I hear they are a fun animal to hunt given how much tougher they are than whitetail. What cal did you hunt them with?

The first two bucks I killed was with a .270 and 130 grain ammo. Both were near perfect shots (Maybe 2" too far back) but resulted in approx. 150 yard tracks...

After that, i switched to my .308 Win. and the longest track I've had was about 50 yards.

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7 RUM

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Should be more than enough horsepower. If you set up on a feeder than it's like shooting a cow in a pasture but it's fun if you can spot and stalk them if the ranch goes for that kind of hunting.

Best eating on the ranch, unless they have elk.

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Yes. They eat much better than whitetails

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For the table, no question about it.

I have shot a few over the years. They usually run in a heard out on the ranch in the hill country. A herd can DESTROY a hay field in a matter of hours. The meat is fantastic. I use my 30-06 and have no problems. My wife shot hers with her trusty 25-06.

They are strong but can be taken with a .270. We have had several walk with bow shots that would have caused trouble on a whitetail. Once dug out a 30.06 slug that didn't pentrate the front shoulder bone.

After you clean an axis, cleaning a whitetail will seem like a trout.

Where exactly in Texas?

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Heard that backstrap is better than any beef filet you can buy.

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IMO regarding wild game , Red Deer hind (doe) > Axis

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nce dug out a 30.06 slug that didn't pentrate the front shoulder bone.

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This is a thread about Axis, not Nilgai.