Yes, I have. They are not like whitetail at all, and for the most part are very shy, timid and meek. Not much of a challenge in hunting them, although they are the best eating deer I have ever had. They like to wallow in the mud and theirfur is often caked with it, so look for them in creekbeds with a lot of shade. I don't know if they respond to scent attractants like our white tails. They are often seen inpairs, a buck and a doe.
Yes, I have. They are not like whitetail at all, and for the most part are very shy, timid and meek. Not much of a challenge in hunting them, although they are the best eating deer I have ever had. They like to wallow in the mud and theirfur is often caked with it, so look for them in creekbeds with a lot of shade. I don't know if they respond to scent attractants like our white tails. They are often seen inpairs, a buck and a doe.
Yes, I have. They are not like whitetail at all, and for the most part are very shy, timid and meek. Not much of a challenge in hunting them, although they are the best eating deer I have ever had. They like to wallow in the mud and theirfur is often caked with it, so look for them in creekbeds with a lot of shade. I don't know if they respond to scent attractants like our white tails. They are often seen inpairs, a buck and a doe.
Where did you hunt em? Are the simular to a sika?
Shika is the ***anese word for deer.... So I would presume they are one in the same. Some people call them "sitka" as well.
They do well on game ranches that have other exotics like fallow and axis deer. I got mine near Ingram, Texas. When with other (exotic) deer it's clear that they are followers, not leaders. Since they aren't that popular I think their population is dwindling, but the meat is the absolute best, better than axis I think. If it's just a meat hunt you are after and the ranch has them I'd opt for one, if the price is the same for all exotics.
I think another reason they aren't sought after is that they are short and squatty with thick brown fur. They'd make good hair on buckskin I think. too.
They do well on game ranches that have other exotics like fallow and axis deer. I got mine near Ingram, Texas. When with other (exotic) deer it's clear that they are followers, not leaders. Since they aren't that popular I think their population is dwindling, but the meat is the absolute best, better than axis I think. If it's just a meat hunt you are after and the ranch has them I'd opt for one, if the price is the same for all exotics.
I think another reason they aren't sought after is that they are short and squatty with thick brown fur. They'd make good hair on buckskin I think. too.
Ones in the wild are anything but followers. They will run a whitetail twice its size out of the swamps. And they are the most aggressive deer. They can run a hunter over. I have killed several wild ones, and are much tougher than whitetails. I don't know about exotics. I won't hunt em.
anyone ever hunt shika deer?
