Originally Posted by
iamyourhuckleberry
He's a cracker Benno. Good on you! Axis deer are just as jumpy here in the states. They are by far the hardest deer I have ever had the pleasure to hunt. I took my nine good efforts and 10 solid weeks before I was able to arrow one of my own. They seem to have ESP. It is truly amazing how they're able to get out of the way of an arrow. Yes, Axis is also the best tasting meat I have ever had!
Wow and i though i did it tough only gettting one in 3 days!
Ahunter55 - thats a real shame about that broken horn on your stag - he would have been an absolute cracker. But still a very fine animal and an awesome trophy.
My hat goes off to you fellas for your persistance.
We found that after about the 2nd day every deer in the local herd was so on edge that it was almost impossible to get in bow range. It was like they had all told each other there was something hunting them and every animal was wound up like a spring.