RE: Saw My First Sika Deer
 

If they taste that bad and are that mean, I will out of the kindness of my heart buy an out of state license and help eradicate those foul beast!!!!

The Tazman

RE: Saw My First Sika Deer
 

I shouldn't mention the greenbriar, swamp muck or the skeeters, how about it 6pt.....

RE: Saw My First Sika Deer
 

Or the poison ivy!!
Forget that scent control nonsense, you try that foolishness in those marshes, the searchers will find your dried out, mummified remains, or at least what the skeeters left..
One boy in my club shot half a box of steel #4 before he realized they weren't mallards...
Hope you fellas like hunting in hip boots, because a sika likes water up to his knees. We appreciate the offers, but you guys don't want to get involved with these little goat-like critters. Hardly enough meat to make it worth floating them out. A mature stag only goes about 80lbs, anything over that is a big one. The does mature at about 45-50lbs. Not worth the nonresident liscense, really.
They bugle like elk, but they won't come into a bugle. They'll just keep hollering and letting you know your stand is over 200yds too far. Then the next day, he'll be back over...well, you know.

RE: Saw My First Sika Deer
 

Don't waste your time on something no bigger then a dog. Although caring them out in your field coat is easier then dragging.

RE: Saw My First Sika Deer
 

Hey Taz, Here in Va they are considered a nuisance species so we can hunt them all year around if we can get access to an area that holds them. Check the rules and regulations booklet for VA.
I'd like to get out there and bow hunt for them. I here they taste like elk.

RE: Saw My First Sika Deer
 

Quite often I go down on the Eastern shore of Va. with a buddy of mine and we see them everywhere, tiny little rascals. We go around the Deep Creek area. Onaancock, Accomack County. They've got to be aq nuisance....

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RE: Saw My First Sika Deer
 

O2bhuntin do the sika have a different season than the WTD? We vacation there and it would be neat to take the whole family up there while I hunt as a bonus.

The Tazman

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RE: Saw My First Sika Deer
 

Tazman, if you get a chance, take advantage of it. They are great fun, although it will take a while to adapt your whitetail tactics. They can be hunted over scrapes and wallows, most effectively in the Oct rut. Hearing them bugle is awesome.
You won't be as successful hunting from the ground, your best bet is a treestand set over some recent sign. They have fabulous eyesight, and camo as well as good cover is mandatory.
I'm trying to get some pictures scanned so I can show you some good sized stags. In the early part of the season, the spots are very evident, and the stags, with their manes and beards, make excellent looking trophies.