Chital deer

Vince · Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 4:56 pm Post subject: Chital deer

This herd of deer is usually on the paddock where my daughter keeps her horses. Methinks I might have to go for a wee “look”.

slimjim · Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 6:01 pm Post subject: Re: Chital deer

"daddy" looks like a mighty fine buck! Don't get nervous, Vince.

PaulS · Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 6:39 pm Post subject: Re: Chital deer

It's OK Vince, I don't see any twigs in the line of sight. Smile

Pumpkinslinger · Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 8:31 pm Post subject: Re: Chital deer

PaulS wrote:

It's OK Vince, I don't see any twigs in the line of sight. Smile

Hey, wait a minute...

hunterjoe21 · Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 8:50 pm Post subject: Re: Chital deer

They are beautiful animals. I knew I recognized them, but had to google 'em. Seems like the only place in the US to hunt them is down around Slim's neighborhood.

slimjim · Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2020 11:03 am Post subject: Re: Chital deer

there used to be a lot of hunting exotics in TX. Then the activist got involved and had laws past would not allow them to be hunted. It was a great conservation effort until they ruined it.

Vince · Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2020 3:15 pm Post subject: Re: Chital deer

Pumpkinslinger wrote:

PaulS wrote:

It's OK Vince, I don't see any twigs in the line of sight. Smile

Hey, wait a minute...

The most annoying part is the local farmers, rather than treating the deer as feral, are treating them like native animals and “protecting” them by not allowing shooters or hunters. burr

Elvis · Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 12:34 am Post subject: Re: Chital deer

UNTILL they get stuck into the winter crops planted for farm stock.....keep on side.....you will get your chance,a bottle of amber liquid and offer of half the venison could see you right.you would get that wonderful skin to tan (maybe offer to get one done for farmer...thats two to shoot)
Ive spent the last two weeks watching Red deer at under 500 yards,named 9 of them and labeled one steak and casserole (just before it went into freezer.)

Vince · Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 3:34 pm Post subject: Re: Chital deer

Elvis wrote:

UNTILL they get stuck into the winter crops planted for farm stock.....keep on side.....you will get your chance,a bottle of amber liquid and offer of half the venison could see you right.you would get that wonderful skin to tan (maybe offer to get one done for farmer...thats two to shoot)
Ive spent the last two weeks watching Red deer at under 500 yards,named 9 of them and labeled one steak and casserole (just before it went into freezer.)

That’s what I’m doing mate. As they say...slowly slowly, catchee monkey.

English Mike · Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 6:22 pm Post subject: Re: Chital deer

I was thinking I'd never heard of them but recognised them as something I'd seen before - a quick google & I see they're what I know as axis deer.

PaulS · Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2020 7:11 pm Post subject: Re: Chital deer

I like the "musk deer". Whether it is China, Korea or Northern Eurasia they have vampire teeth that really look out of place on an herbivore. Some have small antlers but not usually.