For those of you who live in Texas or that have hunted both species, what deer you think is more spooky or wild from those two ??

I ask this because I saw a DVD from a Cianciarulo couple that hunt whitetails with a bow and they look (for me) less spooky than axis deers.

L

Depends where you're hunting them.

Heavily pressured they are both very elusive and can be very tough to take with a bow.

Lorenzo, believe me it ain't the Axis. Unless you are hunting in an envirionment where the feed them, like hunting over corn--then all bets go out the window--I guess like Big Guy says--depends where--over corn they're both pretty 'un-alert'

In a typical woodlands environment whitetails are far more skittish in my experience.

Good luck!

Lorenzo
For what its worth, all things being equal, it seems axis are a little more weary/cagey. Axis seem to have more sensitive noses and will scam an area longer before committing to coming in. All things being equal both are tough hunts with a bow.

Perry

While both can have moments of being a little less alert and with their guard down (as during the rut or with younger animals), both are very wary animals and can be difficult to hunt.

Once a whitetail or axis buck gets to 4 or 5 years old, they can be extremely challenging to hunt and will be a stern test for all of your outdoor/hunting expertise.

With that being said, in the animals I have seen, the whitetail buck is, in my opinion, even more difficult to bring to bag than the axis.