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Free Range 6x7 Hill Country Red Stag
09 January 2016, 19:46
Austin HunterFree Range 6x7 Hill Country Red Stag
Ella and I took this stag this morning in Edwards County at our lease. He was on the side of a hill grazing at dawn. We watched him for about an 45 minutes before we decided to take him. He was quartering at 250 yards and heading back into the upper treeline after his morning snack. Ella was using her 7mm-08 and me my 8x57.
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09 January 2016, 20:04
graybirdThat's fantastic! Congrats!
Graybird
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09 January 2016, 20:07
TWallThat is just great!
Thanks for sharing,
Tom
09 January 2016, 20:10
Mariowhat a bull! congratulations!!
mario
09 January 2016, 23:21
OLBIKERCongrats to the both of you.I had no idea you had free ranging Red Deer in Texas.
09 January 2016, 23:48
GrenadierExcellent stag!
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10 January 2016, 02:48
FjoldGreat job!
Tell the young lady congratulations.
Frank
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10 January 2016, 03:30
JBrownAbsolutely outstanding!
Jason
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11 January 2016, 01:32
TexKDquote:
Originally posted by JBrown:
Absolutely outstanding!
+1 on that.
11 January 2016, 05:15
Austin HunterAnd I used my daughter's Christmas present to field dress the deer on the spot - a simple Rapala birch handled knife, nothing fancy. My go to knife I use for cleaning animals is an Old Timer 3 blade knife.
"Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid" -- Ronald Reagan
"Ignorance of The People gives strength to totalitarians."
Want to make just about anything work better? Keep the government as far away from it as possible, then step back and behold the wonderment and goodness.
11 January 2016, 05:20
Austin HunterHere are some transport pics - from the field and then to the taxidermist. Gives a better sense of the crowns:
"Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid" -- Ronald Reagan
"Ignorance of The People gives strength to totalitarians."
Want to make just about anything work better? Keep the government as far away from it as possible, then step back and behold the wonderment and goodness.
11 January 2016, 05:37
CrazyhorseconsultingCongratulations to you and your daughter, those are memories no one can take from either of you.
Even the rocks don't last forever.
11 January 2016, 06:06
blanco countyquote:
Originally posted by graybird:
That's fantastic! Congrats!
As the Scots say. "Brilliant!" Congratulations.
11 January 2016, 08:00
Big Wonderful WyomingYou could sell a lot of hunting leases with your photos. Nice job.
Congrats to you and your family!
11 January 2016, 08:38
Austin HunterHere's the exact location where it was shot and went 10 feet before going down.
Edwards County Location
"Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid" -- Ronald Reagan
"Ignorance of The People gives strength to totalitarians."
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11 January 2016, 10:05
TREE 'EMCongrats to dad and daughter both!
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11 January 2016, 16:20
don444Very Good!
11 January 2016, 20:54
taylorce1Great job!
11 January 2016, 20:58
billrquimbyJudging solely by the photos, I'd say that red deer had an elk lurking in the woodpile somewhere back in its ancestry.
Bill Quimby
11 January 2016, 22:33
mlfgunsMillion Congrats.
12 January 2016, 08:04
Austin Hunterquote:
Originally posted by Austin Hunter:
quote:
Originally posted by billrquimby:
Judging solely by the photos, I'd say that red deer had an elk lurking in the woodpile somewhere back in its ancestry.
Bill Quimby
This is pretty consistent for the red deer in Texas. I took one west of Ft Worth in 2008 that was very similar. The elk are different color and larger. Here's a pic of an elk my oldest took in July 2012 on the same ranch. It was easily 900 pounds. But yeah, there is probably some elk in the red deer in Texas, but the red deer have the distinct crowns, are smaller, and colored different.
Here are some elk in velvet. Different color, large, different antler configuration:
"Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid" -- Ronald Reagan
"Ignorance of The People gives strength to totalitarians."
Want to make just about anything work better? Keep the government as far away from it as possible, then step back and behold the wonderment and goodness.
12 January 2016, 08:19
billrquimbyAustin Hunter:
I didn't mean to denigrate your red deer, and I congratulate you on taking it free-range. It's just that the red deer I shot in New Zealand and Spain did not have the long hair on their necks that yours wears.
A quick Google search showed red deer males have long neck hair in the winter, and I shot mine during autumn months when they had no "manes."
Incidentally, not all red stags have crowns and a few elk have crowns.
My Spanish red deer was a 7x7 with elk-like antlers. I've not shot a bull elk with crowns, but I have seen some on the hoof and in the backs of trucks in Arizona.
Again, congratulations on taking a fine trophy.
Bill Quimby
12 January 2016, 08:53
Austin Hunterquote:
Originally posted by billrquimby:
Austin Hunter:
I didn't mean to denigrate your red deer, and I congratulate you on taking it free-range. It's just that the red deer I shot in New Zealand and Spain did not have the long hair on their necks that yours wears.
A quick Google search showed red deer males have long neck hair in the winter, and I shot mine during autumn months when they had no "manes."
Incidentally, not all red stags have crowns and a few elk have crowns.
My Spanish red deer was a 7x7 with elk-like antlers. I've not shot a bull elk with crowns, but I have seen some on the hoof and in the backs of trucks in Arizona.
Again, congratulations on taking a fine trophy.
Bill Quimby
No offense taken! It depends on the area and gene pool. We hunted an estate in Canada in fall of 2012 that had Red Stag and Elk both on it, but still different enough. My oldest took a fine red stag - 7x8 - with the same rifle we used for this one.
"Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid" -- Ronald Reagan
"Ignorance of The People gives strength to totalitarians."
Want to make just about anything work better? Keep the government as far away from it as possible, then step back and behold the wonderment and goodness.
15 January 2016, 02:52
BigjimttuGorgeous stag. I clearly have been hanging around the wrong parts of Texas!
15 January 2016, 04:32
bwanamrm congrats to the huntress!
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