Axis Doe for the dinner table

02 April 2010, 08:29

Troy Hibbitts

although I was hoping for one of the Axis stags I've been seeing in the area, this doe came in late yesterday afternoon and I decided it was time to end our ground meat shortage (we had a freezer go out on us about 2 months ago and I lost about 20 pounds of ground Mule Deer).

So I've got some nice backstraps, tenderloin, and will now have plenty of ground meat in the freezer + any axis skin is taxidermy-worthy in my book.

Also was nice to have finally shot something with my old Savage 99 in 300 Savage . . . near as I can tell, it was made somewhere around 1953 or so, so its getting close to being a 60 year old rifle.

On a side note, my Anatomy & Physiology students really got a kick out of the lungs and heart I dissected out of her and took to school - I shot her in the neck on purpose so that I would have them intact for dissection.

Troy Hibbitts

03 April 2010, 07:53

Sevenxbjt

Congrats getting some blood on the old gun.

07 April 2010, 12:52

Anders

Congrats!
Lovely gun as well.. I had a Savage 99 Take down in .250 Savage.. I regret getting rid of it..

10 April 2010, 05:07

Rusty

Axis is so good, I won't care if I never shot another White-tailed deer! Congrats!

Rusty
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11 April 2010, 01:35

Mario

Very Good for make excellent steaks

11 April 2010, 17:28

Bob in TX

Congrats Troy!! A few of us are getting ready to do an Axis doe freezer hunt as well. I have to keep Axis meat in the house........

Bob

12 April 2010, 03:38

juanpozzi

When i was young ,we hunted AXIS every week end just for the meat ,even the male meat is very good ,sometimes we cooked the ribs in the bush ,just hours after killing the deer .Juan

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