Skipmaster's Scouting pics

[Skipmaster1]

This year I am going to try and keep a better record of the deer in my hunting area and try to capture them on film by using trail cams, my SLR and my video camera.

Here is one where I have permission to hunt. Seen him 3 nights in a row and got a few pics of him tonight.

 

 

I have seen this deer around for a few years and also finally got some pics of her......does anyone know what kind of deer it is? Axis?

 

 

 

[Skipmaster1]

And NO it's NOT a fawn. She is at least as big as the big does in the area. I wish she was with some other deer tonight so I could get them in the pic as well

[DW Dyer]

Thats a nice looking buck!  

[excelpoint]

Certainly looks like an Axis doe or Chital as we call them here in Australia

[ckanous]

I think the best record you could keep of the buck is on the wall!!!! Great pics and that doe would be a pretty could trophy as well.

[JimB]

I'm about 98% sure that is a spotted fallow deer.Axis have spots running up the neck.Really cool.I would have to be after that one.

There must be a game farm that has them?

[ron w]

You should kill old spot and get her out of the Herd, plus she would eat good!!!

[Izzy]

Man, Greg thats a nice buck and a cool doe.Definately either an axis or fallow.Ive never heard of them hybridizing with whitetail but if they do I dont think their fawns can reproduce.Maybe she bounced out of the Bronx Zoo! Im not sure how close you are to Purchase but my wife used to live there and I know there were some exotic deer running around from some estate petting zoo.

[Gen273]

cool pics, thanks for posting them.

[Skipmaster1]

There are a few people who had bought a few different exotic deer around here and thought they would stay in the pastures with the horses....but deer are not horses and they just left. I have not seen fawns with this doe over the last 4 years I have seen her. I originally thought it could be a fallow, but I think they are generally smaller. This deer is over 120#'s for sure.

Yeah I have seen a few bucks this season that a bit smaller than him, but not by much. So far he is the best one I have seen on any of the places I can hunt. I know there are some even bigger, so I'm hoping my trail cam will catch them. I'd love to get a crack at one, but just getting pics is a cool.

[D. Key]

Check with your DNR, as exotics (at least here in Texas) do not require a tag and can be hunted any time of the year.  IMHO, that is an Axis doe.

Very nice buck, too.

Best of luck with all of them.

[Skipmaster1]

The DEC has said that this exotic does not fall under their regulations

[RUTANDSTRUT]

im pretty sure its a spotted fallow doe.  axis deer have very pronounced glands by thier eyes and i dont see that.

[ishiwannabe]

Great pics man. Im stoked.

[Guru]

Cool stuff Greg!   Like some other have said...that's a spotted fallow doe bud.


So she's fair game??

Great looking buck as well...good luck this fall bud    

[Skipmaster1]

Had the trail cam out for 4 days and got over 70 pics. Nothing really great mostly does, small bucks and a few turkeys. Here are a few of the young 6 and 8pt that I ended up with a pile of pics of. Another year or 2 and they'll be really nice deer. I am gonna move the cam tomorrow and see if i can't find a mature buck.

The 6pt

 
 

The 8pt and some turkeys with him