Author Topic: First Maryland Sika Deer (Read 2654 times)

varmint101 · « **Reply #40 on:** January 21, 2011, 11:51:00 AM »

Great job, congrats on the Sika!

rastaman · « **Reply #41 on:** January 21, 2011, 12:04:00 PM »

Way to go sir!

bowhunterfrompast · « **Reply #42 on:** January 21, 2011, 12:58:00 PM »

Congrats

23feetupandhappy · « **Reply #43 on:** January 21, 2011, 01:06:00 PM »

Congrats!!!

What kind of bow you got there?

Terry Green · « **Reply #44 on:** January 21, 2011, 02:05:00 PM »

Congrats again....sure nice meeting you and your brother...wish I'd have been back in that stand the last evening where he and I hunted that morning.

I've got some scenic pics....but did not get to photo the most scenic stand...that last morning stand...due to the rain, that stopped soon as we got into the stand, I didn't take my camera for fear of drowning it.

Mint · « **Reply #45 on:** January 21, 2011, 03:57:00 PM »

Congrats!

KumaSan · « **Reply #46 on:** January 21, 2011, 04:04:00 PM »

Cogratulations. Sika are beautiful deer, and you should be one happy fellow.

swamper · « **Reply #47 on:** January 21, 2011, 05:25:00 PM »

nice going

amar911 · « **Reply #48 on:** January 21, 2011, 08:56:00 PM »

I would think that "Paul from PA" would be Paul Kimbol (Dragon Rider). Glad you had a good hunt. Meeting up with Terry, Larry and Paul would make any hunt a great one, and getting that Sika would only make it better.

Allan

liv2hunt · « **Reply #49 on:** January 21, 2011, 09:03:00 PM »

Can't wait to see the pics... Congrats!!!!!

ozy clint · « **Reply #50 on:** January 22, 2011, 12:33:00 AM »

do you guys find them vocal in the rut?
in New Zealand they are the most vocal of the deer there.

Txnrog · « **Reply #51 on:** January 22, 2011, 01:24:00 AM »

Congats! I just shot a free range sika hind last weekend down in Tx. They are neat critters. Was somewhat surprised by the size. Weighed 110 live weight on the scale and had about an inch thick layer of fat all over her. Great eatin

Txnrog · « **Reply #52 on:** January 22, 2011, 01:25:00 AM »

Ozy, I can't speak for the maryland animals, but down in tx, they are very vocal in the rut.

Margly · « **Reply #53 on:** January 22, 2011, 06:52:00 AM »

Congratulations!

Margly

bobman · « **Reply #54 on:** January 22, 2011, 08:20:00 AM »

Not being sarcastic

are they all that little?

Steve Kendrot · « **Reply #55 on:** January 22, 2011, 08:42:00 AM »

Maryland sika deer are very vocal, as they are elsewhere. During the rut they are susceptible to calling and quite exciting to hunt. The stags bugle a trailing whistle-like sound usually in a three call series. They also growl and moan, and the hinds mew and chirp like elk. In fact I use an elk cow call to hunt them. There are several subspecies. In Maryland we have the Japanese race and it is the smallest with mature does dressing 45 and stags 65-75 on average. Other subspecies get quite large. They rut in October which means we get to chase rutting stags in October and whitetail bucks in November. Shhhhh ... Maryland secret bowhunter's paradise!

Hatrick · « **Reply #56 on:** January 22, 2011, 12:07:00 PM »

Good information, Steve. I used an elk cow call myself this year as well. Got my first stag this year and can't wait for October to get here...and get wet again.

Steve writes: "They rut in October which means we get to chase rutting stags in October and whitetail bucks in November. Shhhhh ... Maryland secret bowhunter's paradise!"

Yep, now you've given us up!!

For those not familiar with Sika, here's a site that has some good additional information. You can also hear a call that sounds like the rutting stag.

http://www.dougwigfield.com/index.html

kibok&ko · « **Reply #57 on:** January 22, 2011, 01:08:00 PM »

bravo !!

Larry Surtees · « **Reply #58 on:** January 22, 2011, 04:13:00 PM »

Jamie, it was my pleasure in meeting you and your brother -- 2 fine gentlemen!

Congrats on that Sika. I wish your brother would have had that herd that he saw coming back to the truck the last night a little earlier so he might have had one for the taking.

Hope to see you again on another hunt!

Larry

reddogge · « **Reply #59 on:** January 22, 2011, 04:57:00 PM »

bobman, yes they are. Large 6 point stags are rare and most will not top 80#. The size doesn't take away from the fact they are a real trophy to take especially with a bow.

This stag was killed by a friend of mine last year. He didn't dress 80#.


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