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Re: My first Axis buck!

Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 9:47 pm
by shortysboy09
ExMarlboroMan wrote:Got the Hide back today!

Taxidermist said the Head should be ready soon!!! I'll post a NICE pic of it when I get it!

....And did i mention, The meat is EXCELLENT!
The meat is great. It's my favorite wild game meat.

Re: My first Axis buck!

Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 9:59 pm
by TexasComputerDude
ExMarlboroMan wrote:
I was raised with the notion that anything I killed I would have to eat. So when I fished I ate fish, when i duck hunted I ate duck gumbo, and when i killed a black bird I ate roast black bird.

:txflag:
Well, add another reason to why I hope you never have to draw your CCW in self defense.....

Re: My first Axis buck!

Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 10:58 pm
by ExMarlboroMan
TexasComputerDude wrote:
ExMarlboroMan wrote:
I was raised with the notion that anything I killed I would have to eat. So when I fished I ate fish, when i duck hunted I ate duck gumbo, and when i killed a black bird I ate roast black bird.

:txflag:
Well, add another reason to why I hope you never have to draw your CCW in self defense.....
HAHA well said, though I believe in that unfortunate case, my Father and Grandfather would allow an exception to the rule, I know I sure would.

Other then that though...

Re: My first Axis buck!

Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 1:33 pm
by JNMAR
NcongruNt wrote:
ExMarlboroMan wrote:Couldn't have done it without the mask, He definitely would have seen me!

Yeah some people where telling me to make a pillow out of the hide? I'm not so sure about that. I asked the taxidermist to have the extra hide tanned for me, dunno what i'll do with it just yet but i assure you nothing will go to waste. I was raised with the notion that anything I killed I would have to eat. So when I fished I ate fish, when i duck hunted I ate duck gumbo, and when i killed a black bird I ate roast black bird.


Thanks for the comments!

:txflag:
My hunter's ed instructor told me there are folks that eat blackbird. What's it like?

I'm guessing it tastes a lot like Crow...or chicken

Re: My first Axis buck!

Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 12:53 am
by NcongruNt
JNMAR wrote:
NcongruNt wrote:
ExMarlboroMan wrote:Couldn't have done it without the mask, He definitely would have seen me!

Yeah some people where telling me to make a pillow out of the hide? I'm not so sure about that. I asked the taxidermist to have the extra hide tanned for me, dunno what i'll do with it just yet but i assure you nothing will go to waste. I was raised with the notion that anything I killed I would have to eat. So when I fished I ate fish, when i duck hunted I ate duck gumbo, and when i killed a black bird I ate roast black bird.


Thanks for the comments!

:txflag:
My hunter's ed instructor told me there are folks that eat blackbird. What's it like?

I'm guessing it tastes a lot like Crow...or chicken
Dark meat or white meat or both?

Re: My first Axis buck!

Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 9:05 am
by ExMarlboroMan
White meat if i remember correctly, but that's been so many years...

Re: My first Axis buck!

Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 10:48 pm
by ExMarlboroMan
A final pic of the mount. Currently he stays at my shop and scares off bad guys :biggrinjester: till my son is old enough that i can bring him home without fear of him being knocked off the wall.

Re: My first Axis buck!

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 5:28 pm
by RECIT
Impressive :txflag: