Leo Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 I went to Texas this year with the intention of only going after a free range Hill deer and some pigs with my bow. I was hunting with Action Outdoors Adventures. To make a long story short. After 3 hunts and 12 hours of sitting hunt number 4 was my time. 25yard shot. He went 20 yards after a double lung hit. 125gr Slicktrick Standard. This finished things up for me a couple days early. I enjoyed that hunt so much I wanted to go and try for another one. The owner of Action Outdoors asked me if I still wanted an Oryx. I told him I did. He knew of a ranch with a permit I could hunt. I forgot all about hunting pigs to get this Oryx. Two days and eight hours of waiting and I finally got the Oryx. Was it worth it? Oh yes it most definitely was!!! First shot was further back than I would like. I took a 60 yard follow up shot and closed the deal. The animal went another 60 yards but no further. Slicktrick 125gr standards strike again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetailfreak55 Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 Wow Congrats! That oryx hunt would be one awesome hunt to go on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
535hunter Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 Congratulations. Very impressive tropheys. Getting either mounted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted December 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 Congratulations. Very impressive tropheys. Getting either mounted? The Oryx will be pedestal mounted. The whitetail will be a european mount. I'm considering either beading or painting the skull later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCH Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 Congrats Leo! Nice animals! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddfast Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 Back from Texas Very nice congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 Way to go, Leo! That's a great shot on that buck! That Oryx is a cool looking animal. Thinking you are going to have build an addition to your trophy room, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerforged Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 Outstanding - congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted December 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 View from the deer stand. Notice the well worn game trail. Proof there are some big porkers around. Jaw set from a big pig that had died out in the bush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 You definately have a knack with that bow Leo, especially with the exotics. Congrats on the succesful hunt. Love the pictures ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted December 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 You definately have a knack with that bow Leo, especially with the exotics. Congrats on the succesful hunt. Love the pictures ... The landowner of the ranch was reluctant to let me bow hunt his place. Luckily the outfitter knows me well enough to get me permission to deer hunt there with a bow. I think I changed the landowners mind a little about bowhunters after my hunt. These deer had been hunted hard with a rifle this season. They were very twitchy and nervous. I was seeing lots of very hair trigger wired does. Finally, I used some Code Blue estrous spray in the area. This helped calm the deer down considerably. Best last minute purchase I ever made on any hunt. It really did the trick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Congrats on the sucessful hunts Leo. Texas is the Sportsmans paradise IMO. The Oryx is something to treasure. The USFWS has banned the hunting of them(don't know the date that goes into effect, but it is soon) and you were quite lucky to get in under the wire. That is a magnificent animal which I hear the meat is sweeter than Axis Deer. Bowhunting is awesome. Congrats again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted December 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Congrats on the successful hunts Leo. Texas is the Sportsmans paradise IMO. The Oryx is something to treasure. The USFWS has banned the hunting of them(don't know the date that goes into effect, but it is soon) and you were quite lucky to get in under the wire. That is a magnificent animal which I hear the meat is sweeter than Axis Deer. Bowhunting is awesome. Congrats again. USFWS has NOT banned hunting them. The difference now is that a permit is required to harvest one. I do indeed have the permit for this animal. Yes it's more of a hassle to hunt them now but it still can be done legally. The FOA lawsuit only succeeded in adding the permit requirement. This severely limited the number of small ranches that had them but larger ranches have permits and still hunt them. Anti's 0 Leo 1 If you want to hunt one. Call several ranches, ask about the permit and shop around. The anti's would like you to believe that hunting them is banned. It simply is not the truth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Congratulations on the success Leo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
too_pointer Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 A BIG CONGRATS LEO !! Awesome game. Please let us know how the Oryx how it tastes. I see rocky mountain oysters LOL. Congrats again !! too_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Leo...Ill admit that I am not up to date on the African exotics in Texas. But about a year ago. I posted about the dama, addax gazzelle and the scimitar horned orynx and how the USFWS was in the midst of baning the hunting of those animals. As far as I knew, farm raised livestock was able to be killed whenever. But I do know that even farm raised deer can only be killed during deer season. I see that they tryed to ban the hunting of these animals and a permit is now needed to hunt one. Again...Leo I congratulate you. Like you said...Antis 0...Leo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted December 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 (edited) A BIG CONGRATS LEO !! Awesome game. Please let us know how the Oryx how it tastes. I see rocky mountain oysters LOL. Congrats again !! too_ I will tell you that without any doubt the steaks are as good or better than elk! Absolutely top notch! Edited December 17, 2012 by Leo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Back from Texas Congrats on the trophies! The pedestal mount should be outstanding. I'm looking to have that done if I kill a really big whitetail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbarcheryhunter Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Congrats Leo!! Looking great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted December 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Leo...Ill admit that I am not up to date on the African exotics in Texas. But about a year ago. I posted about the dama, addax gazzelle and the scimitar horned orynx and how the USFWS was in the midst of baning the hunting of those animals. As far as I knew, farm raised livestock was able to be killed whenever. But I do know that even farm raised deer can only be killed during deer season. I see that they tryed to ban the hunting of these animals and a permit is now needed to hunt one. Again...Leo I congratulate you. Like you said...Antis 0...Leo 1 There are reams of misinformation floating about on these animals. Some more truth. There are hunting outfits in Africa that have hundreds of Scimitars roaming their lands. They absolutely will allow you to shoot one over there but you can not bring it back into the USA. Many other countries don't have the import of these animals blocked. It's primarily the USA. If you live in the USA. The only way you can legally hunt them is on a ranch with a permit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 beautiful animals, leo. way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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