Identifying Axis Bucks

• Axis bucks produce antlers on an individual cycle, so hunters may see deer with hardened or in-velvet antlers any time of year, even simultaneously. Though large, antlers rarely have more than three points.
  
  

Season

• According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), Texas allows hunting of all exotic--i.e., non-native--animals year-round. Individual ranches may set their own restrictions.
  
  

Antler Restrictions/Bag Limits

• Individual landowners may set antler-spread minimums. Harvesting fees and your budget set the limit on how many axis bucks you take.
  
  

Required License & Education

• TPWD explains that Texans need a valid hunting license to hunt axis bucks. Non-residents buy an annual or five-day special license for exotics.
  
  

Where to Hunt

• Exotic game ranches manage their wildlife to produce trophy axis bucks in Texas. Ranches like BugScuffle Ranch permit only bow hunting; others, including 7 Canyons Ranch and 777 Ranch, offer trophy hunts using firearms---or cameras.