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Diamond TF Now Offering Spring Axis Hunts

The Diamond TF Ranch in Sonora, Texas is swinging open it’s gates to offer trophy axis hunts to the public for the first time this Spring!  Family owned since 1885, the ranch has long been home to some great whitetail hunting, but several years ago a small group of axis deer showed up and the rest, as they say, is history.

This 1,900 acre, low-fenced ranch, is home to a large and ever-growing herd of free ranging axis deer that seem to find the large irrigated fields and brushy draws of the Diamond TF irresistible.

“We have a great combination of food, water and available cover that seem to keep them here year after year” - Tryon Fields, Diamond TF

Couple that with extremely low hunting pressure from a only a select few of whitetail hunters each season and you have all the makings of a true axis deer  mecca.

As AAE staff members, we have hunted on the Diamond TF for the past 2 years and the axis never cease to amaze.  The shear number of bucks has to be the most impressive aspect of this axis herd. The buck to doe ratio is an amazing 3:1…if not better. — Craig Ellwanger, AAE

The trailcam photo of “Half & Half” (above) is just one of many mature, trophy-quality axis bucks that roam the ranch.

Whether you’re hunting with rifle or bow…hunting true, free range axis deer is a challenge that any hunter should experience atleast once.

Booking has just begun and openings are limited for the 2010 season, so call today to be one of the first to take a ‘crack’ at trophy axis.

For more information or to schedule an axis hunt on the Diamond TF Ranch this Spring (or Fall), visit their AAE webpage.  **Special Note: Mention you found them on AllAboutExotics.com to receive a special AAE member discount!

Coming Up Aces with Axis

Success in Sonora

by Craig Ellwanger, AAE

There are hundreds and hundreds of hunting stories where everything just seems to come together perfectly (just watch the last 10 minutes of most hunting shows).  The perfect stand, the perfect wind, the perfect time of year, and then the perfect deer walks out…BOOM.  Story’s over.   Yet, for most of us, events seldom transpire this way.  Hours, days, and even seasons worth of seemingly “perfect” set-ups may go by without the epic crescendo of a successful harvest.  Our hunt in Sonora, Texas on the Diamond TF Ranch this past weekend was one of the best few days of my short bowhunting career, but it definitely did not start out nor appear as though it was headed that way.  Here’s the unlikely story of how a friendly game of poker taught me to be a better bowhunter.

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