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AAE: This story gave us quite a kick. This is a recent story from several Minnesota newspapers about a hunter’s run-in with an axis deer that apparently escaped from a game farm or preserve. They seem to be describing an alien encounter rather than an exotic deer…Enjoy! (Note: the man pictured below is not the hunter in the story, but a cool dude none-the-less!)
“Northwestern Minnesota hunter shoots exotic axis deer that escaped from game farm” – The Bemidji Pioneer - November 10, 2009
A deer hunter in northwestern Minnesota shot what turned out to be an axis deer Sunday.
An exotic species, axis deer are native to India.
Stuart Bensen, conservation officer for the Department of Natural Resources in Erskine, said he received a call Sunday afternoon from a hunter who’d shot the deer. The animal was a spike buck, Bensen said, and was about 60 percent white with areas of brown down the middle and spots along its sides.
“The buck had 6- to 7-inch spikes but they didn’t go straight up,” Bensen said. “They kind of went out at a 40-degree angle. It was kind of spooky looking, actually.”
According to Bensen, the hunter said he was walking through… (more…)
With a membership of 3700, the Exotic Wildlife Association (EWA), headquartered in Ingram, Texas, is dedicated to preserving animal-owner rights and conservation. One of the many ways the EWA is putting “mission” to practice is in the form of repatriation, or reintroduction, of several exotics back to Africa. Working hand-in-hand with the Sahara Conservation Fund (SCF), the EWA has mobilized efforts to expand the Ferlo National Park in Senegal.
This protected park is a refuge for scimitar-horned oryx, dama gazelle, and dorcas gazelle as well as other African species; many of which have gone extinct in the wild. Beyond protection, these reserves also serve as gentic reserviors for future reintroduction projects. Recent efforts by the EWA and donations of fencing and tools by the Stay-Tuff Company and Uvalco Supply have helped add 4 km of fencing to the Ferlo reserve, increasing its area of protection by 50%. Another 3 km of fencing is also headed to Niger to help expand an ostrich preserve there.
To read the entire October 2009 article from the Sandscript publication follow this link; to learn more about the EWA, visit www.exoticwildlifeassociation.com
By Mark Lisheron | Wednesday, October 7, 2009, 10:45 AM
A rare deer known for its full, sharply pointed rack gored to death a 27-year-old game manager last week at the Y.O. Ranch, a nationally known exotic game hunting ranch about 100 miles west of Austin.
Brandon Buchi, 27, of Mountain Home, suffered puncture wounds to the side and thigh after the deer, known as a barasingha, attacked after Buchi removed it from a transport trailer on the ranch grounds Thursday, Kerrville County Sheriff Rusty Hierholzer said Wednesday. A volunteer firefighter who witnessed the goring attempted CPR unsuccessfully, Hierholzer said.
The barasingha died from the exertion of the attack, not an uncommon response from deer and some other exotic species, Hierholzer said. “They can be very aggressive,” Hierholzer said. “This was very unfortunate.”
Brarsingha deer
Hierholzer said that in at least 30 years he could not remember a fatal attack like it in Kerr County, which has developed a reputation for its exotic Hill Country game ranches.The Y.O. Ranch, founded in 1880, is one of the best known [ranches in Texas].
From eye witness accounts, Brandon was helping a ranch hand that was pinned to the ground by the large deer, when he was attacked and gored. AAE thoughts and prayers go out to Brandon’s wife, Erin, as well as his friends and family.
To read the full article by Mark Lisheron visit the Statesmen.com
To learn more about barasingha deer visit >> allabout:barasingha
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 – Houston Safari Club monthly meeting 6:00 pm at the HESS Club, 5430 Westheimer: $40 — dinner included.
Presentation: Bow Hunting Then & Now with Jim Miller.
Call 713.623.8844 for reservations.
For more information or to join the Houston Safari Club visit –> www.houstonsafariclub.org
“Enjoy fellowship of like-minded HSC Sportsmen!”
A deer hunter in northwestern Minnesota shot what turned out to be an axis deer Sunday.
