Welcome to Team Wild's Air Power. The most awesome air gun hunting show on the web. This
week, I'm back in Texas at the Texas hunt lodge and I'm on the hunt for axis deer. I'm
using the phenomenal Benjamin Rogue .357 big bore air rifle. I know its capabilities as
it's taken down some pretty big animals. Including a mature red hartebeest bull in South Africa
last year.
Before I spot any axis, I see something very interesting indeed. Ahead of us is a beautiful
red stag and a massive elk bull. I'm hoping to test the Rogue's metal on the red stag,
because this is one species of deer I haven't yet taken with it.
Okay, so. They're 115 yards away. That big tree right in front of them is 45 yards away,
that's where I need to get to and they've already seen us so I'll give it a go. I stalk
in as close as I can get but there's little in the way of cover between us now.
Now don't be fooled, this red stag is a fair sized deer and it poses a challenge even for
the mighty Rogue. But, the massive elk bull beside it puts everything into perspective.
The red stag's bucked out, he's not overly happy with the situation. But our elk, now
he's decided that he's heading out. The elk doesn't look happy and makes a break for it,
taking the red stag with it.
So anyway, at least we got 76 yards away but with this much cover, or lack of cover? No chance really.
A little further through the thick stuff, we come across a small group of axis deer.
Both of them look a little skittish, so we bide our time, but they're quickly on the
move. We follow them through the thick brush, trying to stay as inconspicuous as possible,
but they keep moving along gently. When the second doe pauses for a second to check her
surroundings, I move into a good position for a shot behind the thick bush. With a dense
cover limiting my options, I decide to opt for a spinal shot. The shot connects perfectly
through the top of the shoulder and it drops on the spot. The 145 grain ballistic tipped
nosler bullet smashed through its spine for an immediate dispatch.
That shot took it straight down. Another phenomenal performance on the Benjamin .357 Rogue. She
is, let me have a look. 48 yards shot, 145 grain nosler designed, Benjamin Extreme bullet.
Took it straight down off its feet. Now, she's pretty much out for the count. Just gonna
give her a couple of seconds to pass, then we'll go and pick her up. Lets go and have a look.
I head in to take a look at my quarry, and take a look at the damage caused by the Rogue
and nosler combination.
There we go. A beautiful axis, or chital deer. Now, I'm pretty pleased that we finally got
what we've been tracking, one of these bad boys, for three solid days now, and this one
here, finally got into the thick stuff and gave us a shot. Now, as you can see, she doesn't
look to be in particularly good shape. So this is an ideal one to take out of the herd.
Obviously we've been looking for a doe as opposed to a buck, and this one here, its
face is all scarred it, beaten up, diseased, holes in its ears. It's taken some real hammer
somewhere, but as you can see it went straight down to the Benjamin Rogue. Now I think from
the way that it reacted I hit it pretty high, probably a spine shot, it's a little bit higher
than I wanted to. It was obviously closer than I expected, and it dropped on the spot.
So if we try and have a look at the entry wound. Yeah, here we go. So it was very high
in the shoulder, would have certainly taken down the spine which is why it dropped straight
on the shot. So it's probably about three inches higher than what I'd like so it wasn't
a great shot, but that's the great think about using a caliber like the .357. When it goes
in, it takes out whatever is in front of it. I would be interested to see if it has actually
exited out the top of the other side, and it doesn't look like it has so that bullet
has gone in there, caused major spinal damage and of course taken the animal straight down.
So even with my, it wasn't the best shot in the world but the Benjamin Rogue .357 made
up for it. Great terminal performance, great terminal energy and another axis deer, and
this one for the pot and actually one I'm pretty sure the owner will be pretty pleased
we've taken out. Alright, let's get you carved up then lady.
Another phenomenal hunt with the Benjamin Rogue .357 Big Bore air rifle. To find out
more about this air powered behemoth, visit crosman.com
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