Desmund Manaba was born and raised on Molokai, Hawaii’s fifth largest island and the home to a staggering population of axis deer. Now 57, he started hunting the non-native animals when he was eight, ...

The first axis deer arrived on the continent in Texas in 1932, intended to serve as a game animal. For a while, efforts to restrict them to farms and closed hunting grounds were successful.

“If we hadn’t started this seven years ago, there would be 60,000 more deer on Maui,” says Jake. “They can eat anything, past when we get into drought conditions.

Today, axis deer are a real problem — something Musie hopes to change through sustainably harvesting the animal for meat. Last year alone, his team harvested around 500,000 pounds of venison.

Facing Poepoe, opposite the deer, are a bicyclist and moped driver, caught between stampeding deer columns. Axis deer were introduced to Molokai in the 1860s and now exist on Molokai, Lanai and Maui.

Axis deer, first introduced to Hawaii in the 1860s as a gift to King Kamehameha V, have since multiplied to tens of thousands. This year's record cull was driven by a state-led initiative that ...

After years of dreaming and scheming, I finally committed myself to an axis excursion with 5 Star Outfitters near Christoval last April. On the morning of the hunt, I was paired with Uncle Murr ...

KOUNTZE, Texas, December, 30, 2022 – Due to an unexpected introduction of an exotic deer species, Axis deer, Big Thicket National Preserve is allowing hunters who already have a Big Sandy Creek ...