Ranchers get $2 a pound for axis deer and black buck antelope, both of which are native to southern Asia, and a little less for the other game.

A favorite pastime is hunting; the island teems with axis deer, mouflon sheep, wild turkey and pheasant.

The beautifully spotted chital, or axis deer, at around 200 lb (90 kg) is ideal leopard prey.

The spotted axis, or chital, deer is the ideal prey for a leopard.

In August 2012, a helicopter pilot pleaded guilty to transporting four axis deer from Maui to The Big Island.

In 1932, axis deer were introduced to Texas.

In addition to mouflon, axis deer (Axis axis) were proposed for introduction.

Its validity is disputed, and some maintain that the axis deer is monotypic (i.e., has no subspecies).

Historically, axis deer were found in very large numbers in the entire dry zone of Sri Lanka, but these numbers have been significantly reduced.