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The Wild Life, with Mark Taylor

Rodney Nipper with two great bucks

Rodney Nipper is having what he calls his best year of whitetail hunting. These pictures (click the image for a larger image) support that.

Nipper killed the big six-pointer on opening day from a ground blind in Roanoke County, at range of 18 yards.

The heavy eight, which Nipper says is his best-ever buck, was killed in Craig County on Oct. 21, at a range of 10 yards.

Nipper has also killed a doe. I don't think you'll find too many hunters in Virginia who have had this kind of success this early in the season.

5 Comments »

  1. Dude that is awsome!! Both are very nice deer and with a bow at that. Yes, I would say you are definately having an awsome year. I'm still trying, ain't gave up yet! Well done Rodney

    Comment by JR Mitchell — October 29, 2008 @ 8:25 pm

  2. Wow! What great bucks! My husband is an avid bow hunter and he dedicates so much time and committment to hunting, I am sure if he keeps it up - he'll have some awesome bucks just like you have. Great job and good luck in the following seasons.

    Comment by Lynn — October 30, 2008 @ 8:18 am

  3. Man congrats on all the great bucks, I am an avid bow hunter and those are great for so early in the year

    Comment by jeffrey — October 30, 2008 @ 11:27 am

  4. That's what I like to see, putting down the big bucks.

    Comment by Backlash — November 1, 2008 @ 12:50 pm

  5. congrats, nice looking deer, man you have got to be the luckiest guy that ever "you know what" between a pair of boots, lol, and to do it with a bow, what a feat, congrats again

    Comment by Joey — November 2, 2008 @ 7:02 pm

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Mark Taylor.

While growing up in rural Southern Oregon, Mark Taylor developed a passion for the outdoors while he and his younger brother tagged along with their father on fishing, hunting and camping adventures.

Graduating from Northwestern University in 1988, Taylor spent four years as an officer in the U.S. Navy based in Norfolk before moving into journalism.

After five years writing about the military for a Norfolk-based publishing company, he became the outdoors editor at The Roanoke Times in 1998. He lives in Roanoke with his wife and twin daughters.

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  • Joey: way to go, awesome looking buck
  • B Casella: Congratulations, nice buck James!
  • John Branson: Kim, Piebald refers to the random white and brown patches of fur on the deer. It’s caused by a...
  • Brammer: Way to go Basham, good luck for the rest of the season.
  • J: Awesome Buck, even if it wasnt half white!