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Jason Nicholson of Hillsville had only about an hour to hunt before work on Nov. 12, but that's all he needed. He had just crested a ridge when he spotted this buck at a range of 80 yards. Nicholson threw up his gun and shot quickly. The eight-pointer had a spread of 18 inches.
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.
Alright.....another nice one from Carroll Co., way to go Jason. Did you call in sick? Heck I know I would have! Congradulations Jason
Comment by JR Mitchell — November 25, 2008 @ 6:12 pm
I called in and explained what happened so I took 1/2 day off to take care of the buck then I went on into work. I've printed out a 8 1/2 x 11 picture and have the buck's picture hanging in my office so needless to say I was quite proud of this bruiser.
Comment by Jason Nicholson — November 26, 2008 @ 8:21 am