According to Tim and Rissa Craighead of Callaway, their 12-year-old Danielle passed up shots at numerous does and small bucks this season while waiting for what she called "the big one."
That wait paid off on Nov. 21 when she shot this awesome eight-pointer while hunting with family friend Bobby Amerson. Her 8-year-old brother was also along on the hunt.
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.
Great buck Danielle!!! Congrats! Good job holding off until the one you wanted showed up! Bobby... kudos for taking her!
Comment by Freddy McGuire — November 25, 2008 @ 1:25 pm
now thats a great wait
Comment by jeffrey — November 25, 2008 @ 4:55 pm
Way to go Danielle....you did the right thing by holding off. I bet that was tuff, but you have gotten yourself a fine looking deer. Keep up the good work and congradulations to you and hope to see your brother with a deer on the blog as well. Great job!
Comment by JR Mitchell — November 25, 2008 @ 7:02 pm
Way to go! I bet Uncle Chris was jealous!
Comment by J — November 26, 2008 @ 9:09 am
Nice Buck Danielle. Congrats
Comment by Todd Hostetter — November 26, 2008 @ 3:26 pm
Great job Danielle. Love to see pictures of young adults with those big grins and smiles on their faces. They are the future of our sport.
Comment by johnboy — December 1, 2008 @ 11:03 am
That's a pretty nice buck, but I think you still owe money for the bet! Maybe you should consult buck-slayer Irv for some help!
Comment by danny — December 1, 2008 @ 11:25 am
Thanks doe-slayer Irv. Maybe the next time we go hunting I'll let you go with me and I'll teach you how to score on the big ones. Oh Yeah! don't forget to load your gun the next time you go hunting.
Comment by Danielle Craighead — December 4, 2008 @ 8:20 pm