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The Wild Life, with Mark Taylor

Two great gobbler hunts in Franklin County

 

Tammy Horn sent in these shots of some hunters who had some good success in mid-April in Franklin County.

On April 18, Damon Perdue (left) and Frankie David scored on this great double while hunting near Union Hall. As the gobblers came in to their calls, Frankie got the first shot. The other bird moved off but returned fairly quickly and Perdue was able to close the deal. Damon's turkey was a stout 24 pounds with a 9.25-inch beard, while Frankie's was 18 pounds with a 10.25-inch beard.

Frankie's son, Ryan, had killed his nice gobbler a day earlier. It had a 10-inch beard.

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  1. Frankie, David and Ryan congratulations on such outstanding looking birds.

    Comment by Static Lines — May 1, 2009 @ 12:04 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!