Jason Nicholson sent in this shot of a great gobbler he killed on May 13 in Floyd County.
When Nicholson started working this bird, he got an answer from a hen. He actually thought the hen was another hunter. That was until the hen came in, pulling this guy behind her.
The gobbler weighed 20 pounds and had a 10.5-inch beard. One spur was an inch long; the other 1.25 inches long.
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.
Congratualtions Jason on a great Bird..... he is beautiful.
I ended up the spring season "birdless" although I did get to work two birds that wouldn't come in.
I think I spent too much time fishing instead of in the woods!!!
Comment by Ralph Barton — May 28, 2009 @ 5:30 am
Great turkey Jason. Way to go!
Comment by Jim Basham — May 28, 2009 @ 8:06 am
Thanks guys, that was my first of 2 Toms this year. I was blessed this year with good places to hunt.
Comment by Jason — May 28, 2009 @ 1:33 pm