My friend Tim Hoden of Madison Heights shot this great eight-pointer Saturday morning while hunting in Franklin County. Tim is not a small guy -- though he's smaller than he was since he started triathlon training earlier this year -- so this is clearly an impressive buck.
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.
sweet!
Comment by Joe — November 4, 2009 @ 2:43 am
Great buck Tim! Wide and tall just like we all dream of. Good luck with the rest of your season.
Comment by bird_dog07 — November 4, 2009 @ 2:47 am
Geez what a deer Tim!! Way to go buddy, hope to see one of his brothers down my way in Snow Creek. Great buck dude and best of luck to ya in the upcoming weeks.
Comment by J.R. — November 4, 2009 @ 3:19 am
That is a nice deer by anyone's standards. Congrats.
Comment by CRS — November 4, 2009 @ 7:08 am