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Opening day was good for Brandon Steele, who spotted this awesome buck trailing a doe in Giles County.
Steele said the buck dressed at 168 pounds. The inside spread was just under 19 inches, with 21-inch main beams and 6.5-inch brow tines.
"The Lord truly blessed me Saturday," Steele wrote, and "reminded me that all good things come from Him."
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.
Beutiful buck, congradulations
Comment by Don — November 24, 2009 @ 10:30 pm
Amen dude!
Without him , none of these animals are possible nor our adventures. He has truely blessed us all and you as well with an outstanding deer. Way to go Brandon and best of luck to ya in the short few weeks we have left.
Comment by J.R. — November 26, 2009 @ 4:34 am