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A Thanksgiving double for Trevor Simmons

Trevor Simmons scored twice during his Thanksgiving morning hunt in Franklin County.

The six-pointer, which had a broken leg, fell first. Then Simmons killed the gobbler, which had an 8-inch beard, an hour later.

Not a bad way to start a holiday!

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  1. Donna & Gary Justus | November 29, 2012 at 10:22 am

    Congrats Trevor!!!

  2. Tyler Sheets | November 29, 2012 at 12:26 pm

    Great double, Trevor. Congrats!

  3. Ralph Barton | December 3, 2012 at 4:48 am

    Venison and wild turkey! That’s how thanksgiving is done!

    Congratulations Trevor!

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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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