December 28, 2007Back to the bucks: Jim Forbes, Craig County
The buck was moving back up the mountain from the valley when Jim shot it about 8:30 a.m. He said his hunting buddy killed a bigger buck in the same area. The method is a great way to kill some big bucks on public land, especially if you can locate areas above farms that are carefully managed for trophy deer, of which there are quite a few in Craig County (and other counties with lots of mountainous national forest land). It's rarely easy hunting as reaching those areas can mean covering lots of ground from the nearest access points. Forbes is one of those guys who doesn't mind putting in the effort. Not only does he get to remote areas, his deer season never really ends. As in, after Jan. 5, he'll start seriously preparing for next season by scouting, locating potential stand sites and even preparing trees for stands. That approach, which John and Chris Eberhart advocate in their excellent book "Bowhunting Pressured Whitetails," won't guarantee a buck like this every season. But it helps. When Forbes sent in this shot he reported that he passed a couple other bucks in this class in hopes they'll be around next season. Again, thinking ahead. That's what you have to do. |
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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. .....Advertisement.....
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[December 29, 2007 10:58 AM]
SAMUEL OLDHELLO I AM SAMUEL OLD AND I MANAGE CRAIGDEERMANAGEMENT.COM I WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO MARK TAYLOR AS A LAND MANAGER AND HAVE SOME COMMENTS FOR THE ROANOKE TIMES MYSELF. THANKS SAMUEL S. OLD
[December 29, 2007 11:32 AM]
Mark TaylorHi Samuel,
You can always contact me directly via e-mail (the link to my address is below my bio on the main blog page) or by phone at 540-981-3395.
I look forward to hearing from you.
mt
[January 2, 2008 4:36 PM]
GaryMark:
I had no idea you couldn't carry both a shotgun and muzzleloader and was preparing to hunt in this manner myself for the final weekend. Thanks for pointing out the applicable law. You may have just saved me a violation!
Gary