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Doug Crabtree's Quest For The Grand Slam Bowhunt 2001 - The goal was to take the Grand Slam with a bow -- in one season. Doug Crabtree and his pop  took to the road. Doug had his Slam in exactly 30 days. Doug Sr. finished his in 45 days. We followed it, online, from Florida to Texas, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Kansas and Ohio. Here are the pics and daily hunt logs of Doug's entire 2001successful Grand Slam bowhunt. Grand Slam BowHunt When Do Bucks Start Growing Antlers?
Saturday I was driving back from eating at the local restaurant and I noticed a deer browsing in a power pole right of way. It was a hundred yards distant. I parked and walked back to the opening and glassed it. It was a buck with it's starter antlers so I slipped within 40 yards and got this picture. The date was April 21, 2001. Available as Wallpaper for your computer:

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Special Youth Hunt  - Doug Crabtree takes the Matson boys hunting wild turkeys.
The weekend preceding the Ohio wild turkey season is open for hunters under 16 who hunt in designated Public areas. Cody (10) and Christopher (12) Matson flipped a coin to see who would hunt first and Cody got the luck and won the toss. But he was going to be even luckier that day.
Doug Crabtree - More Online Turkey Hunting - Doug and his dad own Limb Walker Guide Service in Ohio and they are calling in their hunts to me. Here are Apr 23-26.
We have a winner for the March 2001 Sweepstakes
See the winners page.GO
(Apr 26) Here Is A Pic Of My buddy Kindell Keeton - Kindell is my bud from Ohio and he hung out with me at the NTWF Convention in March. He is a lot better caller than I am and here's proof, the 24 pound longbeard Eastern that he called in for his dad Greg. This pic says it all, as far as kids and us adults going hunting together.
Several People Have Asked For A Doug Crabtree Wallpaper For Their Computer

Heck, why not. I looked through my pictures and found one that, if you know Doug, fits our wild turkey hunter, champion caller and Grand Slam bowhunter perfectly. Here is is in 800x600 and 640x480.
Doug Crabtree's Grand Slam Quest Bowhunt - Here are pics and daily hunt logs of Doug's 2001successful Grand Slam bowhunt. We followed it, online, from Florida to Texas, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Kansas. Grand Slam BowHunt
When Do Bucks Start Growing Antlers?
Saturday I was driving back from eating at the local restaurant and I noticed a deer browsing in a power pole right of way. It was a hundred yards distant. I parked and walked back to the opening and glassed it. It was a buck with it's starter antlers so I slipped within 40 yards and got this picture. The date was April 21, 2001. Available as Wallpaper for your computer:
Wild Turkey On The Leon River: Is That big Sucker Coming Over Here?
Monday afternoon I went to the river and wild turkey hunted. I trimmed a few cedar limbs, got in the blind and promptly got more excitement than I bargained for when a big Hereford bull ran over to be UN-friendly.
When Do Fawns Start Appearing?
My friend Rick Philippi came down to wild turkey hunt and saw twin fawns this afternoon, April 25.
UPDATED: Physically Challenged Bowhunters of America - New:  2001 hunts for whitetail, rams, hogs, antelope and moose. 2001 Calendar announced. Sportsmanship award. 
ANNOUNCEMENT: Dan & Guy Fitzgerald Switch To INNERLOC Broadheads

"There is an important reason for our switching." says Dan, "Guy and I both make a full time living in the outdoors. We owe it to ourselves, all of our fans, and most importantly to the game that we pursue, to always use the best products available. 
Box Call Tune Up Tips, by Rob Keck
Box calls need tuning to keep them sounding right. Here's how to adjust the tone and pitch and get the touch just right for you.
HOW'S THIS; FREE 3 MONTH MEMBERSHIP TO THE NORTH AMERICAN HUNTING CLUB.
Here is your chance to become a member of the most prestigious pro-hunting organization in the world. The North American Hunting Club has over 375,000 bowhunting members. If you aren't one, this is your chance to get your free 3 Month Membership today!
Doug Crabtree's Quest For The Grand Slam With The Bow - On April 19 Doug Crabtree finished the Grand Slam and we went along, online, to Florida, Texas, South Dakota & Kansas. And his Grand Slam was completed in only 30 consecutive days.The Grand Slam Hunt
March Sweepstakes Unclaimed twice. A 3rd entry is selected and now eligible to win. It is you? GO
NETAA For April/May: NETAA, the North East Tournament Archery Assn. updates their website with the May newsletter, scores from the last few tournaments, a new sponsorship program, and much more.
The Dominant Eye by Bob Robb 
The decision to shoot a bow right of left handed is not whether or not you are right- or left-handed, but if you are right or left eye dominant. Here's how to tell...
Charcoal Valley Realty - Prime Hunting Property
Charcoal Valley Realty specializes exclusively in hunting/recreation parcels in the western half of Wisconsin. Serious trophy hunter and avid outdoorsman Craig Johnson knows what it takes to make great hunting/recreation land and can match you with the right property. Discover the difference a true "specialist" makes!
PRODUCT EVALUATION: The Easton Gamegetter III Yukon - by Art Champoux
The newest entry to Easton's arsenal - a dark bronze shaft equipped with super Uni Bushing and Super Nocks all ready installed. Art tests them with his compound and longbow.
BOW TEST: DARTON 'MAGNUM 33' - by Jon E. Silks
A thorough bow test of Darton's newest One Cam bow, the 33" Magnum.
Turkey Parts -- What They Tell Us, by Larry Reese
What are the differences between a Juvenile bird, an Adult bird and an Old Gobbler?
How About A Little 3-D This Weekend?
Check our Archery & 3D Tournaments & Club Events. If your club isn't there, list it for free.
UP LIFTED WHITETAILS, by Myles Keller
Are the deer in your hunting area spending most of their time looking upward from tree stands? Is so, Miles has the scoop on what you can do to get back into deer.
JEWELRY FOR THE BOWHUNTER! - Bridges Arrow Art Aritist, Rick Bridges, creates the ultimate in jewelry for the bowhunter, male or female. Custom gold or silver pendants or charms of genuine indian arrowhead artifacts. Also, jewelry can be cast from your own arrowheads. Each arrowhead jewelry is both a modern and ancient work of art.
TOPOGRAPHICAL MAPS
Custom, high-quality, water-proof, tear-resistant, topographic maps. Search the database by any geographic term (lake, river, mountain, city, etc) - covers Continental U.S. Then, center your map on any area you choose, - title the map and place your name on it, then order it on line, and we will print your custom map and ship it. Maps cover portions of several standard U.S.G.S. quads, and are centered where you wish - no more pasting together several maps to cover the area you want.
The Windup of our Coverage of the NFAA Indoor Nationals
The tournament ended with a shoot-out in several classes. Here are pics of the shoot-out contestants and the winners. plus, the scores of everyone who participated.
Cactus Flowers In Del Rio - by Venado Loco - After the wet winter and first 3 months of 2001, the wildflowers are in the deer haunts of Del Rio as never seen before. Venado Loco I took pictures and for those who have never seen the desert anytime other than hunting season. The pic shown is a Strawberry Cactus.
American Dream Meets Minnesota Tradition - by Sue Burch - How FireTacks keeps people from getting lost in the woods and the chain of events that got Linda K. Burch into the hunting business.
Use of Turkey Calls (complete with Sound Files) by Stu Keck - One of the most popular pages this time of the year.
Top Wildlife Artists Honored At NWTF Convention  by Jon Harling - The winners of the NWTF competitions for Wildlife Art, Taxidermy and Turkey Call contests.
Doug Crabtree Gets The Rio & Osceola
Doug Crabtree and Doug Crabtree Sr. sucessfully bag their Rio Grande wild turkey gobblers. This is the the half way mark for the Grand Slam with a bow in 2001. Here's how it happened and the pics. More...
Use of Turkey Calls (complete with Sound Files) by Stu Keck - One of the most popular pages this time of the year.
Top Wildlife Artists Honored At NWTF Convention  by Jon Harling - The winners of the NWTF competitions for Wildlife Art, Taxidrmy and Turkey Call contests.
The Florida Pics  - Quest for The Grand Slam
Doug Crabtree was unable to transfer his pictures from his digital camera to the computer so we had to wait until he returned to Ohio to get the pics. Here they are.
NFAA Nationals  We are covered the NFAA National Indoor Tournament in Kansas city, MO -- Mar 30, 31, Apr 1. Pics, scores, and much more. 
NEW PRODUCT: the SCORPION Climbing Stand From LOC-ON Treestands - a slick, lightweight climber. A breeze to backpack and easy to install. One of the largest platforms available. New, adjustable seat provides lasting comfort. 
Cookin' With Susieq - If you haven't been here lately you are missing out on some great wild game recepies for almost every wild game in existance!
Food Plot How-To by Craig Johnson
Deer hunting season may be many months away but right now is perhaps the most important time of year for making those dreams of trophies come true.
NEW PRODUCTS: BODOODLE ZAPPER Arrow Rest
Bodoodle reinvented the arrow rest in the 80's and 90's. They've done it again. The ZAPPER arrow rest holds your arrow in place so well you can shoot it upside down and the arrow won't fall off. And the zapper shoots like a dream  A bowhunters dream come true!
Colorado Private Ranches, Inc - Hunting leases now available. Contact Cecil Kaufman at 318-435-5929 or by Email CKauf@bellsouth.net. Choose from 10 Colorado high country ranches for lease for bow hunting and rifle for elk and deer, lodging included.
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JEWELRY FOR THE BOWHUNTER! - Bridges Arrow Art Aritist, Rick Bridges, creates the ultimate in jewelry for the bowhunter, male or female. Custom gold or silver pendants or charms of genuine indian arrowhead artifacts. Also, jewelry can be cast from your own arrowheads. Each arrowhead jewelry is both a modern and ancient work of art.
Charcoal Valley Realty - Prime Hunting Property

Charcoal Valley Realty specializes exclusively in hunting/recreation parcels in the western half of Wisconsin. Serious trophy hunter and avid outdoorsman Craig Johnson knows what it takes to make great hunting/recreation land and can match you with the right property. Discover the difference a true "specialist" makes!


TOPOGRAPHICAL MAPS
Custom, high-quality, water-proof, tear-resistant, topographic maps. Search the database by any geographic term (lake, river, mountain, city, etc) - covers Continental U.S. Then, center your map on any area you choose, - title the map and place your name on it, then order it on line, and we will print your custom map and ship it. Maps cover portions of several standard U.S.G.S. quads, and are centered where you wish - no more pasting together several maps to cover the area you want.
Colorado Private Ranches, Inc - Hunting leases now available. Contact Cecil Kaufman at 318-435-5929 or by Email CKauf@bellsouth.net. Choose from 10 Colorado high country ranches for lease for bow hunting and rifle for elk and deer, lodging included.


FireTacks Trail Markers - 10 Times Brighter Than Ordinary Trail Tacks FireTacks use new retro-reflective technology developed by 3M Company. FireTacks products are perfect for finding your way into and out of the woods at night or in low light conditions. From CatTails Corp.

High Quality Bows & Accerssories At Rock Bottom Prices - Darton and ProLine Bows, Quivers, Sights, Clothing, Arrows and much more all at up to 50 to 70% off. Online or phone ordering.

2001 Fall Bear Hunt With Fred Lutger's Wilderness Bowhunts - Dates, prices and what the bowhunt includes are now posted.

NOW OPEN FOR BOWHUNTING: LES PALETUVIERS In West Africa
With over  25 years of traditional firearms hunting in West Africa we are pleased to announce we are now open for bowhunting. Visit our web site for information on bowhunting, fishing or sight seeing in scenic West-Africa.

BEN PEARSON Archery, 2001: Introducing the 31" Diamond Back,  Accu-Max and Accu-Max Red Onyx, plus the latest versions of the Genesis 2000, Anaconda, Spoiler ZX, 440 One, King Cobra, XS Magnum Kit, Black Bird, Recurves  and Lil' Ben.

If you were guaranteed greater deer hunting opportunities and successes next season -- and it only cost you $7.95 -- would you go for it? Check out the 2001 edition of The Hunt Recorder & Notes Book.

North American Challenge From AIS TechnoHunt:
79 scenes of the biggest bowhunting challenges across the U.S.A. and Canada. Digital videos from AIS that you can shoot with your arrows.

INNERLOC Broadheads 2001 - Today's Broadhead
Innerloc is the new generation broadhead that's up to the task of modern speed bows. It's tougher, gives better penetration and flies right. New 100 & 75 grain. Plus, all weights and 2, 3, 4 &5 blade models in both light and heavier models.

HIND SIGHT II - NEW FOR 2001
HIND SIGHT introduces their new HIND SIGHT II with many upgraded features including: a Vertical Pivot arm that allows for a greater (1 1/4") vertical range of movement, independent horizontal and vertical adjustments and a thicker, sturdier mounting bracket. If you want to eliminate the need for peeps, increase both accuracy and ease of operation, check out the new HIND SIGHT II. (See Field Evaluation.)

Isometric Targets 2001:
Archery targets that can be used and reused almost limitlessly, hunting blinds you can shoot a bow out of, the new Stake Blind, the Outback Stake Out, golf rings and more.

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