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Doug Crabtree's Wild Turkey Hunts - 2001
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For information on hunting Ohio Eastern's with Limb Walker Guide Service and Ohio Whitetail bowhunts, contact: Doug Crabtree at 216-536-7414.

Ohio

SPECIAL YOUTH HUNT - Lets go with Cody Matson (10) and his brother Christopher (12) as Doug Crabtree takes them wild turkey hunting.

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 ... 

Saturday - Doug took his friend Jim Matson (the father) and the boys, Cody (10) and Christopher (12)  to Cooper Hollow Wildlife Area. Doug called in two gobblers right from the roost, both Tom's walked behind the blind and started drumming. One walked to the decoys and Cody shot it with a 410. Not bad for young Cody's first hunt ever!!!

Christopher hunted in the afternoon. He had the more common experience of, "turkeys came in but wouldn't give the hunter a shot." 

Sunday - In the morning they returned for a 2nd hunt and got into more wild turkey action but Christopher just couldn't get a shot at one. Christopher commented, "I like this stuff, it's fun. I'm tickled to death Cody got one."

Doug told him and Cody, "I'm proud of you and you can hunt with me any time."

Jim Matson, Cody Matson, Doug Crabtree and Christopher Matson with Cody's first wild turkey gobbler (on his first hunt ever).

For information on hunting Ohio Eastern's with Limb Walker Guide Service and Ohio Whitetail bowhunts, contact: Doug Crabtree at 216-536-7414.

The idea for Doug's Quest began in 2000. Doug bowhunted in Florida for the Osceola bird and he and Greg Metz came to Texas to bowhunt with me for the Rio Grande wild turkey. We covered these two hunts on the net last year. We definitely called up some Tom's and made a dent in the local wild turkey population. Florida's bowhunt. The Texas bowhunt.

Last year Doug simply ran out of time. After all, he has a real job, and couldn't arrange to get enough time off to do the job.



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