| For information on hunting
Ohio Eastern's with Limb Walker Guide Service and Ohio Whitetail bowhunts,
contact: Doug Crabtree at 216-536-7414.
Ohio
Doug Crabtree
Sr.'s successful Grand Slam Eastern Wild Turkey hunt in Ohio on
April 28 was actually a 3 day affair with the same birds. It is a case
study in wild turkey behavior and a veteran wild turkey hunters savvy and
calling skill. Here it is, just like
it happened.
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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 Cody was going to be even luckier that day ... |
Bowhunting Turkeys Lesson
1-6
Eden Taylor and Terry "Monk"
Speakman had a day off at Doug Crabtree's Limb Walker Guide Service and
went turkey hunting together. Terry and Eden both had 3 shots each at gobblers
from 12 to 25 yards. Here are the lessons learned:
Lesson #1 (Eden): don't
shot low. #2 (Terry): don't shoot high. #3: don't shoot left. #4: don't
shoot right/ #5: pick a spot. #6: check your bow in case your sight
pin got bent.
This is their first year
bowhunting turkeys (they are great callers and deadly shotgun turkey hunters
as well as crack whitetail bowhunters. But as we know that is not turkey
hunting with a bow.) Afterward they both told Doug, "this was the greatest
hunt we had ever been on."
{Apr 23) Back
In Ohio
(Monday} Opening
morning in Ohio was Monday, April 23. Doug Crabtree and Doug Sr. own Limb
Walker Guide Service in Ohio and there was business to attend to.
Doug Sr. took Rob Keeland
out and called in a 3 gobblers to 8 yards but saplings and twigs always
seemed to get in the way and Rob couldn't get a shot.
(Apr 24) Ohio
Season, 2nd Day
{Tuesday} Mike Sobonya
(shotgun hunter) went with guide Eden Taylor and Eden called a gobbler
off the roost and MIke got him.
Rob Keeland (bowhunter) went
with guide Terry "Monk" Speakman. They got birds gobbling on the roost.
When they flew down one came right in to the decoys. Rob harvested the
gobbler with his bow. Later on Terry called in a big Tom for himself (bow)
but missed him (high) at 18 yards.
Doug Sr. took Ken Snyder
(bowhunter) from WV and called in birds all over them but Ken, a new turkey
bowhunter, was uncomfortable with the shot opportunities and didn't
shoot.
(Apr 25) Ohio
Season, 3rd Day
(Wednesday) Mike
Sobonya had two tags and Eden Taylor and Mike worked a gobbler in to 8
steps and Mike took the 10" longbeard with his shotgun.
Again, Doug Sr. and Ken were
covered in with wild turkeys and Ken held out.
(Apr 25) Ohio
Season, 3rd Day
Thursday: Doug Sr.and
Ken went back to the same place and set up in a different location in a
field where there were no obstructions in the way. Doug Sr. soft yelped
a gobbler in. He had his jake decoy in a mating position over a hen decoy
and when the gobbler saw the decoys he became furious and boogied on in
at about 20 MPH and attacked the decoys, spurring, pecking, and ripping
the jake decoy into shreds.
Ken put an arrow in the birds
vitals at 5 yards.
They quietly tagged the bird,
broke the blind down, collected the decoys and slipped back to the car.
Why so careful? There was
still gobbling in the area and Doug Sr. is returning Friday morning with
the intention of completing his Grand Slam.
For information on hunting
Ohio Eastern's with Limb Walker Guide Service and Ohio Whitetail bowhunts,
contact: Doug Crabtree at 216-536-7414.
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