Both Doug's answered and the gobbler got excited. They shut off the calling and waited. The Longbeard appeared 250 yards away along an edge on the far side of the field. Doug Sr. gave a soft yelp and the gobbler came closer, stopping to strut every 50 yards. Doug Sr. put his arrow in front of the left wing, a perfect shot and the bird hit the ground on the spot.
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We have the makings of a Double Slam as both Doug Crabtree and Doug Sr. now have now taken the Osceola and the Rio Grande species. Thurs eve they returned to same spot. Some gobblers roosted nearby. Doug Sr. took Dave Johnson to the Cottonwood area. A gobbler answered 800 yards away and Doug Sr. skillfully worked the bird in to 35 yards.