
Archery Deer Hunt; Rabbit Hunt; Controlled Burns
Season 38 Episode 1 | 26m 31sVideo has Closed Captions
Deer hunting, beagles hunting cottontails, and the benefits of controlled burns.
Deer hunting in the woods; information about deer hunting season; a pack of beagles are hunting cottontails; learn how controlled burns benefit native wildlife.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Kentucky Afield is a local public television program presented by KET
You give every Kentuckian the opportunity to explore new ideas and new worlds through KET.

Archery Deer Hunt; Rabbit Hunt; Controlled Burns
Season 38 Episode 1 | 26m 31sVideo has Closed Captions
Deer hunting in the woods; information about deer hunting season; a pack of beagles are hunting cottontails; learn how controlled burns benefit native wildlife.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
How to Watch Kentucky Afield
Kentucky Afield is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Vizio.
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipTHIS WEEK ON KENTUCKY AFIELD... WE ARE BACK IN THE STAND, THIS TIME HUNTING THE WOODS AND LOOKING TO PUNCH ANOTHER TAG.
>> GOT A DEER ABOUT 60 YARDS DEAD IN FRONT OF ME.
>> NEXT... >> I'M GOING TO GET CHECKERS AND THAT'S IT.
I GOT A FEELING WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO GRAB A SHOTGUN BECAUSE THEY'RE IN THERE GETTING AFTER IT.
>> WE ARE OUT WITH A PACK OF BEAGLES AND THEY'RE ON THE HUNT FOR COTTON TAILS.
THEN HIVE.
>> FIRE IN THE HOLE.
>> WE'LL FIND OUT HOW CONTROL BURNS BENEFIT NATIVE WILDLIFE.
IT'S ALL NEXT ON KENTUCKY AFIELD.
>> >> THAT'S A PRETTY FISH.
>> BEAUTIFUL.
>> THIS POND IS PLUM FLOATED WITH FROGS.
>> THEY'RE EVERYWHERE IN HERE.
(GUNSHOT) >> THIS IS A GOOD FISH RIGHT HERE.
A REALLY GOOD FISH.
>> COME HERE, GIRL.
>> THAT'S A BIG RABBIT.
>> NICE JOB.
>> YES!
MY FIRST MUSKY.
>> LEO!
♪ WE GOT A KEEPER!
>> THERE GOES.
BOOM!
>> WOW, THAT HAPPENED FAST.
HELLO AND WELCOME TO KENTUCKY AFIELD.
I'M YOUR HOST CHAD MILES.
JOIN US AS WE JOURNEY THE COMMONWEALTH IN SEARCH OF OUTDOOR ADVENTURE.
IF YOU ARE LIKE ME AND YOU LIKE TO ARCHERY HUNT, KENTUCKY IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE WITH AN ARCHERY SEASON THAT LASTS OVER FOUR MONTHS LONG, EATS ALSO A GREAT WAY TO FILL THE FREEZER.
>> WELL, WALKING IN THE WOODS, I'M LITERALLY IN RANGE RIGHT NOW OF A BIG HEALTHY DOE.
SHE'S CHECKING US OUT.
MAKING THIS SWITCH, YOU KNOW, THIS IS ABOUT THE TIME OF YEAR, IT'S OCTOBER, WHERE HUNTING PRIMARILY BEAN FIELDS AS A FOOD SOURCE BUT THE ACORNS ARE REALLY STARTING TO FALL.
EARLY IN THE YEAR BEFORE THE SEASON, I PUT TWO DEER STANDS UP AND I HAVEN'T BEEN IN THE STAND YET ALL YEAR.
IT DOES HAVE BEAN FIELDS IN THE FRONT AND BEHIND IT BUT IT'S ALSO IN THE WOODS WHERE THERE ARE ACORNS AND OTHER NUT TREES PRODUCING AND DROPPING SO THAT SHOULD PULL THE DEER IN.
IF I SEE A BUCK, I MAY TRY TO GET HIM CURIOUS, USE THESE ANTLERS A LITTLE BIT: I HOPE THE DEER ARE STARTING TO MOVE GET IN THERE AND SEE IF WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN I GOT IN PRETTY QUIET AND NOW IT'S A WAITING GAME EVERYTHING IS SET UP WHERE IT MAY HAPPEN FAIRLY QUICK WHEN I START SEEING DEER POOT WOODS HAVE A LOOK AND A FEEL THAT IS PERFECT THERE'S A DEER ABOUT 60 YARDS DEAD IN FRONT OF ME.
I CAN'T TELL BUT IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S A DOE.
A LOT OF BRUSH BETWEEN ME AND THE DEER.
IF IT STAYS ON THE TAIL SIDE, GOING TO GIVE ME A PERFECT SHOT.
IF IT COMES DOWN TO THE CREEK, IT SHOULD GIVE ME A PERFECT SHOT, TOO.
HERE HE COMES.
GOING LOW, GOING LOW.
HERE WE GO.
I'M JUST GOING TO GO DOWN RIGHT THERE WELL, THAT BUCK HUNT TURNED INTO A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO FILL THE FREEZER.
IT'S STILL EARLY.
STILL MAY GET A CHANCE AT THAT BUCK BUT I'M EXCITED TO GET A CLEAN GOOD SHOT AT THE DOE AND THAT'S GOING TO MAKE REALLY GOOD EATING THIS ENTIRE WINTER THINKING ABOUT SOME JERKY PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT IT HERE COMES ANOTHER ONE.
THERE MUST HAVE BEEN TWO HERE COMES ANOTHER ONE.
GOING TO STAY ON THE TOP SIDE.
IT'S SO EARLY.
I DEFINITELY HAVE ONE DEER DOWN.
IF I GET A REALLY GOOD SHOT TO TAKE A SECOND ONE, I'LL DO IT BUT I'M ONLY GOING TO TAKE THE SHOT IF IT'S A FOR SURE SHOT.
WELL, MY BUCK NEVER SHOWED UP BUT THAT'S OKAY.
GOT VERY LUCKY EARLY IN THE HUNT TO MAKE A REALLY GOOD SHOT ON THE DOE IN FRONT OF ME.
HAVEN'T SEEN A LOT OF DEER AFTER THAT.
JUST NO BUCKS.
THIS IS WHAT MAKES IT EXCITING.
WHEN YOU SEE BIG NUMBER OF DEER, THEY TEND TO BE MOVING AROUND.
AS SOON AS THE TEMPERATURE COOLS OFF, THEY'RE GETTING INTO THE WOODS BECAUSE OF THE ACORNS FALLING AROUND US.
I'M SO HAPPY TO HAVE THAT DOE.
I KNOW IT'S RIGHT HERE.
I KNOW IT'S A GREAT SHOT.
GREAT HUNT, NO BUCK BUT THAT'S OKAY.
IT'S A GOOD FEELING TO KNOW HAVE YOU THE BUCK TAG IN YOUR POCKET STILL WITH A LOT OF SEASON LEFT.
>> I'M HERE TALKING WITH JOHN HAAS, DEER AND ELK COORDINATOR.
THE 2021 DEER SEASON IS WELL UNDER WAY.
TELL ME HOW THE SEASON HAS GONE SO FAR?
>> WE HAD A GREAT MONTH IN SEPTEMBER.
WE HAD ONE OF OUR HIGHEST HARVESTS EVER IN 2020 SO WE ARE JUST BELOW THAT BUT THIS SEPTEMBER WE HAD GREAT WEATHER TOWARD THE END.
>> MUZZLE LOWDER AND YOUTH SEASON.
>> YOUTH WAS A LITTLE DOWN.
IT WAS 80 OF 85 THOSE DAYS AND THE WIND WAS BLOWING A LITTLE BIT.
THE WEEKEND AFTER FOR MUZZLE LOWDER, WE HAD A BIG FRONT GO THROUGH THE FRIDAY BEFORE BUT GENERALLY A BIG COOL DOWN, GREAT WEATHER THAT WEEKEND THE HARVEST INDICATES THAT DURING THE REGULAR MODERN FIREARM SEASON NEXT WEEK, THAT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET A YOUTH OUT THERE AND TAKE A DEER.
GIVE ME THE SEASON DATES.
>> SATURDAY NOVEMBER 13 AND RUNS 16 DAYS THROUGH NOVEMBER 28.
>> DURING THAT TIME CHECK YOUR RULES AND REGULATIONS BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS DIFFERENT THIS YEAR AND IF YOU ARE HUNTING FAR WESTERN KENTUCKY, YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF IT.
>> ABSOLUTELY WOO.Y HAVE A CWD SURVEILLANCE ZONE IN WEST KENTUCKY.
ANYBODY HUNTING DURING MODERN GUN SEASON AND LATE MUZZLE LOWDER SEASON WILL NEED TO TAKE THE DEER TO ONE OF THE 17 MANDATORY CHECK SEASONS.
WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE THIS PROCESS AS SIMPLE AS WE CAN FOR HUNTERS IT WILL GREATLY HELP US BE AHEAD OF THE CURVE ON CWD.
WE WILL BE CHECKING EVERY DEER HARVESTED IN THE COUNTIES.
HUNTERS CAN GO ONLINE, FIND THE CLOSEST CHECK STATION, 5 TO 10 WE'LL HAVE A DRIVE-THRU SET UP WITH OUR STAFF WORKING THOSE.
>> WE ARE SEEING BUCKS CHASING DOES.
THE RUT HAS ALREADY STARTED.
>> NOVEMBER 17 IS THE MAGIC DAY IN MY MIND WHERE WE LOOK AT THE FETAL MESS YOU UNDERSTAND IT.
THAT'S THE PEAK.
WE'LL HIT IT JUST ABOUT RIGHT.
>> LET'S HOPE FOR GOOD WEATHER.
FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT MAYBE THEY DON'T THINK ABOUT DEER HUNTING UNTIL RIGHT BEFORE THE SEASON COMES, TELL ME SOME THINGS THEY NEED TO BE AWARE OF.
>> DEFINITELY.
THE BIGGEST THING I CHECK AND OBSESS ABOUT IN MY HUNTING GEAR, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE HUNTER ORANGE.
I ALWAYS THROW AN EXTRA SET IN THERE BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE SOMEBODY SHOWS UP WITHOUT A HAT TO DEER CAMP OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAVE YOUR HARVEST LOG.
PRINT IT OUT FROM THE WEBSITE OR MY PROFILE AND UNDERSTAND THAT NEEDS TO BE FILLED OUT BEFORE YOU MOVE THE DEER FROM THE WOODS SECONDLY, FIGURE OUT YOUR PLAN FOR TELECHECKING THE ANIMAL.
I DO IT RIGHT THERE IN THE FIELD AND GET ON THE HARVEST LOG AND YOU ARE DONE BUT YOU HAVE UNTIL MIDNIGHT OF THE DAY OF HARVEST TO COMPLETE TELECHECK IF YOU DON'T HAVE CELL SERVICE.
>> I HOPE EVERYBODY HAS A PRODUCTIVE AND SAFE HUNTING SEASON.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO CATCHING UP WITH YOU AT THE END OF THE SEASON TO SEE HOW IT TURNED OUT.
>> LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
>> WHAT IS THE MOST EXCITING SOUND IN THE OUTDOORS.
THE SOUND OF BEAGLES HOT ON THE TRAIL OF RABBITS.
THIS IS A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT LOOKS TO DICTATE YOUR PERFORMANCE TODAY.
WE ARE GOING TO HEAR SOME BARKING TODAY.
>> DEFINITELY.
THIS IS A SIX-YEAR-OLD.
WE HAVE ANDY, A FOUR-YEAR-OLD.
THIS IS CALLIE.
SHE WILL BE FOUR YEARS OLD COMING UP.
THIS IS CHECKERS MAMA, AND THIS IS SISSY, SIX-YEAR-OLD FEMALE.
THIS IS D.B., A FOUR-YEAR-OLD.
AND THIS IS BIG DADDY.
>> HE IS THE BIG DADDY.
FOUR-YEAR-OLD AS WELL.
LITTER MATE TO DB.
>> NOW HOW MANY INCH BEAGLE WOULD YOU CALL THERE?
>> A KENTUCKY 15.
HOW ABOUT THAT?
>> THAT'S ALL THE DOGS.
I'M GOING TO GET CHECKERS AND I GOT A FEELING WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO GRAB A SHOTGUN BECAUSE THEY'RE OUT THERE GETTING AFTER MINUTES.
IT.
CHECKERS RIGHT THERE.
>> DALE, DID YOU GET THAT?
>> I GOT IT.
GLAD TO SEE CHECKERS GET IN THERE WITH 'EM.
>> NICE JOB.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> GET READY.
CHECKERS, BIG DADDY, GOOD BOY, DEAD, DEAD, SISSY, DEAD.
GET THESE DOGS IN THERE GET ANOTHER ONE.
YOU AND I HAVE MET ON ACCIDENT.
>> YES, WE DID.
>> AND I COULD TELL IMMEDIATELY THAT YOU WERE EXTREMELY PASSIONATE ABOUT IT.
I MEAN YOU SPEND-- WE ARE TALKING 200-300 DAYS A YEAR WORKING AND TRAINING DOGS.
>> YES, IF IT WASN'T FOR BELIEVING WHY, I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO THIS, IF NOT FOR AN UNDERSTANDING WIFE.
>> THEY GOT IT.
RIGHT HERE I SAW THE HIDE BUT I CAN'T SEE THE RABT, THEY FOUND IT GOOD JOB.
NICE JOB DOGS DEAD, DEAD, DEBT LET'S GO THIS IS MY FIRST RABT OF THE YEAR AND BY THE LOOKS OF THINGS, IT WON'T BE MY LAST RABT OF THE DAY.
>> SEEN A BUNCH OF RABTS, DOGS ARE DOING GREAT AND I'M HAVING A BLAST.
THERE HE IS.
GOING UP THE HILL.
TOO FAR AWAY.
UP THERE TOWARDS YOU BILL, THERE THEY GO THEY'RE RIGHT ON IT.
(GUNSHOT) IS THERE HE IS RIGHT THERE WIL.
HE WAS RIGHT HERE HEADED UP THE HILL.
>> I GOT HIM FOR YOU.
>> WE ARE BLESSED TO BE OUT HERE TODAY, HAVING FUN, GOOD FRIENDS GOOD COMPANY.
JUST HAVING A GOOD TIME.
GETTING A REALLY GOOD PACK OF DOGS LIKE THIS, YOU HAVE OWNED OVER HUNDREDS AND COUNTED THE PEOPLE YOU'VE HUNTED WITH AND THEIR DOGS, DO YOU PICK WHAT YOU LIKE ABOUT CERTAIN DOGS AND TRY TO GET EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT OUT OF A BEAGLE.
>> I TRY FOR THE HUNT FIRST, YOU KNOW, AND THE SECOND THING I LIKE IS A DOG THAT HAS SOME SENSE TO IT AND I WANT ONE WITH BOTTOM, STAMINA HANDLE ALL DAY HUNTING.
LET'S WALK ON UP THERE.
LET'S DO IT.
COME ON, LET'S GO, DOG RIGHT HERE, RIGHT HERE.
DON'T TAKE TOO LONG, BUDDY THESE DOGS BEAT US TO THE FIELD AND BROKE UP.
WE HAD A RACE GOING THAT DIRECTION AND TWO DOGS BROKE OFF AND RUN THAT RABBIT RIGHT TO YOU.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
RIGHT TO ME.
ALMOST ON THE MOUND WITH US.
>> CHECK YOU OUT.
>> WORKED OUT LIKE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO.
>> IF YOU HAD A SAG IN YOUR POCKET, HE WOULD HAVE JUMPED IN.
>> THAT'S GOOD SOMETIMES.
THAT'S A HARD SHOT TO MAKE WHEN THEY GET THAT CLOSE THAT PATTERN YOU ARE SHOOTINGS THAT BIG.
>> I WOULD RATHER HAVE THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE.
IF I HAVE TOO MUCH TIME, I'LL MISS.
I LIKE TO PULL RIGHT UP AND GO.
>> THERE YOU GO.
WATCH UP THERE.
ON THE OUTSIDE.
THAT RABBIT WAS WITHIN FIVE FEET OF ME.
I SAW IT BUT THE DOGS PUSHED IT THAT WAY AND I THOUGHT IF IT GOT OUT IN THE OPEN WE WOULD HAVE A GOOD SHOT BUP THAT RABBIT PULLED A SLIP ON ME.
(GUNSHOTS) TWO DIFFERENT ONES.
DID YOU GET THAT ONE DALE?
>> I THINK SO.
I'M NOT 100% SURE.
HE DUCKED IN THE BRIARS.
I GOT...
I GOT A BUNCH OF FUR BUT NO RABBIT.
>> I BET THEY'RE BACK ON IT RIGHT HERE.
>> DOGS SPENDING TIME WORKING AND WORKED TO THIS POINT AND WHEN THEY FINALLY GOT A RABBIT UP, WE GOT TWO RABBITS GOING.
ONE THIS WAY, ONE THAT WAY.
I THINK WE GOT 'EM BOTH.
NOT SURE.
>> THAT RABBIT HAS TO BE THERE SOMEWHERE.
>> THEY GOT 'EM.
>> LET GO.
LET GO!
NICE JOB, DALE.
DID Y'ALL GET THAT RABBIT.
>> WE GOT 'EM.
>> THAT WILL BE GOOD EATING WE WASN'T TOO CLOSE TO HIM.
>> HE BARELY HAD ANY PELLETS IN HIM.
I THINK HE HAD A HEART ATTACK.
ALL THAT AREA THE DOGS WORKED AND TWO SQUIRT OUT AT THE SAME TIME.
>> I KNEW THERE WAS GOING TO BE A FUN BUNNY IN THERE HAD TO BE.
NO CHOICE AUTO I DON'T THINK ANYBODY COMPLAINED OF THAT.
THAT WAS A VERY, VERY GOOD DAY OF RABBIT HUNTING AND YOU KNOW, WE LET WAY MORE THAN THAT RUN WE DIDN'T HURT THE PLACE NONE.
>> NO, IT WAS A PERFECT DAY.
>> A PERFECT DAY.
>> WHAT IS THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE WAY TO IMPROVE YOUR HABITAT?
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IT IS FIRE.
TAYLORSVILLE LAKE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA.
BRIAR RIDGE UNIT.
IT'S AN 1800-ACRE SECTION OF THE MANAGEMENT AREA.
TODAY WE ARE GOING TO BE PUTTING FIRE TO 580 ACRES OF THAT AREA WE USE DRIP TORCHES WITH A MIXTURE OF DIESEL AND GASOLINE.
THEY LIGHT THE WICK WITH A MATCH AND IT DRIPS LIT FUEL ON TO THE GROUND.
IT HAS A LOOP NOZZLE ON THE END.
THERE IS AN AIR VENT FIRE ENCOURAGES MULTIPLE GROWTH OF THE WARM SEASON GRASSES IN OUR FIELDS AND ALSO HELPS US FIGHT INVASIVE SPECIES.
THERE ARE FOUR IGNITER CREWS AND A FORESTRY CREW AND A CREW THAT IS ON THE WATER THAT WILL BE IGNITING THE WOODS FROM THE BOAT.
FIRE IN THE HOLE!
>> WE ARE HERE TODAY AT TAYLORSVILLE LAKE SHOOTING FLARES OFF THE BOAT TO HELP THE PROGRESSION OF A PRESCRIBED FIRE WE HAVE GOING ON HERE.
NUMBER OF FLARES WE ARE GOING TO SHOOT OFF TODAY WILL RANGE BETWEEN 50 AND 100 DEPENDING ON THE SPREAD OF THE FIRE AS WE GO AND HOW MUCH OF THE FIRE BACKS DOWN.
>> FIRE IN THE HOLE!
(GUNSHOT).
>> ALL THESE ANIMALS WILL RUN FOR COVER, HIDE, DEER, RABBITS, TURKEY AND QUAIL AND SQUIRREL WILL ALL BE ABLE TO RUN AWAY AND GET OUT AHEAD OF THE FIRE AND IT'S REAL COMMON WHEN WE ARE BURNING ON PRIVATE OR PUBLIC LANDS, YOU WILL START SEEING THE ANIMALS MOVE OUT IN ADVANCE OF THE FIRE BEFORE THE FIRE EVEN GETS TO THEM PRETTY HILLY TERRAIN AND COULD BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TO SEND A CREW UP AND DOWN A HILL.
ONCE THEY GET AN AREA BURNED THEY WILL BACK FIRE DOWN TOWARD THE LAKE AND THE CREW FROM THE WATER WILL SET THE FLARES.
THEY WILL REACH FROM THE SHORELINE AND PUT FIRE UP TO THE FLARES TO MATCH THEM TOGETHER WE HAVE SOME STUDENTS FROM EKU.
THE STUNTSD ALL HAVE THEIR TRAINING IN FIGHTING FIRE AND PRESCRIBED BURNS AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE SHADOWS AND MENTORED ON THE BURN.
>> MY MAJOR IS WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT WITH A MINOR IN BIOLOGY.
I'M OUT HERE TODAY BECAUSE RED CARD CERTIFIED AND I I LOVE PUTTING FIRE ON THE GROUND.
>> THE PURPOSE OF THIS FIRE IS TO INCREASE OAK HICKORY REGENERATION AND OPEN UP SOME OF THE WOODLANDS FOR MORE SMALL GAME HABITAT.
YOU WILL BE INCREASING FOREST FLOOR COVER FOR SMALLER CREATURES LIKE SQUIRREL.
IN THE WOODLANDS AND OPEN AREAS YOU WILL INCREASE EARLY SUCK SESSIONAL HABITAT FOR THINGS LIKE RABBITS AND TURKEY POLES.
ALL THE AREAS WILL BENEFIT.
YOU WILL INCREASE WOODY BROWS FOR THINGS LIKE DEER.
A LOT OF THE ANIMALS IN THE EASTERN U.S. HAVE EVOLVED IN A FIRE LANDSCAPE AND COME TO EXIST AND IN SOME CASES RELY ON MANAGEMENT ACTION TIFFTS AND PRESCRIBED FIRE IS ONE OF THE METHODS THAT ALLOWS US TO MANAGE THE LARGEST CHUCKS OF PROPERTY AT ONE TIME.
>> THIS BENEFICIALLY RESTORES THE ENVIRONMENT BACK TO AN OAK HICKORY SETTING THAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR PRODUCTIVE FOREST, NICE HEALTHY GRASS FIELDS AND HELP GAME AND NON-GAME WILDLIFE.
>> NOW LET'S CHECK IN AND SEE WHO ELSE HAS BEEN OUT HAVING FUN IN THIS WEEK'S ONES THAT DIDN'T GET AWAY.
HERE WE HAVE SIX-YEAR-OLD BLAKE WHO GOT HIS FIRST GOBBLER THIS YEAR DURING THE YOUTH TURKEY SEASON.
NICE JOB CHECK OUT THIS NICE BUCK TAKEN BY HUNTER WILL WILLIS.
FIRST BUCK 10 POINTER.
10-YEAR-OLD WHO TOOK THIS NICE SIX POINT BUCK DURING THE YOUTH FIREARM SEASON.
CONGRATULATIONS.
TOM ROBERTS OF GRAYSON COUNTY NINE POINTER.
GAVIN JESSE WITH HIS FIRST DEER SEVEN-POINT BUCK TAKE ENIN TAYLORSVILLE, KENTUCKY WITH A CROSS BOW.
JUICE JOB.
FOUR-YEAR-OLD BRAN BRANSON MEADE, A NICE BLUEGRASS HE CAUGHT FISHING WITH HIS DAD ON CAVE RUN LAKE.
11-YEAR-OLD JACOB BAYLOR TO TOOK THIS IS NICE EIGHT POINT BUCK AND A TO THE NOSE OPENING DAY OF MUZZLE LOADING SEASON.
USING A CROSS BOW.
CHECK OUT THIS NICE BUCK TAKEN BY BRAY LIN HICKS TAKE ENIN MEADE COUNTY WHILE HUNTING WITH A CROSS BOW NICE JOB.
CHECK OUT THIS BEAUTIFUL SMALL MOUTH BASS THIS FISH WAS CAUGHT AT THE KENTUCKY RIVER.
TWO-YEAR-OLD CAUGHT HER FIRST LARGE MOUTH BASS FISHING IN A FARM POND IN LAUREL COUNTY.
CHECK OUT THIS NICE GOBBLER, THIS WAS HER FIRST TURKEY SHE CALLED IN TO 30 YARDS WHILE HUNTING IN MORGAN COUNTY.
NICE JOB.
KENTUCKY'S MODERN FIREARMS SEASONS START NEXT SATURDAY THE 13 THE.
HAVE AN ORANGE HUNTER'S HAT AND VEST AND WARE A SAFETY HARNESS FROM THE TREE STANDS.
HUNTING AND FISHING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY IS A PRIVILEGE.
ALWAYS ASK PERMISSION AND THANK THE LAND OWNER.
UNTIL NEXT WEEK, I'M YOUR HOST CHAD MILES AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU IN THE WOODS OR ON THE WATER.
IF YOU HOLD A KENTUCKY HUNTING OR FISHING LICENSE, THEN YOU HAVE HELPED MAKE POSSIBLE KENTUCKY'S WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS, PLACES TO HUNT, FISH, BIRD WATCH OR JUST LET YOUR MIND WANDER WITH NEARLY 100 DOTTING THE COMMONWEALTH, PUT WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS IN YOUR SIGHTS FOR FALL HUNTING AND SEE MORE OF WHAT MAKES KENTUCKY OUTDOORS OUTSTANDING.
GET ALL THE INFORMATION ONLINE AT FW.KY.GOV.
MORE KENTUCKY AFIELD IS AVAILABLE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS.
GIVE US A LIKE OR FOLLOW TO STAY IN THE WOODS AND ON THE WATER LONGER WHEN YOU SUBSCRIBE TO US ON YOUTUBE, FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM.
JUST SEARCH KENTUCKY AFIELD ON YOUR FAVORITE APP.
COLLETT
Support for PBS provided by:
Kentucky Afield is a local public television program presented by KET
You give every Kentuckian the opportunity to explore new ideas and new worlds through KET.













