>> YOU H-OH.

>> THIS WEEK ON KENTUCKY AFIELD...

THERE'S A TRICK TO CATCHING BIG LARGE MOUTH BASS FROM FARM PONDS.

WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW WE LIKE TO GO ABOUT IT.

>> WOW.

>> NEXT...

IT'S HARD TO BEAT THE RELACKATION OF WADE FISHING, ESPECIALLY WITH A FLY ROD.

AND OUR STATE IS FULL OF OPPORTUNITIES.

>> OH THAT'S GREAT.

I LOVE IT!

>> THEN... WE ARE TALKING SHOTGUNS AND TURKEY WITH Mr. HAROLD KNIGHT.

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, WELCOME TO KENTUCKY AFIELD.

I'M YOUR HOST CHAD MILES.

JOIN US AS WE JOURNEY THE COMMONWEALTH IN SEARCH OF OUTDOOR ADVENTURE.

SEARCHING FOR A TROPHY LARGE MOUTH BASS SHOULD START IN LATE WINTER EARLY SPRING AND IT A GOOD PLACE TO START IS ON THE NORTH SHORE OF A POND THAT GETS A LOT OF SUN.

FEEL THAT SUNSHINE.

IT FEELS LIKE IT IS THE MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER.

DON'T LET IT FOOL YOU.

IT'S ACTUALLY RIGHT IN THAT TIMEFRAME END OF FEBRUARY, BEGINNING OF MARCH BUT FILL EEL TELL WHAT YOU, IF YOU ARE A LARGE MOUTH BASS FISHERMAN, THIS IS PROBABLY THE BEST TIME OF YEAR TO TARGET A TROPHY FISH.

I HAPPEN TO BE AT A TIME WHERE THE WEATHER HAS BEEN IN THE 60s.

THIS IS UNCOMMONLY WARM.

WE HAVE A COUPLE OF REALLY NICE DAYS.

TODAY IS DAY THREE.

WEATHER IS GOING TO BE ALMOST 70° TODAY.

THIS IS PERFECT.

DAY 2 OR 3, WARM, WARM CONDITIONS, A LOT OF SUN.

MAN, YOU GET OUT TO YOUR LOCAL POND, THIS IS WHERE YOU CATCH A BIG FISH.

IT'S NOT ABOUT CATCHING 10 OR 20 OR 30 FISH.

IT'S ABOUT CATCHING ONE OR TWO BIG FISH.

THAT'S THE GOAL.

THIS IS REALLY JUST AN OLD COW POND THAT HASN'T HAD COWS IN A LONG TIME.

BUT THE WAY THIS POND IS SET UP, IT'S GOT A DAM SIDE, A STEEP BANK SIDE AND THEN A SIDE THAT'S PRETTY SHALLOW, RIGHT ON THE EDGES, IT HAS A MUD INTO FLAT HERE.

THIS TIME OF YEAR IT'S ALL ABOUT FINDING THAT WARM WEATHER AND WHEN I SAY WARM WATER, TWO OR THREE DEGREES WARMER THAN THE OTHER SIDE AND THAT'S ALL IT TAKES TO GET THE FISH TO MOVE FROM THE DEEPER WATER TO THE MORE SHALLOW WATER.

THIS IS ALSO THE NORTH SHORE.

SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS AS THE SUN TRAVELS, THIS SIDE IS NEVER SHADED.

IT'S GETTING FULL SUN ALL DAY LONG.

SO WE GOT A SOUTH WIND BLOWING THAT AIR IN THIS WAY.

EVERYTHING IS SET UP PERFECTLY FOR THIS SIDE TO BE A COUPLE DEGREES WARMER AND HOPEFULLY HOLDING THE BIG FISH.

LOOK AT THESE MUD PLUMES COMING OUT.

THOSE ARE LARGE MOUTH?

THOSE ARE BIG ONES.

THOSE ARE BIG FISH WHATEVER TOOK OFF RIGHT THERE.

UH-HO.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS IS BUT IF IT'S A LARGE MOUTH, IT'S A REALLY REALLY GOOD ONE.

I BELIEVE IT IS.

WOW.

THIS IS WHY YOU GET OUT EARLY.

ALL YOUR FRIENDS ARE TELLING YOU THAT THE BOAT IS NOT READY TO GO.

YOU DON'T NEED A BOAT.

GO HIT A FARM POND, WALK AROUND THE BANK, FIND THE AREA THAT GETS THE MOST SUN AND IS SHALLOW.

THAT'S A FOUR PLUS POUND FISH RIGHT THERE NOT THE LARGEST BASS IN A WORLD BUT THAT'S A GOOD HEALTHY RESPECTABLE BASS RIGHT THERE, PROBABLY A FOUR POUNDER.

SOMETHING TELLS ME THERE IS A LOT MORE OF THESE IN HERE LET'S GET IT BACK IN THE WATER.

EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT FISHING TELLS ME THEY SHOULD BE RIGHT HERE, SHALLOW, NORTH BANK WIND BLOWN.

THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PONDS JUST LIKE THIS ACROSS THE STATE OF KENTUCKY EARLY SEASON FISHING, THIS IS WHERE IT STARTS.

A LITTLE SINKO AND I HAVE ZERO WEIGHT WHATSOEVER.

GET THE LIPS ON ONE OF THESE AND THEY CAN'T TURN IT DOWN.

THE BAIT THAT LOOKS LIKE NOTHING.

WHAT ABOUT THAT?

OH MY GOODNESS.

THAT WAS AWESOME!

I KEPT GETTING LESS AND LESS WEIGHT BECAUSE I WAS GETTING MOSS AND I WOULD PICK IT UP AND LET IT DRIFT AND IT WENT DOWN I LIKE THROWING BIGGER BATES THIS TIME OF YEAR TO ATTRACT THE BIGGER FISH.

IT I WENT DOWN IN SIZE AND PICKED THAT BAIT UP RIGHT AROUND THE DARK SPOTS, IT CAME UP AND LOOKED AT IT AND I SAW THE FISH AND WHEN IT SUCKED THAT BAIT IN, IT WAS GONE, IT WAS GONE, THAT'S ABOUT ANOTHER FOUR POUNDER OR SO YOU GOT TO BE PATIENT AND MOVE THE LURE VERY, VERY SLOW.

IF YOU WANT TO CATCH BIG FISH, GET STARTED EARLY.

YOU MAY HAVE TO ADJUST THE WEIGHT AND PRESENTATION BUT MAN, HOW EXCITING CAN IT BE.

THAT'S TWO FISH.

BOTH OF THEM ARE FOUR POUND SOLID FISH.

CAN'T BEAT IT.

A LOT OF FUN.

LATE WINTER, EARLY SPRING, YOU GET A DAY, SUPER NICE, ESPECIALLY TWO OR THREE IN A ROW: BE THE FIRST ONE OUT.

SOCIAL MEDIA GETS COVERED UP WITH REALLY BIG LARGE MOUTH BASS IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH BECAUSE THAT'S THE EASIEST TIME TO CATCH A ABOUT I GO FISH.

NOT A GOOD TIME TO CATCH 20, 30, OR 40 BASS, BUT IF YOU'LL SLOW DOWN AND WORK WITH YOUR WEIGHT AND PRESENTATION, THERE HE IS.

THIS IS ANOTHER GOOD FISH HERE.

THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR THAT YOU CAN GO OUT AND CATCH YOUR PERSONAL BEST LARGE MOUTH BASS.

SOME OF THE LARGEST FISH I'VE EVER CAUGHT HAVE BEEN IN THAT FEBRUARY AND MARCH TIMEFRAME.

LOW AND BEHOLD, THESE ARE THE TYPE OF FISH THAT ARE BITING TODAY.

A GREAT TIME OF YEAR TO CATCH YOUR PERSONAL BEST.

SO SPRING TURKEY ING IN KENTUCKY IS PRETTY SIMPLE, OPENS APRIL 16, SATURDAY APRIL 16 AND RUNS THROUGH SUNDAY MAY 8 THERE IS A TWO BIRD BAG LIMIT.

BEARDED BIRDS ONLY ARE LEGAL.

GONALERS JAKES OR BEARDED HENS.

I THINK WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A GOOD HUNTING SEASON THIS SPRING.

TWO YEARS AGO WE DIDN'T HAVE A GREAT HATCH BUT THE TWO YEARS BEFORE THAT WE DID SO THERE SHOULD BE BIRDS THAT WERE HATCHED IN 2018 AND 2019 AND THIS PAST SUMMER WE HAD A REALLY GOOD HATCH AS WELL SO A LOT OF JAKES ON THE LANDSCAPE.

FOR THE NEW HUNTER, IT REALLY HELPS TO HAVE A MENTOR DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SOMEONE WHO HAS TURKEYS FOR A LONG TIME BUT IF THEY HAVE HAD SOME EXPERIENCE OR HAD SOME SUGGESTION OR MISTAKES, THAT ITSELF GOOD INFORMATION.

MOST HUNTERS NOWADAYS ARE WILLING TO SHARE THEIR SKILL SET BECAUSE WE WANT TO RECRUIT NEW HUNTERS.

GET YOUR EQUIPMENT SQUARED AWAY, PATTERN YOUR SHOTGUN, CONCENTRATE ON GETTING THE BIRD IN AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN: IF YOU CAN GET THE BIRDS 40 YARDS OR CLOSER, THAT'S WHAT YOU SHOULD SHOOT FOR.

ONE THING THAT IS NEW THIS YEAR IS WE HAVE BEGUN AND WE HAVE CAPTURED TURKEYS ACROSS THE STATE AND BANDED THEM FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS.

BY REPORTING THE BAND, THEY ARE PROVIDING IMPORTANT INFORMATION.

THEY'RE ESSENTIALLY ALLOWING US TO ESTIMATE HARVEST RATE FOR PRESSURE ON THE SPRING TURKEY POPULATION.

SO ONE WAY THAT HUNTERS AND REALLY ANY CITIZEN OF THE COMMONWEALTH CAN HELP US MONITOR THE TURKEY POPULATION IS IF THEY SEE TURKEYS THAT LOOK SICK, SPECIFICALLY TURKEYS THAT AREN'T ACTING NORMAL.

THEY'RE NOT AFRAID OF PEOPLE, THEY'RE NOT TRYING TO GET AWAY WHEN HUMANS APPROACH OR IF THEY'RE COVERED WITH THESE NODULES, WART-LIKE GROWTHS ON THEIR HEAD AND NECK, SOMETIMES ON THEIR FEET, WE DON'T HAVE ANY REASON TO SUSPECT THAT THERE IS A MAJOR DISEASE MOVING THROUGH THE POPULATION BUT THERE ARE ALWAYS POSSIBILITIES.

WE ARE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THOSE.

ANYONE WHO ENCOUNTERS THOSE BIRDS, ANY HUNTER THAT HARVESTS A BIRD LIKE THAT, WE BO REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF THEY WOULD LET US KNOW.

YOU CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE OR GIVE US A CALL AND THAT PROVIDES VERY VALUABLE INFORMATION TO HELP MONITOR THE POPULATION.

WEB ASITE HAS A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION.

GIVES YOU A RUN DOWN OF THE REGULATIONS.

IT ALSO GIVES YOU MORE INFORMATION, INCLUDING A LINK FOR HOW TO REPORT YOUR LEG BAND IF WERE YOU TO HARVEST ONE OF THOSE I MENTIONED EARLIER AND FOLKS CAN ALWAYS GIVE US A CALL.

>> HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED FLY FISHING?

WELL, IT MAY NOT BE AS DIFFICULT AS YOU THINK.

AND KENTUCKY OFFERS MANY STREAMS AND OTHER LOCATIONS TO GET STARTED.

WE ARE HERE AT THE CREEK AND WHAT COUNTY ARE WE IN?

HART COUNTY.

WE ARE RIGHT HERE ON THE EDGE.

WE ARE DOING ONE OF YOUR PASSIONS TODAY AND IT'S SOMETHING I ACTUALLY ENJOY TO DO, BUT I'M-- I CAN'T SAY I'M PROFICIENT AT IT AND THAT'S TROUT FISHING.

WHAT KIND OF TROUT ARE WE LIKELY TO CATCH TODAY?

>> PROBABLY MORE LIKELY TO GET RAINBOWS.

BUT YOU KNOW, WE MIGHT PICK UP A BROWN.

THAT WOULD BE AWESOME DISL.

THIS IS AN AREA THAT THEY PUT-- >> THERE ARE RAINBOWS AND BROWNS IN HERE.

SOME OF THEM ARE RECENTLY STOCKED THIS YEAR.

SOME OF THEM MAY HAVE BEEN STOCKED LAST YEAR OR THE YEAR BEFORE.

SO WHAT YOU'VE GOT RIGGED UP TODAY, THESE ARE BOTH YOUR FLY RODS.

YOU'VE GOT TWO DIFFERENT RIGS HERE.

THE ONE YOU ARE HOLDING IN A NYMPH RIG, A LITTLE LONGER ROD AND LIGHTER ROD BECAUSE YOU MIGHT GET A GIGANTIC FISH ON HERE AND YOU DON'T WANT TO IT BREAK THE LINE.

YOU WANT THE TROD REALLY GIVE.

>> SO THIS IS THE THREE WEIGHT ROD, RIGHT?

>> YES, SIR.

THREE WEIGHT ROD AND THIS IS A VERY COMMON.

YOU'VE GOT TWO DIFFERENT FLIES, ONE AT THE BOTTOM, ONE ABOUT 12 OR 13 INCHES UP AND RIGHT HERE WE HAVE A STRIKE INDICATOR.

>> THAT'S A FLY FISHERMAN'S WAY OF SAYING A BOBBER.

>> I KNOW YOU ARE REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT OUTDOORS IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY.

>> I AM.

>> I KNOW YOU AND I HAVE BOTH HUNTED TOGETHER.

>> WE HAVE.

>> I REALLY ENJOY GETTING OUT WITH SOMEONE THAT I KNOW IS PASSIONATE AS YOU ARE ABOUT THE OUTDOORS.

>> I HOPE WE CATCH A FISH.

>> IT WOULD BE EMBARRASSING IF WE DIDN'T.

>> THAT WOULD BE A BONUS TO CATCH ONE.

UPSTREAM OR DOWNSTREAM?

>> WE ARE GOING TO GO UPSTREAM.

THE WATER IS A LITTLE HIGHER TODAY.

IF YOU SEE MY HAT FLOATING DOWN THE RIVER, YOU'LL KNOW WHAT HAPPENED LET'S GO.

I'M GOING TO FOM YOU.

YOU TAKE ME WHERE YOU WANT TO GET STARTED AND LET'S SEED WHAT WE CAN MAKE HAPPEN.

>> LET'S GO.

SO LET ME GIVE YOU A CASTING LESSON WITH THIS ONE.

IF YOU HAVE EVER WATCHED THE RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT, THE MOVIE WITH BRAD PITT.

IN THE MOVIE, NORMAN MCCLAIN CALLS IT THE PRESBYTERIAN METHOD OF FLY CASTING.

HIS FATHER WAS A PRESIDENT BUSHES STEERIAN MINISTER-- PRESIDENT BUSH STEER PRESBYTERIAN MINISTER.

YOU HAVE TO PAUSE AT THE BACK AND THE REASON YOU PAUSE IS TO LET THE LINE LOAD UP IN THE BACK.

AND THEN YOU CAN JUST FLICK IT FORWARD.

AND EVERY TIME YOU GO FORWARD, YOU LET SOME LINE OUT.

THIS TIME ROLL IT KIND OF OUT TOWARD THE MIDDLE A LITTLE MORE.

>> SOMETHING I'M INTERESTED IN BUT WASN'T EXPOSED TO.

A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T THINK OF KENTUCKY AS A FLY FISHING STATE.

>> KENTUCKY IS SUCH A RESOURCE.

I'M LOOKING AT A MOP FLY.

YOU KNOW THE MOPS YOU WASH YOUR CAR WITH, THE MITTS.

YOU TAKE A PIECE OF THAT PUT IT ON A LITTLE JIG HOOK.

SURPRISED WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY BITES.

>> I THINK WE SHOULD GO DOWN CLOSER TO THE BRIDGE, GIVE IT A TRY THERE.

>> THAT WILL WORK I GOT ONE, CHAD.

>> IT'S A RAINBOW PRETTY GOOD FISH.

>> THAT'S PROBABLY 1112 INCHES LONG?

>> 12.

>> MOVE BACK DOWN HERE CLOSER TO THE DEEPER WATER AND THIS IS WHERE THEY LOOK LIKE THEY WANT TO BE.

>> LOOK AT THAT RUNNING AND JUMPING.

ANOTHER RAINBOW IS THERE A FISH ON THERE?

THAT'S A RAINBOW.

>> A LITTLE BIT BIGGER.

A FIGHTING BURGER WASN'T IT.

YOU HAVE HAD A LOT OF JOBS THAT ALLOW YOU TO BE OUTDOORS, HAVEN'T YOU.

>> I HAVE.

ALL OF YOUR ADVENTURES IN THE OUTDOORS HAVE ALWAYS GOTTEN TO WHERE NOW THAT YOU ARE RETIRED YOU REALLY ENJOY TEACHING THIS FLY FISHING, DON'T YOU.

>> I STARTED AN OUTFIT KENTUCKY WILD HUNTERS AND FISHERMEN.

WHAT WE DO IS SEVERAL HOURS OF CLASSROOM AND WE GO OUT AND LEARN TO CAST.

THAT'S ON SATURDAY.

SUNDAY WE FISH.

THE ONLY THING HAVE YOU TO SHOW UP WITH IS A FISHING LICENSE SO IF YOU WANTED TO LEARN FLY FISHING, GO ONLINE AND GO TO YOUR WEBSITE, KENTUCKY WILD OUTDOORS.COM.

PARTICULARLY FOR BEGINNERS.

I WANT, YOU KNOW, THE ENDEAVOR TO PEEK THEIR INTEREST TO THE POINT WHERE THEY WANT TO DO IT SOME MORE.

PEOPLE THINK THERE IS A BIG MYSTIC INVOLVED IN FLY FISHING.

YOU KNOW, THERE IS BUT THERE REALLY ISN'T IT'S REALLY NOT THAT DIFFICULT.

I MEAN LOOK, YOU ARE CATCHING FISH.

>> EXACTLY.

BILL, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING ME OUT HERE AND LETTING ME EXPERIENCE THIS CATCHING THESE TROUT.

THIS HAS BEEN A LOT OF FUN.

YOU ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT THE OUTDOORS, YOU ARE A RIGHT WRITER, YOU LOVE TEACHING FLY FISHING.

>> I HAVE HAD A BLAST TODAY AND THANK YOU THIS HAS BEEN FUN.

>> IT HAS BEEN A BLAST.

>> ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO TURKEY SEASON?

A SUCCESSFUL TURKEY HUNT MAY NOT START IN THE FIELD AT ALL IT MAY START AT THE RANGE PATTERNING YOUR SHOTGUN TURKEY SEASON IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.

>> IT'S RIGHT HERE ON US, BROTHER.

>> THE CRAZIEST THING ABOUT HURKY TURKEY HUNTING, IT IS CHANGING EVERY YEAR AND CHANGING FAST, TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THE NEW TRENDS, HAVE YOU TO SPEND A LITTLE TIME.

>> YOU KNOW, YOU DO, I TRY TO READ UP ON IT AND KEEP UP WITH IT AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, IT'S A FULL TIME JOB TO DO THAT NOW.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

YOU KNOW, WE HAD YOU ON A CALL-IN SHOW FOUR YEARS AGO AND YOU SAID SOMETHING AT THE TIME I REMEMBER THINKING THAT'S PRETTY RADICAL AND THAT WAS YOU WERE GOING TO TURKEY HUNT THAT YEAR WITH A TUNGSTEN LOAD SHOOTING NINE SHOT.

>> CORRECT.

I WAS AMAZED THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN IT AND LEAD AND YOU GOT SO MANY MORE SHOTS, SEVERAL HUNDRED MORE.

AND IT IS UNREAL WHAT IT WILL DO.

>> YOU SAID YOU WERE HUNTING WITH A 20 GAUGE THIS YEAR.

12 GAUGE HAS BEEN THE STANDARD.

>> YOU ARE RIGHT.

I'M SHOOTING A 20 GAUGE NOW OVER 12.

>> I HAPPEN TO HAVE BOUGHT A NEW 20 GAUGE THIS YEAR AND I BOUGHT A GUN THAT I PLAN ON USING IN THE FIELD FOR A WHOLE RANGE OF OUTDOOR RECREATION FROM SPORTING CLAYS TO DOVE TO RABBIT TO TURKEY.

I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE MAKING THE TRANSITION TO 20 GAUGE, BUT LET'S GATHER UP SOME AMMO AND YOU KNOW, WE CAME DOWN HERE TO TALK TURKEY.

WE ARE GOING TO PATTERN OUR TURKEY GUNS THIS YEAR.

I WANT TO LEARN A FEW THINGS FOR FROM YOU AND WHEN I LEAVE, I WILL FEEL CONFIDENT MY GUN IS READY TO GO.

>> GOOD DEAL.

LET'S GIVE IT A SHOT AND SEE WHERE WE ARE AT.

>> FINE TUNE IT TO GET ON THE PAPER AND MAKE SURE YOU ARE GETTING CLOSE WITH THE LESS EXPENSIVE LOAD.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

FIRE IN THE HOLE!

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 IN THE SPINE AND HEAD THERE LOOKS LIKE TO ME THE PATTERN STILL IS JUST A TEENY BIT LOW AND I THINK IT MIGHT BE JUST TO THE LEFT JUST A LITTLE TUNGSTEN SHELL SO YOU HAVE A FEW MORE SHOTS I ADJUSTED MY GUN FIRE IF THE HOLE.

RRT ALL RIGHT.

LET'S SEE WHERE WE ARE AT.

THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR.

LOOKY HERE.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 1, 18 IN THE RED KILL.

LONG BEARD XR.

>> A GREAT SHELL.

GREAT ROUND.

LET'S SEE WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS ALL RIGHT.

THE WIND BLEW IT DOWN, WALKING UP HERE BUT THAT'S A DEAD TURKEY.

YOU CAN SEE WE GOT THE GUN RIGHT.

>> WE GOT 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.

THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.

I'M IMPRESSED WITH THAT.

>> THE DIFFERENCE IS THE AMOUNT OF HOLES IN THERE.

THESE ARE FIVE SHOT, A LOT BIGGER SHOT BUT THEY WEIGH THE SAME SO THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY THAT YOU HAVE HERE, NOT NEAR AS MUCH AS THE TUNGSTEN SHOT YOU PUT ON HERE BEFORE.

>> I RECOMMEND THAT WE BRING THIS IN TO ABOUT 35 YARDS AND SHOOT YOUR GUN AND SHOOT WITH A REGULAR SHELL AND SEE WHERE THE PATTERN IS.

>> LET'S DO THAT.

I'VE NEVER SHOT THIS GUN THROUGH THIS TURKEY CHOKE TUBE.

WAS WE ARE GOING DO IS USE A BIGGER TARGET AND WE ARE GOING TO SEE EXACTLY WHERE THIS THING IS HITTING.

ALL RIGHT.

FIRE IN THE HOLE!

>> YOU HIT THE BULL'S EYE.

LOOKY HERE THAT'S AS CENTER AS YOU CAN PUT ONE.

>> PRETTY LUCKY.

OVERALL I'VE GOT SHOTS ABOVE AND BELOW BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE SHOTS ARE BELOW AND IT LOOKS LIKE A LITTLE LOW.

OOOH, WE.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

I BELIEVE WE ARE IN GOOD SHAPE.

>> I BELIEVE YOU ARE IN GREAT SHAPE.

>> IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF KILL SHOTSD SHOTS, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20.

>> VERY GOOD.

ALL RIGHT HAROLD, THIS IS A SETUP I HAVE BEEN USING FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS TURKEY HUNTING.

(GUNSHOTS) SO THIS IS MY WINCHESTER SUPER X 2.

A DUCK GUN BUT I'VE GOT A TURKEY CHOKE TUBE IN IT AND IT IS SHOOTING WINCHESTER LONG BEARDS SO THREE AND A HALF INCH FIVE SHOT.

A LOT MORE RECOIL, A LOT MORE GUN TO HAUL AROUND BUT COMPARE THIS TO THE 20 GAUGE.

>> SO EVIDENTLY IT SHOULD BE ON.

>> WE'LL SEE.

>> VERY GOOD.

>> THIS IS A VERY GOOD PATTERN.

I MEAN IT'S ALL PRETTY TIGHT.

THIS IS THE SAME DISTANCE 20 GAUGE TSS WITH A TRUE LOCK CHOKE TUBE AND THIS IS THE SAME GUN I'VE HAD A LOT OF LUCK WITH HUNTING OVER THE YEARS.

I BELIEVE I'M GOING TO START HAULING LESS GUN.

>> CASE CLOSED MY FRIEND.

THERE'S THE DIFFERENCE.

>> I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE YOU LETTING US COME OUT HERE AND SHOOT OUR GUNS TODAY.

I THINK WE ARE BOTH READY TO HIT THE WOODS.

>> YOU KNOW WHAT YOU GOT TO SHOOT AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR TURKEY HUNTER TO SHOOT HIS GUN BEFORE HE GOES TURKEY HUNTING.

>> I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, IF I CAN ONLY LEARN A FEW THINGS ABOUT CALLING TURKEYS, MAYBE I'LL FILL MY TAGS THIS YEAR.

>> I BET YOU CAN CALL A TURKEY.

>> I APPRECIATE IT.

THANKS FOR HAVING US.

>> THANKS FOR LETTING ME BE PART OF IT.

NOW LET'S CHECK IN AND SEE WHO ELSE HAS BEEN HAVING FUN IN THIS WEEK'S ONES THAT DIDN'T GET AWAY.

HERE WE HAVE CASE WITH HIS FIRST DEER NICE SEVEN POINTER HUNTING WITH HIS PAW PAW.

PAXTON KNOWS WHERE TO GO FOR GOOD FISHING.

A FINS LAKE WHERE HE CAUGHT HIS FIRST RAINBOW TROUT.

NICE JOB.

HERE WE HAVE BRANDON AND KEITH HORN WHO KILLED THESE TWO GOBBLERS ON THE OPENING MORNING OF THE 2021 TURKEY SEASON.

THEY WANTED TO DEDICATE THIS TO THEIR PAPAW TROY.

HERE IS BRADEN CARPENTER FROM CARLISLE WHO CAUGHT THIS WHITE CRAPPIE FISHING WITH HIS DAD.

A BEAUTIFUL LARGE MOUTH BASS CAUGHT BY ETHAN LAWRENCE ON BARREN RIVER LAKE.

THIS FISH WAS CAUGHT IN MARCH OF 2022.

NICE JOB.

THE OPENING WEEKEND OF SPRING TURKEY SEASON IS THIS WEEKEND APRIL 16 AND 17.

I HOPE YOU ARE READY TO HIT THE WOODS.

HUNTING AND FISHING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY IS A PRIVILEGE.

ALWAYS ASK PERMISSION AND LANK 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.

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