THIS WEEK ON KENTUCKY AFIELD..., THE STATE'S MOST POPULAR KAYAK FISHING DESTINATION JUST GOT AN IMPROVEMENT.

>> THERE IS A HUGE BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT A DOUBT.

>> WE'LL FIND OUT WHAT THE ELK HORN REMOVAL MEANS FOR THE STREAM.

AND WHILE RECENTLY IN THE FIELD WE STUMBLED UPON WHAT SEEMED TO BE AN AMAZING ARTIFACT.

WE ARE HAVING AN EXPERT TAKE A LOOK AND TELL US MORE ABOUT IT.

THEN... WE ARE GETTING READY FOR YOUTH DEER SEASON.

>> GOOD.

READY?

>> YES.

>> BOOED.

>> 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.

ELKHORN CREEK IS ONE OF THE MOST TRAVELED BODIES OF WATER IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND RECENTLY DUE DUE TO A DAM REMOVAL, IT HAS BECOME MORE SAFE.

WE ARE ABOUT ONE MILE DOWN FROM WHERE THE NORTH AND SOUTH ELKHORN CREEK COME TOGETHER.

19 MILES FROM WHERE THE CREEK ENDS AT THE KENTUCKY RIVER.

>> THERE HAS BEEN A UNIQUE FEATURE HERE FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.

>> THERE HAS BEEN A LOW HEAD DAM.

IT IS NOT ANYTHING YOU WANT TO TRY TO RUN WITH YOUR KAYAK.

UNFORTUNATELY THERE HAVE BEEN PEOPLE TRAPPED IN IT UNDERSTAND AND PEOPLE HAVE DROWNED.

IT IS AN OBSTRUCTION.

WE CALL THIS STRETCH OF THE CREEK PALISADES BECAUSE IT HAS 250-FOOT BLUFF AS LONG THE WAY.

THE DAMS ARE DANGEROUS BECAUSE THEY CREATE A CIRCULATING HYDRAULIC OR AS BOATERS WE CALL THEM HOLES.

THEY NATURALLY OCCUR IN RIVERS BUT WHEN YOU HAVE A PERFECT HOLE BECAUSE IT'S BUILT BY MAN AND LINEAR ACROSS, IT CREATES A HYDRAULIC YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF.

AND YOU NOTICE THE DAM BOILING, ANYTHING ABOVE THE BOIL LINE UP TO THE DAM IS THE KEEPER AND YOU IF GET INTO THAT, IT'S NOT GOING TO LET YOU BACK OUT AGAIN (INAUDIBLE YELLING) >> A LIFE JACKET MAY NOT HELP YOU.

THE WATER IS SO STRONG WANTING TO PUSH YOU DOWN, THE LIFE JACKET IS NOT GOING TO BE BOUYANT ENOUGH TO KEEP YOU UP.

AS WE SEE POPULARITY IN KAYAKING INCREASING, THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WE GET CONCERNED ABOUT THE DAMS BECAUSE NEWER PADDLERS ARE NOT AS EDUCATED TO THE DANGERS OUT THERE.

>> JIM AND SAN TORY IS GOING TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE DAM.

>> SEEING IT COME OUT AND BE REMOVED IS A PHENOMENAL THING.

IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING AND I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH GOOD THINGS ABOUT KENTUCKY FISH AND WILDLIFE, FEDERAL FISH AND WILDLIFE ASSISTING THIS PROJECT AND THE LOCAL LEADERS.

IT HAS BEEN A TEAM EFFORT AS WE HAVE SEEN ISSUES CROP UP ON THE CREEK.

IT BRINGS US BACK TO THE TABLE TO SAY WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE THINGS SAFER AND THE PARTNERS HAVE WORKED TOGETHER FOR THE COMMON GOAL.

>> THIS FACILITY WAS BUILT IN THE 1900s AND THIS DAM WAS BUILT EARLY 1900S IS WHAT WE RECALL ARE BASED OFF DISTILLING AND COOLING WATER AND RECENT YEARS, USED AS A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM FOR OUR FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS.

FIRE SUPPRESSION, YOU NEED A BIG BODY OF WATER TO QUICKLY PULL A LOT OF GALLONS OUT IF THERE IS AN ISSUE, CORRECT?

>> RIGHT.

>> THIS DAM PROVIDES YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET SOME DEPTH.

>> IF IT WASN'T FOR THE DAM, WE WOULDN'T HAVE ENOUGH FLOW TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR THE WAREHOUSES AND THE PEOPLE IN THE FACTORY.

WE WORK WITH THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO PULL WATER FROM THE CITY WATER AT THE TOP OF THE HILL AND WE HAVE GOT THE CAPITAL FUNDING LAST YEAR TO BE ABLE TO PIPE THAT WATER IN.

>> YOU GUYS IN THE LAST YEAR FOUND A NEW SOURCE OF WATER FOR FIRE SUPPRESSION.

ONE YEAR LATER, THIS DAM IS COMING OUT.

THAT IS REALLY QUICK.

>> IT'S A JOINT EFFORT NOT ONLY FROM SANTORI BUT ALSO THE ENTIRE FRANKFORT COMMUNITY AND FISH AND WILDLIFE, EVERYONE THAT WE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH HAVE BEEN RECEPTIVE OF PUSHING THIS THROUGH AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

>> AS A FISHERMAN, I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO MAKE MORE OF THE STREAM ACCESSIBLE AND BETTER FOR FISH SPAWNING SO IT SHOULD BE A WIN-WIN FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED >> IMPRESSIVE TO WATCH THESE GUYS TAKE THEM OUT.

THEY'RE OUT THERE IN AN EXCAVATOR.

IN THE WATER, THEY CAN'T SEE WHAT IS IN FRONT OF THEM.

THEY'RE FEELING AROUND.

DEALING WITH CONSTRUCTION FROM THE 1800S AND EARLY 1900s, WOODEN CRIBS, STACKED ROCK.

THEY'VE COME BACK AND BEEN REPAIRED, CAPPED WITH CONCRETE, REBAR REINFORCED.

YOU HAVE TO GET ACCESS TO THEM.

MOST OF THE DAM IS FAIRLY REMOTE AND ACCESS IS ROUGH.

ONCE THEY GET THE ROADS ESTABLISHED AND GET THE BASE TO WORK OFF OF, THEY'LL COME OUT THERE WITH THEIR EXCAVATORS AND THEY WILL SLOWLY BRING THAT DOWN.

YOU DON'T WANT A BIG GUSH OF WATER COMING DOWN.

IT'S A SLOW PROCESS.

IF YOU WATCH ONE, YOU CAN BE DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE YOU WANT TO SEE IT EXPLODE AND BLOW UP BUT THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS.

IT'S A SLOW PROCESS.

NOTCH IT.

BRING THE DAM DOWN TO THE BASE OF THE STREAM AND THEN ONCE THEY GET TO THAT DEVELOP, THEN IT GOES INTO RESHAPING THE BOTTOM, DEVELOPING THE RIPPLE SHOAL, THE COMPLEX.

ANOTHER COMPONENT IS TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE NAVIGABLE CHANNELS FOR THE PADDLERS TO GET THROUGH THE SITE UNTIL NATURE CAN MOVE IT AROUND AND RESHAPE IT THE WAY MOTHER NATURE WANTS IT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF THE DAM BEING REMOVED TO KAYAKERS AND TUBERS BUT WE HAVEN'T DISCUSSED THE BIGGEST BENEFIT, TO THE ANIMALS AND FISH THAT LIVE IN THE STREAM.

>> THERE IS A HUGE BENEFIT.

BUT THE OTHER PECT IS THE BENEFIT TO THE WILDLIFE, FISHERIES SPECIFICALLY.

WHAT THE DAM HAS ACTED LIKE, A BARRIER THAT HAS BEEN THERE SINCE THE EARLY 1900S.

IT DAMS THE POOL UP AND SEGMENTS THE CREEK.

YOU PREVENT THE SMALL MOUTH AND CHANNEL CATFISH.

IT'S A BARRIER SO THERE IS A SEGMENTED POPULATION.

WE HAVE A SEGMENT REALLY GOOD.

AND THEN A DEAD SECTION BECAUSE IT'S NOT THE RIGHT HABITAT.

THE DAMS ACT AS A BIG SEDIMENT TRAP.

SLOWS THE WATER DOWN, COVERS THE BOTTOM WITH MUD.

POOR WATER QUALITY BECAUSE IT IS NOT FLOWING.

D.O.

GETS LOW A LOT OF OUR STREAM FISH CANNOT SURVIVE IN THAT SITUATION.

>> TELL ME HOW SEDIMENT TRAPS AFFECT SPAWN.

>> ALL OF THE FISH LIKE THESE NICE ROCKY GRAVEL SANDY SUBSTRAIGHTS BUT WHEN THEY'RE COVERED IN FINE CLAYS AND MUD, THEY CAN'T GET THROUGH THE LAYER TO GET BACK FOR THEM TO SUCCESSFULLY LAY THEIR EGGED AND SPAWN AND PRODUCE FISH FOR THE FUTURE MOVING FORWARD.

>> IF YOU ARE ON ELK HORN CREEK FISHING IT AND YOU GET INTO THE BIG SLACK WATER LONG POOLS, THOSE AREAS I POWER THROUGH.

I DON'T FISH THEM.

I JUST GET TO THE AREAS WHERE THERE IS CURRENT, BETTER OXYGEN LEVELS MUCH THAT'S WHERE THE FISH HANG OUT.

>> AND THESE RAPIDS, AGAIN, WE'VE ONLY CAUGHT LIKE ONE OR TWO FISH TODAY THAT WERE NOT RIGHT IN THE CURRENT.

IS THERE HE IS.

ANYBODY WHO FISHES THIS STREAM, WE ARE ALL THE SAME.

YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE HEAD OF THE RIPPLES, BRAIDED CHANNELS, THEDIES BEHIND THE-- THE EDDY BEHIND THE WILLOW.

>> THAT'S NOT A BAD FISH.

ANYTHING THAT DOESN'T EXIST WITH THE DAM, THE FISHERIES DON'T EXIST THERE SO YOU CHANGE THE WHOLE SPECIES COMPOSITION SO WE ARE GETTING IT BACK TO STREAM.

THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE COME TO ELKHORN CREEK FOR.

WE ARE KNOWN NATIONWIDE FOR SMALL MOUTH.

WE HAVE MORE OF IT NOW.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SUBSTRAIGHTS FOR SPAWNING, FISH PREFER THE BRAIDED CHANNELS ARE COMING BACK.

WE ARE GOING SEE WATER WILLOWS COMING BACK, INCREASE THE ACCESS FOR FISHERMEN, SPAWNING HABITAT, IT'S GOING TO BE BETTER OXYGEN CONTENT IN THE WATER.

SO ALL IN ALL, THERE IS REALLY NOT A DOWNSIDE.

>> OUR GOAL IS THAT THE WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME OUT AND ENJOY OUR RESOURCES, WE HAVE A PHENOMENAL RESOURCE WITH ELK HORN CREEK.

THE SUCCESSFUL WHILE THEY'RE PURSUING THE FISH AND BE SAFE.

WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED ALL THAT.

>> RECENTLY ONE OF OUR KENTUCKY AFIELD SHOOTS WE FOUND SOMETHING SUPER INTERESTING.

AND WE WANTED TO LEARN MORE.

SO WE ARE OUT FILMING WITH KENTUCKY AFIELD.

WE QUITE FREQUENTLY ENCOUNTER SOME VERY UNIQUE FINDS.

OH MY GOSH, THAT IS AMAZING.

CHECK THIS OUT.

THAT IS COOL AS THAT CAN BE.

RECENTLY WE WERE IN A STREAM LOOKING FOR CIA CRAY FISH AND IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO CATCH CRAY FISH WE HAD PEOPLE WITH US THAT WERE NOT ON CAMERA.

ONE OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS IS WITH ME TODAY.

ERICA, HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY?

>> I'M DOING GOOD.

>> TELL ME WHAT WAS GOING ON WHEN WE WERE OUT TRYING TO LOCATE CRAY FISH.

>> I HAVEN'T CAUGHT A LOT OF CRAY FISH IN MY LIFE SO I'M REALLY TRYING TO LOOK AND FIND THEM ON THE GROUNDS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I SEE LIKE THE BASE OF WHAT I THINK IS AN ARROWHEAD.

I'VE NEVER BEEN-- I'VE NEVER FOUND AN ARROWHEAD BEFORE BUT THEY HAVE A DISTINCT CURVATURE AND STEM ON THEM.

I BEND DOWN AND PICK IT UP AND MY CO-WORKER, I CALL HIM OVER AND HE GOES BANANAS.

AS SOON AS EVERYONE ELSE WE ARE WITH.

>> WHEN YOU SHOWED THIS TO ME, EVEN THOUGH I'M NOT SOMEONE WHO LOOKS FOR ARROWHEADS, I SAID OH MY GOSH, I'VE NEVER SEEN A SPEAR POINT THAT SIZE.

I THOUGHT MAN, THAT IS AN INCREDIBLE PIECE SO WE TOOK A PICTURE OF YOUR HAND HOLDING THIS ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

AND IT WENT CRAZY.

>> WENT WILD.

PEOPLE WERE COMMENTING IT'S THE GREATEST FIND EVER.

NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT.

PEOPLE SAID IT WAS FAKE.

WHAT WE DECIDED IS WE HAVE RESOURCES, LET'S REACH OUT AND TRY TO GET HOLD OF SOMEONE WHO CAN TELL US MORE WHAT A POINT LIKE THIS WOULD BE USED FOR AND FIND OUT THE BIG QUESTION, WHICH IS WHAT?

>> IS IT REAL?

>> WE DON'T KNOW.

WE ARE JUST AMATEUR-- WE ARE CREEK FISHING PEOPLE.

WE REACHED OUT TO A GENTLEMAN HERE IN KENTUCKY.

HIS NAME IS ERIC AND HE IS A ARCHEOLOGIST AND LITHIC SPECIALIST IN KENTUCKY.

HE HAS HAD HIS HANDS ON THOUSANDS OF THESE.

HE IS GOING TO COME IN AND LET US KNOW WHAT THIS IS.

TIMEFRAME.

AND IS IT REAL.

WE HAVE ERIC WITH OLYMPIC ANALYSIS SERVICES.

TELL US WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR HERE AND FIRST OFF, HAVE YOU HAD TIME TO LOOK AT THIS POINT THAT WE BROUGHT YOU.

WHAT TYPE IS THAT THE?

>> IT'S CHURCH.

PEOPLE REFER TO IT AS FLINT BUT IN ARCHEOLOGICAL JARGON, IT'S CALLED CHERT.

THIS PARTICULAR CHERT IS ST. GENEVIEVE.

IT'S VERY GOOD NAACPING NAPPING MATERIAL.

>> TELL US IF THIS IS REAL AND HOW OLD IT IS OR FAKE, A REPLICA?

>> WHEN I'M LOOKING AT AN ARTIFACT THAT SOMEONE BRINGS ME OR SOMEBODY HAS FOUND SOMETHING.

THE FIRST THING I LOOK AT IS THIZE VUL.

DOES IT HAVE THE PROPER FLAKING PATTERN.

I GIVE IT THE FEEL TEST TO SEE IF IT'S SMOOTH.

FRESHLY MADE POINT IS GOING HAVE ROUGH SHARP SURFACES ON IT.

THEN I'LL PUT IT UNDER A MICROSCOPE AND I WILL LOOK CLOSER AT THESE ATTRIBUTES THAT SAY IT'S A CERTAIN POINT TYPE.

I WILL LOOK AT THE FLAKING, HOW THE POINT IS NOTCHED.

ONE OF THE KEY THUNKS I'M LOOKING FOR IS THE PRESENCE OF SILT OR DIRT IN THE CREF ASS THAT WILL FORM ON THE SURFACE OF THE POINT OR MINERAL DEPOSITS.

AUTHENTIC POINTS ARE GOING HAVE MINERAL DEPOSITS THAT HAVE BEEN CREATED THROUGH TIME AND THE CREVICES WILL BE EXPWRAM PACKED-- WILL BE JAM PACKED FULL OF SILT AND DIRT.

A NEW POINT WON'T SHOW THAT.

>> CONDUCT YOUR ANALYSIS AND LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK TO SUM IT UP.

I'M LOOKING AT THE ATTRIBUTES AND CHARACTERISTICS DISPLAYED BY THIS PARTICULAR POINT.

UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE TO SAY IT'S A MODERN REPRODUCTION.

>> WELL, YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT WHAT WE WANTED TO HEAR OBVIOUSLY.

>> WHERE IT HAS BEEN FLAKED, THERE IS FRESH CRUSHING ON IT AND THAT MEANS IT WAS RECENTLY MADE.

IT COULD HAVE BEEN MADE 100 YEARS AGO BUT IT WAS RECENTLY MADE.

THE OTHER THICK THAT WE DO IS MEASUREMENTS.

AND IT'S 115-MILLIMETERS LONG.

VERY BIG FOR THE TYPE THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT WIDTH WISE ALMOST 50-MILLIMETERS AND THEN THE REAL KEY IS THE THICKNESS, WHICH IS 13.5-MILLIMETERS WHICH IS BASICALLY TWICE AS THICK AS THIS EXAMPLE RIGHT HERE.

>> WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME COMING IN AND SHARING YOUR 30 PLUS YEARS.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN DOING THIS?

>> I HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THEM SINCE I WAS 10.

I'M 5.

PROFESSIONALLY AROUND 25 YEARS I'M 59.

>> THANK YOU.

>> I'M SORRY.

I TRULY HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT ALL THIS.

I NEVER WOULD HAVE BEFORE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THERE YOU GO.

THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

>> KENTUCKY'S YOUTH DEER SEASON IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.

IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO MAY BE INTERESTED, NOW IS THE TIME TO START GETTING READY.

MY DAUGHTER SHOULD BE HOME FROM SCHOOL ANY MINUTE AND I'M GOING TO SURPRISE HER TODAY WITH HER VERY FIRST DEER HUNT.

YOU KNOW FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, YOU HAVE BEEN ASKING ME ABOUT WANTING TO DEER HUNT.

SIT UP HERE.

I WANT TO TALK TO YOU FOR A SECOND.

YOU HAVE BEEN WANTING TO DEER HUNT FOR A LONG TIME, RIGHT.

>> YEAH.

>> AND EVERY SINGLE YEAR WHEN YOU'VE WANTED TO GO DEER HUNTING YOU'VE HAD A VOLLEYBALL TORNMENT.

THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF CORONAVIRUS, YOU DON'T HAVE ONE.

YOU DON'T HAVE-- >> YOU ARE GOING TO BE OUT OF TOWN.

>> I FEEL REALLY BAD BECAUSE I KNOW YOU WANT TO DEER HUNT AND UNFORTUNATELY I CAN'T TAKE YOU.

AND I REALLY WANT TO BE THERE FOR YOUR FIRST HUNT BUT I DON'T WANT TO HOLD YOU BACK EITHER SO WHAT IF I TOLD YOU I GOT YOU SOMETHING.

WHEN IF I TOLD YOU I GOT YOU THIS.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS?

THAT IS YOUR LICENSE AND DEER TAGS AND I GOT YOU A NEW HUNTING JACKET AND SOME HUNTERS ORANGE AND A NEW SHIRT AND GUESS WHAT?

MISS RACHEL WHO YOU HAVE BEEN SHOOTING WITH,... >> SQUEEZE AS SLOW AS POSSIBLE, OKAY... >> MISS RACHEL IS GOING TO TAKE YOU THIS SUNDAY AND YOU GET TO GO ON YOUR FIRST DEER HUNT.

ARE YOU EXCITED?

>> YEAH.

>> AND I WILL BE GETTING HOME ABOUT THE TIME YOU GET OUT OF THE STANDS SO IF YOU GET A DEER, I WILL BE ABLE TO COME THERE AND HELP YOU OUT.

>> YES!

>> I CAN TELL YOU THAT CAMPBELL IS PRETTY EXCITED TO GO HUNTING WITH YOU.

>> THAT'S AWESOME.

I'VE KNOWN CAMPBELL A LONG TIME.

I'M SO GRATEFUL YOU ASKED ME TO MENTOR HER FOR HER FIRST HUNT.

I'M JUST AS EXCITED AS SHE IS TO GET OUT THERE.

ARE YOU EXCITED?

TODAY IS THE DAY.

>> YEAH.

>> WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY?

>> GOING ON MY FIRST HUNT.

>> WHAT ARE WE GOING TO TRY TO HARVEST TODAY?

>> A DEER?

>> DEER.

YES.

>> TAKING A KID ON A HUNT IS NOT ONLY A FUN EXPERIENCE BUT A GREAT TEACHING OPPORTUNITY.

THERE'S DEER SCAT.

ARE YOU READY?

>> YEAH.

(WHISPERING) GET YOUR BOLT READY.

PUSH IT DOWN.

KEEP THAT FINGER ON THE TRIGGER SO WE FEEL LIKE LOTS OF LUCK.

IT'S HOT AND WINDY TODAY AND... >> THAT'S GOOD WEATHER.

>> I BELIEVE THE LAST SHOOTING IS LIKE 7:40.

WE STILL HAVE ABOUT THREE HOURS, I THINK UNTIL DARK.

SO WE'LL JUST SIT TIGHT AND SEE IF WE CAN GET A DEER TO COME IN SOON.

>> YEAH.

>> HOW FAR IS IT TO THE FIELD?

>> I DON'T KNOW.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

WHAT IS YOUR GUESS?

>> I DON'T KNOW.

IT LOOKS PRETTY CLOSE IN THE BINOCULARS.

RES THIS BUTTON-- PRESS THIS BUTTON AND IT WILL SHOW YOU THE YARDAGE AT THE BOTTOM.

THE SCREEN IS BLOCKING IT FOR ME.

>> IT SAYS 371 ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE RED TREE.

>> WE WON'T SHOOT THAT FAR BUT I THINK THE DEER WILL BE FEEDING ON THIS END.

I WOULD THINK WE WOULD GET A SHOT LIKE 100 OR CLOSER.

GOOD WIND TONIGHT FEEL CONFIDENT.

SEE WHAT THE WIND IS DOING.

I SEE A DEER OUT THERE.

THERE'S A DEER WALKING UP RIGHT NOW.

>> OH GOSH.

>> SHE IS WALKING TO US.

>> I SEE HER.

>> OKAY, DO YOU WANT ME TO ZOOM IN OR ANYTHING?

>> NO, THIS IS PERFECT.

>> IF YOU LOOK AT ITS HEAD... >> IT'S UP TO YOU BUT I THINK WE SHOULD WAIT FOR A DIGGER DOE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK.

>> LET'S WAIT.

>> OKAY.

>> WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS SHOOT JUST LIKE THE DEER IS STANDING RIGHT NOW.

YOU CAN LOOK THROUGH YOUR SCOPE AND PRACTICE.

KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER.

HE IS PRETTY MUCH BROAD SIDE.

THAT'S HOW WE WANT TO SHOOT A DEER, OKAY?

>> OKAY.

>> HEY CAMPBELL, THERE'S A LITTLE SQUIRREL.

SEE HIM?

>> I SEE HIM.

OH MY GOSH.

>> CAMPBELL THERE'S ANOTHER DEER AT THE VERY BACK OF THE FIELD.

I'M NOT 100% SURE BUT I THINK IT'S A BIG DOUGH DOE BUT SHE IS STILL FAR AWAY.

MIGHT BE 300 YARDS.

SHE'S FAR.

>> THERE IS A SQUIRREL WITH HER.

>> SHE LOOKS FAT AND HAPPY OUT THERE.

IF SHE WILL EAT THIS WAY TOWARDS US.

LOOKS LIKE A BIG DOE.

SEE YOU CAN FIND HER.

THERE'S THE BUTTON BUCK.

HERE IT COMES.

GO AHEAD AND EASE YOUR SAFETY OFF.

IT WILL BE IN RANGE WHEN IT'S AT THE TOP OF THE HILL BUTTON BUCK IS IN THE WAY.

GOING TO WAIT FOR HIM TO FEED.

THIS IS THE KEY, KEEPING YOUR NERVES AT BAY AND YOUR PATIENCE, JUST LIKE WE PRACTICE ON THE RANGE WHEN IT'S RIGHT WE'LL SLOWLY SQUEEZE THE TRIGGER.

A COUPLE MORE STEPS AND WE MIGHT HAVE A SHOT BEHIND THE SHOULDER, OKAY.

>> SHE'S TURNING.

>> YOU FEEL GOOD?

PUT IT RIGHT IN THE POCKET, SLOWLY SQUEEZE THE TRIGGER LIKE WE PRACTICED.

>> GOOD SHOT, CAMPBELL.

>> DID I GO IT-- DID I GET IT?

>> WAIT AND LISTEN.

YOU HIT IT REALLY GOOD.

>> RACHEL, I WAS JUST GETTING BACK INTO TOWN WHEN I GOT A CALL FROM CAMPBELL AND TOLD ME SHE HAD JUST HAD A SHOT AND MAN SHE WAS EXCITED.

>> SHE DEFINITELY WAS EXCITED.

>> HELLO.

>> HEY DAD.

>> HEY HON.

>> GUESS WHAT?

>> WHAT?

>> WE GOT ONE.

>> YOU GOT ONE?

>> YEAH.

>> THAT IS SO EXCITING.

>> YEAH.

>> CHAD, AS SOON AS CAMPBELL SHOT I WAS WATCHING WITH THE BINOCULARS SHE MADE A GREAT SHOT AND THE BLOOD TRAILING WAS GOING TO BE A GREAT LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR HER.

WE STARTED TER AT THE HIT SITE.

SHE WAS THE FIRST TO SEE THE BLOOD.

>> I SEE BLOOD.

>> SHE LED IT RICE TO IT.

>> THERE IT IS.

>> WAY TO GO, GIRL.

GOOD JOB.

THAT'S A BIG OL' DOE.

>> RACHEL, IT WAS AN EXPERIENCE I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE BEEN THERE FOR.

I'M SO HAPPY THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO TAKE HER.

TELL ME ABOUT WHAT MENTORING A HUNT MEANT TO YOU.

>> IT'S REALLY SPECIAL.

YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR FIRST DEER IS LIKE.

I THINK I WAS SHAKING MORE THAN CAMPBELL WAS AS SOON AS SHE SHOT.

I COULDN'T GET MY NERVES IN ORDER.

>> FOR YEARS SHE WANTED TO GO AND WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO PUT IT TOGETHER.

YOU STEPPED IN AND MADE A LASTING MEMORY FOR HER SO I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH.

>> IT WAS A LASTING MEMORY FOR ME, TOO, CHAD.

SOMETHING I THINK EVERYBODY WOULD ENJOY IF THEY WOULD JUST TAKE A KID OR AN ADULT OUT HUNTING.

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

>> A DOUBLE WHILE FISHING AT NOLIN LAKE CATCHING WHITE BASS IN THE JUMPS.

NICE JOB.

SEVEN-YEAR-OLD CAUGHT THIS NICE FISH AT A PRIVATE POND IN BOURBON COUNTY.

CONGRATULATIONS.

CLAY SCOTT WAS SUPER EXCITED TO CATCH THIS NICE BASS AT A FRIEND'S FARM POND.

CHASE FITZPATRICK IS ALL THUMB'S UP AS WE GOT HIS FIRST WILD TURKEY HUNTING IN BOURBON COUNTY.

FOUR-YEAR-OLD KELLLON CAUGHT THIS NICE RED EAR BLUEGILL AT A POND IF BOURBON COUNTY.

NICE JOB.

SIX-YEAR-OLD NICHOLAS MORGAN HUGE KENTUCKY AFIELD FAN CAUGHT THIS NICE 31-POUND BLUE CATFISH ON TAYLORSVILLE LAKE.

HERE HE IS WITH HIS MOM AND GRANDPA.

NICE JOB.

OWEN FROM MEADE COUNTY TRAVELED DOWN TO HATCHERY CREEK AND CAUGHT THIS NICE RAINBOW TROUT.

NICE FISH.

>> DUE TO THE RECENT DISCOVERY OF CWD OR CHRONIC WASTING DID IS' IN A DEER IN TENNESSEE NEAR THE KENTUCKY BORDER, WE ARE GOING HAVE A SPECIAL QUESTION AND ANSWER SHOW.

NOW IS THE TIME TO START SUBMITTING YOUR QUESTIONS ON FACEBOOK.

AND REMEMBER 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.

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