Fishing Dale Hollow Lake, Elk Habitats and More
Season 37 Episode 22 | 26m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
We fish on Dale Hollow Lake with Bobby Gentry and learn about improving elk habitats.
Fishing with author Bobby Gentry on Dale Hollow Lake; R3 courses encourage participation in outdoor activities; biologists use prescribed burning to kill invasive plants to improve elk habitats; and a turkey hunt on opening weekend.
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Fishing Dale Hollow Lake, Elk Habitats and More
Season 37 Episode 22 | 26m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Fishing with author Bobby Gentry on Dale Hollow Lake; R3 courses encourage participation in outdoor activities; biologists use prescribed burning to kill invasive plants to improve elk habitats; and a turkey hunt on opening weekend.
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HOLD ON.
LET'S GET ROLLING.
>> THIS WEEK ON KENTUCKY AFIELD... >> I THINK I'M GOING TO START OFF WITH A SWIM BAIT.
>> APRIL IS FULL OF OPPORTUNITIES IN THE COMMONWEALTH.
ONE OF WHICH IS CATCHING BIG PRESPAWNED BASS.
>> THIS IS A GOOD ONE.
>> THAT'S BETTER THAN GOOD, CHAD.
>> WE ARE ON DALE HOLLOW LAKE WITH AUTHOR BOBBY GENTRY.
>> AND WHAT HAVE WE GOT HERE?
>> FIVE.
>> NEXT, EVERYONE KNOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF HABITAT BUT NOT EVERYONE KNOWS THE BEST WAY TO ACHIEVE IT.
WE ARE SETTING FIRE TO EASTERN KENTUCKY.
THEN, WE JUST HAD TO SHOW A TURKEY HUNT ON OPENING WEEKEND.
SO WE ARE TAG AGO TAG AGO LONG WITH EMILY AS SHE LOOKS TO BAG HER VERY FIRST BIRD.
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.
DUE TO THE INTLET, SOCIAL MEDIA AND YOUTUBE, THERE ARE A MILLION WAYS TO GATHER INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE FISHING HOLE.
BUT MAYBE THE BEST IS STILL A GOOD OLD FASHIONED BOOK.
>> TODAY I'M OUT HERE ON DALE HOLLOW LAKE WITH THE GENTLEMAN WHO WROTE THE BOOK ON FISH INGDALE HOLLOW LAKE, LITERALLY.
>> IT HAS BEEN A GOOD EXPERIENCE.
I'VE HAD PEOPLE SAY, WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO DO A BOOK.
AND YOU KNOW, I SAID WE GO, I PROBABLY COULD WRITE ONE BUT I GOT TO HAVE SOMEBODY HELP ME SO I DONE STUFF WITH ED HARP WITH BASS MASTERS.
WE TOOK ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED OVER THE YEARS AND PUT THEM INTO PRINT.
WE TRIED TO PUT A BUNCH OF YEARS OF EXPERIENCE TOGETHER.
>> I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS LAKE AND I TRY TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME DOWN HERE IN THE WINTER MONTHS BUT WE ARE AT THE END OF MARCH, THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR TO POTENTIALLY CATCH A TRUE DALE HOLLOW GIANT.
THIS IS A REAL DAY.
SOME DAYS IT'S CHICKEN.
SOME DAYS IT'S FEATHERS.
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO ENJOY WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND ENJOY THE HUNT.
>> LET'S FIND US A FIRST SPOT AND MAKE A COUPLE CAST AND CONVERSE AND CATCH A COUPLE FISH.
>> WE'LL GET HER DONE.
>> LET'S GET ROLLING.
>> WHAT ARE YOU GOING START OFF WITH?
>> SPIN IRBAIT JUST A LITTLE BIT, MAKE A LITTLE BIT OF NOISE.
>> I'M GOING TO START OFF WITH A SWIM BAIT.
>> AND WE GOT ABOUT 52, 53°, YOU STILL NEED TO FISH SLOW BECAUSE IT'S COLD WATER BUT IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR THAT YOU CAN START SPEEDING UP A LITTLE BIT.
>> WE ARE IN A GOOD TRANSITION.
THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT IS THIS TIME OF YEAR.
THEY'RE CHANGING WEEKLY.
SOMETIMES DAILY, BUT THEY'RE STARTING TO SPEED UP SOME.
GOT 'EM?
>> GOT ONE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
LITS A LARGE MOUTH.
CAUGHT A GREEN FISH TODAY.
THERE WE GO.
FIRST FISH OF THE MORNING.
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> I USUALLY CATCH ABOUT EIGHT TO 10 SMALL MOUTH FOR EVERY ONE LARGE MOUTH MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE AREAS I LIKE TO TARGET DOWN HERE.
YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?
>> YEAH THAT MEANS WE ARE GOING TO CATCH EIGHT TO 10 SMALL MOUTH TODAY.
>> BECAUSE WE CAUGHT A LARGE MOUTH.
IT'S ALL ABOUT MOUTH.
>> LOOK AT THAT BELLY.
>> ALMOST AS GOOD AS ME AND YOU.
>> HE HAS A WAY TO GO TO GET TO ME.
WE'LL TAKE IT.
THAT'S A NICE FISH.
>> GOOD JOB, CHAD.
>> THERE YOU GO.
BOBBY, HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN GUIDING NOW?
>> I HAVE BEEN GUIDING FOR AROUND 25 YEARS, BUT 22, 23 YEARS I HAVE BEEN FULL TIME.
YOU KNOW, I HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT I KNEW FISHED PROFESSIONALLY AND SOMETHING I'VE DONE SINCE I WAS A KID.
SO IT JUST SEEMED LIKE THE RIGHT THING FOR ME TO DO.
>> I'M SURE YOU PROBABLY HAVE LIFE LONG FRIENDS THAT YOU'VE MET OUT HERE IN THE BOAT.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> THERE HE IS.
I DON'T THINK I HAVE A VERY GOOD HOOK SET HERE.
I'M GOING TO TRY TO KEEP THE FISH HOOK LOW.
A DECENT SMOWDZ.
SMALL MOUTH.
HERE WE GO.
>> GOOD JOB.
>> I CAST IT UP THERE AND GOT HUNG UP BEHIND THE ROCK.
IT WAS SHAKING THAT THING LOOSE.
MUST HAVE BEEN.
>> THE FISH TOOK IT OFF THE ROCK FOR YOU.
>> SURE DID.
>> WELL, HERE WE GO.
>> PRETTY SMALL MOUTH.
HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT?
CONSIDERING THESE CONDITIONS, IF WE CAN GET A COUPLE BITES WHEN THIS WATER IS FLAT, THINK WHAT IT'S GOING TO DO WHEN THE WIND BLOWS.
>> IT WILL ONLY GET BETTER.
>> IS NICE BEAUTIFUL BROWN FISH.
>> FISH BIT ME.
ONE OF THE INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT YOUR BOOK IS YOU TALK ABOUT DIFFERENT STRUCTURE.
IN YOUR OPINION, WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO FISH SOME OF THE DIFFERENT STRUCTURES?
>> WHEN YOU ARE FISHING THE HIGHLAND RESERVOIR LIKE WE ARE FISHING IN DALE HOLLOW, A LOT OF TIMES YOUR POINTS ARE GOING TO REACH ANY DEPTH THERE IS BECAUSE THEY TAPER OUT.
IT JUST HELPS PINPOINT AREAS TO FISH BY USING THE THERMAL KLINE DURING THE SUMMER.
>> A GOOD SPOT.
>> TELL ME ABOUT WHEN DO YOU LIKE TO FISH FLUFFS.
>> BLUFFS IS REALLY GOOD FOR ME DURING THE SHAD SPAWN.
THE SHAD DON'T MAKE BEDS.
THEY DISBURSE THEM EGGS.
THEM BLUFFS WILL WARM UP ON THEM ROCKS GENERALLY.
THEM SHAD WILL GET ON THEM BLUFFS.
THAT'S A DINNER BELL RINGING.
>> WE GOT A FISH ON.
OH MY GOODNESS.
FINALLY GOT ONE ON SPINNER BAIT, CHAD.
>> YOU DID TELL ME YOU WOULD CATCH ONE DURING THE DAYTIME.
>> I NIGHT TIME SPIN SPINNERBAITS ALL THE TIME.
I DON'T DO THAT DURING THE DAYTIME.
>> YOU GOT TO TRY IT TO KNOW.
IT'S A DAYTIME COLOR FOR A SPINNER BAIT RIGHT NOW IN THE SPRING AND I USE IT PRE-SPAWN AND POST SPAWN SO THERE YOU GO.
>> LET'S GET THAT ONE BACK IN AND SEE IF WE CAN'T CATCH ANOTHER ONE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> WHEN WHAT DO YOU KNOW.
IT AIN'T COMING UP.
THIS MIGHT BE A LARGE MOUTH.
NO.
BROWN FISH.
THANK YOU.
GOOD JOB CHAD.
>> HE WASN'T GOING NOWHERE.
PUNCHED IT RIGHT THROUGH THE TOP LIP.
>> THAT'S WHERE YOU WANT 'EM.
RIGHT THERE.
WE'LL TAKE IT.
HERE WE GO.
THIS IS A BETTER FISH.
COME HERE JOKER.
A GOOD FISH.
>> THERE YOU GO.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
>> I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, BOB, WE FOUND SOME AGGRESSIVE FISH.
>> THERE WE GO.
THEY'RE GOING TO EAT, JUST GOT TO BE AT THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME.
>> THAT DON'T STAY LIKE THAT BY NOT EATING, DOES IT?
>> NO.
THERE'S ONE.
GOT 'EM?
THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD FISH THERE.
WHAT IS THAT ON, A SWIM BAIT?
>> ON A SWIM BAIT.
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> TAKE 'EM ALL DAY.
>> SWIM BAITS TURN THINGS AROUND.
>> IT'S ALL ABOUT LEARNING SOMETHING NEW BECAUSE WE CAME OUT TODAY, WE DRUG SWIM BAITS ON THE BOTTOM, CAUGHT A COUPLE IN THE MORNING, SPED UP OUR RETRIEVE AND GOT SHALLOW.
>> THE TIP OF THE DAY, YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP TRYING DIFFERENT THINGS UNTIL YOU FIGURE OUT A PATTERN.
THERE WE GO.
COMING TO US.
OH THAT'S A GOOD ONE.
>> THAT'S A CHOMP.
>> THAT FISH HIT AND FELT LIKE A TON OF BRICKS AND SWAM RIGHT TO THE BOAT.
JUST ABSOLUTELY TOOK THE WIND RIGHT OUT OF THAT SWIM BAIT.
>> THAT IS A... >> LOOK AT THE THICKNESS ON THAT FISH.
>> THAT'S A PRIME PRE-SPAWN SMALL MOUTH.
THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR.
>> I'M GOING TO GET A WEIGHT ON THIS ONE.
I'M GOING TO SAY 4 POUNDS 5 OUNCES.
>> I'M GOING TO GUESS OVER 4 AND A HALF.
>> 4.14.
>> I LIKE WHEN THEY'RE BIGGER THAN I THINK.
>> THAT'S RIGHT AT FIVE POUND.
>> THIS IS A GOOD ONE.
>> THAT'S BETTER THAN GOOD, CHAD.
>> OH, THAT WAS BACK-TO-BACK CAST, A 4.14 AND WHAT HAVE WE GOT HERE.
>> 5.
>> THAT NECK IS GOING TO GO 21 INCHES.
>> 21.5.
5.1.
NINE POUNDS, 15 OUNCES IN TWO CASTS.
>> I'M GLAD YOU READ MY BOOK.
SO HERE WITH OLIVIA DANGLER AND YOU ARE WITH R-3.
WHAT IS R-3.
>> R-3 STANDS FOR RECRUITMENT, REACTIVATION AND RETENTION IN ADULTS AND YOUTH, TRYING TO GET MORE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE OUTDOORS AND KEEP THEM INVOLVED IN THE SPORTS.
>> HUNTING FISHING KAYAKING.
>> HUNTING, FISHING, ANYTHING OUTDOORS.
HIKING, TO JUST KYE YABING AND KAYAKING AND PADDLING, TOO.
>> YOU ALWAYS GOT IN THE OUTDOORS BECAUSE SOMEONE IN THE FAMILY OR NEIGHBOR DID THAT, IF IT IS GETTING HARDER TO FIND A PERSON THAT WILL TAKE YOU OUT AND BE YOUR MENTOR, RIGHT.
>> EXACTLY RIGHT.
TIMES ARE CHANGING AND LESS AND LESS PEOPLE ARE LEARNING FROM THEIR FAMILY.
THEY'RE LEARNING FROM OTHER MENTORS, TOO.
AND SO HAVING NEW PROGRAMS LIKE BECOME OUTDOOR WOMEN AND HOOK AND COOK CAN HELP ADD PEOPLE INTO HUNTING AND FISHING AND THE OUTDOORS.
>> I SPENT A LITTLE "TITANIC--" A LITTLE BIT OF TIME BECOMING AN OUTDOOR WOMAN.
TELL ME WHAT THAT IS ABOUT.
>> FOR PARTICIPANTS 18 YEARS AND UP, PRIMARILY FOR FEMALES.
BUT THEY LEARN HUNTING, FISHING AND ANYTHING IN THE OUTDOORS.
>> AND FIELD TO FORK.
>> EXACTLY WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE.
WHERE ADULTS 18 YEARS AND UP, WHO MAY NEVER HAD HUNTED BEFORE OR HAVE HUNTED JUST A FEW TIMES, CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SPECIES.
THE WORKSHOPS ARE INCORPORATED WITH A HUNT AND THEN THE PARTICIPANTS ARE PAIRED WITH A MENTOR, A SKILLED MENTOR IN THE FIELD.
>> OKAY.
AND THE THIRD PROGRAM?
>> THIRD PROGRAM IS HOOK AND COOK.
WHERE PARTICIPANTS ARE 16 YEARS AND UP AND THEY EITHER HAVE NO EXPERIENCE FISHING OR THEY WANT TO LEARN HOW TO PROCESS WHAT THEY CATCH.
>> SO IF YOU HAVE INTEREST IN LEARNING HOW TO HUNT OR FISH, GO TO THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE AND FIND OUT THE NEXT STEP TO BECOMING SUCCESSFUL HUNTING AND FISHING.
>> EXACTLY RIGHT.
YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE, CLICK ON THE EDUCATION TAB.
FROM THERE YOU WILL SEE LEARN TO HUNT, FISH AND SHOOT.
>> IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING HOW TO HUNT AND FISH, YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO GET STARTED.
MAKE THE FIRST STEP, CLICK ON THE WEBSITE AND LEARN MORE INFORMATION, RIGHT?
>> EXACTLY RIGHT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING.
>> YOU ARE WELCOME.
>> THE BATTLE OF DEALING WITH INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY FOR BIOLOGISTS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE AND THE CHEAPEST MOST EFFECTIVE WAY OF DEALING WITH IT IS FIRE.
>> WE ARE ON THE ORIGINAL RELEASE SITE, THE OLD TAR FIRE MINE.
THE SPOT WHERE WE DID THE HELICOPTER CAP THUR WINTER WHERE WE CAPTURED ADULT COWS AND PUT IMPLANTS IN THEM TO COME BACK LATER IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND TRY TO CATCH CALVES AND BE PART OF THAT MONITORING STUDY FOR ADULT COW AND CALF SURVIVAL.
>> WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING PRESCRIBED BURNS UP HERE TO IMPROVE THE HABITAT, GET RID OF SOME OF THE UNWANTED PLANTS THAT WE HAVE AND PROMOTE GROWTH OF NATIVE VEGETATION AND SOME COOL SEASONED GRASSES THAT WILL PROVIDE BETTER FORAGE FOR ELK UP HERE.
SO WE ARE USING A DRIP TO IGNITE, THE MIXED FUEL IN A CANISTER BETWEEN DIESEL FUEL AND GASOLINE.
THERE IS A VENTING MECHANISM THAT'S ON THE CANISTER.
THIS CONTROLS THE FLOW RATE OF THE FUEL INSIDE SO WE CAN CONTROL HOW MUCH FUEL IS BEING PUT ON THE GROUND.
IN ORDER TO IGNITE THE DRIP TORCH, YOU SATURATE THE WICK, POUR FUEL ON THE GROUND AND YOU CAN IGNITE THAT FUEL, WHICH IN TURN WILL IGNITE THE WICK AND YOU ARE READY TO PUT FIRE ON THE GROUND SO THIS IS ONE UNIT NAT WE WANT TO GET TO TODAY.
OUR LARGEST UNIT OF 200 ACRES AND WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE RIGHT NOW, WE ARE GETTING A LOT OF BLACK AND WE ARE ON A DOWNWIND SIDE OF THINGS.
TO MAKE SURE WE GET A LOT OF BLACK BEFORE WE SEND OUR HEAD FIRE UP TO THIS SIDE OF THE UNIT AND BASICALLY WHAT THAT IS GOING TO DO IS SET BACK BLACK SUCCESSION.
A LOT OF NON-NATIVE SPECIES IN HERE AND WE WANT TO KEEP OUR OPEN AREAS OPEN.
WE HAVE A LOT OF AREAS THAT PREDOMINANTLY WOODED TIMBER AND A LOT OF WILDLIFE BENEFIT FROM THE OPEN AREAS.
FIRE IS A NECESSITY TO DO THAT.
>> EACH OF OUR RIGS HAVE A DRIP TORCH WE HAVE HAND TOOLS, A SWATTER AND FIRE RATE.
EACH OF THE RIGS WE HAVE, 25 TO 50 GALLONS OF WATER IN IT WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON HERE, OUR RECLAIM AREAS, GAS WELLS OR GAS LINES THAT POM UP OUT OF THE GROUND.
WHAT WE ARE DOING RIGHT NOW AS YOU CAN SEE, WE ARE BLACKING OUT TO PROTECT A GAS LINE THAT POPS UP IN FRONT OF ME HERE.
WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE IS WE ARE BLACKING OUT ALL THE WAY TO A HARD BREAK ON THIS SIDE AND THIS SIDE WE ARE ALSO GOING TO A ROAD THAT IS A HARD BREAK JUST DOWN BELOW IT.
SO WE WANT THIS GAS LINE TO BE PROTECTED AT ALL COSTS.
>> AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME, WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS KNOCK THE AT UM OLIVE BACK.
WE HAVE HAD A LOT COMING IN.
IT IS AN INVASIVE SPECIES AND THE SEED SOURCE IS HARD TO GET RID OF, SO TWO THINGS WE ARE TRYING TO DO THIS SPRING IS HAVE A PRESCRIBED FIRE IN ORDER TO KILL WHAT IS ABOVE GROUND AND THEN THEY MAY END UP HAVING TO COME BACK LATER AS IT STARTS TO REPROUD AND DO SOMETHING TEMALLY OR MECHANICALLY.
>> THIS IS OUR LAST UNIT FOR TODAY.
WHAT YOU SAW JOHN DOING ALONG THE LINE, WE ARE JUST LAYING A WET LINE TO HELP US MAIC SURE WE KEEP THE-- MAKE SURE WE KEEP THE FIRE WHERE IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE.
WE ARE HAPPY WITH WHAT WE ACCOMPLISHED SO FAR AND TODAY HAPPY TO SEE HOW THE ELK RESPOND TO HABITAT MANAGEMENT WE HAVE DONE HERE AND PROMOTE BETTER FORAGE FOR OUR ANIMALS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SO WHAT WE ARE DOING RIGHT NOW, DOING A MOP UP AND WHAT THAT CONSISTS OF IS CREW MEMBERS GOING AROUND, RUNNING THE WHOLE UNIT AND MAKING SURE ALL THE FIRES ARE OUT.
FIRE IS GOOD FOR ALL WILDLIFE AND I HOPE THIS IS ABLE TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST.
>> THE SPRING TURKEY SEASON HERE IN KENTUCKY OPENED THIS WEEKEND APRIL 17.
HIT THE WOODS FOR YOUR UPCLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH THE GOBBLER EMILY, GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU.
I.
>> I GOT A PHONE CALL THAT SAID YOU WANTED TO TURKEY HUNT.
WE HAVE TO PATTERN THE SHOTGUN.
HAVE YOU GOT MUCH EXPERIENCE WITH SHOOTING A SHOTGUN.
>> WHEN I WENT THROUGH THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY, AND I SHOT A SHOTGUN DOVE HUNTING AND TURKEY HUNTING ONCE BEFORE BUT WITH PATTERNING OR STUFF, I HAVEN'T DONE THAT AT ALL.
>> WE ARE GOING TO GET A FEEL FOR HOW THE GUN SHOOTS, WHERE IT'S HITTING AND HOW BIG OF A PATTERN WE HAVE IN THE DISTANCE.
>> IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF FUN.
>> SOUNDS GOOD.
I'M EXCITED.
>> LET'S GET THE GUN TUNED IN AND SEE WHAT WE'VE GOT.
(GUNSHOT) OH MY.
THAT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.
>> THAT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.
>> IT COVERED IT UP PRETTY GOOD.
>> LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK.
HERE IS THE VAST MAJORITY AND YOU HAVE ENOUGH KILL SHOTS.
>> WE NEED A TURKEY IN FRONT OF YOU.
>> EXACTLY.
>> THERE HE IS.
MUSKRAT.
LOOK HOW EFFORTLESSLY HE MOVES THROUGH THE WATER.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF HOURS.
WE'LL SIT DOWN AND LISTEN.
IF WE HEAR SOMETHING, WE'LL MOVE CLOSER AND DO A LITTLE BIT OF CALLING.
USUALLY THE BIRDS ROOST JUST ABOUT 150 YARDS UP THE HILL.
SO HOPEFULLY THIS EVENING WE CAN GET A GOOD IDEA WHEN THEY'RE FLYING BACK UP.
WE'LL SET UP AS CLOSE AS WE CAN WITHOUT SPOOKING THEM OFF THE ROOST IN THE MORNING AND THEN WE MAY GET ONE TO COME BY TONIGHT.
>> OKAY.
>> WELL, SO WE GOT HERE LAST NIGHT AND WE HEARD A GOBBLER GO UP.
WE THINK WE KNOW WHERE THEY'RE AT.
WE ARE HOPING WE GOT TO THIS POINT, WE WOULD BE HEARING GOBBLES IN THE AFTERNOON.
HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET WITHIN A COUPLE, ABOUT 150 YARDS OR SO AND GET SET UP AND GET YOU A BIRD.
>> LET'S DO IT.
>> AND READY TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
>> YES.
>> AND OUR WINNER/SPRING TURKEY HUNT OF 2018.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
TWO OR THREE RIGHT THERE (GOBBLING SOUNDS) ABOUT 2:00.
HERE THEY COME.
GETTING READY, HERE THEY COME.
GET READY.
(GUNSHOT) NICE JOB.
>> THAT WAS AWESOME.
>> THAT WAS REALLY COOL.
I MEAN THAT REALLY WORKED OUT AWESOME.
>> THAT WAS PRETTY COOL.
VERY, VERY COOL.
THEY WERE PRETTY WHEN THEY WERE STRUTTING THROUGH.
>> BEAUTIFUL BIRDS.
FIRST TURKEY.
IT IS A JAKE AND YOU CAN TELL IT'S A JAKE.
OBVIOUSLY YOU KNOW THIS BUT SEE HOW THE TURKEY FEATHERS GO AND THERE IS A STEP UP AND THEN IT STEPS BACK DOWN.
>> PRETTY WHEN HE WAS STRUTTING ACROSS THE FIELD.
>> OBVIOUSLY, IF YOU HAVE NOT ORKED IN IT A LONG TIME BUT I GET A PHONE CALL A COUPLE MONTHS AGO THAT SAID I THINK EMILY IS INTERESTED IN A TURKEY HUNT.
WHAT GOT YOU INTERESTED IN THIS.
>> I WENT TO THE AGENCY SKILL TO FORK TURKEY CLASS AND SPURRED INTEREST IN IT AND I HAD BEEN BEFORE WITH MY HUSBAND AND WE WERE FORTUNATE TO HEAR A BIRD BUT WE DIDN'T ACTUALLY GET TO TAKE IT.
>> YOU STARTED THIS OUT BY SAYING YOU REALLY WANTED TO TAKE A TURKEY HOME TO FEED THE KIDS.
>> YEP, GOT THREE BOYS AND, YOU KNOW, YOU GO TO THE STORE AND BUY ORGANIC FARM-RAISED MEAT AND YOU CAN COME OUT HERE AND TAKE IT YOURSELF AND KNOW EXACTLY WHERE IT CAME FROM AND HOW IT WAS HARVESTED.
>> YOU KNOW, THERE IS THAT MOMENT FOR EVERY PERSON WHO GOES HUNTING, WHERE YOU ARE SETTING THERE AND YOU REALIZE THEY'RE IN RANGE.
I'M GOING TO GET A SHOT.
THAT FEELING IS ALWAYS REALLY INTENTIONAL.
IT'S INTENSE.
>> THAT'S WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH MY HEAD.
I WAS IN A STATE OF DISBELIEF LIKE THIS IS REALLY GOING TO HAPPEN.
MY HEART STARTED POUNDING AND FELT LIKE I COULDN'T BREATHE.
SO EVERYTHING KIND OF GOT A LITTLE BLURRY AND WHEN THEY CAME INTO RANGE WHERE I FELT COMFORTABLE TRYING TO TAKE ONE, IT ALL BECAME A BLUR.
>> I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT YOU DECIDED TO DO THIS HUNT WITH US.
I APPRECIATE IT.
>> I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS.
>> IT HAS BEEN A LOT OF FUN.
>> IT HAS.
IT WAS AWESOME.
>> NOW LET'S CHECK IN AND SEE WHO ELSE HAS BEEN HAVING FUN IN THIS WEEK'S ONES THAT DIDN'T GET AWAY.
SIXZ-YEAR-OLD HARPER HAS TWO HANDFULS OF GREEN RIVER WHITE CRAPPIE.
NICE JOB.
HERE WE HAVE A NICE DEER, EIGHT-POINT BUCK TAKEN OFF HIS UNCLE'S FARM.
MIKAYLA AND HER STEP DAD WITH HER FIRST BUCK, SEVEN POINTER FROM LINCOLN COUNTY, CONSECUTIVE.
TRIP WITH HIS DAD HERE FROM VERONA, KENTUCKY, TOOK A NICE BUCK FROM NELSON COUNTY.
THIS DEER WAS TAKEN WITH A 300 BLACKOUT.
HERE WE HAVE A PICTURE OF JASON WITH HIS FIRST TROUT EVER, 12-INCH FISH CAUGHT AT WASHINGTON LAKE PARK IN MAYSVILLE, KENTUCKY.
NICE JOB.
HERE WE HAVE A PICTURE FROM LOUIS GRAHAM OF WHITE MILLS, KENTUCKY.
THIS WHITE BASS WAS CAUGHT ON KNOW LUN LAKE, THE-- NOLIN LAKE.
CHECK OUT THIS FISH, A NICE 23-INCH LONG WALLEYE CAUGHT BY CHARLIE GIBBS.
THIS FISH WAS CAUGHT FROM THE NOLIN RIVER.
NICE JOB.
HERE WE HAVE OWEN JUSTICE WITH HIS VERY FIRST CATCH OF 2021, A NICE RED EAR SUN FISH CAUGHT IN A FARM POND IN PIKE COUNTY.
HERE WE HAVE CHARLES FARLEY WITH HELP FROM HIS DAUGHTER SAMMAN SAMANTHA, HOLDING A BEAUTIFUL LARGE MOUTH BASS THAT WEIGHED OVER 7 POUNDS.
NICOLE HAS REASON TO BE EXCITED.
CHECK OUT THE SIZE OF THIS BLUEGILL SHE CAUGHT AT A FRIEND'S FARM POND.
NICE FISH.
HERE WE HAVE PACEN.
THIS DEER WAS TAKEN WITH A MUZZLE LOADER.
SEVEN-YEAR-OLD SIGH LEWIS TOOK HIS FIRST SQUIRREL ON A HUNT AT FORT KNOX.
NICE JOB.
APRIL IS A BEAUTIFUL TIME TO BE OUTDOORS HERE IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY.
THE WOODS ARE COMING ALIVE, AND THE FISH ARE BITING.
GET OUTDOORS AND MAKE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE 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.
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