Fishing for Sauger, Studying Woodcock Birds, and More
Season 38 Episode 22 | 26m 31sVideo has Closed Captions
Chad goes fishing for sauger, catching and studying American Woodcock birds, and more.
Chad goes river fishing for sauger; Cedar Creek and Dix River Wildlife Management Areas; catching and studying American Woodcock birds; controlling the raccoon population to increase your turkey population.
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Fishing for Sauger, Studying Woodcock Birds, and More
Season 38 Episode 22 | 26m 31sVideo has Closed Captions
Chad goes river fishing for sauger; Cedar Creek and Dix River Wildlife Management Areas; catching and studying American Woodcock birds; controlling the raccoon population to increase your turkey population.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, HAVING RUBBER BOOTS IS SOMETHING I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND.
>> THIS WEEK ON KENTUCKY AFIELD... WE ARE RIVER FISHING FOR ONE OF THE STATE'S TASTIEST FISH.
THE SAUGER.
>> LOOKY THERE.
>> NEXT, WE'LL HEAD TO A WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA AND DO SOMETHING MANY PEOPLE THINK IS ONLY A PRANK.
WE ARE SNIPE HUNTING.
>> GOOD CATCH.
THEN, WE ARE GOING TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP OUT THE TURKEY POPULATION ON YOUR PROPERTY.
(GUNSHOT) 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.
FISHING IF THE SPRING TIME ON A RIVER CAN BE SUPER PRODUCTIVE.
BUT MANY TIMES SUCCESS DEPENDS ON CATCHING THE WATER CONDITIONS WHEN THEY'RE JUST RIGHT.
SITTING AROUND THE OFFICE TODAY I HAD TWO HOURS TO KILL.
IT IS NICE OUTSIDE, SPRING IS HERE, THE FISH ARE STARTING TO BITE.
I THOUGHT YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M GOING TO RUN AND CATCH ON THE RIVER.
I LOVE TO STREAM AND RIVER FISH BUT IN THE INTRING TIME WHAT YOU TURN INTO WHERE THE RIVER OR STREAM MIGHT BE PERFECT FOR 24 HOURS, 48-HOUR PERIOD AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU GET THE SPRING RAINS AND IT PUSHES THE WATER AND IT MIGHT BE BLOWN OUT FOR A COUPLE WEEKS OR TWO.
THERE IS NOTHING BETTER THAN CHECKING OUT THE FLOW AND THE WATER COLOR WITH YOUR OWN EYES.
THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO TODAY.
A QUICK TRIP.
HOPEFULLY THE RIVER LOOKS RIGHT WHICH IS LOOKING GOOD SO FAR AND WE CAN PULL A COUNCIL SAUGER IN BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING BETTER ON THE PLATE THAN A SAUGER.
MY FIRST THOUGHT IS THAT THE WATER COLOR LOOKS GREAT.
IT'S A LITTLE HIGH.
BUT WHEN YOU GET A LOT OF FLOW, YOU GOT TO GO UP IN YOUR WEIGHT TO KEEP YOUR BAIT ON THE VERY, VERY, VERY BOTTOM.
THAT'S ONE THING IN SAUGER FISHING OR SAUGEYE FISHING THAT IF YOU ARE FISHING UP IN THE WATER COLUMN, IT'S HARD TO CATCH THEM.
YOU NEED TO BE ON THE BOTTOM.
I MAY HAVE TO GO UP IN WEIGHT, KEEP THE BAIT PEGGED TO THE BOTTOM BUT OTHERWISE, THIS IS POSSIBLE TODAY.
LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
WELL, I BELIEVE CAST NUMBER ONE RESULTED IN A HANGUP I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, WHEN YOU GET HUNG UP LIKE THIS, INSTEAD OF JERKING AND SMAP SNAPPING AND POPPING, IF YOU WILL JUST GRAB YOUR LINE AND GIVE A CONSTANT STEADY TUG, MOST OF THE TIMES YOU'LL GET THE LURE BACK.
THIS IS A 3/8-OUNCE HEAD WITH A FAIRLY LIGHT WIRE HOOK.
THE REASON I LIKE THAT, WHEN YOU ARE FISHING THE RIVER, YOU ARE GOING TO GET HUNG UP CONSTANTLY SO WHEN THE HOOK OPENS UP AND ALLOWS ME TO GET THE LURE BACK, I CAN PINCH IT BACK DOWN AND BE BACK IN BUSINESS WITHOUT HAVING TO RETIE.
TELL YOU WHAT, HAVING RUBBER BOOTS IS SOMETHING WOULD I HIGHLY RECOMMEND.
BEING ABLE TO COME OUT IN THE WATER AND ACCESS THE FISH A LOT EASIER WHEN YOU CAN MOVE OUT IN THE WATER.
HERE WE GO.
IT JUST BROKE.
THAT'S THE THING ABOUT FISHING DOWN HERE.
THERE ARE SO MANY FISH IN THE STREAM THAT HAVE TEETH.
WHO KNOWS WHAT THAT COULD HAVE BEEN.
WHAT THE HECK IS THIS FIGHTING LIKE A FISH.
NO, IT'S A STICK GOT SOMETHING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS BUT WE GOT SOMETHING.
LOOKY THERE.
THAT IS A SAUGER FOR SURE.
LOOK AT THE BARRING ON THAT FISH.
LOOK HOW BEAUTIFUL THAT FISH IS.
IT'S A 14-INCH SIZE LIMIT WE ARE GOING TO CHECK THIS AND SEE HOW CLOSE IT IS BECAUSE I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, IF THIS FISH IS OVER 14 INCHES, IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER.
THIS IS SOME OF THE BEST TASTING FISH YOU WILL EVER EAT IN YOUR LIFE.
IF YOU GET YOUR LINE IN THERE, THEY CAN TAKE THAT LOIN AND CUT LINE AND CUT IT.
LOOK AT THEIR TEETH.
A LITTLE OVER 16 INCHES LONG, PLENTY GOOD SIZE TO KEEP.
PERFECT MEAL.
HAVE ARE VIRTUAL REALITY NICE.
-- VERY NIGHT.
VERY NICE.
LOCATED IN LINCOLN COUNTY, 18 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DANVILLE IS CEDAR CREEK LAKE WMA.
THIS WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA IS NEARLY 800 ACRES AND OFFERS EXCELLENT HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR WATER FOWL AND SMALL GAME.
GENTLY SLOPING HILLS AND 300-FOOT BUFFER ZONE SURROUNDING THE LAKE, THE PROPERTY SUPPORTS HEALTHY POPULATIONS OF SQUIRREL AND RABBITS IN FORESTED AND OPEN AREAS.
DURING THE SPRING AND FALL MIGRATION, CEDAR CREEK LAKE PROMOTES WATER FOWL.
ALSO DON'T FORGET THE LAKE PROVIDES EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR FISHING AND OTHER WATER RELATED ACTIVITIES ALSO LOCATED IN LINK ONCOUNTY LESS THAN TWO MILES FROM CEDAR CREEK LAKE WMA IS THE DICKS RIVER WMA.
THIS PROPERTY CONSISTS 400 ACRES OF FLAT BOTTOM LANDS THAT SUPPORT POPULATIONS OF TURKEY, RABBIT AND SQUIRREL.
RUNNING THROUGH THE PROPERTY IS MUD LAKE CREEK WHICH PROVIDE GREAT FISHING OPPORTUNITIES.
FORESTED PROVIDE GREAT HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL GAME, TURKEY AND DEER BOTH DICTION RIVER AND MUD CREEK ARE NOT OPEN FOR MODERN DEER.
FOLLOW THE HUNTING AND TRAPPING GUIDES.
REMEMBER WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA USERS MUST ABIDE BY THE KENTUCKYING HUNTING TRAPPING REGULATIONS AND REGULATIONS ON WMAs OFTEN DIFFER FROM STATEWIDE REGULATIONS SO BE SURE TO REVIEW THE HUNTING GUIDE AND SPECIFIC WMA YOU ARE HUNTING.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE WMAS OR THE LATEST REGULATIONS THAT PERTAIN TO THEM, VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT FW.KY P.GOV.
IS, ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING THINGS I'VE SEEN IN THE OUTDOORS HERE IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY WAS THE MATING RITUAL OF A MALE WOODCOCK.
LET'S MEET UP WITH WES LITTLE AND FIND OUT MORE.
THIS EVENING WE ARE OUT HERE AT MILLER SOUTH OF RICHMOND HERE WITH WES WHO IS A MIGRATORY BIRD BIOLOGIST.
>> SNIPE HUNTING.
>> WE ARE TRYING TO FIND WHAT TYPE OF BIRD.
>> THE AMERICAN WOODCOCK.
YOU'VE HEARD OF SNIPE HUNTING, SEND YOUR BUDDY OUT WITH A FLASHLIGHT AND PILLOW CASE, THEY BLEND INTO THE GROUND, VERY HARD TO SEE.
LISTEN FOR THEIR CALLS.
GET IN THE AREA WHERE THEY ARE AND SNEAK UP IN THE LIGHTS AND TRY TO CATCH THEM.
>> TONIGHT WE HAVE OF A.T.V.s WITH FLASHLIGHTS AND YOU ARE GOING TO CATCH THEM WITH A NET AND IF YOU GET ONE ON THE GROUND, WE ARE GOING TO BAND IT AND THAT HELPS TELL ABOUT MIGRATION, HOW FAR THEY'RE GOING.
HARVEST INFORMATION.
>> BECAUSE IT IS A GAME BIRD.
>> IT IS A GAME BIRD AND SECRETIVE GAME BIRD.
SMALL, VERY WELL CAMOUFLAGED.
WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THEM TONIGHT YOU WILL BE TOP OF THEM AND YOU WON'T EVEN KNOW IT.
WE DON'T ALWAYS HEAR THEM AT FIRST.
THERE ARE SHOOTING LANES.
THAT'S WHY WE ARE AT THIS WMA.
SHOOTING LANES IN BETWEEN THEM.
THAT'S A MESS, SHRUBBY GOOD RABBIT COVER.
THEY LIKE THIS GROWN-UP WOOLLY FIELDS.
THEY LIKE EARLY SUCCESSIONAL FOREST OR THICK YOUNG DENSE FOREST WHERE THEY STAY DURING THE DAY AND THIS WMA ITSELF HAS A REALLY WET SOIL WHICH IS CONDUCIVE FOR THEM HUNTING EARTH WORMS.
YOU DON'T ALWAYS HEAR THEM.
WE'LL TRY TO SNEAK UP AND CATCH A COUPLE.
>> LET'S GET OUT THERE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THIS WAY.
(WHISPERING) IT'S CLOSE.
HEAR THAT?
(BIRDS CHURCHING QUIETLY).
>> I THINK HE IS OVER THERE WHICH IS GOOD.
THERE MIGHT BE TWO.
THIS BIRD IS ABOUT READY TO SHOOT UP INTO THE SKY.
WHEN IT GOES UP THE AERIAL DISPLAY, WE ARE GOING TRY TO SEE AS MUCH OF THAT AS WE CAN WHILE MOVING AS CLOSE AS WE CAN TO WHERE IT TAKES OFF SO WHEN IT COMES BACK DOWN, WE WILL BE RIGHT THERE LET'S PULL UP CLOSER JUST LANDED RIGHT BESIDE US RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.
I CAN SEE IT PLAIN AS DAY RIGHT THERE PRETTY COOL.
THAT IS REALLY COOL.
(STILL WHISPERING) I THINK THEY LOOK LIKE MINIATURE TURKEYS.
THEY HAVE THEIR OWN STRUT.
THEY DON'T FLUFF OUT THE SAME WAY, BUT IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO A TURKEY TOM, STRUTTING FOR A HEN.
THEIR NOCTURNAL, THEIR EYES ARE SET HIGH ON THEIR HEAD AND THEY CAN SEE ALMOST 360° WHILE THEIR BEAK IS STILL IN THE GROUND.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR FULLY DARK.
THEY'RE ADAPTED FOR NIGHT VISION.
>> WE HAVE TO SEE HOW THIS BIRD ACTS DURING THE MATING SEASON REALLY COOL CHARACTERISTICS.
NOW LET'S GO GET ON THE A.T.V.
AND GET AN UP-CLOSE LOOK.
I'D LIKE TO SEE ONE RIGHT THERE.
UH-HO.
>> GET ON IT, GET ON IT.
ALL RIGHT.
SHE IS A PRO.
>> LOOK AT THIS.
IT'S GOT ITS TAIL UP.
GIVING THE MATING DANCE TO LIKE A TURKEY LIKE IT'S PUFFED UP LOOK AT THE BEAK.
THIS WILL BE A BRAND NEW BANDED BIRD WE GET VERY FEW RECAPTURES I HAVE CAUGHT ONE BIRD AND I CAUGHT IT THE NIGHT BEFORE.
HUNTER, YOU CAME DOWN HERE, THIS BIRD LOOKED LIKE IT WASN'T SIX FEET FROM FRONT OF THE ATV, YOU GOT THE NET OUT AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE NET ON TOP OF THE BIRD LOOKS EASY.
HAVE YOU TO LOSE SO MANY BIRDS TO GET ONE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
EACH ONE OF THESE BIRDS WILL HAVE A UNIQUE NUMBER EVERY SINGLE BIRD THAT IS BANDED GETS A NUMBER.
AND IT WILL GO TO WWW.REPORTBAND.GOV AND ENTER THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE HARVEST, REPORT TO THE HUNTER THIS BIRD WAS BANDED AS AN ADULT IN MARCH OF 2022 OR WHATEVER.
THEY'RE A REALLY NEAT BIRD.
YOU MENTION THE TURKEY TAIL AND THE BEAK.
UNLIKE ANY OTHER BEAK IN THE BIRD WORLD, ESPECIALLY IN KENTUCKY.
A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY WHEN GOD WAS BUILDING ANIMALS, HE TOOK THE LEFTOVER PARTS AND PUT IT ON THE WOODCOCK.
>> I THOUGHT IT WAS A PLAT PUSS.
EVERYTHING ABOUT THEM IS DIFFERENT.
WE'LL CHECK OUT THE WING TO DETERMINE HOW OLD THEY ARE.
THE OUTER THREE FEATHERS, THOSE OR THE FEATHERS THAT MAKE THE TWITTER CALL WHEN THEY'RE DOING THE SKY DANCE.
ON THE JUVENILE BIRDS, THERE IS A DISTINCT BLACK LINE THAT SEPARATES THE INSIDE OF THE FEATHER FROM THE BUFFY TIP.
THIS IS AN ADULT BIRD.
AT LEAST TWO YEARS OLD.
LOOK HOW BEAUTIFUL THE TAIL FEATHERS ARE.
>> THAT'S MY FAVORITE PART OF THE BOARD.
>> IT'S GOT A TURKEY FAN LOOK AT THE WHITE TIPS AND LOOK AT THIS JUST BEAUTIFUL PUFFY LITTLE FEATHERS DOWN THERE ON THIS BIRD.
SUCH A PRETTY BIRD.
LOOKS LIKE THEY DID A GREAT JOB OF CATCHING IT.
NEW HARD WARE, SOME BLING.
>> DO YOU WANT TO DO THE HONORS?
>> I WOULD LOVE TO.
SO WE'LL SEE HOW THIS BIRD TAKES OFF.
LOOK HOW PRETTY THE WINGS ARE.
THERE IT GOES.
ISN'T THAT COOL?
SEE IF WE CAN GET ANOTHER.
THERE YOU GO.
THIS ONE IS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.
>> WE GOT A SNIPE!
SO, LOOKS VERY SIMILAR MUCH SMALLER BIRD.
>> HE IS SMALLER, MORE STREAMLINED BUT THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE ARE THE STRIPES ON HIS HEAD.
WOODCOCK, THEY GO ACROSS.
YOU KNOW AS KIDS YOU HEAR PEOPLE TALK ABOUT SNIPE HUNTING AND USUALLY THEY'RE JOKING ABOUT GETTING SOMEONE OUT IN THE WOODS BUT THERE IS SUCH THING AS SNIPE HUNTING AND THIS IS THE TYPE OF BIRD THAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT GOING OUT AND GOING AFTER, RIGHT?
>> IT IS.
THAT'S THE COMMON OR WILSON'S SNIPE IS THE PROPER NAME FOR IT.
>> THERE TAIL IS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT.
IT'S NOT A FAN TAILED BIRD LIKE THE WOODCOCK BUT THE SNIPES ARE A TRUE SHORE BIRD SPECIES.
WE ARE IN MUCKY STUFF RIGHT HERE.
THEY PROBE LIKE THE WOODCOCK BUT NOT A SPECIALIST FOR EARTH WORMS AS THE WOODCOCKS ARE.
SNIPERS WILL PICK UP OTHER BIRDS AS WELL.
I CAN BAND THEM.
I HAVE THE RIGHT SIZE BANDS BUT WE DON'T HAVE A PROJECT GOING SO LET THIS GUY GO.
>> VERY COOL.
IF IT IS ALL MID ENAND YOU SEE THE BIRD, YOU THINK IT'S A WOODCOCK.
>> AN ACCIDENTAL CATCH BUT A COOL ONE.
>> WES, I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
I HAVE A WHOLE NEW RESPECT FOR AMERICAN WOODCOCK.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A DOG, MAYBE WE WILL GET IN THE FIELD AND GO AFTER IT THAT WAY.
>> THANKS A LOT.
A LOT OF FUN.
>> THANKS FOR COMING.
HOW CAN A GREAT COON DOG INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF HARVESTING A TURKEY NEXT SPRING?
IT ALL STARTS WITH CONTROLLING YOUR NEST RAIDERS.
>> THEY FLEW A LONG WAY FROM KNOX COUNTY.
YOU TOLD ME YOU TRAVEL ALL OVER THE STATE TO CHASE RACCOONS.
>> WE TRAVEL EVERYWHERE.
>> I'VE SEEN PICTURES OF THIS DOG AND THIS HAS BEEN A SPECIAL DOG FOR YOU SHE IS FRIEND WITH ANYBODY SHE MEETS.
WHAT IS HER NAME.
>> ALLIE.
AMERICAN BLUETOOTH.
THIS DOG HAS WON SOME AWARDS, HASN'T SEE?
>> THE GRAND AMERICAN IN 2017.
A COUPLE OTHER HUNTS SHE HAS PLACED REAL GOOD AT.
YOU HAVE BEEN PARTNERS WITH DOG TO GET A DOG TO THIS LEVEL TO WIN THIS TYPE OF AN AWARD, SHE HAS TO BE WORKING QUITE A BIT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GO TWICE A MONTH AND GET A DOG TO THIS LEVEL, ARE YOU?
>> IT TAKES EVERYBODY TO RUN THEM IN THE HUNTS AND KEEP THEM WHERE THEY NEED TO BE.
>> ILL CUT IT RIGHT THROUGH HERE TELL ME THE PERFECT COON HUNTING SITUATION.
WHAT ARE YOU REALLY LOOKING FOR.
>> ABOVE FREEZING THIS TIME OF YEAR, DARK NIGHT, LOW WIND.
>> SOME OF THE BEST NIGHTS ARE IN THE SUMMER.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE SUMMER HUNTING.
WE HAVE SNAKES WHERE WE LIVE BUT AROUND THE CORN FIELDS AND STUFF RUNNING DOGS, NOT KILLING COONS JUST RUNNING DOGS, THE CORN FIELD HUNTS ARE FUN, TOO.
>> I BET.
>> RED LINER IS ALLIE'S TRACK SHOW HER IN THE HOLLER OFF AROUND THE POINT.
LITTLE BLUE ARROW, THAT'S US.
THAT WILL TRACK US.
THAT WAY IF WE NEED TO WALK BACK OUT THE WAY WE CAME IN OR ANYTHING, YOU CAN ALWAYS LOOK AT IT.
(DOG BARKING).
>> YOU HEAR THE DIFFERENCE IN HER TRACK BARK THERE.
SHE WILL THROW TWO OR THREE OF THOSE AND ROLL IT OVER TO A MORE STEADY.
>> WHAT IS THAT TELLING YOU?
>> TELLS ME SHE HAS TREED.
>> OKAY.
>> SHE IS TREED RIGHT NOW.
>> THAT'S 462.
I GUESS WE'LL START MOVING THAT DIRECTION THERE.
YOU SEE THE RACCOON?
>> YEAH THAT'S A GOOD SIZED COON I CAN SEE IT SITTING RIGHT THERE I DON'T SEE THE FACE BUT I SEE THE COON ONE IN THE MAIN PART OF THE TREE.
SHE'S EXCITED.
THERE WE GO: >> THAT'S JUST THE REWARD.
THAT'S MADE HER NIGHT.
SHE IS HAPPY WE GOT A SECOND COON IN THIS TREE AND WE DON'T WANT THIS DOG TO COME BACK TO THE TREE AND KEEP COMING BACK AND RETREING IT WE ARE GOING TO CUT ALLIE OUT THIS THIS LAND OWNER IS OVERRUN WITH RACCOONS.
THE TURKEY POPULATION IS SUFFERING BECAUSE OF IT.
WE ARE GOING TO CUT HER LOOSE, GET HER GOING AND COME BACK AND GET THIS ONE OUT, TOO.
>> THERE WE GO.
IT'S ALL PART OF YOUR MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR YOUR PROPERTY YOU HAVE TO HAVE A GOOD BALANCE OF PREDATORS WILDLIFE AND THIS IS A SITUATION WHERE THE BALANCE IS A LITTLE OUT OF WACK.
NOT ENOUGH TURKEYS AWAND TOO MANY RACCOONS.
TO THE RIGHT UP HERE SHE IS ABOUT 180 YARDS FROM WHERE WE ARE AT RIGHT NOW THAT MADE IT HOME.
>> RIGHT HERE, YOU CAN SEE IT.
SEE THE SIDE.
>> SURE IS.
WELL, WE ARE GOING TO GET THE DOG MOVER AWAY.
THIS WAS A SUCCESS SHE TREED A RACCOON HERE IN THIS TREE.
BUT IN THIS SITUATION, YOU GOT TO JUST TIP YOUR HAT TO THE RACCOON AND SAY WELL, YOU MADE IT HOME YOU CAN TAKE A SHOT AND KILL THE RA TOON BUT THAT'S NOT AN ETHICAL SHOT AND WE ARE NOT ABOUT TO DO THAT WE ARE BOAK TO MOVE ON UP AND SETTER LOOSE AGAIN.
>> YOUR GIRLFRIEND REACHED OUT TO US, SHE HAS A LITTLE GIRL THAT YOU TAKE HUNTING AS WELL SHE GETS TO GO WITH ME AROUND THE HOUSE AND SHE IS ALL ABOUT IT.
SHE REALLY ENJOYS IT.
WE CAN GO RIGHT OUT THE BACK DOOR AND BE IN SOME PRETTY BIG MOUNTAINS AND WE'LL TURKEY SCOUT.
SHE LOVES TO HEAR THEM GOBBLE AND WE'LL HUNT FOR SHED IF YOU DON'T LIKE TO HUNT AND ISSUE YOU EITHER HAVEN'T BEEN EXPOSED OR DIDN'T HAVE THE RIGHT MENTOR BECAUSE IF YOU GET THE RIGHT PERSON AND GO OUT AND DO THIS, YOU ARE GOING TO LIKE IT.
>> IT GETS IN YOUR BLOOD.
>> LOOKS LIKE SHE IS ONLY 2 HUPP YARDS THIS REAR SHE IS TREED.
LET'S HOPE IT'S NOT A DEN SHE'S ON THE VINE.
SHE'S PRETTY SURE OF HERSELF.
IS THAT A COON?
(DARK BARKING).
>> THERE HE IS.
LOOK AT THAT.
NICE JOB.
ALLIE'S GOT 'EM, DOESN'T SHE?
>> YEAH I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, GUYS, THAT DOG DID A GREAT JOB ON A REALLY SHORT WORK NIGHT.
WE COME OUT HERE AND SHE TREED FOUR COONS, GOT THREE.
WE SAW COONS EVERY TIME.
THERE WAS NEVER A SITUATION THERE WAS NOT ONE TIME.
BAD WEATHER TONIGHT.
A LITTLE COLD.
MAKES IT ROUGH FOR A DOG.
SHOWED ME A LOT OF GAME ON A LITTLE BIT OF ACREAGE TONIGHT SO SHE REALLY DID A GREAT JOB THANKS FOR COMING OUT AND MAKING A NICE WORK OUT OF IT.
FANTASTIC.
>> APPRECIATE YOU HAVING US UP HERE.
HAD A GREAT TIME WITH YOU ALL.
NOW LET'S CHECK IN AND SEE WHO ELSE HAS BEEN OUT HAVING FUN IN THIS WEEKS ONES THAT DIDN'T GET AWAY.
>> CHECK OUT THIS BEAUTIFUL SMALL MOUTH BASS CAUGHT BY LANDON JORDAN, THIS FISH WAS CAUGHT AT LAKE CUMBERLAND WHILE CRAPPIE FISHING.
CONGRATULATIONS.
THREE-YEAR-OLD NATHAN HOWARD KNOWS WHERE TO GO TO CATCH SOME FISH.
THAT'S AT A FINS LAKE.
HE CAUGHT THESE IN FAYETTE COUNTY WHILE FISHING WITH HIS GRANDFATHER.
CHECK OUT ELI WITH HIS FIRST FISH EVER, A NICE BLUEGILL HE CAUGHT AT NOLIN LAKE FISHING WITH HIS PAPAW JOHN.
MASON CAUGHT THIS NICE BLUE CATFISH NEARLY 39 INCHES LONG SETTING NOODLES ON TAYLORSVILLE LAKE.
HE LIKES TO DO THIS WITH HIS PAPAW.
NICE JOB.
CHECK OUT THIS GIANT LARGE MOUTH BASS CAUGHT BY KYLIE STONE OF HERNANDEZ, KENTUCKY.
THIS FISH WAS CAUGHT AT DIAMOND LAKE NEAR OWENSBORO KENTUCKY AND WAS RELEASED.
CHECK OUT THIS NICE MOWTH BASS CAUGHT BY COOPER.
THIS IF ISSUE WAS CAUGHT AT CAR FOR LAKE.
NICE JOB.
DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO NEEDS TO COMPLETELY HUNTER SAFETY COURSE.
THEY CAN GO TO FW.KY.GOFF.
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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