♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> THIS WEEK ON KENTUCKY AFIELD... MAJOR SHANE CARRIER ISN'T JUST A LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.

HE IS ALSO A FATHER WHO LOVES FISHING WITH HIS DAUGHTER.

AND WE ARE TAGGING ALONG.

>> IS THAT A BASS?

>> IT WAS RUNNING LIKE A BASS.

>> NEXT... WE FIND OURSELVES DRIFTING DOWN THE CUMBERLAND RIVER AND CATCHING SOME NICE TROUT TO BOOT.

>> FISH ON.

>> THEN, CLIMBING STANDS CAN BE EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE WHEN USED CORRECTLY.

WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW TO STAY SAFE.

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.

BEING A CONSERVATION OFFICER INVOLVES WAY MORE THAN JUST ENFORCING OUR RULES AND REGS.

THEY'RE ALSO CHALLENGED WITH INCREASING OUTDOOR PARTICIPATION.

TODAY WE ARE HERE AT A POND IN JEFFERSON COUNTY FISHING WITH MAJOR SEAN CARRIER.

MAJOR CARRIER, YOU COME FROM A FISH AND WILDLIFE FAMILY.

>> I HAVE BEEN AROUND THIS AGENCY SINCE I WAS TWO.

DAD WAS HIRED AS A CONSERVATION OFFICER, THEY CALLED THEM GAME WARD INS BACK THEN BUT HE STARTED HIS CAREER IN 19 P 8.

WE MOVE-- 1978.

WE MOVED TO WINCHESTER AND I'VE GROWN UP AROUND IT.

SO IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT IT FELT LIKE IT WAS WHAT I ALWAYS WANTED TO DO, FOLLOW IN DAD'S FOOTSTEPS AND WITH HIS JOB, OF COURSE, I SPENT A LOT OF TIME OUTDOORS AND HE WAS AN AVID HUNTER AND FISHERMAN.

THAT'S WHAT DROVE HIM TO BE AN OFFICER.

>> NOW BROOKS HAS BEEN AROUND IT LONGER THAN YOU.

SHE WAS YOUNGER THAN TWO.

>> WORKED THERE EVER SINCE SHE WAS BORN AND THAT'S ALL SHE HAS KNOWN IS DAD AS THE CONSERVATION OFFICER.

>> THERE YOU GO.

GOT A HOOK UP.

>> IS THAT A BASS?

>> IT WAS RUNNING LIKE A BASS.

>> WHAT HAVE YOU GOT THERE, BROOK?

>> YOU GOT A BASS.

>> WHAT WAS THAT ON?

>> BLUEGILL.

>> NOT WHAT I THOUGHT WE WOULD CATCH FIRST BUT WE'LL TAKE IT.

YOU ARE ON THE BOARD.

GRU HAVE BEEN IN THE DEPARTMENT FOR QUITE A WHILE.

I WILL HAVE BEEN THERE 21 YEARS NEXT MONTH.

I HAVE BEEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, JANUARY WILL BE 20 SO I STARTED WHEN I GOT OUT OF COLLEGE.

THEY HAD JUST HIRED A LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY.

I HAD TO WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE TO COME AROUND SO I WENT TO WORK FOR THE DEPARTMENT IN THE ENGINEERING DIVISION TRYING TO GET MY FOOT IN THE DOOR AND START WITH THE AGENCY AND I WORKED THERE FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS BEFORE THEY HIRED THE NEXT LAW ENFORCEMENT GOT A FISH ON.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT IT IS.

THAT'S A BLUEGILL.

LOOKY THERE.

LORD HAVE MERCY.

WE ARE FT.

GOING TO CATCH THE NUMBERS BUT WE ARE GOING TO CATCH MONSTERS.

>> THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD SIZED BLUEGILL.

BIGGER THAN MY HAND.

>> THAT'S A BIG FISH.

IF WE WERE KEEPING BLUEGILL, THAT'S THE KIND WE WOULD PUT IN THE SKILLET.

>> HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR DAD'S JOB?

>> I WOULD SAY HE WOULD PROTECT THE WILDLIFE AND HE WOULD MAKE SURE ALL THE POPULATIONS ARE THE CORRECT NUMBERS.

>> ALSO MAKING SURE PEOPLE ARE HAVING FUN AND BEING SAFE, TOO, RIGHT?

>> YEAH.

>> ALREADY STARTED HUNTING AS WELL, HAVEN'T YOU?

>> YES, SIR.

>> I SAW YOU WITH A TURKEY.

>> I KILLED TWO GOBBLERS.

>> CORONAVIRUS GAVE YOU ALL KINDS OF TIME IN THE WOOD.

YOU GOT A PRETTY GOOD CALLER WORKING WITH YOU.

>> YEP.

>> SHE HAD A GOOD SPRING.

>> YOUR DAD CALL THEM IN FOR YOU?

>> YES.

>> DID YOUR DAD GET TWO GOBBLERS THIS YEAR?

>> NO, HE DIDN'T.

>> YOU GET TO RUB THAT IN ON HIM, HUH?

>> YEAH.

>> I KNOW WE TALKED THE OTHER DAY ABOUT THE YOUTH AND ME PASSING IT ALONG TO HER AND MAKING SURE SHE IS SEEING ALL ASPECTS OF IT.

I HAVE NEVER PUSHED HER TO DO ANY OF IT.

WE HAVE A LOT OF OFFICERS THAT DO THE SAME IN THEIR COMMUNITY WITH THE YOUTH HUNTS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

WE ENCOURAGE THEM TO DO THAT, WANT THEM TO DO THAT, TO GET OUT AND GET THE KIDS INVOLVED.

YOU MADE IT TO THE RANKS OF MAJOR.

SO YOUR JOB IS PRIMARILY BASED OUT OF FRANKFORT.

>> OUT OF FRANKFORT AND THE ADMINISTRATE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE NOW.

I DON'T WORK THE FIELD AS MUCH BUT I ALWAYS ENJOYED BEING OUT AND WORKING THE FIELD AND TALKING TO SPORTSMEN AND, YOU KNOW, SEEING WHAT THEY'RE CATCHING IF THEY HAD ANY LUCK HUNTING.

MEET A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE.

>> I KNOW THINKING WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE YOU TRYING TO CATCH A CATFISH ON A SPINNING ROD.

THE SPINNING ROD HAS BRAIDED LINE ON IT.

SO IT'S PROBABLY AS STRONG AS ABOUT ANYTHING I GOT HERE.

YOU GOT ONE?

>> YEP.

I GOT SOMETHING.

>> YOU GOT SOMETHING.

THAT'S A QATAPA WORM, TOO.

HEY.

WHAT IS YOUR PERSONAL BEST CATFISH?

>> SIX POUNDS?

>> YOU MAY HAVE IT.

>> YEAH I JUST SAW HIM SWELL.

>> HE IS FIGHTING.

>> IS HE FIGHTING YOU?

>> YEAH.

>> WHAT A CATFISH.

>> LORD HAVE MERCY!

LOOK WHAT YOU'VE CAUGHT.

2 I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

THAT WAS A BATTLE ROYALE.

>> I THINK HIS HEAD IS AS BIG AS MINE.

>> THERE YOU GO!

HEY, BIGGER THAN SIX POUNDS.

NICE JOB!

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

>> HE'S DEFINITELY BETTER THAN SIX.

>> PROBABLY 10, 2 POUNDS.

>> PROBABLY SO.

>> DEFINITELY LONGER THAN YOUR LEG.

THAT'S A GREAT FISH.

I'M GLAD YOU GOT A GREAT FISH.

TONIGHT'S FISHING IS A LITTLE SLOW BUT YOU CAUGHT YOUR BIGGEST CATFISH OF ALL TIME.

THAT'S GREAT.

LET'S GET THIS JOKER BACK IN.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

THIS IS A REALLY, REALLY NICE CATFISH.

I HOPE YOU ARE PLANNING ON STICKING AROUND FOR MANY, MANY MORE YEARS AND YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN AROUND A LOT OF OFFICERS AND YOU ARE A GREAT ROLE MODEL.

I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

IT MEANS A LOT COMING FROM YOU AND WE WANT THEM ALL TO BE THAT WAY, GOOD ROLE MODELS FOR EVERYONE, NOT JUST WITHIN THE AGENCY BUT IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> LOCATED ONE MILE NORTH OF FRANKFORT OFF U.S.-127, WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA IS 146 ACRES MADE UP MOSTLY OF OPEN LAND PASTURES OFFERING.

THEY BORDER THE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA.

THERE ARE FOUR SMALL PONDS ON THE PROPERTY AND BANK ACCESS TO ELK HORN CREEK FOR FISHING.

REMEMBER WILDLIFE AREA MANAGEMENT USERS MUST ABIDE BY THE HUNTING FISHING AND TRAPPING REGULATIONS AND REGULATIONS ON WMAs DIFFER FROM STATEWIDE REGULATIONS SO BE SURE TO REVIEW YOUR HUNTING GUIDE OR WEBSITE FOR THE SPECIFIC WMA YOU ARE HUNTING.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE WMA OR THE LATEST REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS THAT PERTAIN TO IT PLEASE GIFT OUR WEBSITE AT FW.KY.GOV GOFF OR CALL 1-800-858-1549.

MANY KENTUCKY ANGLER DOZEN NOT REALIZE THAT KENTUCKY IS HOME TO ONE OF THE BEST TROUT STREAMS IN ALL OF THE UNITED STATES.

THE CUMBERLAND RIVER.

>> TROY, WE ARE OUT HERE EARLY AS USUAL.

>> YEAH.

>> TO GET HER EARLY AND FISH INTO THE WATER OPENS UP.

>> PRETTY MUCH.

>> GOT TO STAY OUT IN FRONT OF THE WATER OR GET BEHIND IT, ONE OF THE TWO.

>> THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT FISHING THE RIVER IS YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND HIRING A GUIDE IS KIND OF A GUY WAY TO GO ABOUT IT.

>> IT'S KIND OF A HARD RIVER TO FISH.

YOU WOULDN'T THINK IT WOULD BE BUT WITH THE WATER DISCHARGES COMING UP OR DOWN, YOU CAN GET STUCK IN HIGH WATER OR GET STUCK IN LOW WATER AND, YOU KNOW, YOU JUST HAVE TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE AT AND KIND OF KNOW WHERE THE DISCHARGES ARE DOING.

>> YOU HAVE BEEN GUIDING FOR OVER 15 YEARS, RIGHT?

THIS IS A HIDDEN GEM ISN'T IT?

>> IT IS.

I LIVED IN MONTANA FOR 15 YEARS AND WHEN I CAME BACK TO KENTUCKY AND THE CUMBERLAND, I WAS AMAZED.

BIG FISH, BIG RIVER, BIG TROUT.

THERE ARE OTHER SPECIES BESIDE TROUT.

>> I'M SUPER EXCITED.

I DON'T DO A LOT OF FLY FISHING BUT THIS IS A TRIP I LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY SINGLE YEAR BECAUSE THE SHEER BEAUTY OF IT.

>> AS THE WATER CHANGES, WE MAY CHANGE THE TECHNIQUES WE ARE USING.

>> WE ARE GOING TO START OFF STREAMER FISHING THIS MORNING, THE LOW LIGHT AND GET SOME BIG FISH TO CHASE AROUND A LITTLE BIT AND SWITCH OVER AND THEN WHEN THE WATER STARTS TO DROP DOWN.

>> LET ME KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO.

>> LET'S GET LOADED UP.

>> SOUNDS GOOD.

>> CAST IT OUT AND THIS IS TO LOOSEN UP THE LINE, GIVE IT A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND YOU'LL STRIP PRETTY FAST AND PRETTY AGGRESSIVE.

>> OKAY.

JUST A LITTLE MORE AGGRESSIVE APPROACH BECAUSE OF THE LOW LIGHT SITUATION.

>> YEAH IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, YOU WANT TO GET 'EM CHASING AND BIG FISH LIKE TO EAT.

>> SO THIS IS IMITATING A BAIT FISH.

>> SHAD OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

WE HAVE HAD A LOT MORE SHAD ON THE RIVER LATELY.

>> GOT 'EM.

>> FISH ON.

>> A LITTLE BROOKIE IT LOOKS LIKE.

>> SO THAT'S A BROOK TROUT, HUH?

>> YEAH.

>> AND THEY'RE PRETTY COMMON DOWN HERE, RIGHT?

>> YEAH, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE OFTEN.

THEY DON'T SEEM TO GET VERY BIG THOUGH.

>> IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE 90° DAYS, WEEKS ON END, 50, 60 DEGREES IN THE WATER.

SO HERE, STRIPERS ARE OBVIOUSLY POSSIBLE, I'M GUESSING SOME BASS SPECIES, WALLEYE, THREE DIFFERENT TROUT SPECIES.

ALL AVAILABLE DOWN HERE.

>> STRIPER, WALLEYE, SAUGER, THE TROUT SPECIES.

ON OCCASION YOU WILL SEE SOME SMOWTH SMALL MOUTH BUT NOT VERY OFTEN THIS TIME OF YEAR.

WE'LL ROLL BACK UP AND FISH THAT WOOD IN DIFFERENT STYLE HERE.

>> ON THIS DEAL HERE, I WANT TO GET THIS THING OUT AND THEN DO MY NATURAL DRIFT.

>> YOU WANT A GOOD DEAD DRIFT DOWN IT.

THIS FEELS LIKE AN OLD TIME EXPERIENCE, PADDLE ONLY, AND EASING DOWN A RIVER LIKE THIS.

BUT THIS IS EXACTLY THE WAY THAT IF YOU WENT OUT WEST, THIS IS EXACTLY A DRIFT BOAT LIKE THIS.

THAT IS AWESOME.

NICE FISH.

SO TROY, WHAT HAVE WE GOT THERE, PROBABLY 1 INCHES OR SO?

PUT HIM ON THE OLD TRUTH TELLER.

>> ALMOST 16 AND A HALF.

>> PRETTY GOOD IS THERE YOU GO, BUDDY.

GET BACK OUT.

>> THEY'RE SLICK AS THEY CAN BE.

>> I WOULD RATHER THEM LAND IN THE WATER THAN ON THE BOAT.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> LET 'EM GO.

>> MAN, THEY'RE SO FAST.

>> OR DOES HE JUST LOOK LIKE-- >> HE IS A LITTLE BETTER.

>> HE JUST ACTS LIKE A BETTER FISH.

>> ANOTHER BROOKIE.

>> IS THAT WAS WE'VE GOT HERE?

>> A DECENT BROOKIE, TOO.

THEY DON'T GET TOO MUCH BIGGER THAN THAT IN HERE.

>> JUST BALLISTIC.

>> BROOKIE.

THAT'S OUR SECOND ONE OF THOSE TODAY.

>> THAT MAY BE A GOOD FISH THE WAY HE'S RUNNING.

>> HE IS FIGHTING BIGGER THAN HE IS.

>> HE SURE IS.

>> THERE YOU GO.

THIS IS ONE THAT'S PROBABLY GOT A LOT OF CUT THROAT IN HIM.

>> WHAT A GREAT FIGHT AND WHAT A PRETTY FISH.

>> ORANGE AND DARK.

SEE ALL THAT UNDERNEATH HIM.

THAT'S PART OF CUT THROAT.

>> THE BEST TIMES OF THE YEAR, IF YOU WANTED TO COME DOWN AND FISH, YOU ARE LOOKING AT JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER TIMEFRAME?

>> REALLY DEPENDS.

YOU CAN FISH YEAR ROUND AS LONG AS YOU GOT GOOD WATER.

AS LONG AS IT'S NOT BLOWN OUT AND RUNNING TOO HEAVY.

YOU CAN COME OUT HERE IN JANUARY, FEBRUARY.

USED TO BE ABLE TO.

IT HAS BEEN A LITTLE HIGH WATER WITH THE CRAZY RAINS THE LAST THREE OR FOUR YEARS.

>> THE ONE THAT DIDN'T GET AWAY RIGHT THERE!

THAT'S A NICE FISH.

>> VERY WELL DONE.

>> LET 'EM GO.

LORD HAVE MERCY.

LOOK AT THAT.

>> THAT'S THE DRAG SAYING-- I LOVE THAT.

HE IS COMING AT ME FAST.

THIS IS WHY YOU COME TO THE CUMBERLAND RIVER.

>> FOR SURE.

THAT PARTICULAR FISH RIGHT THERE , LIKE YOU SAID, YOU FISHED ALL AROUND.

IF YOU CAUGHT THIS ANYWHERE, YOU WOULD BE HAPPY.

>> YEAH.

>> I MEAN I DON'T CARE IF I'M IN MONTANA, IDAHO.

>> WHAT A PRETTY FISH.

>> LET'S GET THIS GUY BACK IN.

>> HERE WE GO.

GOT IT.

NICE ONE.

GOOD ONE.

WE HAVE BEEN SEEING A COUPLE OF GOOD TROUT RIGHT HERE IN THE AREA.

THIS IS A GOOD ONE HERE.

LOOK AT THAT.

THAT IS GREAT.

NICE ONE.

HE'S BIGGER THAN THAT.

>> HE HARDLY FITS IN IT.

>> THAT'S A GOOD ONE THERE.

>> LET'S GET HIM BACK IN THE WATER.

RIGHT HERE IS WHERE FARMER AND THEM ONE TIME, CAUGHT-- HOOKED ONE AND A STRIPER CAME AND ATE IT.

>> I THINK YOU GOT A FISH.

>> I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.

>> THAT'S A FISH.

>> WE GOT A BIG FISH.

>> LOOK AT THAT STRIPER TRYING TO EAT 'EM.

>> GET OUT OF THERE.

>> THERE'S A LOT OF WEIRD THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED BY THIS ROCK.

>> TROY, WE'VE COME TO THE END AND THE CUMBERLAND DID NOT DISAPPOINT AGAIN.

>> IT NEVER DOES.

>> EVERY TIME I FLOAT DOWN THIS RIVER IT BLOWS MY MIND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO COME TO RECREATE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER AND DON'T REALIZE THERE IS A FISHERY RIGHT HERE.

>> A RIVER HERE.

ONE OF THE BEST FISHERIES RIGHT HERE IN THE UNITED STATES IS RIGHT HERE IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY AND IF ANYONE WANTS TO LEARN HOW TO TROUT FISH OR WANTS TO JUST MAYBE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FLOAT IN THE STATE, IT'S RIGHT HERE.

>> IT REALLY IS.

>> AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING IT AGAIN AND I JUST HAD AN ABSOLUTELY GREAT TIME.

>> I HAD A WONDERFUL TIME AS WELL.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> OUR FALL ARCHERY SEASON IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FOR DEER HERE IN KENTUCKY.

IF YOU PLAN ON USING A CLIMBING STAND, MAKE SURE YOU DO IT SAFELY FALL IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER AND WE ARE EXCITED TO HANG A DEER STAND IN THE TREE.

A FEW THINGS YOU INTO ED TO CONSIDER ON THE SAFETY ASPECTS OF CLIMBING AND USING A CLIMBING STAND OR LOCK ON STAND.

WE'LL PUT SOME IDEAS TOGETHER TO KEEP YOU SAFE THIS FALL AND WINTER IN THE DEER STAND.

ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS IN CLIMBING A TREE STAND IS HAS TOKING THE TREE.

IT CAN'T BE TOO BIG BECAUSE YOU CAN'T GET YOUR STRAPS AROUND IT AND YOU DON'T WANT TO CLIMB SOMETHING TOO SMALL.

MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THE BARK.

THIS BARK IS FIRMLY ATTACHED.

I HIGHLY DISCOURAGE TRYING TO CLIMB A SCALY BARK HICKORY OR SYCAMORE TREE OR SOMETHING WHERE THE BARK IS IN SHEETS BECAUSE YOU MAY ONLY BE HOOKED INTO THE TREE AN EIGHTH OF AN INCH AND IF THE BARK SLIDES OFF, YOU ARE GOING WITH IT AND MAKE SURE YOUR TREE IS IN GOOD HEALTH.

THIS TREE HAS NO DEAD BRANCHES.

IT IS COMPLETELY ALIVE, FULL OF LEAVES.

AND READY TO CLIMB.

THE STAND HERE IS CLOSE TO THE GROUND WHERE I CAN GET RIGHT IN AND OUT.

AND THEN THE TOP PART IS TETHERED.

THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

IF YOU ARE EVER STARTING THE PROCESS OF GOING UP AND DOWN THE TREE AND YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR TOP AND BOTTOM OF YOUR STAND CONNECTED, IF THE BOTTOM FALLS OFF YOUR FEET FOR WHATEVER REASON, IT'S GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND.

THE SAFETY HARNESS ON, WANT TO MAKE SURE IF YOU ARE PUTTING A JACKET OR WHATEVER ON THE OUTSIDE, MAKE SURE THIS IS EASY TO GET TO.

I QUITE OFTEN WEAR A SHIRT OR JACKET OVER MY VEST AND I DO THAT FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS.

FIRST OFF, SOMETIMES I GOT MORE CLOTHES ON THAN WHAT I CAN GET ON UNDER THIS VEST AND SECONDLY, I DON'T WANT THIS HERE INTERFERING WITH MY BOW STRING DURING THE DRAW.

THIRD THING YOU SEE I'VE GOT IS MY PULL ROPE.

THIS IS WHAT I'M GOING TO HAVE MY BOW AND ARROW TIED TO THE END OF.

I HAVE MADE THE MISTAKE IN THE PAST OF HOOKING THIS UP DOWN HERE AT THE BOTTOM AND THEN THE ISSUE HERE IS YOU REALLY HAVE TO REACH OVER TO GET THIS WHICH LEANS YOU WAY OUT OVER THE STAND.

WILL YOU HAVE A TETHER ON AT THAT TIME BUT IT MAKES IT EASIER IF YOU ATTACH UP HERE NICE AND EASY TO GRAB BY YOUR HAND AND YOU CAN PULL YOUR BOW UP.

ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT I DO RECOMMEND IS A LOT OF THESE BOW ROPES WILL COME WITH THE CLIPS.

THEY'RE PRETTY HANDY BUT I'LL TELL YOU, SOMETIMES THEY CAN FAIL.

I HAVE HAD A BOW COME OFF AND LITERALLY FALL TO THE GROUND.

SO I LIKE TO PUT AN OLD FASHIONED QUICK LITTLE KNOT ON IT TO KEEP ME FROM LOSING MY BEAU.

I DO NOT TRUST THESE CLIPS.

I'VE GOT IT TIED TO THE CAM, MAKE SURE MY BOW STRING IS FREE AND CLEAR, READY TO GO.

MAKE SURE YOU CHECK AND TEST ALL OF THE STRAPS AND CABLES THAT YOUR STAND MAY COME WITH.

YOU ARE GOING TO BE SETTING IN THE SEAT.

MAKE SURE YOU TEST THE SEAT, MAKE SURE YOU TEST THE CABLES AND STRAPS TO THESE AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION.

THIS PARTICULAR STAND HAS A CABLE THAT IS WRAPPED AND HAS GOT THESE KNUCKLES ON THERE.

YOU TWABT TO MAKE SURE AND TEST THE TABLE FOR ANY RUSTING.

IF YOU SEE RUST ON THE TABLE, YOU CAN BUY REPLACEMENTS.

A LOT OF THEM EVEN HAVE AN EXPIRATION DATE.

NOW WE ARE GOING TO CLIMB IN THE STAND.

WE ARE GOING TO START UP THE TREE.

ONCE YOU GET IN AND GET YOUR FEET SET, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU APPLY PRESSURE TO THE END OF THE STAND AND LOCK IT IN AND DOING THE SAME WITH THE SEAT.

NOW IT'S TIME TO GET THE TETHER.

THERE ARE A WHOLE BUNCH OF THREES DIFFERENT STYLES OF TETHERS.

MAKE SURE YOU READ THE OWNER'S MANUAL HOW TO APPROPRIATELY USE YOUR TETHER.

ON THIS ONE HERE WE'LL STRAP IT AROUND THE TREE, ATTACH IN HERE AND THIS IS A SAFETY RELEASE.

THIS IS USED TO POP IT LOOSE IF YOU NEED TO FREE YOURSELF.

I DON'T WANT TO GET THIS TOO INCREDIBLY TIGHT BECAUSE AS I MAKE MY WAY UP THE TREE, THIS HAS TO GO WITH ME.

THIS CARABINER HAS A METHOD WHERE YOU CAN SCREW IT UP AND COVER THE CONNECTION POINT.

WHAT THAT DOES IS IT MEANS YOU CAN'T BUMP IT AND ACCIDENTALLY RELEASE THE CARABINER AND YOU LATCH THIS IN AND THEN THREAD THAT BACK UP OVER THE TOP OF YOUR CONNECTION POINT.

THAT KEEPS IT FROM SLIDING OPEN.

YOU DO NOT WANT YOUR CARABINER TO OPEN UP.

SO NOW I'M LOCKED IN, LATCHED IN GOOD.

I CAN SLIDE THIS UP THE TREE USING THIS RELEASE TO FREE MYSELF, GO UP AND THEN PULL IT TIGHT.

FROM THERE, IT'S ALL ABOUT GETTING MY FEED INTO FEET INTO THE BOTTOM STRAPS AND THIS ONE HAS THE HOOKS AND THIS BUNK BUNGEE CORD.

IT DEPENDS ON WHAT TYPE OF STAND YOU HAVE.

THIS IS A SIT AND CLIMB.

I WILL LITERALLY GO UP, PUT MY FEET DOWN.

SLIDE UP, PULL BACK AND MAKE SURE I'M LOCKED IN.

SO NOW I'M ABOUT THE HEIGHT WHERE I WANT TO HUNT.

THE FIRST THING YOU WANT TO DO IS TO GET THE DISTANCE THAT YOU WANT THE TOP FROM THE BOTTOM.

LOCK IN THE TOP, REMOVE YOUR FEET AND LOCK THESE IN REAL GOOD.

BEFORE YOU STAND UP OR MOVE, YOU WANT TO MOVE THIS TETHER UP TO ABOUT THE HEIGHT OF YOUR HEAD AND CINCH IT DOWN REALLY TIGHT.

THE REASON YOU WANT THIS UP THIS HEIGHT IS BECAUSE NOW I'M ALL LOCKED IN, IF I HAPPEN TO FALL OUT OF THIS STAND, I WANT THIS TETHER TO CATCH ME SO THAT I CAN EASE EASILY CLIMB BACK INTO THE STAND TO REGAIN MY HUNT.

IF I PUT THIS TETHER WAY DOWN HERE AND I FALL OUT, I COULD BE IN A SITUATION WHERE I'M HANGING TOO FAR BELOW THE STAND TO GET BACK IN.

AND NOW THAT I'M UP HERE, I'M LOCKED IN, I'VE GOT MY CARABINER A LITTLE BIT AWAY FROM THE BUCKLE.

I'M READY TO BRING MY BOW UP AND CONTINUE WITH MY HUNT.

EVERYTHING IS READY TO GO.

I FEEL SAFE.

I'M TETHERED TO THE TREE.

EVERYTHING IS GOOD TO GO.

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

>> SHE GOT STARTED EARLY FISHING.

THIS IS HER VERY FIRST FISH EVER AND SHE IS TWO YEARS OLD.

FROM BRECKENRIDGE COUNTY.

I'M SURE IT WON'T BE HER LAST.

CONGRATULATIONS.

10-YEAR-OLD SHANE HAS THIS REALLY IMPRESSIVE TURKEY THAT WEIGHED OVER 26 POUNDS.

NICE JOB.

MADISON JOHNSON SEVEN YEARS OLD SHOWING US HER NEW PERSONAL BEST SMALL MOUTH CAUGHT ON LAKE CUMBERLAND.

CONGRATULATIONS.

HERE WE HAVE A NICE 11-POINT BUCK TAKEN BY ROB ADAMS.

THIS DEER WAS TAKEN IN OWEN COUNTY KENTUCKY.

TODD KNOWS HOW TO BEAT THE SUMMERTIME HEAT FISHING AT NIGHT WITH A NICE SMALL MOUTH CUT AT LAKE CUMBERLAND.

FOR MANY KENTUCKY ANGLERS, THE FALL IS THEIR FAVORITE TIME TO FISH.

MAKE SURE IF YOU ARE HITTING THE WATER, YOU ARE WEARING YOUR LIFE JACKET AND DOING IT SAFELY 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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