
Creek Fishing; Fall Turkey Hunt; Buck Hunt
Season 37 Episode 54 | 26m 31sVideo has Closed Captions
Creek fishing on Floyds Fork, going on a fall turkey hunt, tracking down a buck.
We're creek fishing on Floyds Fork and learning more about a new crayfish species in Kentucky; fall turkey hunt; Chad gets help tracking down a buck from a talented dog.
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Creek Fishing; Fall Turkey Hunt; Buck Hunt
Season 37 Episode 54 | 26m 31sVideo has Closed Captions
We're creek fishing on Floyds Fork and learning more about a new crayfish species in Kentucky; fall turkey hunt; Chad gets help tracking down a buck from a talented dog.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> OH, NO!
>> DID YOU SEE THAT?
>> HE TOOK HIM UNDER THE TREE.
>> THIS WEEK ON "KENTUCKY AFIELD" ... >> THE STATE HAS A NEWLY-DISCOVER CRAY FISH SPECIES AND WE'RE CREEK FISHING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT IT HE'S GOT ONE.
>> NEXT, TURN I CAN HUNTING IN THE FALL IS AN OFTEN OVERLOOKED OPPORTUNITY.
BUT IT IS IN SEASON, RIGHT NOW.
THEN ...
IT IS ALSO TIME TO HIT THE WOODS AND TRY TO FILL THEIR BUCK TAG.
>> IT IS ALL NEXT ON "KENTUCKY AFIELD"!
♪ ♪ >> HELLO, AND WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY AFIELD"!
I'M YOUR HOST CHAD MILES.
JOIN US AS WE JOURNEY THE COMMONWEALTH IN SEARCH OF OUTDOOR ADVENTURE.
IF YOU LIKE TO FISH, YOU NOW HOW EFFECTIVE USING LIVE BAIT CAN BE, BUT TRANSPORTING THAT BAIT FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER CAN HAVE SOME SERIOUS UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES.
I'M HERE TODAY ON FLOYD'S FORK.
WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME GROUP TO COME TOGETHER AND NAME A NEW CRAY FISH SPECIES THAT YOU FOUND AND DISCOVERED.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
IT WAS A PROJECT THAT STARTED BACK IN 2006 WITH MY GRADUATE SCHOOL WORK DOING CRAY FISH SURVEYS AROUND LOUISVILLE.
AND DURING THAT TIME WE FOUND OUT THERE WAS A NEW SPECIES OF CRAYFISH THAT NO ONE KNEW EXISTED.
FROM THERE THE WORK HAS GONE ON FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS TO DESCRIBE THAT SPECIES AND TO GIVE IT A NAME AND WE DECIDED TO AUCTION OFF THE NAMING RIGHTS.
SO WE'VE GOT THIS PARTNERSHIP NOW WITH A GROUP VERY INTERESTED IN OUTDOORS ACTIVITIES AND CONSERVATION OF THE NATIVE SPECIES THAT HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO PUSH THIS EFFORT TO KEEP THEM FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD.
>> JACOB, SO YOU GUYS HAVE ACTUALLY BOUGHT THE NAMING RIGHTS TO THIS NEW CRAYFISH HERE IN KENTUCKY.
DID YOU NAME IT?
>> WE NAMED IT MO WILD BY G WILD.
SO TELL ME ABOUT WHAT GO WILD IS AND WHY YOU GUYS WOULD WANT TO NAME A CRAYFISH.
>> SO WE'RE A SOCIAL COMMERCE PLATFORM FOR OUTDOORS MEN AND WOMEN.
CONSERVATION, SPENDING TIME IN THE OUTDON'T GETTING BETTER AT YOUR HOBBIES, IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US.
SO, THE PLATFORM WAS FOUNDED BEEN TEACHING AND SHARING YOUR EXPERIENCES OUT YOU IN THE OUTDOORS.
>> BUT YOU GUYS WERE FOUNDED AND STILL, LOCATED RIGHT HERE IN KENTUCKY.
>> YES.
DOWN IN BASE RIGHT HERE IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.
>> I TELL YOU THAT I KNOW THAT YOU LIKE TO FISH.
I KNOW FLOYDS FORK HAS SMALLMOUTH IN IT AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL CATCH SOME FISH AND LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT GO WILDS.
>> LET'S DO IT!
>> FLOYDS FOX HAS ALL OF SHE'S HERE IN STATE OF KENTUCKY.
THIS IS A SPOTTED BASS.
HAS A LOT OF GROUP COLOR IN IT, MORRISON THAN YOU SEE ON THE BIG LAKES.
I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISE IF THERE WASN'T A SMALLMOUTH SETTING RIGHT HERE BESIDE IT.
NOW THIS LOOKS LIKE THE AREA THAT WE WANT TO FISH.
WE HAVE GOT DEEPER POCKETS, WE'VE GOT MOVING WATER.
THIS LOOKS GOOD.
>> SO TELL ME A BIT ABOUT WHAT GO WILD IS.
IT IS AN APP, RIGHT?
>> YES, IT IS IOS ANDROID AND A WEB-BASED PLATFORM.
>> DOES IT COST ANYTHING TO JOIN?
>> NO, IT IS TOTALLY FREE.
LIKE OTHER TRADITIONAL SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.
YOU GET ON AND SIGN ONE YOUR EMAIL AND DIVE IN AND GET INTO THE CONTENT RIGHT THERE.
>> IT ALLOWS YOU TO GET IN IN AND DISCUSS WHATEVER YOUR FAVORITE OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY IS WITH OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE PROFESSIONALS OR MAYBE JUST GETTING TO KNOW WHAT GEAR THEY NEED AND JUST GETTING STARTED, RIGHT?
>> YEAH.
WE HAVE EVERYTHING FROM KIDS THAT ARE JUST LEARNING TO FISH ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH PROFESSIONAL HUNTING GUYS IN ALASKA THAT ARE AFTER BROWN BEAR.
>> >> >> OH, NO, DID YOU SEE THAT?
>> HE TOOK YOU UNDER THE TREE.
>> I GUESS I DIDN'T GET A GOOD ENOUGH HOOK SET.
>> IT HAS A LITTLE CURRENT THROUGH THERE AND FLAPPING TAILS AND -- I SET THE HOOK AND IT WASN'T THAT WAY.
THE ROOTS GO DOWN TO THE BOTTOM AS DEEP AREA THESE STICKING OUT.
THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD HOLE.
>> OPEN THE GATES TO THE OUTDOORS.
FOR ANY OUTDOOR ENTHUSIAST THAT THAT A PASSION FOR THE OUTDOORS THAT WANTS TO BE ABLE TO START THE PURSUIT, IN FRONT OF THE LAPTOP OR ON THE PHONE.
WHAT CAN BE INTIMIDATING ABOUT SOMEONE GETTING INTO THE SPORTS NEWS SO MUCH INFORMATION OUT THERE THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT CERTAIN BANDS MORE FOR THE HEAT HUNTERS AND ANGLERS AND WE WANT TO LOWER THAT EXPECTATION THAT YOU JUST NEED GOOD KNOWLEDGE AND GET OUT THERE AND PUT IN THE TIME.
>> A LITTLE SMALLMOUTH THAT T TIME.
>> AND I'LL GET BACK IN HERE AND TRY TO HIT THIS THING CLOSE ENOUGH TO LET IT GET UNDER THERE.
>> THAT'S A GOOD FISH.
>> >> WE'VE GOT A SMALLMOUTH AND A SPOT NOW.
THAT WAS ON THAT LIVE CRAYFISH THAT WITH WE LITERALLY PICKED UP HERE OUT OF THE ROCKS.
WHEN YOU START GETTING 13-INCH FISH OR SO, THAT'S A PRETTY DECENT SMALLMOUTH RIGHT THERE TELL YOU WHAT, IF THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT THE ROUND FISH, IT IS IN YOUR BLOOD.
IT DOESN'T MATTER IFS ON YOUR LAKE, IT IS A PRETTY FISH.
>> OH, YEAH.
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> LOOK AT THAT WHAT DID YOU CATCH HIM ON?
>> LIVE CRAYFISH.
>> THAT'S THE TICKET.
♪ ♪ ♪ >> THIS ONE IS ABOUT THE RIGHT SIZE.
>> WHAT I LIKE TO DO IS TAKE A LITTLE HOOK AND THIS IS ACTUALLY A LITTLE CIRCLE HOOK AND JUST PUT A SPLIT SHOT THERE ABOUT 6 OR 8 INCHES.
I HAVE A PRETTY DECENT WEIGHTED SPLIT SHOT THERE.
AND I'LL LET HIM GET DOWN THERE ON THE BOTTOM.
WE'LL KEEP THAT PROCESS UP JUST LIKE THAT.
>> WE HAVE A LOT OF SPECIES IN CRAYFISH HERE IN KENTUCKY.
>> AS FAR AS WE KNOW WE HAVE ABOUT 65 SPECIES OF CRAY?
FISH BUT WE HAVE GOT SEVERAL OTHER UNDESCRIBED SPECIES OUT THERE AS WE CONTINUE TO DO THE SURVEY, WE CONTINUE TO FIND NEW SPECIES OF CRAYFISH.
>> MOVING FROM POINT A TO B IS A MAJOR PROBLEM.
>> THAT'S BECOMING AN ISSUE.
WE ALL KNOW ABOUT ASIAN CARP AND THE ISSUES WITH MOVING BAIT, BEING LIKE FISHING BAIT AND MINNOWS FROM ONE WATER BODY TO THE OTHER ONE.
THE SAME IS WITH CRAYFISH BUT ON A MORE LOCALIZED SCALE.
WE ARE AT FLOYD'S FORK.
ONE SPECIES CALLED THE KENTUCKY RIVER CRAYFISH.
THAT'S FAIRLY COMMON IN THIS AREA BUT GO FIVE AIR MILES AWAY TO ANOTHER CREEK IN JEFFERSON OR BULLET AND FIND A COMPLETELY NEW SPECIES OF CRAYFISH IN THAT STREAM AND THAT'S THE ONLY PLACE IN THE WORLD THAT YOU'LL FIND IT IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT ANY TYPE OF BAIT THAT YOU DON'T MOVE THAT BAIT AND ACCIDENTALLY REINTRODUCE FISH, CRAYFISH, WHATEVER INTO A STREAM THAT THEY ARE NOT NATIVE IN, RIGHT.
>> EXACTLY.
WHAT DON'T WANT TO DO IS TAKE SPECIES A FROM CREEK A, AND MOVE IT OVER TO CREEK B, WHERE THEN YOU HAVE THE SPECIES OUTCOMPETING THE NATIVE AND CAN ULTIMATELY CAUSE THE EXTINCTION.
>> HOW DO YOU HANDLE BAIT.
>> WHERE YOU FISH, CATCH YOUR BAIT AT THE SITE.
YOU KNOW, FLY FISHERMEN USE MATCHING THE HATCH.
YOU CAN'T MATCH IT BETTER THAN CATCHING THE SAME CRAYFISH.
KEEP YOUR SAME THERE CATCH A FEW MORE LATER IN YOU NEED TOO.
DON'T OVERHARVEST.
AT THE END OF THE DAY IF YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COLLECT THE BAITS IN THE SAME PLACE THAT YOU'RE FISHINGER YOU CAN RELEASE THEM AT THE SITE BUT DON'T PICK BAIT FROM ONE SITE AND THEN YOU GET INTO THE ISSUES OF INTRODUCING NON-NATIVE SPECIES.
>> >> IT IS A PLEASURE GETTING TO MEET YOU AND LEARNING MORE ABOUT GO WILD.
AND I'M EXCITED THAT YOU WON THE RIGHTS TO NAME THIS NEW CRAY FISH SHE IS RIGHT HERE IN KENTUCKY.
AND, YOU KNOW, I AM HOPING AND EXPECTING BIG THINGS OUT OF YOU GUYS.
I LOVE THAT YOU'RE HERE LOCAL AND GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.
>> I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE IT AND IT WAS NICE MEETING YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US OUT.
WE'RE GLAD TO BE PARTNERING WITH YOU GUYS AND IT WAS A TON OF FUN.
>> YOU HAVE SOME OF THE SAME PASSION SO WE'LL HAVE TO TRY IT AGAIN.
>> ALL RIGHT, MAN.
>> >> IF YOU ENJOY HUNTING TURKEYS YOU PROBABLY ENJOY CHASING THEM IN THE SCREEN BUT KENTUCKY HAS A FALL TURKEY SEASON OCTOBER 23-29.
>> >> IN SOUTHWESTERN KENTUCKY AND WE'RE DOING SCOUTING A WEEK BEFORE THE FALL TURKEY SEASON.
LOOKING FOR -- I WANT TO GET A SPOT IN THE WOODS DOWN CLOSE TO THE CREEK SO WHEN THE TURKEYS COME IN, IN THE EVENING, TO ROOST, HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF TELL PASSING RIGHT BY.
AND ALSO A LOCATION OUT IN THIS FIELD.
I THINK THESE TURKEYS ARE FEEDING THESE SOY BEANS.
WE'VE SEEN THEMSELVES RALE TIENS.
A LOT OF TURKEY DROPPINGS AND FESTERS.
RIGHT HERE IN THE CORNER SOMEWHERE WHERE THE TURKEYS PITCH DOWN RIGHT ON TO THE DECOYS.
GIVE US A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY.
>> >> WE THINK THIS WILL BE A BRETT LOCATION FOR THE FALL TURKEY SEASON.
THE ONLY THING TO DO IS TO SHOOT YOUR SHOT GUN AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE HOLDING A GOOD PATTERN.
DO IT FOR ABOUT 30, 35 YARDS (GUNSHOT) >> LOOKS LIKE IT IS A LITTLE TO THE LEFT.
PLENTY OF THAT IN THE HEAD AND NECK AREA.
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR -- SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, TEN, 11 -- 18 TO 20 SHOTS IN THE VITALS OF THIS HEAD AND NECK WOULD DEFINITELY BE A GOOD HUMANE KILL.
(WHISPERING) WE'RE SITTING UP HERE AND THERE ARE LITERALLY TURKEYS EVERYWHERE.
THEY ARE ALL AROUND US RIGHT NOW.
(WHISPERING ((WE CAN HEAR THE TURKEYS AROUND US AND IT IS THE MORNING LIGHT GIVES IT A LITTLE BRIGHTER.
THEY ARE GETTING VERY VOCAL.
THEY ARE VERY CLOSE PERFECT SITUATION.
WHEN THEY COME DOWN, THEY ARE PROBABLY GOING TO LAND RIGHT HERE IN THIS FIELD.
IT IS ABOUT TO GO DOWN.
HERE THEY COME.
WE HAVE TURKEYS COMING NEAR US AROUND ALL SIDES.
>> HE SEEMS VERY INTERESTED INTERESTED.
HE'S CHECKING IT OUT.
A CLEAN SHOT.
THERE ARE TURKEYS ALL AROUND.
TRY TO GET A SHOT AND HE'S WALKING AWAY.
THERE YOU GO.
>> THESE TURKEYS PITCH DOWN ON US AND WE HAD END EVERYWHERE, AND THERE WAS ONLY ONE -- AND WE WATCHED THEM AND WATCHED WHEN THEY KEPT COMING AND THEY KEPT COMING.
I HAD SO MANY EYES ON ME AND I WAS WORRIED ABOUT GETTING -- TO TAKE THAT GOBBLER BUT HE STARTED MAKING THE WAY OUT THERE PROBABLY ABOUT 35 YARDS.
FINALLY, GOT A CLEAN SHOT.
WHAT A GOOD TIME.
>> LOVE THE COLOR OF THESE TURKEYS.
NICE HEALTHY MATURE BIRD.
BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL FEATHERS ON IT.
NICE BEARD.
PRETTY GOOD SPURS ON IT AND NICE HOOKS THERE.
THIS WAS THE CRAZIEST TURKEY.
IT WAS SO MUCH FUN.
WE GOT IN HERE, AND BEFORE YOU GOT THE BLINDS ZIPPED UP WE COULD HEAR AND GOT LO LOUD LOUDR AND THEY WALK IN FROM THE WOODS, FLYING IN, ALL COMING IN AND LANDING AROUND THE DECOYS CAN.
AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO HERE CAME THE GOBBLER.
WE SPOTTED HIM AND SAID THAT'S THE BIRD THAT WE LIKE TO TAKE OUT OF THIS GROUP.
THERE WERE SO MANY TURKEYS I WAS GETTING CONCERNED IF I WAS GOING TO GET A SHOT.
BUT IT WORKED OUT THAT WE GOT A GOOD SHOT ON THE BIRD DOWN STRAIGHT LIKE THAT WHAT AN AWESOME.
LET'S GET THIS BIRD AND GET IT TO THE TRUCK.
>> I HAVE BEEN OUT ON THE STAND QUITE A BIT AND I'M STARTING TO SEE RUNNING ACTIVITY.
YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?
IT IS TIME TO HIT THE TREE STAND FOR A BUCK HUNT.
♪ ♪ >> THE LEAVES ARE JUST STARTING TO TURN AND IT IS COOLED OFF A LITTLE BIT.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, THE ACORNS ARE FALLING AND WE'LL HAVE TO FOCUS ON GETTING INTO AN AREA WHERE THERE ARE A TON OF OAK TREES.
IF I CAN GET IN A SPOT WHERE THE DEAR ARE COMING IN AND FEET -- FEEDING ON ACORNS, IT OUGHT TO BE PERFECT.
WAS IN THIS SPOT ONE TIME BEFORE AND HAD A CLOSE ENCOUNT WE ARE A COUPLE OF DOES.
THE THE WEEKEND THE WINDS HAVE CHANGED A BIT AND IT SHOULD BE A PERFECT SITUATION TO GET ME A CLOSE DEER ENCOUNTER AND YOU NEVER KNOW.
COULD BE A BIG BUCK.
>> WE WATCHED FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES.
A LITTLE SMILE.
AND IT IS SO EARLY.
IT IS GOING THE RAIN SO NOW, IT IS SETTING UP HERE SECOND GUESSING THAT MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE SHOT BUT IT IS STILL EARLY.
20 MINUTES IN, THERE WAS A DEER IN RANGE.
PRETTY EXCITING.
>> THERE IS A BUCK RIGHT THERE.
40 YARDS LOOKING RIGHT AT US.
HERE HE COMES RIGHT THERE.
LET'S GET READY.
GET READY.
>> WHAT A CRAZY HUNT.
GOT UP IN THE STAND AND I HAVEN'T BEEN HERE 20 MINUTES AND WE LOOK DOWN AND THERE IS A DOUGH STANDING TEN YARDS FROM US AND STARTED PULLING DOWN.
MEANTIME, I JUST HUNKERED DOWN.
DEER DON'T GET A CHANCE TO GO IN SO WHY SHOULD WE.
SUN STARTS TO COME OUT.
AND HERE COMES, LOOKS LIKE A PINPOINT OR SOMETHING TO THE WOODS.
BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET IT THERE.
WHAT I THINK A GOOD SHOT.
THE QUESTION IS, IS IT GOING TO RAINY MORE?
I'M NOT GOING TO PUSH THIS.
BUT I DON'T WANT TO LOSE THE TRAIL EITHER.
SO HOPING THIS RAIN DRIES UP.
AND WE GET IT 30 MINUTES LIKE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO.
AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
ABOUT TEN YARDS AWAY AND IT IS BLOOD SOAKED TO ABOUT THERE.
MAN.
SO THAT'S TELLING ME THAT I GOT 15 INCHES DEEP IN THAT DEER.
THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.
WE'LL LEAVE THIS RIGHT HERE.
GET ON A BLOOD TRAIL AND LOCATE THIS DEER.
>> HERE WE GO.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF BLOOD HERE.
ABOUT 60 YARDS WITH NOTHING AND NOW WE'VE GOT A BUNCH.
HERE WE GO.
QUITE A BIT OF BLOOD HERE.
DEFINITELY WENT DOWN RIGHT HERE.
ALL OF THOSE SITUATIONS WHERE I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHERE THIS WAS HIT.
I KNOW IT WAS HIT IN THE FRONT.
GOT PENETRATION AND MAKING ME WONDER IF I NEED TO BACK OUT.
OR, GO A LITTLE FURTHER AS LONG AS I STILL GOT ONE.
AND HOPEFULLY, THE BLOOD TRAIL GETS A LITTLE BETTER.
>> LAST NIGHT WE SHOT A PRETTY DECENT BUCK.
GOOD PENETRATION.
THE RAIN TOP STOPPED AND AT THAT POINT IN TIME WE LOOKED AT THE WEATHER AND GOT DOWN TO 46°.
SO, I HAPPENED TO HAVE A FRIEND THAT HAS A DOG THAT YOU HAVE BEEN TRAINING TO FIND DEER.
AND SHE'S ACTUALLY GOT THREE OR FOUR ALREADY.
>> SHE'S DONE PRETTY GOOD STILL A PUPPY SO NO PROBLEMS.
BUT I FEEL LIKE SHE'LL DO PRETTY GOOD.
>> A LOT OF DIFFERENT BREED OF DOGS THAT PEOPLE USE.
TELL ME WHAT DOG SHE IS.
>> SHE'S A WATER HAIRED DASH DASCHUND.THEY ARE SMALL AND EASE TO KEEP UP BEHIND.
>> I LEFT THE ARROW.
ALL THE BLOOD IS THERE, AND I THINK THE BEST WAY IS TO START AT THAT LOCATION.
>> SHE WHAT SHE DOES.
DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF WHERE THE DEER WENT?
FOR ANYONE ELSE HUNTING, JUST KEEP A MENTAL PICTURE OF WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED SO YOU CAN LEAD THE DOG IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION BUT WE'LL JUST LET HER MAKE ALL OF THE DECISIONS THIS MORNING.
>> AND YOU'LL KEEP HERE ON LEAD THE ENTIRE TIME.
>> YES, REQUIRED IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY.
KEEP HER CLOSE TOO.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE, TO BE CLOSE ENOUGH I CAN GET HER BACK.
>> THE CRAZY THING THE DOG THIS SIZE IS PRETTY EASY TO HANDLE AND CONTROL BUT SHE'LL BE ABLE TO GO RIGHT THROUGH THE BRUSH AND PRETTY MUCH GOING TO LEAD BY HER NOSE ONLY.
>> FIND HIM.
FIND HIM.
YOU KNOW, ALL OF THIS IS PRETTY DARNED -- I HAVE BOW HUNTED BUT EVEN ON A BO HIT SITE, THE AMOUNT OF SPLATTER THAT GOES EVERYWHERE THAT WE CAN'T SEE WITH OUR NAKED EYE IS PRETTY INCREDIBLE SO WE HAVE TO LET THEM WORK IT OUT BECAUSE THEY ARE GETTING ALL KINDS OF STUFF HERE.
>> I BELIEVE THAT SHE'S HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION RIGHT NOW.
>> EASY.
>> EASY, GIRL.
>> >> THERE'S BLOOD RIGHT HERE.
GOOD GIRL.
GOOD.
>> HERE WE GO.
WE HAVE BLOOD RIGHT HERE.
SHE'S ON IT.
>> THAT'S A GOOD GIRL!
>> DEER.
>> YES, GOOD GIRL!
>> AWESOME!
>> RACHAEL.
YOU DID SUCH A GREAT JOB.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW IMPRESSED I WAS THIS DOG.
IT IS SO YOUNG AND SO MANY TIMES THAT WE WERE NOT SEEING BLOOD FOR 50 OR 60 YARDS AND THE DOG LEADING US OFF IN THE PATH MY MIND IS TELLING ME THAT DEER IS NOT GOING UPHILL.
>> AND THEN WE FIND A DROP OF BLOOD.
>> RIGHT.
>> THIS DOG IS ON TO SOMETHING HERE.
>> IT IS HARD.
I THINK THAT AS HUMANS IT IS HARD FOR US TO SAY THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO US.
BUT, JUST TRUST THEIR NOSES, IT IS REALLY INCREDIBLE WHAT HER NOSE CAN DO.
AND WE WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO SEE IT.
>> WHAT A NICE RECOVERY.
ARE I'M SUPER EXCITED.
>> SO PROUD FOR YOU.
IT IS A REALLY GOOD ONE.
>> IT IS A NICE DEAR.
IT IS A MATURE BUCK.
AND, I'M SUPER SUPER HAPPY TO HAVE IT.
NOW LET'S CHECK IN AND SEE WHO ELSE HAS BEEN OUT HAVING FUN IN THIS WEEK'S O ONES THAT DIDN'T T AWAY.
10-YEAR-OLD GAR PET MATTHEWS WHO TOOK HIS VERY FIRST GOOSE ON A PRIVATE PROPERTY IN MEADE COUNTY.
NICE JOB!
AND THEN 11-YEAR-OLD LANGDON WITH A NICE 12-POINT BUCK.
THIS DEER WAS HARVESTED DURING THE YOUTH WEEKEND.
ADDIE TOOK HER FIRST DEER DURING THE YOUTH WEEKEND.
NICE JOB.
>> MANY KENTUCKY HUNTERS WILL BE HITTING THE WOODS IN THE WEEKS TO COME.
NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO GET OUT THAT TREE STAND AND YOUR SAFETY GEAR AND GIVE IT THE FINAL INSPECTION.
AND REMEMBER, HUNTING AND FISHING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY IS A PRIVILEGE.
ALWAYS ASK PERMISSION AND THANK THE LAND OWNER.
UNTIL IN CONNECTION WEEK, I'M YOUR HOST CHAD MILES AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU IN THE WOODS, OR ON THE WATER.
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