
Bass Fishing, Rabbit Hunting, Stocking Up on Venison
Season 38 Episode 4 | 26m 31sVideo has Closed Captions
Fishing for striped bass, rabbit hunting with kids and beagles, and hunting deer.
We're fishing for striped bass with Tim Farmer and Lance Sasser, rabbit hunting with kids and beagles and out in the snow hunting deer.
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Bass Fishing, Rabbit Hunting, Stocking Up on Venison
Season 38 Episode 4 | 26m 31sVideo has Closed Captions
We're fishing for striped bass with Tim Farmer and Lance Sasser, rabbit hunting with kids and beagles and out in the snow hunting deer.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipTHIS WEEK ON KENTUCKY AFIELD... WE'RE IN THE BOAT WITH SOME GOOD FRIENDS.
ONE OF WHICH YOU MIGHT JUST RECOGNIZE: CATCHING STRIPED BASS ON LAKE CUMBERLAND.
>> THERE HE IS.
THAT'S A NICE FISH!
NEXT, RABBIT SEASON IS IN.
AND IT DOESN'T GET MUCH BETTER THAN WATCHING BEINGS WORK.
BEAGLES WORK.
THEN, IT'S TIME TO STOCK UP ON VENISON.
SO THAT'S EXACTLY WAS WE ARE DOING.
>> SHOULD BE RIGHT IN HERE SOMEWHERE.
OKAY.
HERE WE GO.
>> PRETTY GOOD SIGN.
>> 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.
AND THIS WEEK'S ADVENTURE BEGINS ON LAKE CUMBERLAND WITH A FAMILIAR FRIEND THAT YOU MAY JUST KNOW.
>> FALL ON LAKE CUMBERLAND IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.
I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER PLACE TO BE THIS TIME OF YEAR FISHING WITH AN OLD FRIEND AND SPECIAL GUEST.
LOOK WHO I GOT ON THE BOAT WITH ME TODAY.
TIM FARMER.
>> YOU CALLED ME THE OTHER DAY AND SAID HEY, I GOT SOMETHING OPEN BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET TOGETHER FOR A WHILE.
YOU SAID TOMORROW.
I'M LIKE, I CAN DO THAT.
>> THAT'S HOW IT WORKS.
WHEN THE FISH ARE BITING.
>> I SAID GET ME ON BOARD.
WE CAN DO THAT.
>> PICKED YOU UP THIS MORNING.
AN EARLY, ARTICLE MORNING.
YOU THOUGHT YOU RETIRED AND GOT AWAY FROM IT.
>> I'VE DIED AND GONE TO KENTUCKY AFIELD.
>> IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS.
LAKE CUMBERLAND.
BEAUTIFUL OUT.
I KNOW YOU DON'T LIKE EATING STRIPER.
YOU'VE NEVER TALKED ABOUT IT.
>> IT'S TERRIBLE.
>> IF YOU HAD TO BUY A STRIPER FROM A FISH MARKET, A 12-POUND STRIPER COST OVER $200.
THINK ABOUT THAT.
THIS IS THE BEST STUFF IN THE WORLD.
>> DOESN'T GET ANY FRESHER THAN THIS.
>> LANCE, WHAT SPEED ARE WE TRAVELING AT?
>> FROM .04 TO .08.
>> IS THAT 50 FEET OUT OR 50 FEET DEEP.
>> I'M GOING SO SLOW IT'S PRETTY MUCH VERTICAL WITH TWO AND THREE OUNCE SINKERS.
>> WE ARE FISHING SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 40 AND 50 FEET DEEP.
>> AND A FEW AT 60 AND 65.
>> YOU'VE GOT A FISH ON!
>> THERE YOU GO!
MAN, I'M ALWAYS AMAZED HOW THOSE THINGS PULL.
THEY FIGHT LIKE CRAZY, DON'T THEY?
LIKE SALT WATER.
FARMER, WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU CAUGHT A STRIPER?
WHEN IS THE LAST TIME I WENT WITH YOU?
>> THAT WAS WHEN?
HAS IT BEEN THAT LONG?
>> IT HAS.
>> YOU HAVEN'T HAD FRESH CAUGHT STRIPER?
>> I'VE HAD FRESH DAUGHTER STRIPER...
BUT I HAVEN'T CAUGHT THEM MYSELF FOR A WHILE.
THERE IS NOT TOO MANY FISH YOU CAN CATCH THAT JUST MAKE YOU TIRED.
>> JUST WEAR YOU DOWN.
WHAT WERE YOU THINKING GETTING ME UP AT 3:30 THIS MORNING.
THAT WAS JUST MEAN.
>> I THOUGHT IF YOU CAUGHT A GOOD ONE, YOU MIGHT COOK IT FOR ME.
>> LOOK AT THE TAIL.
>> ONE ARM MAN OUT RIGHT NOW.
>> I'M LITERALLY TIRED.
WEAR A MAN OUT.
HERE'S ANOTHER ONE.
>> POLES GOING DOWN.
NET IS FULL THERE HE IS.
THAT'S A NICE FISH!
OH MY GOODNESS.
THAT'S A HUGE FISH!
THAT WILL MAKE A SANDWICH.
LOOK AT THAT.
I WANT TO YOU LOOK AT THAT FISH.
>> THAT'S WHY YOU GET UP AT 3:30.
>> NO KIDDING.
I'D ALMOST GET UP AT 2:30 FOR THAT.
WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT FISH?
>> HE WASN'T GOING NOWHERE.
>> THE SHEER STRENGTH OF THESE FISH.
>> I DON'T THINK I GOT A 33ER LIKE YOU, BUT I CAUGHT A FISH.
THAT'S A 219-DOLLAR FISH.
WAIT A MINUTE.
THAT'S MORE THAN THAT.
>> THIS FISH DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS HOOKED UNTIL HE GOT UP HERE AND SAW THE BOAT.
>> HE DIDN'T LIKE IT.
>> FARMER HAS PUT CLOSE TO A 35-INCH FISH.
IT'S 33 INCHES.
>> 48 INCHES.
>> DAG.
THAT'S A BIG FISH.
LOOK AT THE GIRTH ON THAT FISH.
THAT'S A GOOD ONE.
>> I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I'M THINKING.
LEMON BUTTER.
>> YOU ON BIGGER FISH?
>> TODAY WE ARE.
>> YOU SAID THE FIRST TIME YOU'VE GOT A STRIPER IN QUITE SOMETIME.
YOU SAID YOU HAVE BEEN FISHING AS MUCH AS YOU CAN.
>> NOW THAT I'M ON THE ROAD WITH KENTUCKY AFIELD BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT'S A WHOLE LOT OF ROAD WORK FOR YOU.
NOT SO MUCH FOR ME.
BUT YOU KNOW, WITH THAT EXTRA TIME THAT I HAVE SINCE I'M SEMI-RETIRED AND I'M DOING THE COOKING SHOW.
WE ARE DOING A SHOW A WEEK.
IT'S NOT LIKE I HAVE TO GO OUT ON THE ROAD LIKE YOU DO AND SPEND HOURS AND HOURS.
WE DID A SHOW IN THE KITCHEN OR OUTSIDE AND WE ARE DONE.
I CAN GO TO MONTANA, WYOMING.
YELLOWSTONE.
WE'VE GONE TO THE KEYS.
FISHING IS SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY KIND OF...
I DON'T KNOW.
>> FISH ON.
>> COME ON KIM, YOU TAKE IT.
>> YOU REMEMBER HOW ABSOLUTELY STRONG THESE THINGS ARE AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE THESE THINGS TO EAT, YOU ARE NOT COOKING THEM RIGHT.
>> I CAN REMEMBER WHEN STRIPER FIRST CAME ABOUT.
PEOPLE SAID THEY'RE HORRIBLE TO EAT AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO FILET THEM OR PREPARE THEM BECAUSE IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING, IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER.
HAVE YOU TO CUT THE RED MEAT OUT.
YOU DO HAVE DO DO THAT.
>> THAT NOT LITTLE.
>> EYES ARE A LITTLE SKEWED THIS MORNING.
SO YOU ARE ALLOWED TWO OVER 22 INCHES.
>> 25.5 INCHES.
THAT'S WAY OVER.
>> HERE AND HERE.
>> YOU'VE GOT YOUR LIMIT.
THE PRESSURE IS OFF.
THE SUN IS NOT EVEN OVER THE HILLSIDE THERE.
THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.
>> LOOK AT THAT I USE A 2 AND 3 OTT CIRCLE HOOK AND DROP IT DOWN.
THREE OUNCE SINKER ON A CAROLINA RIG.
WE ARE GOING PUT IT ABOUT 52-FOOT.
>> PEOPLE ASKED ME FROM TIME TO TIME, DO YOU EVER TALK TO TIM FARMER AND HOW IS HE DOING.
WHAT DO PEOPLE ASK YOU ABOUT KENTUCKY AFIELD.
>> SPECIFIC SEGMENTS AND THEY LIKE THE INTERESTING CHARACTERS WE'VE HAD ON IN THE PAST, THE FOLKS YOU MAY HAVE RABBIT HUNTED WITH, THE OLD GUY WHO TOLD A STORY ABOUT SOMETHING.
THAT WAS A GREAT THING ABOUT KENTUCKY AFIELD, TO ME.
HUNTING AND FISHING WAS OBVIOUSLY WONDERFUL BUT THE FOLKS THAT YOU NEED, AS YOU KNOW, YOU REMEMBER THE NAMES.
RANDALL GIBSON.
IF YOU WENT OUT WITH RANDALL, YOU GOT STORIES TO TELL.
JUST SO MANY COOL STORIES TO TELL, OLD TIMERS SQUIRREL HUNTING, COON HUNTING.
THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> PEOPLE ASK ME A LOT.
WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT THE JOB FOR ME IT'S LEARNING THE THINGS I NEVER EXPERIENCED.
I WAS AN AVID OUTDOOR PERSON BUT THINGS I GOT TO DO IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE TV SHOW I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO.
TURKEY SEASON HAPPENS IN THE SPRING WHEN I'M IN THE FRONT OF THE BOAT.
I DID VERY LITTLE TURKEY HUNTING.
>> WHAT IS YOUR TAKE ON TURKEY HUNTING.
ARE YOU ADDICTED NOW?
>> I LOVE TURKEY HUNTING.
IT COMES AFTER YOU HAVE BEEN COOPED UP AND WINTER TIME.
THE WORLD COMES ALIVE DURING TURKEY SEASON.
YOU GO FROM EVERYTHING LOOKING LIKE THE DEAD OF WINTER IN APRIL AND BY THE END OF TURKEY SEASON ALL THE LEAVES ARE OUT ON THE TREES.
THIS ONE RIGHT HERE.
THIS ONE WAS AT THE DAM.
DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS FEEL THE STRENGTH OF THE FISH PULLING.
EVERY TIME I GO TO CANING CRANK IT, I HAVE TO WORK IT A BIT.
>> SPEED THE BOAT UP.
>> DO YOU NEED MY BELT STRAP?
>> I MIGHT NEED YOUR CONTRAPTION THERE.
LANCE, I HOPE YOU ARE READY TO REEL IN SOME FISH BECAUSE WITH THE TWO FISH LIMIT, IT DOESN'T TAKE LONG THIS MORNING.
THAT'S 157-DOLLAR FISH.
>> THERE WE GO.
>> WHAT IS THE AVERAGE SIZE?
>> THIS IS THE AVERAGE STRIPER WE CATCH IN LAKE CUMBERLAND.
>> WHAT ARE SOME OF THE BIGGEST ONES YOU'VE EVER CAUGHT.
>> 48-POUND.
>> AND YOU SAID THAT'S ABOUT 8 POUNDS.
THAT GOING TO BE LONG ENOUGH.
>> EASY THE FIRST TWO FISH ARE ALMOST THE EXACT SAME SIZE, SECOND TWO FISH ALMOST THE EXACT SAME SIZE.
THEY SCHOOL BY SIZE DON'T THEY?
>> THEY MIX AND MINGLE SOME BUT THEY TEND TO BE THE SAME SIZE.
>> LANCE, YOU'RE UP.
>> ME?
I AIN'T CAUGHT ONE IN I DON'T KNOW WHEN.
>> WE SET YOU COME OUT HERE AND YOU ARE THE GUEST.
WE HAD TO HAVE YOU CATCH THE FIRST FISH FIVE, 10 MINUTES YOU GOT THE TWO FISH.
MINE IS GOING STRAIGHT ON THE GRILL MAYBE WE'LL HAVE TO HAVE YOU OVER AND SHOW YOU OUR SPECIAL RECIPE.
FROM WAY BACK IN THE 90s I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO SHOW, IF YOU ARE GOING TO TAKE A DEER AND YOU ARE GOING TO EAT IT, WHY NOT MAKE IT RESTAURANT GRADE FOOD THAT'SING?
WE TRY TO DO THE WHOLE TIME WAS TO REALLY UTILIZE THIS MEAT IN THE BEST WAY, SHAPE, FORM POSSIBLE.
NOT HOT ENOUGH FOR ME.
SO... JALAPENO JUICE.
>> FOR AN EIGHT OUNCE PIECE OF STRIPER WITH THE SKIN ON IS $24, THAT'S BEFORE THEY SERVE IT IN A RESTAURANT.
I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU A $24 PIECE OF FISH.
HOW ABOUT THAT?
>> YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO THINK REAL LONG WHEN I SAID WE ARE GOING TO CATCH STRIPERS.
YOU WERE IN.
I DON'T HAVE TO THINK ABOUT COMING AND EATING A CHUNK OF STRIPER.
I'M IN.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME OUT AND THANKS, LANCE AND... >> THANK YOU.
>> SEE IN THE WOODS OR ON THE WATER.
>> THAT'S A GOOD PLAN.
>> THANK THE GOOD LORD, TOO.
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> HERE WE GO.
LANCE, THIS IS YOU, BUDDY.
GET IT LANCE!
COME ON LANCE.
>> RABBIT SEASON IS NOW OPEN STATEWIDE HERE IN KENTUCKY.
AND I CAN'T WAIT TO HIT THE FIELD WITH MY KIDS AND MY DOGS.
>> ARE YOU READY, GIRL?
WHY ARE ALL THOSE OTHER DOGS OUT AND I GOT TO STAY IN HERE.
>> WE HAVE BEEN SAYING WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A RABBIT HUNT FOR A LONG TIME AND FINALLY ABLE TO GET OUR KIDS FREE FROM SCHOOL AND OTHER ACTIVITY AND HERE HERE IN SHELBY COUNTY.
HOPEFULLY GOING TO RUN SOME RABBITS.
YOU HAVE A COUPLE OTHER BUDDIES WITH YOU TODAY.
IN SITUATIONS LIKE THIS, A LOT OF GROUND, NICE HAVE A COUPLE EXTRA GUNS.
WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
IT'S A WINDY, WINDY DAY.
IF THESE DOGS CAN TRACK TODAY, THEY CAN TRACK ANY DAY.
>> YOU FIND OUT WHAT YOU GOT WHEN YOU PUT THEM IN CONDITIONS.
>> NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
LET'S HEAD THAT WAY AND TURN THEM LOOSE.
>> WE MET EARLIER THIS YEAR AND I GOT A DOG FROM YOU.
SHE IS SEVEN MONTHS OLD.
YOU BROUGHT SOME DOGS YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR TIME, INCLUDING CHELSEA'S MOM.
>> SADIE.
>> GET 'EM IN THERE.
>> GET HER SADIE.
>> COME ON JOSIE.
GO IN THERE.
>> HUNT 'EM UP, HUNT 'EM UP!
>> RABBIT RIGHT THERE.
>> HERE, HERE, HERE.
>> GET READY, GET READY.
>> RIGHT HERE!
I HAD IT ON THE FIRST SHOT FOR SURE.
>> OUR RABBIT WENT OVER THERE IN THE BUSHES AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A DOG SO I STARTED TO YELLING LOOK, IT'S A RABBIT!
>> THERE IT IS.
DEAD, DEAD, DEAD!
>> DID YOU SEE YOUR DADDY GO IT THAT RABBIT?
>> YEAH.
>> WHICH DOG WAS RUNNING IT, DID YOU SEE?
>> SADIE.
>> IT WAS INTERESTING WATCHING YOUR ANNIE, SHE ABSOLUTELY LOVES WORKING WITH THESE DOGS DOESN'T SHE.
>> SHE LOVES IT.
>> SHE NAMES MOST OF THEM AND IS OUT THERE WORKING THEM AND TRAINING THEM AND CARRYING THEM AROUND AS PUPPIES.
>> RABBIT!
>> DID Y'ALL SEE THAT RABBIT JUMP!
IT WAS WILD.
>> GET IT.
>> HE AIN'T DEAD YET GOT DOWN HERE AT THE BOTTOM AND JUMPED THE RABBIT THAT CROSSED THE CREEK AND THE DOGS STARTED WORKING IT AND THEY JUMPED GOING THE OTHER WAY AND THAT'S THIS RABBIT HERE.
WE MADE A GOOD SHOT BUT WE GOT ANOTHER RABBIT OUT HERE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
WHO KNOWS HOW MANY OTHERS THINK WE MAY GET ANOTHER CHASE GOING?
LET'S TRY IT.
>> NICE SHOT.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT WATCHING THE DOGS RUN, DO YOU LIKE WATCHING THAT?
>> YEAH.
>> TOO MUCH LOVING MAKES HER WANT TO STAY AT YOUR FEET.
GET HER OUT THERE HUNTING.
GO ON JOSIE, HUNT 'EM UP.
GO!
DEAD, DEAD, DEAD!
>> HERE HE IS.
>> I'LL TELL YOU WHAT THAT WAS A GREAT GREAT CHASE I'M ALWAYS AMAZED WITH THE WIND LIKE THIS, WE HAVE WIND GUSTS 35 MILES PER HOUR NOW AND WE JUMPED THIS RABBIT ACROSS THE CREEK AND THE DOGS GOT ON IT AND PUSHED THE RABBIT AND STAYED RIGHT ON IT FOR PROBABLY TOTAL 3600 YARDS.
AND TO BE ABLE TO SMELL THIS RABBIT ON THE GROUND WITH 35 MILES PER HOUR WINDS, AMAZING >> MAN, IT'S NASTY IN HERE.
>> I NEVER KNOW IF I BUMPED ONE IN HERE.
>> I BUMPED MYSELF.
WHEN I WAS A KID, MY DAD LET ME GO OUT WITH A BEEBEE GUN.
IF YOU FELL AND THE GUN HIT THE GROUND, YOU HAD TO CARRY IT UNLOADED THE REST OF THE DAY AND THAT RULE CONTINUED ON EVEN WITH A SHOTGUN.
YOU FALL, PART OF RABBIT HUNTING, GUN HITS THE GROUND, YOU GOT TO CARRY IT UNLOADED ALL DAY THAT'S NO FUN.
THIS IS RABBIT GUYS.
2.
>> GOT 'EM!
DEAD, DEAD, DEAD!
FOR A DAY WITH CONDITIONS LIKE THIS FOR A HALF DAY HUNTS, IT'S A LOT OF FUN I'M SUPER IMPRESSED THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO TRACK THE RABBITS LIKE THEY'RE DOING WE ALMOST IT CANCEL BECAUSE OF THE 25 MILES PER HOUR WINDS.
WE SAID WHAT ELSE ARE WE GOING TO DO?
CAN'T SHOOT ONE ON THE COUCH?
DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU GOT UNTIL YOU GET OUT IN THE ELEMENTS.
>> A CHALLENGE FOR THE DOGS, CHALLENGE FOR THE HUNTERS AND YOU KNOW, WE WERE OFF, THOUGHT WE WOULD GIVE IT A CHANCE TO GO OUT AND SHOOT SOME BUNNIES.
A GREAT DAY SO FAR.
>> GET IN HERE GUYS.
>> GET IN HERE, GUYS!
CALL 'EM, HERE HERE HERE HERE.
>> GET IN HERE GUYS.
HERE WE GO, HERE WE GO.
>> HERE WE GO, HERE WE GO.
THAT'S A RABBIT.
>> RIGHT HERE, RIGHT HERE RABBIT IS RIGHT HERE IN THE BUSH.
>> GOT 'EM.
DEAD, DEAD, DEAD.
THIS HAS BEEN A FANTASTIC DAY WHEN YOU COME OUT HERE AND HAVE GOOD FRIENDS AND GOOD DOGS AND YOUR DAUGHTER ON A RABBIT HUNT.
DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS IN NOVEMBER THE WEATHER IN KENTUCKY CAN CHANGE DRAMATICALLY BUT IF YOU GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEER HUNT IN THE SNOW, I WOULD TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE.
>> MORNING TOUR OF DOAR AND MODERN FIREARM SEASON.
THE CONDITIONS HAVE CHANGED.
WE PASSED ON A COUPLE OF DOES AND HAD A COUPLE BUCKS IN HERE YESTERDAY SINCE THEN THE TEMPERATURE HAS DROPPED 30, 40 DEGREES.
WITH THE WAY THE WIND IS THIS MORNING, IT WOULD BE REALLY TOUGH TO BE SIT INNING A TREE WITH THE TREE SWAYING TRYING TO LOCK ON TO A DEER.
SO WE KNOW OUR BACKSTOP HERE AND IT'S SAFE TO SHOOT ON THE GROUND SO WE ARE GOING TO SET UP AND HOPEFULLY GET A STABLE SHOT AND SHOULD BE IN THE 100-YARD RANGE OR LESS SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AND WITH THE WIND MAKING A LONG SHOT IS NOT SOMETHING I WANT TO DO SO CHANGE OF PLANS THAT'S HOW IT WORKS.
YOU MAKE A MOVE, TRACK WHERE THE DEER ARE AT AND THEY POP OUT OF THE WOODS RIGHT UNDERNEATH THE SET WE WERE IN YESTERDAY.
>> I GOT TWO RIGHT THERE BESIDE EACH OTHER.
IT'S NOT EVEN FULLY BRIGHT YET SO WE ARE GOING HAVE A CHANCE TO GET ANOTHER DEER IF WE HOLD STILL.
I CAN'T GET A SHOT.
A DEER FACING US ABOUT 140 YARDS AWAY.
HERE COMES ANOTHER ONE, COMING OUT OF THE WOODS RIGHT THERE.
SEE 'EM?
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO RAISE IT UP A BIT YOU TELL ME WHEN.
I THINK THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD SHOT.
>> RETRIEVE THAT DEER BUT I TELL YOU, THIS LAND OWNER THAT FARMS THIS PROPERTY IS HAVING MAJOR PROBLEM WITH DEER SO WE ARE GOING GIVE THAT DEER 20 OR 30 MINUTES AND IF ANOTHER DEER COMES OUT I'D LIKE TO MAKE A DONATION TO HUNTERS FOR THE HUNGRY.
TALK TO THEM ABOUT BRINGING A DEER OVER SO IF ANOTHER ONE POPS OUT, WE'LL TAKE A SECOND IF WE GET A CHANCE THERE'S A SPIKE A GREAT CHANCE TO GET A DEER FOR HUNTERS FOR THE HUNGRY.
LOOKS LIKE FOUR INCH ANTLERS SO WE ARE GOING TO LET THAT ONE GO.
>> SHOULD BE RIGHT IN HERE SOMEWHERE.
OKAY.
HERE WE GO.
PRETTY GOOD AMOUNT OF BLOOD HERE.
A PRETTY GOOD SIGN.
PRETTY GOOD TRAIL RIGHT HERE I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, TRACKING A DEER IN THE SNOW, A LITTLE BIT EASIER.
THERE SHE LAYS WHAT A BIG DOE.
THAT'S A REALLY, REALLY NICE DOE.
WHAT A BIG HEALTHY DOE.
OH MY GOSH.
THIS IS A ROUGH GO BUT IT MAKES IT ALL WORTHWHILE.
I HAVE BEEN WANTING A DOE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF BACKSTRAP IN OUR FAMILY AND WE GRIND A LOT FOR BURGER AND THE KIDS HAVE BEEN WANTING SOME SUMMER SAUSAGE.
THERE IS NOTHING BETTER IN MY OPINION TO BE OUT ON THE BOAT AND HAVE A MIDDAY SNACK OF SUMMER SAUSAGE OR GET SOME OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RABBIT HUNT WHICH IS RIGHT NOW.
SO I WANT TO MAKE SUMMER SAUSAGE OUT OF THIS DEER AND PUT IT TO GOOD NEWS.
I'M SUPER, SUPER EXCITED TO HAVE IT.
I'M GOING TO GET THIS ONE HERE SQUARED AWAY.
GET IT TO THE PROCESSOR.
AFTER A LOT OF BAD LUCK, THIS ENDED UP COMING TOGETHER AND I'M HAPPY TO HAVE THIS DEER.
WHAT A BIG NICE DOE.
WOW!
SEE IF WE CAN GET THE TRUCK CLOSE >> LET'S SEE WHO WAS HAVING FUN IN THIS WEEK'S ONES THAT DIDN'T GET AWAY.
>> CHECK OUT THE IMPRESSIVE SPREAD ON THIS BEAUTIFUL BUCK BY CHRISTOPHER ALLEN, NICE JOB.
CHECK OUT THE SMILE ON BRANDTLY BISHOP, SEVEN YEARS OLD, GO THE THIS REALLY NICE RAINBOW TROUT.
HE IS FISHING WITH HIS BUDDY, TRAVIS EDWARDS AT WOLF CREEK DAM.
CONGRATULATIONS.
>> HERE WE HAVE CHAD ARMSTRONG A WRN VETERAN WHO HAD A FORT FOR THE KNOCKS TAG.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
12 POINT BUCK TAKEN BY A CROSS BOW IN FAYETTE COUNTY BY JEFF GRISHAM.
NICE DEER.
CHECK OUT THIS PICTURE OF GRAYSON WHO GOT HIS FIRST DEER IN INDIANA AT SEVEN YEARS OLD.
NICE JOB.
HERE WE HAVE NINE-YEAR-OLD LAYTON AND THIS WAS HIS FIRST TIME SAUGER FISHING AND WOW, WHAT A CATCH.
NICE DEER.
HERE WE HAVE KENZIE SCOTT WITH HER FIRST DEER SHE TOOK DURING THE YOUTH SEASON.
SHE SAID SHE LOVES KENTUCKY AFIELD AND ALWAYS THANKS THE LAND OWNER.
THANK YOU, KENZIE HERE WE HAVE BECKY WHO CAUGHT THIS NICE CATFISH ON A FARM POND IN BULLITT COUNTY WITH HELP FROM HER FAVORITE FISHING PARTNER, LARRY EVANS.
NICE JOB TO BOTH OF YOU.
>> WITH MANY OF THE KENTUCKY HUNTING SEASON NOW OPEN, DON'T FORGET, ONE OF THE BEST TIMES OF THE YEAR TO GO FISHING 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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