>> THIS WEEK ON "KENTUCKY AFIELD" ... ANY RABBIT HUNT IS A GOOD TIME.

WITH KIDS AND DOGS.

WELL, THAT'S HARD TO BEAT.

NEXT.

>> THERE HE IS!

>> SAUGER FISHING BELOW DAMS IS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER OVER THE.

COMING MONTHS AND THERE IS A TON OF BANK FISHING OPPORTUNITY.

>> ALMOST 19 INCHES.

>> AND THEN ... THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE DOESN'T HAVE AN OFF SEASON.

AND IN FACT, THE WINTER MONTHS SOME OF THE BESTIEST FOR THE STATE'S BIOLOGISTS.

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.

WHAT IS THE PERFECT DAY THE FIELD?

WELL, IF YOU ASK ME, IT HAS TO INVOLVE BEAGLES AND KIDS.

>> YOU'RE READY?

YOU'RE LIKE, WHY ARE ALL OF THOSE OTHER DOGS OUT AND I HAVE TO STAY IN HERE.

>> COME HERE.

>> >> DUSTIN, WE'VE BEEN SAYING THAT WE'LL TAKE A RABBIT HUNT AND WE'RE GETTING OUR KIDS FREE FROM SCHOOL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AND WE'RE HERE IN SHELBY TO HOPEFULLY RUN THE RABBITS.

>> WE'LL SEE WHAT CAN HAPPEN.

>> AND YOU HAVE OTHER BUDDIES WITH YOU TODAY IN SITUATIONS LIKE THIS A LOT OF GROUND.

IT IS ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE A COUPLE OF EXTRA GUNS.

SO WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

>> IT IS A WINDY DAY.

FIND OUT WHAT YOU'VE GOT.

>> NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.

WELL, LET'S HEAD THAT WAY AND TURN THEM LOOSE.

>> WE MET EARLIER THIS YEAR AND I ACTUALLY GOT A DOG FROM YOU.

AND MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN TRAINING THIS DOG AND SHE'S STILL YOUNG.

ONLY WHAT, SEVEN MONTHS OLD.

SO, SHE IS STILL YOUNG AND YOU BROUGHT SOME DOGS THAT YOU'VE BEEN WORKING FOR QUITE SOME TIME INCLUDING KELSEY'S MOTHER.

>> RIGHT.

>> WHAT'S HER NAME?

>> SADIE.

>> AND GO AHEAD AND LET HIM GO IF YOU LIKE.

>> >> (DOGS BARKING).

>> GET READY.

>> RIGHT HERE!

>> OVER THERE IN THE BUSHES AND I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS A DOG.

I SAID LOOK, IT IS A RABBIT.

>> >> WHAT DID YOU SEE?

>> THE BABY.

>> I CAME OUT AND MET U.S.

AND I BROUGHT THIS DOG, I WAS WATCHING YOUR LITTLE ANNIE, SHE ABSOLUTELY LOVES WORKING WITH THESE DOGS.

>> SHE NAMED MOST OF THEM AND SHE'S OUT THERE WORKING AND TRAINING THEM AND CARRYING THEN AROUND AS PUPPYS.

(GUNSHOTS).

>> >> WE MADE THE DECISION, GOT OUT HERE ON THE BOTTOM AND WE JUMPED THE RABBIT THAT CROSSED THE CREEK AND THE DOGS WORKED AND THEY JUMPED THE OTHER BAY AND THAT'S THIS RABBIT HERE.

MADE A GOOD SHOT.

>> AND WHAT KNOWS HOW MANY OTHERS BUT THERE IS ANOTHER ONE RIGHT HERE.

DO YOU THINK WE CAN GET THE DOGS ON THE TRAIL?

>> WE CAN TRY IT.

>> LET'S GO.

>> GIVE IT A SHOT.

>> NICE SHOT.

>> >> LET HER GO.

TOO MUCH LOVE WILL MAKE HER STAY RIGHT AT YOUR FEET.

GET HER OUT THERE HUNTING.

GO, JOS SEE, GO!

>> >> HERE HE IS.

TELL YOU WHAT: THAT WAS A GREAT, GREAT CHASE.

I WILL I AM ALWAYS AMAZED.

WE HAVE WIND GUSTS AND WE'RE HITTING 35 MILES AN HOUR NOW AND WE JUMPED THIS RABBIT ACROSS THE CREEK AND THE DOGS GOT ON IT.

AND I MEAN, THEY STAYED RIGHT ON IT FOR PROBABLY A TOTAL OF ABOUT 300 YARDS.

AND, TO BE ABLE TO SMELL THIS RABBIT, ON THE GROUND, WITH 35 MILE AN HOUR WINDS IT IS AMAZING.

>> MAN, IT IS NASTY IN HERE.

>> I WOULD NEVER KNOW IF I BUMPED ONE IN HERE.

>> IF I WAS A KID, MY DAD LET ME GO OUT WITH A BB GUN.

IF YOU FELL AND THE GUN TOUCHED THE GROUND, YOU HAD TO CARRY IT UNLOADED THE REST OF THE DAY.

AND THAT CONTINUED ON WITH THE SHOTGUN.

YOU FALL, PART OF RABBIT HUNTING.

THE GUN HITS THE GROUND AND YOU HAVE TO CARRY IT UNLOADED ALL DAY.

THAT'S NO FUN.

>> THIS IS RABBIT-TAT.

>> GOT HIM!

>> WE ALMOST CANCELED BECAUSE OF THE 25 MILE AN HOUR WINDS.

YOU MIGHT AS WELL GET OUT HERE.

AND YOU KNOW, WE WERE OFF.

I THOUGHT WE WOULD GET A COLLAPSE TO GET OUT HERE AND SHOOT SOME BUNNIES AND IT HAS BEEN A GREAT DAY SO FAR.

>> GET IN HERE, GUYS.

>> CALL HIM, HEE-HEE.

>> HE-HEE.

>> GET IN HERE, GUYS.

HERE WE GO!

>> THAT'S A RABBIT.

>> YES, GET READY.

>> RIGHT HERE.

THE LAB IS IT RIGHT HERE IN THIS BUSH.

>> THE RABBIT IS RIGHT HERE IN THIS BUSH.

>> GOT HIM.

>> COME HERE,S.

>> SEE.

>> TELL YOU WHAT THIS HAS BEEN A FANTASTIC DAY.

COME OUT HERE, AND BRING SOME GOOD DOGS AND GOOD FRIENDS AND BRING YOUR DAUGHTER ON A RABBIT HUNT, IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS.

>> HERE TODAY WITH DANE, PROGRAM COORDINATOR FOR FISHING IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS.

LAST TIME U.S.

AND I WERE OUT, WE CAUGHT A TON OF FISH.

>> WE DID.

WE WERE UP IN ALEXANDRIA DURING THE SUMMER CATCHING A LOT OF CATFISH.

>> SUMMER IS NOT THE ONLY TIME TO FISH AT FINN'S LAKE.

TELL ME ABOUT WINTER TIME FISHING.

>> NO, THERE IS YEAR ROUND OPPORTUNITIES AT THE LAKES.

SO DURING THE WINTER, WE STOCK A LOT OF TROUT AS WELL.

STARTING IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, WE START STOCKING TROUT.

ABOUT 120,000 IN THE FINNS LAKES AROUND THE STATE AND THROUGH THE EARLY SPRING UNTIL THE WATER TEMPERATURES GET TOO WARM.

USUAL LIP ABOUT THE END OF MAY.

>> MIXED REVIEWS ON FISHING AROUND STOCKING TIMES.

PEOPLE SAY MAN, THE FISH, WE PUT THEM IN AND THEY DON'T WANT TO BITE FOR A WHILE.

THAT'S NOT WHAT WE EXPERIENCED.

WE WATCHED THEM GO IN AND IMMEDIATELY CAUGHT AS MANY AS WE WANTED.

>> AND WHEN THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN WHEN THE FISH DON'T START BITING PEOPLE WONDER, YOU DID NOT STOCK FISH BUT SOMETIMES THE TROUT DO TAKE LONGER TO ACCLIMATE.

THEY CAN BE A FEW DAYS AFTER STOCKING BEFORE THEY START BITING.

>> BUT IF YOU WANT TO KNOW EXACTLY WHEN THE FISH ARE GOING IN, WE OFFER THAT INFORMATION.

>> YES.

WE PUT THAT INFORMATION OUT THERE, A WEEK OR TWO BEFORE THE FISH ARE STOCKED.

GO TO THE WEB PAGE, FW.KY.GOV.

TYPE IN FINS IN THE SEARCH ENGINE AND WE HAVE THAT TROUT STOCKING SCHEDULE AS WELL AS THE CATFISH RIGHT ONLINE.

>> WE HAVE 40 SOMETHING.

>> WE HAVE 44FINS LAKE, 28 COUNTIES AND GO TO THAT WEB PAGE, AND WE HAVE DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO GET TO THE CLOSEST ONE NEAR YOU.

>> WINTER IS NO TIME.

YOU CAN STILL GET OUT THERE AND CATCH FISH.

IT IS NOT ONLY FOR THE SUMMERTIME.

AND I HAVE FISHED FINS LAKES AND THEY CAN BE VERY PRODUCTIVE.

>> THEY CAN.

WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GET OUT WHEN THE WEATHER IS NICE AND NOT NICE.

YOU COULD STILL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO CATCH FISH IN THE WINTER.

>> THANK YOU FOR TELLING US ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY.

>> THANK YOU, CHAD.

>> >> HERE IN KENTUCKY WE HAVE MANY COLD WATER SPECIES OF FISH THAT CAN BE CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINTER RIGHT OFF THE BANK.

>> SO I GUESS THAT'S THE FRANKFORT POUND.

>> THAT'S IT.

>> LEAD THE WAY.

YOU KNOW RIGHT WHERE YOU'RE GOING.

>> SO, I GUESS THE VERY FIRST THING THAT YOU DO WHEN YOU GO SAUGER FISHING IS YOU LOOK AT HOW MUCH FLOW AND WEIGHT YOU WILL NEED TO KEEP IT ON THE BOTTOM.

THE LAST YEAR, IT HAS BEEN HARD TO FIND THE DATE TO GET ON THE RIVER WHEN IT IS NOT BLOWN OUT.

>> IT IS REALLY, CHANGING FROM ONE DAY TO THE NEXT.

>> IT IS GOING TO BE A GOOD DAY AS SOON AS LAY THEIR EYES ON THE WATER.

WHAT DO YOU THINK TODAY?

>> I LIKE THE COLOR AND THE FLOW.

>> ALL RIGHT, GOOD.

>> I'LL START THROWING HERE A LITTLE CURLY SWIMBAIT OR MAYBE A SWIMBAIT ON A QUARTER OUNCE AND SEE IF I CAN KEEP IT PEGGED IN THE BOTTOM.

MOST IMPORTANT THING WHEN SAUGER FISHING, KEEP YOUR BAIT ON THE BOTTOM.

GO THROUGH SOME LURES AND IF YOU AIN'T ON THE BOTTOM, NOT GOING TO BE CATCHING FISH.

>> I'M FROM BOURBON COUNTY.

>> OKAY.

>> SO, I WAS RAISED IN A LITTLE TOWN, NORTH MIDDLETOWN.

WE CAME TO FRANKFORT AND THAT'S WHERE WE CAME TO A BIGGER BODIES OF WATER.

>> WHOEVER CATCHES THE FIRST FISH DOESN'T HAVE TO BUY LUNCH.

>> OKAY.

>> WE GO THROUGH.

>> MAYBE THEY ARE MOVING IN.

>> NICE ONE TOO.

>> VERY NICE.

>> A NICE ONE.

>> THAT IS A NICE, NICE -- THAT'S SAUGER TOO.

SURE IS.

>> HE'S HEALTHY.

>> THAT'S A NICE LOOKING FISH.

>> THERE WAS A BARGE HERE AND THEN IT MOVED AND THE WATER CONDITIONS ARE FINALLY SETTLING OUT.

>> LOOK HOW HEALTHY THIS IS.

>> I KNOW.

>> I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

WHEN IT COMES TO TABLE FARE, IS THERE A FISH THAT YOU WOULD RATHER HAVE THAN THAT?

>> NO.

>> SO RECENTLY, WE HAVE CHANGED THE RULES AND REGULATIONS ON SAUGER, WALLEYE AND HYBRIDS OF THOSE SPECIES KNOWN AS SAUG-EYES.

AND THE REASON, WE WANT TO SEE MORE THIS SIZE.

IT IS COMBINED.

IF YOU CATCH WALLEYE, SAUGER, THEY ALL GO TOGETHER, 14 INCH LIMIT, SIX PER PERSON.

MAN, YOU GET SIX THAT SIZE AND YOU HAVE GOT SOMETHING.

THIS IS PRETTY SIMPLE BAIT AND FAIRLY INEXPENSIVE.

YOU HAVE A QUARTER OUNCE ON THERE WITH A LITTLE PADDLE TAIL SWIMBAIT AND YOU WANT TO KEEP IT SIMPLE BECAUSE, -- [ LAUGHTER ] >> WE'LL SEE HOW LONG IT IS.

I GUESS THAT FISH IS 18 INCHES.

>> AT LEAST.

>> >> ALMOST 19.

>> ALMOST 19 INCHES.

>> THAT'S A REALLY REALLY NICE FISH.

>> GIVE THIS A TRY.

OBVIOUSLY YOU NEED A ROD THAT YOU CAN MAKE LONG CASTS AND MEDIUM ACTION ROD.

JUST ABOUT TEN POUND TEST LINE.

AND ANOTHER IMPORTANT THING IS, YOU'RE LOOKING FOR AREAS IN THE BOTTOM WHERE YOU GOT SOME WATER CURRENT, BUT IT IS A SPOT THAT THEY CAN KIND OF REST UP A LITTLE BIT.

>> JUST LIKE, FOR INSTANCE, AT THE EDGE OF THAT BARRIER, CREATE AS LITTLE BIT OF AN EDDIE.

AND, THAT'S A GREAT AMBUSH POINT FOR THESE TYPE OF FISH ANYWAY.

>> IT GIVES THEM A BREAK AND IT TAKES THE BAIT AND PULLS THE BAIT RIGHT TO THEM.

>> THE BAIT COMES RIGHT IN TO THEM.

YOU KNOW.

>> NOW, MARK AIN'T NO STRANGER TO FISHING, ARE YOU.

>> NO, I'VE BEEN FISHING THIS PART OF THE RIVER, AND ALL OF THE RIVER IN FRANKFORT HERE FOR ALL MY LIFE PRETTY MUCH.

>> THIS JUST -- WE ALWAYS DID THIS AS A KID.

COME DOWN HERE.

>> IT IS CLOSE, IT IS CONVENIENT.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO CATCH.

>> GOT THEM.

NICE.

LOOKS LIKE A PRETTY GOOD ONE.

>> OH, MY GOSH.

LOOK AT THAT.

SAUGER.

>> LOOK AT THAT.

>> GEEZ.

>> AND RIGHT THERE, A LITTLE BASS PRO.

WITH THE LEAD HEAD ON IT.

>> AND WHAT A NICE FISH.

LOOK HOW HEALTHY AND THICK THIS IS.

>> THIS IS A TROPHY FISH.

>> A BEAUTIFUL FISH.

AND THIS IS A 20-INCH PLUS FISH AND YOU ALREADY HAVE A NEAR 19 INCH FISH IN THERE.

>> RIGHT.

>> MAKE ASS ME.

>> MAN, THEY ARE STRONG.

>> RIGHT AT 20 INCHES ON THIS ONE.

ABOUT AN INCH LONGER THAN THE LAST ONE.

COME DOWN HERE AND CATCH ONE OR TWO.

MAKES IT WORTHWHILE.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THERE IS NO CHANCE THAT YOU'LL CATCH A TROPHY FISH OFF THE BANK.

IT IS NOT LIKE A DEEP EXPRESSION WHERE THERE IS NO PRESSURE.

>> >> TWO MILES FROM THE HOUSE, CATCH A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL FISH LIKE THIS.

>> YOU HAVE GAME FISH SHE IS IN THE STATEMENT THESE IN MY OPINION ARE SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL.

THEY HAVE THAT REAL DISTINCTIVE AND REAL FLAT NOSE AND THEY GET IN THESE AREAS AND THEY CAN CUT THE WATER.

I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU HAVING US OUT.

WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT, RIGHT HERE IN DOWNTOWN FRANKFORT THAT YOU CAN CATCH TROPHY FISH.

>> GOOD KEPT SECRET.

I BELIEVE THAT IT WILL GET OUT NOW.

>> YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOU -- YOU GOT TWO REALLY NICE ONES TODAY.

AND, YOU KNOW, I'LL BE BACK.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> HOPEFULLY WE WON'T HAVE TO GET OUT AND DO SOMETHING ELSE SOME TIME.

>> ANY TIME.

>> I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU, GUYS.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR THAT YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU STAY AWAY FROM CAVES AND NOT DISTURB HIBERNATES BAT AS IT CAN BE DEADLY TO SOME OF THE STATE'S MOST UNIQUE MAP MELS.

>> WE'RE HERE TODAY AT THE STATE PARK AND YOU'RE HERE TO DO A BAT SURVEY TODAY WE'LL GO IN AND GET AN IDEA OF THE POPULATION OF BATS THAT WE HAVE IN THIS CAVE AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE DO ABOUT EVERY OTHER YEAR.

AND WE HAVE DONE THIS FOR ABOUT THE LAST 30 YEARS NOW.

SO WE HAVE A GOOD TREND TO SEE WHAT OUR BAT POPULATION IS DOING WITH EACH SPECIES.

THAT'S BECOME EVEN MORE IMPORTANT.

NOW THAT WE HAVE THE FUNGUS THAT'S IMPACTING A LOT OF THE BAT POPULATION.

WE'LL BE ABLE TO TELL WHAT PERCENT DECLINE THAT WE'RE GETTING IN OUR POPULATION BY EACH SPECIES GENTLEMAN BECAUSE OF THE WHITE NOSE SYNDROME, THERE'S A LOT OF PRECAUTIONS THAT YOU TAKE WHEN ENTERING AND EXITING THE TYPE OF CAVES.

>> EXACTLY.

WHAT WE DON'T WANT TO DO IS, IN AN EFFORT TO TRY TO PROTECT THE BATS, END UP CAUSING THEM MORE HARM.

WE'LL DECONTAMINATE EVERY BIT OF EQUIPMENT INTO THE CAVE.

AND WE'LL WIPE IT DOWN WITH CLOROX WIPES AND IT WILL KILL THE FUNGAL SPORES THAT KILL THE WHITE NOSE SYNDROME AND ALL OF THE CLOTHES WILL BE DECONTAMINATED INTO THE OTHER CAVE.

>> WHAT TYPE OF PRECAUTIONS DO YOU HAVE TO TAKE TO HANDLE BATS FOR YOU AND THE B BATS?

>> BEFORE YOU TOUCH OR HANDAL BAT, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE PRE-EXPOSURE RABIES VACCINATIONS.

WE'VE HAD OUR VACCINATIONS SO WE WON'T GET RABIES WHICH IS PRETTY IMPORTANT TO BOTH OF US AND WE'LL BE TAKING SWABS THAT WILL BE USED FOR THE GENETIC STUDENT ON WHITE NOSE SYNDROME.

SO WE'RE NOT CROSS CONTAMINATING BETWEEN BATS.

WE'LL HAVE ON LATEX GROVES AND SWITCH BEFORE WE HANDLE EACH BAT.

IF THIS HAS WHITE NOSE SYNDROME, THERE WILL BE THIS FLOURESCENT LESIONS ON THE WING WHICH IS WE'RE NOT SEEING.

THAT'S A GOOD THING >> WING SPAN IS A PRETTY GOOD SIZE.

THE INTERESTING THING IS, LOOK AT THE MASS OF IT.

IT WEIGH AS LITTLE MORE THAN A NICKEL.

THAT ENTIRE BAT, YOU'RE SAYING IT WAY AS LITTLE MORE THAN A NICKEL.

>> YES.

>> A NICKEL OR WEIGH AS LITTLE OVER FIVE GRAMS AND RIGHT NOW, THIS WEIGHS ABOUT SIX GRAMS.

>> HOW MANY BUGS CAN THIS EAT IN ANY GIVEN NIGHT?

>> OH, HUNDREDS.

>> LET'S MOVE ON.

>> THAT'S AWESOME.

LOOK AT THAT.

>> THERE IS ANOTHER CREVASSE THAT'S COMPLETELY PACKED WITH INDIANA BATS.

>> 75, AND THEY ARE ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH THIS CRACK BACK IN THERE PROBABLY WELL OVER TO 100.

>> CHECK THIS CLUSTER OF BATS HERE.

LOOKS LIKE ABOUT 20 STACKED IN THERE.

>> 65 BATS IN THIS CRACK.

>> >> YOU GO TO SCHOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND THERE ARE A MILLION THINGS THAT YOU COULD STUDY AND WHAT ABOUT BATS FASCINATED YOU?

>> BATS ARE REALLY FASCINATING ANIMALS AND NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU GET TO SEE EVERY DAY.

FLYING AROUND OUTSIDE DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY OR IN THE SUMMER.

THEY ARE THE ONLY MAMMAL THAT HAS TRUE FLIGHT.

SEVERAL ARE ON THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT AND IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE RESEARCH THESE ANIMALS, WE MONITOR THEM AND THAT'S THE COMBINATION OF THINGS THAT ATTRACTED ME TO STUDY BAD BATS.

>> IT IS AN INTERESTING ENVIRONMENT WHEN YOU GET INTO A CAVE.

FOUR A YOUNG WOMAN, THIS IS COLD AND DAMP AND THERE ARE SPIDERS ALL OVER THE PLACE.

AND BAT THESE GET THIS BAT RAP.

THEY HAVE THIS LITTLE RAT-LIKE CREATURE WITH TEETH THAT MOVE AROUND AND FOR YOU TO GO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S ME!

THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO BE INVOLVED WITH!

THAT'S VERY INTERESTING.

>> WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL YOU DON'T WANT TO BE GO IN AND OUT OF CAVES AND IT COULD BE VERY BAD FOR THE SPECIES.

IT COULD BE HIGHLY ILLEGAL AS WELL.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

AND THESE ARE SENSITIVE ENVIRONMENTS ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTERTIME WHEN WE HAVE HIBERNATING BAT, MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE PERMISSION TO GO INTO ANY CAVE THAT YOU'RE GOING INTO AND PREFERABLY THE SUMMER.

>> A LOT OF THE SPECIES, EVEN THOUGH WE HUNT AND -- >> ABSOLUTELY, EVERYTHING THAT YOU SEE AND HEAR IS PART OF THE BIG PUZZLE THAT GOES TOGETHER.

IT IS LIKE THE GAME JENGA, START REMOVING ONE BLOCK HERE OR THERE BUT AT SOME POINT, IT BLOCKS AND THE WHOLE THING CRUMBLES.

WELL, YOU MAY BE FOCUSED ON THE TURKEY AND SMALLMOUTH AND THOSE ARE WONDERFUL THINGS TO GO OUT AND HUNT AND FISH FOR.

BUT, THEY ALL WORK TOGETHER.

AND WHEN YOU START LOSING SOME SPECIES, YOU CAN HAVE AN IMPACT THAT CARRYS OVER TO OTHER SPECIES DOWN THE WAY.

>> I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING THIS IS A GREAT JOB.

INTERESTING WORK.

>> LET'S GO AND FIND THE SUN.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> LET'S SEE WHO ELSE IS HAVING FUN IN THIS WEEK'S ONES THAT DIDN'T GET AWAY.

HE TOOK THIS BUCK EVER ON HIS UNCLE'S PROPERTY DURING GUN SEASON.

NICE JOB.

HERE WE HAVE CAMERON WITH HIS VERY FIRST BUCK EVER.

TAKEN WITH A 30-ODD SIX WHILE HUNTING FROM THE GROUND.

NICE JOB.

HERE WE HAVE PARKER, 13 YEARS OLD WHO TOOK THIS NICE TEN-POINT BUCK DURING THE YOUTH SEASON.

CONGRATULATIONS.

HERE WE HAVE BRIAN WITH THE REALLY NICE CRAPPIE.

IT IS NEVER TOO COLD TO GO FISHING.

NICE JOB.

HERE WE HAVE ELI OF MOUNT STERLING WITH THIS NICE 8-POUND CATFISH THAT HE CAUGHT WHILE FISHING WITH HIS PAPAW.

NICE JOB.

HERE IS KAYLEA WITH HER FIRST HUNT EVER AND SHE TOOK A DEER.

CONGRATULATIONS.

HERE WE HAVE CHRISTIAN AND HIS SQUIRREL DOG WHO TOOK ALL OF THESE SQUIRRELS HUNTING IN LATE DECEMBER.

NICE JOB.

WE HAVE JUST A FEW WEEKS LEFT IN MOST OF OUR STATE SMALL GAME SEASONS.

MAKE SURE THAT YOU TAKE TIME TO GET A KID OUTDOORS.

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 MI MILES AND I HOPE TO SEEU IN THE WOODS OR ON THE WATER.