
Swamp Rabbits, Archery Buck Hunt, Fishing with Friends
Season 38 Episode 5 | 26m 31sVideo has Closed Captions
Hunting swamp rabbits, in the deer stand for an archery hunt, catching fish with friends.
We're hunting swamp rabbits, back in the deer stand for an archery buck hunt and catching fish with a grandfather and his grandson, Jim and Eli Doom.
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Swamp Rabbits, Archery Buck Hunt, Fishing with Friends
Season 38 Episode 5 | 26m 31sVideo has Closed Captions
We're hunting swamp rabbits, back in the deer stand for an archery buck hunt and catching fish with a grandfather and his grandson, Jim and Eli Doom.
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HERE WE GO.
>> THIS WEEK ON KENTUCKY AFIELD WE ARE MAKING A TRIP WEST TO HUNT THE STATE'S LARGEST AND HARDEST RUNNING RABBITS.
SWAMPERS.
>> THAT DELEGATOR RAN THAT RABBIT A LONG WAY.
>> PROBABLY A GOOD 300 TO 400 YARDS.
>> NEXT, WE ARE BACK IN THE DEER STANDS AND LOOKING TO FILL OUR 2021 BUCK TAG.
THEN WE GRAB A ROD AND REEL AND CAP ALL KINDS OF FISH ALONGSIDE JIM AND ELI 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.
MODERN FIREARM SEASON FOR DEER MAY HAVE PASSED BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN'T GET OUTDOORS AND HAVE A GREAT TIME.
SO LET'S NOW HEAD TO WESTERN KENTUCKY IN SEARCH OF SWAMP RABBITS HERE IN GRAVES COUNTY GETTING READY TO DO A RABBIT HUNT.
>> I HAVE A BIG MALE, TRICOLOR SMOKE.
I GOT HIM AS A PUP AND I GOT A LITTLE TRICOLORED FEMALE, TESS AND THEN I GOT A BLUE MALE IN HERE NAMED TRUMP.
HE IS 10 MONTHS OLD BUT DOING REALLY GOOD THIS YEAR.
>> HOW MANY DAYS A WEEK DO YOU RUN THESE DOGS.
>> TWO TO FOUR TIMES A WEEK EVERY WEEK JULY, AUGUST, DOESN'T MATTER.
YEAR ROUND.
>> A LOT OF TIMES YOU CAN FIND COTTON TAILS AND SWAMP RABBITS.
WHAT DO WE EXPECT TO FIND ON THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY.
>> MAINLY SWAMP RABBITS.
>> YOU HAVE A BUDDY THAT BROUGHT SOME DOGS AS WELL, RIGHT?
>> RIGHT.
>> LET'S GET THEM OUT.
>> HOW MANY DID YOU BRING?
>> I BROUGHT FOUR.
THIS IS ECHO.
THIS IS GENIE THIS IS FESTUS AND THIS IS LEON, A FAST FOOTED DOG ALL DAY LONG.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HOW HE IS GOING TO FINISHINGS ISSUE.
WE HAVE PUT A LOT OF TIME TO GET HIM READY FOR A HUNT LIKE THIS I'M EXCITED TO GET OUT HERE HOPEFULLY THESE DOGS GET A RABBIT UP HERE PRETTY QUICK.
HERE WE GO.
THEY'RE ALL TAKING OFF FOR THE ONE DOG JUST OPENED THEY JUST SAW IT.
RUN OVER THERE.
GET A MOVE ON SHOOT EP CODY.
GOOD SHOT.
IT LOOKS LIKE THEY MAY HAVE ONE DOWN.
>> NOW THIS IS NOT A BIG SWAMPER.
THIS IS A SMALLER SIZED SWAMP RABBIT.
THIS COULD EASILY BE CONFUSED FOR A COTTON TAIL BUT THIS IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING A LOT OF TODAY.
>> HOPEFULLY SOME BIGGER ONES.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT, THEY GET TOO MUCH BIGGER, FOUR OF THEM TURNS INTO A LOAD.
NICE JOB!
NICE SHOT.
I BELIEVE YOU COULD HAVE SHOT THAT ONE OFF THE PORCH.
>> ALMOST DID.
LOOKS LIKE THERE IS A BUNCH OF SCAT ON THIS LOG.
>> THIS IS A GOOD SIGN OF SWAMP RABBITS.
NINE TIMES OUT OF 10, THIS IS WHAT A SWAMP RABBIT WILL DO, HE TRIES TO GET UP OUT OF THE WATER AND USE THE BATHROOM.
ANOTHER THING THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT, THE RABBITS THAT EAT THE BOTTOM OF THE TREES.
THE BARK OFF THE TREES.
THIS IS A GOOD SIGN THAT THIS PLACE HAS GOT A LOT OF SWAMP RABBITS IN IT.
>> THEY'RE WORKING IT BACK.
THEY WENT ALMOST 600 YARDS AND THEY'RE WORKING THEIR WAY BACK.
>> COMING STRAIGHT TO YOU.
>> THERE IT GOES.
(GUNSHOTS) THERE WE GO!
GOOD JOB GET IT?
ABOUT TIME.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO YELL THE BRITISH WERE COMING.
THE RABBIT GOT HEAT RIGHT OFF THE BAT.
GOT SIGHT CHASED HARD.
>> WHAT A RABBIT.
THERE'S A SWAMPER.
THEY'RE FINISHING THE TRACK UP.
THEY KILLED THE RABBIT.
WE LIKE TO LET THEM FINISH THE TRACK AND SHOW THEM IT'S DEAD BEFORE WE GO ON TO ANOTHER RABBIT.
HOW FAR OUT ARE THEY, PAUL?
>> 310.
THEY'RE OUT OF HEARING DISTANCE BUT WILL BE BRINGING THEM BACK HERE IN A LITTLE BIT.
>> PEOPLE ARE NOT USING ELECTRONICS ON A NORMAL COTTON TAIL, YOU CALL HILL RABBITS.
200 IS NORMAL.
>> 200 ON A COTTON TAIL IF YOU GET ONE THAT GOES PUN 0, YOU START THINKING WHAT'S GOING ON.
375.
SWAMP RABBITED, THEY GOT A LOT OF DIFFERENT ADVANTAGE OVER A DOG OR A HUMAN.
THE SIGN RES TREES ARE HOLLOWED OUT AT THE BOTTOM.
THEY CRAWL UP IN THERE AND YOU CAN'T GET THEM OUT.
>> RATHER THAN GO INTO A HOLE THAT MIGHT BE FILLED WITH WATER, THEY WILL GO INTO A TREE.
>> ANYTHING TO GET A DOG OR COYOTE OR BOBCAT OFF OF IT.
THEY'RE COMING BACK.
THAT'S WHAT I LIKE MOST ABOUT IT.
WHENEVER THEY PICK HIM BACK UP AND START HAMMERING.
THAT'S THE BEST PART.
YOU SEE IT SHOOT IT!
THERE IT GOES.
>> THERE YOU GO.
THAT'S HIS FIRST SWAMPER?
>> YOUR FIRST ONE?
>> FIRST SWAMPER.
>> FANTASTIC, MAN.
THERE HE GOES.
THAT ONE DOG ALMOST CAUGHT HIM.
>> HERE HE COMES!
>> WE'RE GOING TO LET 'EM RUN.
Y'ALL BETTER BE READY.
HERE HE COMES.
(GUNSHOT) JUST GOT ME A LITTLE COTTON TAIL RABBIT SHOT OVER HIM THE FIRST TIME.
>> MAN, WHAT A GREAT RACE.
THAT DOG RAN THAT RABBIT A LONG WAY DIDN'T IT.
>> PROBABLY A GOOD 300 TO 400 YARDS.
>> FOR A COTTON TAIL THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD RACE.
WE COME OUT OF SWAMPY AREAS IN THE FIELDS.
>> OVER HERE WE ARE GOING GET INTO MORE OF THESE STYLE RABBITS.
>> NICE SHOT.
>> THANK YOU, MAN.
WE GOT A LOT OF GOOD AREA TO HUNT.
I THINK WE ARE GETTING READY TO GET INTO IT.
>> FIND 'EM, FIND 'EM.
>> THAT RABBIT KNOWS THAT THIS IS A FIELD, HE IS LOOKING FOR A HOLE TO GET IN THERE AND THE DOGS ARE TRYING TO PUSH 'EM.
>> THERE HE IS!
>> TOO FAR AWAY.
THAT RABBIT CAME OUT BUT HE WAS OUT OF RANGE.
I'VE BEEN CARRYING THIS GUN ALL DAY.
IT WAS A SHOOT.
>> IT'S TWO!
>> I THINK THEY JUST GOT THAT RABBIT.
SOMEONE YELLED THERE'S TWO.
>> GOOD SHOT.
I THINK THEY'VE GOT THAT SECOND RABBIT.
IT LOOKS LIKE THEY JUST TOOK IT.
THAT WAS GREAT.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
THE DOGS GET IN THE LOG JAM, PROBABLY THE SAFEST PLACE IN THE COUNTY.
THEY GOT INTO THE VERY BOTTOM AND BUMPED THAT RABBIT OUT AND JUMPED THE SECOND RABBIT.
LOOKS LIKE WE GOT SHOTS AT BOTH OF THEM.
THAT IS SOME GREAT DOG WORK RIGHT THERE.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
THIS WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE BECAUSE WE GOT TO COME DOWN HERE TODAY AND HUNT TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TERRAINS THAT HELD DIFFERENT SPECIES OF RABBITS.
YOU GUYS ARE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT YOUR DOG WORK AND TODAY WAS A LOT OF FUN WATCHING THESE DOGS RUN A LOT OF DISTANCE.
WE HAD A GREAT TIME.
THANK YOU GUYS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> APPRECIATE IT.
>> IF YOU ARE AN ARCHERY HUNTER IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY, YOU KNOW THE WEEK BEFORE MODERN FIREARM SEASON IS THE BEST WEEK TO GET IN A DEER STAND AND PUNCH THAT BUCK TAG.
TODAY WE ARE HUNTING THIS FARM WE HAVE BEEN AT ALL YEAR AND THE BEANS HAVE NOW BEEN CUT AND REMOVED.
I'M TO MAKE OUR WAY INTO THE WOODS.
WE ARE GOING INTO A STAND.
THE LAST TIME I HUNTED THIS STAND IN THE EVENING, I HAD A PRETTY GOOD BUCK CHASE A DOE RIGHT BY ME.
I MADE A COUPLE NOISE TRYING TO GET THE DEER TO STOP.
PAID NO ATTENTION.
KEPT ON RUNNING.
THAT'S PRETTY TYPICAL WHEN THEY'RE STARTING THAT RUT PHASE.
HOPEFULLY TONIGHT I CAN GET IN THE STAND AND HAVE SOME DEER COME THROUGH CHASE HIM DO SOME RATLING, GRUNTING AND HOPEFULLY THAT BUCK THAT I'VE SEEN OR A COUPLE OTHER DEER I'VE SEEN OUT HERE WILL SHOW UP AND GET IN BOW RANGE.
AS A DIE HARD ARCHER AND BOW HUNTER, I WOULD MUCH RATHER FILL THIS TAG WITH MY BOW AND ARROW THAN HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW WHEN THE MODERN FIREARM SEASON STARTS AND TRY TO FILL IT THEN.
WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES.
YOU WON'T GET A DEER IF YOU DON'T GET OUT IN THE STAND.
BAD CONDITIONS, RAIN, CAN'T STOP US.
WE'LL GET OUT THERE AND MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
WILLIST INTERESTING THING IS WHEN I WAS DOWN IN THE FIELD, IT WAS REALLY WINDY AND THE WIND WAS SUPPOSED TO BE COMING DIRECTLY THIS WAY, BELOW BLOWING ACROSS THE CREEK WHICH WOULD BE PERFECT UNFORTUNATELY WHEN I GOT IN HERE AND GOT SET UP, YOU CAN'T ALWAYS TRUST THE WIND THAT YOU SEE ON YOUR WEATHER APP BECAUSE BY THE TIME WE GOT SET UP THE WIND ON THE HILLSIDE IS GOING THIS WAY, NOW THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY RUIN IT BUT IT LETS ME KNOW THAT IF A MATURE BUCK COMES IN AND IS MOVING IS TOWARDS THE WAY MY WIND IS BLOWING I WANT TO GET A GOOD SHOT BEFORE IT GOES DOWNBEHIND THEY'RE GOING TO IF THEY'RE DOWNWIND.
HOPEFULLY ANY DEER THAT CROSSES THE CREEK, I'LL HAVE THE WIND IN MY FAVOR.
HONESTLY I HAVE CHOSE A DIFFERENT STAND HAD I KNOWN IT WAS DOING THIS.
BUT NOW I'M HERE.
EYE GOT TO MAKE THE BEST OF IT THERE'S A BUCK RIGHT THERE I CAN'T SEE IT NOW.
IT'S A NINE OR 10 POINTER AND IT'S WALKING DOWN AWAY FROM ME TOWARD THE CREEK.
IT'S GOING TO CROSS THE CREEK OR TURN AND COME OUR WAY.
(MAKING A NOISE) HERE HE COMES.
HERE HE COMES.
HE IS GOING TO WALK RIGHT UNDER US >> GO THE OTHER WAY.
HOLY CRAP.
WE'RE WATCHING THIS DOE OUT HERE IN THIS FIELD AND THIS DEER IS OUT THERE MESSING AROUND AND I LOOK BACK AND THIS BUCK IS MAKING ITS WAY AWAY FROM US.
I KNOW IT'S GOING TO GET TO THE RIVER SO I START GRUNTING AND I GRUNT THREE OR FOUR TIMES THINKING MAYBE I CAN BRING THAT DEER THIS WAY, IT STARTS RUNNING DOWN HERE TOWARDS US.
THE WAY THIS IS SET UP, I GET IT FULL DRAW AND WHEN THE DEER STOPS, IT'S SITTING DOWN HERE.
I CAN'T GET A SHOT BECAUSE OF THE ANGLE WITH MY CAMERA GUY HERE SO THE DEER IS STANDING THERE PERFECT RANGE AND I CAN'T GET A SHOT, CAN'T GET A SHOT.
FINALLY I WAS ABLE TO GET A SHOT OFF.
HOPEFULLY THIS WILL ALL PULL TOGETHER THERE IT IS!
THERE IT IS RIGHT THERE!
THAT DEER DIDN'T GO 130 YARDS!
OH SWEET!
OH MY GOODNESS!
OH MY GOODNESS THIS IS NOT A HUGE DEER BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, CONSIDERING HOW MUCH TIME I SPENT IN THE STAND AND TO GET THIS BUCK WITH MY BOW LITERALLY THE NIGHT BEFORE GUN SEASON, I COULD NOT BE MORE EXCITED I DON'T THINK I PUT A GREAT SHOT ON THIS DEER IT LITERALLY IS ON THE OTHER SIDE BUT THE DEER WAS SLIGHTLY QUARTERING AWAY AND WHATEVER HAPPENED, IT DIDN'T GO 120-130 YARDS AND HERE IT IS.
VERY WIDE DEER, NOT VERY LONG TINIES BUT I COULDN'T-- I COULD NOT BE MORE EXCITED.
TICKLED TO HAVE THIS DEER BUCK TAG IS BURNED.
WHAT A-- PUNCHED.
WHAT A GREAT SEASON.
I'M SO EXCITED.
WHAT A YEAR.
>> WHEN THE TEMPERATURES START TO FALL IN KENTUCKY THAT DOESN'T MEAN THE FISHING HAS TO END.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, MANY EXPERIENCED ANGLERS WILL TELL YOU THAT'S WHEN IT STARTS GETTING GOOD.
SO ARE YOU READY TO GO FISHING?
>> YEP.
>> YOU GOT AN ANCHOR.
>> WHAT DOES AN ANCHOR DO.
>> HOLDS THE BOAT.
>> JIM, YOU AND I HAVE FISHED MANY TIMES TOCT BUT TODAY IS DIFFERENT FOR A COUPLE DIFFERENT REASONS.
>> WE'VE NEVER FISHED THE MIDDLE OF DECEMBER BEFORE AND WE GOT A BUDDY HERE THAT BEGS ME TO GO FISHING.
>> THIS IS YOUR GRANDSON ELI.
HE LOVES TO FISH DOESN'T HE?
>> HE DOES.
>> HE HAS FISHED ENOUGH HE IS PRETTY SELF SUFFICIENT.
>> HE IS.
I TURN HIM LOOSE IN THE BOAT AND HAVE TO TELL HIM TO GET OFF THE EDGE OF THE BOAT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.
OTHER THAN THAT HE IS REALLY GOOD.
>> WHAT KIND OF FISH DO YOU LIKE TO CATCH THE MOST?
>> SMALL MOUTH BASS.
THAT'S MY FAVORITE, TOO I SAW YOU GOT A WHITE MINNOW SWIM BAIT.
DO YOU THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'LL CATCH THEM ON TODAY YEP.
WE ARE BETWEEN THE OHIO RIVER AND KENTUCKY LAKE.
>> I'M GOING TO CATCH 100 I'M GOING TO TRY TO CATCH THE FIRST FISH.
>> LOOK AT THIS, YOU EVER CAUGHT ONE OF THESE?
THESE ARE PRETTY RARE AROUND HERE THIS STICK FISH HERE.
YOU WANT TO TAKE A BITE?
>> NO.
OKAY.
WEATHER IS TOO NICE.
THEY DON'T WANT TO BITE ON A GOT DAY NEED A LITTLE BIT OF SLEEP THEY DON'T PLAY FAIR.
I DON'T THINK ANY OF THEM ARE PLAYING FAIR RIGHT NOW.
I DON'T HAVE MUCH PATIENCE WITH THEM.
THEY'RE NOT BITING HERE SO LET'S MOVE OUT A LITTLE DEEPER.
>> SOUNDS GOOD.
WE GOT LIVE BAIT IN CASE WE REALLY HAVE TO TRY TO CATCH SOMETHING.
>> TRICK 'EM AT FIRST.
>> ELI, DON'T YOU BE EATING THE BAIT.
>> I'M NOT EATING THE BAIT.
>> YOU KNOW YOU EAT THE BAIT.
GIVE HER A SHOT LOOKY THERE.
WE SHOULD HAVE DOUBLED BECAUSE I JUST GOT BIT, TOO GOING TO SQUEEZE THROUGH AND GET THE NET.
>> WHAT HAVE YOU GOT THERE, BUDDY?
WHITE BASS.
THERE YOU GO.
FIRST FISH, NICE JOB.
>> NEED SOME HELP?
>> UH-HUH.
HEY, YOU CAUGHT DINNER!
>> PUT HIM IN THE COOLER?
>> YEP.
>> I KNOW YOU LIKE TO EAT FISH BECAUSE I SAW YOU EATING THE BAIT A WHILE AGO.
>> LOOKY HERE, I FOUND ELI'S SPOT.
I'M GOING CATCH ALL OF HIS FISH.
I'M ON TO HIM.
>> WHAT HAVE YOU GOT THERE A DRUM?
THIS IS THE SPOTTED BASS I GOT HERE.
TIME WE GET SERIOUS.
>> WHY?
>> SO WE CAN CATCH SOME FISH, DUDE.
NOW THAT DIDN'T LOOK REAL SERIOUS.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS IS, ELI?
YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU ARE IN THE RIVER WHAT YOU GOT.
>> WHITE BASS.
>> WHITE BASS.
LOOKY HERE.
>> DANDY.
>> WHAT HAVE YOU GOT THERE PRETTY NICE ONE I CAUGHT THE BIGGEST.
>> THAT'S A GOOD ONE THERE, BUD AGREE YOU MAY BE ABLE TO CATCH SEVERAL OF THESE BEING THIS TIME OF YEAR, THEY'LL SCHOOL UP TIGHT.
>> THEY FIGHT SO WELL.
>> WORK 'EM OVER.
ANOTHER WHITE BASS.
WE ARE ON TO SOMETHING NOW.
>> THIS FEELS LIKE A DRUM.
>> IS THAT RIGHT?
>> YES.
>> THAT'S OKAY.
AS LONG AS I CATCH MORE FISH THAN ELI.
>> DRUM COUNT.
>> IF I CATCH ENOUGH FISH TO EAT FOR SUPPER, IF I'M WANTING SOMETHING TO EAT AND THEN CATCH THE REST DRUM, I DON'T CARE.
>> LOOKY THERE.
>> I DON'T FEEL SO BAD NOW CATCHING ALL THE DRUM.
I'M GLAD YOU COULD GET IN ON THAT.
>> YOU CAN EAT THOSE.
I HAVE A FEELING A MAN COMMERCIAL FISHING YOU HAVE TRIED A DRUM.
>> I HAVE TRIED DRUM.
SOME OF THEM ARE OKAY.
GOT ANOTHER FISH ON.
THIS DOES NOT FEEL LIKE A DRUM.
WE MAY HAVE A WHITE BASS AGAIN.
>> YES, SIR.
>> ANOTHER ONE FOR THE SKILLET.
>> THERE YOU GO.
LOOK AT MY NET MAN.
HE SAW MY ROD BEND AND HE SAID THIS GUY NEEDS SOME HELP.
>> THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO IS HELP.
GOT IT.
>> LOOK AT THAT.
MAN!
HE HAS A SPOT IN MY BOAT ANY DAY.
I DIDN'T SAY A WORD, I JUST SET MY HOOK AND OLD ELI WAS GRABBING THE NET GRABBING THAT WHITE BASS.
THERE ARE THE ONLY CERTAIN TIMES OF THE YEAR I CATCH MYSELF TARGETING THESE IN THE SPRING RUNS.
MUCH DIFFERENT IN THE PART OF THE STATE THAT I LIVE IN WHERE YOU GOT NOLIN AND SALT RIVER AND THE DICTION RIVER THAT HAVE SO MANY WHITE BASS THAT CAN BE CAUGHT YEAR ROUND AND MAN, THEY'RE SO FUN TO CATCH.
>> FUN TO CATCH AND ACTUALLY ONE OF MY FAVORITES TO EAT.
>> THEY'RE REALLY, REALLY, REALLY GOOD TO EAT.
>> CHECK ANOTHER SPOT WHAT KIND OF BIRD IS THAT RIGHT THERE.
>> AN EAGLE.
>> WHAT KIND OF EAGLE.
>> AMERICAN.
>> AMERICAN BALD EAGLE.
YOU HAVE BEEN A FISHING GUIDE FOR OVER 14 YEARS.
YOU ARE AN AVID FISHERMAN, LOVE GETTING NEW PEOPLE INVOLVED IN FISHING AND TRUE CONSERVATIONIST.
>> I LEARNED A LOT FROM WATCHING OTHER PEOPLE FISH.
MIGHT EVEN LEARN SOMETHING FROM ELI HERE.
>> GOT ONE ELI, CATCH HIM HERE WE GO.
HERE WE GO.
>> I THINK I MIGHT TICKLE HIM WHILE HE IS FIGHTING THAT FISH.
>> NO.
>> BOY, HE'S BEING MEAN ON YOU, ISN'T HE.
>> HE GOT HIM A BIGGUN.
WHAT HAVE WE GOT?
YOU GOT HIM A BIG DRUM LOOKY THERE BUDDY!
WHAT IS THAT?
>> A DRUM.
>> GRAB HOLD OF HIM AND HOLD I AM HUPP THERE.
>> THAT IS AWESOME.
THAT IS SUCH A GOOD FISH.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH HIM PUT 'EM BACK?
>> THERE YOU GO.
ALL THE LEAVES ARE FALLING OFF THE TREE EXCEPT THOSE RIGHT THERE.
WHAT IS THAT?
>> MISTLETOE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU GOT A GIRLFRIEND?
YOU GOT TO TAKE HER UNDER THAT TREE.
>> I GOT A FISH.
>> WHAT HAVE YOU GOT THERE?
IS THAT A SAUGER?
>> YEP.
SOME TEETH ON THERE.
>> THAT ONE THERE MIGHT BE 16.
>> I BELIEVE IT WILL WORK.
>> HEY NOW IT'S A PARTY.
>> GOT A FISH ON.
>> FISH ON!
A FISH ON!
ANOTHER SAUGER.
LET'S GET THAT JOKER IN THE BOAT.
JIM IS ON HIM.
THAT'S A BETTER ONE EVEN JIM, I HAD A GREAT TIME BOATING WITH YOU TODAY AND ALL THE TIMES WE HAVE BEEN OUT, THIS MAY HAVE BEEN THE MOST ENJOYABLE WATCHING HIS PASSION.
>> HE LOVES TO FISH.
>> YOU GOT A COOLER FULL FOR THE SKILLET.
>> THAT'S YOUR FISH.
>> WE HAD SOME YESTERDAY.
WHEN YOU START YOUR GUIDE SERVICE, ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE ME FISHING SOME DAY.
>> I WANT TO FISH TOMORROW.
>> YOU WANT TO FISH TOMORROW?
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT HE IS FIVE YEARS OLD.
HE IS REALLY, REALLY GOOD.
>> HE IS A PRETTY GOOD KID I RECKON.
>> NOW LET'S CHECK IN AND SEE WHO ELSE HAS BEEN HAVING ONE IN THIS WEEK'S ONES THAT DIDN'T GET AWAY.
LOGAN BRUMFIELD WITH A NICE DOE HE TOOK ON HIS GRANDFATHER'S PROPERTY.
NICE JOB.
A NICE BUCK TAKEN PENDLETON COUNTY BY CHASE.
NICE DEER AMBER TOOK THIS NICE 10 POINT BUCK HUNTING WITH HER DAD, CHECK OUT THIS SUPER IMPRESSIVE BUCK TAKEN BY MARY.
NICE JOB.
SAMANTHA WAS HUNTING ON OPENING MORNING OF THE 2020 RIFLE SEASON WITH HER MOM.
NICE JOB.
THERE ARE SO MANY GREAT REASONS TO GET OUTDOORS THIS TIME OF YEAR HERE IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY.
MAKE SURE YOU MAKE TIME TO GET OUTSIDE AND ENJOY YOURSELF 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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