>> BEST AVERAGE NOLIN WHITE BASS SIZE.

>> 13 INCHESES PROBABLY.

>> BIGGER THAN THE ONES WE HAVE BEEN CATCHING THIS MORNING.

>> THIS WEEK ON KENTUCKY AFIELD... >> SUMMER MIGHTING WINDING DOWN BUT THE FISHING IS NOT.

WE ARE ON LAKE KNOW NOLIN CATCHING WHITE BASS.

BILL WILLIAMS HAS BEEN HELPING THE SPORTS MEN AND WOMEN FOR DECADES.

WE'LL JOIN HIM TO WET A LINE AND HOPEFULLY CATCH SOME FISH.

>> COME ON IN HERE.

>> THAT'S A GOOD ONE.

>> THERE YOU GO.

>> THEN-- I GOT IT.

DOVE SEASON IS ALMOST HERE AND THERE ARE A FEW THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE HITTING THE FIELD.

>> THANK YOU, SIR.

IT HAS TWO IN IT.

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.

DOVE SEASON IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER AND THAT IS A GREAT WAY TO INTRODUCE YOU TO THE OUTDOORS.

ANOTHER GREAT WAY IS TO TAKE A KID WHITE BASS FISHING.

NOLIN RIVER AND NOLIN LAKE AND WHITE BASS GO TOGETHER.

I'M HERE WITH A GOOD BUDDY OF MINE, AND WE ARE IN SEARCH OF THE WHITE BASS.

>> NOLIN IS KNOWN FOR IT AND THROUGH THE YEARS WE HAVE FISHED AND IT IS A FUN AND EXCITING VENTURE.

>> I LOVE FISHING DOWN HERE FOR THE WHITE BASS.

WHEN THEY GET IN THE JUMPS, A COUPLE THINGS YOU LOOK FOR IS LACK OF WIND AND NOT A LOT OF BOAT TRAFFIC.

OUT HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK, A GOOD TIME TO CATCH THEM.

THIS.

>> THIS TIME OF YEAR IF YOU DRIVE AROUND ENOUGH, YOU WILL SEE SOME SCHOOLS AND THEY CYCLE IN THE YEARS.

SOME YEARS ARE BETTER THAN OTHERS.

RECENTLY IT SEEMS LIKE THEY HAVE BEEN MORE ACTIVE.

>> THIS IS A GOOD THING TO DO TO GET OUT AND CATCH BIG NUMBERS OF FISH WHEN THEY'RE ON.

A GREAT WAY TO GET A KID OR INTRODUCE A NEW PERSON TO FISHING.

>> HIGHLY ACTIVE AND YOU NEVER KNOW.

YOU MIGHT CATCH A LARGE MOUTH IN THE JUMPS AS WELL.

I FULLY SUSPECT WE WILL.

>> SUPPOSED TO BE 96° TODAY.

GET OUT EARLY, FINISH EARLY BUT HOPEFULLY WE START SEEING SCHOOLS OF JUMPING FISH.

STARTING TO SEE THEM RIGHT HERE.

>> RIGHT IN FRONT OF US.

>> AS A MATTER OF FACT WE ARE GOING TO TURN THE BOAT OFF AND GET READY BECAUSE I FULLY SUSPECT THAT ANY SECOND WE ARE GOING TO START HAVING FISH ON.

I'M GOING TO START WITH A TOP WATER BAIT BECAUSE IT'S EXITING TO SEE THEM BLOW UP ON THE TOP WATER.

EXCITING.

>> HERE WE GO.

WHITE BASS NUMBER ONE.

THAT'S A LITTLE ONE I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, ONE THING IF YOU ARE THROWING ANY TYPE OF LURE LIKE THIS THAT HAS TREBLE HOOKS, I TELL YOU A MUST IS TO HAVE A SET OF PLIERS.

IF YOU HAVE NEVER EATEN WHITE BASS, YOU KNOW HOW TO FILET THESE, THEY ARE FANTASTIC SO INCREDIBLY GOOD TO EAT AT THAT TIME WE ARE GOING TO THROW THEM BACK TODAY.

AND THIS IS A LITTLE BITTY ONE, PROBABLY EIGHT INCHES THERE'S ONE.

YOU GOT 'EM?

IS THAT A BETTER FISH.

>> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT BETTER.

THAT'S BETTER THAN THE ONE I CAUGHT.

>> A LITTLE BIT.

THIS LAKE HAS AN ENORMOUS POPULATION OF PLUS 15 FISH AND I HAVE CAUGHT THEM UP TO 18 INCHES IN HERE SO NUMBERS AND SIZE IS WHAT THIS LAKE IS KNOWN FOR.

>> BAM, YOU GOT ANOTHER ONE ALREADY.

EVEN WHEN THE WATER QUITS, YOU CATCH THEM.

>> YOU THINK THEY'RE TWICE THE SIZE.

THAT ONE HAS A BLIND EYE.

>> REALLY?

>> YEAH.

>> THAT COMPARED TO THAT SIDE.

LOOK AT THIS.

NOW THIS IS SPOTTED BASS.

YOU GOT A GOOD CHANCE OF CATCHING BOTH LARGE MOUTH SPOTTED BASS AND WHITE BASS OUT HERE DOING THIS.

I'VE EVEN CAUGHT BLUEGILL, ALL KINDS OF OPPORTUNITIES.

GOING TO GO TO A SWIM BETA PROACH FOR A-- BAIT APPROACH FOR A FEW CASTS.

>> THIS IS A SPINNER A HISTORY VERY CLOSE TO WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW.

>> BOWLING GREEN KENTUCKY.

>> YEP.

NICE WHITE BASS.

HERE WE GO.

THEY'RE NOT REALLY JUMPING LIKE CRAZY BUT THEY'RE HERE.

WE'RE CATCHING SMALLER SIZE THAN I HAVE BEEN CATCHING THIS YEAR BUT WE ARE STILL EARLY.

I MEAN THE SUN JUST CAME UP.

WHEN YOU ARE FISHING WITH SOMEONE ELSE, YOU WANT TO GET DIFFERENT LEVELS BECAUSE THE SCHOOLS ARE SOME ARE DEEPER, SOME ARE SHALLOW.

YOU GOT SWIM BAIT I GOT A QUARTER OUNCE, WE'LL HIT DIFFERENT LAYERS, SOMETIMES THE BIGGER ONES ARE DEFINITELY DOWN DEEPER.

>> LOOKY THERE.

>> BOTH HOOKS GOT THAT FISH.

>> WHITE BASS, BLACK BASS.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

>> A LITTLE WHITE BASS THAT'S PROBABLY AN AVERAGE NOLIN WHITE BASS SIZE.

>> 12, 13 INCHES.

>> BIGGER THAN THE ONES WE HAVE BEEN CATCHING THIS MORNING.

>> ANOTHER SPOTTED BASS.

SEE YOU BUDDY.

THAT BAIT YOU ARE THROWING, YOU ARE CATCHING THEM.

THAT'S ONE OF THE ORIGINAL TAIL SPINNERS.

>> MY GRAND FATHER WAS REALLY GOOD FRIENDS WITH CECIL PEDIGO, INVENTOR OF THE LURE.

THEY QUIT MAKING IT IN THE MID LATE 70s AND IT SAT IDLE FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS.

I FOUND OUT THE TRADEMARK HAD LAPSED IN 2008.

I FILED FOR THE TRADEMARK, GOT IT BACK IN PRODUCTION AND ON THE BACK OF THE LURE PACKAGE, I PUT A PICTURE OF MY GRANDFATHER AND SHOWED A BIG STRINGER OF BASS HE CAUGHT WITH IT IN THE 60s, BRINGING BACK AN OLDY BUT GOODY.

>> A GOOD PRESENTATION.

THEY CAN SEE IT, FEEL THE VIBRATION, GOOD WAY TO GO AFTER THEM.

>> YOU GOT ONE, TOO.

>> THIS IS A LITTLE BIT BIGGER I'VE GOT A PRETTY GOOD 14-INCH FISH.

ANOTHER QUALITY WHITE BASS PEOPLE SEE US THROWING ALL THESE WHITE BASS IN HERE THEY'RE GOING TO THINK WE ARE CRAZY.

>> SO WHEN YOU START SEEING THE FISH JUMPING, WHAT YOU ARE SEEING IS PREDATORY FISH, THEY COME OUT AND GET IN SCHOOLS AND ALMOST LIKE YOU HAVE SEEN ON TV WHERE YOU HAVE SMACKER SHARKS OR WHALES THAT WILL CIRCLE, THEY'RE CIRCLE AND GATHER THE BAIT UP AND THEN LIKE A FEEDING FRENZY.

THEY ALL GO AT THE SAME TIME AND THEY START EATING EVERYTHING THEY CAN SEE AND THEY SCATTER THE BAIT.

>> IT'S A CYCLE THAT GOES OVER AND OVER AND OVER.

THERE YOU GO.

I LOVE CATCHING THEM ON TOP WATER WHEN I CAN GET THEM TO BITE IT.

>> I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, THIS BIGGER PLUG, I HAVE BEEN CATCHING BIGGER FISH DOWN HERE AND THIS VERY FIRST ONE I CAUGHT, PROBABLY 15-INCH FISH.

THERE'S ONE THERE YOU GO.

>> I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER WAY TO GET KIDS OUTDOORS THAN TO GET THEM OUT HERE AND DO THIS.

COMING OFF OF A CRAZY YEAR, 2020 WITH COVID AND NO SCHOOL AND LIFE AS YOU KNOW IT HAS BEEN DIFFERENT.

>> BEING ON THE WATER OUTDOORS PERIOD RECHARGES YOU, ALLOWS YOUR EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING TO BE OPTIMIZED.

OUR KIDS, SO MANY OF THEM DON'T GET ANY EXPOSURE TO NATURE.

THERE IS A BOOK THAT YOU GAVE ME A FEW YEARS AGO CALLED LAST CHILD IN THE WOODS AND TALKED ABOUT NATURE DEFICIT DISORDER.

KIDS THAT DON'T GET TO GO OUT AS MUCH, THEY DON'T HAVE AS MUCH ENERGY AND EXCITEMENT ABOUT LIFE AND THEY TEND TO HAVE MORE ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION AND STRUGGLE WITH EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING.

WE SEE IT IMPROVE WHEN THEY GET OUTSIDE.

>> JOSH, THIS WAS A LOT OF FUN.

WE GOT OUT HERE, CAUGHT SOME WHITE BASS AND BLACK BASS.

NEEDED YOUR MEDICAL SERVICES TO GET A HOOK OUT OF MY HAND.

>> SCOONT HAVE SCRIPTED THIS DAY ANY BETTER.

>> A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUT HERE AND RECONNECT WITH OLD FRIENDS AND THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO GET A KID OFF A COMPUTER, OUT HERE, CASTING AND CATCHING THESE FISH.

>> JUST SPEND SOME TIME OUTDOORS, CONNECT WITH NATURE AND IF YOU GET TIGHT LINES EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, ALL THE BETTER.

>> JUST WATCH THE TREBLE HOOKS.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

IF YOU HAVE CALLED THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE INFO CENTER IN THE LAST 20 YEARS, THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE YOU SPOKE TO PHILLIP WILLIAMS ALSO KNOWN AS MISSISSIPPI.

THIS IS SOMETHING YOU AND I TALKED ABOUT FOR 10 YEARS, YOU KEEP SAYING WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE ME FISHING?

>> YEAH, I NEVER COULD GET TO YOU TAKE ME FISHING.

>> I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, I FIGURED I BRERT GET ON IT QUICK BECAUSE YOU ARE ABOUT TO RIDE OFF INTO THE SUNSET.

>> I'M LIKE JOHN WANE, WELL, I'M GOING OUT THAT WAY.

>> I BELIEVE WE ARE GOING TO START RIGHT HERE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

>> YOU GO IT THERE AND I'LL GET RIGHT HERE.

>> YOU WANT WAX WORMS OR RED WORMS.

>> GIVE ME A RED WORM.

>> ALL RIGHT.

THERE WE GO.

OH MY GOODNESS.

>> GOT YOU A GOOD ONE, HUH.

>> COME ON IN HERE THAT'S A GOOD ONE THAT'S WHAT YOU CAME FOR.

>> YES, SIR.

SMILE FOR THE CAMERA IS THAT A RED EAR?

RED EAR SUN FISH.

>> I FISH ALL THE TIME BUT I RARELY GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE AN INFORMATION SPECIALIST RIGHT THERE WITH ME RIGHT ON THE BANK.

ANY QUESTIONS I CAN LOOK OVER THERE AND ASK YOU.

THE FISH ARE BITING WE'VE GOT HERE ANOTHER BLUEGILL.

I BELIEVE THAT THING HIT SO FAST MY BOBBER NEVER HIT SO MUCH BECAUSE HE WAS ON IT THE WHOLE TIME.

>> SO YOU WORKED FOR THE DEPARTMENT SINCE 19 THE 2.

YOU STARTED OFF AS AN INFORMATIONAL SPECIALIST.

>> I STARTED IN DISPATCH.

>> WHEN DID YOU START AS INFORMATION SPECIALIST?

>> 2000.

>> YOU ARE ABOUT READY TO FISH WHENEVER YOU WANT I'M GOING TO RETIRE AT THE END OF THE MONTH.

>> TELL ME THE REASON WHY PEOPLE WOULD REACH OUT TO THE INFO CENTER?

>> THEY CALL ABOUT HUNTINGING AND FISHING LICENSE.

ABOUT THEIR HUNTER EDUCATION CARD BOATER EDUCATION.

THEY ASK ABOUT HOW OLD HAVE YOU TO BE TO HAVE A FISHING LICENSE.

THEY SAY I GOT MY SON OR GRANDSON OR MY GRANDDAUGHTER.

HOW OLD DO YOU HAVE TO BE.

16 AND ABOVE.

15 AND BELOW, ALL THEY NEED IS TWO COKE HOLDERS AND SIX CANDY BARS.

I'VE HAD FOLKS SAY HOW IS THE FISH BITING?

IF THE WIND IS BLOWING OUT OF THE EAST,-- THERE HE IS.

>> THERE YOU GO.

>> LOOK AT HIM, LOOK AT HIM.

WHAT I DONE FOUND, FOUND.

YES, SIR!

NICE BLUEGILL RIGHT THERE.

>> CALM DOWN, CALM DOWN.

WE ARE IN THE CONVENTION HERE.

>> THERE YOU GO.

I TELL THEM IF THE WIND IS BLOWING OUT OF THE EAST, YOU CATCH THEM THE LEAST, BLOWING OUT OF THE SOUTH, CATCH THEM IN THE MOUTH, BLOWING OUT OF THE WEST, YOU CATCH THEM THE BEST.

WHAT ABOUT THE NORTH.

IF IT'S OUT OF THE NORTH, YOU SAY IT LIKE PETER, FISH COME FORTH AND PUT THEM IN YOUR BOAT.

I MADE IT UP.

>> THEY CAN TELL WHEN THEY CALL YOU, SOME OF THE MORE SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT RULES AND REGULATIONS, YOU ARE GOING TO SHOOT THEM STRAIGHT AND BEYOND THAT THEY'LL HAVE A GOOD TIME ON THE PHONE WITH YOU, AREN'T THEY?

>> I TRY TO TREAT FOLKS LIKE I WANT TO BE TREATED ON THE TELEPHONE.

I WANT THEM TO HAVE THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY'RE WANTED, WELCOME AND INVITED TO COME TO KENTUCKY.

THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

>> THAT'S EXACT WILL EXACTLY RIGHT.

>> WE TRY TO WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM WITH THE REST OF THE FOLKS.

IT TAKES EVERYBODY ON BOARD BIOLOGISTS, FISHERY AND DEER BIOLOGISTS, IT TAKES ALL EVERYBODY WORKING TOGETHER BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW ALL THE ANSWERS THE SAME WAY WITH ABOUT CALLING AND ASKING A QUESTION, I MIGHT NOT KNOW THE ANSWER BUT SOMEBODY DOES SO I'LL GET THE ANSWER.

>> IF I WAS TO CALL UP THE INFO CENTER AND THE PHONE RANG AND YOU ANSWERED IT, WHAT WOULD I HEAR?

>> KENTUCKY FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES THIS IS PHILLIP.

>> INTERESTING ENOUGH.

YOU HAVE CALLER I.D.

AND THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU SAY WHEN I CALL.

>> IS THAT THE RIGHT?

>> YOU SAY SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT.

WHEN I CALL FROM ANOTHER LINE, THAT'S WHAT YOU ALWAYS SAY.

THIS IS KENTUCKY FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES.

THIS IS FIP ILL. CAN I HELP YOU?

WHEN I CALL FROM MY LINE AT WORK AND YOU KNOW IT'S ME, YOU SAY-- >> WHAT DO I 15 I?

I'M SORRY, THIS IS A RECORDING.

>> I'M SORRY, YOU HAVE REACHED A RECORDING.

PHILLIP WILLIAMS IS NOT IN AND EYE CAN'T HELP YOU.

>> FOR THE NEXT 60 SECONDS YOU'LL HEAR THIS.

(THEME FROM JEOPARDY).

>> YOU ARE ALWAYS PLAYING JOKES.

>> WELL.

>> YOU GO TO THE HAVE FUN, DON'T YOU?

>> THAT'S HOW I GRADUATED SCHOOL.

>> WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A HARD TIME REPLACING YOU BECAUSE ANYBODY WHO WORKS THE PHONE, YOU GOT TO LEARN HOW TO HAVE FUN WITH IT.

I'M SURE RIGHT BEFORE DEER SEASON COMES IN, YOU PIET GET THE SAME DEER HUNTING QUESTION 15, 20, 30 TIMES IN AN HOUR PERIOD.

>> RIGHT.

>> YOU GOT TO HAVE FUN WITH IT, DON'T YOU?

>> WELL, LOOKY THERE.

HE GON' TAKE IT AGAIN.

COME ON THERE, JOHNNY.

NOPE, MISSED IT.

NO, I GOT 'EM!

>> THAT IS A GOOD ONE!

YOU ARE USING JUST RED WORMS ON A LITTLE NUMBER 6 HOOKS AND I'M USING WAX WORMS ON A NUMBER 6 HOOK AND THEY'RE BITING THEM BOTH.

>> I GOT THE UGLY STICK DM.

THERE YOU GO.

>> SOMETHING ABOUT CATCHING BLUEGILL ON A LIGHT ACTION ROD THAT TAKES YOU BACK TO YOUR CHILDHOOD.

DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER DOES IT.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> THAT BLUEGILL IS PULLING ME ALL OVER THE PLACE.

IT'S A PRETTY IFISH.

>> THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

>> I'LL TELL YOU WHAT THOUGH, YOU GUYS ARE PRETTY AMAZING BECAUSE I, MYSELF, CALL UP FROM TIME TO TIME MAKING SURE I GOT A RULE OR REGULATION RIGHT.

>> FISH AND WILDLIFE IS ONE OF THE VERY FEW THAT HAS A CALL CENTER.

>> YOU ACTUALLY GET A PERSON TO ANSWER LIVE AND READY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS.

AND GLAD TO HEAR FROM YOU.

>> YES, SIR.

>> I BET HAVE YOU PEOPLE THAT CALL AND ASK FOR YOU BY NAME THAT JUST WANT TO GET SOME INFORMATION.

THEY KNOW YOU'LL HELP THEM AND THEY'RE USED TO YOU.

DOES THAT HAPPEN.

>> I ENJOY HELPING EVERYBODY BUT I HAVE SEPTEMBER SCHOOL KIDS DIFFERENT PACKAGES ALL ACROSS THE STATE AND I'VE SENT PACKAGES TO FOLKS THAT THEIR GRANDKIDS THEY WERE GOING TO TAKE THEM OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME TO FISH AND STUFF.

WE TRY TO SEND THEM SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN ENJOY.

THAT'S OUR FUTURE YOUNG ONES LEARNING TO HUNT AND FISH.

IF WE KEEP THEM GOING, KENTUCKY FISH AND WILDLIFE WILL CONTINUE TO DO OUR BEST.

I'VE HAD A LOT OF FOLKS BRAG ABOUT KENTUCKY FISH AND WILDLIFE.

THEY SAY OUR STATE DON'T DO THIS.

OUR STATE DON'T DO THAT.

>> WE ARE VERY, VERY LUCKY.

>> THERE HE IS.

>> THERE YOU GO.

YOU GOT A BASS.

>> HOW ABOUT THAT.

LET'S SEE IF THEY'RE DOWN HERE, TOO.

BE SOME FISH AROUND THIS AREA.

99.9% OF THE TIME WHEN I WAS TALKING ABOUT GOING FISHING ALL THIS STUFF, I JUST AGGRAVATING, JUST TO HAVE SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT.

WE LIVE IN A WORLD THAT SO MANY THINGS GOING ON AND IF I CAN LAUGH A LITTLE BIT, THAT JUST HELPS ME AND HELPS THE NEXT PERSON TO ENJOY IT JUST A LITTLE LITHUANIA MORE THE OTHER GUY I GOT INSPIRED, I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU AND ABOUT THE TV SHOW SO THIS IS CALLED CHAD MILES.

SAID HE LOVES TO HUNT AND FISH ALL ACROSS THE BLUEGRASS STATE.

HE'S ALWAYS ON THE WATER IN THE WOODS FROM EARLY IN THE MORNING UNTIL IT'S LATE HUNTING DEER OR TURKEY OR FISHING FOR BASS OR EVEN BLUE BILL.

HE LOVES IT ALL AND HE CAN'T HARDLY WAIT.

NOW HE'LL SHOW YOUR PICTURE ON THE TV SHOW ABOUT THE ONE THAT DIDN'T GET AWAY AND HE'S ALWAYS ASKING QUESTIONS TRYING TO HELP THE LISTENER TO UNDERSTAND LIKE LIKE HOW TO SPEAK THROUGH THE WOODS WITHOUT HARDLY MAKING A SOUND TO GET TO HIS STAND FROM THE YOUNG TO THE OLD, YOUNG OLD TO THE YOUNG, MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD, HE IS ALWAYS ENJOYING THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE KENTUCKY WILD, WHETHER WATCHING THE DOGS CHASE A RABBIT OR SHOWING MUSCLE SHELLS IN A CREEK, EVEN WATCHING THAT BOBBER GO UP AND DOWN AND START TO SING PROMOTING BOATING SAFETY AND HUNTER ED YOU SEE, ALWAYS SAY THAT'S REALLY A NICE ONE WITH A BIG OL' SMILE, GOOD JOB.

THAT'S THE KENTUCKY AFIELD HOST CHAD MILES.

>> MAN, PHILLIP.

YOU ARE ABOUT TO MAKE ME TRY.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

YOU TELL ME ALL THE TIME YOU WATCH THE SHOW AND ALL THESE THINGS HAPPEN AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, YOU HEAR SOMEONE READ THAT AND IT MAKES YOU FEEL SO BLESSED THAT THIS REALLY TRULY IS A A CROSS SECTION OF MY LIFE AND PEOPLE WHO WATCH KENTUCKY AFIELD AND HAVE ENJOYED IT,I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

>> WELL, YOU NOT ONLY BLESS ME BUT YOU BLESS A LOT OF FOLKS AND LIKE I SAID, JUST A LITTLE INSPIRATION THE GOOD LORD SENT MY WAY TO SHARE WITH YOU AND ALL THE OTHER FOLKS.

>> I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT.

I KNOW-- I ALWAYS KNEW YOU WERE THE JOKESTER.

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE A POET, TOO.

>> IT HAS BEEN A JOY.

ONE GOAL IN MIND TO HELP FOLKS HUNT AND FISH IF NOTHING ELSE, ENJOY WHEN THEY GET OUT THERE.

>> THIS DOESN'T HAVE TO BE OUR LAST FISHING TRIP.

WE'LL GET OUT THERE AND DO IT AGAIN SOMETIME.

>> YES, SIR.

>> I DO APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> DOVE SEASON OPENS UP SEPTEMBER 1 AND THERE ARE A COUPLE THINGS YOU NEED TO DO AND CHECK BEFORE YOU HIT THE FIELD.

>> WE ARE HEADING OUT THIS MORNING TO THE HARLEY THOMPSON ROAD DOVE FIELD.

A PUBLIC DOVE FIELD THAT'S PRIVATELY OWNED FISH AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT PUTS ON A DOVE HUNT EVERY YEAR.

WE ARE GOING OUT THERE TO MAINLY MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE HUNTERS ARE BEING SAFE HAVING THE ABILITY TO HAVE A GOOD TIME OUT THERE AND SECONDARILY ENFORCE OUR GAME LAWS OUT THERE IFFY WITH RUN INTO ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

TIP THEIR OPENING DAY OF DOVE SEASON IS ONE OF OUR BUSIEST DAYS OF THE YEAR.

PUBLIC FIELDS YOU DON'T ENCOUNTER A BAITING SITUATION.

WHAT WE ARE GOING TO ENCOUNTER IS MAYBE NEWER HUNTERS DON'T HAVE THEIR DOCUMENTATION RIGHT, WHETHER OR NOT THEY'VE BOUGHT A HUNTING LICENSE OR FORGOTTEN TO FILL OUT THEIR H.I.P.

SURVEY.

WE'LL COME INTO CONTACT WITH A LOT OF THAT.

HOW ARE YOU DOING?

I'M OFFICER CASPER FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE.

HAVE YOU SHOT ANYTHING YET?

>> YEAH.

>> HAVE YOU?

OKAY.

I'M JUST GOING TO CHECK YOUR LICENSE REAL QUICK.

IS THAT THE SHOTGUN LOADED.

>> YEAH.

>> CAN YOU GO AHEAD AND UNLOAD IT FOR ME?

>> BUSY DAY FOR YOU TODAY?

>> IT'S JUST GETTING STARTED IT'S GOING TO BE A BUSY DAY.

DO YOU HAVE YOUR H.I.P.

SURVEY NUMBER.

>> I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT IS.

>> THE H.I.P.

SURVEY IS A SURVEY OF YOUR PREVIOUS YEARS HUNTING, MIEG RA STORY BIRDS THEY'RE GOING TO ASK YOU HOW MANY TIMES YOU DOVE HUNTED, DUCK HUNTED, HOW MANY BIRDS YOU KILLED EETLE MANNED DOAR NOW IF YOU ARE GOING TO HUNT IN KENTUCKY THAT HAS TO BE FILLED OUT BEFORE YOU HUNT THE NEXT SEASON WHEN IT COMES TO MIEG RA STORY BIRDS.

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL DO IT.

AS WELL AS HAVING A HUNTING LICENSE, YOU ALSO HAVE TO HAVE A PLUG IN YOUR SHOTGUN IT CANNOT HOLD MORE THAN THREE SHELLS.

WE'LL CHECK IT AFTER WE CHECK THE DOCUMENTATION.

>> THANK YOU, IT HAS TWO IN IT.

HE'S DOWN.

>> WITH 100 PLUS HUNTERS THAT THE WE CHECK, WE HAD VARIOUS FORMS OF LICENSE, PAPER LICENSE.

ELECTRONIC LICENSE YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR LICENSE IN THE FIELD SO IF YOUR PHONE GOES DEAD, IN YOU DON'T HAVE A SCREEN SHOT OF YOUR LICENSE AND YOU CAN'T SHOW IT TO ME, YOU CAN VERY LIKELY GET A TICKET FOR NOT HAVING YOUR LICENSE WITH YOU IN THE FIELD.

>> THERE YOU GO.

>> THANK YOU.

GOT TWO IN IT.

ONLY BROUGHT 15 SHELLS.

>> >> ALL THE NON-LICENSED GUYS ARE IN THE CORN.

IF YOU RUN OUT THERE YOU MIGHT NOT CATCH 'EM BUT YOU'LL SCARE THE BIRDS UP.

>> I GOT IT.

>> WHAT I ENJOY MOST ABOUT BEING A CONSERVATION OFFICER IS EVERYTHING THAT I DO IS A JOB I ENJOY DOING RECREATIONALLY.

WE ENFORCE HUNTING BOATING AND FISHING LAWS.

I LOVE TO HUNT, FISH AND BOAT.

I WAS BLESSED TO BE HIRED AS A CONSERVATION OFFICER HERE IN KENTUCKY AND AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, THIS IS THE BEST JOB IN THE STATE.

WE ENJOY GETTING OUT THERE, INTERACTING WITH THE PUBLIC AND MADE SURE EVERYBODY IS SAFE, HAVING A GOOD TIME, EDUCATE THEM AND WITH THAT, IT'S A GOOD DAY IN THE FIELD CHECKING DOVE HUNTERS.

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

DIANE GOODALL OF SHELBYVILLE KENTUCKY GETTING IN ON THE CRAPPIE ACTION ON TAYLORSVILLE LAKE.

NICE JOB.

COOL PICTURE OF NINE-YEAR-OLD RUSS TIN ROSS.

TWO FISH AT THE EXACT SAME TIME ON THE SAME LURE.

SIX-YEAR-OLD NICHOLAS MORGAN CAUGHT THIS NICE 31-POUND BLUE CATFISH ON A TAYLORSVILLE LAKE.

HERE HE IS WITH HIS MOM AND GRANDPA.

OWEN FROM MEADE COUNTY TRAVELED DOWN TO HATCHERY CREEK AND CAUGHT THIS NICE RAINBOW TROUT.

NICE JOB.

>> WE'VE REACHED THAT TIME OF YEAR HERE IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY THERE IS A NEW HUNTING SEASON COMING IN ALMOST EVERY SINGLE WEEK.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE UPCOMING HUNTING SEASONS, YOU NEED TO JOIN US TUESDAY AUGUST 31 AT 7:00.

WE WILL BE COMING TO YOU LIVE VIA FACEBOOK ANSWERING ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS.

HUNTING AND FISHING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY IS A PRIVILEGE.

ALWAYS ASK PERMISSION AND THANK THE LAND OWNER.

I HOPE TO SEE YOU IN THE WOODS OR ON THE WATER.

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