>> THAT WAS A GOOD SHOT.
>> THIS WEEK ON KENTUCKY AFIELD.
>> GOT 'EM.
>> WE ARE POND SIDE WITH RACHEL.
HUNTING FROGS AND LEARNING ABOUT THE STATE'S R & R-3 PROGRAMS.
>> NEXT, WILD PIGS ARE ONCE SPECIES THAT WE DO NOT WANT IN THE BLUEGRASS.
>> WHILE PIGS DISPLACE OUR NATIVE WILDLIFE SPECIES.
OUTCOMPETE THEM FOR FOOD SOURCES.
>> WE'LL FIND OUT HOW TO KEEP THEM AT BAY.
THEN... >> AIN'T NOTHING BETTER THAN GETTING OUT IN THE COLD WATER.
>> THE HOT SUMMER MONTHS ARE PERFECT FOR WADE FISHING A CREEK.
IT'S ALL NEXT ON KENTUCKY AFIELD >> THERE WE GO.
>> 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.
FIRST UP LET'S HIT THE WATER IN SEARCH OF FROGS AND FIND OUT MORE ABOUT WHAT R-3 HAS TO OFFER.
>> WE ARE OUT HERE TODAY WITH A VERY FAMILIAR FACE IN SHELBY COUNTY GETTING READY DO ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITE ACTIVITIES GIGGING OR SHOOTING FROGS.
>> I'M SO EXCITED I CAN'T WAIT I KNOW HAVE YOU DONE THIS A LOT.
TAKING KIDS OUT WHAT A GREAT WAY TO INTRODUCE SOMEONE TO THE OUTDOORS.
>> IT IS A LOT OF FUN.
SOMETHING GREAT TO DO IN THE SUMMER.
AS KIDS ARE OUT, THE WEATHER IS GREAT, EVERYTHING IS WONDERFUL.
WE ARE GOING HAVE SO MUCH FUN.
>> IS A LOT OF FUN.
YOU CAN DO IT WITH A ROD AND REEL, A GILLING, A RIFLE.
YOU CAN SHOOT THEM WITH A BEAU.
I BROUGHT AIR RIFLE.
>> I BROUGHT GIGS.
I HAVE CAUGHT A COUPLE WITH MY HANDS BUT I'VE NEVER SHOT ONE WITH A GUN BEFORE SO WE ARE GOING TO TRY THAT TONIGHT.
I'M SUPER PUMPED ABOUT THAT.
>> YOU MENTOR SO MANY PEOPLE AND GET THEM INVOLVED IN THE OUTDOORS.
ACTUALLY YOU TOOK MY DAUGHTER ON HER FIRST DEER HUNT.
>> IT WAS A BLAST.
SO MUCH FUN.
>> SHE TALKS ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME.
YOUR PASSION AND LOVE FOR THE OUTDOORS AND MENTORING TRANSITION PERFECTLY FOR YOU BECAUSE RECENTLY YOU STARTED A NEW DEPARTMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE.
YOU ARE A DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE EMPLOYEE AND YOU ARE HEADING UP OUR R-3 PROGRAM WHICH, TELL ME WHAT R-3 IS.
>> R-3 IS RECRUITMENT, RETENTION AND REACTIVATION.
SO IF YOU HAVE NEVER HUNTED OR FISHED BEFORE, WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO INTRODUCE IT TO YOU.
IF YOU ARE DOING IT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU COME BACK AND MAYBE IF YOU LEFT FOR A WHILE OR HAVEN'T DONE IT IN A FEW YEARS, WE WANT TO GET YOU BACK INTO IT AND SHOW YOU HOW MUCH FUN IT IS.
IT IS A GREAT HOBBY TO HAVE AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET SOME FROG LEGS SO WE CAN EAT SOME LATER, TOO.
>> IF YOU HAVE NEVER HAD FROG LEGS, THIS RANKS RIGHT UP THERE WITH ONE OF MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE THINGS TO EAT.
WE HAVE 20 MINUTES UNTIL IT IS DARK ENOUGH TO MAKE OUR WAY AROUND WITH THOSE AIR RIFLES YOU CAN SOMETIMES START SHOOTING BEFORE ITS COMPLETELY DARK AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO SPOTLIGHT THEM.
LET'S GET OUR GEAR AND GET AFTER 'EM.
IT'S GOING TO BE A BLAST.
>> YEP.
>> WE GOT WAY TOO MUCH GEAR.
I GOT THIS NET.
I MAY GRAB A FROG WITH THIS.
IF WE SHOOT ONE OUT IN THE WATER A LITTLE WAYS.
>> I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT TRYING TO SHOOT ONE.
I THINK WE SHOULD TRY THAT FIRST.
>> YOU HEAR 'EM?
>> LET'S GET DOWN HERE AND SEE IF WE CAN'T GET YOU LOATED LOADED UP.
WE ARE GOING TO LEAVE THESE HERE FOR NOW.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
YOU CAN SEE ALL THEIR EYES.
>> THAT'S A GOOD FROG.
GET LOADED UP I PROBABLY NEED TO SNEAK UP CLOSER WITH THIS GUN.
IT'S NOT FULLING MAYBE I DIDN'T COCK IT ALL THE WAY DANG IT.
>> THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
HE'LL BE BACK UP HERE.
>> I DIDN'T COCK THE PELLET RIFLE ALL THE WAY AND I THINK THAT FROG WOULD HAVE BEEN CLOSE ENOUGH FOR ME TO GIG.
THAT'S OKAY.
THERE WILL BE MORE.
THERE SHOULD BE A FEW SITTING UP HERE.
>> THERE'S ONE RIGHT THERE BUT I BELIEVE THAT IS A HAIR SMALL.
THAT WILL BE NEXT YEAR'S FROG WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> YEAH.
>> LET'S GO AROUND AND SEE IF WE CAN'T FIND ANOTHER ONE.
THAT ONE LOOKS A LITTLE BIGGER.
IT'S NOT A BIG FROG BUT MIGHT BE GOOD FOR THE FIRST UNWITH AN AIR RIFLE.
>> THIS DISTANCE IS PROBABLY PRETTY GOOD, RIGHT?
>> YEP.
>> THAT WAS A GOOD SHOT.
THIS IS WHAT THE NET IS FOR RIGHT HERE.
I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING.
THOSE AIR RIFLES WILL FLAT STONE-- >> THAT'S CRAZE AGREE FROG NUMBER ONE.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU GET 15 AND I GET 15, LET'S TRY TO GET ANOTHER ONE.
I MISSED HIM.
>> GOT 'EM.
THE PELLET GUN TOOK HIM DOWN.
IT WENT IN RIGHT WHERE I WAS AIMING BUT CAME OUT HERE, YOU THINK THAT DOESN'T DO A NUMBER ON THEM.
>> IT'S PERFECT FOR FROGS THOSE AIR RIFLES.
>> LET'S LOAD IT UP AGAIN AND GET US ANOTHER ONE I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING, THE WORST MISTAKE COULD YOU EVER MAKE IS TAKE AN AIR RIFLE AND SAY IT'S A BEEBEE GUN, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE SAFE.
WOULD I HATE TO GET SHOT WITH ONE OF THESE.
IT COULD BE REALLY, REALLY BAD NEWS.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> YOU HAVE TO TREAT THESE LIKE A REGULAR FIREARM.
>> THEY FOR SURE ARE.
>> YOU SMOKED HIM.
>> RIGHT THERE.
YOU WANT TO SHINE OR SHOOT?
>> YOU'RE UP.
I'LL SHINE, YOU SHOOT.
>> LET ME MAKE MY WAY THIS WAY A LITTLE BIT.
READY?
>> YEP.
HE'S' DOWN.
WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE RIGHT HERE NICE JOB, RACHEL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> LOOK AT THE WHITE BELLY ON THAT JOKER.
>> THAT'S OUR CHICKEN IN EARLIER.
>> ITER IS!
>> I'LL HOLD THAT LIGHT.
NICE SHOT, CHAD.
>> WASN'T AS BIG AS I THOUGHT BUT WE'LL TAKE IT.
>> HE'LL EAT.
>> I'VE HAD GOOD FROG LEGS AT RESTAURANTS.
THEY DON'T COMPARE... >> NO, NOT EVEN CLOSE.
>> WHEN YOU GET FRESH CAUGHT FROG LEGS INSTEAD OF FARM RAISED, THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT THEM THAT IS JUST DIFFERENT.
>> FOR SURE.
(BULL FROG CROAKING) >> ALL RIGHT GUYS, THAT FROG IS HIT AND HE IS NOT TOO DEEP TO STILL GET THERE WE GO.
HECK YEAH.
>> THAT WILL EAT.
THERE'S A BIG ONE IN THE WATERS.
>> WAS I I HAD ON HIGH ON THAT ONE.
>> THAT FROG IS GOING TO COME BACK.
>> HE'S ON THE BAWNG NOW DO I NEED TO SHOOT HIM AGAIN.
>> YEP.
>> DID I HIT HIM?
IS HE SWIMMING?
SHE'S GOING TO COME RIGHT BACK UP TO THE BANK.
>> WE'VE GOT A BLOOD TRAIL.
I'VE NEVER SEEN A FROG GET AWAY WITH A PUDDLE LIKE THAT.
I DON'T BELIEVE IT NEEDS ANOTHER PELLET.
WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO STICK THE NET ON HIM.
>> GOT 'EM.
GOOD JOB.
>> DID YOU SEE THAT?
>> DID HE GET OUT OF THERE?
>> HE SNUCK OUT THE SIDE.
OH, THERE WERE TWO FROGS.
WE GOT 'EM.
OKAY.
THIS IS THAT BIG ONE WE SHOT EARLIER.
>> THAT'S A GOOD FROG RIGHT THERE A SHOT ON THIS THAT WAS A GOOD SHOT THOUGH.
THAT'S A REALLY GOOD FROG.
>> HECK YEAH HE'S GOING TO EAT GOOD.
>> WE HAVE A COUPLE MORE PONDS.
LET'S REGROUP AND I THINK I'LL LEAVE THE SCOPE AIR RIFLE.
WE'LL TAKE THE OTHER AIR RIFLE, LIGHTEN THE LOAD A LITTLE BIT AND CARRY THE GIGS NEXT TIME AROUND.
>> WE'LL GIG A COUPLE.
>> LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN.
>> SOUNDS GOOD.
>> I THINK WE MAY HAVE IT.
>> GOT 'EM.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK, RACHEL?
CAN YOU MAKE THAT SHOT?
>> I'M GOING TO TRY.
>> GOOD SHOOTING, CHAD.
>> NICE JOB, RECIDIVISM.
>> THAT'S A GOOD FROG I THINK WE GOT 'EM.
THAT'S A GOOD JOB RIGHT THERE NOT EASY TO GET THROUGH THE DAT TAILS LIKE THAT.
>> SO FUN.
THERE'S A BIG ONE.
GOOD JOB.
YOU GOT 'EM?
I CAN'T HARDLY SEE?
GOOD JOB, BUDDY.
>> YOU SMOKED HIM RACHEL, IT HAS BEEN GREAT.
I REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT.
FOR SOMEONE WHO WANTED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT R-3 AND HOW TO GET INVOLVED AND HOW TO REACH OUT AND LEARN A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THE OUTDOORS, WHAT IS THE BEST WAY FOR THEM TO DO THAT?
>> GO TO THE WEBSITE FW.KY.GOV.
CLICK ON THE EDUCATION TAB, LEARN HOW TO HUNT FISH AND SHOOT TAB.
THAT'S THE BEST PLACE TO START.
THEY'LL TAKE YOU TO THE HOOK CLASSES AND PUTTING TOGETHER BASIC LEARN TO HUNT AND FISH INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE, TOO.
>> TONIGHT WAS WAS A PERFECT BASIC LEARN HOW TO GATHER FROGS.
>> WE GOT A SKILLET FULL OF GOODNESS RIGHT HERE.
>> WE DO.
I CAN'T WAIT.
>> MANY STATES IN THE SOUTHEAST ARE OR DEALING WITH THE WILD PIG PROBLEM BUT OUR BIOLOGISTS HERE IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY, THEY'RE WINNING THAT BATTLE SO WE ARE OUT HERE IN HENRY COUNTY AGAIN, PRETTY CLOSE TO A LOCATION WHERE YOU TRAPPED PIGS A FEW YEARS AGO AND SHOWED US YOURY RATTED INDICATION EFFORTS.
GIVE US AN UPDATE HOW THE PIGS ARE DOING IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY.
>> A LOT OF SUCCESS IN KENTUCKY.
PIGS ARE AT THE LOWEST NUMBERS THEY HAVE BEEN IN A DECADE.
AN AGGRESSIVE ERADICATION CAMPAIGN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WILDLIFE SERVICE GLSES TO HAVE A TRAPPING EFFORT, HAVE YOU TO GET A PHONE CALL FIRST AND THEY'RE NOT COMING FROM THE PEOPLE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD EXPECT IT TO BE.
THESE ARE HUNTERS AND LAND OWNERS THAT ARE SAYING MAN, HAVING PIGS ON MY PROPERTY IS NO GOOD.
SO MARK, WILD PIGS AND CORN GROWING DO NOT GO HAND IN HAND.
>> DOES NOT WORK WELL.
A LOT OF DAMAGE REALLY QUICK.
>> TELL ME WHAT YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH WILD PIGS IN HENRY COUNTY?
>> WE HAVE A PROBLEM DOWN THE RIVER.
THEY STARTED COMING IN.
DIDN'T REALLY KNOW AT FIRST WHAT IT WAS.
THEN IT GOT TO GET WORSE AND WORSE.
>> YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT LITERALLY KNOCKING-- >> COMING IN KNOCK THE STALKS DOWN AND KNOCKS THE CORN OFF.
LOOKS LIKE A BUSH HOG.
THEY WERE GETTING A HALF ACRE A NIGHT, JUST ONE GROUP.
THEY WERE JUST CLEANING THE FIELDS.
>> THEY REALLY MESS UP HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL.
WILD PIGS DISPLACE OUR WILDLIFE SPECIES, DEER AND TURKEY.
THEY OUTCOMPETE THEM FOR FOOD SOURCES, ESPECIALLY ACORNS.
YOU THINK YOU ARE GOING TO HUNT NEAR A WHITE OAK TREE, HAVE A SUCCESSFUL HUNT AND ALL YOU SEE ARE PIGS.
>> FOR A CORN PRODUCER, DID YOU HAVE PROPERTY THAT WAS TOTAL LOSSES?
>> WE DIDN'T HAVE TOTAL LOSSES BUT IT WAS STARTING TO GET TO THAT POINT.
THAT'S WHEN WE CONTACTED THE FISH AND WILDLIFE TO COME IN.
>> WE'LL DO A LAND OWNER VISIT, LOOK FOR DAMAGE AND SET CAMERAS AND BAIT OUT IN THE AREAS WHERE THERE IS SIGNS AND MONITOR THE SITUATION AND IF WE CAN GET PIGS ON BAIT, WE'LL SET A TRAP.
WE USED TO HAVE TRAPS THAT HAD TRIP WIRES AND ROOTING STICKS AND THEY WOULD CATCH MAYBE HALF OF THE GROUP OF PIGS.
PIGS LIVE IN SOUNDERS.
SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS TRY TO CATCH THAT ENTIRE SOUNDER.
>> WE ARE NOT REALLY EXACTLY SURE HOW PIGS GOT TO THE LANDSCAPE.
WE THINK PEOPLE BROUGHT THEM IN FOR HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES.
IF YOU SHOOT A COUPLE OF PIGS THEY GET SMART FAST.
>> THAT'S WAY WAS TOLD.
IN FACT I WAS TOLD BY FISH AND WILDLIFE DON'T SHOOT THEM, DON'T SANCTUARY CITY THEM.
LET THEM COME IN AND CATCH THEM IN THE TRAPS.
>> YOU JUST SAID THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.
DON'T SHOOTING, CALL BECAUSE YOU WANT TO GET A TRAP THAT YOU CAN REMOTELY TRIGGER.
THAT'S HOW WE CAUGHT THE LAST GROUP OF PIG WOOZY THOUGHT WE GOT.
THEY WERE CAUGHT USING A REMOTE TRAP.
THAT'S THE WAY TO DO IT.
>> WE'VE COME HERE TODAY AND THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE SUCCESS FOR US.
WE CAPTURED ONE OF THE LAST REMAINING SOUNDER GROUPS IN HENRY COUNTY.
RIGHT NOW WE ARE GETTING READY TO TEST A BOAR FOR DISEASES.
WILD PIGS CARRY SWINE AND RABIES AND NOT FOUND IN DOMESTIC SWINE IN THE STATE AND WE ARE TRYING TO KEEP THAT FROM HAPPENING.
SO WE ARE GOING TO TEST THE BLOOD SAMPLES FOR THOSE DISEASES.
>> DAKS IS GOING TO BE DOING A HEART STICK TO DRAW BLOOD.
WE HAVE PPP, LATEX GLOVES AND GLASSES TO PROTECT OURSELVES FROM DISEASES.
>> I TYPICALLY TAKE FOUR VIALS OF BLOOD AND SPIN IT DOWN WE HAVE BEEN IN HENRY COUNTY NOW FOR FOUR OR FIVE YEARS IT HAS BEEN A REWARDING EXPERIENCE TO REALIZE WE'VE MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR THE LAND OWNERS, PEOPLE WITH CROPS, SOY BEANS AND CORN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE PIGS DESTROYING THERE I PROPERTY.
>> MIKE, YOU ARE A FARMER HERE IN HENRY COUNTY.
>> YES.
>> WHAT IS SOME OF THE WORST DAMAGE YOU'VE SEEN?
>> IN 2016, THEY WIPED 80% OF A FIELD OUT OVERNIGHT.
PROBABLY 15 PIGS IN THERE EATING.
>> YOU'VE SEEN DAMAGE TO SOME OF THE NEIGHBORS IN THEIR YARDS YOU'VE SEEN THAT AS WELL.
>> THEY TOOK A BIG STRIP IN THE YARD AND I MEAN JUST LIKE YOU PROWED IT OR SOMETHING.
>> ESTIMATED THAT SWINE IN THE UNITED STATES CREATES ALMOST $2 BILLION OF DAMAGE TO CROPS AND PROPERTY THIS IS EXCITING THINKING WE'VE GOT THE LAST SOUNDER.
THINKING THAT WE'VE ERADICATED THE LARGEST POPULATION OF PIGS IN KENTUCKY.
>> A LOT OF SLEEPLESS NIGHTS BUT WELL WORTH THE EFFORT.
AND AGAIN REWARDING TO KNOW THAT WE ARE HELPING PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY SO WE ALSO DO DNA OR GENETIC SAMPLING ON THE PIGS.
AND IT'S TO GET A DATABASE TO HOPEFULLY FIGURE OUT WHERE THESE PIGS ARE COMING FROM AND WHAT STRAIN OF PIG OR WHAT GENETICS THEY COME FROM.
YOU KNOW, THESE PIGS MAY CAME FROM NORTH CAROLINA, THEY MAY COME FROM TENNESSEE AND WE ARE TAKING THESE SAMPLES TO KIND OF FIGURE THAT OUT.
THESE BOARS LIKE WE HAVE HERE, THEY TYPICALLY WILL ROAM FOR MILES LOOKING FOR SOWS TO BREED WITH.
THESE TRAPS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING RID OF ALL THE PIGS.
TRAP IS RESET.
OUR TRAP IS SET.
TELL ME WHY YOU CHOSE THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION.
>> IF YOU CAN FIND A WALLOW, YOU CAN PUT OUT CORN AND FIND THE PIGS.
>> NOW YOU'VE GOT IT SET, YOU ARE BACK OUT OF HERE AND YOU'LL WATCH THIS THING FOR A FEW DAYS.
WHAT HAPPENS IF A COUPLE PIGS COME IN.
>> I HAVE A CAMERA IN THE TREE MY CAMERA WILL SENSE THE PIG AND TAKE A PICTURE THAT IS RELAYED TO MY PHONE I TEXT MY CAMERA TO DROP THE DOOR AND... BAM, YOU DROP THE GATE AND YOU KNOW YOU'VE GOT THEM.
ONCE THEY'RE IN THERE, THEY'LL FINISH THE FEEDING AND BE THERE WHEN YOU GET HERE.
>> THEY'LL BE HERE WAITING.
>> HIGH TECH BUT IT'S THE WAY TO GO.
IT HAS BEEN A TRUE SUCCESS STORY.
>> ARE YOU LOOKING FOR APRIL UPDATE THE FISHING REPORT OR MAYBE FIND A NEW FISHING BUDDY.
CHECK OUT FKLRC ON FACEBOOK.
>> THIS IS YOUR CUP OF TEA RIGHT THERE.
>> I MAN CREEK FISHING.
WE GOT SO MANY CREEKS LIKE THIS THROUGHOUT STATE OF KENTUCKY.
TONS OF FISH IN THEM AND THIS ONE HERE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES.
>> GOOD LOOKING SPOT, THAT'S FOR SURE.
>> I THINK WE'LL DROP OUR GEAR RIGHT HERE.
>> SOUNDS GOOD, MAN.
>> THIS IS A TYPICAL CREEK OR STREAM FOUND ANYWHERE IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY AND YOU HAVE STARTED A WAY FOR PEOPLE TO FIND LOCATIONS LIKE THIS, SHARE EFFECT NEEKS AND-- TECHNIQUES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF KENTUCKY.
>> FKLRC, KENTUCKY-- STANDS FOR FISHING KENTUCKY LAKE RIVERS AND STREELS.
I STARTED IT IN 2014 TO BRING TOGETHER THE STATE OF KENTUCKY FISHING COMMUNITY.
>> HOW MANY MEMBERS DO YOU HAVE NOW?
>> GAINING UP ON 22,000.
>> 22,000 PEOPLE FROM EVERY COUNTY ALL OVER THE STATE.
>> IF YOU REALLY WANT TO GET INTO FISHING AND YOU ARE JUST NOT SURE WHERE YOU WANT TO GO OR YOU NEED A LITTLE BIT OF HELP BUT IF YOU ARE INVOLVED ON SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU CAN FIND YOU ON FACEBOOK, RIGHT.
>> TYPE IN FKLRC ON THE FACEBOOK SEARCH, LIT TAKE YOU RIGHT TO IT.
>> LET'S GET AFTER IT.
>> LET'S DO IT, MAN ALL THE WAY IN, FULLY SUBMERGED WADE FISHING.
>> NOTHING BETTER THAN THIS COLD WATER.
>> YOU GET OUT HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SUMMERTIME AND IT'S 90° OUTSIDE, GETTING IN THIS WATER WAIST DEEP, NOTHING MORE REFRESHING WHAT DO YOU THINK FISH NUMBER ONE IS GOING TO BE?
>> DID YOU BUFLT ONE?
>> SMALL MOUTH.
>> NICE.
>> A LITTLE JOKER BUT WE'LL TAKE IT THIS STREAM NOT TOO FAR AWAY RUNS INTO THE KENTUCKY RIVER AND THESE SMALL MOUTH CAN RUN LIKE THIS JOKER EIGHT INCHES TO OVER FOUR POUNDS CAUGHT RIGHT HERE.
>> EVEN THOUGH YOU STARTED AND MODERATE A FACEBOOK PAGE FISHING KENTUCKY, I BET YOU HAVE LEARNED SOME REALLY GOOD NEW FISHING HOLES JUST BY BEING A MEMBER.
SITE HAVEN'T YOU?
>> I HAVE.
I HAVE LEARNED SOME NEW SPOTS.
LEARNED A LOT OF GOOD TECHNIQUES AND TIPS.
MADE SOME GOOD FRIENDS OFF OF IT.
PRETTY AWESOME TO GET IN CONTACT WITH EVERYBODY AROUND THE STATE.
>> TELLING YOU WHAT.
IT'S GET CAN DEEP, DEEP.
I ALMOST THINK THAT WE MAY NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE NEXT HOLE UP ONE BLACK BASS SPECIES AWAY FROM CATCHING THE TRIFECTA.
>> THAT'S RIGHT, MAN.
>> HE THINKS HE IS KING OF THIS CREEK.
IN A COUPLE YEARS, HE MIGHT BE RIGHT THERE WE GO.
>> WHAT THAT?
A SMALLY.
>> A SMALLY.
>> THERE YOU GO.
YOU FISH THE DEEP POCKETS YOU THINK THE FISH ARE GOING TO BE RIGHT HERE FOR SURE.
LO AND BEHOLD YOU MOVE TO THE SHALLOW WATER AND THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE AT.
A NICE PRETTY FISH.
WHAT HAVE I GOT HERE?
LORD HAVE MERCY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS IS COME OFF RIGHT THERE.
DID YOU SEE THAT?
>> I SAW IT, MAN.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WAS, WHATEVER IT WAS, IT WAS BIG CREEK FISHING IS ALL ABOUT SETTING EXPECTATIONS.
I MEAN THERE ARE SOME BIG FISH IN HERE IT'S ABOUT GOING OUT AND ENJOYING YOURSELF AND SETTING YOUR EXPECTATIONS THAT'S WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT GOING OUT AND HAVING A GOOD TIME.
YOU CAN COME OUT HERE AND GET SKULKED.
IT'S AWESOME TO BE OUT HERE.
>> CATCHING A COUPLE FISH IS A BONUS.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> LITTLE SMALLY.
WOMANEDDERING IF IT WAS HIS GREAT GRANDADDY THAT TOOK ME FOR A RIDE A LITTLE WHILE AGO.
MAN, FOR SOMEONE THAT THINKS I WANT TO GET INTO FISHING GOING ONLINE AND FINDING OUT SOME DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES AND DIFFERENT SPECIES TO FISH FOR LOCALLY IS A REALLY GOOD WAY TO DO IT AND FINDING TECHNIQUES WHERE TO FISH, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WILLING TO HELP YOU.
LOOK AT THIS TONIGHT GOT OFF WORK, CAME OUT HERE, HAD AN HOUR OR TWO TO JUMP IN A CREEK OR A STREAM, WHY NOT.
DON'T PASS THOSE OPPORTUNITIES UP TO GET OUT AND FISH.
SOMETHING LIKE THIS TODAY, YOU HAVE TO FISH CLOSE WATER.
LOOK AT THAT.
NICE.
THAT IS BEAUTIFUL.
I LOVE WHEN THOSE SMALL MOUTH COME UP AND JUMP LIKE THAT.
>> VERY NICE.
>> WHAT A PRETTY FISH.
>> RESPECTABLE FISH, 13, 14-INCH FISH.
PROBABLY MADE ITS WAY FROM THE KENTUCKY RIVER, RAN UP IN THERE BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH BAIT.
>> GOOD LOOKING FISH, MAN.
>> LTION CHECK IN AND SEE WHO ELSE HAVE BEEN HAVING FUN IN THIS WEEK'S ONES THAT DIDN'T GET AWAY.
>> CHECK OUT THE SIZE OF THIS BIG GOBBLER TAKEN BY START CUSS.
HUNT FORD THREE YEARS AND FINALLY TAKEN IN LARUE COUNTY, KENTUCKY.
HERE WE HAVE 10-YEAR-OLD JAIMESON WEST WHO TOOK THIS NICE TURKEY IN PULASKI COUNTY, KENTUCKY.
CHECK OUT THE SINGLE ACTION SHOTGUN.
HERE IS BOBBY BEST OF HARDIN COUNTY, NICE BIRD, 21 POUNDS WITH AN 11-INCH BEARD.
YOU ARE NEVER TOO OLD TO ENJOY TURK TURKEY HUNTING.
83-YEAR-OLD JOHN DAVIS OF LOUISVILLE TOOK THIS NICE 25-POUND TURKEY AT FORT KNOX.
HERE WE HAVE CADE WHO TOOK HIS SECOND BIRD IN THE SPRING, A NICE TOM TAKEN NEAR UNION STAR KENTUCKY.
NICE JOB.
CHECK OUT THE SIZE OF THIS CHANNEL CATFISH, 32 INCHES LONG CAUGHT IN BRECKENRIDGE, COUNTY.
A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE OF CAUGHT AT LAKE BARCLAY.
NICE JOB.
IF YOU SAW SOMETHING ON TONIGHT'S PROGRAM YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT, IT'S RIGHT AT YOUR FINGERTIPS.
FW.KY.GOV IN SEARCH FOR R-3 OR LOG ON TO YOUR FAVORITE FISHING FORUM 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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