♪ ♪

 

♪ ♪

 

>> I GOT IT.

 

>> THIS WEEK ON KENTUCKY AFIELD

 

... LAW ENFORCEMENT IS

 

CONSTANTLY PERFORMING CHECKS TO

 

KEEP KENTUCKY'S OUTDOORS MEN AND

 

WOMEN SAFE AND LEGAL.

 

WE ARE GOING TO TAG ALONG WITH

 

OFFICER CASPER AS HE IS PATROL

 

LING A PUBLIC DOVE FIELD.

 

>> HOW ARE YOU DOING?

 

I'M OFFICER CASPER, OFFICIAL

 

WILDLIFE.

 

IS THAT UNLOADED?

 

>> YES, SIR.

 

>> NEXT, YOUTH DEER SEASON, TIME

 

TO GET THE KIDS OUTDOORS.

 

>> RIGHT THERE.

 

>> THEN FALCONRY IS ONE OF THE

 

WORLD EESES OLDEST AND MOST

 

INTERESTING FORMS OF HUNTING.

 

ASIDE FROM THAT, IT'S PRETTY FUN

 

TO WATCH.

 

>> THERE GOES!

 

IT'S ALL NEXT ON "KENTUCKY A

 

FIELD."

 

♪ ♪

 

♪ ♪

 

>> 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.

 

MOST KENTUCKY HUNTERS ANXIOUS

 

LAY WAIT SEPTEMBER 1, OPENING

 

DAY OF DOVE SEASON.

 

LET'S HIT THE FIELD AND MAKE

 

EVERYONE IS BEING SAFE, HAVING

 

FUN AND ABIDING BY ALL THE RULES

 

AND REGULATIONS.

 

SO WE ARE HEADING OUT THIS

 

MORNING TO THE HARLEY THOMPSON

 

ROAD DOVE FIELD.

 

IT'S A PUBLIC DOVE FIELD THAT'S

 

PRIVATELY OWNED.

 

FISH AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT

 

PUTS ON A PUBLIC DOVE HUNT EVERY

 

YEAR.

 

WE ARE GOING OUT THERE TO MAINLY

 

MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE HUNTERS

 

ARE BEING SAFE AND HAVING THE

 

ABILITY TO HAVE A GOOD TIME OUT

 

THERE AND SECOND HEIR GENERALLY

 

HIVE SECONDARILY ENFORCE OUR

 

GAME LAWS IF ANYTHING NEEDS TO

 

BE ADDRESSED.

 

TYPICALLY OPENING DAY OF DOVE

 

SEASON IS ONE OF OUR BUSIEST DAY

 

S OF THE YEAR.

 

PUBLIC FIELDS GENERALLY YOU ARE

 

NOT GOING TO 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 SURVEY.

 

WE'LL COME INTO CONTACT WITH A

 

LOT OF THAT.

 

HOW ARE YOU DOING?

 

I'M OFFICER CASPER FISH AND

 

WILDLIFE.

 

HAVE YOU SHOT ANYTHING YET?

 

>> YEAH.

 

>> HAVE YOU?

 

OKAY.

 

I'M GOING TO CHECK YOUR LICENSE

 

REAL QUICK.

 

IS THAT SHOTGUN LOADED?

 

>> YEAH.

 

>> CAN YOU UNLOAD IT FOR ME?

 

I'LL HOLD THE SHOTGUN, THANK YOU

 

>> BUSY DAY FOR YOU TODAY?

 

>> WELL, JUST GETTING STARTED.

 

IT'S GOING TO BE A BUSY DAY.

 

OKAY.

 

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 YEAR'S

 

MIGRATORY BIRDS HUNTING WHETHER

 

IT'S BIRDS OR WATER FOWL.

 

HOW MANY TIMES YOU DUCK HUNTED

 

OR HOW MANY BIRDS YOU KILLED.

 

IT'S A SHORT SURVEY BUT IT'S

 

MANDATORY NOW IF YOU ARE GOING

 

TO HUNT IN KENTUCKY.

 

AND THAT HAS TO BE FILLED OUT

 

BEFORE YOU HUNT THE NEXT SEASON

 

WHEN IT COMES TO MIGRATORY BIRDS

 

DO ME A FAVOR AND BEFORE YOU

 

CONTINUE HUNTING, GET ON YOUR

 

PHONE AND GO TO THE WEBSITE REAL

 

QUICK AND FILL OUT THAT H.I.P.

 

SURVEY.

 

>> I'LL DO IT.

 

>> THANK YOU.

 

>> SO AS WELL AS HAVING A HUNT

 

ING LICENSE AND MIGRATORY

 

BIRD PERMIT, YOU ALSO HAVE TO

 

HAVE A PLUG IN YOUR SHOTGUN.

 

YOUR SHOTGUN CANNOT HOLD MORE

 

THAN THREE SHELLS.

 

WE'LL CHECK THE SHOTGUN RIGHT

 

AFTER WE CHECK YOUR

 

DOCUMENTATION.

 

THANK YOU, SIR.

 

IT'S GOT TWO IN IT.

 

♪ ♪

 

HOW ARE YOU DOING?

 

I'M OFFICER CASPER FISH AND

 

WILDLIFE.

 

IS THAT UNLOADED.

 

>> YES, SIR.

 

>> OKAY.

 

CAN I SEE THREE SHELLS, SNREES.

 

>> SURE.

 

>> I CHECKED IT FOR A PLUG LAST

 

NIGHT BEFORE I WENT TO BED AND

 

IT'S GOT ONE IN THERE.

 

>> GOOD.

 

>> THERE YOU GO.

 

IF I COULD CHECK YOUR LICENSE

 

REAL QUICK.

 

DO YOU HAVE YOUR MIGRATORY BIRD

 

SURVEY FILLED OUT.

 

>> YES.

 

I DID IT ONLINE.

 

>> IT SAYS YOU HAVE A RESIDENT

 

FISHING.

 

>> OH MY GOSH.

 

SO WHAT DID DO I WRONG?

 

>> WELL, YOU BOUGHT A FISHING

 

LICENSE.

 

THAT.

 

>> THAT I DID, YES.

 

>> HOW DID YOU KNOW TO FILL OUT

 

YOUR MIGRATORY BIRD SURVEY?

 

I GOT ON THE STATE WEBSITE, LOOK

 

ED UP DOVE HUNTING AND.

 

>> GO ON THERE AND BUY A HUNTING

 

LICENSE.

 

>> I DON'T HAVE ONE?

 

THIS IS NOT A HUNTING LICENSE?

 

>> NO, YOU BOUGHT A MIGRATORY

 

BIRD PERMIT.

 

>> I DON'T GO AROUND LYING TO

 

POLICE OFFICERS.

 

>> JUST BEFORE YOU DO ANYMORE

 

HUNTING OR SHOOTING, BUY YOUR

 

HUNTING LICENSE, GO AHEAD AND DO

 

THAT BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING ELSE

 

>> SURE.

 

THANK YOU.

 

>> I'LL CHECK LATER AND MAKE

 

SURE YOU DID IT, OKAY?

 

>> YES, SIR.

 

>> ALL RIGHT.

 

HE IS BUYING A HUNTING LICENSE

 

AS WE SPEAK.

 

INTENT IS BIG WITH ME.

 

IF I THOUGHT THAT HE WAS TRYING

 

TO SKIRT THE LAW, THAT WOULD BE

 

A DIFFERENT STORY AND WE WOULD

 

PROBABLY BE GOING A DIFFERENT

 

DIRECTION BUT HE IS WILLING TO

 

BUY A LICENSE IMMEDIATELY SO WE

 

ARE GOING TO GO ON WITH A VERBAL

 

WARNING AND GET ON TO THE NEXT

 

HUNTERS.

 

>> HE'S DOWN.

 

>> WITH 100 PLUS HUNTERS THAT WE

 

CHECK, WE HAD VARIOUS FORMS OF

 

LICENSE, PAPER LICENSE, WE HAD

 

ELECTRONIC LICENSE WHERE THEY

 

SHOWED THEIR LICENSE TO ME ON

 

THEIR PHONE.

 

BY LAW, HAVE YOU TO HAVE YOUR

 

LICENSE WITH YOU IN THE FIELD.

 

SO IF YOUR PHONE GOES DEAD OR

 

YOUR BATTERIES GO DEAD OR YOU

 

DON'T HAVE SERVICE, IF YOU DON'T

 

HAVE A SCREEN SHOT OF THAT

 

LICENSE AND YOU CAN'T SHOW IT TO

 

ME, YOU HAVE VERY LIKELY GET A

 

TICKET FOR NOT HAVING YOUR

 

LICENSE WITH YOU IN THE FIELD.

 

>> THERE YOU GO.

 

>> THANK YOU.

 

>> RIGHT IN THE EYEBALL.

 

>> IT'S GOT TWO IN IT.

 

>> THANK YOU.

 

I ONLY BROUGHT 15 SHELLS.

 

>> THANK YOU, SIR.

 

>> ALL THE NON-LICENSED GUYS

 

WENT TO THE CORN.

 

IF YOU RUN OUT THERE, YOU MIGHT

 

NOT CATCH THEM BUT YOU'LL SCARE

 

THE BIRDS UP.

 

(GUNSHOT).

 

>> WHAT I ENJOY MOST ABOUT BEING

 

A CONSERVATION OFFICER IS

 

EVERYTHING I DO AS A JOB, I

 

ENJOY DOING RECREATIONALLY.

 

WE ENFORCE HUNTING BOATING AND

 

FISHING LAWS AND 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.

 

>> THIS SHOULD BE IT.

 

I GOT A ONE DAY TODAY.

 

>> YES, SIR.

 

THANK YOU.

 

>> THANK YOU.

 

>> APPRECIATE IT.

 

>> NOT A PROBLEM.

 

>> WE ENJOY GETTING OUT THERE,

 

INTERACTING WITH THE PUBLIC AND

 

MADE SURE EVERYBODY IS BEING

 

SAFE, HAVING A GOOD TIME,

 

EDUCATE THEM AND WITH THAT IT'S

 

A GOOD DAY IN THE FIELD CHECKING

 

DOVE HUNTERS.

 

♪ ♪

 

THE 2019 DEER SEASON IS UNDER

 

WAY.

 

LET'S TAKE A LOOK BACK AT ONE OF

 

THE BIGGEST BUCKS THAT WAS TAKEN

 

DURING THE 2018 DEER SEASON.

 

I'M HERE WITH BOW BO SIMPSON.

 

ONE OF THE MOST IMPRESSIVE DEER

 

I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY ENTIRE LIFE

 

TELL ME HOW YOU HARVESTED THE

 

DEER.

 

>> LAST DAY OF GUN SEASON.

 

I CALLED A FRIEND OF MINE THE

 

NIGHT BEFORE AND TOLD HIM I

 

HADN'T BEEN SEEING GOOD RESULTS

 

EARLY IN THE MORNING SO I WAS

 

GOING TO GO IN LATER THAT

 

MORNING.

 

I WALKED IN AFTER IT GOT

 

DAYLIGHT AND EVERYTHING.

 

LO AND BEHOLD AROUND 11:00 THIS

 

DEER CAME IN THAT I DID NOT SEE

 

COME IN FROM WHERE I WAS SITTING

 

UNTIL I GLASSED OVER AND SAW

 

WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A BUCK

 

STANDING THERE.

 

AND THEN I LOOKED BACK AND HE

 

MOVED AND I COULD SEE HALF OF

 

HIS HORNS AND I SAID THAT'S A

 

NICE DEER OVER THERE AND HE

 

ACTUALLY MOVED AGAIN AND I SAID

 

THAT'S A REALLY NICE DEER OVER

 

THERE.

 

>> GREW INTO A 230-INCH BUCK.

 

DOUBLE DROPS ON IT.

 

SUCH AN IMPRESSIVE DEER.

 

WHAT YOU ARE TELLING ME IS

 

SOMETHING I'VE HEARD FROM A LOT

 

OF PEOPLE WHO GET REALLY BIG

 

BUCKS.

 

THEY'RE GETTING THEM IN THE

 

MIDDLE OF THE DAY.

 

IF YOU HUNT FOUR OR FIVE DAYS IN

 

A ROW, EXACT SAME LOCATION,

 

SOMETIMES GOING IN THERE AFTER

 

DAYLIGHT, NO FLASHLIGHT GETTING

 

SET UP AND STAYING THROUGHOUT

 

THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY.

 

>>> CHANGE YOUR PATTERNS.

 

>> THAT'S HOW IT PRODUCES THESE

 

DEER FROM TIME TO TIME.

 

I'VE HEARD THE STORY OVER AND

 

OVER AGAIN.

 

YOU WOULD NEVER SEEN THIS DEER

 

ON CAMERA, HUNTED THIS SAME FARM

 

20 YEARS.

 

YOU SWITCH YOUR PATTERNS UP A

 

LITTLE BIT, GO IN LATER IN THE

 

MORNING AND DECIDE YOU ARE GOING

 

SET ALL DAY AND...

 

>> LOOK WHAT COMES IN.

 

>> THIS DEER IS IN THE TOP FIVE

 

IN THE STATE FOR 2018 AND TOP 20

 

ALL TIME.

 

>> THAT'S CORRECT FOR NON-

 

TYPICALS.

 

>> WHAT AN IMPRESSIVE DEER.

 

I APPRECIATE YOUR SHARING IT

 

WITH US.

 

WE LEARNED SOMETHING TODAY.

 

SOMETIMES YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE

 

OUT THERE EARLY IN THE MORNING.

 

BUT YOU INTO NEED TO STAY THERE,

 

STAY QUIET, KEEP THE WIND IN

 

YOUR FAVOR.

 

YOU NEVER KNOW, A BRUISER LIKE

 

THIS MAY COME BY.

 

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

 

>> KENTUCKY DEER SEASON IS THIS

 

WEEKEND OCTOBER 12 AND 13 YOUTH

 

SEASON.

 

LET'S HIT THE FIELD IN SEARCH OF

 

WHITE TAILS.

 

IT'S YOUTH SEASON IN KENTUCKY

 

AND SIX-YEAR-OLD HARLAN TIPTON

 

IS HEADED TO THE BLIND WITH HIS

 

PAPAW LOOKING TO BAG HIS FIRST

 

DEER.

 

>> SHOULD BE SET UP IN A PRETTY

 

GOOD SPOT AND HAD FAMILY AND

 

FRIENDS WHO HAVE DONE SOME SCOUT

 

ING FOR HIM.

 

LET'S SEE HOW IT GOES.

 

>> DID YOU SHOOT YOUR BEGIN

 

YESTERDAY?

 

HOW DID YOU DO?

 

>> GOOD.

 

>> DID YOU PUT IT IN THE BULL'S

 

EYE.

 

>> YES.

 

>> GO BACK AND HAVE A SEAT.

 

CHECK WITH YOUR BINOCULARS.

 

(WHISPERING).

 

>> THERE'S SOMETHING OUT THERE.

 

>> RIGHT THERE.

 

IT'S A DOE.

 

>> WHERE IS HE AT?

 

>> IT'S A DOE.

 

>> SHE'S LOOKING RIGHT AT US.

 

>> I DON'T SEE HER.

 

SEE HER?

 

>> NO.

 

I DON'T SEE HER.

 

SHOOT THAT LIGHT BROWN ONE.

 

>> ARE YOU GOING SHOOT A DOE OR

 

A BUCK?

 

>> DOE.

 

>> YOU ARE GOING TO SHOOT A DOE?

 

>> YEAH, MY DAD TOLD ME TO.

 

YOU SEE HER?

 

>> YEAH.

 

>> OKAY.

 

SHOOT RIGHT BEHIND HER SHOULDER.

 

(GUNSHOT)

 

WATCH HER.

 

WATCH HER SEE HER?

 

RIGHT THERE?

 

>> YEAH.

 

>> I THINK WE GOT HER.

 

YOU THINK YOU GOT HER?

 

THINK YOU MADE A GOOD SHOT.

 

>> YEAH.

 

>> WE'LL LET HER LAY A LITTLE

 

BIT.

 

GOOD JOB, BUDDY.

 

(PHONE RINGING.

 

>> HELLO, DADDY.

 

>> WHAT ARE YOU DOING, BUDDY?

 

>> NOTHING.

 

I JUST SHOT ONE.

 

>> OH YOU DID?

 

>> YES.

 

>> OUTSTANDING.

 

THAT'S AWESOME.

 

>> SHE'S DOWN.

 

I SEE HER.

 

>> IS IT A BIG ONE?

 

>> NO, THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT

 

MORE BIG ONE BUT IT'S A PRETTY

 

BIG ONE.

 

>> THAT'S AWESOME BUDDY.

 

I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU.

 

THAT IS SO COOL.

 

DO YOU REALIZE YOU ARE SIX YEARS

 

OLD AND YOU'VE ALREADY SHOT A

 

TURKEY AND A DEER?

 

>> YES.

 

>> YOU ARE A PRETTY SPECIAL KID.

 

I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.

 

I'LL BE WAITING ON YOU, OKAY,

 

BUDDY?

 

>> OKAY.

 

>> LOVE YOU.

 

>> LOVE YOU.

 

BYE.

 

MY DAD DREW A DEER LAST NIGHT

 

AND I SHOWED HIM WHERE TO SHOOT

 

HIM AT AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE

 

THE OTHER SHOT WAS TO SHOOT HIM

 

AT SO I SHOT HIM IN THE HEART.

 

THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO DO.

 

RIGHT THERE.

 

THERE SHE IS.

 

YES.

 

YES.

 

>> GOOD JOB, BUDDY.

 

GOOD JOB.

 

GET UP THERE.

 

>> WOW.

 

SHE'S HEAVY.

 

>> HOLY COW!

 

>> ONE OF THE OLDEST AND MOST

 

UNIQUE FORMS OF HUNTING DOESN'T

 

INVOLVE ARROWS OR GUN POWDER.

 

IT'S FALCONRY.

 

(DOGS BARKING)

 

THE FOX UP THERE.

 

SEE IT.

 

A LITTLE MORE IN THE TREE.

 

THAT'S A BIG TREE THE DOG IS

 

FACING.

 

THAT'S REALLY COOL.

 

THE BIRD KEEPS GETTING A BETTER

 

VANTAGE POINT TO SEE NEW ANGLES

 

ON THE TREE.

 

THE HAWK HAS TO BE RIGHT ON TOP

 

OF IT RIGHT NOW.

 

THERE YOU GO.

 

OH YEAH!

 

>> I REALLY ANTICIPATED AS THE

 

SQUIRREL TOOK OFF THAT THE BIRD

 

WOULD FLY.

 

>> WHAT THEY DO IS THE RED TAILS

 

THEY DON'T REBOUND AS QUICKLY,

 

MOST OF THEM DON'T.

 

THEY GOT TO REPROGRAM THEMSELVES

 

THE HARRIS HAWK, I'VE HAD HER TO

 

REBOUND UP AND COME BACK DOWN

 

AND CATCH A RABBIT.

 

>> THIS IS A REALLY COOL EVENT.

 

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG

 

TIME THAT A BUNCH OF FALCONERS

 

HAVE GATHERED HERE IN KENTUCKY.

 

TELL ME ABOUT IT.

 

>> IT'S PROBABLY BEEN ABOUT 20,

 

30 YEARS SINCE THE FALCONRY CLUB

 

S OF KENTUCKY HAVE COME

 

TOGETHER AS A GROUP.

 

EVERYBODY IS SPREAD OUT AND DOES

 

THEIR OWN THING.

 

SO LAST YEAR WE ALL DECIDED TO

 

KIND OF GET TOGETHER.

 

WE HAD A SUMMER PICNIC.

 

THEY ALL CAME TOGETHER AND

 

DECIDED TO GET THE CLUB BACK

 

TOGETHER SO THE NEXT STEP WAS A

 

FIELD WEEK.

 

THAT'S WHAT WE ALL WANT TO DO IS

 

HUNT.

 

>> WE HAVE PEOPLE HERE COME UP

 

YESTERDAY FROM TPS, WEST

 

VIRGINIA TENNESSEE, ST. LOUIS,

 

MISSOURI, ONE COMING FROM

 

COLORADO, A LOT AROUND

 

CINCINNATI AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY

 

>> THIS IS PHOENIX.

 

SHE IS AN IMMATURE HARRIS HAWK.

 

SHE IS PROBABLY AROUND PROBABLY

 

EIGHT MONTHS OLD.

 

>> ALL RIGHT DOGS, LET'S GET

 

THEM UP.

 

COME ON!

 

GET IN THERE, PETER.

 

THERE YOU GO.

 

WHOA WHOA, WHOA!

 

THERE GOES ANOTHER ONE!

 

THERE SHE GOES.

 

THIS STYLE IS CALLED FOLLOWING

 

ON.

 

AND BASICALLY THE BIRD JUST

 

FOLLOWS US THROUGH THE TIMBER

 

LIKE THE DOG FOLLOWS, LEAP FROG

 

FROM TREE TO TREE.

 

AND AS SOON AS THE DOGS START

 

BARKING THE BIRDS WILL FLY RIGHT

 

OVER THE DOGS BECAUSE THEY LEARN

 

ED THE DOGS PUT THE GAME UP

 

>> HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED IN

 

THIS.

 

>> IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL I READ A

 

BOOK CALLED MY SIDE OF THE

 

MOUNTAIN.

 

THE KID LIVES IN THE WOODS AND

 

HAS A PEREGRINE AND RAISES IT

 

AND HUNTED WITH IT.

 

>> IT'S AMAZING THAT THEY'RE

 

THIS GOOD AT THIS YOUNG AGE.

 

YOU ARE HAVING THE BIRD DO WHAT

 

IT NATURALLY WANTS TO DO ANYWAY.

 

HUNT AND FEED.

 

>> YOU TAKE IT OUT THERE AND YOU

 

BRING IT IN AFTER THE TRAP AND

 

MAN IT AND YOU PUT IT AROUND

 

YOUR FAMILY AND AS MUCH

 

DISTRACTION AS YOU CAN GET AND

 

IT JUST MAKES A GOOD BOY.

 

THEY'RE NOT PETS.

 

THEY JUST PUT UP WITH US AND

 

STUFF, BUT THE MORE YOU HANDLE

 

THEM AND DO STUFF WITH THEM, THE

 

BETTER THEY'RE GOING TO BE AND

 

WHEN I TURNED THIS BIRD ON, SET

 

HIM AROUND WITH THE DOG AND

 

IMPLEMENTED THE DOG, IT JUST

 

MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE

 

WORLD.

 

>> THAT IS WHAT I FOUND REALLY

 

INTERESTING.

 

YOU HAVE A MOUNTAIN FIFT DOG AND

 

YOU JUST SET IT LOOSE.

 

>> WHAT I DO IS I TAKE, GO THE

 

TO DOG, WE CAN SET BACK AND

 

PRETTY MUCH RELAX.

 

WHEN THE DOG STARTS BARKING TREE

 

, YOU GO IN AND TRY TO FIND

 

THE SQUIRREL FIRST AND I'LL KEEP

 

HER ON MY GLOVE OR ON MY GAUNT

 

LET AND GO IN AND WHEN I

 

SEE THE SQUIRREL AND LOCATE IT

 

TO THE TREE, I SNAP HER UP TO A

 

SAPLING, GRAPE VINE OR WHATEVER,

 

GET BACK AND THROW CARL UP AND

 

CARL STARTS WORKING HIS WAY UP

 

TO THE TOP OF THE TREE.

 

GET READY.

 

>> STILL IN THE TREE?

 

>> THE OTHER SIDE.

 

>> WE GOT A CHASE NOW.

 

>> THIS ONE IS SEVEN OR EIGHT

 

MONTHS OLD.

 

>> YES.

 

>> DID A PRETTY GOOD JOB.

 

WENT IN AND PULLED A COUPLE

 

SQUIRRELS OUT.

 

THE SQUIRRELS ARE 2, BIRDS 0 BUT

 

>> THEY DID GET A FLYING

 

SQUIRREL.

 

>> HE FLIES STRAIGHT DOWN, A FLY

 

ING SQUIRREL, EASTERN FLYING

 

SQUIRREL COMES OUT OF ITS DEN BY

 

ACCIDENT AND IT IS JUST HIS JOB

 

TO GET WHATEVER HE SEES AND HE

 

GOT IT.

 

OUR HUNT IS OVER FOR THE QIRLS

 

SQUIRRELS WITH HIM TODAY.

 

>> ONCE YOU USE THE BIRD FOR A

 

PERIOD OF TIME, THEN IT GOES

 

BACK TO THE WILD, CORRECT?

 

>> YOU CAN KEEP THEM AS LONG AS

 

YOU HAVE LIKE A CURRENT LICENSE

 

OR YOU CAN HUNT FOR A SEASON,

 

RELEASE IT BACK TO THE WILD AND

 

THEY REVERT BACK SUPER FAST.

 

>> RIGHT THERE!

 

CAME OUT FROM BEHIND YOU.

 

ONE OF THEM DOGS.

 

IT REALLY IS AN AMAZING WAY TO

 

HUNT.

 

I'M ASSUMING THAT THIS DATES

 

BACK THOUSANDS OF YEARS.

 

>> YEAH, IT'S PRETTY MUCH DATING

 

BACK TO EARLY HUMAN CIVILIZATION

 

, MESOPOTAMIA.

 

>> IT'S NOT AS COMMON BECAUSE

 

THIS IS A LOT OF WORK, ISN'T IT?

 

>> IT'S A LOT OF WORK.

 

>> YOU WENT THROUGH AN

 

APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM A COUPLE

 

YEARS UNDER SOMEONE ELSE...

 

>> TIMOTHY DELANE FROM CARLISLE,

 

KENTUCKY.

 

>> ONCE THAT IS DONE, YOU ARE

 

ALOUD HOW MANY BIRDS.

 

>> YOU BECOME A GENERAL FALCONER

 

AND ALLOWED UP TO THREE BIRDS AS

 

A GENERAL.

 

>> SHE MISSED IT.

 

RIGHT OVER THE TOP OF HER.

 

>> SHE GOT IT!

 

SHE DIDN'T GET IT!

 

SHE HAD IT.

 

I GUARANTEE YOU THAT RABBIT IS

 

WOUNDED.

 

>> IT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU WOULD

 

RECOMMEND SOMEONE THAT IS ON A

 

WHIM GO OUT AND DO THIS?

 

>> YEAH, NO.

 

THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT

 

WANT TO DO IT AND THEY LEARN HOW

 

MUCH GOES INTO IT AND THEY KIND

 

OF, MAYBE NEXT YEAR.

 

AND THEY NEVER DO IT.

 

>> I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, I REALLY

 

ENJOY WATCHING YOU GUYS HANDLING

 

BIRDS.

 

IT'S OBVIOUS THAT YOU LOVE THESE

 

BIRDS.

 

I BET WHEN IT HITS A SQUIRREL OR

 

GETS A RABBIT, YOU PROBABLY

 

COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF THE

 

BIRD.

 

>> WHEN THEY CATCH SOMETHING,

 

IT'S AN ADRENALINE RUSH.

 

>> HERE GOES!

 

HERE GOES!

 

BOOM!

 

DID SHE GET IT?

 

>> SHE GOT IT!

 

GOOD GIRL!

 

GOOD GIRL!

 

THAT'S SOMETHING TO SEE THEM

 

WORKING IN A PAIR LIKE THAT.

 

>> THAT WAS REALLY COOL.

 

GOOD GIRL.

 

>> THESE ARE TOM THE ONLY TYPE

 

BIRDS KNOWN THAT WILL HUNT IN A

 

CATCH TOGETHER.

 

THEY CALL THEM THE WOLVES OF THE

 

SKY BECAUSE YOU KNOW, THEY HUNT

 

IN PACKS.

 

>> THE WAY THAT THEY WERE

 

SETTING UP THERE, THEN ALL OF A

 

SUDDEN THAT BIRD CAME OVER AND

 

SET AND KIND OF GAVE UP ON HIM

 

FOR A MINUTE, SURE ENOUGH THAT

 

DOG LET OUT AND BROUGHT THAT

 

RABBIT ACROSS THE FIELD.

 

>> DID Y'ALL NOTICE HOW IT USED

 

THAT THING OUT THERE IN THE

 

FIELD AS A BLOCKER?

 

>> RAN AROUND THE CONCRETE

 

CIRCLE THERE.

 

>> THAT'S WHY YOUR BIRD HAD TO

 

GO AROUND IT.

 

SHE CAME AT IT FROM THIS WAY

 

HERE AND FLIPPED IT AND CAME

 

BACK UP AND WENT RIGHT BACK DOWN

 

>> THEY HUNTED RIGHT ALONGSIDE

 

EACH OTHER.

 

>> THEY DONE GREAT.

 

LET'S CHECK IN AND SEE WHO ELSE

 

HAS BEEN HAVING FUN IN THIS WEEK

 

'S ONES THAT DIDN'T GET AWAY

 

NINE-YEAR-OLD CLAY TOOK THIS

 

NICE NINE POINT BUCK IN HARRISON

 

COUNTY WITH A CROSS BOW.

 

CONGRATULATIONS.

 

TRAVIS JONES OF LEXINGTON,

 

INDIANA TOOK THIS BUCK, VERY

 

FIRST BOW KILL.

 

IMPRESSIVE 15 POINTER.

 

NICE JOB.

 

10-YEAR-OLD PAUL BRANSON TOOK

 

THIS NICE DOUGH DURING THE YOUTH

 

RIVAL SEASON WITH A 30/30 MARLIN

 

>> AND SHARON GOT HER BUCK USING

 

A MUZZLE LOADER.

 

NICE JOB.

 

A NICE BUCK TAKEN BY JOSH ON

 

OPENING DAY OF DEER SEASON.

 

CHECK OUT THIS NICE FISH, A MUSK

 

Y.

 

NICE JOB.

 

THERE IS WHEN YOU KNOW THE FISH

 

ARE BITING GOOD WHEN YOU CATCH

 

THEM TWO AT A TIME LIKE LOGAN

 

DID IN A PRIVATE POND IN LAKE

 

SIDE PARK, KENTON COUNTY.

 

HENRY JOHN SIX YEARS OLD TOOK

 

HIS VERY FIRST DEER AND NICE DO

 

AT HIS PAPAW'S FORM DURING YOUTH

 

WEEKEND.

 

NICE JOB.

 

ROBYN GOT THIS NICE BUCK IN

 

JEFFERSON COUNTY.

 

CONGRATULATIONS.

 

LEXI NINE YEARS OLD GOT THIS

 

BUCK WITH A CROSS BOW IN HOPKINS

 

COUNTY, KENTUCKY.

 

NICE JOB.

 

11-YEAR-OLD LUKE KNOWS HOW TO

 

SPEND THE YOUTH WEEKEND SEASON.

 

THAT'S IN THE WOODS AND WITH HIS

 

DAD.

 

NICE JOB.

 

NEXT WEEKEND, KENTUCKY AFIELD

 

WILL BE HAVING OUR ANNUAL FALL

 

CALL IN SHOW.

 

MAKE SURE YOU JOIN US ON OCTOBE.

 

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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