KENTUCKY AFIELD... WE WENT LIVE
ON FACEBOOK TO ANSWER ALL OF
YOUR FALL HUNTING QUESTIONS AND
WE'RE BRINGING YOU THOSE ANSWERS
RIGHT NOW.
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.
WE ARE COMING TO YOU LIVE FROM
THE SALADO WILDLIFE CENTER FOR
OUR CALL-IN SHOW.
WE WILL ONLY BE TAKING QUESTIONS
TONIGHT VIA FACEBOOK.
JOINING ME ANSWERING YOUR
QUESTIONS, I HAVE CODY, SMALL
GAME BIOLOGIST WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE.
WE ALSO HAVE GABE, WHO IS THE
ACTING DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION
AND EDUCATION.
BUT PREVIOUSLY WORKED WITH DEER
AND ELK FOR MANY YEARS AND ALSO
TO JOIN US.
OFFICER BRAIN GREEN STATE
CONSERVATION OFFICER IN THE
NINTH DISTRICT.
LET'S GET STRAIGHT TO THE
QUESTIONS.
WE HAVE BEEN COLLECTING
QUESTIONS VIA FACEBOOK FOR A
WEEK NOW SO WE APPRECIATE ALL OF
YOU WHO SUBMITTED YOUR
QUESTIONS.
FIRST UP, WE HAVE TIM.
WHAT IS THE DEPARTMENT DOING TO
IMPROVE SMALL GAME?
CODY, WHAT IS THE DEPARTMENT
DOING.
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
I'LL SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
WHAT WE ARE DOING IN THE STATE
FOR BOB WHITE QEAL QUAIL.
WE THINK MAINTAIN SMALL GAME
PROGRAM WHAT WE DO FOR QUAIL IS
GOOD FOR THE OTHER SMALL GAME
SPECIES, ESPECIALLY RABBITS.
WE PUT ON THE FINAL TOUCHES FOR
OUR 10 YEAR QUAIL RESTORATION
PLAN IN THE STATE JUST THIS
YEAR.
SO THIS WAS, WE TOOK A REALLY
HARD LOOK AT QUAIL IN THE STATE.
THEY HAVE BEEN PRECIPITOUSLY
DECLINING SINCE THE LATE 70s,
EARLY 80s.
WE WANTED TO LOOK AND SEE WHY
ARE THEY DECLINING AND WHAT CAN
WE DO TO REVERSE THE TRENDS.
SOME OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT
CAME OUT OF THAT REPORT ARE, YOU
KNOW, WE WERE ABLE TO GROW QUAIL
IN AREAS WE FOCUSED OUR
MANAGEMENT.
WE HAD SEVEN QUAIL FOCUS AREAS
ACROSS THE STATE.
MOSTLY ON PUBLIC LANDS.
SOME PRIVATE LANDS AS WELL.
BUT THE MAIN THING THAT WE
LEARNED FROM THAT REPORT IS WE
WERE NOT ABLE TO REVERSE THE
TREND FOR THE STATEWIDE QUAIL
POPULATION.
AND WE BELIEVE THAT'S BECAUSE WE
WEREN'T ABLE TO TOUCH ENOUGH
ACRES ACROSS THE BROADER
COMMONWEALTH TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE FOR QUAIL.
SO NOW WAS WE ARE DOING MOVING
FORWARD FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS,
MAYBE THE NEXT 20 YEARS IS TO
TRY TO GET INTO THE PRODUCTION
LANDS OF THE STATE.
SO THESE ARE AREAS WHERE PEOPLE
ARE WORKING LANDS SO HANG,
GRAZING, ROW CROP OPERATIONS AND
WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO IS TRY
TO GET SMALL PARTS OF THEIR
WORKING LANDS OPERATION IN SHAPE
TO BENEFIT SMALL GAME AND
WILDLIFE SPECIES, THINGS LIKE
PLANTING NATIVE WARM SEASON WARM
GRASSES FOR GRAZING.
LETTING FIELD BORDERS GROW UP,
THINGS ALONG THOSE LINES.
THAT'S WAS WE ARE DOING.
WE ARE TRANSITIONING FROM OUR
FOCUSED APPROACH ON THE PUBLIC
LANDS AND GOING OUT AND USING
WHAT WE LEARNED INTO THE PRIVATE
WORKING LANDS OF THE STATE.
>> AS AN AVID RABBIT HUNTER, I
NOTICED A LOT OF TIMES SOME OF
THE BEST PROPERTIES I HUNT FOR
RABBIT ALSO HAVE QUAIL.
AND IT'S JUST BECAUSE OF
HABITAT.
>> EXACTLY.
EARLY SECESSIONAL HABITAT, THE
OLD FIELD HABITAT.
A PASTURE THAT MAYBE YOU WALKED
AWAY AND BEFORE IT STARTS TO
GROW TREES, THAT'S KEY TO MOST
SMALL GAME SPECIES.
>> I HEARD A COUPLE QUAIL OUT AT
THE PUBLIC WMA FIELD IN SHELBY
COUNTY.
I'M HEARING SOME QUAIL, WILD
QUAIL.
HOPEFULLY THOSE NUMBERS WILL
START PEAKING AND COMING BACK
UP.
OUR NEXT QUESTION IS FROM, LET'S
SEE, FROM DARREN.
IF I'M BEAU HUNTING ON MY OWN
PROPERTY AND A NEIGHBOR DRIVES
UP ON THE PROPERTY LINE
INTENTIONALLY TRYING TO SCARE
AWAY THE DEER, THERE IS ANYTHING
THAT CAN BE DONE.
>> THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED
HUNTER HARASSMENT AND ANYBODY
THAT GETS IN THE WAY OF YOU
TRYING TO HUNT ANY TYPE OF WILD
GAME, YOU CAN DEFINITELY CALL
YOUR LOCAL CONSERVATION OFFICER.
WE'LL COME OUT, TALK TO YOU AND
THERE CAN BE CHARGES THERE.
>> OKAY.
HAS KENTUCKY HAS ANY CHRONIC
WASTING DISEASE, CWD?
>> THE AGENCY HAS BEEN VERY
PROACTIVE ON OUR STANCE ON
CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE.
WE SURVEY THE STATE EVERY YEAR.
WE HAVE HAD AN ACTIVE
SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM SINCE 2002.
WE HAVE NOT DETECTED THE
DISEASE.
WE FEEL PRETTY COMFORTABLE IT IS
NOT HERE.
WE HAVE DONE OUR DUE DILIGENCE.
WE TALK A LOT ABOUT DEER
DISEASES, E.H.D. AND THROW
AROUND A LOT OF ACRONYMS.
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
WCD THAT IS ALWAYS FATAL,
NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE AND E.H.D.
OR BLUE TONGUE, SOMETHING WE
EXPERIENCE THIS TIME OF YEAR.
VERY DIFFERENT DISEASE FROM
2012.
WE ARE EXPANDING OUR PROGRAM
THIS YEAR TO WHERE WE ARE GOING
TO BE ASKING HUNTERS TO
VOLUNTEERLY GAVE UP THEIR DEER.
WE ARE GOING HAVE DROPOFF
STATIONS ACROSS THE STATE WITH
FREEZERS.
IF YOU REALLY WANT TO GET YOUR
DEER TESTED, HERE IS A PLACE YOU
CAN GO AND YOU CAN WORK WITH
YOUR LOCAL BIOLOGISTS.
WE ARE TRYING TO EXPAND OUR
REACH AND NETWORK ACROSS THE
STATE RIGHT NOW.
>> YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT A SMALL
PORTION OF THE HEAD AND FINAL
COLUMN AND LYMPH NODES IS WHAT
WE ARE CHECKING, RIGHT?
>> CORRECT.
>> IF IS SOMETHING YOU ARE
INTERESTED IN, IT'S THE LAST
LITTLE BIT OF THE NECK AND HEAD.
TAKE IT TO THE FREEZER DROPOFF
STATION, COLLECT INFORMATION
FROM YOU AND DROP IT OFF AND
COLLECT IT.
SO SEAMLESS AND EASY.
OF COURSE YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE
THE DEER IS TELECHECKED AND YOU
HAVE DONE ALL THE LEGAL
REQUIREMENTS YOU NEED TO.
YOU CAN FIND THAT INFORMATION ON
THE WEBSITE AND WE'LL PRODUCE
MORE AS WE GET INTO THE BULK OF
DEER SEASON.
>> INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, I WAS
TALKING WITH ONE OF OUR
BIOLOGISTS THAT WORKS VERY
CLOSELY WITH DEER COLLECTION AND
HE WAS TELLING ME THAT FOR
CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE, WE HAVE
DONE OVER 36,000 TESTS ON DEER
HEADS OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS OR
SO.
AND WE ARE HOPING TO GET A
COUPLE THOUSAND HEADS THIS YEAR
FOR TESTING AND THIS IS A GREAT
WAY FOR US TO COLLECT THE STATS.
>> WE WANT TO DO TESTING
THROUGHOUT THE STATE THROUGHOUT
THE YEAR.
THIS IS ANOTHER TOOL IN THE TOOL
KIT TO EXPAND THAT, TO DO THE
BEST WE CAN.
THAT'S WHAT WE ARE STEWARDS OF
THE RESOURCE AND THIS IS JUST
ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THAT.
>> SO STEVE, TO ANSWER THAT
QUESTION, WE HAVE NO CWD CASES
AND WE ARE STILL TESTING
VIGOROUSLY TO HOPEFULLY, THAT WE
CAN SAY THE SAME NEXT WE ARE
YEAR.
>> NEXT QUESTION.
HOW MANY TAGS ARE ON A SENIOR
SPORTSMAN'S LICENSE.
I'M ASSUMING WE ARE TALKING DEER
TAGS.
WHO WANTS TO TAKE THAT?
>> THE SENIOR LICENSE THAT YOU
GET COMES WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT
PERMITS AND LICENSE TYPES THAT
ARE AVAILABLE SO IT REALLY, YOU
KNOW, HUNT AT YOUR-- TAG AS MANY
DEER AS YOU ARE LEGALLY ALLOWED
IN THE ZONE YOU ARE HUNTING.
>> IT DEPENDS ON THE ZONE YOU
ARE HUNTING.
REGARDLESS OF THE ZONE YOU ARE
HUNTING.
>> ONE BUCK AND RESTRICT THE
NUMBER OF ANTLERLESS DEER YOU
CAN TAKE AS FAR AS RESTRICTED IN
ZONE 4 WHERE IT'S ONE ANTLERLESS
DEER AND ZONE 1, OUR MOST
LIBERAL AND YOU CAN TAKE
UNLIMITED ANTLERLESS DEER.
>> NEXT QUESTION FROM ALEX.
WHAT ARE THE SEASON'S WATERFOWL
BLIND DATES GOING TO BE
ANNOUNCED.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT WMA WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT.
ANYBODY KNOW ABOUT THE WATERFOWL
BLIND DATES.
>> I KNOW THOSE ARE BEING
DISCUSSED.
BECAUSE OF COVID WE HAVE TO DO
THINGS DIFFERENTLY.
WE ARE LOOKING AT REVAMPING
THAT.
THERE SHOULD BE SOME INFORMATION
OUT ON THE WEBSITE AND OUR
WATERFOWL HUNTING SITES.
BUT I GUESS TO BE CONTINUED.
THE BEST THING OR ADVICE WOULD I
GIVE THEM IS CHECK OUR WEBSITE
AND ALSO CALL OUR INFO CENTER
AND ASK AND WE CAN GET YOU MORE
SPECIFIC INFORMATION TO DIRECT
YOU TO YOUR QUESTION.
>> SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WE WENT
100% ONLINE FOR THE QUOTE HUNTS
AND THAT'S OPEN.
IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN
ANY OF OUR HUNTS THIS YEAR ON
QUOTA OPPORTUNITY HUNT.
DEER, PHEASANT HUNTS, SAND HILL
CRANE, THOSE QUOTA HUNT
APPLICATION PROCESS IS NOW OPEN,
CORRECT?
>> CORRECT.
THAT OPENED SEPTEMBER 1
SEPTEMBER 1 THROUGH THE END OF
THE MONTH FOR THE APPLICATION.
FOR HUNTERS INTERESTED IN THAT
LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT WITH COVID,
THINGS WILL LIKE DIFFERENTLY
THIS YEAR.
FOR DEER HUNTERS THERE WON'T BE
ANY CHECK IN OR CHECK OUT
PHYSICALLY GOING TO A PLACE.
THERE WILL BE AN ELECTRONIC
CHECK IN AND CHECK OUT.
YOU WILL GET THE DETAILS.
IF YOU ARE A WATERFOWL HUNTER
SPECIFICALLY IF YOU APPLY FOR
BALLARD, YOU NEED TO TAKE NOTE
OF THE CHALLENGES.
IT LOOKS DIFFERENT.
YOU CAN FIND THAT INFORMATION
SPECIFICALLY ON OUR WEBSITE
ABOUT THAT BUT ESSENTIALLY THERE
WON'T BE A CHECK IN OR CHECK
OUT.
THERE WON'T BE ANY STANDBY
HUNTING.
IT IS ALL IN DIRECT RELATION
NEXT NEXT QUESTION FROM JAMES.
HE HURT HIS BACK AND CAN'T DRAW
HIS COMPOUND BEAU BOW.
IF HE DID THAT, WHEN COULD HE
HUNT WITH A CROSS BOW.
>> THAT'S A TRICKY QUESTION.
>> I CAN ANSWER ON THAT.
IF HE CAN GET A NOTE FROM A
LICENSED PHYSICIAN THAT SAID HE
CANNOT DRAW HIS BOBAK BECAUSE OF
AN-- HIS BOW BACK, HE COULD HUNT
WITH A CROSS BOW.
IF NOT, USUALLY THE SECOND-- TWO
WEEKENDS AFTER BOW SEASON OPENS
UP, CROSS BOW SEASON COMES IN SO
HE CAN HUNT THEN.
>> CROSS BOW SEASON FOR SOME
PEOPLE, UNDER THE AGE OF 16 OR
OVER THE AGE OF 65, OPENS ON THE
VERY FIRST DAY OF ARCHERY
SEASON, CORRECT?
>> CORRECT.
>> OR ANYONE WHO HAS A PERMIT
DUE TO A DISABILITY.
BEYOND THAT, WE HAVE A NORMAL
CROSS BOW SEASON AND THAT'S WHEN
HE WOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO HUNT.
DEPENDS ON HIS SITUATION.
SARAH.
WHAT ARE THE BEST TIMES FOR WMA
HUNTING OF SQUIRREL?
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE TALKING
ABOUT TIMES OF DAY OR THE ACTUAL
TIMES OF THE YEAR.
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS THERE.
>> I CAN TAKE THAT.
TIMES OF DAY.
I LIKE TO SAY HUNT THEM LIKE
WOULD YOU DEER.
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEY'RE
MOST ACTIVE AND THEY GET ACTIVE
AGAIN IN THE EVENING TIME.
AS FAR AS THE BEST TIME TO HUNT
THEM, SO THEY'RE IN SEASON RIGHT
NOW.
ONE OF THE EARLIEST GAME SEASONS
WE HAVE IN THE STATE, MIDDLE OF
AUGUST WHEN IT COMES IN.
IF YOU GO OUT IN THE EARLY
SEASON, THERE WILL BE LEAVES ON
THE TREES AND THERE WILL BE
FEWER TREE NUTS COMING TO
MATURITY AND THAT'S WHAT TREE
SQUIRRELS GO AFTER, HICKORY
NUTS, ACORNS, BEACH NUTS, THINGS
ALONG THOSE LINES MY PREFERENCE
IS LATER IN THE YEAR, RIGHT
AFTER LEAF OFF AND THEY'RE ABLE
TO GET UP TO THE TREES AND
SEARCH FOR THE MASS RESOURCES
BUT AGAIN YOU WANT TO HUNT THEM
IN THE EARLY MORNING AND IN THE
EVENING AND I PERSONALLY LIKE TO
WAIT UNTIL LEAF OFF TO GET OUT
THERE AND DO IT.
YOU CAN SEE A LOT MORE ACTIVITY,
SEE THEM FROM FARTHER AWAY.
BUT IT IS FUN TO GET OUT THERE
EARLY AND HUNT THEM AS WELL.
>> MY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN THE
BEST PLACE TO HUNT SQUIRRELS IS
SOMEWHERE CLOSE TO MY DEER
STAND.
JEFF, QU TAKE FOUR DEER LIMIT IN
ONE COUNTY AND THEN AUTO FOUR
DEER IN ANOTHER COUNTY WITH THE
BONUS SNAG.
>> ZONE 1, 2, 3 AND 4.
YOU CAN TAKE THE LIMIT IN EACH
ZONE.
ONE BUCK, ONE ANTLER DEER ONLY.
ZONE 1 OR ZONE 4 YOU CAN KILL
ONE BUCK AND ONE DOE.
SO IF YOU GO TO ZONE 2, YOU CAN
KILL FOUR DOES OR ONE ANTLER
DEER SO YES, YOU CAN TAKE THE
MAXIMUM OR LIMIT IN EACH ZONE
EXCEPT YOU JUST HAVE TO HAVE AN
EXTRA PERMIT.
>> STILL IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT
COUNTY OR HOW MANY DIFFERENT
ZONES YOU HUNT.
IT'S STILL ONE BUCK.
YOU CAN'T TAKE ONE BUCK IN ZONE
1 AND ONE IN ZONE 4.
IT'S ONE BUCK.
>> YES.
>> NEXT QUESTION.
HOW MUCH OF AN IMPACT DO COYOTES
HAVE ON SMALL GAME POPULATIONS?
THIS COMES FROM ROB?
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
OFTEN TIMES IT'S EASY TO BLAME
IT ON A SINGLE FACTOR
CONSIDERING SMALL GAME DECLINES
AND THROUGH QUAIL AND RABBITS
ARE GOOD AT BEING EATEN BY OTHER
ANIMALS, OFTEN TIMES WE THINK
OUR RESEARCHERS BELIEVE THAT
MOST PREDATORS ARE TAKEN SLOW
ANIMALS.
IT IS TRUE THAT COYOTES HAVE
BEEN EXPANDING ACROSS THE STATE
IN BOTH NUMBERS AND WHERE
THEY'RE AT.
BUT WE BELIEVE THAT THROUGH
HABITAT WORK, WE WILL BE ABLE TO
HELP THE QUAIL POPULATION ALONG
TO A POINT WHERE THEY MIGHT BE
ABLE TO ALLUDE PREDATION.
IT IS PROBABLY HAVING AN EFFECT
BUT NOT AS BIG AN EFFECT AS
PEOPLE MIGHT CHALK IT UP TO BE.
WE LIKE TO FOCUS ON HABITAT.
THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN CONTROL
TO AN EXTENT.
SOMETHING WE CAN GO OUT AND DO
SO IF WE HAVE REALLY GOOD
HABITAT, IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW
MANY COYOTES ARE ON THE
LANDSCAPE, THEY WILL NEVER BE
ABLE TO OVERCOME EVERY QUAIL
BECAUSE THEY'RE GOOD AT
ESCAPING.
RABBITS CAN RUN.
SO THEY'RE PROBABLY PLAYING SOME
SMALL ROLE BUT IN THE LARGER
SCOPE OF THINGS, NOT A LARGE
ONE.
>> MARK, IF DRAWN FOR THE
PHEASANT QUOTA HUNT MUST HUNTERS
WEAR A SOLID BLAZE VEST OR CAN
IT JUST HAVE LARGE PATCHES OF
BLAZE ON A GAME VEST.
>> IF YOU ARE IN THE QUOTA HUNT
AND THERE IS, OF COURSE
THROUGHOUT THE SEASON OR ON THE
WMA, CAN'T PARTICIPATE IN THAT,
THEN YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WEAR
ORANGE BUT IF RIFLE OR MUZZLE
SEASON IS IN, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A
SOLID UNBROKEN ORANGE ON THE
HEAD, NECK AND BACK.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW WE
ARE DOING WITH GROUSE RESTOCKING
AND POPULATIONS?
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
SO WE ARE NOT DOING ANY GROUSE
RESTOCKING WHATSOEVER IN THE
STATE.
AND AGAIN KIND OF BACK TO WHAT
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER
ABOUT COYOTES, SMALL GAME.
WE ARE FOCUSING ON HABITAT WHEN
IT COMES TO GROUSE AND, YOU
KNOW, HISTORICALLY WE DID TRY TO
MOVE SOME GROUSE AROUND IN THE
STATE.
THAT'S TRUE.
CURRENTLY WE HAVE ANOTHER KIND
OF OVERALL PLAN LIKE I WAS
MENTIONING, THE 10-YEAR QUAIL
RESTORATION REPORT.
WE HAVE A SIMILAR THING GOING ON
FOR GROUSE IN THE STATE AND
FOCUS AREAS, MOSTLY IN THE
EASTERN PART OF THE STATE,
SOUTHEASTERN PART OF THE STATE.
AGAIN FOCUSING ON TRYING TO
GENERATE HIGH QUALITY HABITAT
FOR GROUSE AND THE REASON
THEY'VE DECLINED ACROSS THE
STATE, EVEN IF WE PUT THEM BACK
WHERE THEY USED TO BE, IT'S
LIKELY UNSUITABLE HABITAT OR
IT'S A BAD PLACE FOR THEM TO
LIVE NOW.
MOST OF THE TREES AND HABITAT
HAVE GROWN UP AND BECOME OLDER
WOODS AND THAT'S JUST SIMPLY NOT
WHAT GROUSE CAN SUSTAINABLY LIVE
IN.
>> CODY, I'LL EXPAND ON THAT,
TOO.
THE COOL THING ABOUT GROUSE AND
A LOT OF THE SMALL GAME WORK
THAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT
HABITAT WISE IS THERE ARE LOTS
OF OTHER SPECIES THAT BENEFIT
FROM THAT.
SO THE MAJORITY OF OUR HUNTERS
IN THE STATE ARE DEER HUNTERS.
THEY LIKE TO PLANT FOOD BLOSSOM
AND DO THINGS, BUT IF YOU ARE
WISE IN WHAT YOU ARE THINKING
ABOUT AND HOW YOU ARE DOING THAT
AND HAVING A VERY NICE PATCHWORK
OF HABITAT, THAT'S ALSO GOING TO
BENEFIT OTHER GAME SPECIES.
THINK ABOUT THINGS THAT CAN
BENEFIT.
A PATCHWORK VARIETY IS GOING TO
BENEFIT EVERYBODY.
A NICE BLEND OF HABITAT WORKS
FOR ALL SPECIES.
>> HOW MUCH ARE BONUS DEER TAGS
AND HOW MANY DO YOU GET?
>> YOU DO GET TWO WITH A BONUS
DEER TAG.
$15.
SO YOU WOULD ONLY NEED TO
PURCHASE THAT IF YOU USED YOUR
REGULAR TAGS OR HUNTING AN AREA
AND YOU THINK YOU HAVE A CHANCE
TO TAKE ABOVE AND BEYOND IN A
ZONE 1 OR 2 WHERE YOU CAN TAKE
MORE DOES.
YOU CAN PURCHASE IT ON THE FRONT
SIDE.
>> YOUR STATEWIDE IS GOING TO
GET YOU FOUR DEER, THE BONUS IS
ADDITIONAL TWO.
YOU CAN CONTINUE TO KEEP
PURCHASING THAT, DEPENDING WHERE
YOU HUNT AND THE ZONE AND
RESTRICTION THAT YOU'VE GOT.
>> SEVERAL YEARS AGO THERE WAS A
CHANGE ON THIS.
USED TO HAVE AN ANTLERLESS TAG
AND YOU HAD ONE THAT WAS YOUR
ACTLER TAG AND YOU COULD ONLY
TAKE ONE DOE OR YOU WERE GOING
TO USE YOUR ANTLERLESS TAG.
THAT HAS BEEN CHANGED.
YOU GET ONE ANTLERED DEER AND IF
YOU HAVE FOUR TAGS WHEN YOU HIT
THE FIELD, YOU ASSIGN THEM WHEN
YOU CALL IN AND DO TELECHECK,
CORRECT?
>> IF YOU ARE HUNTING IN A ZONE
1 COUNTY AND YOU HAVE YOUR
STATEWIDE, YOU COULD TAKE FOUR
ANTLERLESS DEER RIGHT OUT OF THE
GATE.
SAY I WANT TO TAKE A FEW MORE,
YOU BUY YOUR BONUS, SHOOT
ANOTHER ANTLERLESS DEER AND HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO HARVEST A
BUCK.
IT CAN BE ANY COMBINATION OF
TAGS WITH THAT ONE BUCK BUT JUST
ONE IN THE ENTIRE STATE.
>> YOU TALK ABOUT TAKING EXTRA
DEER.
IF YOU LIVE IN A ZONE 1 COUNTY
OR WANT TO HUNT A ZONE 1 OR ZONE
2 COUNTY, I ENCOURAGE TO YOU
TAKE PART AND PARTICIPATE AND
DONATE TO HUNTERS FOR THE
HUNGRY.
IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM AND I KNOW
THIS YEAR, DUE TO THE ECONOMY
WITH CORONAVIRUS AFFECTING US,
THERE WILL BE MANY FOOD KITCHENS
LOOKING FOR THE PROTEIN.
I'M GOING TO TRY TO DO MY PART
AND DONATE A DEER TO HUNTERS FOR
THE HUNGRY.
BUYING A BONUS TAG IS A GREAT
WAY DO THAT.
JAMIESON SAID HE HAS A LOT OF
COYOTES WHERE HE DEER HUNTS.
CAN HE TAKE A RIFLE WITH HIM
WHEN HE BOW HUNTS JUST IN CASE
HE SEES A COYOTE?
THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
ANY LEGAL FIREARM THAT YOU CAN
CARRY WITH YOU, YOU CAN CARRY IT
IN THE WOODS.
IF IT IS DEER SEASON, ARCHERY
SEASON, YOU CAN ONLY KILL A DEER
WITH A BOW, OF COURSE, BUT IF
YOU SEE A COYOTE AND YOU WAS TO
HAVE A 22 OR SOMETHING IN THE
WOODS, A LEGAL FIREARM TO CARRY
SO YES, YOU COULD.
>> THEY SOUND A LOT DIFFERENT
GOING OFF.
>> OH YES.
>> JOSH HAS PERSONALLY SEEN THE
PHEASANT QUOTA HUNTS INTRODUCE
PEOPLE TO SMALL GAME HUNTING.
IS THERE ANY CHANCE WE WILL SEE
MORE OF THIS IN THE COMING
YEARS?
>> TALK ABOUT THE PHEASANT QUOTA
HUNTS.
>> WE HAVE THREE PHEASANT QUOTA
HUNTS, THREE DIFFERENT AREAS IN
WHICH WE DO PHEASANT QUOTA HUNTS
A COUPLE TIMES OF YEAR IN THE
MONTH OF DECEMBER AND IT IS A
GREAT POINT.
AND SO THIS IS.
PHEASANTS DO NOT EXIST NATURALLY
IN KENTUCKY.
AND THEY WON'T HOLD ON IF WOO WE
DO REINTRODUCTION.
THEY WON'T PERSIST IN THE STATE
SO WE DO A PUT AND TAKE QUOTA
HUNT ON OUR WMAs AND AGAIN
IT'S A GREAT WAY TO INTRODUCE
INDIVIDUALS TO HUNTING.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO KNOW GAME
HUNTING.
YOU GET ALL WALKS OF LIFE.
SOME PEOPLE HAVE DOGS, SOME
DON'T.
IT'S GREAT FUN.
YOU GET TWO BIRDS PER PERSON ON
THE DAY OF THE HUNT AND THEN IF
YOU GOT DRAWN, YOU CAN GO AGAIN
THE NEXT DAY AFTER ALL THE QUOTA
HUNTS ARE DONE AND IF YOU HAVE A
NORMAL HUNTING LICENSE, YOU CAN
GO A DAY AFTER THE QUOTA HUNTS
ARE OVER TO CHASE PHEASANTS.
IT'S A GREAT TIME IF THE BIRDS
HOLD DECENTLY WELL AND YOU DON'T
NECESSARILY NEED A DOG OR THE
FANCY GEAR.
YOU CAN GET OUT THERE WITH A
SHOTGUN AND CHASE PHEASANTS.
>> SAME LOCATION, ALL THE QUOTA
HUNTS ARE LOCATED ON THE
WEBSITE.
SIGN UP FOR A QUOTA HUNT AND
THIS IS THE MONTH TO DO THAT
GERALD.
ARE YOU ALLOWED TO HAVE TREE
STANDS ON A WMA?
>> YES, YOU CAN HAVE TREE STANDS
ON WMA, NOTHING THAT WILL SCREW
INTO THE TREE IT HAS TO BE A
LAKEDDER STAND OR SOMETHING OF
THAT NATURE NOTHING THAT WOULD
DAMAGE THE TREE AND THERE IS A
CERTAIN TIME AFTER THE SEASON IS
OVER IT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED,
RIGHT?
>>
>> YES, HAVE YOU TO REMOVE THEM
AFTER THE SEASON CAN YOU HAVE
MORE THAN ONE RIFLE WITH YOU
DURING THE SEASON OF DIFFERENT
CALIBURS.
>> AS FAR AS HUNTING DIFFERENT
ANIMALS?
I WOULD SAY YES, YOU CAN HAVE
ANYTHING IN THE WOODS WITH YOU
IF IT IS LEGAL TO CARRY.
>> IF THEY WANT TO TAKE AS LONG
AS IT IS LEGAL UCLA USE IT IN
THE WOODS.
>> IS THERE GOING TO BE A BEAR
SEASON THIS YEAR AND IF SO, HOW
DO YOU GET A TAG AND HOW MANY
WILL BE HARVESTS.
IT'S OVER THE COUNTER BEAR
PERMIT PUNCHED AT YOUR LOCAL
SPORTING GOODS STORE.
THERE IS A VARIETY OF SEASONS
THAT KICK IN WHETHER IT'S
ARCHERY OR CHASE OR FIREARM
SEASON.
THERE IS A QUOTA.
I BELIEVE IT'S 39 FEMALES IS OUR
QUOTA DURING THE FIREARM SEASON
SPECIFICALLY.
THERE ARE ZONES AND LIMITS.
WHAT WE RECOMMEND IS ALL OF OUR
HUNTERS CALL THE 800 NUMBER AT
THE END OF THE DAY AND SEE IF
THE SEASON IS CONTINUED BECAUSE
WE DO HAVE THAT LIMIT.
YOU HAVE TO BE COGNIZANT OF THE
FACT THAT WE HAVE NEW AND
EXPANDING BEAR POPULATION.
WE DON'T WANT TO OVER HARVEST
BUT WE WANT TO PROVIDE THE MOST
OPPORTUNITY WE CAN.
YOU HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION AND
CALL IN.
>> WHAT ARE THE MONTHS FOR THAT?
>>NESS.
>> 39 FEMALES?
>> 39 FEMALES TOTAL.
THERE IS NO LIMIT ON THE NUMBER
OF MALE BEARS YOU CAN TAKE.
>> THE REASON FOR THAT SEASON IS
THEY TRY TO GET IT WHEN
POTENTIALLY THE MALE BEARS ARE
MOST SUSCEPTIBLE, RIGHT?
>> IN DECEMBER, MOST OF THE
FEMALES THAT HAVE CUBS ARE
DENNED UP.
THE MALES ARE STILL OUT ON THE
LANDSCAPE DOING THEIR THING AND
SO WE ARE TRYING TO PROTECT THE
FEMALE SIDE OF THINGS AND
CONTINUE TO LET THE POPULATION
GROW AND EXPAND.
>> NEXT QUESTION FROM JOSHUA,
CAN WE GUN HUNT ON THE WMA ON
RIVER ROAD IN ANDERSON COUNTY?
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR
WITH THAT.
IT SAYS GUN HUNT.
IT DOESN'T SAY WHAT TYPE OF
SPECIES.
>> IS ANDERSON COUNTY
TAYLORSVILLE LAKE WMA.
AS FAR AS GENERAL SEASON DEER
HUNTING, NO.
THAT IS DURING THE MODERN GUN
SEASON FOR DEER.
IT IS CLOSED.
THERE IS A QUOTE HUNT WE
ADMINISTER ON THE PROPERTY SO
GOING BACK TO OUR PREVIOUS
CONVERSATION AROWNT QUOTA HUNTS,
SOMETHING HE IS INTERESTED IN,
APPLY ONLINE AND GO TO THE
MODERN GUN HUNTED AT THAT POINT.
YOU CAN ALSO LATE MUZZLE LOADER
DEER HUNT IN DECEMBER ON THAT
AREA.
THAT'S THE ONLY GUN HUNTING
OPPORTUNITY ON TAYLORSVILLE.
>> WHAT ABOUT OTHER HUNTING
OPPORTUNITIES.
THEY DON'T NECESSARILY SAY THEY
WERE TALKING ABOUT DEER, IF THEY
WANT TO DO TURKEY HUNT DURING
THE FALL SEASON.
>> IT'S OPEN UNDER STATEWIDE
RESTRICTIONS FOR MOST OF THE
SMALL GAME STUFF, SMALL TURKEY,
SHOTGUN ABSOLUTELY.
SQUIRREL.
IT'S A GREAT AREA DO ALL THAT
STEVE, ARE THERE ANY DEER
HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES IN
JEFFERSON COUNTY.
>> AS A RESIDENT OF SOME YEAR IN
JEFFERSON COUNTY, I DO KNOW
THERE ARE PLENTY OF GREAT
ARCHERY HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES A
LOT OF BIG DEER IN JEFFERSON
COUNTY BUT WE DON'T HAVE PUBLIC
LAND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC IN
JEFFERSON COUNTY.
IT'S PRIVATE LAND HUNTING.
MAKE SURE YOU ASK FOR PERMISSION
BUT FOR THE MOST PART IT'S
ARCHERY.
>> YOU WOULD HAVE TO BE
CONCERNED IF THERE WAS FIREARM
DISCHARGE ISSUES OR ORDINANCES.
AS FAR AS ARCHERY GOES.
IF YOU HAVE PERMISSION TO HUNT
IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, YOU CAN
DEER HUNT.
>> NEXT QUESTION FROM STEVE
RITCHIE, WHAT IS THE STATUS OF
THE OUT OF STATE HUNTERS FOR
DEER SEASON?
A GOOD QUESTION.
THIS RELATES TO COVED GOING BACK
TO WHAT, WE SUSPEND THE SALE OF
NON-RESIDENT TURKEY HUNTING.
THIS SPRING WE ARE GETTING A LOT
OF QUESTIONS, ARE WE GOING TO DO
THE SIMILAR THING FOR WHITE DALE
DEER HUNTING AND FOR ALL INTENTS
AND PURPOSES, WE DON'T EXPECT TO
SEE RESTRICTIONS PUT INTO PLACE.
WE ARE GETTING LOTS OF CALLS BUT
WE ARE OPEN.
DEER SEASON IS OPEN RIGHT NOW I
WILL SAY CHECK THE WEBSITE IF
YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT COMING IN
DURING MODERN GUN.
WE HAVE A PAGE DIRECTLY ON THE
WEBSITE THAT SAYS COVID UPDATES
RELATED TO COVID-19.
CLICK THAT AND WILL IT GO
THROUGH THE RESTRICTIONS THAT WE
HAVE BUT AT THIS TIME WE DO NOT
EXPECT TO SEE.
>> IT AS OF TODAY, DEER SEASON
IS OPEN TO OUT OF STATE.
>> STATUS QUO, YES, SIR.
>> HOW CAN I FIND PUBLIC HUNTING
LANDS AND RULES FOR THE AREA
NEAR ME IN HARRODSBURG?
THIS IS A GREAT QUESTION FOR
ANYONE IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY
BECAUSE WHERE IS THE BEST PLACE
TO GO TO FIND THAT INFORMATION.
>> OUR WEBSITE.
FW.KY.GOV, A VARIETY OF WAYS YOU
CAN GET THERE DEPENDING ON THE
SPECIES, SEARCH BY DEER, TURKEY,
SMALL GAME AND FILTER ITALY BY
WMA, BY REGION, BY COUNTIES AND
IT WILL HAVE ALL THE DIFFERENT
AREAS AND RESTRICTIONS.
HUNTING GUIDE HAS INFORMATION ON
THE BACK PAGES BUT FOR THE MOST
PART, MOST OF OUR AREAS ARE OPEN
FOR SMALL GAME HUNTING AND
NEARLY ALL OF OUR PUBLIC AREAS
ARE OPEN TO ARCHERY AND IF YOU
WANT TO BRING IN A FIREARM,
THERE ARE CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS
SO CHECK THAT OUT.
IT'S A GREAT RESOURCE.
>> I MIGHT MENTION THE EXPLORER
APP ON SMART PHONES AS WELL THAT
HAS REALLY GOOD INFORMATION
ABOUT OUR WMA AND WHERE THEY'RE
AT.
EXPLORE AND YOU CAN FIND THAT ON
THE APRIL MANY OR PLAY STORE.
JUST SEARCH EXPLORE AND THEN
TYPE IN THE SEARCH BAR.
>> A GREAT RESOURCE.
WE USE IT.
OUR STAFF USE IT.
>> FOR THOSE LUCKY ENOUGH TO
EITHER BE ON AN ELK HUNT OR
ATTEND AN ELK HUNT, IT'S A GREAT
RESOURCE.
NEXT QUESTION IS FROM DALTON,
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
TENANTS IN REFERENCE TO LAND
OWNER TAGS.
WE GET THIS QUESTION EVERY
SINGLE YEAR.
>> IF YOU ARE A RESIDENT LAND
OWNER, YOU OWN THE LAND AND YOU
CAN HUNT ON YOUR OWN PROPERTY.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY TAGS OR
PERMIT.
IF YOU ARE A TENANT, YOU MUST
LIVE ON THE LAND AND WORK ON THE
LAND, YOU KNOW, YOUR MAIN INCOME
SOURCE IS FROM WORKING THAT LAND
AND YOU LIVE ON IT.
THAT WOULD MAKE YOU A TENANT AND
EVEN AS A TENANT, YOUR DEPENDENT
AND RESIDENT LAND OWNER
DEPENDENT CAN HUNT.
>> BRADEN, ARE THERE ANY AREAS
WHERE COULD YOU HAVE SUCCESSFUL
HUNTING GROUSE HUNTING HERE IN
THE STATE OF KENTUCKY IF SOMEONE
SAYS I KNOW THE GROUSE
POPULATION IS NOT WHERE WE WOULD
LIKE IT TO BE BUT I WANT TO GO
AND GROUSE HUNT, WHERE WOULD YOU
SEND THEM?
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
I HAVE NOT PERSONALLY DONE A LOT
OF KENTUCKY GROUSE HUNTING.
I WOULD SAY FIRST OFF CALL THE
INFO CENTER AND GET IN TOUCH
WITH THE GROUSE BIOLOGIST BUT I
WOULD SAY TRY TO TARGET THE
SOUTHEAST PART OF THE STATE, SO
THERE IS A GROUSE ZONE LIKE THE
EASTERN ONE THIRD OF THE STATE
GROUSE HUNTING IS ALLOWED AND SO
WOULD I DEFINITELY TARGET THE
SOUTHEAST PART OF THE STATE,
PUBLIC AREAS AND THEN AGAIN TRY
TO TARGET THOSE AREAS THAT HAVE
HAD RECENT CUTS ON THEM
POTENTIALLY, AREAS THAT HAVE
YOUNG FORESTS, HIGH DENSITY OF
TREES AND THINGS ALONG THOSE
LINES.
>> ANY ADVICE IF A BEAR COMES
NEAR DURING DEER SEASON.
WHAT DO I DO IF THEY COME TOO
CLOSE.
>> THAT'S A GOOD THING.
WE HAVE TALKED A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT BEARS.
LEAVE THE BEAR ALONE.
HE IS NOT GOING TO MESS WITH
YOU.
THEY'RE JUST DOING THEIR THING
IF YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT IT.
YOU MIGHT STAND UP AND LET THEM
KNOW YOU ARE HERE.
HEY, BEAR, GET OUT OF HERE,
THEY'RE PROBABLY GOING TO RUN,
TAKE YOUR.
THERE IS A WEBSITE CALLED BEAR
WISE THAT TALKS ABOUT HOW YOU
SHOULD INTERACT WITH BEARS, WHAT
YOU DO IF YOU LIVE WITH BEARS,
GARBAGE, CAMPING, YOU CAN FIND
THAT INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE
BUT IF YOU TYPE BEAR WISE.ORG,
YOU CAN FIND HOW YOU INTERACT
AND LIVE WITH BEARS IF THAT
SITUATION.
IF I HAVE CORN OUT DEER HUNTING
WITH A BEAU BOW TANNED A TURKEY
COMES IN, CAN HE HARVEST IT?
>> NO.
IF A TURKEY, YOU CANNOT KILL A
TURKEY NEAR BAIT.
THAT GOES INTO BEARS BEAR USING
BAIT SITES, WHETHER IT'S DIRECT
OR INDIRECT IN YOU MEAN TO DO IT
OR NOT, YOU HAVE TO QUIT THE
BAIT.
>> SAME WOULD APPLY FOR ELK BEAR
ELK AND TURKEYS YOU CANNOT TAKE
OVER BAIT.
>> THIS IS A QUESTION I'M SURE A
LOT OF US WOULD LIKE THE ANSWER.
WHICH TYPE OF OAK TREES DO DEER
FAVOR THE MOST.
IF YOU SAID I KNOW THE OAK
ACORNS ARE FALLING AND YOU HAD
TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THE FOUR OR
FIVE SPECIES WE HAVE, WHICH
WOULD YOU HUNT?
>> I WOULD TARGET WHITE OAK
FIRST AND SO THE MAIN
DIFFERENCE, WHITE OAKS AND RED
OAKS, THE WHITE OAKS ARE
SWEETER.
THE RED OAKS MAKES IT HARDER TO
DIGEST FOR MOST WILD LIFE
SPECIES.
I WOULD TARGET THE WHITE OAK
SPECIES GROUP FOR ME IT'S KIND
OF WEIRD.
I LIKE A GOOD PRODUCING RED OAK
AT THE END OF THE SEASON.
SEEMS LIKE WHERE I HUNT, IF THE
WHITE OAKS ARE ON, ALL ARE.
THEY'RE IN THE WHITE OAKS BUT
IT'S EARLY, IT'S THE END OF
SEPTEMBER, EARLY OCTOBER.
AND IT JUST KIND OF PUT THEM IN
THE WIND BUT WHEN THE RED OAKS
ARE LIGHT, YOU HAVE A FIELD
BORDER TREE PRODUCING LATE
DECEMBER, LATE MUZZLE LOADER
SEASON, FUN TO SIT ON THAT.
NOT A LOT OF FOOD SOURCES LEFT.
THEY'LL KEY IN ON THOSE.
A LATE SEASON RED OAK IS KIND OF
MY PREFERENCE IF I'M HUNTING
ACORNS.
>> BY THAT TIME THE WHITE OAKS
HAVE BEEN CONSUMED.
>> AND GERMINATED AND NOT A LOT
OF FOOD SOURCES.
IT'S A DRY YEAR, I LIKE TO KEY
ON.
>> JOSH, AS A LAND OWNER, WHAT
CAN I DO TO HELP IMPROVE SMALL
GAME POPULATIONS ON MY PROPERTY.
JOSH IS ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE
CALLERS, I'M SURE SOMEONE WHO
SAYS I WANT TO DO SOMETHING ON
MY PROPERTY TO MAKE SMALL GAME
HUNTING BETTER WHAT WOULD YOU
RECOMMEND?
>> THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT
THINGS WE CAN DO STARTING FROM
VERY SIMPLE THINGS GOING ALL THE
WAY UP TO FOCUSED HIGH LEVEL
MANAGEMENT STUFF.
THE SIMPLEST THING IS DO
SOMETHING.
IF YOU HAVE OLD FIELDS, PUT THE
MOWER UP, LET STUFF GROW UP AND
GET WEEDY AND LOOKING ROUGH AND
ONLY MOW WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO
KEEP TREES OUT OF YOUR FIELD OR
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
MOW ONCE A YEAR OR SOMETHING
ALONG THOSE LINES.
WE CAN ALSO DO SIMPLE THINGS
LIKE PUTTING OUT BRUSH PILES AND
SO ALL SMALL GAME CEASE IS NEED
NESTING COVER ESCAPE COVER AND
FEEDING AREAS SO WE CAN LOOK
THOSE THINGS UP OR TALK TO A
LOCAL BIOLOGIST AND THINK TO
YOURSELF, WHAT IS MISSING FOR
SMALL GAME ON MY PROPERTY.
OFTEN TIMES IN KENTUCKY, IT IS
ESCAPE COVER.
THESE THICK WOODY AREAS
BRAMBLES, BLACKBERRY BUSHES.
ANY WAY TO CREATE BUSHES AND PUT
AWAY THE MOWER ARE THE TWO
SIMPLEST THINGS I CAN THINK OF.
>> I'LL ALSO PLUG ON ONE HERE,
TOO.
IF YOU DON'T MIND WE HAVE A
FANTASTIC SUITE OF BIOLOGY--
BIOLOGISTS.
YOU CAN COME OUT AND CONTACT OUR
STAFF AND OUR EXPERTS WILL COME
AND WORK WITH YOU, MAKE DIRECT
HABITAT RECOMMENDATIONS ON YOUR
PROPERTY.
IF YOU GO TO THE WEBSITE AND
THEN THERE IS A TAB CALLED FIND
MY COUNTY CONTACT REACH OUT AND
THEY CAN PROVIDE YOU TECHNICAL
GUIDANCE ON YOUR PROPERTY AND
THAT SERVICE IS COMPLETELY FREE,
TOO I'M SURE THEY WILL KNOW MORE
ABOUT WHAT YOU HAVE TO HELP
MANAGE A PROPERTY WHAT IS THE
BEST THING TO DO IF IT REQUIRES
NOT PICKING UP BRUSH OR DO YOU
HAVE A TRACTOR WITH A BACK HO
AND WILL YOU ARE YOU WILLING TO
DRILL IN SEED.
WHAT ARE YOUR RESOURCES.
>> IT'S A CONVERSATION.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE AT YOUR
DISPOSAL?
HOW BIG IS YOUR PROPERTY.
WHAT ARE YOUR INTERESTS.
WHAT CAN YOU DO AND WHAT YOU
CAN'T DO.
IT'S A LOCAL BIOLOGIST.
THEY'RE GOING TO KNOW WHAT IS IN
THE AREA AND WHAT WILL WORK
WELL, WHAT PRACTICES DON'T AND A
LOT OF TIMES THERE IS FEDERAL
AND STATE FUNDING TO OFFSET THE
COST CAN I HARVEST AN ALBINO
DEER.
I'VE HEARD PEOPLE SAY IT'S LEGAL
OR NOT LEGAL.
WHAT IS THE RULING ON HARVESTING
AN ALBINO DEER.
>> YES, YOU CAN.
THERE IS NOTHING THAT SAYS YOU
CAN'T.
IF HE CAN DO THAT.
>> HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A FULLY
ALBINO DEER?
>> NOT FULLY.
>> I'VE SEEN THE ONES WITH THE
BIG WHITE SPLOTCHES ON THEM AND
SOMETIMES IT CAN BE WAY MORE
THAN HALF.
IT CAN BE THE MAJORITY.
FULLY ALL BIPARTISAN OWE DEER.
>> I HAVE NEVER SEEN ONE IN THE
WILD.
>> SOME THAT ARE CLOSE BUT NEVER
SOLID WHITE.
>> IT IS AN INTERESTING SIGHT
MICKEY, WHEN PULLING MY KENTUCKY
LICENSE UP ON MY PHONE, WILL IT
WORK IF I GET CHECKED?
THE PAPER LICENSES ARE NOT
HOLDING UP WELL FOR HIM.
>> YES, IT DOES WORK.
WE PREFER TO YOU HAVE THE PAPER
LICENSE OUT THERE SIGNED.
IT DOES HAVE TO BE SIGNED BUT
YES, YOU CAN HAVE THAT ON YOUR
PHONE IF YOU ARE DEER HUNTING,
YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A WAY
TO DO A HARVEST LOG ON THAT
ANIMAL SO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE PEN
AND PAPER IN THE FIELD BECAUSE
BEFORE YOU MOVE THAT DEER, HAVE
YOU TO DO A HARVEST LOG.
>> THE GREAT THING IS AND I GOT
MY LICENSE RIGHT HERE AND IT'S
IN TERRIBLE CAPE YOU CAN PRINT
THE LICENSE AT ANY POINT IN TIME
FOR FREE.
USED TO BE YOU WENT TO A STORE
AND BOUGHT YOUR LICENSE AND
TUCKED IT AWAY AND IT WAS A
SLICK MATERIAL THAT HELD UP WELL
IN THE WEATHER AS SOON AS YOU
WROTE SOMETHING ON IT, 10
MINUTES LATER IT WAS SMUDGED
OFF.
NOW YOU CAN REPRODUCE YOUR
LICENSE FOR FREE AT MY PROFILE.
I'VE HAD TO REPRINT THEM.
>> IT WORKS IF YOU DON'T HAVE
MUCH BATTERY YOU MAY BE STUCK
WITHOUT ANYTHING IF YOU ARE
DOING SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE
CHECKED, YOU NEED THE HARVEST
LOG.
>> AFTER DRAWING AN ELK PERMIT,
HOW LONG MUST I WAIT TO BE DRAWN
AGAIN.
>> A THREE-YEAR SITOUT FOR THE
ELK HUNTERS.
IF YOU DRAW 2020, YOU WOULD SIT
OUT FOR THE 224.
>> IS THAT THE FOR BULLS AND
COWS.
>> THAT'S A CHANGE OVER THE LAST
YEAR, IT USED TO BE BULLS ONLY.
WE MADE THAT CHANGE A COUPLE
YEARS AGO SO NOW IF YOU ARE
DRAWN, NO MATTER WHAT IT IS TAG
TYPE, YOU ARE OUT FOR THREE IF
YOU SHOOT A DEER, BEAR, ELK, ET
CETERA WAS WITH A BOW AND IT'S
JUST INJURED CAN YOU PUT IT DOWN
WITH A FIREARM.
>> IF IT NEEDS TO BE PUT DOWN
QUICKLY, IT CAN'T BE A DEER
THAT'S GOING TO MAKE IT BUT IF
IT IS LAYING THERE, CAN'T MOVE
AND DYING, YES.
>> MIGRATORY BIRD PERMIT COVERED
IN THE SPORTSMAN LICENSE?
YES, IT IS COVERED SO IF YOU ARE
HUNTING WATERFOWL YOU WOULD HAVE
TO HAVE YOUR DUCK STAMP.
>> INTERESTING THING.
DUCK SEASON JUST CAME IN LAST
WEEK AND YOU NEED YOUR HUNTING
LICENSE, MIGRATORY BIRD PERMIT
AND FILL OUT YOUR HIP SURVEY.
THAT'S EASY TO FORGET BUT CAN BE
DONE EASILY AS WELL YOU CAN
WRITE THAT ON YOUR LICENSE BUT
YOU CAN REPRINT IT AGAIN.
THAT'S WHEN I REPRINTED MINE.
IT WAS GETTING INTO BAD SHAPE.
A GREAT TIME WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE
YOU HAVE RUN OUT OF ROOM ON THE
HARVEST LOG TO GO TO MY PROFILE
AND PRINT IT OFF OR TAKE THE HIP
SURVEY AND YOU WANT THAT ON YOUR
LICENSE, IT WILL PRINT IT ON
THERE IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOU TAKE
THE TEST, RIGHT?
>> RIGHT.
NEXT QUESTION FROM JEFF.
WHAT DOES A 10-YEAR-OLD NEED TO
DEER HUNT?
ANYONE UNDER 12 DOES NOT NEED
ANYTHING.
NO LICENSE, NO PERMIT.
AND THAT'S RESIDENT NON-RESIDENT
GO IF THEY HARVEST A DEER THEY
HAVE TO TELECHECK IT THOUGH.
I GET THAT QUESTION EVERY YEAR.
WHAT DO I DO NOW BECAUSE THEY
FEEL LIKE IF I GET ON HERE AND I
DON'T HAVE A LICENSE, HOW DO I
DO THIS?
YOU STILL DO IT AND WHAT IS THE
QUESTION THAT PROMPTS THAT IS
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT?
IT IS TAKEN ON A STATEWIDE
PERMIT OR LICENSE EXEMPT
10-YEAR-OLD WOULD BE CONSIDERED
LICENSE EXEMPT.
AND IT WOULD BE A NORMAL CHECK
IN THEY WERE ASKING FOR
SPECIFICS LIKE THEIR SOCIAL.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT OFF THE TOP
OF MY HEAD.
I NEED TO BE PREPARED.
THINK ABOUT THAT LIKE YOU KNOW
ABOUT YOUR PERSONAL BUT HAVE
THAT INFORMATION FOR YOUR KID OR
YOU KNOW, IF YOU ARE BEING A
MENTOR WITH THE YOUTH, TO HAVE
THAT INFORMATION TO WHERE YOU
CAN CHECK THAT ANIMAL.
>> YOU HAVE TO DO A LITTLE PREP
WORK JACKIE, HOW MANY DEER CAN
YOU TAKE IN ZONE 42,.
IF YOU WANT-- 4.
TWO DEER.
MICHAEL, ARE THEIR ANY SPECIFIC
RULES TO HUNT ON A WMA?
CAN I JUST PUT UP A GROUND BLIND
AND START HUNTING?
>> YOU CAN GO ONLINE, YOU KNOW,
SPECIFICALLY THERE ARE SOME
EXCEPTIONS IN THE STATE THAT YOU
WOULD PROBABLY NEED TO KNOW.
>> I MEAN FOR THE MOST PART, IF
THEY'RE DEER HUNTING, ARCHERY
DEER HUNTING, THAT SHOULD BE
LEGAL.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF AREAS OR
TWO THAT I CAN THINK OF.
THE BIGGEST THING IS KNOW BEFORE
YOU GO.
CHECK IT.
LOOK AT OUR WEBSITE, CALL THE
INFO CENTER AND LOOK AT THE
HUNTING GUIDE.
THEY SHOULD HAVE THE INFORMATION
FOR YOU.
>> AND I WOULD, YOU KNOW, EVEN
THE HUNTER ORANGE, IT DOES
APPLY.
YOU NEED TO HAVE ORANGE ON THAT
BLIND SO YOU CAN SEE FROM 360°
AND SITTING IN THE BLIND YOU
STILL HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, OBEY
THE HUNTER REQUIREMENTS.
>> QUESTION FROM JIMMY.
IF HE IS A NEW HUNTER, WHAT DOES
HE NEED TO KNOW BEFORE HUNTING
THIS SEASON?
>> FIRST OFF, GREAT.
I'M GLAD JIMMY IS INTERESTED IN
GOING HUNTING WE HAVE A VARIETY
OF THINGS WE OFFER AND SOME NEW
THINGS THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF
COVID THAT WE ARE TRYING TO
OFFER TO BE MORE FLEXIBLE.
AS A HUNTER YOU NEED TO TAKE
YOUR HUNTER EDUCATION COURSE AND
DO A RANGE DAY.
WE ARE NOT ABLE TO DO THOSE IN
PERSON EVENTS BECAUSE OF COVID
SO WHAT WE HAVE IS A FREE NRA
COURSE YOU CAN GO ONLINE AND
TAKE A HUNTER EDUCATION COURSE
AND THEN WE HAVE A VIRTUAL RANGE
DAY WHERE YOU TAKE A MENTOR AND
THAT PERSON WOULD FILM YOU GOING
THROUGH A RANGE PORTION.
THE PROCESS IS FAIRLY
STRAIGHTFORWARD, YOU CAN FIND IT
ON THE WEBSITE WE ALSO HAVE A
ONE-YEAR HUNTER ED EXEMPTION.
TRADITIONALLY WE HAD THIS AND IT
COST A SMALL FEE WE WAIVED THE
FEE BECAUSE WE WANT PEOPLE TO GO
OUT AND HUNT.
GET ONLINE, BUILD A PROFILE.
SELECT THE ONE YEAR HUNTER HEAD
EXEMPTION.
A COUPLE QUESTIONS IT IS GOING
TO ASK TO YOU MAKE SURE YOU HAVE
A BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE
BIGGEST THINGS IF YOU TAKE THE
ONE-YEAR HUNTER ED EXEMPTION,
YOU HAVE TO HAVE A MENTOR WITH
YOU IF YOU ARE HUNTING WITH
FIRE, SOMEONE THAT CAN TAKE
CONTROL OF THE FIREARM.
WE HAVE LOOSENED SOME OF THE
RESTRICTIONS, TAKEN AWAY SOME
FEES TO HELP PEOPLE GET OUT, BE
AFIELD AND TAKE MENTORS AND HUNT
THIS FALL.
>> WHAT IS THE OUTLOOK FOR ELK
HUNTING THIS YEAR?
IF YOU GOT DRAWN FOR ARCHERY
BULL ELK, IT STARTS SATURDAY.
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE BUT WE ARE
HUNTING.
AND IT'S COMARCHRY CROSS BOW
SEASON IS COMING IN SATURDAY.
IT'S HARD TO THINK ABOUT ELK
HUNTING.
IT HAS BEEN HOT AND MISERABLE
BUT THE LAST FEW DAYS HAVE BEEN
COOL AT NIGHT AND THAT WILL KICK
THINGS IN GEAR.
IF HE IS AN ARCHER, WHAT WE
TYPICALLY SEE IS THE FIRST WEEK
IS A LITTLE SLOW BECAUSE IT'S
PRETTY EARLY IN THE BREEDING
SEASON AND AS WE MOVE CLOSER AND
CLOSER TO OCTOBER, THE BREEDING
ACTIVITY PICKS UP AND THE BULLS
ARE MORE RESPONSIVE TO THE CALLS
AND THE PEAK IS THE FIRST FEW
DAYS IN OCTOBER.
RIGHT AS WE HIT THAT FIRST GUN
SEASON FOR HUNTERS AND
TRANSITION IN THE SECOND WEEK.
>> HAVE YOU HEARD ANY REPORTS OF
BUGLE IS AT THIS POINT.
>> I HAVE NOT.
I I RAN A SURVEY ON FRIDAY,
DIDN'T AREA ANYTHING I DON'T
KNOW IF YOU HEARD ANYTHING IN
YOUR AREA.
IT ONLY TAKES A COOL NIGHT OR
TWO, DOESN'T IT.
>> IT HAPPENS THAT QUICK HAVE
THERE BEEN ANY CWD OR EHD CASES
IN KENTUCKY THIS YEAR?
>> WE TOUCHED ON THAT EARLIER,
WCD, WE HAVE NEVER DETECTED THE
DISEASE IN THE STATE.
EHD IS ONE WE THINK ABOUT THIS
TIME OF YEAR.
I'LL SAY THIS.
WE HAVE EHD EVERY YEAR IN THIS
STATE.
SOMETIMES IT'S SEVERE, SOMETIMES
IT'S JUST AT A LOCAL LEVEL.
SOMETIMES IT'S JUST A LITTLE
BIT.
AND THAT'S WAS WE ANTICIPATE
THIS YEAR.
WE WILL HAVE A FEW SPOTS THAT
WILL DETECT IT BUT IT WON'T BE A
BIG IMPACT LEVEL.
WITH WE CONFIRMED OUR FIRST TWO
WHERE WE GOT SAMPLES AND YES WE
HAD EHD ACTIVITY.
FOR OUR HUNTERS GETTING AFIELD,
PAY ATTENTION, CONTACTS YOUR
LOCAL DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL BUT WE
DON'T EXPECT ANYTHING TO BE
SEVERE THIS YEAR AT ALL.
>> EHD, HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE, TO
ONLY HAVE A COUPLE OF CASES IS
PRETTY GOOD THIS TIME OF YEAR
STARTING END OF THE SUMMER TO BE
GETTING OUR FIRST CASES.
>> USUALLY WE PICK THIS UP IN
LATE JUNE EARLY JULY.
THE FACT WE ARE THE FIRST FEW
WEEKS IN SEPTEMBER AND GETTING
THE FIRST FEW REPORTS IS GREAT
NEWS.
>> CAN YOU GIVE ME ADVICE FOR
BOW HUNTING DEER IN SEPTEMBER
AND OCTOBER?
WHAT KIND OF ADVICE WOULD YOU
GIVE TO BOW HUNTER FOR SEPTEMBER
AND OCTOBER?
>> THAT'S A HUGE RANGE OF DEER
ACTIVITY FROM THE BEGINNING OF
SEPTEMBER TO THE END OF OCTOBER
EARLY SEASON IS FINDING FOOD
SOURCES.
THE FIRST FEW DAYS, A LOT OF THE
BUCKS HAVE THEIR VELVET, THEY'RE
PREDICTABLE.
ONCE THEY LOSE THE VELVET
THEY'LL CHANGE AND GO MORE
NOCTURNAL.
ONCE THE BUCKS CHANGE AND THEY
GO TO HARD ANTLER, THEY'RE
PRETTY NOCTURNAL THROUGH
SEPTEMBER INTO EARLY OCTOBER.
ONCE WE HIT OCTOBER.
THINGS START CHANGING, ACORNS
HIT THE GROUND, I'M GOING TO
FOCUS ON MASKERRED IF WE HAVE IT
IN THE AREA AND AS WE TRANSITION
LATER INTO HALLOWEEN WE ARE
THINKING RUT AT THIS POINT IT'S
GOING TO FOCUS ON THE FOOD AND
TRY NOT TO BUST THEM WHEN CAN
YOU BEING.
>> FOCUS ON THE FOOD EARLY
SEASON SUCCESS STORIES IT'S ON
FIELD EDGES ALMOST ALWAYS SET UP
IN AN AREA I CAN GET IN WITHOUT
BUSTING THEM OUT AND SOME TIME
OF A CORN FIELD OR SOY BEANS.
SEEMS LIKE THAT TENDS TO WORK
VERY WELL.
>> THAT'S ONE THING THIS YEAR
THAT I'M CURIOUS TO SEE WHERE
OUR DEER COME FROM BECAUSE IF
YOU THINK BACK DURING PLANTING
SEASON IN APRIL AND MAY, IT WAS
REALLY WET A LOT OF OUR FARMERS
WEREN'T ABLE TO GET IN THE
FIELDS AND PLANT THE BEANS AND
CORNS WE ARE NOT EVEN CHOPPING
CORN IN MOST PARTS OF THE STATE
YET EVEN IN FAR WEST NORMAL WILL
I WE HAVE CHOPPED.
IT'S GOOD DOVE HUNTING, DEER
HUNTING BUT IT'S NOT HAPPENING.
THAT FOOD SOURCE TRADITIONALLY
MIGHT NOT HAVE HAD EARLY MIGHT
STILL BE ON THE GROUND FOR ANY
AG NEXT QUESTION IS FROM GERALD.
WANTS TO KNOW HOW FAR FROM A
HOUSE DOES HE NEED TO BE TO HUNT
WITH A FIREARM?
>> IN KENTUCKY, ON A WMA IT
APPLIES 100 YARDS.
OTHER THAN THAT, IF HE IS ON HIS
OWN PRIVATE LAND THERE IS NO
DISTANCE HAW STORIES SAYING THEY
WERE OUT AND LITERALLY ON THEIR
FRONT PORCH IS THERE ANY RULES
OR REGULATIONS ON THAT
WHATSOEVER?
>> NO.
YOU KNOW, YOU CAN HUNT FROM
ANYWHERE NOT A VEHICLE OR ON THE
ROAD.
KEEP IT FAIR.
BUT IF YOU ARE ON A WMA
100 YARDS.
>> OKAY.
>> I THINK IT GOES BACK TO, TO
ME, ON THAT QUESTION, THAT'S THE
LEGAL THING BUT ALSO THERE IS
THE RIGHT THUNK THING.
WE'RE SENATE MAJORITY LEADERSMEN
AND WOMEN-- WE ARE SPORTSMEN AND
WOMEN.
WE HAVE TO BE COGNIZANT.
YOU DON'T WANT TO SHOOT OUT YOUR
WINDOW IF YOU ARE NEAR A
NEIGHBOR AT 6:00 IN THE MORNING.
LET'S BE REALISTIC AND
UNDERSTANDING AND PAINT A GOOD
PICTURE WHAT HAVE WE DO AS
CONSERVATIONISTS AND MAYBE IT'S
NOT SOMETHING WE CHOOSE TO DO
BECAUSE THIS MIGHT INTERFERE
WITH MY NEIGHBOR.
THINK ABOUT THAT IF THAT MIGHT
APPLY TO YOU.
>> THAT'S A GOOD POINT.
MICHAEL, CAN YOU HUNT TURKEY IN
IN THE FALL AT LBL.
LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES.
CAN YOU HUNT TURKEY IN THE FALL?
>> I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT ONE.
YOU WOULD HAVE TO CHECK LAND
BETWEEN THE LAKES SITE AND WHAT
THEY OFFER AT THE INFO CENTER
AND WEBSITE.
>> AGAIN, SO THAT'S A QUESTION
THAT OUR INFO CENTER IS OPEN
DURING BUSINESS HOURS, REACH OUT
TO THEM AND GIVE THEM THAT
QUESTION AND IT MIGHT BE THEY
NEED TO GO TO LBL TO FIND OUT
THE RULES AND REGULATIONS ON
THAT.
YOU CAN ALWAYS REACH OUT TO
THEM.
GREAT, VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE
INDIVIDUALS.
1-800-858-1549.
>> AND GET IN TOUCH WITH YOUR
LOCAL CONSERVATION OFFICER ON
SOME OF THESE.
IF YOU CAN GO IT IN TOUCH WITH
THEM IN THE FIELD, ASK THEM THE
QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS THAT I MAY NOT KNOW
ABOUT WESTERN WESTERN KENTUCKY
AND WATERFOWL HUNTING, THEY'RE
GOING TO KNOW ALL THE ANSWERS
LIKE I WOULD WITH BEAR HUNTING
AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
HERE IS ANOTHER QUESTION WE GET
ALL THE TIME.
HE LIVES IN VIRGINIA, HE OWNS
LAND IN KENTUCKY.
CAN HE BUY A RESIDENT KENTUCKY
LICENSE?
>> SO HE OWNS LAND IN KENTUCKY
AND LIVES IN VIRGINIA.
STILL HAS TO BE A NON-RESIDENT.
>> HOW CAN YOU TELL IF YOUR DEER
IS SICK WITH EHD OR CWD
HOPEFULLY THE STATE OF KENTUCKY
IT'S NOT CWD BECAUSE IT HAS
NEVER BEEN FOUND HERE.
EHD, HOW DOES A DEER REACT IF IT
HAS EHD.
>> WITH EHD THEY ACT IN A
VARIETY OF DIFFERENT WAYS
DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF
DISEASE.
SO EHD IS LIKE THE FLU, LOTS OF
DIFFERENT STRAINS.
YOU CAN GET IT AND DIE QUICKLY
OR YOU CAN GET IT AND IT CAN
TAKE A LOT OF TIME, THEY CAN
SURVIVE IT THE BIGGEST THING IS
THEY'VE LOST THEIR FEAR OF
HUMANS, A LOT OF TIMES EXCESSIVE
SALIVAA, WALKING IN CIRCLES.
THEY'RE JUST OFF.
THEY DON'T LOOK RIGHT.
SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT AND THAT
COULD BE A LOT OF DIFFERENT
THINGS.
A LOT OF DISEASE, NOT ALL OF
THEM ARE TRANSMISSIBLE TO OTHER
DEER.
SO THE BIGGEST THING TO DO IS
YOU SEE ONE, EXISTING THOSE
SYMPTOMS, CALL US.
CALL DISPATCH, CALL YOUR LOCAL
OFFICE OR LOCAL BIOLOGIST AND
SAY I'VE GOT THIS DEER DOING
THIS.
THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
WE WANT TO TRY AND COME OUT,
COLLECT THE DEER, SEE WAS GOING
ON.
BUT YOU KNOW, THE BIGGEST THING
I CAN TELL FOLKS IS CALL, LET US
KNOW.
ARE THERE CHECK IN AND CHECK OUT
REQUIREMENTS FOR QUOTA HUNTS
THIS YEAR?
THIS IS FROM ROBERT.
THERE ARE CHECK IN AND CHECK OUT
REQUIREMENTS BUT THEY'RE GOING
TO LOOK DIFFERENTLY: IT WILL
NOT BE A PHYSICAL CHECK IN AND
CHECK OUT AT THE WMA OFFICE.
MIGHT BE AN ELECTRONIC CHECK.
DROP OFF THINGS.
WHEN YOU GO TO APPLY ON OUR
WEBSITE, WE WILL HAVE THE
SPECIFIC INFORMATION BASED UPON
THE ANIMAL YOU ARE TRYING TO
APPLY FOR AND SPELL THAT OUT AND
GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION.
IT WILL LOOK DIFFERENT.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN
APPLYING FOR THOSE HUNTS, PLEASE
CHECK THAT OUT AND LOOK AND
REVIEW THE INFORMATION BEFORE
YOU APPLY.
WE ARE GOING TO OFFER ALL OF THE
HUNTS LIKE WE ALWAYS DO.
>> FANTASTIC.
NEXT QUESTION FROM JIMMY.
HE SAID WHEN DOVE HUNTING, HOW
DOES HE KNOW IF THE AREA
REQUIRES NON-TOXIC SHOT IS.
TELL ME WHAT THAT IS.
PEOPLE WHO ARE NEW TO HUNTING,
WHAT IS A NON-TOXIC SHOT?
>> NON-TOXIC WOULD BE AMMO THAT
IS NOT LEAD.
SO WHETHER IT'S STEEL OR
TUNGSTEN OR SOME OTHER MATERIAL
THAT IS NOT LEAD.
THE CONCERN IS THAT IT'S PICKED
UP BY AN ANIMAL, CONSUMED AND
GETS IN THE SYSTEM OF IT AND
PASSES ON AND COULD CAUSE LOSS
OF LIFE TO THE ANIMAL OR DISEASE
WHAT IS A BIG CONCERN IN
WATERFOWL, WITH THAT AND I MEAN
AS FAR AS IF IT NEEDS A
NON-TOXIC OR NOT, IT'S IN OUR
WEBSITE, ON OUR EARLY MIGRATORY
BIRD PAGE, ON OUR WEBSITE, ON
THE HUNTING DIGEST WHERE WE LIST
ALL THE FIELDS AND IT WILL BE IN
BOLD AND AFTER THE RICK SAYING--
AFTER THE ASTERISK SAYING THIS
REQUIRES NON-TOXIC SHOT.
>> ARE ELK MIGRATING OUT OF THE
ELK ZONE AT ALL?
YOU LIVE DOWN THERE, ARE YOU
HEARING ANYTHING?
>> I LIVE DOWN THERE AND IT'S,
YOU KNOW, IT'S A TOUCHY
SITUATION.
SOME PEOPLE SAY IT IS AND SOME
DON'T.
THEY'RE IN THE WOODS.
THEY'RE IN THE HARD WOODS, THE
ELK ARE, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY
FIRST COME HERE, I REMEMBER
GOING UP ON THE MOUNTAIN AND
THEY WOULD BE RIGHT IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.
YOU GOT TO HUNT THEM NOW.
YOU HAVE TO HUNT THE ELK NOW.
THEY'RE WILD.
BUT AS FAR AS-- WHAT ARE YOU
SEEING ELK OUTSIDE OF THE ZONE
ABSOLUTELY?
WE GET REPORTS EVERY YEAR.
IT'S USUALLY THIS TIME OF YEAR,
MOSTLY IT'S COWS.
IT'S THOSE COWS THAT HAVE LEFT
THE HERDS TRYING TO FIND A PLACE
TO HAVE THEIR CALF, REAR THE
CALF FOR A WHILE AND GO BACK TO
THE ELK ZONE.
WE GET A REPORT OF A BATCH OF
BULLS THAT HAVE WANDERED OFF
INTO THE PERIPHERY OF THE ELK
ZONE, BUT ONCE THAT SEASON GETS
HERE RUT KICKS IN, THEY DRAW
RIGHT BACK IN AND GET BACK WITH
THE BUDDY FOR THE MOST PART.
>> WHAT ANIMALS CAN BE HUNTED
FROM A BOAT.
>> FROM A BOAT.
>> YES.
I DON'T HAVE MUCH WATER AROUND
US.
>> I WOULD DEFINITELY REFER THIS
ONE TO THE GUYS, I CAN'T GIVE
YOU A CORRECT ANSWER.
I WOULD BE GUESSING.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF THESE
GUYS WOULD KNOW.
>> I KNOW YOU CAN HUNT SQUIRREL,
DEER.
THAT WOULD BE A NO.
ELK WOULD BE A NO.
THE REST OF THE SPECIES I'M
GOING TO BE SHAKY.
BIGGEST THING IS TO CHECK THE
GUIDE.
>> I CAN PROMISE YOU IT'S IN THE
GUIDE.
I REMEMBER READING IT.
I JUST CAN'T REMEMBER IT.
>> DO WE HAVE TO WEAR COVID MASK
DEER HUNT THIS FALL?
>> , NO YOU DON'T.
IF YOU ARE IN A BLIND IT MIGHT
BE SOMETHING YOU MIGHT RECOMMEND
OR THINK ABOUT IN YOU ARE WITH
SOME FOLKS THAT ARE NOT FROM
YOUR HOUSEHOLD OR YOU DON'T KNOW
SHARING A BLIND TOGETHER, BUT
NO, NOT AT ALL.
SOMETIMES FOR SOME OF US, THAT'S
THE REASON WE ARE GETTING OUT
THERE, GET AWAY FROM THE TV, THE
PHONE, TO GET AWAY FROM
EVERYTHING ELSE AND JUST ENJOY
MOTHER NATURE WILL INCREASE IN
HUNTING AND FISHING AND ANGLING
AND GETTING OUT THERE AND
ENJOYING THE RESOURCES THE STATE
HAS TO OFFER.
IT IS GREAT FOR US AND WE WANT
TO BE OUTSIDE GO HUNTING AND
FISHING.
>> I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF
YOU FOR SPENDING THE EVENING
WITH US AND ANSWERING THESE
QUESTIONS.
WE HAVE A LIST OF GREAT
QUESTIONS.
IF YOU ARE AN EXPERIENCED
HUNTER, YOU PROBABLY WILL
APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT ASKING
THESE QUESTIONS AND PREPPING NOR
A HUNTING SEASON MIGHT BE JUST
AS FUN AND EXCITING BUYING THE
GADGETS MIGHT BE AS FUN AND
EXCITING AS ACTUAL HUNTING
SEASON.
IF YOU ARE A NEW HUNTER, HEY,
THIS IS THE TIME THAT I GET MOST
EXCITED IS GETTING READY FOR
UPCOMING SEASON.
I WILL BE OUT SAYING THAT JULY
AND AUGUST ARE MY TWO LEAST
FAVORITE MONTHS.
BUT HUNTING SEASON IS OPENING UP
EVERY WEEKEND.
CHECK YOUR HUNTING GUIDE.
FIND OUT WHAT IS NEAR YOU AND
MAKE SURE YOU MAKE PLANS NOW TO
GET OUTDOORS.