>> THIS WEEK ON "KENTUCKY
AFIELD."
>> IF YOU HAVE BEEN FROG
DIGGING, THEN YOU PROBABLY LOVE
IT.
AND IF YOU HAVEN'T, THEN YOU'RE
MISSING OUT!
NEXT ... ONE KEY TO CATCHING
FISH IS FINDING STRUCTURE.
WE'LL SEE HOW THE DEPARTMENT IS
HELPING OUT.
THEN ... DEER SEASON IS JUST
AROUND THE CORNER.
FIND OUT WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW,
BEFORE TAKING THAT CLIMBING
STAND UP A TREE.
>> I HIGHLY DISCOURAGE TRYING TO
CLIMB A HICKORY.
>> IT IS ALL NEXT ON "KENTUCKY
AFIELD"!
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>> HELLO, AND WELCOME TO
"KENTUCKY AFIELD."
I'M YOUR HOST CHAD MILES.
JOIN US AS WE JOURNEY THE
COMMONWEALTH IN SEARCH OF
OUTDOOR ADVENTURE.
WHEN THE SUMMER NIGHTS GET HOT,
BUGS COME OUT THERE IS ONLY ONE
THING ON MY MINE AND THAT'S FROG
LEGS.
NOTE SNOW ♪
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WE'RE HERE IN WOODFORD COUNTY,
AND IT IS JULY AND IT IS HOT.
AND TONIGHT WE'RE AFTER WHAT?
>> BULL FROGS.
>> BULL FROGS.
TRAVIS, YOU CALLED UP A COUPLE
OF WEEKS AGO, AND YOU WERE A
COLLEGE ROOMMATE WITH ONE OF OUR
VIDEOGRAPHERS AND YOU SAID, DO
YOU LIKE TO FROG?
AND YOU SAID --
>>
>> THIS IS ONE OF OUR BEST
SPOTS.
WE SCOUTED IT.
IT WILL BE A PRODUCTIVE EVENING.
>> HOW LONG YOU HAVE BEEN
CHASING FROGS?
>> SINCE I WAS 16, 17 YEARS OLD.
>> OH, YEAH.
>> IT IS SOMETHING THAT I REALLY
ENJOY.
YOU CAN DO IT.
AND THERE'S A LULL BETWEEN
TURKEY SEASON AND DOVE SEASON
AND THIS IS A PERFECT WAY TO
FILL THAT LULL.
>> SO, THE GOAL IS GOING TO BE
LET IT GET DARK AND TRY TO FILL
A SKILL LET FULL OF FROG LEGS.
>>
>> IT IS ONE ONE OF MY FAVORITE
TO DO.
AND THERE ARE TONS OF FISHING
OPPORTUNITIES BUT IF YOU WANT TO
GET OUT AND DO SOMETHING LIKE
THIS.
LISTEN TO THAT DO SOMETHING LIKE
THIS, IT GIVES YOU AN
OPPORTUNITY OF IT IS LIKE
HUNTING AT A TIME OF THE YEAR
WHEN THERE IS NOT A WHOLE LOT
GOING ON.
GET A FROG GIG, PELLET RIFLE.
>> GRAB THEM BY YOUR HAND.
>> SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.
AND FROG GIGING SEASON IS A LONG
PERIOD OF TIME.
YOU'VE GOT FROM THIRD FRIDAY IN
MAY ALL THE WAY TO OCTOBER.
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE CONDITIONS
FOR FROGGING.
>> YOU LIKE IT TO BE HOT.
UNFORTUNATELY A LOT OF US DON'T
LIKE TO GET OUT WHEN THIS IS HOT
BUT A NICE HOT NIGHT, GOOD
HUMIDITY AND GET THE BUGS FLYING
AND THAT'S WHEN YOU GET INTO THE
FROGS.
>> OH, YEAH.
LET'S GET OUR GEAR TOGETHER AND
PUT A GAME PLAN, AND, THEY ARE
RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW.
WE'LL GET IN THERE AND GET AFTER
THEM.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> YES,.
>> LET'S DO IT.
LET'S GO!
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>> LOOK AT THAT BUN RIGHT THERE.
LET'S TRY TO MAKE A MOVE ON THAT
ONE.
>> BIG DUDE.
>> AND A COUPLE AROUND IT BUT
LET'S MOVE DOWN HERE A LITTLE
BIT AND WE'LL GET HIM LIT UP AND
TRY TO GET ON TOP OF HIM.
>> THAT SHOULD BE THE FIRST OF
MANY CHANCES.
>> THERE ARE A COUPLE RIGHT
THERE JUST CHECKING THEM FOR
SIZE.
THAT ONE RIGHT THERE FOR SURE IS
BIG ENOUGH.
>>
>> YOU HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE,
RIGHT?
>> THERE YOU GO.
HE'S BIG ENOUGH.
>>
>> CAN YOU GET THAT FAR OUT?
>> ALL RIGHT!
I BELIEVE THAT WE GOT A FROG ON
THE END OF THE STICK THERE.
I DON'T KNOWFY GOT HIM OR NOT.
I DON'T KNOW IF I GOT HIM OR NOT
YET.
I BELIEVE.
>> I BELIEVE THAT YOU DO.
>> NICE!
>> TELL YOU WHAT:
THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
BETTER.
>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO UP IN
THESE TREES AND WE'LL FIND A
BUNCH.
GOT TO COME UP ON THE TOPSIDE.
>> THAT'S A BIG FROG THERE,
GUYS.
>> DON'T MOVE.
DROP IT TO THE GROUND.
>> WOW!
>> THAT WAS AWESOME!
>> GOT IT!
>> THAT'S A BIG FROG.
THAT'S A BIG FROG.
NOW, THAT IS A 12-INCH FROG
THERE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> HE TRIED TO JUMP IN MY
POCKET.
THAT'S A GOOD FROG RIGHT THERE
NOW.
>> I SAW IT GO IN AND I WOULD
TELL THAT IT WAS BEHIND HIM AND
I SAW THAT SPLASH, AND I
THOUGHT, WHAT IN THE WORLD JUST
HAPPENED?
>> I GUESS WITH WITH THE
TRAJECTORY I WAS UP ON THE BANK
AND WHEN I LUNGED, I WAS RIGHT
BEHIND HIM.
>> NICE RECOVERY.
>> THIS FROG ALMOST GOT AWAY
TWICE.
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>> THAT'S A GOOD ONE THERE!
>> THERE WE GO.
GOOD DEAL, MAN.
>> NICE!
>> I FEEL LIKE A 16-YEAR-OLD KID
RIGHT NOW.
I'LL TELL YOU THAT.
>> IT IS JUST SO MUCH FUN THERE
IS SOMETHING ABOUT IT BEING OUT
HERE.
BEING A KID, YOU'RE LIKE, I'M
OUT LATER THAN I'M SUPPOSED TO
BE AND YOU'RE TIRED AND YOU WAKE
UP NEXT MORNING AND THE SECOND
THAT YOU WAKE UP, THE HEAD IS
OFF THE PILLOW.
THAT WAS COOL THAT WAS FUN.
GOT ONE?
>> JUST SMALL ONE.
WE'LL LET HIM GO.
>> JUST SHOWCASING ANOTHER WAY
TO GO OUT THERE AND CATCH THEM.
>> THERE YOU GO!
>> ALL RIGHT!
>> NICE JOB.
>> THAT'S A GOOD ONE.
>> 8 FOOT IS ALMOST NOT ENOUGH.
THEY START GETTING THAT ROPE,
WATCH OUT.
THAT'S ABOUT THE SIZE OF A DIME,
YOU KNOW YOU GOT A GOOD ONE.
>> THEY ARE MAKING FUN OF US.
>> YES, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THERE
TWICE.
>> THIS TIME WE GRAB MY PELLET
RIFLE AND COME UP ON THE BANK
AND SEE IF WE CAN'T GET DOWN TO
SOME OF THESE THAT ARE DIFFICULT
TO GET A GIG IN THERE.
>> NICE SHOT.
>> ALL RIGHT!
>> I GOT HIM RIGHT THERE.
>> I SEE HIM!
>> GOT IT!
>> ALL RIGHT, CHAD, HE'S RIGHT
THERE.
>> GOOD SHOT.
>> NICE ONE.
>> THE OLD PELLET GUN IS THREE
FOR THREE.
>>
>> GUY, I STEPPED OVER AND THERE
IS A BIG BULL FROG RIGHT
UNDERFETE IN AND I'LL SEE IF I
CAN'T COME UP OVER TOP.
>> AND SEE IF YOU CAN GET A SHOT
DOWN.
>> NICE!
>> YES, SIR, LOOK THAT SHOT!
>> LOOK AT THE BIG OLD WHITE
BELLY ON THAT FROG.
WOW!
NICE SHOT.
GOT HIM.
>>
>> GOT HIM!
>> GOT HIM!
>>
>> GOT HIM?
>> NO.
>>
>> I THOUGHT IT LOOKED LIKE IT
HIT HIM PRETTY SQUARE.
>> I DON'T KNOW, I MISSED A FEW
MYSELF.
>> WE GAVE IT A GOOD HOUR.
SETTLE BACK DOWN AND MAKE ONE
MORE TRIP AROUND IT.
THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THERE
WILL BE ONE OVER THERE.
HOLD ON, GUY, HE'S RIGHT HERE.
>> YOU MAY SHOOT HIM AGAIN.
>> GOT A GOOD SHOT.
GO AHEAD.
>> GOT HIM!
>> TELL YOU WHAT, THIS IS JUST A
LOT OF FUN.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU HAVING
US OUT.
THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE BLAST.
>> THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT AND
HANGING OUT WITH US.
WE HAD A GREAT TIME.
>> WE'RE HERE AGAIN WITH
LIEUTENANT McCLEARY AND WHAT
IS VERY POPULAR IS BOWFISHING.
FOR A PERSON THAT WANTED TO GET
INTO BOWFISHING, WHAT DO THEY
NEED TO KNOW.
>> YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE PROPER
LICENSE WHICH IS A KENTUCKY
RESIDENT FISHING LICENSE IF
YOU'RE A RESIDENT OF STATE OR
NON-RESIDENT IF YOU'RE NOT.
>> EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE USING WHAT
IS TYPICALLY REFERRED TO AS
HUNTING EQUIPMENT, BECAUSE
YOU'RE FISHING FOR FISH, YOU
NEED A FISHING LICENSE.
>> YES, SIR, THAT'S CORRECT.
>> WHAT FISH SPECIES ARE LEGAL
TO BE TAKEN WITH A BOAT?
>> LOOKING TO TARGET ROUGH FISH
SO YOUR CARP, GAR, CATFISH.
AVOID, PROPERLY IDENTIFY YOUR
TARGET NOT TO SHOOT SPORT FISHEN
TYPICALLY AVOID BASS SPECIES.
BASS, CRAPPIE, BLUEGILL, NONE OF
THOSE CAN BE TAKEN WITH ARCHERY
EQUIPMENT.
>> WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT WHERE TO TAKE A BOAT AND
BOW FISH FROM.
>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU'RE DOING,
IF YOU'RE HUNTING FROM LAND,
MORE LIKELY THAN NOT YOU HAVE TO
OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM THE LAND
OWNER.
PUBLIC WATERS, THERE NOT MUCH
THAT YOU HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
OTHER THAN IF YOU'RE BELOW A
DAM, ACCESS POINTS AND
RESTRICTIONS ON HOW FAR TO HAVE
A BOAT WITHIN THE RELATION TO
THE DAM ITFUL.
>> THERE ARE SOME AREAS THAT
YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE A
BOAT ON PUBLIC WATERS BELOW
CERTAIN DAMS AND OBVIOUSLY
BOWFISHING, YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED
TO DO IT.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
CERTAIN AREAS DID NOT ALLOW YOU
TO HAVE A BOAT, PERIOD.
NO MATTER WHAT YOU'RE DOING
CERTAIN DISTANCE.
>> IF YOU HAVE NEVER TRIED BOW
FISH, IT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU
NEED TO GIVE A TRY.
IT IS A LOT OF FUN AND IF YOU'RE
A ARCHER, YOU'LL SHOOT MANY
TIMES ON TRIP.
NOT GOING TO GET IN A DEER STAND
GET ONE CHANCE.
GIVE IT A TRY.
IT IS A LOT OF FUN.
>> THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE IS ALWAYS
LOOKING FOR GOOD HABITAT TO HOLD
FISH AND THE FOCUS HAS BEEN ON
BARREN RIVER LAKE.
>> FOR THE BOATS DRIVING BY,
THEY HAVE TO BE WONDERING WHAT
IN THE WORLD.
WE HAVE SO MANY THINGS ON THE
BANK.
>> THIS IS THE FIRST PHASE OF
THE LARGE SCALE BARREN RIVER
HABITAT PROJECT.
WE HAVE SEVEN PHASES PLANNED FOR
THIS.
AND THIS IS KIND OF OUR KICKOFF
PROJECT.
WE'RE HERE IN THE LOWER CREEK,
AND, WE HAVE GOT 15 OR SO SITES
PICKED OUT HERE AND ONE OF THE
THINGS WILL BE CENTERED AROUND
BASS AND CRAPPIE STRUCTURE.
>> TELL ME A BIT ABOUT WHY THIS
PROJECT WORK IS IMPORTANT FOR
YOU?
>> BEING A FISCHERMAN AND
ANGLER, THIS WAS CONSIDERED TO
BE ONE ONE ONE OF TOP FISHERIES
IN STATE.
AND I STARTED GETTING REPORTS
FROM OTHER ANGLERS AND FISHING
THE LAKE MYSELF, FOUND THE CATCH
RATES WERE NOT WHAT WE HAD BEEN
ACCUSTOMED TO HERE.
AND WANTING TO KEEP THAT SAME
HIGH STANDARD, WHAT DO WE NEED
TO DO TO IMPROVE THAT CATCH RATE
FOR OUR ANGLERS AS WELL AS
IMPROVE THE LAKE OVERALL.
AND THE FIRST THINGS THAT CAME
UP WAS HABITAT.
AND.
>> TELL ME ABOUT WHY BAR SEASON
PERFECT FOR THIS FISH HABITAT
PROJECT.
>> BARREN HAS GOOD FISHERY,
BASS, CRAPPIE, AND THAT IS FOR
INSTANCE MY WHAT THE PROJECT IS
GEARED TOWARDS.
THOSE FISHERIES, NOT THAT THEY
ARE IN DECLINE OR NEEDED BUZZ
THIS PROJECT WILL HELP TO PUT
ANGLERS IN CONTACT WITH THOSE
FISH.
>>
>> YOU'RE USING SOME DIFFERENT
STRUCTURE THIS YEAR.
WE WERE AT CAVE RUN.
WE DID A MAJOR PROJECT THERE AND
YOU WERE PART OF THAT BUT THIS
PROJECT IS DIFFERENT.
THIS LAKE, BECAUSE ARMY CORPS OF
ENGINEERS LAKE RAISES
SIGNIFICANTLY FROM SUMMER TO
WINTER POOL.
HOW DO YOU ADJUST BECAUSE THAT
HAS TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE.
>>
>> THE BULK OF OUR MATERIAL AT
CAVE RUN WAS BRUSH MATERIAL,
CEDAR TREES AND WITHOUT A DRAW,
WE DON'T HAVE TO BE MUCH THAT
CONCERNED WITH THE BREAKDOWN OF
THE MATERIAL.
IT IS GOING TO BREAK DOWN A
LITTLE BIT BUT HERE WITH THE
DRAWDOWN, WE'VE ADJUSTED AND
MOVED TOWARD LARGER TREES AND
ALSO, SOME OF THE PLASTIC
PRODUCTS HERE.
>>
>> YOU HAVE TO HAVE THAT HABITAT
PRESENT.
FOR THAGER TO COME IN CONTACT
WITH THE FISH ARE LOCATING.
THE GOOD HABITAT ON THE GROUND
AND FISH YUGOSLAVIAS THE
LOCATIONS AND ANGLERS KNOWING
WHERE THEY ARE, THE ASK YOU USAC
SIS RATE GOES UP AND THE FISH
ARE MORE HEALTHY AND THEY HAVE
BAIT FISH AND OTHER THINGS HAVE
PLACES TO HIDE SO THAT WAY, IT
TURNS OUT WELL.
>> YOU HAVE BEEN PUTTING OUT
STRUCTURE FOR YEARS.
AND HOW LONG IT DOES TAKE A
FISCHERMAN TO LOCATE THOSE AND
START CATCHING FISH?
>> NOT LONG.
THOSE GUYS WILL COME RIGHT AFTER
US AND FISH IT.
AND WE MAY COME BACK EVEN MAYBE
AT THE TAIL END WHERE WE HAVE
DUMPED STUFF AND THERE IS FISH
ALREADY ASSOCIATED TO IT, AND
FOUNDED.
SO, IT DOESN'T TAKE LONG AT ALL.
>> A LOT OF THE MATERIALS HERE
ARE THINGS THAT I HAVE SEEN IN
THE PAST.
THE ROCK, THE BIG YELLOWING
LOOKING PVC PIPE PIPES.
AND TELL ME ABOUT WHAT I'M
LOOKING AT HERE?
>> THIS IS A COMMERCIALLY-MADE
PRODUCT.
THIS IS MADE BY MOSS BACK FISH
HABITAT.
IT IS ESSENTIALLY A PVC
STRUCTURE.
THE REASON THAT WE'RE GOING THIS
ROUTE, IS TWO REAL REASONS, ONE
IS THAT IT IS REALLY EASY TO
ASSEMBLE.
WE LIKE THE WAY IT COMES OUT.
AND JUST BEING PVC WILL LAST
FOREVER.
>> THE WATER GOES DOWN AND THIS
SETHS OUT IN THE AND UNTHE RAIN
AND ALL OF THE ELEMENT, THIS
MATERIAL DOESN'T BREAK DOWN LIKE
A NATURAL CEDAR TREE WILL.
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> IT WILL LAST A LONG TIME.
THE TEXTURE IS A LITTLE
DIFFERENT.
>> FEELS ROUGH AND THAT'S BUILT
TO KIND OF JUMP START THAT ALGAE
GROWTH AND WE NEED THAT TO BRING
IN BAIT FISH TO UTILIZE THESE.
AND BRING IN SOME OF THE SPORT
FISH AND THAT'S WHERE THE ANGLER
COMPONENT COMES IN THEY CAN COME
IN AND FIND STRUCTURERS AND FISH
THEM AND HOPEFULLY AT THE END OF
THE DAY, THEY HAVE A LITTLE
HEAVIER BAG.
>> TELL ME ABOUT THE SHAPE OF
THIS.
>> THEY HAVE THESE V SHAPED AND
REDUCES THE SNAGGING OF LURES.
WHICH I THINK THAT ALL OF US
COULD USE.
THAT'S FOR SURE.
>>
>> PEOPLE GO, MAN, THIS SOUNDS
LIKE A GREAT DEAL.
HOW COME YOU DON'T DO IT AT ALL
OF OUR LAKES.
>> IT IS A LOT OF WORK AND OVER
MANY YEAR.
THE DEPARTMENT PEOPLE HAVE DONE
A GREAT JOB OF DEPLOY STRUCTURE.
WE DID NOT JUST GET THERE BY
THAT.
WE HAD LOCAL GROUPS AND ANGLERS
AND PEOPLE THAT HAVE CAME AND
HELPED OUT ASSEMBLING ALL OF THE
PRODUCTS AND PUTTING THEM
TOGETHER AND GETTING THEM READY
TO GO OUT AND BE PUT OUT INTO
THE LAKE FOR ALL OF THE ANGLERS
IN STATE THAT WANT TO COME HERE
TO BARREN RIVER LAKE.
>>
>> AS FAR AS THE LOCATIONS
PUTTING STRUCTURES OUT, WHAT
STRUCTURE IS ACTUALLY THERE,
WILL ALL BE AVAILABLE ON THE
DEPARTMENT WEB PAGE IN A MATTER
OF A WEEK OR TWO.
>> EXACTLY.
>> IF YOU'RE COMING TO BARREN
FOR THE FIRST TIME AND YOU'RE
THINKING, HEY, I DON'T KNOW
ANYTHING ATAL ABOUT THIS LAKE,
THIS IS A GOOD PLACE TO START.
>> FOR SURE.
AND THE SITES WILL BE ON AND
THERE ARE PREVIOUS SITES SO IT
IS A GREAT RESOURCE.
>> IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THE
DEER ARCHERY SEASON IS ONLY FIVE
WEEKS AWAY, AND NOW IT IS TIME
TO GET OUT THE CLIMBING STABLE
AND TEST IT OUT.
BUT REMEMBER, BE SAFE.
>> THE FALL IS RIGHT AROUND THE
CORNER AND IF YOU'RE LIKE US
HERE AT "KENTUCKY AFIELD," WE'RE
GETTING REALLY EXCITED TO START
HANGING A DEER STAND IN THE
TREE.
A FEW THINGS TO CONSIDER ON THE
SAFETY ASPECTS OF CLIMBING AND
USING A CLIMBING STAND, OR USING
A LOCK STAND.
WE'LL GO THROUGH SOME OF THE
SAFETY ISSUES THAT WE'VE COME UP
HERE.
WE HAVE OVER 45 YEARS OF BOW
HUNTING EXPERIENCE HERE IN THE
"KENTUCKY AFIELD" OFFICE.
AND WE PUT SOME THOUGHTS AND
IDEAS TOGETHER, TRY TO KEEP YOU
SAFE THIS FALL AND THIS WINTER
IN THE DEER STAND.
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS
WHEN CLIMBING A TREE STAND IS
CHOOSING THE RIGHT TREE.
YOU CAN SEE, I HAVE A TREE HERE
THAT'S PRETTY GOOD SIZED
DIAMETER.
CAN'T BE TOO BIG BECAUSE YOU
CAN'T GET YOUR STRAPS AROUND AND
IT YOU DON'T WANT TO CLIMB
SOMETHING TOO SMALL.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THE
BARK.
IF THIS BARK HERE IS A VERY
FIRMLY ATTACHED BARK.
I HIGHLY DISCOURAGE TRYING TO
CLIMB A SCALY BARK HICKORY OR
SYCAMORE OR SOMETHING WHERE THE
BARK IS IN SHEETS BECAUSE YOU
MAY ONLY BE HOOKED INTO THAT
TREE AN EIGHTH OF AN INCH.
AND IF THAT BARK DECIDES TO
SLIDE OFF, YOU'RE GOING WITH IT.
AND ALSO, MAKE SURE THAT YOUR
TREE IS IN GOOD HEALTH.
THIS TREE HAS NO DEAD BRANCHES,
AND IT IS COMPLETELY ALIVE, FULL
LEAVES AND READY TO CLIMB.
THE STAND HERE IS CLOSE TO THE
GROUND WHERE I CAN GET RIGHT IN
AND OUT.
AND THEN, THE TOP PART IS
TETHERED.
THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
IF YOU'RE EVER STARTING THE
PROCESS OF GOING UP AND DOWN THE
TREE AND YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR TOP
AND BOTTOM OF YOUR STAND
CONNECTED, IF THE BOTTOM FALLS
OFF YOUR FEET, FOR WHATEVER
REASON, IT IS GOING ALL THE WAY
TO THE GROUND.
PUT A SAFETY HARNESS ON, YOU
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF YOU
PUT A JACKET OR WHATEVER ON THE
OUTSIDE, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THIS IS EASY TO GET TO.
I QUITE OFTEN WEAR A SHIRT OR
JACKET OVER MY VEST.
AND I DO THAT FOR A COUPLE OF
REASONS.
FIRST OFF, SOMETIMES I HAVE GOT
MORE CLOTHES ON THAN WHAT I CAN
GET ON UNDER THIS VEST AND
SECONDLY, I DON'T WANT THIS HERE
INTERFERING WITH MY BOW STRING
DURING THE DRAW.
THIRD THING YOU SEE I HAVE MY
PULL ROPE.
THIS IS WHAT I'LL HAVE MY BOW
AND ARROW TIED ON THE END OF.
I HAVE MADE THE MISTAKE IN THE
PAST OF HOOKING THIS UP, DOWN
HERE AT THE BOTTOM.
THIS ISSUE BECOMES THAT YOU HAVE
TO REACH OVER, TO TRY TO GET
THIS WHICH LIENS YOU OVER THE
STAND.
YOU WILL HAVE A TEATHER ON AT
THAT TIME, BUT IT STILL MAKES IT
EASIER IF YOU ATTACH THIS UP
HERE, NICE AND EASY TO GRAB BY
YOUR HANDS.
AND YOU CAN PULL YOUR BOW UP.
ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT I
DO RECOMMEND, IS A LOT OF THESE
BOW ROPES COME WITH THE CLIPS.
THEY ARE PRETTY HANDY BUT I'LL
TELL YOU, SOMETIMES THEY CAN
FAME I HAVE HAD A BOW COME OFF,
AND LITERALLY FALL TO GROUND.
SO I LIKE TO PUT AN OLD
FASHIONED QUICK LITTLE KNOT HERE
TO KEEP ME FROM LOSING MY BOW.
I DO NOT TRUST THESE CLIPS.
I HAVE IT TIED TO THE CAN AND
MAKE SURE THAT MY BOW STRING IS
FREE AND CLEAR AND READY TO GO.
MAKE SURE THAT YOU CHECK AND
TEST ALL OF THE STAP STRAPS AND
CABLES THAT YOUR STAND MAY COME
WITH.
YOU'LL BE SETTING IN THIS SEAT,
MAKE SURE THAT YOU TEST THE
SEAT.
MAKE SURE THAT YOU TEST THESE
CABLES AND STRAP ASKS MAKE SURE
THAT THEY ARE IN GOOD WORKING
CONDITION.
THIS PARTICULAR STAND HAS A
CABLE THAT'S WRAPPED AND HAS THE
KNUCKLES ON THERE.
YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE AND TEST
THIS CABLE, FOR ANY RUSTING.
IF YOU SEE RUST ON THE CABLE,
YOU CAN BUY REPLACEMENTS.
A LOT OF THEM EVEN HAVE AN
EXPIRATION DATE.
CLIMB IN STAND AND START UP THE
TREE.
ONCE YOU GET IN AND GET YOUR
FEET SET, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOU APPLY PRESSURE TO THE
END OF THE STAND AND LOCK IT IN.
AND I'M DOING THE SAME WITH THE
SEAT.
NOW, IT IS TIME TO GET THE
TEATHER.
THERE ARE A WHOLE BUNCH OF THE
DIFFERENT STYLES OF TEATHERS AND
MAKE SURE THAT YOU READ THE
OWNER MANUAL AND HOW TO
APPROPRIATELY USE YOUR TEATHER.
SO ON THIS ONE HERE, WE'LL STRAP
IT AROUND THE TREE.
WE'LL ATTACH IN HERE.
AND THEN, THIS IS A SAFETY
RELEASE.
THIS IS USED TO POP IT LOOSE, IF
YOU NEED TO TREE YOURSELF.
>> NOW, I DON'T WANT TO GET THIS
TOO INCREDIBLY TIGHT BECAUSE AS
I MAKE MY WAY UP THE TREE, THIS
HAS TO GO UP WITH ME.
THIS PARTICULAR STYLE OF
CARIBBEANER HERE HAS A METHOD
WHERE YOU CAN SCREW IT UP, AND
COVER THE CONNECTION POINT.
WHAT THAT DOES IS THAT MEANS
THAT YOU CAN'T BUMP IT AND
ACCIDENTALLY RELEASE THIS
CARIBENER.
AND LATCH THIS IN AND THEN
THREAD THAT BACK UP OVER TOP OF
YOUR CONNECTION POINT.
THAT KEEPS IT FROM SLIDING OPEN.
YOU DID NOT WANT YOUR CARIBER TO
OPEN UP AND NOW I'M LOCKED IN,
LATCHED IN GOOD AND I CAN SLIDE
THIS UP THE TREE.
UNIFICATION THIS RELEASE TO FREE
MYSELF.
GO UP.
AND THEN BUM IT TIGHT FROM
THERE, IT IS ABOUT GETTING MY
FEET INTO THE BOTTOM STRAPS AND
THIS ONE HAS THE HOOKS, AND THIS
BUN GI CORD.
THE HOOKS FOR THE FRONT OF MY
FEET, THE BUNGIE FOR THE BACK.
THIS IS A SIT AND CLIMB.
I'LL GO UP, AND PUT MY FEET
DOWN.
SLIDE UP AND PULL BACK AND MAKE
SURE THAT I AM LOCKED IN.
SO NOW I'M AT THE HEIGHT THAT I
WANT TO HUNT AT.
GET THE DANCE AT THE TOP FROM
THE BOTTOM.
LOCK IN THOUGH AND REMOVE YOUR
FEET AND LOCK THESE IN REAL
GOOD.
BEFORE YOU STAND UP OR MOVE, YOU
WANT TO MOVE THIS TEATHER UP, TO
ABOUT THE HITE OF -- ABOUT THE
HEIGHTH OF YOUR HEAD.
AND THE REASON THAT YOU WANT IT
THIS HEIGHTH IS BECAUSE -- I'M
ALL LOCKED IN, AND IF I HAPPEN
TO FALL OUT OF THIS STAND, I
WANT THIS TEATHER TO CATCH ME,
SO THAT I CAN EASILY CLIMB BACK
INTO THE STAND, AND TO REGAIN MY
HUNT.
FY PUT THIS TEATHER WAY DOWN
HERE AND I FALL OUT, I COULD BE
IN A SITUATION WHERE, I AM
HANGING TOO FAR BELOW STAND TO
GET BACK IN.
NOW THAT I'M UP HERE AND LOCKED,
IN I HAVE THE CARIBENER AWAY
FROM THE BUCKLE AND I'M READY TO
BRING MY BOW UP AND CONTINUE
WITH MY HUNT.
MAKE SURE YOU GET THIS UP AND
AWAY FROM YOUR FEET.
AND SO NOW, I WOULD BE READY TO
PROCEED WITH THE REST OF MY
EVENING'S HUNTFUL EVERYTHING IS
READY TO GO.
I FEEL SAFE.
AND I'M TEATHERRED TO THE TREE.
AND EVERYTHING IS GOOD TO GO.
HERE WE HAVE SIX-YEAR-OLD HUNTER
RILEY, VERY FIRST BUCK TAKEN
WHILE HUNTING WITH HIS DAD.
CONGRATULATION.
CHECK OUT THE FIRST FISH EVER
CAUGHT BY LILY, TWO YEARS OLD
AND CAUGHT THIS IN A FARM POND
IN MULLEN BURG COUNTY.
NICE JOB.
AND HERE WE HAVE A NICE PICTURE
OF HENRY JOHNSTON WITH HIS FIRST
DEER EVER.
A NICE DOE TAKEN IN BULLET
COUNTY, KENTUCKY.
CHECK OUT THIS NICE BUCK TAKEN
BYES.
>> SEE, 11 YEARS OLD, BY FROM
KENTUCKY.
AND NICE JOB.
AND HERE WE HAVE DALTON HOWARD
WHO TOOK HIS FIRST BUCK, A NICE
SEVEN POINTER DURING THE YOUTH
DEER SEASON.
CONGRATULATIONS.
KENTUCKY'S DEER ARCHERY SEASON
IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER AND
NOW IT IS TIME TO GET THAT BOW
OUT AND START TUNING IT UP.
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.
I HOPE TO SEE YOU IN THE WOODS
OR ON THE WATER!