WEBVTT - The Big Outdoors -- 10/25/25

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<v Speaker 1>Best Bengals coverage, and those Cincinnati Reds, the Xavier Musketeers,

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<v Speaker 1>the Ucy Bearcats, FC Cincinnati, anything and everything that's sports

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<v Speaker 1>in this town.

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<v Speaker 2>Am I? How did that? How did that come out?

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<v Speaker 3>That work?

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<v Speaker 2>Okay?

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm not a sports durbil, Okay, I'm an outdoors

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<v Speaker 1>gurbil kind of more like a chipmunk.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>The raccoon, I'll tell that story after a bit. I

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<v Speaker 1>never never had raccoons in my tree over my tree

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<v Speaker 1>stand before. But I'll get to that in a minute.

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<v Speaker 1>So I grabbed Rick Strauss this morning. He is released

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<v Speaker 1>a new podcast, which I assume he does when he

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<v Speaker 1>feels like it. Maybe it's weekly, but we'll find out more.

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<v Speaker 2>Hear. It's called Bluegrass, Woods.

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<v Speaker 1>And Waters and Rick, welcome to the Big outdoors Man.

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<v Speaker 3>Hey, thanks so much for having me on Chip.

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<v Speaker 2>I really appreciate it. Yeah, so what uh you know?

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm there, I don't know how much.

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<v Speaker 1>And you're on the iHeartMedia platform, so that's great. Just

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<v Speaker 1>look up Bluegrass, Woods and Water. So have you celebrated

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<v Speaker 1>one month yet?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah? Yeah, I think we've had three podcasts out so far.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm working on my third. I just got done interviewing

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<v Speaker 3>Lieutenant Jason Ping from Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife

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<v Speaker 3>Resources yesterday, so I'm working on getting that published for

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<v Speaker 3>the first the next week, so we'll be up to

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<v Speaker 3>four episodes.

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<v Speaker 2>That's great.

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<v Speaker 1>So do you plan these for a weekly release or well,

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<v Speaker 1>I assume you can do it. You can do them

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<v Speaker 1>anytime you want.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I kind of. I try to do them weekly,

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<v Speaker 3>but fishing and funt sometimes gets in a way, so

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<v Speaker 3>they're either going to be every week, every other every

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<v Speaker 3>couple of weeks. I really don't have that much of

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<v Speaker 3>a schedule.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, and you know, let's face it, Kentucky has a

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<v Speaker 1>lot to talk about, a ton to offer. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>you've got many more huntable mammals. You know, if you're

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<v Speaker 1>throwing the black bear and the bobcat and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>say Ohio.

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<v Speaker 2>Variety of fish.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what's interesting you probably haven't done it is

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<v Speaker 1>you know, when you compare the record fish list from

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<v Speaker 1>Kentucky to that of Ohio, I think Kentucky has probably

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen more species that you know, people have the opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>to set a state record with than like Ohio, which

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<v Speaker 1>I thought was kind of neat because they add a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of the you know, take the creek jub or

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<v Speaker 1>the shine, you know, some things like that, so it's

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<v Speaker 1>kind of neat.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, yeah, yeah. Kentucky offers a wide array of fish

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<v Speaker 3>species to target and traphy fish species, especially in the

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<v Speaker 3>Cumberland River basin where I do most of my fishing

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<v Speaker 3>for striper and trout.

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<v Speaker 1>So what do you what are your plans as you know,

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<v Speaker 1>as you look forward in terms of like subject better,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean because it had you know, I don't want

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<v Speaker 1>to put you on a spot or anything, but you know,

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<v Speaker 1>there the opportunities are just I mean overwhelming, unlimited.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, yeah, yeah, for sure, for sure. I tried to,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, stick to my guns. What I do a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of so striper fishing, trout fishing. I talked a

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<v Speaker 3>lot about there. I had an elk outfitter on my

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<v Speaker 3>first ELF, my first episode and probably one of the

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<v Speaker 3>better ELF fitters this side of the Mississippi in Kentucky,

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<v Speaker 3>Hurley Cims Junior from Lost Mountain Outfitters. He's been doing

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<v Speaker 3>it for years. He has multiple Kentucky state record bulls.

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<v Speaker 3>So the conversation was great. I became great friends with

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<v Speaker 3>him after I killed my bull about ten years ago

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<v Speaker 3>down there, So great conversation. He knows what he's talking about.

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<v Speaker 3>And and just just to talk about you know, the elk.

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<v Speaker 3>They're just majestic animals you know here in Kentucky's for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>Well that and that heard is like over ten thousand

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<v Speaker 1>animals and the court's on it.

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<v Speaker 2>It's on the draw system.

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<v Speaker 1>And being a non resident, they don't pull you know,

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<v Speaker 1>as many drawings for for for those from out of

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<v Speaker 1>state that they do you know in state. So maybe

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<v Speaker 1>I'll have an opportunity to use that outfit or down

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<v Speaker 1>the line if you know, if I can. Uh So

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<v Speaker 1>you are you just focusing on fishing and hunting is

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<v Speaker 1>that the plan?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah? And conservation conservation for sure. Like next week I'm

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<v Speaker 3>interviewing Ethan Noon in a Kentucky fish and wildlife biologists

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<v Speaker 3>here in northern Kentucky. So we're going to talk land management,

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<v Speaker 3>w n A management, uh CD, you know, the diseases

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<v Speaker 3>that are running out there right now, CWD and all that.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's going to be an interesting conversation about conservation

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<v Speaker 3>here in northern Kentucky for sure.

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<v Speaker 2>Well that's that's fantastic.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you know, I applaud you for jumping on

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<v Speaker 1>that that wagon.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm going to ask you why in just a

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<v Speaker 2>minute here after the breaks. Yeah, we gotta know you know, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>if you.

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<v Speaker 1>Have an answer, so you said, tight Re Strauss, we'll

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<v Speaker 1>be back with more of the big outdoors News Radio

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<v Speaker 1>seven hundred WLW Cincinnati back in the moment, the home

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<v Speaker 1>of the best Bengals coverage. And uh, you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>know that people are probably already started talking about, uh

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<v Speaker 1>spring training, has it come up?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? Okay? And what's that banana group that.

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<v Speaker 1>The oh Savannah Bananas. Okay, see here we are. We

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<v Speaker 1>haven't even had Halloween yet or Christmas. Okay, we're already

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<v Speaker 1>in the next summer. I'll let the Gerbils, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>take care of that. By the way, Gary Jeff Walker

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<v Speaker 1>will be up after the news at the bottom of

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<v Speaker 1>the hour with his cast of characters. And yeah, and

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<v Speaker 1>he's got a cast, award winning cast, Gary Jeff did

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<v Speaker 1>they have to do anything? It's that award winning And

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<v Speaker 1>Michael k at nine AM, ken Brew and sports and

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<v Speaker 1>sports and sports. Rick Strauss is with me a new

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<v Speaker 1>podcaster in the northern Kentucky area. It's called Bluegrass, Woods

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<v Speaker 1>and Waters. You can find it on the iHeartMedia platform

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<v Speaker 1>as well as WAH the Big Outdoors thirty years up

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<v Speaker 1>there on that platform if I'm not, but you have

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<v Speaker 1>to look at the date. It doesn't have the subject matter,

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<v Speaker 1>so we'll work on that later. So, Rick, what what

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<v Speaker 1>was the impetus for this? Okay? You felt there was

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<v Speaker 1>lacking in the market for Kentucky covery.

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<v Speaker 3>For sure, And I would say the bigger reason chip

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<v Speaker 3>was just my love of Kentucky and the outdoors. If

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<v Speaker 3>I'm not in the woods, I want to talk about it,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, And I feel like there wasn't a specific

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<v Speaker 3>you know area talking about Kentucky outdoors. There's a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of a lot of the big dogs out there, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>talk about it nationally, going around out West, South everywhere else.

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<v Speaker 3>But I wanted to really focus on Kentucky outdoors.

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<v Speaker 2>Well.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think there's any lack of opportunities out there

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<v Speaker 1>for for listeners to pick up on it, and I

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<v Speaker 1>encourage you know that they do.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>And so what's the typical length of your podcast?

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<v Speaker 2>What? What? What is comfortable for you?

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<v Speaker 3>So they're running and right now I have one at

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<v Speaker 3>an hour. There's anywhere between forty five minutes and an

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<v Speaker 3>hour right there, right now. I try to I try

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<v Speaker 3>to bring an interviewee in every time and then also

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<v Speaker 3>talk a little bit about sports, and then also talk about,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, just what's going on that right now in Kentucky,

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<v Speaker 3>what hunting seasons, what's going on conservation wise, things like that.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's see, God, I had something on the tip of

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<v Speaker 1>my tongue and it just it just it just it

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<v Speaker 1>just went away. But your focus is statewide and it's

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<v Speaker 1>not on a specific region.

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<v Speaker 3>Correct, Correct? I do since I do most of my

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<v Speaker 3>hunting in northern Kentucky, I do most of my fishing

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<v Speaker 3>down in the Lake Cumberland area, So I do tend

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<v Speaker 3>to talk about that more than more than the other parts.

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<v Speaker 3>But moving forward, it's not just going to be about

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<v Speaker 3>those two areas. It's going to be I'm going to

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<v Speaker 3>try to elaborate statewide.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you work for a living?

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<v Speaker 3>I do? I do. I work in logs.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, there you go.

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<v Speaker 1>Now that's a good Uh. There's a few around here

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<v Speaker 1>that could use some logistics. Uh background, don't think Danny. Yeah, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>So I'll tell you what what I wanted. What I

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<v Speaker 1>also wanted to find out was what the fishing is

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<v Speaker 1>like at Lake Cumberland right now. Since you're you're down

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<v Speaker 1>there frequently, I assume and uh back and forth. You

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<v Speaker 1>don't guide, but uh, you do fish a lot down there.

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<v Speaker 1>So what's happening in that.

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<v Speaker 2>In you know, on the.

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<v Speaker 3>So on Lake Cumberland right now? It's right in the

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<v Speaker 3>middle of the fall transition, and the bike's still really hot.

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<v Speaker 3>Typically around this time of year, the bike gets pretty tough,

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<v Speaker 3>but water temperatures are up higher because it's been warmer.

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<v Speaker 3>They're in the mid sixties and stripers are really starting

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<v Speaker 3>to move from their summer patterns where they're schooled up

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<v Speaker 3>on main channels on the main lake, and they're starting

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<v Speaker 3>to move up into the mouth of the larger creeks

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<v Speaker 3>Otter Beaver Indian. You know, the weekend Warriors and the

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<v Speaker 3>outfitters are pooling live though why shed on planar boards,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, like normal down there and drop lines. They're

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<v Speaker 3>catching fish anywhere between twenty two and thirty six inches,

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<v Speaker 3>and some of the outfitters actually caught some real nice

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<v Speaker 3>traphy fish every forty inches in September. So the fish

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<v Speaker 3>is still real hot.

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<v Speaker 1>And there was a period I'm thinking it was prior

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<v Speaker 1>to the last draw down, you know, when they were

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<v Speaker 1>pairing the dam that you know, your fish weren't running,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, as big as they had in the previous years.

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<v Speaker 1>But let's see that that was probably ten years ago

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<v Speaker 1>when they drew it down and.

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<v Speaker 2>Repaired the dam.

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<v Speaker 1>And then when you know, the water came up and

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<v Speaker 1>was in all the timber, so you had that explosion

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<v Speaker 1>of bait fish and probably you know, a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>you know, all of your other you know, shore species

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<v Speaker 1>if you will. And now I've been seeing some nice

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<v Speaker 1>fish coming out of that lake.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's that's a nice transition.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, for sure, there's some definitely trophy striper coming out

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<v Speaker 3>over there lately.

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<v Speaker 2>That's awesome. Hey, Rick, you sit tight. We'll be back

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<v Speaker 2>with more.

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<v Speaker 1>Rick Strauss in his podcast Bluegrass, Woods and Waters on

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<v Speaker 1>the Big Outdoors News Radio seven hundred WLW, Cincinnati News

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<v Speaker 1>Radio seven hundred WLW, Cincinnati, Home of the Best Bengals Converence.

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<v Speaker 2>Rick Strauss is my guest new to the media world,

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<v Speaker 2>and he's uh.

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<v Speaker 1>He began a podcast a little over month ago called Bluegrass,

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<v Speaker 1>Woods and Waters and you can find in on the

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<v Speaker 1>iHeartMedia platform. And Rick, so you know, tell me, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>you've covered the striper. You know, we'll talk about the

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<v Speaker 1>Cumberland River. Has anybody figured out the walleye?

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<v Speaker 3>So I I there are some fishermen really starting to

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<v Speaker 3>pop up that are that are having success down on

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<v Speaker 3>the Cumberland with a walleye. I don't know of any

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<v Speaker 3>outfitters yet, but one of my outfitter buddies is going

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<v Speaker 3>to start doing that this spring and try to figure

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<v Speaker 3>it out. But kind of been inch to anyone. They've

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<v Speaker 3>been stocking walleye down there pretty heavily, so really people

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<v Speaker 3>have been catching them. Yeah yeah, and I've actually caught

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<v Speaker 3>a couple by mistake, you know boards, Yeah, yeah, targeting stripers.

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<v Speaker 3>So I thought, uh, this spring, I thought one that

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<v Speaker 3>was real close to seven pounds, so it was a

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<v Speaker 3>it was a trophy, uh trophy walleye, for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>That is a that is a nice fish for you know,

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<v Speaker 1>especially since you really don't you know, little is somebody

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<v Speaker 1>knows something they're not talking, okay, other than that, little

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<v Speaker 1>is known about the walleye and where they go and

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<v Speaker 1>what they do.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, they I gotta believe you know, they go deep.

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<v Speaker 1>During the summer and won't space it you know, you

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<v Speaker 1>have two hundred foot of water.

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<v Speaker 2>They can go just about anywhere.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, figuring those puppies out is just you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I'd be great when it happens, but other than that,

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<v Speaker 1>it's like incidental incidental catches.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, yeah, I think there are some. I think there

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<v Speaker 3>are some fishermen out there that's strictly targeted. But they're

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<v Speaker 3>trying to keep it on the download to the weekend warriors.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, can they can keep the fisher themselves.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a big lake.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it's not a Lake Eriie Walleye fishery, but

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<v Speaker 1>you know it's still a big lake. There's got to

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<v Speaker 1>be a decent population.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, for sure, for sure, I'm there is so.

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<v Speaker 1>Switching over well, you can be posted on that if

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<v Speaker 1>somebody's figured it out. Somebody figures it out, and if

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<v Speaker 1>they want to talk about it, fine, I want to

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<v Speaker 1>talk to them. Switching switching over to the Cumberland River

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<v Speaker 1>where I guess, uh, you've cut your teeth with Randall Gibson.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh just you know, fabulous uh striper and and uh

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<v Speaker 1>a trout fisherman that you know when he wasn't on

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<v Speaker 1>the lake, he loved that Cumberland River as you know, treacherous,

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<v Speaker 1>as you know it can be with a boat, but uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the fishing down there is just you know,

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<v Speaker 1>could be off the charts.

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<v Speaker 3>It's unbelievable as far as trophies go.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh.

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<v Speaker 3>I love fishing the lake, but there's nothing like being

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<v Speaker 3>on that river. You did mention it as treacherous. You

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<v Speaker 3>have to watch generation schedules. You have to. It's not

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<v Speaker 3>just your Ohio River. When it's one big pool you're

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<v Speaker 3>working with. You're working with runs and you know, shoots

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<v Speaker 3>and all kinds of things where and you can you

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<v Speaker 3>can be fishing it when they're generating and you could

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<v Speaker 3>have twelve foot of water and by the time you're

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<v Speaker 3>fishing after six hours, you can be down to two

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<v Speaker 3>foot of water. So you really got to watch the

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<v Speaker 3>generation schedule. You have to really be be careful on

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<v Speaker 3>that river for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's not for the feint of heart, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>something that you don't want to put your own boat

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<v Speaker 1>on unless you really know what you're doing. And I

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<v Speaker 1>guess if you were to do it, you go down

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<v Speaker 1>by Burksville and work that you know where it's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the water is a little obviously slower by that time

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<v Speaker 1>and not as rocky.

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<v Speaker 2>Correct.

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<v Speaker 3>Correct. Yeah, Burksville is one of the areas that I

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<v Speaker 3>fish a lot, and that's really I've learned that from

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<v Speaker 3>you know, Randall Gibson and Greg Carey, who I still

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<v Speaker 3>stay in contact. He's just an unbelievable fisherman. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>Burkesville and Salena, Tennessee. I put in in the OUDI

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<v Speaker 3>there and fish that water up to the Kentucky state

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<v Speaker 3>line there because in Tennessee you can you can use

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<v Speaker 3>rainbow trout as a bait. And I believe other than

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<v Speaker 3>skip jack, the rainbow trout or a great bait like

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<v Speaker 3>baits for us.

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<v Speaker 1>You make a good point because you can't use the

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<v Speaker 1>trout in Kentucky waters, uh to fish with, and only

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<v Speaker 1>Tennessee and uh Randall called them like the silver bullet

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<v Speaker 1>or something like that. But man, that's I mean, you're

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<v Speaker 1>talking about a fish that is just totally protein.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, totally protein, and just the amount of energy. If

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<v Speaker 3>you've ever taken a trout off off a hook, they're

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<v Speaker 3>just like the one big muscle. They stay moving the

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<v Speaker 3>whole time, and I think that's you know, what the

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<v Speaker 3>striper wants. They like they like live meat, so yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>For sure, absolutely.

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<v Speaker 1>So we're about out of time this morning, Rick, So

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<v Speaker 1>how best to find you on iHeartMedia app and you

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<v Speaker 1>know everywhere else but iHeart First.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, iHeart First definitely. But you can find me on

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<v Speaker 3>those platforms Bluegrass, Woods and Water. You can also check

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<v Speaker 3>out my website Bluegrasswoodsanwater dot com and I'm on Facebook.

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<v Speaker 3>Check out the gallery's pictures and the outsitter corner where

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<v Speaker 3>you can play in your next adventure.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, great, well listen, hey, good luck to you. Stay

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<v Speaker 1>in touch and give me a you know coming up

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<v Speaker 1>this winter. Give me a report on the fishing at

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<v Speaker 1>Cumberland in the winter, you know where it's not like

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<v Speaker 1>before the ice over.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, maybe we'll do all.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, Greg, but that we got to hit a break

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<v Speaker 2>chip part.

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<v Speaker 1>And my guess has been Rick Strauss on The Big

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<v Speaker 1>Win News Radio seven hundred WLW, Cincinnati, fact the Big

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<v Speaker 1>Outdoors News Radio seven hundred WLW, Cincinnatia, Chippart And at

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<v Speaker 1>the bottom of the hour, Gary Jeff is next, and

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<v Speaker 1>let's see, uh, maybe you might be interested in operating

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<v Speaker 1>a boat dock at one of the state parks or

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<v Speaker 1>other Ohio divisional wildlife waters. They have a lottery and

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<v Speaker 1>for sixteen state parks and it closes on October thirty first,

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<v Speaker 1>So you have to find your lottery application. If you

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<v Speaker 1>wear a business it has an interest in something like that. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>Now it's not all fun and games just because you're

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<v Speaker 1>outside on a boat dock. Okay, you got to take

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<v Speaker 1>care crap. That's you know, and customers, so you got

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<v Speaker 1>to have that customer service appeal. Okay, all right, Well

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<v Speaker 1>that ruled out a bunch of people, didn't it.

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<v Speaker 2>All right?

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<v Speaker 1>This from the Cowboys State Daily. You know you talk

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<v Speaker 1>about hitting deer, hitting elk on the road. Well they're

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<v Speaker 1>suggesting that hitting a cow won't just totally your car,

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<v Speaker 1>it'll demolish it. And that's because you have open range

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<v Speaker 1>out west for cattle where they cross the roads. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>do we need to tell people in an article that

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<v Speaker 1>your car is going to get screwed up if you

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<v Speaker 1>hit a cow? I you know, apparently apparently? Hmm, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>there's some dumb people out there. I mean, why, why hell?

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<v Speaker 1>Cow don't move that fast? So it's not like a

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<v Speaker 1>deer running in fross in front of you. They're just

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<v Speaker 1>standing in the road and they're telling you to not

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<v Speaker 1>hit one, okay, and no, you don't get to keep

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<v Speaker 1>the beef if you do. I'm out of here. Gary

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<v Speaker 1>Jeffer is next. So's Danny. He's out of here too.

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<v Speaker 1>The Big Outdoors News Radio seven hundred WLW, Cincinnati.

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<v Speaker 2>Be safe in the woods and safe on the water.