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I got another fish, state park,
on the ice.
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[Gorno]
It's not our normal enforcement
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as far as law
enforcement division.
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[McManus]
This is normal for us.
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This is one of the things
that's not a matter of if,
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it's a matter of
when we fall through.
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-Any drug use today
from anybody?
-[suspect] No, no.
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Not that I know of.
Nope.
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[suspect #2] Didn't.
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[Lasanen]
Today, yesterday?
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-[suspect #2] Didn't.
-[Lasanen] You didn't?
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[suspect #2] I did not smoke
up in Michigan.
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[Mapes] Said they've all
been using this morning.
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They smoked this morning before
we even saw them [indistinct].
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I'm getting a different story
from the three other guys
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that are with you.
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[from radio] Black lake sturgeon
crew from Gaylord 710.
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I have 8:00.
Season's on.
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At precisely 8 AM on the first
Saturday in February,
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one of the more unique fishing
seasons in the country begins.
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Welcome to Black Lake.
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It's the lake sturgeon season
on Black Lake
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in northern Michigan's
District 3.
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This particular sturgeon
season, this spearing season,
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is the only one in the state of
Michigan where this year
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they can take six fish,
and they can use an actual spear
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to spear the fish.
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In the other areas in northern
lower Michigan, for example
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Otsego Lake,
they have a minimum 50-inch
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requirement and it has to be
hook and line.
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So this is the only place
in the state where you can
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actually spear a sturgeon.
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More than 300 registered
anglers brave the snow and cold
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temperatures for their shot at
one of six Michigan sturgeon.
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The total limit in 2017 for all
sturgeon taken on Black Lake is
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seven, but they stop
all fishing after
the sixth harvest.
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In an effort to keep
them from going over,
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no one can take more than one.
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So we'll have conservation
officers and fish,
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wildlife, or I'm sorry,
fisheries techs at these little
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shanty towns, and then as soon
as that sixth fish is caught
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over the radio, the cannon will
go off, and then we go through,
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you know, these shanty towns
and make sure that everybody
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stops fishing we do it as fast
as we can because obviously
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we don't want to get over that
quota over that number of six.
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-It has happened in the past.
-The year before, the entire
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season lasted
less than 40 minutes.
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-It was a half an hour.
-Yeah.
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-36 minutes exactly.
-Yeah, a new record.
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Most use some type of
decoy to attract the sturgeon
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to a large hole
they've cut in the ice.
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[fisher] Well, you can see here,
I got it all twisted up.
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Basically, this decoy spins
around on the bottom slowly
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and, or not on the bottom,
I usually put mine about...
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-[cameraman] Halfway up?
-[fisher] Yeah, halfway up,
and then...
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[cameraman] You get them
up close to you.
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[fisher] Yeah, and a lot of
times they come, they'll swim,
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they're just kind of curious,
so they swim
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underneath the decoy.
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But I've had them come up on
top of the decoy in Wisconsin
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and actually like --
-[cameraman] Bump it?
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[fisher] And you'll see their
mouth go down like they're
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trying to suck it up.
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[suspenseful music plays]
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Yeah, this is
the place to be, though.
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-This is where
five of the fish --
-Four.
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Four, last year and then
the year before,
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it was another hot spot, too.
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Yeah, three out of the five.
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-Yeah.
-We normally fish down there
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off the point a little closer.
There's a little deeper water
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because of the clarity.
-I think it was 2011.
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Remember, we had like 11,
and they were flying out
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on the ice constantly.
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Couldn't get it
shut down fast enough.
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-No, yeah.
-You guys got a tough job
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ahead of you today.
-Yeah.
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Just a few minutes
after the 8:00 start,
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Conservation Officer Mark Depew
gets called to
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the first sturgeon
of the season.
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[Depew] We're going to our first
fish on the ice, state park.
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I'll advise here in a minute.
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Black Lake is Michigan's
seventh largest inland lake.
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It's more than 10,000 acres
in size, and once called
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to a sturgeon, it can take COs
several minutes
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to get to the shanty.
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[upbeat rock music plays]
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[motor humming]
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[Depew] Yeah,
that's a nice fish.
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[footsteps crunching]
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-[Depew] Congratulations.
-Thank you, sir.
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[Depew] Yeah, nice fish.
Good work.
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-[fisher] You want to know
what the best part is?
-[Depew] Yeah.
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-[fisher] Two years in a row.
-[Depew] Wow, good for you.
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[on radio] We got another one
coming up here.
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It's gonna be number two.
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[narrator]
As Conservation Officer
Mark Depew
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checks on
the first sturgeon harvested
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during the Black Lake
spearing season...
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Second one just
came out of the hole.
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Second sturgeon.
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...he gets a call to check
on another sturgeon
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pulled from below the ice.
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It's just a few hundred feet
from the first one.
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[Depew] So this would be
number two.
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[suspenseful music plays]
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[Depew] Clear fish number one.
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They're gonna be
en route here shortly
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to the check station.
They've been advised
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to immediately
go there.
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[motor humming]
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[suspenseful music intensifies]
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[Depew] Well, congratulations.
Good work.
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-I think we've met before.
-[Depew] Yeah, when?
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When you checked in
my last one.
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[Depew] Probably.
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-God, this is the number two...
-This is number two.
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...from last year you were here?
-Year before last.
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[Depew] Nice, good work.
That's a nice one too.
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Have you got your fishing, or
driver's license with you?
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Yeah, I do.
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[Depew] Quick, tag it for me.
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This year we want them as fast
as we can to the check station.
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So as soon as you get
him tagged,
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get to the check
station and congratulations.
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Two years.
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That's awesome.
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That's a nice fish, too.
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With both of the fish being
speared, just a few minutes
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after the official
8 AM start time,
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part of CO Depew's duties
include making sure
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no one got a head start
on the season.
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One concern that we have
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when we go up and check
the fish is if people are,
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you know, let's say
they speared the fish at
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7:00 in the morning,
we're looking for,
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you know, the vitals
of the fish.
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So in other words, if the fish
is moving, the gills are moving,
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which would indicate
that the animal or the fish
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was still, you know,
just speared
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because we've had
rumors in the past of people
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trying to skirt the system
by getting an early one where
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they wait five, ten minutes
and then throw it out
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on the ice.
"Oh, we got one, we got one."
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But again, so making sure
that the animal is still,
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has some life in it is pretty
important for the overall,
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keep everything fair.
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[cheerful acoustic guitar plays]
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The state of Michigan has
placed a high priority
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in recent years on restoring
the lake sturgeon population.
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This is the Black River.
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It's one of the only
spawning areas for the sturgeon
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coming out of Black Lake.
-Where we are today,
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having captured population
estimate data, genetic studies,
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information on natural
recruitment versus hatchery
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production, we are light years
ahead of where we were in 2000,
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but we had to start
somewhere in 2000
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to put, to start looking at
the recovery of this species.
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One of the ways they did this
was through 24/7 surveillance
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of the river during
spawning season.
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They're easy prey right now
in the river, very easy prey,
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and so we're just here to make
sure they're not as easy prey.
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The volunteer group,
Sturgeon for Tomorrow assists
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conservation officers
keeping watch in an effort
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to limit poaching.
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We started our sturgeon
guarding program in 1999.
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We've been at it 18 years,
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and it's been proven successful.
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Vehicles and cars scare people,
and campers, so you don't have
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to be up all night,
but yeah, it just scares them.
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We all volunteer,
but we take it very seriously.
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We're very passionate about it.
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And we make it known,
we advertise that we're gonna
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be out here 24/7,
that Sturgeon for Tomorrow
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and sturgeon guards are
gonna be out here 24/7,
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and it's advertised,
and it's a huge deterrent,
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and it's helped.
20, 30 years ago
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that wasn't the case,
and we lost lots of fish.
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In addition to protecting
the sturgeon, the Michigan DNR
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and local universities are
helping to produce sturgeon for
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stocking and researching
everything they can
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about the species.
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[Scribner]
We don't want to be in the
business of stocking forever.
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We want these animals
to do well not only here
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but throughout the range,
but they face a lot of
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impediments, things that are
there that human beings have
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put in rivers that they haven't
evolved to deal with, right?
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So we have to understand that
and how we can overcome that
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and, and the science is
the basis for that management.
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And with conservation,
research, and law enforcement
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all working together,
the DNR believes
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the restoration of the lake
sturgeon is headed
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in the right direction.
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We know where we're going
in the next 20, 30, 40 years
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with recovery of this species,
where it should be in terms of
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an adult population.
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The ice on Black Lake
at the beginning of February
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can be more than a foot thick.
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There's very little chance
of a CO falling through
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during the sturgeon season,
but they know it can happen
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at any time and are
always prepared for it.
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Preparation for falling through
starts at recruit school,
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where prospective
conservation officers must
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endure the ice bath.
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-[McManus] Slowly sit down.
-Slowly get in there.
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Slowly down.
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All the way in.
All the way in.
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-Hands in.
-[McManus] Down,
down, down, down,
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down further.
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The ice bath is just one of
the many rigorous tests
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recruits must endure
over the 22-week-long school.
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[McManus] This is designed for
the recruits so that
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they experience a small bit of
hypothermia as if they were to
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fall through the ice at any
point during their career.
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This is normal for us.
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This is one of the things
that's not a matter of if,
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it's a matter of when
we fall through.
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For four minutes, recruits
sit in a tub full of ice,
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answering questions
and performing dexterity tests.
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Got a written test
on Thursday night.
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What do you have
coming up?
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-[indistinct reply]
-[both trainers] Ah.
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[McManus] Have you
studied for that yet?
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-Yes, sir.
-100%, right?
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-[trainee] Yes, sir.
-Cause it goes towards your GPA?
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-[trainee] Yes, sir.
-You're starting to chatter.
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[McManus] 1, 2, 3, 4,
4, 3, 2, 1.
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[trainee] 1, 2, 3, 4,
4, 3, 2, 1.
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[McManus] Do it
one more time for me.
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[trainee] 1, 2, 3, 4,
4, 3, 2, 1.
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[McManus] Good, go ahead
and lower it.
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And what those do is prove
to the recruit that indeed
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in their mind, they're trying to
get through it, but their body
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just won't push
them through it.
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So they know later when
they are conservation officers
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in the field that
they can push through it
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because they've
been here before.
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It's a mental test that
the recruits weren't
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necessarily looking forward to.
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[Luther] I was slightly
dreading today.
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I know I can do it.
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I'm happy to have done that,
but it was a challenge.
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It's a way of life.
It's what we do.
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It happens.
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Like I said, we've all
gone through it.
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I've fallen through the ice
before, and I've swam
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in cold water before, but this,
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it's a unique experience.
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And when they poured the bucket
of ice water over my head,
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it just took my breath
away immediately.
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-H, Henry, A, Adam.
-[McManus] Come on.
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-N, Nora, S, Sam, O.
-[McManus] There you go.
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-Ocean.
-[ice clattering]
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-[McManus] Come on.
-N, Nora.
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The pouring more ice on is
actually, that is by design.
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That is one of those things
that if they do go through,
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it's very, very possible that
more of that water will run
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over the top of their heads.
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This, just like the rest of
the water safety program that's
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going on next to us right here,
basically tests mostly
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their mental capacity.
Anybody can do this physically.
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It's them being mental,
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them fighting
through it mentally.
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Afterwards, recruits are taken
through a series of showers to
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bring their temperatures
back to normal.
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And they wouldn't rule out
taking a second ice bath.
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[Luther]
I'd do it again.
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The more experience I have at
it, the better I'll be able to
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survive in
a real-life situation.
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Doing this definitely
prepares us for
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what it's gonna feel like,
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and now we know
that we are able to
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do the dexterity
and be able to think quick
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when we're in
a situation like that.
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[McManus] How long you think
you've been in for?
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-[Hanson] I'm not sure, sir.
-[McManus] Give me a guess.
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-[McManus] "I'm not sure,"
is not an answer.
-[Hanson] Three minutes?
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[McManus] Four minutes.
Get out.
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Slow, slow, slow.
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[trainer #2] Slowly, though.
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[upbeat rock music plays]
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[indistinct murmuring]
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[man #1] Wow.
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-Wow.
-[grunting]
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-[man #2] Huge.
-[man #1] Yeah!
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-[man #1] Whoo hoo!
-[group cheering]
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[officer over radio]
So just to be clear,
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we have one
that Depew reported
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and one that
you just now reported.
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[officer #2 over radio]
Correct.
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-Four.
-[officer on radio] OK, do you
have a angler name
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and was that [indistinct].
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[narrator] Back on solid ice,
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Michigan's Black Lake sturgeon
season can be very short.
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In 2016, it lasted
just 36 minutes.
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In 2017, more than 300
registered anglers
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were trying to harvest one
during Michigan's only
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sturgeon
spearing season.
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The total limit for 2017
was set at seven,
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but all fishing would be
stopped after the sixth
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successfully harvested fish to
help reduce the chance
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of going
over the limit.
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The personal limit is one,
so bringing one up onto the ice
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is quite a thrill.
-Absolutely overwhelming.
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My heart dropped, it was just...
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For a second, quick split
second, I wasn't exactly sure
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what to do, but I'm like,
oh, crap, get the spear.
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Get the spear, aim,
and drop it down on them.
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It was crazy.
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I got another fish, state park,
on the ice.
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With five sturgeon on the ice,
the race was on to bring up
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fish number six.
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CO Mark Depew gets a call
and starts heading toward
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the lucky fisherman.
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[Depew] Congratulations.
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Good work.
Congratulations.
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-[Depew] Nice job.
-[fisher] Thanks.
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-[Depew] Yeah, is
this your first one?
-Yeah.
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[Depew] What happened?
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-[Depew] She just
came in, or...?
-Yeah, it came in
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real slow, gave me all the time
in the world to spear it.
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Well, you're the sixth fish.
So yeah, good work.
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-Shut down now.
-As CO Depew was
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checking on this sturgeon,
two others were
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being brought to the surface.
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All three sturgeon were brought
up practically simultaneously,
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and now officials have to
figure out
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how to shut down
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the rest of the people fishing
as quickly as possible.
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Just over an hour into
the sturgeon spearing season
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on Black Lake in
Michigan's District 3...
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Conservation officer Mark Depew
gets called to the sixth fish
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of the day.
-I got another fish, state park,
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on the ice.
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The total limit for the season
is seven, but all fishing is
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stopped after the sixth
is brought up
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so they don't go over.
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The sturgeon patrol today
is very controlled.
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There's about 15 to 20
conservation officers
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and fish division people out
here so it's not our normal
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enforcement as far as
law enforcement division.
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But we do -- our main purpose
for being out here is when
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we hit that six fish limit,
we need to contact
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every fisherman out here that's
in the -- fishing for sturgeon,
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they'll be flagged and so
we'll contact them as soon as
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that last fish is speared,
and we only have minutes,
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especially with the way the fish
are moving today.
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And we don't want to go
over that six fish limit.
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So as soon as that sixth fish is
speared, we've got to get to
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every shanty, over 200
fishermen, and let them know
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that the season's closed.
-[Depew] Then this is
your first one.
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-[fisher] Yeah.
-[Depew] Good work.
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[fisher] Came in nice and slow,
really easy to spear.
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-[Depew] Yeah.
-[fisher] I put two spears in
them myself, and I was yelling,
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but nobody came over
to help me.
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So I said, "Fine, I'll bring
them up myself."
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-[fisher] Trust me,
that was hard.
-[Depew] Best way to do it.
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Good work.
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As Officer Depew was
checking sturgeon number six,
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two more sturgeon were
pulled up almost at
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the exact same time.
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That made eight total sturgeon
harvested, one more than
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the quota, two more than
they had hoped to catch.
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You know, I mean, when you have
an open fishery,
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there's a chance that
you can go over your "quota",
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if you will.
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But we're at 1.2%, and we know
we could go up to 5% for
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an expanding population,
so it doesn't
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endanger the population.
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And with the open fishery,
sometimes that happens,
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but we're still safe.
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-[officer #1] We went 20 minutes
longer than last year.
-[Depew] Yeah.
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-[Depew] That was
another nice fish.
-[officer #1] Was that bigger?
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[Depew] No, it was about 50
again, somewhere in there.
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Back at the check station,
all of the fish were brought in
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for official measurements
and photos,
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an unofficial celebration of
a truly unique fishing season.
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-Five, five.
-Five, five?
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-Yep.
-Full length, five, five inches.
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-Centimeters?
-1-4-0 centimeters.
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[man] 33.
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This morning we speared
eight fish by 9:07.
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Instead of stop at six fish,
we ended up with eight.
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Nothing that we can do there.
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Biologically, it won't
hurt the fishery.
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I think the season was awesome.
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It ended up a lot of work
between fish division
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and Sturgeon for Tomorrow
and law enforcement.
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We got the season done.
It was safe.
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And it just ended up
being a beautiful morning
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and a great day for fishing.
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[upbeat rock music plays]
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Conservation officers in
Michigan police all aspects
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of the outdoors.
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In addition to fish
and game laws, they patrol
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winter recreation sports
like snowmobiling.
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The state of Michigan has
nearly 6,500 miles of
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snowmobile trails,
with 3,100 of those miles
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just in the Upper Peninsula.
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50% of our trails go through
private property,
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and we're basically
at the mercy of these
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private property owners to
allow us to have our trails
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going through their properties
and that's the reason that
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we're doing the enforcement.
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But that number is down
over recent years
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due to noise pollution.
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[motor revving]
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Many of the trails either run
near private residences
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or through private property
with the owner's permission.
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When too many noise complaints
pile up, those owners can limit
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access, making it tougher to
get from point A to point B.
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To combat that,
conservation officers in
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Michigan's District 1 conduct
sound emissions testing.
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Snowmobiles manufactured
after 1980 must be equipped
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with a muffler that does
not exceed 88 decibels.
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Conservation officers use
a sound level meter
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to measure the noise.
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They set up about 13 feet away
at a height of 4 feet and take
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the average of two tests to
determine if a snowmobile is
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over the limit or not.
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[engine revving]
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[revving intensifies]
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[revving continues]
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00:22:19,100 --> 00:22:20,667
OK, go ahead and shut it off.
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And if you're 88 decibels
and below, then you pass.
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If you're over 88 decibels,
you can see where this is
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the four-second average
of when you were going.
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So you're at 89.1 decibels.
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[engine revving]
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[engine noise slows]
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And just so you can see
where your second average is,
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this is your second score.
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We're gonna average
the two together,
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but this one was 88.6, so...
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[driver] Close.
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And actually,
the difference between,
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the difference -- just the way
that it works, 89 is 1.5 times
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louder than 88 is,
so that's why it's a fail.
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This rider is issued a ticket
for exceeding 88 decibels.
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[groovy music plays]
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Out on the trails,
officers also watch
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busy intersections to make sure
no one runs stop signs.
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[Mapes] This particular stop,
there's a lot of foot traffic.
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The college is right here.
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There's a viewing spot
at the top of the hill.
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Snowmobilers will run this stop
sign because it doesn't look
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like a road, when in fact
it's probably one of
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the most important ones
to stop at.
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Conservation Officers
Ethan Mapes and Brian Lasanen
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are just getting set up when
a group of four snowmobiles
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all blow right through
the stop sign.
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-[rock music plays]
-[motor revving]
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[rock music intensifies]
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It's the middle of
the snowmobile season
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in the western half of
Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
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[rock music plays]
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Conservation officers
from District 1 have
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four snowmobiles pulled over
for running a stop sign
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at a busy intersection.
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[Lasanen] What I'm looking for
is an updated...
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-[driver] This one right here?
...this one is expired, yeah.
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-[driver] Sorry,
just got it in the mail.
-[Lasanen] OK.
472
00:24:31,867 --> 00:24:33,767
Is there a reason why it's not
affixed to your snowmobile?
473
00:24:33,934 --> 00:24:36,800
It was cold when I got up here
and couldn't get this one off.
474
00:24:36,967 --> 00:24:38,300
OK.
All right.
475
00:24:39,200 --> 00:24:40,400
This is supposed to,
before you ride
476
00:24:40,567 --> 00:24:42,000
in your snowmobile,
it's supposed to be attached.
477
00:24:42,166 --> 00:24:43,600
-[driver] OK.
-All right?
478
00:24:43,767 --> 00:24:44,900
-[driver] OK.
-So I'll tell you what,
479
00:24:45,767 --> 00:24:48,166
write you a civil infraction
for an outside violation
480
00:24:48,333 --> 00:24:51,367
instead of an unregistered
snowmobile.
-[driver] OK.
481
00:24:51,367 --> 00:24:53,667
-You got a driver's
license with you?
-[driver] I do.
482
00:24:53,834 --> 00:24:57,667
While CO Lasanen checks this
rider, CO Mapes finds marijuana
483
00:24:57,667 --> 00:25:00,500
and a pipe.
-That came off the front guy.
484
00:25:01,800 --> 00:25:03,767
One big nugget.
The rider, his pipe.
485
00:25:04,800 --> 00:25:08,166
Said they've all been using
this morning, and smoked
486
00:25:08,333 --> 00:25:11,600
this morning before
we even saw them [indistinct].
-[Lasanen] OK.
487
00:25:11,767 --> 00:25:13,567
-[Mapes] Everyone's eyes are...
-[Lasanen] Yeah.
488
00:25:13,567 --> 00:25:17,166
...pins.
So, we'll deal with this guy.
489
00:25:17,333 --> 00:25:20,266
The officers take turns
questioning the other riders
490
00:25:20,433 --> 00:25:21,500
on their marijuana usage.
491
00:25:21,667 --> 00:25:23,667
[anticipatory music plays]
492
00:25:29,667 --> 00:25:30,967
-[suspect] Didn't.
-[Lasanen] Huh?
493
00:25:31,133 --> 00:25:32,500
-[suspect] Didn't.
-[Lasanen] Today, yesterday?
494
00:25:32,667 --> 00:25:33,700
Didn't.
You didn't?
495
00:25:33,867 --> 00:25:35,200
[suspect]
I did not smoke up in Michigan.
496
00:25:36,100 --> 00:25:37,266
[Lasanen] How long you been up
here?
497
00:25:39,166 --> 00:25:40,667
Any drug use today
from anybody?
498
00:25:40,834 --> 00:25:43,367
[suspect #2] No, no, not that I
know of, nope.
499
00:25:43,367 --> 00:25:45,667
I'm getting a different story
from the three other guys
500
00:25:45,667 --> 00:25:46,867
that are with you.
-[suspect #2] Yep.
501
00:25:46,867 --> 00:25:48,900
Well, everybody's a grown man.
502
00:25:49,066 --> 00:25:51,100
You know, I'm the oldest
out of the group.
503
00:25:51,100 --> 00:25:52,667
Right, right.
I get that.
504
00:25:52,667 --> 00:25:54,567
[suspect #2] I can't watch
everybody, what they do.
505
00:25:54,734 --> 00:25:56,900
So what they do is
their own business.
506
00:25:57,066 --> 00:25:58,367
-What I do is my own business.
-Right.
507
00:25:58,533 --> 00:25:59,433
[suspect #2]
But I didn't smoke.
508
00:25:59,433 --> 00:26:00,800
Well, your business is
my business today.
509
00:26:00,967 --> 00:26:02,467
-OK?
-[suspect #2] Yep, yep.
You betcha.
510
00:26:02,467 --> 00:26:06,667
[Lasanen and suspect speaking]
511
00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:16,867
[Lasanen] Do you have
a medical marijuana card?
512
00:26:16,867 --> 00:26:18,100
[suspect] I do not.
513
00:26:22,500 --> 00:26:23,767
Do you have any marijuana
on you right now?
514
00:26:23,767 --> 00:26:25,767
[suspect] Nope.
515
00:26:25,767 --> 00:26:28,166
-[Lasanen] If I pat you down,
I'm not gonna find anything?
-[suspect] Nope.
516
00:26:28,333 --> 00:26:31,066
And I don't expect you to
tell on your partners,
517
00:26:31,233 --> 00:26:34,266
but everybody else has already
caved that everyone's been
518
00:26:34,433 --> 00:26:35,667
using marijuana today.
-[suspect #2] Sure, yeah.
519
00:26:35,667 --> 00:26:37,500
OK, so is that true?
520
00:26:37,667 --> 00:26:39,100
-[suspect #2] Has everybody?
-Yes.
521
00:26:39,266 --> 00:26:41,767
-[suspect #2] Not what I see.
-OK, what have you seen?
522
00:26:41,934 --> 00:26:43,300
[suspect #2] I ain't seen
no use today.
523
00:26:43,467 --> 00:26:44,700
OK, not even yourself?
524
00:26:44,867 --> 00:26:46,200
-[suspect #2] No, uh-uh.
-OK.
525
00:26:46,367 --> 00:26:47,867
[suspect #] Not when we're gonna
be on these things, no way.
526
00:26:47,867 --> 00:26:51,066
Right, well, if everyone had
that much common sense,
527
00:26:51,233 --> 00:26:52,400
that'd be nice, right?
-[suspect #2] You betcha.
528
00:26:52,567 --> 00:26:54,166
-OK.
-As they slowly start to
529
00:26:54,333 --> 00:26:56,867
piece the story together,
they switch who they are
530
00:26:57,033 --> 00:26:59,800
questioning to see if
everyone's story matches.
531
00:26:59,967 --> 00:27:01,400
You couldn't find anything
on him?
532
00:27:02,367 --> 00:27:05,367
-Are they denying it?
-He said he smoked two days ago.
533
00:27:05,367 --> 00:27:07,066
OK.
All right.
534
00:27:07,233 --> 00:27:08,967
I'll talk to him real quick
if you want to switch spots
535
00:27:09,133 --> 00:27:11,500
and talk to them.
I'll talk to them.
536
00:27:11,667 --> 00:27:13,166
All right.
537
00:27:13,166 --> 00:27:14,467
I know you don't want
to get in trouble.
538
00:27:14,467 --> 00:27:16,600
I understand that, OK?
539
00:27:16,767 --> 00:27:18,400
But you're saying that
you smoked marijuana
540
00:27:18,567 --> 00:27:20,467
five days ago?
That's simply not true.
541
00:27:20,634 --> 00:27:21,600
-OK.
-[suspect] Not five days ago.
542
00:27:21,767 --> 00:27:23,100
OK.
How many days?
543
00:27:23,266 --> 00:27:25,367
-[suspect] Two.
-OK, what about this morning?
544
00:27:25,367 --> 00:27:27,166
-[suspect] Not this morning.
-OK.
545
00:27:27,166 --> 00:27:29,667
Because I got conflicting
stories now from your group.
546
00:27:29,834 --> 00:27:30,934
-[suspect] OK.
-All right.
547
00:27:30,934 --> 00:27:33,767
So now it's time to be honest,
and I can help you out
548
00:27:33,767 --> 00:27:35,767
if you help me out, OK?
549
00:27:35,934 --> 00:27:37,233
-So when's the last time
you smoked marijuana?
-[suspect] This morning.
550
00:27:37,233 --> 00:27:39,100
-This morning? OK.
-[suspect] Before we got on
the trail, yeah.
551
00:27:39,100 --> 00:27:42,400
OK, before we saw you guys
a couple hours ago? OK.
552
00:27:42,567 --> 00:27:45,300
[hip hop beat plays]
553
00:27:47,767 --> 00:27:51,166
Michigan's District 1 is home
to The Carp Lake Mine and other
554
00:27:51,333 --> 00:27:53,667
abandoned copper
and iron mines.
555
00:27:53,667 --> 00:27:55,867
The mines are a popular
hibernation spot for
556
00:27:56,033 --> 00:27:59,767
the state's bat population,
a population that is dying off
557
00:27:59,767 --> 00:28:03,467
at an alarming rate.
-We found 92 bats today.
558
00:28:03,467 --> 00:28:07,066
This population in the past has
been upwards of 19,000 bats.
559
00:28:07,233 --> 00:28:10,000
So we're looking at a 99% plus
mortality rate that's happened
560
00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:11,100
here in the last four years.
561
00:28:12,066 --> 00:28:13,200
It's pretty devastating.
562
00:28:14,500 --> 00:28:18,100
So at one time, this was
the fifth largest population
563
00:28:18,100 --> 00:28:20,567
of bats in the state,
564
00:28:20,567 --> 00:28:22,767
and now we're down to
less than 100.
565
00:28:24,767 --> 00:28:27,266
The cause for this huge drop
in the number of bats
566
00:28:27,266 --> 00:28:29,266
is white-nose syndrome.
567
00:28:29,266 --> 00:28:32,800
You can tell these have died
a long time ago.
568
00:28:35,266 --> 00:28:37,767
Basically, you've got a little
bit skin left and a little bit
569
00:28:37,767 --> 00:28:40,266
of fur and bones,
and that's about
570
00:28:40,433 --> 00:28:42,000
all that's left.
571
00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:46,567
The disease did go through this
particular mine two years ago,
572
00:28:46,567 --> 00:28:49,767
so we're not finding
anything in the way of
573
00:28:49,934 --> 00:28:51,467
fresh dead bodies.
574
00:28:51,467 --> 00:28:54,700
It's mostly ones that died
probably two years ago.
575
00:28:54,867 --> 00:28:58,367
First discovered in 2006,
white-nose syndrome is now
576
00:28:58,367 --> 00:29:02,100
found in 29 states
and five Canadian provinces.
577
00:29:02,100 --> 00:29:04,367
This disease is unique
in that it only affects bats,
578
00:29:04,533 --> 00:29:06,000
multiple species of bats,
but only affects bats.
579
00:29:06,166 --> 00:29:09,000
Doesn't affect any kind
of livestock or pets
or people directly.
580
00:29:10,066 --> 00:29:11,667
It only grows in
a cold environment,
581
00:29:11,834 --> 00:29:13,266
so it's a cryophilic fungus.
582
00:29:13,266 --> 00:29:16,000
It only grows below 54 degrees
Fahrenheit, and it grows in
583
00:29:16,166 --> 00:29:18,166
these environments when bats
are in hibernation
584
00:29:18,166 --> 00:29:20,166
in particular, so it grows on
their exposed skin.
585
00:29:20,166 --> 00:29:22,900
Protecting these hibernaculas
is really critical for
586
00:29:23,066 --> 00:29:25,867
the recovery of these species
over the very, very long term.
587
00:29:26,033 --> 00:29:28,467
White-nose syndrome irritates
the skin of a bat
588
00:29:28,634 --> 00:29:30,100
and dehydrates them.
589
00:29:30,266 --> 00:29:33,000
It also interrupts
their hibernation patterns.
590
00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:35,200
Those bouts become so short
that they become awake
591
00:29:35,367 --> 00:29:37,567
continuously, and they burn up
the energy reserves they have
592
00:29:37,734 --> 00:29:39,567
for the winter and there's no
opportunity to feed
593
00:29:39,567 --> 00:29:41,567
and replenish their energy
reserves, so if they burn those
594
00:29:41,567 --> 00:29:44,867
energy reserves prematurely
because of the disease they run
595
00:29:45,033 --> 00:29:47,567
out of gas effectively
and they'll die en masse.
596
00:29:47,567 --> 00:29:49,500
[overlapping voices]
597
00:29:49,667 --> 00:29:51,767
-Heavily infected.
-Yeah.
598
00:29:51,767 --> 00:29:53,166
Unbelievable.
599
00:29:53,333 --> 00:29:55,467
At some of the sites the state
is testing a couple of
600
00:29:55,467 --> 00:29:58,367
different treatments they hope
will increase survival rates of
601
00:29:58,533 --> 00:30:00,500
bats with white-nose syndrome.
602
00:30:00,667 --> 00:30:02,166
[Depue] We have two different
treatment trials going on.
603
00:30:02,333 --> 00:30:05,467
One strategy is to go in
and actually treat the site.
604
00:30:05,467 --> 00:30:08,300
There's smaller sites where
we go in and treat the site
605
00:30:08,467 --> 00:30:09,734
before the bats are there
606
00:30:10,667 --> 00:30:14,900
to try to kill off the fungus
that's causing the disease,
607
00:30:15,066 --> 00:30:16,333
white-nose syndrome.
608
00:30:16,333 --> 00:30:19,300
The second strategy involves
treating the individual bats,
609
00:30:19,467 --> 00:30:20,634
not just the site.
610
00:30:20,634 --> 00:30:24,266
If it works well, then we'll
continue to test other sites
611
00:30:24,266 --> 00:30:26,166
here in Michigan
and then also other states
612
00:30:26,333 --> 00:30:28,100
will start using it.
613
00:30:28,100 --> 00:30:31,100
So we feel fortunate that we're
kind of one of the leaders in
614
00:30:31,266 --> 00:30:33,567
field trialing these
treatment types.
615
00:30:35,800 --> 00:30:36,900
It's exciting, we're hopeful.
616
00:30:45,967 --> 00:30:49,567
With over 3,100 miles of
snowmobile trails just in
617
00:30:49,734 --> 00:30:52,100
Michigan's Upper Peninsula,
conservation officers
618
00:30:52,266 --> 00:30:54,600
patrol them similar to roads.
619
00:30:54,767 --> 00:30:57,500
They watch for excessive
speeds, unsafe driving,
620
00:30:57,667 --> 00:31:00,667
and to make sure stop signs at
busy intersections are obeyed.
621
00:31:06,567 --> 00:31:08,166
In Michigan's District 1,
622
00:31:10,400 --> 00:31:13,266
COs Ethan Mapes
and Brian Lasanen have a group
623
00:31:13,266 --> 00:31:16,166
of four snowmobilers pulled
over for running a stop sign
624
00:31:16,333 --> 00:31:17,600
on trail number three.
625
00:31:17,767 --> 00:31:20,266
One of the drivers had drugs
on him, and he admitted to
626
00:31:20,266 --> 00:31:23,567
smoking marijuana
earlier that morning.
627
00:31:23,734 --> 00:31:26,600
A second rider eventually
admitted to smoking as well.
628
00:31:26,767 --> 00:31:29,166
So now it's time to be honest,
and I can help you out
629
00:31:29,166 --> 00:31:30,767
if you help me out, OK?
630
00:31:30,934 --> 00:31:32,667
So when was the last time
you smoked marijuana?
631
00:31:32,834 --> 00:31:34,000
-[suspect] This morning.
-This morning? OK.
632
00:31:34,166 --> 00:31:35,367
-[suspect] Before we got on
the trail, yeah.
-OK.
633
00:31:35,533 --> 00:31:38,166
Before we saw you guys
a couple hours ago? OK.
634
00:31:38,333 --> 00:31:39,967
All right, you got
your license on you?
635
00:31:40,133 --> 00:31:41,567
-Does my partner have it?
-[suspect] He's got it.
636
00:31:41,567 --> 00:31:43,567
-OK.
-While the COs work to
637
00:31:43,734 --> 00:31:46,367
get the story from the rest of
the group, a sound check is
638
00:31:46,367 --> 00:31:48,867
being administered
closer to town.
639
00:31:54,200 --> 00:31:57,467
Sergeant Ryan Aho
and Officer Mark Leadman are
640
00:31:57,467 --> 00:32:00,567
checking snowmobiles
for excessive sound.
641
00:32:00,734 --> 00:32:02,767
88 decibels is the limit.
642
00:32:02,934 --> 00:32:05,867
If you are over that,
you are issued a ticket.
643
00:32:05,867 --> 00:32:08,100
That's what we're just trying
to, you know, basically,
644
00:32:08,266 --> 00:32:10,667
just so you know why we're
running all these tests,
645
00:32:10,667 --> 00:32:12,600
is that we've actually
lost snowmobile trails,
646
00:32:12,767 --> 00:32:16,500
because 50% of our trails
actually go through
public property,
647
00:32:16,667 --> 00:32:19,166
and 50% go through private
property, where we're losing
648
00:32:19,333 --> 00:32:21,467
permissions due
to sound noises.
649
00:32:23,266 --> 00:32:25,467
OK, and again, have a seat
on your snowmobile.
650
00:32:26,367 --> 00:32:28,767
Left hand on the brake,
bring it up to
651
00:32:30,100 --> 00:32:32,266
that 4,000 RPMs when
I give you the thumbs up,
652
00:32:32,433 --> 00:32:34,400
because that's when the machine
will be ready, OK?
653
00:32:34,567 --> 00:32:36,166
All right, go ahead
and start your machine.
654
00:32:37,300 --> 00:32:39,400
[motor revving]
655
00:32:57,367 --> 00:32:59,467
[revving slows]
656
00:33:01,200 --> 00:33:03,100
[Aho] Very -- Even I can
do the math on this one.
657
00:33:03,266 --> 00:33:04,667
[driver] It's all the same?
658
00:33:04,667 --> 00:33:06,100
[Aho] Exactly the same.
659
00:33:06,266 --> 00:33:08,000
-[driver] Am I good to go?
-[Aho chuckles]
660
00:33:08,166 --> 00:33:10,266
[Aho]
90.5, you're way over.
661
00:33:12,600 --> 00:33:15,767
88 is the limit where
662
00:33:15,767 --> 00:33:19,266
if you're over 88,
you're in violation.
663
00:33:19,433 --> 00:33:23,100
Aftermarket exhaust systems are
the primary cause of engines
664
00:33:23,266 --> 00:33:24,266
being too loud.
665
00:33:24,266 --> 00:33:26,300
-[anticipatory music plays]
-[engine revving]
666
00:33:33,467 --> 00:33:35,567
[engine revving]
667
00:33:39,900 --> 00:33:42,100
[engine revving]
668
00:33:43,100 --> 00:33:44,166
[Aho] That's good.
669
00:33:52,567 --> 00:33:54,667
[motor revving]
670
00:33:56,867 --> 00:33:59,000
[revving slows]
671
00:34:00,367 --> 00:34:02,066
You can come over and see
where your second score was
672
00:34:02,233 --> 00:34:03,266
if you'd like.
673
00:34:04,300 --> 00:34:05,567
You can see where
your average is here, sir.
674
00:34:05,567 --> 00:34:10,066
This is your second score.
And your second score is 90.2.
675
00:34:10,233 --> 00:34:11,900
Come on up
and check out your...
676
00:34:12,066 --> 00:34:14,967
I put pause...
91 flat.
677
00:34:17,066 --> 00:34:19,867
And you get the average
of the two scores, so that's
678
00:34:20,033 --> 00:34:22,567
your four-second average
that I took, 93.6.
679
00:34:22,567 --> 00:34:25,000
-So do you have a stock can
for the machine?
-[driver] Yeah.
680
00:34:25,166 --> 00:34:26,900
OK, what we're asking
everybody is if you do have
681
00:34:27,066 --> 00:34:29,567
a stock can to please put it on
if you had it with you,
682
00:34:29,567 --> 00:34:31,367
and if not, at your
earliest convenience.
683
00:34:31,367 --> 00:34:32,667
[driver] Yeah, absolutely.
684
00:34:35,000 --> 00:34:37,100
[engine revving]
685
00:34:45,567 --> 00:34:47,100
[revving slows]
686
00:34:47,100 --> 00:34:48,100
[Aho] Go ahead and shut it off.
687
00:34:48,266 --> 00:34:49,266
Why don't you
come on over here?
688
00:34:49,433 --> 00:34:50,767
I like showing everybody
where they're at.
689
00:34:52,767 --> 00:34:55,000
He's way over, so.
690
00:34:55,000 --> 00:34:57,467
You're at, just with
where you were, 94.9.
691
00:34:57,634 --> 00:35:00,100
-OK, and what is
the limit on it?
-88 is the limit,
692
00:35:00,266 --> 00:35:03,000
so you're probably one of
the loudest sleds of the day.
693
00:35:03,166 --> 00:35:05,000
Today we had
a very successful patrol.
694
00:35:05,000 --> 00:35:08,200
We were targeting sound
enforcement on the snowmobiles,
695
00:35:08,367 --> 00:35:11,667
so snowmobile sound
enforcement, where we tested,
696
00:35:11,834 --> 00:35:14,066
we've probably tested
close to 20 snowmobiles.
697
00:35:14,233 --> 00:35:18,900
I think we issued
12 to 15 citations for
698
00:35:19,867 --> 00:35:24,567
snowmobiles that exceeded 88
decibels, which is the maximum
699
00:35:24,567 --> 00:35:27,467
that you can have for
a snowmobile to be legal.
700
00:35:27,634 --> 00:35:30,967
The court-ordered fine for
exceeding 88 decibels can be
701
00:35:31,133 --> 00:35:32,667
as high as $280.
702
00:35:42,266 --> 00:35:44,367
[calm music plays]
703
00:35:46,066 --> 00:35:48,467
With thousands of miles
of trails in the state,
704
00:35:48,634 --> 00:35:51,867
keeping them groomed is
a near round-the-clock job.
705
00:35:51,867 --> 00:35:55,767
[Dee] Our club grooms
235 miles of trails.
706
00:35:55,767 --> 00:35:59,467
Behind me is one of
the groomers that we get,
707
00:35:59,467 --> 00:36:04,266
$200,000 piece of equipment
that is 100% funded by
708
00:36:04,266 --> 00:36:07,367
the trail permits sold
by the snowmobiles that are
709
00:36:07,367 --> 00:36:08,667
coming up behind us.
710
00:36:08,667 --> 00:36:10,767
There are dozens of
local snowmobile groups
711
00:36:10,934 --> 00:36:13,100
across the state, and their
members work all winter
712
00:36:13,100 --> 00:36:15,467
to keep the trails
in tip-top shape.
713
00:36:15,467 --> 00:36:19,266
The winter of 2016-2017
in Houghton County saw
714
00:36:19,266 --> 00:36:21,767
180 inches of snowfall.
715
00:36:21,767 --> 00:36:24,867
Because of the high amount of
snow that we get up here,
716
00:36:25,033 --> 00:36:29,500
as well as the enthusiasm from
the snowmobilers to come up
717
00:36:29,667 --> 00:36:32,600
here and play in all that snow,
we have to hit our trails
718
00:36:32,767 --> 00:36:34,100
at least twice a day.
719
00:36:34,266 --> 00:36:35,867
Snowmobiling is huge
for this area.
720
00:36:35,867 --> 00:36:39,800
I mean, that's probably
our primary winter income
721
00:36:39,967 --> 00:36:43,200
as far as tourism and so forth,
so it makes a major impact.
722
00:36:43,367 --> 00:36:45,000
If we don't have the weather
for snowmobiles,
723
00:36:45,000 --> 00:36:48,300
then our economy is hurting
up here a little bit.
724
00:36:48,467 --> 00:36:54,767
So in a season, our club grooms
over 30,000 miles of trail.
725
00:36:54,934 --> 00:36:58,100
That's like circling the globe
and going another quarter of
726
00:36:58,266 --> 00:36:59,500
the way around.
727
00:37:01,166 --> 00:37:03,900
Conservation Officers
Ethan Mapes and Brian Lasanen
728
00:37:04,066 --> 00:37:07,667
of Michigan's District 1 have
four snowmobilers pulled over.
729
00:37:09,367 --> 00:37:11,867
[suspenseful music plays]
730
00:37:11,867 --> 00:37:13,800
The group ran a stop sign
at the intersection of
731
00:37:13,967 --> 00:37:16,567
two very busy snow trails,
and they found drugs
732
00:37:16,567 --> 00:37:18,200
on one of the drivers.
733
00:37:18,367 --> 00:37:22,800
I found marijuana
on the front group.
We're gonna deal with that.
734
00:37:24,266 --> 00:37:25,600
They shouldn't be driving.
735
00:37:25,767 --> 00:37:27,100
At least a couple of them
shouldn't be driving.
736
00:37:28,467 --> 00:37:29,634
Their sled's staying...
737
00:37:29,634 --> 00:37:32,700
Obviously, it impaired them,
which is why they blew this
738
00:37:32,867 --> 00:37:35,166
stop sign right through this
intersection with people
739
00:37:35,166 --> 00:37:37,767
walking everywhere.
740
00:37:37,767 --> 00:37:40,066
It would be a good one
to get him off the trail.
741
00:37:40,233 --> 00:37:43,867
In addition to traditional fish
and game laws, COs police many
742
00:37:43,867 --> 00:37:46,367
recreational sports,
like snowmobiling.
743
00:37:46,533 --> 00:37:47,433
I know you guys
smoke marijuana.
744
00:37:47,433 --> 00:37:48,500
Everybody smoked marijuana
this morning.
745
00:37:48,667 --> 00:37:50,100
before you hit
the trails, right?
746
00:37:51,700 --> 00:37:54,000
[suspect #2] Well, if they did,
I didn't smoke any marijuana.
747
00:37:54,166 --> 00:37:55,500
Were you guys staying
in the same room?
748
00:37:55,667 --> 00:37:56,667
[suspect #2] Yep, yep.
749
00:37:56,834 --> 00:37:58,867
So you're telling me
that they were hiding,
750
00:37:59,033 --> 00:38:00,400
or what's going on?
751
00:38:00,400 --> 00:38:01,967
[suspect #2]
Well, what they do outside,
I go outside and smoke
752
00:38:02,133 --> 00:38:03,300
cigarettes and make
sure everything's...
753
00:38:03,467 --> 00:38:05,367
When's the last time
you used marijuana?
754
00:38:05,367 --> 00:38:06,767
-[suspect #2] Friday night.
-Friday night,
755
00:38:06,934 --> 00:38:08,967
before you guys
came up to Michigan?
-[suspect #2] Yep, yep.
756
00:38:09,133 --> 00:38:11,467
Two of the drivers have
admitted to smoking marijuana
757
00:38:11,634 --> 00:38:12,734
earlier that morning.
758
00:38:12,734 --> 00:38:15,266
So now it's time to be honest,
and I can help you out
759
00:38:15,433 --> 00:38:16,767
if you help me out, OK?
760
00:38:16,934 --> 00:38:18,600
So when's the last time
you smoked marijuana?
761
00:38:18,767 --> 00:38:20,166
-[suspect] This morning.
-This morning?
762
00:38:20,333 --> 00:38:22,467
The other two are denying
that they also smoked.
763
00:38:22,467 --> 00:38:25,000
-Any drug use
today from anybody?
-[suspect #2] No, no.
764
00:38:25,000 --> 00:38:26,867
Not that I know of.
Nope.
765
00:38:26,867 --> 00:38:30,667
The COs conduct field sobriety
tests on all four individuals.
766
00:38:30,834 --> 00:38:33,600
[driver] 18, 19, 20.
767
00:38:36,767 --> 00:38:42,367
One, two, three, four,
768
00:38:42,367 --> 00:38:49,000
five, six, seven, eight, nine,
769
00:38:54,367 --> 00:38:56,600
OK, at this point,
you're under arrest for
770
00:38:56,767 --> 00:39:00,066
possession of marijuana, OK?
-[suspect #3] Yep.
771
00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:04,367
To be determined,
we're gonna check and see
772
00:39:04,533 --> 00:39:07,967
how much THC is in your blood,
see if you're OK
773
00:39:08,133 --> 00:39:10,266
to drive a snowmobile today.
774
00:39:10,433 --> 00:39:11,800
Obviously, you're
a little bit impaired.
775
00:39:11,967 --> 00:39:14,367
You drove right through
that stop sign, OK?
776
00:39:14,533 --> 00:39:16,767
Based on the results of
those tests, coupled with
777
00:39:16,934 --> 00:39:20,367
the snowmobilers'
admissions, the COs called
the Houghton County Sheriff
778
00:39:20,367 --> 00:39:23,266
and Michigan State Police
to help transport all four
779
00:39:23,266 --> 00:39:25,867
to a local hospital
for further blood testing.
780
00:39:27,166 --> 00:39:29,500
Will you guys take
a blood test for me?
781
00:39:29,667 --> 00:39:31,400
-Volunteer blood test?
-Sure.
782
00:39:31,567 --> 00:39:34,200
-OK.
-I appreciate you guys
cooperating, OK?
783
00:39:34,367 --> 00:39:37,266
[suspect] Yeah, no, I know.
I like being helpful.
784
00:39:38,300 --> 00:39:41,266
All four were charged with
operating a snowmobile under
785
00:39:41,266 --> 00:39:44,300
the influence of drugs,
and all four plead guilty,
786
00:39:44,467 --> 00:39:47,467
paying $850
in court-ordered fines
787
00:39:47,634 --> 00:39:49,600
and spending
the night in jail.
788
00:39:49,767 --> 00:39:52,900
They also lost their snowmobile
privileges for six months.
788
00:39:53,305 --> 00:40:53,647
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