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-Well, hey, the reason I'm here,
you've got some bait out here.
-[hunter] OK.
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Are you aware the county's
closed to baiting?
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-Why don't you grab your stuff?
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-[hunter] OK.
-You're done for the night.
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He knows that.
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It's been that way
for almost 20 years now.
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-Oh, perfect.
-[officer #2] There's
a scale there.
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All right, so obviously
you all lying to me.
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So you're getting charged
with possession
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of marijuana tonight.
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[officer #1] What were you
shining with tonight?
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[officer #1] You can't shine
at all in November.
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We're gonna be flying
over an area that has officers
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on the ground
and our job tonight
will be to locate shiners
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and then relay that information
to the ground.
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[five knocks]
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[Kieft] Conservation Officer.
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[narrator] Wild animals
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and wild places.
They're more than a picture.
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They're inspiration,
excitement, and adventure.
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Patrolling and protecting
these natural resources is
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a first-class band
of peace officers.
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These are the wardens,
dedicated to the preservation
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of our great outdoors.
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[theme music plays]
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[gentle electronic
music playing]
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The start of Michigan
firearm deer season is
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the busiest patrol period
of the year
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for the state's
conservation officers.
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But the days leading up to
November 15th are busy too,
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as COs in Michigan's District 5
monitor the rural counties
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along Lake Huron.
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Trapping season's open
at that time, waterfowl season.
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There's a bunch of different
activities for outdoor...
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things going on around then.
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Leading up to the firearm deer
season, that's one of
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our biggest issues right now
is contacting hunters
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that are using bait
in these no-bait counties.
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Their plan for the night is
to search for people
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shining for deer.
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Shining is not allowed
on public land at any time
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during the month of November
in the state of Michigan.
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I mean we want it to be a fair
chase situation and obviously
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it's not hunting if you're
throwing a light and shooting
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deer over a light, so definitely
gaining an advantage, and we
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don't obviously want to promote
that in any way, shape, or form.
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[Pullum]
When the bigger bucks are
out at, you know, it seems to be
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at night, that's when
they're gonna be out
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with the lights looking for
deer, and that's why we have
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fair chase laws and things like
that in the state of Michigan
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that allow people to hunt
during the day.
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There's a safety issue
with that.
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There's, you know,
a fairness to it.
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One of the various ways
the Michigan DNR looks for
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illegal shining activity is by
putting spotters up in a plane.
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When the spotters see
something, they radio officers
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on the ground below.
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[aviator] Spotlight.
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Yep, yep,
kind of like...
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shining on the passenger side.
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We'll obviously be able to
get up in the air.
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They can see many more miles.
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They can see a lot more
than what one person
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in one spot can see.
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[Kieft] It just gives us
a huge advantage to look over
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a large area and be able to move
guys into the right positions
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to make the stops,
whereas you'd only see
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a small glimpse of that
if you were on the ground.
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But before it gets
dark enough for the plane
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to start spotting shiners,
CO Casey Pullum checks on
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a bow hunter
he thinks is using bait.
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Baiting has been banned
for nearly 20 years in
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Conservation Officer
Pullum's district.
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Yet he isn't surprised
when he finds someone
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hunting over bait.
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Even though we have
a no-baiting law,
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people are still gonna bait.
and we're seeing, in this area,
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about 85% of
the people still bait.
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And even though it's illegal to
bait, and there are stiff fines
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for it, it's just one of
the things that's been
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ingrained in them,
apparently, that they just,
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they have to bait
to shoot deer.
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That's just not true.
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Michigan's bow season opens
October 1st, a month and a half
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prior to the firearm opener.
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If you look inside there,
you can see they've got obvious,
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they've got bait bags in there.
They're definitely baiting.
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[rustling footsteps]
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[several knocks]
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All right.
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Bait bags everywhere.
There's bait,
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there's corn in the back
of that four-wheeler.
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[funk beat plays]
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[Pullum] Conservation Officer,
come on out of the blind.
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-[rustling footsteps]
-[heavy breathing]
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[clears throat]
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[zipper zips]
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How you doing tonight?
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-[hunter] Haven't seen nothing.
-Nothing?
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[hunter] Nope.
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-All right.
-[hunter] Squirrels.
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Yeah?
Got anything this year?
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-[hunter] Nope.
-[Pullum] All right.
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-Well, hey, the reason I'm here,
you got some bait out here.
-[hunter] OK.
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Are you aware this county's
closed to baiting?
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-[hunter] I thought it
was the next county.
-Both counties,
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we got four counties up here
that are closed.
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They've been closed for
20 years, almost 20 years, so.
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-Got your hunting
license on you?
-[hunter] Yep.
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How many more blinds
you got baited out here?
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-[hunter] I got one other one.
-One other one across the road?
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-[hunter] Yep.
-OK -- why don't you
grab your stuff?
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-[hunter] OK.
-You're done for tonight,
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we're gonna head back
to the truck,
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and you're gonna
get a ticket for this.
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We also got some issues
with your ORV use out here.
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[hunter] OK, what's wrong
with my ORV?
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In addition to baiting,
the hunter was also operating
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an ORV on federal forest land,
but wasn't on
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an approved road or trail.
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Well, this is not a trail out
here that you're maintaining.
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This is not an ORV trail,
and you're obviously
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maintaining this and using your
ORV to bring your bait and your
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stand or whatever you're using
to bring it back here.
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I just talked with a federal
officer, and he'd just like me
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to give him your information,
and so you may be hearing
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from him in the future
in regards to the trail use.
-[hunter] OK.
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But today, you're getting one
ticket from me for baiting deer
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in a closed county.
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The hunter was given
a warning for the ORV use,
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and his court-ordered fine
for baiting in a closed area
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was $645.
-Can't be baiting.
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There's no baiting in
Oscoda County, Alcona County,
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and then the other
two counties up north,
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Montmorency and Alpena County.
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He knows that, it's been that
way for almost 20 years now.
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Anybody that hunts this area
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does know there's
no baiting here.
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He tried deflecting it saying,
"Oh, I thought it was the other
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county next door."
Well, it's all four counties.
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The bait restrictions in these
areas are to help prevent
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the spread of
wildlife diseases.
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CWD is a unique disease
because it's caused
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by a misfolded protein.
So it's not a bacteria.
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It's not a virus like
a lot of other diseases
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that we deal with.
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This is kind of
uncharted territory for
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a lot of wildlife diseases.
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So these prions or these
misfolded proteins can be shed
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from the animal in urine,
saliva, and feces, as well as
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staying in the carcass
of a dead animal.
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So a dead carcass, a dead deer,
can actually be infectious
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for chronic wasting disease.
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It is primarily a deer disease.
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However, it is contagious
between animals, and it is also
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essentially a death sentence
for that animal.
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After checking a couple of
other for hunters using bait,
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CO Pullum comes across
a car parked
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in the middle of a roadway.
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[Pullum] What's this guy doing?
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-[driver] How's it going?
-[Pullum] What's going on?
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The driver said they were
having car troubles.
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[Pullum] Oh.
Well, that's not good.
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[driver]
Yeah, it's just more in there,
and we're about to head out.
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[Pullum] OK, all right.
You guys got any ID on you?
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All right.
Whose car is it?
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-[driver] My vehicle.
-[Pullum] OK.
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[Pullum] Was that guy helping
you that just drove out of here?
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While checking IDs,
Officer Pullum smells marijuana
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and asks if he can
search the vehicle.
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OK.
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You guys got any alcohol
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or drugs in the vehicle?
-[driver] No.
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All right, you guys wouldn't
mind if I took a look then?
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-It's OK?
-[driver] Yep.
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All right, why don't you guys
step out real quick?
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COs in Michigan are fully
commissioned peace officers
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and provide general law
enforcement duties in addition
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to their conservation efforts.
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One of the three
has a state-issued
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medical marijuana card,
but the other two do not.
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In Michigan, if you have
a medical marijuana card,
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you must keep your marijuana
in a lockbox.
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[Pullum] I can smell marijuana.
Is there marijuana
in the vehicle?
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[passenger] I have some
in a lockbox.
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[Pullum] OK, why don't you grab
it and let me take a look at it.
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There's nothing up front?
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[driver] I don't believe so.
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[Pullum] You don't believe so?
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[passenger] Here's
my medical marijuana card.
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OK, all right.
Can you open the door for me?
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There you go.
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All right.
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Go ahead and shut the door
and stand right there
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at the front of the vehicle.
-[driver] OK.
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Go ahead and show me
your lockbox.
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You got keys for it?
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[indistinct speaking]
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[clunk]
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Do you have your card on you?
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-[indistinct speaking]
-[Pullum] OK.
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After inspecting the lockbox,
Officer Pullum starts
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searching the car.
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[suspenseful music plays]
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[rustling]
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[Pullum] All right, well,
I got some already, so...
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It's yours?
It's not yours.
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OK.
All right.
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-[indistinct speaking]
-OK.
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So whose might this be?
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It's your car, so it's
in your possession here
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right in the center console.
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Go ahead and have a seat.
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[Pullum sighs]
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This is from the guy
in the backseat.
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Marijuana in there.
This is a grinder.
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[clinking]
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-Full of marijuana.
-[clinking]
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Whew, potent too.
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[cars whooshing in distance]
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After handcuffing
the suspects...
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Have a seat.
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Turn around, put your hands
behind your back.
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...and calling for assistance
with the stop, CO Pullum
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continues
searching the vehicle.
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[rustling]
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[low, suspenseful music
continues]
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All right, so obviously
you all are lying to me.
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You dropped your pipe in your
chip bag as I rolled up here.
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CO Pullum is joined
in his search by
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United States Forest Service
Officer Mike Phillips.
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[Pullum] Yeah, I haven't
searched this yet.
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This is his lockbox.
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Kid in a black coat,
so that's his.
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So he's got
a medical marijuana card.
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That's his lockbox.
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The other two guys got
marijuana in their possession
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sitting right next to them.
Neither one of them have cards.
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Drugs are on the hood of
the car that I found so far.
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He dropped a pipe in the
chip bag as I was rolling up.
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I heard him crumple up the bag,
and there's a pipe in it.
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[upbeat music plays]
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Good morning, everybody.
How are you today?
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This is the third annual
Youth Conservation Academy.
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For the third straight summer,
the Michigan DNR held
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a Youth Conservation Academy
for Detroit-area kids.
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-[officer] Safety?
-[clicks]
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On that one, because you're not
seated all the way back,
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it didn't release, OK?
So now you can release it.
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It's yours.
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[clunk]
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The Academy is held
on Belle Isle, one of
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Michigan's state parks,
that sits on the Detroit River
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between the U.S. and Canada.
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Helping these kids
understand what we do
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helps the department.
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It opens up employment
opportunities to them
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that they never knew existed.
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The six-week course teaches
the students about all aspects
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of the DNR.
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It's an excellent opportunity
to let the children understand
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how beautiful
these natural resources are
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and how they can utilize them.
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There's some kids that
don't typically get out
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into the outdoors in the city
of Detroit, and it kind of
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gives them an introduction
to what natural resources
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Michigan really has to offer.
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The students shoot crossbows,
learn about firearm safety...
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[officer]
So in order to function it,
you have to hit this release,
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and that would allow you
to load a new round
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into the chamber.
-...go kayaking and more.
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I got to learn about
the firearms, how to load them
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safely, how to keep them
pointed in directions to
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where you won't point them
at anyone else.
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It was very fun.
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We learned a lot about firearms
and hunting, fishing.
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I went kayaking for the first
time, so that was really cool.
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At the end of the program,
there is a graduation ceremony
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where students receive
hunter education certificates,
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fishing licenses, and gear.
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[Orange] And that's one of
the neat things about
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the Hunter Education Program
is because it also introduces
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gun safety and gun handling.
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So the kids of Detroit,
they don't necessarily have
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an opportunity to experience
hunter safety and gun handling
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and things like that.
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And then a lot of these
families around here,
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they don't hunt
and fish themselves.
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So this kind of gives them
an introduction to
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the other world
that's out there.
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And so when they have
an opportunity to get out
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on their own and they get
into a place where they can
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and they're set to go.
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So they'll be able to hunt
the rest of their lives legally
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in any state
across this nation,
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and we're also gonna teach
them about marine safety
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and take them through boater
safety programs, so that when
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they get an opportunity to go
out and enjoy our waterways,
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they can do it legally.
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[upbeat music plays]
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In Michigan's District 5,
conservation officers are
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preparing to work an aerial
surveillance patrol after dark,
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focusing on shining.
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In Michigan, you cannot shine
for wildlife on public land
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during the month of November.
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Before that patrol starts,
CO Casey Pullum checks on
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a car parked on a dirt road.
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And once he and United States
Forest Service Officer
Mike Phillips
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search the vehicle,
they find marijuana
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and drug paraphernalia.
-[Pullum] Stand up.
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You got anything on you
that you know about?
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Needles, guns,
knives, bazookas?
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[driver] I got my keys
[indistinct] little chain
in my pocket.
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OK.
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One of the three
from the car has
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a state-issued medical
marijuana card and claims
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none of the other
illegal items are his.
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The other two claim only
a couple of items each.
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[Pullum]
Come over here for a second.
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Here's what we're gonna do.
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An hour before this
surveillance plane takes off
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and the patrol for shining
wildlife starts --
-[radio chirps]
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[aviator] They still seem to be
progressing here northbound.
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About how far out do
you think you are?
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Michigan Conservation Officer
Casey Pullum is wrapping up
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what should have been
a routine check.
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It unfolded to a lot more than
just someone needing help.
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They were fine.
They didn't need help.
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There was obviously
some illegal activity going on
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with that vehicle.
-This car had pulled over
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with some type of maintenance
issue, and when CO Pullum
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approached the vehicle,
he could smell marijuana.
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The occupants allowed him to
search the car, and he found
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marijuana
and associated equipment.
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With the help of
Officer Mike Phillips,
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they've decided to take
two of the three occupants
of the car to jail.
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Can you transport for me?
Transport up the mile?
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I can do...
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I can do both.
-If you could, that'd be handy.
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If not, I can
squeeze one into here.
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The third is being
let off with a warning
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from CO Pullum since he has
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a state-issued
medical marijuana card.
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[Pullum] You two
don't have cards.
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You have a card, and --
but you're still
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transporting it illegally.
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You got a lockbox,
you're smoking in the car,
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you know these guys
have this stuff.
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You can't have that stuff
without it being in a lockbox.
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It's gotta be locked up.
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[passenger] I swear
I had mine in a lockbox.
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-You had a pipe in your bag.
-[passenger] It wasn't my pipe.
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That wasn't your pipe?
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You were eating chips out of
that thing, and you had no idea
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that pipe was in there?
-[passenger] No.
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[driver] The pipe, actually,
I put it in there.
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It was sitting inside
the center thing.
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-[Pullum] Uh-huh.
-I put it in the chip bag when
I noticed that you were behind,
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I put it
in the chip bag.
-All right.
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[driver] Because it was out
in the open, so.
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-This guy's your buddy?
-[passenger #2] Yes, my friend.
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OK, I'm gonna take you two
to jail tonight.
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You don't have cards.
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You got marijuana
in your possession, so you're
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getting charged with
possession of marijuana tonight.
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The two bound for jail
are charged with
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possession of marijuana.
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[Pullum]
I'm gonna field test this
marijuana before we take it.
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Just because it smells like
and looks like marijuana,
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it doesn't always mean it is.
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So the prosecutor
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wants us to first field test it
before we charge him with it.
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The field test is used to
determine if the substance can
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be reasonably believed
to be marijuana.
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[Pullum] It's got
just enough in there.
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COs in Michigan receive
year-round training in both
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conservation and general
criminal law enforcement
techniques.
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[funky beat playing]
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There's three capsules in there
that I need to break,
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and there's this,
you gotta shake it
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for so long before you --
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there's three capsules in here,
and then obviously
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the color change is
what we're looking for.
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We're looking for it to turn to
a purple with a separation
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of some sort there.
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So this is just,
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there's no color yet,
but once I break
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the other two vials,
you're gonna see a little bit
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of a color,
a purple color to it.
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Yeah, it's getting darker.
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Additional lab testing is done
later to definitely confirm
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the field test results.
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[Pullum] So that tests
positive for marijuana.
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It was a busier night for us.
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Obviously we had a dedicated
patrol, but at the same time
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I had a couple other things
I wanted to follow up on.
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One was a baiting issue,
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and then the other one
just happened to be...
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we were driving through a rural
part of the county and I saw
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a vehicle that didn't
match the area.
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It looked like it was parked
off the side of the road
and maybe disabled.
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And a lot of times when we do
have people disabled
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in the part of a county
that's rural like that,
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they don't have cell signal.
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So a lot of times
I'll just stop and ask
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if they need any help.
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And that's what I was
doing that night.
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And of course,
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it unfolded to a lot more than
just someone needing help.
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It was a busier night for us.
Obviously, we had
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a dedicated patrol,
but at the same time, I had
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a couple other things
I wanted to follow up on.
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After checking on deer blinds
with illegal bait...
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Why don't you grab your stuff?
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You're done for tonight.
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...he takes a couple
of suspects to jail
for drug possession.
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I'm gonna take
you two to jail tonight.
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You don't have cards.
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You got marijuana in your
possession, so you're getting
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charged with possession
of marijuana tonight.
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When he's done with that,
he joins Sergeant Brandon Kieft
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and other officers
from District 5 to work
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an overnight patrol
focusing on shining.
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[Kieft] You guys all
make good decisions,
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I'm not worried about that,
and obviously we just, be safe.
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And if you need somebody to
back you up, make sure to call.
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Shining in November has been
illegal for quite some time,
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mainly because...
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that's the time of year
when we have a lot of guys
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in the woods or heading to
deer camp with firearms,
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preparing for the deer season.
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And we have just had
the experience that
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most of the time people are
shining in November,
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it's usually not for
recreational activity,
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it's usually because they have
firearms or some other thing
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that's gonna make
the stop illegal.
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In Michigan, it's illegal to
spotlight or shine wildlife
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on public land during
the month of November.
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One of the techniques
the Michigan DNR uses to patrol
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for shining is to fly over
areas and radio officers
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on the ground
if they see anything.
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Well, what we're hoping to see
is spotlights that will,
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we'll see those
coming from the vehicles,
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and that's one thing
we actually take note of.
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If a spotlight comes out one
side of the car or the other,
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that's something that
the officers want to know.
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Sometimes there's
multiple lights,
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and you do get an eye for it.
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On a clear night like tonight,
sometimes the spotlights
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show up for many, many miles.
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Kevin Jacobs has been
the aviation manager
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for the DNR for 18 years.
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Aerial surveillance flights
are important for
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a handful of reasons.
-[Jacobs] First of all,
it's the law,
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and so we've been tasked
with upholding the law.
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I think also when
you deal with shining,
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there's issues with fair chase.
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It puts the animals
at a disadvantage
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and those who are shining
at an incredible advantage,
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so you're lacking
the fair chase element.
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I think lastly there's
a certain fairness
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to other sportsmen.
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These people are playing
by the rules and by the law,
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and yet you have
some people who are not.
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As the officers on the ground
get into position,
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Jacobs goes through
his final preflight checks.
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We got a good level there.
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[anticipatory music plays]
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He'll have one spotter
in the plane with him to help
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find instances of shining.
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[Moran] Well, tonight's
operation will be a night flight
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involving law division,
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force management division,
and wildlife division.
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Kind of a cooperation
between the three divisions.
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[motor whirring]
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[anticipatory music plays]
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[Jacobs] There's a lot
of dark spaces out here,
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and certainly we're looking
for vehicle movement.
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Anything that stands out,
sometimes it's
481
00:24:06,300 --> 00:24:09,066
a slow-rolling vehicle,
stop and go vehicle,
482
00:24:09,233 --> 00:24:11,667
and then ultimately
if there's a spotlight.
483
00:24:12,567 --> 00:24:15,166
As pilot Kevin Jacobs
and spotter Dan Moran begin
484
00:24:15,333 --> 00:24:17,567
their flight, officers
on the ground ready for
485
00:24:17,734 --> 00:24:20,467
any instances of shining
in their areas.
486
00:24:20,467 --> 00:24:22,166
Waiting to hear is,
you know, a lot of times
487
00:24:22,333 --> 00:24:23,500
when they take off,
we don't hear anything
488
00:24:23,667 --> 00:24:25,367
from them until they actually
find somebody.
489
00:24:25,533 --> 00:24:27,967
And so that period of time
from the time they take off
490
00:24:28,133 --> 00:24:29,400
to the time they actually
call something out
491
00:24:29,567 --> 00:24:31,066
can seem like an eternity.
492
00:24:31,233 --> 00:24:33,266
You know, our guys are thinking
a multitude of things.
493
00:24:33,266 --> 00:24:36,266
Those can be some of the most
dangerous stops we make.
494
00:24:36,266 --> 00:24:37,834
So I'm sure
they're thinking about safety.
495
00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:40,467
What are they gonna do
if they come up to the door
496
00:24:40,467 --> 00:24:41,367
and this happens?
497
00:24:41,533 --> 00:24:43,400
Or I'm guessing
that they're doing
498
00:24:43,567 --> 00:24:45,033
a lot of mental rehearsal.
499
00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:47,033
It's hard to sit there
and wait for something.
500
00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:49,300
You want to be out there
looking, but at the same time,
501
00:24:49,467 --> 00:24:51,233
you don't want to give yourself
away being in the area.
502
00:24:51,400 --> 00:24:53,266
So yeah,
it's definitely exciting
503
00:24:53,433 --> 00:24:54,867
waiting to hear that call
from the plane that
504
00:24:54,867 --> 00:24:56,000
they found something,
and hopefully,
505
00:24:56,166 --> 00:24:58,100
it's in your area
where you're at.
506
00:25:07,667 --> 00:25:12,500
In Michigan's District 5,
shortly after getting
in the air, the plane spots
507
00:25:12,667 --> 00:25:14,600
someone slow rolling
on a dirt road.
508
00:25:14,767 --> 00:25:18,400
[Jacobs] What I have is
a vehicle that we've watched
509
00:25:18,567 --> 00:25:19,533
here for a little bit.
510
00:25:19,533 --> 00:25:21,834
He's done some slow rolls,
some stop and go.
511
00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:24,400
He did a turn, and he did
a turn very, very slow,
512
00:25:24,567 --> 00:25:27,467
you know, like he was looking.
513
00:25:27,467 --> 00:25:29,567
He's not throwing anything
out the side window yet,
514
00:25:29,567 --> 00:25:32,867
but if you're close, it might
be worth getting in behind him.
515
00:25:33,033 --> 00:25:36,667
Slow rolling is a term we use
for a car engaging in
516
00:25:36,667 --> 00:25:38,767
somewhat abnormal behavior.
517
00:25:38,767 --> 00:25:41,166
Conservation Officer
Casey Pullum is the first
518
00:25:41,333 --> 00:25:43,667
to respond and initiates
the traffic stop.
519
00:25:43,834 --> 00:25:45,767
[suspenseful music plays]
520
00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:10,266
-[Pullum] How's it going?
-[driver] Good.
521
00:26:10,266 --> 00:26:12,166
[Pullum] Got your license,
registration, proof
of insurance.
522
00:26:13,100 --> 00:26:14,266
What are you guys
up to tonight?
523
00:26:15,467 --> 00:26:17,333
[driver] I'm taking her home
to Mack Lake.
524
00:26:17,500 --> 00:26:18,467
OK.
Where are you coming from?
525
00:26:18,467 --> 00:26:21,467
-[driver] McKinley.
-McKinley? OK.
526
00:26:21,634 --> 00:26:24,400
The suspects weren't shining,
but the driver has a restricted
527
00:26:24,567 --> 00:26:27,967
driver's license and assisting
CO Bobbi Lively finds
528
00:26:28,133 --> 00:26:30,266
an open liquor bottle
in the car.
529
00:26:30,433 --> 00:26:32,333
[Pullum] You could be
going to jail tonight for this.
530
00:26:32,500 --> 00:26:34,133
-You understand that, right?
-[driver] OK.
531
00:26:34,300 --> 00:26:36,400
It's like operating
on a suspended license.
532
00:26:36,567 --> 00:26:37,867
So I expect you to be
a little more honest
533
00:26:38,033 --> 00:26:40,333
with me when I'm asking
you questions.
534
00:26:40,500 --> 00:26:43,367
[driver] Honestly, I took
the kids to the movies.
They went --
535
00:26:43,533 --> 00:26:46,000
[Pullum] Are you supposed to
go to the movies?
536
00:26:46,166 --> 00:26:47,500
That's not to and from
your employment.
537
00:26:47,667 --> 00:26:49,033
[driver] I didn't know it
was restricted.
538
00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:50,667
[Pullum] What's it
restricted for?
539
00:26:50,834 --> 00:26:55,266
[driver] Well...it was
restricted, I was impaired.
540
00:26:55,266 --> 00:26:57,000
I had two beers...
541
00:26:58,266 --> 00:26:59,667
four months ago.
-[Pullum] OK.
542
00:27:00,767 --> 00:27:02,033
So you got arrested
for drunk driving?
543
00:27:03,500 --> 00:27:04,667
-[driver] Yes.
-[Pullum] OK.
544
00:27:04,834 --> 00:27:07,367
While CO Pullum continues to
question the driver,
545
00:27:07,367 --> 00:27:09,667
the surveillance plane
has spotted three cars,
546
00:27:09,834 --> 00:27:13,266
all close by, with lights
shining out the side windows.
547
00:27:13,433 --> 00:27:16,233
[Jacobs] I've got three vehicles
here, all with a fairly close
548
00:27:16,400 --> 00:27:18,467
proximity of each other,
and we've seen a light come out
549
00:27:18,634 --> 00:27:19,767
of each vehicle.
550
00:27:19,767 --> 00:27:22,500
Sergeant Brandon Kieft responds
and tries to locate
551
00:27:22,667 --> 00:27:24,467
one of the vehicles.
552
00:27:24,467 --> 00:27:27,734
OK, I'm southbound
on one of those roads.
553
00:27:27,900 --> 00:27:29,800
Am I on the right one
or the wrong one?
554
00:27:32,266 --> 00:27:33,567
[Jacobs over radio] That would
be the wrong one.
555
00:27:33,734 --> 00:27:36,867
We're gonna be to your east,
and let me watch this guy here
556
00:27:36,867 --> 00:27:38,367
for a little bit before
we come in on him,
557
00:27:38,367 --> 00:27:39,367
see if we get a light.
558
00:27:39,533 --> 00:27:41,033
He should be coming out to you.
559
00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:42,934
He catches up with one of
the vehicles right as it
560
00:27:43,100 --> 00:27:44,333
pulls into a campground.
561
00:27:44,500 --> 00:27:46,400
[suspenseful music plays]
562
00:27:56,166 --> 00:27:58,266
[ominous piano keys play]
563
00:28:10,934 --> 00:28:12,867
[Kieft] Is this
your campsite, sir?
564
00:28:13,033 --> 00:28:14,600
-[man] This is it, right here.
-[Kieft] OK.
565
00:28:14,767 --> 00:28:16,166
-[Kieft] How are you?
-[man] We're great.
566
00:28:16,333 --> 00:28:17,500
-[man] How you doing, bud?
-[Kieft] Good.
567
00:28:17,667 --> 00:28:20,734
[Kieft] Conservation Officer,
are we shining today?
568
00:28:20,900 --> 00:28:22,166
-[man] No.
-[Kieft] No?
569
00:28:22,333 --> 00:28:24,400
-[man] No, you --
shining like a --
-[Kieft] Yeah.
570
00:28:24,567 --> 00:28:27,667
-Not hunt -- we had
flashlights out here.
-[Kieft] OK.
571
00:28:27,834 --> 00:28:30,100
-Showing the kids deer
and stuff like that.
-[Kieft] OK.
572
00:28:30,266 --> 00:28:32,567
It's not a problem if you
shine a flashlight at a deer
573
00:28:32,567 --> 00:28:34,166
or anything like that, is it?
574
00:28:34,333 --> 00:28:37,133
It's a problem shining
in November period, sir.
575
00:28:37,300 --> 00:28:38,867
-Oh.
-[Kieft] Yeah, you can't shine
576
00:28:39,033 --> 00:28:41,233
at all in November in Michigan.
577
00:28:41,400 --> 00:28:43,767
I thought it was you couldn't
have weapons.
578
00:28:43,767 --> 00:28:45,333
-[Kieft] You --
-That shining.
579
00:28:45,500 --> 00:28:48,400
[Kieft] That's the time frame
before November.
580
00:28:48,567 --> 00:28:50,467
In the month of November,
you can't shine, period,
581
00:28:50,467 --> 00:28:52,867
in Michigan.
Are you a hunter, sir?
582
00:28:53,033 --> 00:28:55,266
-[Kieft] Are you a hunter?
-I haven't hunted in
about four years.
583
00:28:55,433 --> 00:28:57,834
[Kieft] OK, do you have
any current hunting licenses?
584
00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:00,667
-No, I don't have any
hunting licenses at all.
-[Kieft] OK.
585
00:29:00,834 --> 00:29:03,066
The driver admits to shining,
so Sergeant Kieft
586
00:29:03,233 --> 00:29:07,367
issues him a ticket.
It's a court-ordered $251 fine.
587
00:29:07,367 --> 00:29:11,000
In this case, we know you don't
have any weapons in the car.
588
00:29:11,166 --> 00:29:13,033
We realize that you're probably
just out trying to
589
00:29:13,200 --> 00:29:15,266
show the kids deer
or something else.
590
00:29:15,433 --> 00:29:16,667
Pointing it in a stupid manner.
591
00:29:16,667 --> 00:29:19,867
The problem is that
you gotta remember
592
00:29:20,033 --> 00:29:21,867
what the laws say in Michigan.
593
00:29:22,033 --> 00:29:23,934
You can't do it in
the month of November, period.
594
00:29:24,100 --> 00:29:25,367
Unless you're on
your own private property.
595
00:29:25,533 --> 00:29:27,467
And in fact,
you're on state land here.
596
00:29:28,467 --> 00:29:31,734
[country rock music plays]
597
00:29:31,900 --> 00:29:33,266
Everybody step forward
a little bit.
598
00:29:33,433 --> 00:29:34,867
Kind of get on the line
with Adam so he's not
599
00:29:34,867 --> 00:29:36,100
in front of you guys.
600
00:29:36,266 --> 00:29:39,500
Today is youth hunt here
at Muzzy Pheasant Farms.
601
00:29:39,667 --> 00:29:43,100
It's great to have
the kids outside.
602
00:29:43,266 --> 00:29:45,033
Anytime, in my opinion,
we can get them...
603
00:29:46,166 --> 00:29:48,567
outside walking around.
604
00:29:48,734 --> 00:29:50,734
I mean, it doesn't matter if
they're actually putting birds
605
00:29:50,900 --> 00:29:52,867
down or not.
They're learning how to do it.
606
00:29:53,033 --> 00:29:55,867
I mean, it's just great
to get them outside.
607
00:29:55,867 --> 00:29:57,467
[fluttering]
608
00:29:57,634 --> 00:29:59,200
[multiple gunshots]
609
00:30:01,667 --> 00:30:04,166
Conservation offers
and wildlife biologists
610
00:30:04,333 --> 00:30:07,166
with the Michigan DNR
often host events designed
611
00:30:07,333 --> 00:30:08,867
to get kids outdoors.
612
00:30:08,867 --> 00:30:11,500
[Fedewa] Events like this are
important, especially to get
613
00:30:12,467 --> 00:30:14,367
newer people
interested in the sport.
614
00:30:14,533 --> 00:30:16,734
Not just pheasant hunting,
but hunting in general.
615
00:30:16,900 --> 00:30:20,333
Events like this get them out,
get them walking around,
616
00:30:20,500 --> 00:30:22,400
they can interact
with each other,
617
00:30:22,567 --> 00:30:25,133
and they can see
the dogs working.
618
00:30:25,300 --> 00:30:27,867
It's really a fun event
and really gets people
619
00:30:28,033 --> 00:30:31,967
interested in the sport,
which could lead to them
620
00:30:32,133 --> 00:30:34,166
wanting to try other,
you know, maybe duck hunting
621
00:30:34,333 --> 00:30:36,500
or deer hunting
or something like that.
622
00:30:36,667 --> 00:30:39,166
Michigan used to have
a large pheasant population,
623
00:30:39,166 --> 00:30:41,266
but recently,
bird numbers are down.
624
00:30:41,433 --> 00:30:42,867
[King] All right, we're just
going to keep walking.
625
00:30:43,033 --> 00:30:45,333
-There's one right there!
-[multiple gunshots]
626
00:30:45,500 --> 00:30:47,867
Ooh, good job.
627
00:30:48,033 --> 00:30:49,200
Smoked it.
628
00:30:49,200 --> 00:30:51,600
And biologists are working
with a number of agencies
629
00:30:51,767 --> 00:30:53,500
to try and bring
those numbers up.
630
00:30:53,667 --> 00:30:56,233
The first step towards
achieving that is by putting
631
00:30:56,400 --> 00:30:58,934
high-quality grasslands
back on the landscape.
632
00:30:59,100 --> 00:31:01,667
[Fedewa] You know,
these grasslands have
a lot of benefits including,
633
00:31:01,667 --> 00:31:04,467
you know, improving water
quality, reducing soil erosion
634
00:31:04,634 --> 00:31:07,867
and runoff in agricultural
areas, as well as providing
635
00:31:07,867 --> 00:31:11,266
habitat for pollinators
like bees and butterflies,
636
00:31:11,433 --> 00:31:15,367
and other wildlife
like songbirds, deer,
637
00:31:15,367 --> 00:31:16,834
turkeys, and pheasants.
638
00:31:17,000 --> 00:31:19,567
Getting kids involved at
a young age not only leads to
639
00:31:19,567 --> 00:31:21,867
more hunters,
but hopefully more people
640
00:31:21,867 --> 00:31:24,367
invested in restoration
projects like the ones
641
00:31:24,533 --> 00:31:27,367
involving pheasants.
-You miss? Not a big deal.
642
00:31:27,367 --> 00:31:28,767
Everybody's gonna miss,
all right?
643
00:31:28,934 --> 00:31:31,166
There's gonna be a bunch
of birds out here, OK?
644
00:31:31,166 --> 00:31:32,667
[Slick] I mean, some of
these kids, they're gonna
645
00:31:32,667 --> 00:31:33,867
remember this day
for a long time.
646
00:31:34,033 --> 00:31:36,367
They're gonna remember
when they came out to the farm
647
00:31:36,367 --> 00:31:39,367
and got to go pheasant hunting,
and they're gonna want to go
648
00:31:39,367 --> 00:31:42,367
out to the field behind
their house or where they have
649
00:31:42,367 --> 00:31:43,500
permission land to go.
650
00:31:43,667 --> 00:31:45,867
They're gonna want
to go hunt
651
00:31:45,867 --> 00:31:48,033
for pheasants, and they want
the habitat to be there.
652
00:31:48,200 --> 00:31:49,567
[King] All right,
good job, guys.
653
00:31:50,467 --> 00:31:52,934
Conservation Officer
Casey Pullum has this truck
654
00:31:53,100 --> 00:31:55,600
pulled over on a rural road
in Michigan's District 5.
655
00:31:55,767 --> 00:31:59,734
[suspenseful music plays]
656
00:31:59,900 --> 00:32:02,133
It was identified during
an aerial surveillance
657
00:32:02,300 --> 00:32:03,367
for slow rolling.
658
00:32:03,367 --> 00:32:05,066
The plane was able
to direct me into
659
00:32:06,467 --> 00:32:07,567
where that vehicle was.
660
00:32:08,667 --> 00:32:11,000
In that case,
they were not necessarily
661
00:32:11,166 --> 00:32:13,867
gonna shoot a deer, they didn't
have any weapons with them.
662
00:32:13,867 --> 00:32:15,400
We couldn't determine whether
they were actually shining
663
00:32:15,567 --> 00:32:17,000
for deer or not.
664
00:32:17,166 --> 00:32:18,367
They wouldn't admit
to that, but we did have
665
00:32:18,533 --> 00:32:19,867
some other violations.
666
00:32:19,867 --> 00:32:22,066
The driver has a restricted
license, and there is
667
00:32:22,233 --> 00:32:24,567
an open container of liquor
under one of the seats
668
00:32:24,734 --> 00:32:26,667
as well as a couple
of cans of beer.
669
00:32:26,834 --> 00:32:30,100
CO Pullum administers
a field sobriety test.
670
00:32:30,266 --> 00:32:32,033
[Pullum] And what I'm gonna
do, just copy what I'm doing,
671
00:32:32,200 --> 00:32:33,166
and you're just doing heel-toe.
672
00:32:33,333 --> 00:32:36,100
One, two, three,
673
00:32:36,266 --> 00:32:41,600
four, five,
six, seven,
674
00:32:41,767 --> 00:32:43,066
eight, and nine.
675
00:32:43,233 --> 00:32:44,266
When you get to nine,
you're gonna keep
676
00:32:44,266 --> 00:32:46,266
that foot planted.
You're gonna turn on a pivot,
677
00:32:46,433 --> 00:32:50,100
just like I'm doing,
and then go nine steps back.
678
00:32:50,266 --> 00:32:51,367
Two.
You're counting
679
00:32:51,533 --> 00:32:53,000
as you're walking,
keeping your arms
680
00:32:53,166 --> 00:32:54,667
to your side.
-[driver] OK.
681
00:32:54,834 --> 00:32:56,033
OK, whenever you're ready,
you may begin.
682
00:32:56,200 --> 00:32:59,400
[driver] One, two, three,
683
00:32:59,567 --> 00:33:02,567
four, five, six,
684
00:33:02,734 --> 00:33:05,834
seven, eight, nine.
685
00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:08,266
And determines there is not
enough evidence to support
686
00:33:08,266 --> 00:33:10,467
an arrest for driving
under the influence.
687
00:33:10,634 --> 00:33:14,000
But one of the passengers,
a minor, admits to drinking.
688
00:33:14,166 --> 00:33:17,367
He's issued an MIP, or
Minor in Possession of Alcohol
689
00:33:17,533 --> 00:33:20,266
ticket while the driver is
issued two citations.
690
00:33:20,433 --> 00:33:22,066
-[Pullum] So here's,
I'll explain this to you.
-[driver] OK.
691
00:33:22,233 --> 00:33:23,266
[Pullum] Because you are
getting a ticket today.
692
00:33:23,266 --> 00:33:24,266
You're getting a ticket
for operating on
693
00:33:24,433 --> 00:33:26,333
a restricted license.
-[driver] OK.
694
00:33:26,500 --> 00:33:28,133
[Pullum] And for transporting
open intox.
695
00:33:28,300 --> 00:33:30,166
-[Pullum] You're getting
two citations today.
-[driver] OK.
696
00:33:30,166 --> 00:33:32,567
[Pullum] All right?
So the court information's
here at the bottom.
697
00:33:32,567 --> 00:33:35,767
She pays $455 in
court-ordered fines
698
00:33:35,767 --> 00:33:38,266
and spends three days in jail.
699
00:33:38,433 --> 00:33:40,967
The officers allow a passenger
with a valid license
700
00:33:41,133 --> 00:33:43,133
to drive everyone home.
701
00:33:43,300 --> 00:33:45,266
Thankfully there was somebody
there that could operate,
702
00:33:45,433 --> 00:33:46,600
and we could continue
our shining flight.
703
00:33:55,433 --> 00:33:57,867
A Saturday night patrol
for shining is turning into
704
00:33:57,867 --> 00:34:01,333
a Sunday morning patrol as
pilot Kevin Jacobs and spotter
705
00:34:01,500 --> 00:34:04,667
Dan Moran continue their flight
above Michigan's District 5.
706
00:34:10,233 --> 00:34:12,367
[Jacobs] Anything
out your side, Dan?
707
00:34:12,533 --> 00:34:13,700
[Moran] Nope, pretty dark.
708
00:34:14,867 --> 00:34:17,066
[Jacobs] Same here, we'll work
our way to the south.
709
00:34:18,500 --> 00:34:21,000
The time is about
12:30 AM local.
710
00:34:21,867 --> 00:34:24,266
Wonder would anybody be
711
00:34:24,433 --> 00:34:27,367
driving around
in the black at 12:30?
712
00:34:29,333 --> 00:34:31,233
It is illegal to
shine or spotlight
713
00:34:31,400 --> 00:34:33,367
during the month of November
on public land.
714
00:34:33,533 --> 00:34:36,100
[rock music plays]
715
00:34:38,567 --> 00:34:40,867
Just before calling it quits,
the plane spots
716
00:34:40,867 --> 00:34:42,767
one last light
to be checked.
717
00:34:44,100 --> 00:34:46,266
[Jacobs] OK, stationary,
shining again.
718
00:34:46,266 --> 00:34:49,266
It's fairly low-intensity light
that he's throwing around here.
719
00:34:51,166 --> 00:34:53,500
Sergeant Brandon Kieft is
the closest officer
720
00:34:53,667 --> 00:34:56,600
to the suspect about
four miles away.
721
00:34:56,767 --> 00:34:58,333
Using the GPS on the plane,
722
00:34:58,500 --> 00:35:00,233
the pilot directs
him where to go.
723
00:35:00,400 --> 00:35:02,467
That's the direction
we'll be coming from.
724
00:35:03,867 --> 00:35:06,133
[Jacobs over radio]
All right, copy that.
He's northbound now.
725
00:35:11,166 --> 00:35:13,467
-Gonna get bumpy.
-[chuckles]
726
00:35:15,934 --> 00:35:18,033
[engine revving]
727
00:35:24,767 --> 00:35:26,133
[Jacobs] There are quite a few
residences here
728
00:35:26,300 --> 00:35:27,133
just to his west.
729
00:35:27,133 --> 00:35:30,333
He may be working
in that direction.
730
00:35:30,500 --> 00:35:33,734
The pilot and spotter think
they are looking for an ATV.
731
00:35:33,900 --> 00:35:37,166
[Jacobs] He went black again.
He is black now.
732
00:35:37,166 --> 00:35:39,367
He's in the neighborhood,
put it that way,
733
00:35:39,533 --> 00:35:40,767
I think he's getting close
to residence.
734
00:35:44,467 --> 00:35:48,734
So if I buzz
past him, just let me know.
735
00:35:48,900 --> 00:35:52,367
Sometimes he can't estimate how
fast the vehicle on the ground
736
00:35:52,533 --> 00:35:54,166
is moving and you'll
drive past a road.
737
00:35:55,567 --> 00:35:56,867
Most of the time,
he's very good.
738
00:35:57,033 --> 00:35:59,433
I'm impressed with
how well he knows the roads.
739
00:35:59,600 --> 00:36:01,967
He's got an overlay up there,
and he's got
740
00:36:02,133 --> 00:36:03,166
a ton of experience.
741
00:36:03,166 --> 00:36:04,934
So he knows the roads,
he knows the areas.
742
00:36:05,100 --> 00:36:08,033
About 20 minutes after
the search for the ATV begins,
743
00:36:08,200 --> 00:36:09,967
Sergeant Kieft finds
the residence where
744
00:36:10,133 --> 00:36:12,834
it's believed the ATV
pulled into a garage.
745
00:36:15,266 --> 00:36:18,266
[Jacobs over radio]
[indistinct]...it's gonna
be the residence on your right
746
00:36:18,266 --> 00:36:20,166
coming up there.
They pulled in.
747
00:36:22,133 --> 00:36:23,967
[Moran over radio] Yeah,
7-2-7-1, just pulled in.
748
00:36:28,767 --> 00:36:30,867
[suspenseful rock music plays]
749
00:36:45,467 --> 00:36:48,500
More officers arrived shortly
after to join the search.
750
00:36:49,433 --> 00:36:50,667
[Kieft]
It's got to be in there.
751
00:36:52,667 --> 00:36:54,500
They think he pulled behind
it too, didn't he say that?
752
00:36:54,667 --> 00:36:55,567
[knocking on door]
753
00:36:55,567 --> 00:36:57,667
[suspenseful rock music plays]
754
00:37:05,967 --> 00:37:07,367
Couldn't get here fast enough.
755
00:37:11,967 --> 00:37:13,667
[heavy knocking on door]
756
00:37:21,033 --> 00:37:23,433
[Kieft] Sorry about that, ma'am.
Conservation officer,
how are you?
757
00:37:23,600 --> 00:37:26,233
-[woman] OK.
-[Kieft] Do you have
somebody else
758
00:37:26,400 --> 00:37:29,500
that's staying at
the house tonight?
-[woman] My son.
759
00:37:29,667 --> 00:37:31,266
[Kieft] OK.
Is he home?
760
00:37:31,433 --> 00:37:34,000
-[woman] Yeah, he's in bed.
-[Kieft] OK.
761
00:37:34,166 --> 00:37:36,367
-[Kieft] Can you get
him for me, please?
-[woman] OK.
762
00:37:36,367 --> 00:37:37,567
-[woman] Hold on.
-[Kieft] Yep.
763
00:37:37,567 --> 00:37:39,000
-[Kieft] Thank you.
-[indistinct radio chatter]
764
00:37:39,166 --> 00:37:40,367
-[son] How are you doing?
-Good.
765
00:37:40,533 --> 00:37:41,667
-[Kieft] How are you?
-[son] Good.
766
00:37:41,667 --> 00:37:43,100
-How long have you been home?
-[son] I just came home.
767
00:37:43,266 --> 00:37:45,000
-[Kieft] That's what
I just thought.
-[son] I seen the plane.
768
00:37:45,166 --> 00:37:46,667
[Kieft] Yeah, OK.
What's the deal tonight?
769
00:37:46,834 --> 00:37:48,967
You want to put some shoes on
and show me what's going on?
770
00:37:52,834 --> 00:37:55,367
While inside, the ATV driver
says he was just out
771
00:37:55,367 --> 00:37:58,233
for a ride, but admits
he was using a flashlight.
772
00:37:58,400 --> 00:37:59,467
[Kieft] What were you
shining with tonight?
773
00:38:00,834 --> 00:38:02,667
-[son] I just had a flashlight.
-[Kieft] OK.
774
00:38:02,834 --> 00:38:04,333
[Kieft] What were you
out doing tonight?
775
00:38:04,500 --> 00:38:05,767
[son] I was just
coming through a trail.
776
00:38:07,433 --> 00:38:09,867
Well, that's the good bonus
about having the plane there,
777
00:38:10,033 --> 00:38:13,066
is that the plane can stay
above and can narrow down
778
00:38:15,233 --> 00:38:17,100
where the suspect is.
779
00:38:17,266 --> 00:38:20,166
The ATV operator was
a good number of miles away
780
00:38:20,333 --> 00:38:21,467
from his house.
The plane was able to
781
00:38:21,467 --> 00:38:23,767
follow him back to
a certain residence.
782
00:38:23,934 --> 00:38:26,367
He knew the residence
that the suspect went into.
783
00:38:26,367 --> 00:38:27,500
[Kieft] Here's the deal --
784
00:38:27,667 --> 00:38:29,266
When the plane sees you like
that, why'd you boogie
785
00:38:29,433 --> 00:38:31,567
toward home if you didn't think
there was anything wrong?
786
00:38:31,734 --> 00:38:34,934
-[son] I didn't know
it was the DNR.
-[Kieft] Right.
787
00:38:35,100 --> 00:38:38,166
[son] I thought it was
a plane flying around.
788
00:38:38,333 --> 00:38:40,433
[Kieft] Right.
Well, here's the deal.
789
00:38:40,600 --> 00:38:42,667
It's illegal to shine
in November period,
790
00:38:42,667 --> 00:38:44,667
whether you have a weapon
on you or don't have a weapon
791
00:38:44,667 --> 00:38:47,000
on you.
You can't shine at all
792
00:38:47,166 --> 00:38:48,667
in November in Michigan.
793
00:38:48,667 --> 00:38:50,867
Sergeant Kieft issues
him a ticket for shining,
794
00:38:51,033 --> 00:38:53,867
which is a court-ordered
$270 fine.
795
00:38:53,867 --> 00:38:55,333
[Kieft] He was able
to come out.
796
00:38:55,500 --> 00:38:58,100
He eventually confessed
to the situation,
797
00:38:58,266 --> 00:39:02,967
and it's always great to catch
them and throw the lights on
798
00:39:03,133 --> 00:39:04,834
and stop them
before they make it home.
799
00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:07,867
But unfortunately, depending
on where your units are,
800
00:39:08,033 --> 00:39:09,667
sometimes they make it back
home before you get to them.
801
00:39:09,667 --> 00:39:19,467
♪♪
801
00:39:20,305 --> 00:40:20,925