"Wardens of the North" Episode #4.10

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1 00:00:08,867 --> 00:00:11,000 -Well, hey, the reason I'm here, you've got some bait out here. -[hunter] OK. 2 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:13,367 Are you aware the county's closed to baiting? 3 00:00:13,533 --> 00:00:14,567 -Why don't you grab your stuff? 4 00:00:14,567 --> 00:00:17,066 -[hunter] OK. -You're done for the night. 5 00:00:17,233 --> 00:00:18,166 He knows that. 6 00:00:18,166 --> 00:00:19,700 It's been that way for almost 20 years now. 7 00:00:19,867 --> 00:00:22,300 -Oh, perfect. -[officer #2] There's a scale there. 8 00:00:23,467 --> 00:00:25,567 All right, so obviously you all lying to me. 9 00:00:26,467 --> 00:00:27,467 So you're getting charged with possession 10 00:00:27,634 --> 00:00:28,734 of marijuana tonight. 11 00:00:29,900 --> 00:00:31,166 [officer #1] What were you shining with tonight? 12 00:00:31,166 --> 00:00:32,800 [officer #1] You can't shine at all in November. 13 00:00:32,967 --> 00:00:36,800 We're gonna be flying over an area that has officers 14 00:00:36,967 --> 00:00:40,266 on the ground and our job tonight will be to locate shiners 15 00:00:40,433 --> 00:00:41,900 and then relay that information to the ground. 16 00:00:42,066 --> 00:00:43,266 [five knocks] 17 00:00:43,266 --> 00:00:44,500 [Kieft] Conservation Officer. 18 00:00:45,567 --> 00:00:46,634 [narrator] Wild animals 19 00:00:48,066 --> 00:00:50,266 and wild places. They're more than a picture. 20 00:00:50,266 --> 00:00:54,500 They're inspiration, excitement, and adventure. 21 00:00:54,667 --> 00:00:57,367 Patrolling and protecting these natural resources is 22 00:00:57,533 --> 00:01:00,467 a first-class band of peace officers. 23 00:01:00,634 --> 00:01:05,000 These are the wardens, dedicated to the preservation 24 00:01:05,166 --> 00:01:06,667 of our great outdoors. 25 00:01:06,667 --> 00:01:16,000 [theme music plays] 26 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:24,074 27 00:01:27,100 --> 00:01:28,867 [gentle electronic music playing] 28 00:01:36,667 --> 00:01:39,166 The start of Michigan firearm deer season is 29 00:01:39,333 --> 00:01:41,066 the busiest patrol period of the year 30 00:01:41,233 --> 00:01:43,266 for the state's conservation officers. 31 00:01:43,433 --> 00:01:46,400 But the days leading up to November 15th are busy too, 32 00:01:46,567 --> 00:01:50,266 as COs in Michigan's District 5 monitor the rural counties 33 00:01:50,433 --> 00:01:51,600 along Lake Huron. 34 00:01:53,867 --> 00:01:57,266 Trapping season's open at that time, waterfowl season. 35 00:01:57,433 --> 00:01:59,567 There's a bunch of different activities for outdoor... 36 00:02:00,767 --> 00:02:02,266 things going on around then. 37 00:02:02,433 --> 00:02:04,100 Leading up to the firearm deer season, that's one of 38 00:02:04,266 --> 00:02:06,367 our biggest issues right now is contacting hunters 39 00:02:06,533 --> 00:02:09,600 that are using bait in these no-bait counties. 40 00:02:09,767 --> 00:02:12,000 Their plan for the night is to search for people 41 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:13,200 shining for deer. 42 00:02:13,367 --> 00:02:15,767 Shining is not allowed on public land at any time 43 00:02:15,934 --> 00:02:18,367 during the month of November in the state of Michigan. 44 00:02:18,533 --> 00:02:22,266 I mean we want it to be a fair chase situation and obviously 45 00:02:22,433 --> 00:02:24,867 it's not hunting if you're throwing a light and shooting 46 00:02:25,033 --> 00:02:29,066 deer over a light, so definitely gaining an advantage, and we 47 00:02:29,233 --> 00:02:31,867 don't obviously want to promote that in any way, shape, or form. 48 00:02:31,867 --> 00:02:33,767 [Pullum] When the bigger bucks are out at, you know, it seems to be 49 00:02:33,934 --> 00:02:35,900 at night, that's when they're gonna be out 50 00:02:36,066 --> 00:02:39,667 with the lights looking for deer, and that's why we have 51 00:02:39,667 --> 00:02:42,066 fair chase laws and things like that in the state of Michigan 52 00:02:42,233 --> 00:02:43,567 that allow people to hunt during the day. 53 00:02:43,734 --> 00:02:45,900 There's a safety issue with that. 54 00:02:46,066 --> 00:02:49,667 There's, you know, a fairness to it. 55 00:02:49,834 --> 00:02:52,300 One of the various ways the Michigan DNR looks for 56 00:02:52,467 --> 00:02:55,667 illegal shining activity is by putting spotters up in a plane. 57 00:02:55,834 --> 00:02:58,300 When the spotters see something, they radio officers 58 00:02:58,467 --> 00:02:59,767 on the ground below. 59 00:03:01,700 --> 00:03:03,166 [aviator] Spotlight. 60 00:03:03,166 --> 00:03:04,900 Yep, yep, kind of like... 61 00:03:07,367 --> 00:03:10,800 shining on the passenger side. 62 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:14,166 We'll obviously be able to get up in the air. 63 00:03:14,333 --> 00:03:15,900 They can see many more miles. 64 00:03:16,066 --> 00:03:19,066 They can see a lot more than what one person 65 00:03:19,233 --> 00:03:20,400 in one spot can see. 66 00:03:20,567 --> 00:03:22,767 [Kieft] It just gives us a huge advantage to look over 67 00:03:22,934 --> 00:03:28,200 a large area and be able to move guys into the right positions 68 00:03:28,367 --> 00:03:30,567 to make the stops, whereas you'd only see 69 00:03:30,567 --> 00:03:33,066 a small glimpse of that if you were on the ground. 70 00:03:33,233 --> 00:03:34,800 But before it gets dark enough for the plane 71 00:03:34,967 --> 00:03:38,066 to start spotting shiners, CO Casey Pullum checks on 72 00:03:38,233 --> 00:03:40,000 a bow hunter he thinks is using bait. 73 00:03:41,300 --> 00:03:43,467 Baiting has been banned for nearly 20 years in 74 00:03:43,467 --> 00:03:46,300 Conservation Officer Pullum's district. 75 00:03:46,467 --> 00:03:48,266 Yet he isn't surprised when he finds someone 76 00:03:48,266 --> 00:03:49,867 hunting over bait. 77 00:03:50,033 --> 00:03:51,500 Even though we have a no-baiting law, 78 00:03:51,667 --> 00:03:54,600 people are still gonna bait. and we're seeing, in this area, 79 00:03:54,767 --> 00:03:58,467 about 85% of the people still bait. 80 00:03:59,367 --> 00:04:02,600 And even though it's illegal to bait, and there are stiff fines 81 00:04:02,767 --> 00:04:04,867 for it, it's just one of the things that's been 82 00:04:04,867 --> 00:04:06,367 ingrained in them, apparently, that they just, 83 00:04:06,533 --> 00:04:07,567 they have to bait to shoot deer. 84 00:04:07,734 --> 00:04:09,066 That's just not true. 85 00:04:09,233 --> 00:04:12,300 Michigan's bow season opens October 1st, a month and a half 86 00:04:12,467 --> 00:04:13,667 prior to the firearm opener. 87 00:04:13,667 --> 00:04:16,000 If you look inside there, you can see they've got obvious, 88 00:04:16,166 --> 00:04:18,667 they've got bait bags in there. They're definitely baiting. 89 00:04:21,100 --> 00:04:23,100 [rustling footsteps] 90 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:27,066 [several knocks] 91 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:35,834 All right. 92 00:04:38,300 --> 00:04:39,767 Bait bags everywhere. There's bait, 93 00:04:39,767 --> 00:04:41,967 there's corn in the back of that four-wheeler. 94 00:04:42,133 --> 00:04:44,066 [funk beat plays] 95 00:04:47,667 --> 00:04:50,266 [Pullum] Conservation Officer, come on out of the blind. 96 00:04:56,667 --> 00:04:59,200 -[rustling footsteps] -[heavy breathing] 97 00:05:01,667 --> 00:05:02,767 [clears throat] 98 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:05,400 [zipper zips] 99 00:05:06,467 --> 00:05:08,567 How you doing tonight? 100 00:05:08,567 --> 00:05:09,567 -[hunter] Haven't seen nothing. -Nothing? 101 00:05:09,567 --> 00:05:10,567 [hunter] Nope. 102 00:05:10,734 --> 00:05:11,667 -All right. -[hunter] Squirrels. 103 00:05:11,667 --> 00:05:13,100 Yeah? Got anything this year? 104 00:05:13,266 --> 00:05:15,066 -[hunter] Nope. -[Pullum] All right. 105 00:05:15,233 --> 00:05:17,200 -Well, hey, the reason I'm here, you got some bait out here. -[hunter] OK. 106 00:05:17,367 --> 00:05:19,166 Are you aware this county's closed to baiting? 107 00:05:19,166 --> 00:05:20,867 -[hunter] I thought it was the next county. -Both counties, 108 00:05:21,033 --> 00:05:22,467 we got four counties up here that are closed. 109 00:05:22,467 --> 00:05:24,967 They've been closed for 20 years, almost 20 years, so. 110 00:05:26,100 --> 00:05:28,967 -Got your hunting license on you? -[hunter] Yep. 111 00:05:29,133 --> 00:05:30,433 How many more blinds you got baited out here? 112 00:05:32,467 --> 00:05:34,800 -[hunter] I got one other one. -One other one across the road? 113 00:05:34,967 --> 00:05:37,500 -[hunter] Yep. -OK -- why don't you grab your stuff? 114 00:05:37,667 --> 00:05:40,066 -[hunter] OK. -You're done for tonight, 115 00:05:40,233 --> 00:05:42,166 we're gonna head back to the truck, 116 00:05:42,166 --> 00:05:44,500 and you're gonna get a ticket for this. 117 00:05:46,500 --> 00:05:50,166 We also got some issues with your ORV use out here. 118 00:05:50,166 --> 00:05:53,100 [hunter] OK, what's wrong with my ORV? 119 00:05:53,700 --> 00:05:56,000 In addition to baiting, the hunter was also operating 120 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:58,600 an ORV on federal forest land, but wasn't on 121 00:05:58,767 --> 00:06:00,767 an approved road or trail. 122 00:06:00,934 --> 00:06:04,000 Well, this is not a trail out here that you're maintaining. 123 00:06:04,166 --> 00:06:06,266 This is not an ORV trail, and you're obviously 124 00:06:06,266 --> 00:06:09,000 maintaining this and using your ORV to bring your bait and your 125 00:06:09,166 --> 00:06:10,867 stand or whatever you're using to bring it back here. 126 00:06:12,367 --> 00:06:15,066 I just talked with a federal officer, and he'd just like me 127 00:06:15,233 --> 00:06:18,367 to give him your information, and so you may be hearing 128 00:06:18,367 --> 00:06:20,567 from him in the future in regards to the trail use. -[hunter] OK. 129 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:25,567 But today, you're getting one ticket from me for baiting deer 130 00:06:25,567 --> 00:06:26,600 in a closed county. 131 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:29,100 The hunter was given a warning for the ORV use, 132 00:06:29,266 --> 00:06:31,700 and his court-ordered fine for baiting in a closed area 133 00:06:31,867 --> 00:06:35,767 was $645. -Can't be baiting. 134 00:06:35,767 --> 00:06:38,367 There's no baiting in Oscoda County, Alcona County, 135 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:41,900 and then the other two counties up north, 136 00:06:42,066 --> 00:06:43,967 Montmorency and Alpena County. 137 00:06:45,100 --> 00:06:48,000 He knows that, it's been that way for almost 20 years now. 138 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:49,300 Anybody that hunts this area 139 00:06:50,367 --> 00:06:52,467 does know there's no baiting here. 140 00:06:52,467 --> 00:06:55,000 He tried deflecting it saying, "Oh, I thought it was the other 141 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:57,400 county next door." Well, it's all four counties. 142 00:06:57,567 --> 00:07:00,266 The bait restrictions in these areas are to help prevent 143 00:07:00,266 --> 00:07:02,467 the spread of wildlife diseases. 144 00:07:02,634 --> 00:07:05,467 CWD is a unique disease because it's caused 145 00:07:05,467 --> 00:07:08,500 by a misfolded protein. So it's not a bacteria. 146 00:07:08,667 --> 00:07:10,400 It's not a virus like a lot of other diseases 147 00:07:10,567 --> 00:07:11,767 that we deal with. 148 00:07:11,767 --> 00:07:13,867 This is kind of uncharted territory for 149 00:07:13,867 --> 00:07:15,400 a lot of wildlife diseases. 150 00:07:15,567 --> 00:07:19,100 So these prions or these misfolded proteins can be shed 151 00:07:19,100 --> 00:07:22,200 from the animal in urine, saliva, and feces, as well as 152 00:07:22,367 --> 00:07:24,100 staying in the carcass of a dead animal. 153 00:07:24,266 --> 00:07:27,400 So a dead carcass, a dead deer, can actually be infectious 154 00:07:27,567 --> 00:07:28,800 for chronic wasting disease. 155 00:07:29,667 --> 00:07:31,266 It is primarily a deer disease. 156 00:07:31,266 --> 00:07:34,166 However, it is contagious between animals, and it is also 157 00:07:34,333 --> 00:07:36,500 essentially a death sentence for that animal. 158 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:55,567 After checking a couple of other for hunters using bait, 159 00:07:55,567 --> 00:07:57,600 CO Pullum comes across a car parked 160 00:07:57,767 --> 00:07:58,967 in the middle of a roadway. 161 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:07,867 [Pullum] What's this guy doing? 162 00:08:09,567 --> 00:08:11,266 -[driver] How's it going? -[Pullum] What's going on? 163 00:08:11,266 --> 00:08:13,400 The driver said they were having car troubles. 164 00:08:13,567 --> 00:08:14,934 [Pullum] Oh. Well, that's not good. 165 00:08:14,934 --> 00:08:17,300 [driver] Yeah, it's just more in there, and we're about to head out. 166 00:08:17,467 --> 00:08:19,400 [Pullum] OK, all right. You guys got any ID on you? 167 00:08:19,567 --> 00:08:20,567 All right. Whose car is it? 168 00:08:20,567 --> 00:08:23,767 -[driver] My vehicle. -[Pullum] OK. 169 00:08:23,934 --> 00:08:25,567 [Pullum] Was that guy helping you that just drove out of here? 170 00:08:25,567 --> 00:08:28,834 While checking IDs, Officer Pullum smells marijuana 171 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:30,667 and asks if he can search the vehicle. 172 00:08:30,667 --> 00:08:31,767 OK. 173 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:34,567 You guys got any alcohol 174 00:08:34,567 --> 00:08:36,367 or drugs in the vehicle? -[driver] No. 175 00:08:37,567 --> 00:08:40,066 All right, you guys wouldn't mind if I took a look then? 176 00:08:40,233 --> 00:08:41,300 -It's OK? -[driver] Yep. 177 00:08:41,300 --> 00:08:43,367 All right, why don't you guys step out real quick? 178 00:08:43,533 --> 00:08:46,667 COs in Michigan are fully commissioned peace officers 179 00:08:46,667 --> 00:08:49,467 and provide general law enforcement duties in addition 180 00:08:49,634 --> 00:08:51,467 to their conservation efforts. 181 00:08:51,467 --> 00:08:53,166 One of the three has a state-issued 182 00:08:53,333 --> 00:08:56,200 medical marijuana card, but the other two do not. 183 00:08:56,367 --> 00:08:58,767 In Michigan, if you have a medical marijuana card, 184 00:08:58,767 --> 00:09:01,266 you must keep your marijuana in a lockbox. 185 00:09:01,266 --> 00:09:03,266 [Pullum] I can smell marijuana. Is there marijuana in the vehicle? 186 00:09:03,433 --> 00:09:05,033 [passenger] I have some in a lockbox. 187 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:07,100 [Pullum] OK, why don't you grab it and let me take a look at it. 188 00:09:07,266 --> 00:09:08,100 There's nothing up front? 189 00:09:08,266 --> 00:09:09,567 [driver] I don't believe so. 190 00:09:09,567 --> 00:09:10,533 [Pullum] You don't believe so? 191 00:09:10,533 --> 00:09:12,200 [passenger] Here's my medical marijuana card. 192 00:09:12,367 --> 00:09:15,100 OK, all right. Can you open the door for me? 193 00:09:15,100 --> 00:09:16,567 There you go. 194 00:09:17,967 --> 00:09:19,567 All right. 195 00:09:19,734 --> 00:09:21,200 Go ahead and shut the door and stand right there 196 00:09:21,367 --> 00:09:22,467 at the front of the vehicle. -[driver] OK. 197 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:25,100 Go ahead and show me your lockbox. 198 00:09:28,266 --> 00:09:30,066 You got keys for it? 199 00:09:31,100 --> 00:09:32,667 [indistinct speaking] 200 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:35,500 [clunk] 201 00:09:38,767 --> 00:09:39,867 Do you have your card on you? 202 00:09:41,066 --> 00:09:43,867 -[indistinct speaking] -[Pullum] OK. 203 00:09:44,033 --> 00:09:46,734 After inspecting the lockbox, Officer Pullum starts 204 00:09:46,900 --> 00:09:47,767 searching the car. 205 00:09:47,767 --> 00:09:49,867 [suspenseful music plays] 206 00:09:49,867 --> 00:09:52,467 [rustling] 207 00:10:01,266 --> 00:10:02,734 [Pullum] All right, well, I got some already, so... 208 00:10:08,767 --> 00:10:10,834 It's yours? It's not yours. 209 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:11,867 OK. All right. 210 00:10:11,867 --> 00:10:14,767 -[indistinct speaking] -OK. 211 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:17,734 So whose might this be? 212 00:10:17,900 --> 00:10:21,867 It's your car, so it's in your possession here 213 00:10:22,033 --> 00:10:23,300 right in the center console. 214 00:10:24,266 --> 00:10:25,400 Go ahead and have a seat. 215 00:10:30,767 --> 00:10:32,734 [Pullum sighs] 216 00:10:32,900 --> 00:10:34,834 This is from the guy in the backseat. 217 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:38,467 Marijuana in there. This is a grinder. 218 00:10:38,634 --> 00:10:40,033 [clinking] 219 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:46,100 -Full of marijuana. -[clinking] 220 00:10:47,166 --> 00:10:48,734 Whew, potent too. 221 00:10:50,834 --> 00:10:52,400 [cars whooshing in distance] 222 00:10:54,367 --> 00:10:56,367 After handcuffing the suspects... 223 00:10:56,367 --> 00:10:57,567 Have a seat. 224 00:10:57,734 --> 00:10:58,967 Turn around, put your hands behind your back. 225 00:11:00,467 --> 00:11:03,367 ...and calling for assistance with the stop, CO Pullum 226 00:11:03,533 --> 00:11:04,934 continues searching the vehicle. 227 00:11:10,667 --> 00:11:12,533 [rustling] 228 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:17,166 [low, suspenseful music continues] 229 00:11:22,467 --> 00:11:24,266 All right, so obviously you all are lying to me. 230 00:11:25,367 --> 00:11:28,000 You dropped your pipe in your chip bag as I rolled up here. 231 00:11:28,166 --> 00:11:30,166 CO Pullum is joined in his search by 232 00:11:30,333 --> 00:11:33,266 United States Forest Service Officer Mike Phillips. 233 00:11:33,433 --> 00:11:34,867 [Pullum] Yeah, I haven't searched this yet. 234 00:11:34,867 --> 00:11:36,367 This is his lockbox. 235 00:11:36,533 --> 00:11:38,367 Kid in a black coat, so that's his. 236 00:11:38,533 --> 00:11:39,600 So he's got a medical marijuana card. 237 00:11:39,767 --> 00:11:40,934 That's his lockbox. 238 00:11:41,667 --> 00:11:43,567 The other two guys got marijuana in their possession 239 00:11:43,567 --> 00:11:46,467 sitting right next to them. Neither one of them have cards. 240 00:11:47,767 --> 00:11:51,266 Drugs are on the hood of the car that I found so far. 241 00:11:51,266 --> 00:11:54,600 He dropped a pipe in the chip bag as I was rolling up. 242 00:11:54,767 --> 00:11:56,834 I heard him crumple up the bag, and there's a pipe in it. 243 00:11:58,066 --> 00:12:00,266 [upbeat music plays] 244 00:12:06,367 --> 00:12:08,166 Good morning, everybody. How are you today? 245 00:12:08,166 --> 00:12:11,467 This is the third annual Youth Conservation Academy. 246 00:12:11,467 --> 00:12:14,467 For the third straight summer, the Michigan DNR held 247 00:12:14,634 --> 00:12:17,667 a Youth Conservation Academy for Detroit-area kids. 248 00:12:19,166 --> 00:12:21,834 -[officer] Safety? -[clicks] 249 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:24,667 On that one, because you're not seated all the way back, 250 00:12:24,834 --> 00:12:27,367 it didn't release, OK? So now you can release it. 251 00:12:28,567 --> 00:12:29,767 It's yours. 252 00:12:29,934 --> 00:12:32,500 [clunk] 253 00:12:32,667 --> 00:12:34,667 The Academy is held on Belle Isle, one of 254 00:12:34,834 --> 00:12:37,467 Michigan's state parks, that sits on the Detroit River 255 00:12:37,634 --> 00:12:39,200 between the U.S. and Canada. 256 00:12:39,367 --> 00:12:42,100 Helping these kids understand what we do 257 00:12:42,100 --> 00:12:43,266 helps the department. 258 00:12:43,433 --> 00:12:45,567 It opens up employment opportunities to them 259 00:12:45,567 --> 00:12:47,367 that they never knew existed. 260 00:12:47,367 --> 00:12:50,400 The six-week course teaches the students about all aspects 261 00:12:50,567 --> 00:12:51,800 of the DNR. 262 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:56,166 It's an excellent opportunity to let the children understand 263 00:12:56,166 --> 00:12:57,667 how beautiful these natural resources are 264 00:12:57,834 --> 00:12:59,367 and how they can utilize them. 265 00:12:59,367 --> 00:13:01,867 There's some kids that don't typically get out 266 00:13:01,867 --> 00:13:05,200 into the outdoors in the city of Detroit, and it kind of 267 00:13:05,367 --> 00:13:07,266 gives them an introduction to what natural resources 268 00:13:07,433 --> 00:13:08,734 Michigan really has to offer. 269 00:13:08,734 --> 00:13:12,367 The students shoot crossbows, learn about firearm safety... 270 00:13:12,367 --> 00:13:16,033 [officer] So in order to function it, you have to hit this release, 271 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:17,567 and that would allow you to load a new round 272 00:13:17,567 --> 00:13:21,033 into the chamber. -...go kayaking and more. 273 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:23,567 I got to learn about the firearms, how to load them 274 00:13:23,734 --> 00:13:26,667 safely, how to keep them pointed in directions to 275 00:13:26,834 --> 00:13:28,500 where you won't point them at anyone else. 276 00:13:28,667 --> 00:13:29,934 It was very fun. 277 00:13:30,100 --> 00:13:33,033 We learned a lot about firearms and hunting, fishing. 278 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:36,166 I went kayaking for the first time, so that was really cool. 279 00:13:36,333 --> 00:13:38,867 At the end of the program, there is a graduation ceremony 280 00:13:38,867 --> 00:13:41,500 where students receive hunter education certificates, 281 00:13:41,667 --> 00:13:43,200 fishing licenses, and gear. 282 00:13:43,367 --> 00:13:44,567 [Orange] And that's one of the neat things about 283 00:13:44,567 --> 00:13:47,000 the Hunter Education Program is because it also introduces 284 00:13:47,166 --> 00:13:48,867 gun safety and gun handling. 285 00:13:48,867 --> 00:13:51,567 So the kids of Detroit, they don't necessarily have 286 00:13:51,567 --> 00:13:55,033 an opportunity to experience hunter safety and gun handling 287 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:56,300 and things like that. 288 00:13:56,467 --> 00:13:58,867 And then a lot of these families around here, 289 00:13:58,867 --> 00:14:00,734 they don't hunt and fish themselves. 290 00:14:00,900 --> 00:14:02,767 So this kind of gives them an introduction to 291 00:14:02,934 --> 00:14:04,367 the other world that's out there. 292 00:14:04,533 --> 00:14:06,734 And so when they have an opportunity to get out 293 00:14:06,900 --> 00:14:08,734 on their own and they get into a place where they can 294 00:14:08,900 --> 00:14:10,100 and they're set to go. 295 00:14:10,100 --> 00:14:12,467 So they'll be able to hunt the rest of their lives legally 296 00:14:12,634 --> 00:14:14,567 in any state across this nation, 297 00:14:14,734 --> 00:14:17,266 and we're also gonna teach them about marine safety 298 00:14:17,266 --> 00:14:19,667 and take them through boater safety programs, so that when 299 00:14:19,834 --> 00:14:23,967 they get an opportunity to go out and enjoy our waterways, 300 00:14:24,133 --> 00:14:25,100 they can do it legally. 301 00:14:28,367 --> 00:14:30,400 [upbeat music plays] 302 00:14:41,867 --> 00:14:45,467 In Michigan's District 5, conservation officers are 303 00:14:45,467 --> 00:14:49,166 preparing to work an aerial surveillance patrol after dark, 304 00:14:49,333 --> 00:14:50,400 focusing on shining. 305 00:14:56,467 --> 00:14:59,767 In Michigan, you cannot shine for wildlife on public land 306 00:14:59,767 --> 00:15:01,000 during the month of November. 307 00:15:06,367 --> 00:15:09,867 Before that patrol starts, CO Casey Pullum checks on 308 00:15:09,867 --> 00:15:11,867 a car parked on a dirt road. 309 00:15:11,867 --> 00:15:15,000 And once he and United States Forest Service Officer Mike Phillips 310 00:15:15,166 --> 00:15:17,367 search the vehicle, they find marijuana 311 00:15:17,533 --> 00:15:20,266 and drug paraphernalia. -[Pullum] Stand up. 312 00:15:20,266 --> 00:15:21,667 You got anything on you that you know about? 313 00:15:21,834 --> 00:15:23,133 Needles, guns, knives, bazookas? 314 00:15:23,133 --> 00:15:25,367 [driver] I got my keys [indistinct] little chain in my pocket. 315 00:15:25,533 --> 00:15:26,567 OK. 316 00:15:28,367 --> 00:15:29,667 One of the three from the car has 317 00:15:29,834 --> 00:15:32,367 a state-issued medical marijuana card and claims 318 00:15:32,533 --> 00:15:34,400 none of the other illegal items are his. 319 00:15:34,567 --> 00:15:37,166 The other two claim only a couple of items each. 320 00:15:47,066 --> 00:15:48,100 [Pullum] Come over here for a second. 321 00:15:49,266 --> 00:15:50,433 Here's what we're gonna do. 322 00:15:51,367 --> 00:15:54,300 An hour before this surveillance plane takes off 323 00:15:54,467 --> 00:15:57,367 and the patrol for shining wildlife starts -- -[radio chirps] 324 00:15:57,367 --> 00:16:00,166 [aviator] They still seem to be progressing here northbound. 325 00:16:00,333 --> 00:16:01,667 About how far out do you think you are? 326 00:16:02,667 --> 00:16:05,600 Michigan Conservation Officer Casey Pullum is wrapping up 327 00:16:05,767 --> 00:16:07,834 what should have been a routine check. 328 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:10,867 It unfolded to a lot more than just someone needing help. 329 00:16:10,867 --> 00:16:12,033 They were fine. They didn't need help. 330 00:16:13,367 --> 00:16:15,300 There was obviously some illegal activity going on 331 00:16:15,467 --> 00:16:16,867 with that vehicle. -This car had pulled over 332 00:16:16,867 --> 00:16:19,867 with some type of maintenance issue, and when CO Pullum 333 00:16:19,867 --> 00:16:22,667 approached the vehicle, he could smell marijuana. 334 00:16:22,834 --> 00:16:25,467 The occupants allowed him to search the car, and he found 335 00:16:25,634 --> 00:16:28,066 marijuana and associated equipment. 336 00:16:28,233 --> 00:16:29,834 With the help of Officer Mike Phillips, 337 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:34,100 they've decided to take two of the three occupants of the car to jail. 338 00:16:34,266 --> 00:16:36,834 Can you transport for me? Transport up the mile? 339 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:38,200 I can do... 340 00:16:38,367 --> 00:16:41,100 I can do both. -If you could, that'd be handy. 341 00:16:41,266 --> 00:16:43,567 If not, I can squeeze one into here. 342 00:16:43,567 --> 00:16:45,467 The third is being let off with a warning 343 00:16:45,467 --> 00:16:46,967 from CO Pullum since he has 344 00:16:47,133 --> 00:16:49,300 a state-issued medical marijuana card. 345 00:16:50,734 --> 00:16:52,467 [Pullum] You two don't have cards. 346 00:16:52,467 --> 00:16:56,567 You have a card, and -- but you're still 347 00:16:56,567 --> 00:16:58,066 transporting it illegally. 348 00:16:58,233 --> 00:17:01,266 You got a lockbox, you're smoking in the car, 349 00:17:01,433 --> 00:17:04,066 you know these guys have this stuff. 350 00:17:04,233 --> 00:17:07,734 You can't have that stuff without it being in a lockbox. 351 00:17:07,900 --> 00:17:08,867 It's gotta be locked up. 352 00:17:08,867 --> 00:17:10,266 [passenger] I swear I had mine in a lockbox. 353 00:17:10,433 --> 00:17:13,767 -You had a pipe in your bag. -[passenger] It wasn't my pipe. 354 00:17:13,934 --> 00:17:15,166 That wasn't your pipe? 355 00:17:15,166 --> 00:17:17,166 You were eating chips out of that thing, and you had no idea 356 00:17:17,333 --> 00:17:19,767 that pipe was in there? -[passenger] No. 357 00:17:19,767 --> 00:17:21,567 [driver] The pipe, actually, I put it in there. 358 00:17:21,567 --> 00:17:25,734 It was sitting inside the center thing. 359 00:17:25,900 --> 00:17:29,467 -[Pullum] Uh-huh. -I put it in the chip bag when I noticed that you were behind, 360 00:17:29,467 --> 00:17:30,934 I put it in the chip bag. -All right. 361 00:17:31,100 --> 00:17:32,767 [driver] Because it was out in the open, so. 362 00:17:32,934 --> 00:17:34,867 -This guy's your buddy? -[passenger #2] Yes, my friend. 363 00:17:35,033 --> 00:17:39,266 OK, I'm gonna take you two to jail tonight. 364 00:17:39,433 --> 00:17:40,533 You don't have cards. 365 00:17:40,700 --> 00:17:41,867 You got marijuana in your possession, so you're 366 00:17:41,867 --> 00:17:43,467 getting charged with possession of marijuana tonight. 367 00:17:44,734 --> 00:17:46,600 The two bound for jail are charged with 368 00:17:46,767 --> 00:17:48,600 possession of marijuana. 369 00:17:48,767 --> 00:17:51,934 [Pullum] I'm gonna field test this marijuana before we take it. 370 00:17:53,066 --> 00:17:55,400 Just because it smells like and looks like marijuana, 371 00:17:55,567 --> 00:17:56,567 it doesn't always mean it is. 372 00:17:57,500 --> 00:17:58,867 So the prosecutor 373 00:18:00,166 --> 00:18:03,667 wants us to first field test it before we charge him with it. 374 00:18:03,834 --> 00:18:06,667 The field test is used to determine if the substance can 375 00:18:06,667 --> 00:18:08,734 be reasonably believed to be marijuana. 376 00:18:14,367 --> 00:18:15,500 [Pullum] It's got just enough in there. 377 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:20,133 COs in Michigan receive year-round training in both 378 00:18:20,300 --> 00:18:23,600 conservation and general criminal law enforcement techniques. 379 00:18:25,834 --> 00:18:28,367 [funky beat playing] 380 00:18:52,300 --> 00:18:54,567 There's three capsules in there that I need to break, 381 00:18:54,734 --> 00:18:55,834 and there's this, you gotta shake it 382 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:57,867 for so long before you -- 383 00:18:57,867 --> 00:19:00,100 there's three capsules in here, and then obviously 384 00:19:00,266 --> 00:19:01,734 the color change is what we're looking for. 385 00:19:01,900 --> 00:19:04,467 We're looking for it to turn to a purple with a separation 386 00:19:04,467 --> 00:19:07,100 of some sort there. 387 00:19:07,266 --> 00:19:08,200 So this is just, 388 00:19:09,200 --> 00:19:10,500 there's no color yet, but once I break 389 00:19:10,667 --> 00:19:11,967 the other two vials, you're gonna see a little bit 390 00:19:12,133 --> 00:19:13,400 of a color, a purple color to it. 391 00:19:16,567 --> 00:19:17,767 Yeah, it's getting darker. 392 00:19:21,667 --> 00:19:24,767 Additional lab testing is done later to definitely confirm 393 00:19:24,767 --> 00:19:25,934 the field test results. 394 00:19:34,100 --> 00:19:36,967 [Pullum] So that tests positive for marijuana. 395 00:19:37,133 --> 00:19:38,367 It was a busier night for us. 396 00:19:38,533 --> 00:19:40,467 Obviously we had a dedicated patrol, but at the same time 397 00:19:40,467 --> 00:19:42,500 I had a couple other things I wanted to follow up on. 398 00:19:42,667 --> 00:19:43,867 One was a baiting issue, 399 00:19:44,033 --> 00:19:45,734 and then the other one just happened to be... 400 00:19:46,867 --> 00:19:48,734 we were driving through a rural part of the county and I saw 401 00:19:48,900 --> 00:19:51,000 a vehicle that didn't match the area. 402 00:19:51,166 --> 00:19:53,367 It looked like it was parked off the side of the road and maybe disabled. 403 00:19:53,533 --> 00:19:55,767 And a lot of times when we do have people disabled 404 00:19:57,066 --> 00:19:58,834 in the part of a county that's rural like that, 405 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:00,033 they don't have cell signal. 406 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:01,467 So a lot of times I'll just stop and ask 407 00:20:01,467 --> 00:20:02,467 if they need any help. 408 00:20:02,467 --> 00:20:03,767 And that's what I was doing that night. 409 00:20:03,934 --> 00:20:05,166 And of course, 410 00:20:05,967 --> 00:20:08,567 it unfolded to a lot more than just someone needing help. 411 00:20:21,100 --> 00:20:22,934 It was a busier night for us. Obviously, we had 412 00:20:23,100 --> 00:20:24,367 a dedicated patrol, but at the same time, I had 413 00:20:24,367 --> 00:20:26,233 a couple other things I wanted to follow up on. 414 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:28,567 After checking on deer blinds with illegal bait... 415 00:20:28,567 --> 00:20:29,867 Why don't you grab your stuff? 416 00:20:31,467 --> 00:20:32,834 You're done for tonight. 417 00:20:32,834 --> 00:20:36,367 ...he takes a couple of suspects to jail for drug possession. 418 00:20:36,367 --> 00:20:38,266 I'm gonna take you two to jail tonight. 419 00:20:38,433 --> 00:20:39,600 You don't have cards. 420 00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:41,000 You got marijuana in your possession, so you're getting 421 00:20:41,166 --> 00:20:43,033 charged with possession of marijuana tonight. 422 00:20:43,200 --> 00:20:46,166 When he's done with that, he joins Sergeant Brandon Kieft 423 00:20:46,166 --> 00:20:48,667 and other officers from District 5 to work 424 00:20:48,667 --> 00:20:51,400 an overnight patrol focusing on shining. 425 00:20:53,867 --> 00:20:55,166 [Kieft] You guys all make good decisions, 426 00:20:55,166 --> 00:20:59,600 I'm not worried about that, and obviously we just, be safe. 427 00:20:59,767 --> 00:21:03,367 And if you need somebody to back you up, make sure to call. 428 00:21:03,533 --> 00:21:06,166 Shining in November has been illegal for quite some time, 429 00:21:06,333 --> 00:21:08,233 mainly because... 430 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:11,133 that's the time of year when we have a lot of guys 431 00:21:11,300 --> 00:21:15,300 in the woods or heading to deer camp with firearms, 432 00:21:15,467 --> 00:21:16,867 preparing for the deer season. 433 00:21:17,033 --> 00:21:19,967 And we have just had the experience that 434 00:21:20,133 --> 00:21:22,834 most of the time people are shining in November, 435 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:25,467 it's usually not for recreational activity, 436 00:21:25,634 --> 00:21:27,767 it's usually because they have firearms or some other thing 437 00:21:27,767 --> 00:21:29,834 that's gonna make the stop illegal. 438 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:32,734 In Michigan, it's illegal to spotlight or shine wildlife 439 00:21:32,900 --> 00:21:35,300 on public land during the month of November. 440 00:21:35,467 --> 00:21:38,300 One of the techniques the Michigan DNR uses to patrol 441 00:21:38,467 --> 00:21:41,767 for shining is to fly over areas and radio officers 442 00:21:41,934 --> 00:21:44,000 on the ground if they see anything. 443 00:21:44,166 --> 00:21:47,667 Well, what we're hoping to see is spotlights that will, 444 00:21:49,367 --> 00:21:51,033 we'll see those coming from the vehicles, 445 00:21:52,100 --> 00:21:53,500 and that's one thing we actually take note of. 446 00:21:53,667 --> 00:21:57,033 If a spotlight comes out one side of the car or the other, 447 00:21:57,200 --> 00:21:58,867 that's something that the officers want to know. 448 00:21:58,867 --> 00:22:00,266 Sometimes there's multiple lights, 449 00:22:01,233 --> 00:22:02,867 and you do get an eye for it. 450 00:22:03,033 --> 00:22:05,600 On a clear night like tonight, sometimes the spotlights 451 00:22:05,767 --> 00:22:08,000 show up for many, many miles. 452 00:22:08,166 --> 00:22:10,100 Kevin Jacobs has been the aviation manager 453 00:22:10,266 --> 00:22:12,500 for the DNR for 18 years. 454 00:22:12,667 --> 00:22:14,567 Aerial surveillance flights are important for 455 00:22:14,567 --> 00:22:18,500 a handful of reasons. -[Jacobs] First of all, it's the law, 456 00:22:18,667 --> 00:22:20,934 and so we've been tasked with upholding the law. 457 00:22:21,100 --> 00:22:23,066 I think also when you deal with shining, 458 00:22:23,233 --> 00:22:24,867 there's issues with fair chase. 459 00:22:25,033 --> 00:22:28,266 It puts the animals at a disadvantage 460 00:22:28,266 --> 00:22:31,166 and those who are shining at an incredible advantage, 461 00:22:31,166 --> 00:22:33,767 so you're lacking the fair chase element. 462 00:22:33,767 --> 00:22:35,667 I think lastly there's a certain fairness 463 00:22:35,834 --> 00:22:37,967 to other sportsmen. 464 00:22:38,133 --> 00:22:40,767 These people are playing by the rules and by the law, 465 00:22:40,934 --> 00:22:42,767 and yet you have some people who are not. 466 00:22:42,767 --> 00:22:45,133 As the officers on the ground get into position, 467 00:22:45,300 --> 00:22:47,767 Jacobs goes through his final preflight checks. 468 00:22:59,367 --> 00:23:00,467 We got a good level there. 469 00:23:07,066 --> 00:23:09,166 [anticipatory music plays] 470 00:23:23,367 --> 00:23:25,734 He'll have one spotter in the plane with him to help 471 00:23:25,900 --> 00:23:27,734 find instances of shining. 472 00:23:27,900 --> 00:23:29,867 [Moran] Well, tonight's operation will be a night flight 473 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:33,834 involving law division, 474 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:37,000 force management division, and wildlife division. 475 00:23:38,467 --> 00:23:43,667 Kind of a cooperation between the three divisions. 476 00:23:43,834 --> 00:23:45,867 [motor whirring] 477 00:23:58,367 --> 00:23:59,367 [anticipatory music plays] 478 00:23:59,367 --> 00:24:00,533 [Jacobs] There's a lot of dark spaces out here, 479 00:24:00,533 --> 00:24:03,400 and certainly we're looking for vehicle movement. 480 00:24:03,567 --> 00:24:06,133 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