"Wardens of the North" Episode #4.10

1 00:00:08,867 --> 00:00:11,000 -Well, hey, the reason I'm here, you've got some bait out here. - 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 - 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. - 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 What were you shining with tonight? 12 00:00:31,166 --> 00:00:32,800 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 00:00:43,266 --> 00:00:44,500 Conservation Officer. 17 00:00:45,567 --> 00:00:46,634 <i> Wild animals</i> 18 00:00:48,066 --> 00:00:50,266 <i>and wild places.</i> <i>They're more than a picture.</i> 19 00:00:50,266 --> 00:00:54,500 <i>They're inspiration,</i> <i>excitement, and adventure.</i> 20 00:00:54,667 --> 00:00:57,367 <i>Patrolling and protecting</i> <i>these natural resources is</i> 21 00:00:57,533 --> 00:01:00,467 <i>a first-class band</i> <i>of peace officers.</i> 22 00:01:00,634 --> 00:01:05,000 <i>These are the wardens,</i> <i>dedicated to the preservation</i> 23 00:01:05,166 --> 00:01:06,667 <i>of our great outdoors.</i> 24 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:14,074 25 00:01:36,667 --> 00:01:39,166 <i>The start of Michigan</i> <i>firearm deer season is</i> 26 00:01:39,333 --> 00:01:41,066 <i>the busiest patrol period</i> <i>of the year</i> 27 00:01:41,233 --> 00:01:43,266 <i>for the state's</i> <i>conservation officers.</i> 28 00:01:43,433 --> 00:01:46,400 <i>But the days leading up to</i> <i>November 15th are busy too,</i> 29 00:01:46,567 --> 00:01:50,266 <i>as COs in Michigan's District 5</i> <i>monitor the rural counties</i> 30 00:01:50,433 --> 00:01:51,600 <i>along Lake Huron.</i> 31 00:01:53,867 --> 00:01:57,266 Trapping season's open at that time, waterfowl season. 32 00:01:57,433 --> 00:01:59,567 There's a bunch of different activities for outdoor... 33 00:02:00,767 --> 00:02:02,266 things going on around then. 34 00:02:02,433 --> 00:02:04,100 Leading up to the firearm deer season, that's one of 35 00:02:04,266 --> 00:02:06,367 our biggest issues right now is contacting hunters 36 00:02:06,533 --> 00:02:09,600 that are using bait in these no-bait counties. 37 00:02:09,767 --> 00:02:12,000 <i>Their plan for the night is</i> <i>to search for people</i> 38 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:13,200 <i>shining for deer.</i> 39 00:02:13,367 --> 00:02:15,767 <i>Shining is not allowed</i> <i>on public land at any time</i> 40 00:02:15,934 --> 00:02:18,367 <i>during the month of November</i> <i>in the state of Michigan.</i> 41 00:02:18,533 --> 00:02:22,266 I mean we want it to be a fair chase situation and obviously 42 00:02:22,433 --> 00:02:24,867 it's not hunting if you're throwing a light and shooting 43 00:02:25,033 --> 00:02:29,066 deer over a light, so definitely gaining an advantage, and we 44 00:02:29,233 --> 00:02:31,867 don't obviously want to promote that in any way, shape, or form. 45 00:02:31,867 --> 00:02:33,767 When the bigger bucks are out at, you know, it seems to be 46 00:02:33,934 --> 00:02:35,900 at night, that's when they're gonna be out 47 00:02:36,066 --> 00:02:39,667 with the lights looking for deer, and that's why we have 48 00:02:39,667 --> 00:02:42,066 fair chase laws and things like that in the state of Michigan 49 00:02:42,233 --> 00:02:43,567 that allow people to hunt during the day. 50 00:02:43,734 --> 00:02:45,900 There's a safety issue with that. 51 00:02:46,066 --> 00:02:49,667 There's, you know, a fairness to it. 52 00:02:49,834 --> 00:02:52,300 <i>One of the various ways</i> <i>the Michigan DNR looks for</i> 53 00:02:52,467 --> 00:02:55,667 <i>illegal shining activity is by</i> <i>putting spotters up in a plane.</i> 54 00:02:55,834 --> 00:02:58,300 <i>When the spotters see</i> <i>something, they radio officers</i> 55 00:02:58,467 --> 00:02:59,767 <i>on the ground below.</i> 56 00:03:01,700 --> 00:03:03,166 Spotlight. 57 00:03:03,166 --> 00:03:04,900 Yep, yep, kind of like... 58 00:03:07,367 --> 00:03:10,800 shining on the passenger side. 59 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:14,166 We'll obviously be able to get up in the air. 60 00:03:14,333 --> 00:03:15,900 They can see many more miles. 61 00:03:16,066 --> 00:03:19,066 They can see a lot more than what one person 62 00:03:19,233 --> 00:03:20,400 in one spot can see. 63 00:03:20,567 --> 00:03:22,767 It just gives us a huge advantage to look over 64 00:03:22,934 --> 00:03:28,200 a large area and be able to move guys into the right positions 65 00:03:28,367 --> 00:03:30,567 to make the stops, whereas you'd only see 66 00:03:30,567 --> 00:03:33,066 a small glimpse of that if you were on the ground. 67 00:03:33,233 --> 00:03:34,800 <i>But before it gets</i> <i>dark enough for the plane</i> 68 00:03:34,967 --> 00:03:38,066 <i>to start spotting shiners,</i> <i>CO Casey Pullum checks on</i> 69 00:03:38,233 --> 00:03:40,000 <i>a bow hunter</i> <i>he thinks is using bait.</i> 70 00:03:41,300 --> 00:03:43,467 <i>Baiting has been banned</i> <i>for nearly 20 years in</i> 71 00:03:43,467 --> 00:03:46,300 <i>Conservation Officer</i> <i>Pullum's district.</i> 72 00:03:46,467 --> 00:03:48,266 <i>Yet he isn't surprised</i> <i>when he finds someone</i> 73 00:03:48,266 --> 00:03:49,867 <i>hunting over bait.</i> 74 00:03:50,033 --> 00:03:51,500 Even though we have a no-baiting law, 75 00:03:51,667 --> 00:03:54,600 people are still gonna bait. and we're seeing, in this area, 76 00:03:54,767 --> 00:03:58,467 about 85% of the people still bait. 77 00:03:59,367 --> 00:04:02,600 And even though it's illegal to bait, and there are stiff fines 78 00:04:02,767 --> 00:04:04,867 for it, it's just one of the things that's been 79 00:04:04,867 --> 00:04:06,367 ingrained in them, apparently, that they just, 80 00:04:06,533 --> 00:04:07,567 they have to bait to shoot deer. 81 00:04:07,734 --> 00:04:09,066 That's just not true. 82 00:04:09,233 --> 00:04:12,300 <i>Michigan's bow season opens</i> <i>October 1st, a month and a half</i> 83 00:04:12,467 --> 00:04:13,667 <i>prior to the firearm opener.</i> 84 00:04:13,667 --> 00:04:16,000 If you look inside there, you can see they've got obvious, 85 00:04:16,166 --> 00:04:18,667 they've got bait bags in there. They're definitely baiting. 86 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:35,834 All right. 87 00:04:38,300 --> 00:04:39,767 Bait bags everywhere. There's bait, 88 00:04:39,767 --> 00:04:41,967 there's corn in the back of that four-wheeler. 89 00:04:47,667 --> 00:04:50,266 Conservation Officer, come on out of the blind. 90 00:05:06,467 --> 00:05:08,567 How you doing tonight? 91 00:05:08,567 --> 00:05:09,567 - Haven't seen nothing. -Nothing? 92 00:05:09,567 --> 00:05:10,567 Nope. 93 00:05:10,734 --> 00:05:11,667 -All right. - Squirrels. 94 00:05:11,667 --> 00:05:13,100 Yeah? Got anything this year? 95 00:05:13,266 --> 00:05:15,066 - Nope. - All right. 96 00:05:15,233 --> 00:05:17,200 -Well, hey, the reason I'm here, you got some bait out here. - OK. 97 00:05:17,367 --> 00:05:19,166 Are you aware this county's closed to baiting? 98 00:05:19,166 --> 00:05:20,867 - I thought it was the next county. -Both counties, 99 00:05:21,033 --> 00:05:22,467 we got four counties up here that are closed. 100 00:05:22,467 --> 00:05:24,967 They've been closed for 20 years, almost 20 years, so. 101 00:05:26,100 --> 00:05:28,967 -Got your hunting license on you? - Yep. 102 00:05:29,133 --> 00:05:30,433 How many more blinds you got baited out here? 103 00:05:32,467 --> 00:05:34,800 - I got one other one. -One other one across the road? 104 00:05:34,967 --> 00:05:37,500 - Yep. -OK -- why don't you grab your stuff? 105 00:05:37,667 --> 00:05:40,066 - OK. -You're done for tonight, 106 00:05:40,233 --> 00:05:42,166 we're gonna head back to the truck, 107 00:05:42,166 --> 00:05:44,500 and you're gonna get a ticket for this. 108 00:05:46,500 --> 00:05:50,166 We also got some issues with your ORV use out here. 109 00:05:50,166 --> 00:05:53,100 OK, what's wrong with my ORV? 110 00:05:53,700 --> 00:05:56,000 <i>In addition to baiting,</i> <i>the hunter was also operating</i> 111 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:58,600 <i>an ORV on federal forest land,</i> <i>but wasn't on</i> 112 00:05:58,767 --> 00:06:00,767 <i>an approved road or trail.</i> 113 00:06:00,934 --> 00:06:04,000 Well, this is not a trail out here that you're maintaining. 114 00:06:04,166 --> 00:06:06,266 This is not an ORV trail, and you're obviously 115 00:06:06,266 --> 00:06:09,000 maintaining this and using your ORV to bring your bait and your 116 00:06:09,166 --> 00:06:10,867 stand or whatever you're using to bring it back here. 117 00:06:12,367 --> 00:06:15,066 I just talked with a federal officer, and he'd just like me 118 00:06:15,233 --> 00:06:18,367 to give him your information, and so you may be hearing 119 00:06:18,367 --> 00:06:20,567 from him in the future in regards to the trail use. - OK. 120 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:25,567 But today, you're getting one ticket from me for baiting deer 121 00:06:25,567 --> 00:06:26,600 in a closed county. 122 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:29,100 <i>The hunter was given</i> <i>a warning for the ORV use,</i> 123 00:06:29,266 --> 00:06:31,700 <i>and his court-ordered fine</i> <i>for baiting in a closed area</i> 124 00:06:31,867 --> 00:06:35,767 <i>was $645.</i> -Can't be baiting. 125 00:06:35,767 --> 00:06:38,367 There's no baiting in Oscoda County, Alcona County, 126 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:41,900 and then the other two counties up north, 127 00:06:42,066 --> 00:06:43,967 Montmorency and Alpena County. 128 00:06:45,100 --> 00:06:48,000 He knows that, it's been that way for almost 20 years now. 129 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:49,300 Anybody that hunts this area 130 00:06:50,367 --> 00:06:52,467 does know there's no baiting here. 131 00:06:52,467 --> 00:06:55,000 He tried deflecting it saying, "Oh, I thought it was the other 132 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:57,400 county next door." Well, it's all four counties. 133 00:06:57,567 --> 00:07:00,266 <i>The bait restrictions in these</i> <i>areas are to help prevent</i> 134 00:07:00,266 --> 00:07:02,467 <i>the spread of</i> <i>wildlife diseases.</i> 135 00:07:02,634 --> 00:07:05,467 CWD is a unique disease because it's caused 136 00:07:05,467 --> 00:07:08,500 by a misfolded protein. So it's not a bacteria. 137 00:07:08,667 --> 00:07:10,400 It's not a virus like a lot of other diseases 138 00:07:10,567 --> 00:07:11,767 that we deal with. 139 00:07:11,767 --> 00:07:13,867 This is kind of uncharted territory for 140 00:07:13,867 --> 00:07:15,400 a lot of wildlife diseases. 141 00:07:15,567 --> 00:07:19,100 So these prions or these misfolded proteins can be shed 142 00:07:19,100 --> 00:07:22,200 from the animal in urine, saliva, and feces, as well as 143 00:07:22,367 --> 00:07:24,100 staying in the carcass of a dead animal. 144 00:07:24,266 --> 00:07:27,400 So a dead carcass, a dead deer, can actually be infectious 145 00:07:27,567 --> 00:07:28,800 for chronic wasting disease. 146 00:07:29,667 --> 00:07:31,266 It is primarily a deer disease. 147 00:07:31,266 --> 00:07:34,166 However, it is contagious between animals, and it is also 148 00:07:34,333 --> 00:07:36,500 essentially a death sentence for that animal. 149 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:55,567 <i>After checking a couple of</i> <i>other for hunters using bait,</i> 150 00:07:55,567 --> 00:07:57,600 <i>CO Pullum comes across</i> <i>a car parked</i> 151 00:07:57,767 --> 00:07:58,967 <i>in the middle of a roadway.</i> 152 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:07,867 What's this guy doing? 153 00:08:09,567 --> 00:08:11,266 - How's it going? - What's going on? 154 00:08:11,266 --> 00:08:13,400 <i>The driver said they were</i> <i>having car troubles.</i> 155 00:08:13,567 --> 00:08:14,934 Oh. Well, that's not good. 156 00:08:14,934 --> 00:08:17,300 Yeah, it's just more in there, and we're about to head out. 157 00:08:17,467 --> 00:08:19,400 OK, all right. You guys got any ID on you? 158 00:08:19,567 --> 00:08:20,567 All right. Whose car is it? 159 00:08:20,567 --> 00:08:23,767 - My vehicle. - OK. 160 00:08:23,934 --> 00:08:25,567 Was that guy helping you that just drove out of here? 161 00:08:25,567 --> 00:08:28,834 <i>While checking IDs,</i> <i>Officer Pullum smells marijuana</i> 162 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:30,667 <i>and asks if he can</i> <i>search the vehicle.</i> 163 00:08:30,667 --> 00:08:31,767 OK. 164 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:34,567 You guys got any alcohol 165 00:08:34,567 --> 00:08:36,367 or drugs in the vehicle? - No. 166 00:08:37,567 --> 00:08:40,066 All right, you guys wouldn't mind if I took a look then? 167 00:08:40,233 --> 00:08:41,300 -It's OK? - Yep. 168 00:08:41,300 --> 00:08:43,367 All right, why don't you guys step out real quick? 169 00:08:43,533 --> 00:08:46,667 <i>COs in Michigan are fully</i> <i>commissioned peace officers</i> 170 00:08:46,667 --> 00:08:49,467 <i>and provide general law</i> <i>enforcement duties in addition</i> 171 00:08:49,634 --> 00:08:51,467 <i>to their conservation efforts.</i> 172 00:08:51,467 --> 00:08:53,166 <i>One of the three</i> <i>has a state-issued</i> 173 00:08:53,333 --> 00:08:56,200 <i>medical marijuana card,</i> <i>but the other two do not.</i> 174 00:08:56,367 --> 00:08:58,767 <i>In Michigan, if you have</i> <i>a medical marijuana card,</i> 175 00:08:58,767 --> 00:09:01,266 <i>you must keep your marijuana</i> <i>in a lockbox.</i> 176 00:09:01,266 --> 00:09:03,266 I can smell marijuana. Is there marijuana in the vehicle? 177 00:09:03,433 --> 00:09:05,033 I have some in a lockbox. 178 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:07,100 OK, why don't you grab it and let me take a look at it. 179 00:09:07,266 --> 00:09:08,100 There's nothing up front? 180 00:09:08,266 --> 00:09:09,567 I don't believe so. 181 00:09:09,567 --> 00:09:10,533 You don't believe so? 182 00:09:10,533 --> 00:09:12,200 Here's my medical marijuana card. 183 00:09:12,367 --> 00:09:15,100 OK, all right. Can you open the door for me? 184 00:09:15,100 --> 00:09:16,567 There you go. 185 00:09:17,967 --> 00:09:19,567 All right. 186 00:09:19,734 --> 00:09:21,200 Go ahead and shut the door and stand right there 187 00:09:21,367 --> 00:09:22,467 at the front of the vehicle. - OK. 188 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:25,100 Go ahead and show me your lockbox. 189 00:09:28,266 --> 00:09:30,066 You got keys for it? 190 00:09:38,767 --> 00:09:39,867 Do you have your card on you? 191 00:09:41,066 --> 00:09:43,867 - OK. 192 00:09:44,033 --> 00:09:46,734 <i>After inspecting the lockbox,</i> <i>Officer Pullum starts</i> 193 00:09:46,900 --> 00:09:47,767 <i>searching the car.</i> 194 00:10:01,266 --> 00:10:02,734 All right, well, I got some already, so... 195 00:10:08,767 --> 00:10:10,834 It's yours? It's not yours. 196 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:11,867 OK. All right. 197 00:10:11,867 --> 00:10:14,767 -OK. 198 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:17,734 So whose might this be? 199 00:10:17,900 --> 00:10:21,867 It's your car, so it's in your possession here 200 00:10:22,033 --> 00:10:23,300 right in the center console. 201 00:10:24,266 --> 00:10:25,400 Go ahead and have a seat. 202 00:10:32,900 --> 00:10:34,834 This is from the guy in the backseat. 203 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:38,467 Marijuana in there. This is a grinder. 204 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:46,100 -Full of marijuana. 205 00:10:47,166 --> 00:10:48,734 Whew, potent too. 206 00:10:54,367 --> 00:10:56,367 <i>After handcuffing</i> <i>the suspects...</i> 207 00:10:56,367 --> 00:10:57,567 Have a seat. 208 00:10:57,734 --> 00:10:58,967 Turn around, put your hands behind your back. 209 00:11:00,467 --> 00:11:03,367 <i>...and calling for assistance</i> <i>with the stop, CO Pullum</i> 210 00:11:03,533 --> 00:11:04,934 <i>continues</i> <i>searching the vehicle.</i> 211 00:11:22,467 --> 00:11:24,266 All right, so obviously you all are lying to me. 212 00:11:25,367 --> 00:11:28,000 You dropped your pipe in your chip bag as I rolled up here. 213 00:11:28,166 --> 00:11:30,166 <i>CO Pullum is joined</i> <i>in his search by</i> 214 00:11:30,333 --> 00:11:33,266 <i>United States Forest Service</i> <i>Officer Mike Phillips.</i> 215 00:11:33,433 --> 00:11:34,867 Yeah, I haven't searched this yet. 216 00:11:34,867 --> 00:11:36,367 This is his lockbox. 217 00:11:36,533 --> 00:11:38,367 Kid in a black coat, so that's his. 218 00:11:38,533 --> 00:11:39,600 So he's got a medical marijuana card. 219 00:11:39,767 --> 00:11:40,934 That's his lockbox. 220 00:11:41,667 --> 00:11:43,567 The other two guys got marijuana in their possession 221 00:11:43,567 --> 00:11:46,467 sitting right next to them. Neither one of them have cards. 222 00:11:47,767 --> 00:11:51,266 Drugs are on the hood of the car that I found so far. 223 00:11:51,266 --> 00:11:54,600 He dropped a pipe in the chip bag as I was rolling up. 224 00:11:54,767 --> 00:11:56,834 I heard him crumple up the bag, and there's a pipe in it. 225 00:12:06,367 --> 00:12:08,166 Good morning, everybody. How are you today? 226 00:12:08,166 --> 00:12:11,467 This is the third annual Youth Conservation Academy. 227 00:12:11,467 --> 00:12:14,467 <i>For the third straight summer,</i> <i>the Michigan DNR held</i> 228 00:12:14,634 --> 00:12:17,667 <i>a Youth Conservation Academy</i> <i>for Detroit-area kids.</i> 229 00:12:19,166 --> 00:12:21,834 - Safety? 230 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:24,667 On that one, because you're not seated all the way back, 231 00:12:24,834 --> 00:12:27,367 it didn't release, OK? So now you can release it. 232 00:12:28,567 --> 00:12:29,767 It's yours. 233 00:12:32,667 --> 00:12:34,667 <i>The Academy is held</i> <i>on Belle Isle, one of</i> 234 00:12:34,834 --> 00:12:37,467 <i>Michigan's state parks,</i> <i>that sits on the Detroit River</i> 235 00:12:37,634 --> 00:12:39,200 <i>between the U.S. and Canada.</i> 236 00:12:39,367 --> 00:12:42,100 Helping these kids understand what we do 237 00:12:42,100 --> 00:12:43,266 helps the department. 238 00:12:43,433 --> 00:12:45,567 It opens up employment opportunities to them 239 00:12:45,567 --> 00:12:47,367 that they never knew existed. 240 00:12:47,367 --> 00:12:50,400 <i>The six-week course teaches</i> <i>the students about all aspects</i> 241 00:12:50,567 --> 00:12:51,800 <i>of the DNR.</i> 242 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:56,166 It's an excellent opportunity to let the children understand 243 00:12:56,166 --> 00:12:57,667 how beautiful these natural resources are 244 00:12:57,834 --> 00:12:59,367 and how they can utilize them. 245 00:12:59,367 --> 00:13:01,867 There's some kids that don't typically get out 246 00:13:01,867 --> 00:13:05,200 into the outdoors in the city of Detroit, and it kind of 247 00:13:05,367 --> 00:13:07,266 gives them an introduction to what natural resources 248 00:13:07,433 --> 00:13:08,734 Michigan really has to offer. 249 00:13:08,734 --> 00:13:12,367 <i>The students shoot crossbows,</i> <i>learn about firearm safety...</i> 250 00:13:12,367 --> 00:13:16,033 So in order to function it, you have to hit this release, 251 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:17,567 and that would allow you to load a new round 252 00:13:17,567 --> 00:13:21,033 into the chamber. <i>-...go kayaking and more.</i> 253 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:23,567 I got to learn about the firearms, how to load them 254 00:13:23,734 --> 00:13:26,667 safely, how to keep them pointed in directions to 255 00:13:26,834 --> 00:13:28,500 where you won't point them at anyone else. 256 00:13:28,667 --> 00:13:29,934 It was very fun. 257 00:13:30,100 --> 00:13:33,033 We learned a lot about firearms and hunting, fishing. 258 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:36,166 I went kayaking for the first time, so that was really cool. 259 00:13:36,333 --> 00:13:38,867 <i>At the end of the program,</i> <i>there is a graduation ceremony</i> 260 00:13:38,867 --> 00:13:41,500 <i>where students receive</i> <i>hunter education certificates,</i> 261 00:13:41,667 --> 00:13:43,200 <i>fishing licenses, and gear.</i> 262 00:13:43,367 --> 00:13:44,567 And that's one of the neat things about 263 00:13:44,567 --> 00:13:47,000 the Hunter Education Program is because it also introduces 264 00:13:47,166 --> 00:13:48,867 gun safety and gun handling. 265 00:13:48,867 --> 00:13:51,567 So the kids of Detroit, they don't necessarily have 266 00:13:51,567 --> 00:13:55,033 an opportunity to experience hunter safety and gun handling 267 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:56,300 and things like that. 268 00:13:56,467 --> 00:13:58,867 And then a lot of these families around here, 269 00:13:58,867 --> 00:14:00,734 they don't hunt and fish themselves. 270 00:14:00,900 --> 00:14:02,767 So this kind of gives them an introduction to 271 00:14:02,934 --> 00:14:04,367 the other world that's out there. 272 00:14:04,533 --> 00:14:06,734 And so when they have an opportunity to get out 273 00:14:06,900 --> 00:14:08,734 on their own and they get into a place where they can 274 00:14:08,900 --> 00:14:10,100 and they're set to go. 275 00:14:10,100 --> 00:14:12,467 So they'll be able to hunt the rest of their lives legally 276 00:14:12,634 --> 00:14:14,567 in any state across this nation, 277 00:14:14,734 --> 00:14:17,266 and we're also gonna teach them about marine safety 278 00:14:17,266 --> 00:14:19,667 and take them through boater safety programs, so that when 279 00:14:19,834 --> 00:14:23,967 they get an opportunity to go out and enjoy our waterways, 280 00:14:24,133 --> 00:14:25,100 they can do it legally. 281 00:14:41,867 --> 00:14:45,467 <i>In Michigan's District 5,</i> <i>conservation officers are</i> 282 00:14:45,467 --> 00:14:49,166 <i>preparing to work an aerial</i> <i>surveillance patrol after dark,</i> 283 00:14:49,333 --> 00:14:50,400 <i>focusing on shining.</i> 284 00:14:56,467 --> 00:14:59,767 <i>In Michigan, you cannot shine</i> <i>for wildlife on public land</i> 285 00:14:59,767 --> 00:15:01,000 <i>during the month of November.</i> 286 00:15:06,367 --> 00:15:09,867 <i>Before that patrol starts,</i> <i>CO Casey Pullum checks on</i> 287 00:15:09,867 --> 00:15:11,867 <i>a car parked on a dirt road.</i> 288 00:15:11,867 --> 00:15:15,000 <i>And once he and United States</i> <i>Forest Service Officer</i> <i>Mike Phillips</i> 289 00:15:15,166 --> 00:15:17,367 <i>search the vehicle,</i> <i>they find marijuana</i> 290 00:15:17,533 --> 00:15:20,266 <i>and drug paraphernalia.</i> - Stand up. 291 00:15:20,266 --> 00:15:21,667 You got anything on you that you know about? 292 00:15:21,834 --> 00:15:23,133 Needles, guns, knives, bazookas? 293 00:15:23,133 --> 00:15:25,367 I got my keys little chain in my pocket. 294 00:15:25,533 --> 00:15:26,567 OK. 295 00:15:28,367 --> 00:15:29,667 <i>One of the three</i> <i>from the car has</i> 296 00:15:29,834 --> 00:15:32,367 <i>a state-issued medical</i> <i>marijuana card and claims</i> 297 00:15:32,533 --> 00:15:34,400 <i>none of the other</i> <i>illegal items are his.</i> 298 00:15:34,567 --> 00:15:37,166 <i>The other two claim only</i> <i>a couple of items each.</i> 299 00:15:47,066 --> 00:15:48,100 Come over here for a second. 300 00:15:49,266 --> 00:15:50,433 Here's what we're gonna do. 301 00:15:51,367 --> 00:15:54,300 <i>An hour before this</i> <i>surveillance plane takes off</i> 302 00:15:54,467 --> 00:15:57,367 <i>and the patrol for shining</i> <i>wildlife starts --</i> 303 00:15:57,367 --> 00:16:00,166 They still seem to be progressing here northbound. 304 00:16:00,333 --> 00:16:01,667 About how far out do you think you are? 305 00:16:02,667 --> 00:16:05,600 <i>Michigan Conservation Officer</i> <i>Casey Pullum is wrapping up</i> 306 00:16:05,767 --> 00:16:07,834 <i>what should have been</i> <i>a routine check.</i> 307 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:10,867 It unfolded to a lot more than just someone needing help. 308 00:16:10,867 --> 00:16:12,033 They were fine. They didn't need help. 309 00:16:13,367 --> 00:16:15,300 There was obviously some illegal activity going on 310 00:16:15,467 --> 00:16:16,867 with that vehicle. <i>-This car had pulled over</i> 311 00:16:16,867 --> 00:16:19,867 <i>with some type of maintenance</i> <i>issue, and when CO Pullum</i> 312 00:16:19,867 --> 00:16:22,667 <i>approached the vehicle,</i> <i>he could smell marijuana.</i> 313 00:16:22,834 --> 00:16:25,467 <i>The occupants allowed him to</i> <i>search the car, and he found</i> 314 00:16:25,634 --> 00:16:28,066 <i>marijuana</i> <i>and associated equipment.</i> 315 00:16:28,233 --> 00:16:29,834 <i>With the help of</i> <i>Officer Mike Phillips,</i> 316 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:34,100 <i>they've decided to take</i> <i>two of the three occupants</i> <i>of the car to jail.</i> 317 00:16:34,266 --> 00:16:36,834 Can you transport for me? Transport up the mile? 318 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:38,200 I can do... 319 00:16:38,367 --> 00:16:41,100 I can do both. -If you could, that'd be handy. 320 00:16:41,266 --> 00:16:43,567 If not, I can squeeze one into here. 321 00:16:43,567 --> 00:16:45,467 <i>The third is being</i> <i>let off with a warning</i> 322 00:16:45,467 --> 00:16:46,967 <i>from CO Pullum since he has</i> 323 00:16:47,133 --> 00:16:49,300 <i>a state-issued</i> <i>medical marijuana card.</i> 324 00:16:50,734 --> 00:16:52,467 You two don't have cards. 325 00:16:52,467 --> 00:16:56,567 You have a card, and -- but you're still 326 00:16:56,567 --> 00:16:58,066 transporting it illegally. 327 00:16:58,233 --> 00:17:01,266 You got a lockbox, you're smoking in the car, 328 00:17:01,433 --> 00:17:04,066 you know these guys have this stuff. 329 00:17:04,233 --> 00:17:07,734 You can't have that stuff without it being in a lockbox. 330 00:17:07,900 --> 00:17:08,867 It's gotta be locked up. 331 00:17:08,867 --> 00:17:10,266 I swear I had mine in a lockbox. 332 00:17:10,433 --> 00:17:13,767 -You had a pipe in your bag. - It wasn't my pipe. 333 00:17:13,934 --> 00:17:15,166 That wasn't your pipe? 334 00:17:15,166 --> 00:17:17,166 You were eating chips out of that thing, and you had no idea 335 00:17:17,333 --> 00:17:19,767 that pipe was in there? - No. 336 00:17:19,767 --> 00:17:21,567 The pipe, actually, I put it in there. 337 00:17:21,567 --> 00:17:25,734 It was sitting inside the center thing. 338 00:17:25,900 --> 00:17:29,467 - Uh-huh. -I put it in the chip bag when I noticed that you were behind, 339 00:17:29,467 --> 00:17:30,934 I put it in the chip bag. -All right. 340 00:17:31,100 --> 00:17:32,767 Because it was out in the open, so. 341 00:17:32,934 --> 00:17:34,867 -This guy's your buddy? - Yes, my friend. 342 00:17:35,033 --> 00:17:39,266 OK, I'm gonna take you two to jail tonight. 343 00:17:39,433 --> 00:17:40,533 You don't have cards. 344 00:17:40,700 --> 00:17:41,867 You got marijuana in your possession, so you're 345 00:17:41,867 --> 00:17:43,467 getting charged with possession of marijuana tonight. 346 00:17:44,734 --> 00:17:46,600 <i>The two bound for jail</i> <i>are charged with</i> 347 00:17:46,767 --> 00:17:48,600 <i>possession of marijuana.</i> 348 00:17:48,767 --> 00:17:51,934 I'm gonna field test this marijuana before we take it. 349 00:17:53,066 --> 00:17:55,400 Just because it smells like and looks like marijuana, 350 00:17:55,567 --> 00:17:56,567 it doesn't always mean it is. 351 00:17:57,500 --> 00:17:58,867 So the prosecutor 352 00:18:00,166 --> 00:18:03,667 wants us to first field test it before we charge him with it. 353 00:18:03,834 --> 00:18:06,667 <i>The field test is used to</i> <i>determine if the substance can</i> 354 00:18:06,667 --> 00:18:08,734 <i>be reasonably believed</i> <i>to be marijuana.</i> 355 00:18:14,367 --> 00:18:15,500 It's got just enough in there. 356 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:20,133 COs in Michigan receive year-round training in both 357 00:18:20,300 --> 00:18:23,600 conservation and general criminal law enforcement techniques. 358 00:18:52,300 --> 00:18:54,567 There's three capsules in there that I need to break, 359 00:18:54,734 --> 00:18:55,834 and there's this, you gotta shake it 360 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:57,867 for so long before you -- 361 00:18:57,867 --> 00:19:00,100 there's three capsules in here, and then obviously 362 00:19:00,266 --> 00:19:01,734 the color change is what we're looking for. 363 00:19:01,900 --> 00:19:04,467 We're looking for it to turn to a purple with a separation 364 00:19:04,467 --> 00:19:07,100 of some sort there. 365 00:19:07,266 --> 00:19:08,200 So this is just, 366 00:19:09,200 --> 00:19:10,500 there's no color yet, but once I break 367 00:19:10,667 --> 00:19:11,967 the other two vials, you're gonna see a little bit 368 00:19:12,133 --> 00:19:13,400 of a color, a purple color to it. 369 00:19:16,567 --> 00:19:17,767 Yeah, it's getting darker. 370 00:19:21,667 --> 00:19:24,767 <i>Additional lab testing is done</i> <i>later to definitely confirm</i> 371 00:19:24,767 --> 00:19:25,934 <i>the field test results.</i> 372 00:19:34,100 --> 00:19:36,967 So that tests positive for marijuana. 373 00:19:37,133 --> 00:19:38,367 It was a busier night for us. 374 00:19:38,533 --> 00:19:40,467 Obviously we had a dedicated patrol, but at the same time 375 00:19:40,467 --> 00:19:42,500 I had a couple other things I wanted to follow up on. 376 00:19:42,667 --> 00:19:43,867 One was a baiting issue, 377 00:19:44,033 --> 00:19:45,734 and then the other one just happened to be... 378 00:19:46,867 --> 00:19:48,734 we were driving through a rural part of the county and I saw 379 00:19:48,900 --> 00:19:51,000 a vehicle that didn't match the area. 380 00:19:51,166 --> 00:19:53,367 It looked like it was parked off the side of the road and maybe disabled. 381 00:19:53,533 --> 00:19:55,767 And a lot of times when we do have people disabled 382 00:19:57,066 --> 00:19:58,834 in the part of a county that's rural like that, 383 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:00,033 they don't have cell signal. 384 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:01,467 So a lot of times I'll just stop and ask 385 00:20:01,467 --> 00:20:02,467 if they need any help. 386 00:20:02,467 --> 00:20:03,767 And that's what I was doing that night. 387 00:20:03,934 --> 00:20:05,166 And of course, 388 00:20:05,967 --> 00:20:08,567 it unfolded to a lot more than just someone needing help. 389 00:20:21,100 --> 00:20:22,934 It was a busier night for us. Obviously, we had 390 00:20:23,100 --> 00:20:24,367 a dedicated patrol, but at the same time, I had 391 00:20:24,367 --> 00:20:26,233 a couple other things I wanted to follow up on. 392 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:28,567 <i>After checking on deer blinds</i> <i>with illegal bait...</i> 393 00:20:28,567 --> 00:20:29,867 Why don't you grab your stuff? 394 00:20:31,467 --> 00:20:32,834 You're done for tonight. 395 00:20:32,834 --> 00:20:36,367 <i>...he takes a couple</i> <i>of suspects to jail</i> <i>for drug possession.</i> 396 00:20:36,367 --> 00:20:38,266 I'm gonna take you two to jail tonight. 397 00:20:38,433 --> 00:20:39,600 You don't have cards. 398 00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:41,000 You got marijuana in your possession, so you're getting 399 00:20:41,166 --> 00:20:43,033 charged with possession of marijuana tonight. 400 00:20:43,200 --> 00:20:46,166 <i>When he's done with that,</i> <i>he joins Sergeant Brandon Kieft</i> 401 00:20:46,166 --> 00:20:48,667 <i>and other officers</i> <i>from District 5 to work</i> 402 00:20:48,667 --> 00:20:51,400 <i>an overnight patrol</i> <i>focusing on shining.</i> 403 00:20:53,867 --> 00:20:55,166 You guys all make good decisions, 404 00:20:55,166 --> 00:20:59,600 I'm not worried about that, and obviously we just, be safe. 405 00:20:59,767 --> 00:21:03,367 And if you need somebody to back you up, make sure to call. 406 00:21:03,533 --> 00:21:06,166 Shining in November has been illegal for quite some time, 407 00:21:06,333 --> 00:21:08,233 mainly because... 408 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:11,133 that's the time of year when we have a lot of guys 409 00:21:11,300 --> 00:21:15,300 in the woods or heading to deer camp with firearms, 410 00:21:15,467 --> 00:21:16,867 preparing for the deer season. 411 00:21:17,033 --> 00:21:19,967 And we have just had the experience that 412 00:21:20,133 --> 00:21:22,834 most of the time people are shining in November, 413 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:25,467 it's usually not for recreational activity, 414 00:21:25,634 --> 00:21:27,767 it's usually because they have firearms or some other thing 415 00:21:27,767 --> 00:21:29,834 that's gonna make the stop illegal. 416 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:32,734 <i>In Michigan, it's illegal to</i> <i>spotlight or shine wildlife</i> 417 00:21:32,900 --> 00:21:35,300 <i>on public land during</i> <i>the month of November.</i> 418 00:21:35,467 --> 00:21:38,300 <i>One of the techniques</i> <i>the Michigan DNR uses to patrol</i> 419 00:21:38,467 --> 00:21:41,767 <i>for shining is to fly over</i> <i>areas and radio officers</i> 420 00:21:41,934 --> 00:21:44,000 <i>on the ground</i> <i>if they see anything.</i> 421 00:21:44,166 --> 00:21:47,667 Well, what we're hoping to see is spotlights that will, 422 00:21:49,367 --> 00:21:51,033 we'll see those coming from the vehicles, 423 00:21:52,100 --> 00:21:53,500 and that's one thing we actually take note of. 424 00:21:53,667 --> 00:21:57,033 If a spotlight comes out one side of the car or the other, 425 00:21:57,200 --> 00:21:58,867 that's something that the officers want to know. 426 00:21:58,867 --> 00:22:00,266 Sometimes there's multiple lights, 427 00:22:01,233 --> 00:22:02,867 and you do get an eye for it. 428 00:22:03,033 --> 00:22:05,600 On a clear night like tonight, sometimes the spotlights 429 00:22:05,767 --> 00:22:08,000 show up for many, many miles. 430 00:22:08,166 --> 00:22:10,100 <i>Kevin Jacobs has been</i> <i>the aviation manager</i> 431 00:22:10,266 --> 00:22:12,500 <i>for the DNR for 18 years.</i> 432 00:22:12,667 --> 00:22:14,567 <i>Aerial surveillance flights</i> <i>are important for</i> 433 00:22:14,567 --> 00:22:18,500 <i>a handful of reasons.</i> - First of all, it's the law, 434 00:22:18,667 --> 00:22:20,934 and so we've been tasked with upholding the law. 435 00:22:21,100 --> 00:22:23,066 I think also when you deal with shining, 436 00:22:23,233 --> 00:22:24,867 there's issues with fair chase. 437 00:22:25,033 --> 00:22:28,266 It puts the animals at a disadvantage 438 00:22:28,266 --> 00:22:31,166 and those who are shining at an incredible advantage, 439 00:22:31,166 --> 00:22:33,767 so you're lacking the fair chase element. 440 00:22:33,767 --> 00:22:35,667 I think lastly there's a certain fairness 441 00:22:35,834 --> 00:22:37,967 to other sportsmen. 442 00:22:38,133 --> 00:22:40,767 These people are playing by the rules and by the law, 443 00:22:40,934 --> 00:22:42,767 and yet you have some people who are not. 444 00:22:42,767 --> 00:22:45,133 <i>As the officers on the ground</i> <i>get into position,</i> 445 00:22:45,300 --> 00:22:47,767 <i>Jacobs goes through</i> <i>his final preflight checks.</i> 446 00:22:59,367 --> 00:23:00,467 We got a good level there. 447 00:23:23,367 --> 00:23:25,734 <i>He'll have one spotter</i> <i>in the plane with him to help</i> 448 00:23:25,900 --> 00:23:27,734 <i>find instances of shining.</i> 449 00:23:27,900 --> 00:23:29,867 Well, tonight's operation will be a night flight 450 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:33,834 involving law division, 451 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:37,000 force management division, and wildlife division. 452 00:23:38,467 --> 00:23:43,667 Kind of a cooperation between the three divisions. 453 00:23:59,367 --> 00:24:00,533 There's a lot of dark spaces out here, 454 00:24:00,533 --> 00:24:03,400 and certainly we're looking for vehicle movement. 455 00:24:03,567 --> 00:24:06,133 Anything that stands out, sometimes it's 456 00:24:06,300 --> 00:24:09,066 a slow-rolling vehicle, stop and go vehicle, 457 00:24:09,233 --> 00:24:11,667 and then ultimately if there's a spotlight. 458 00:24:12,567 --> 00:24:15,166 <i>As pilot Kevin Jacobs</i> <i>and spotter Dan Moran begin</i> 459 00:24:15,333 --> 00:24:17,567 <i>their flight, officers</i> <i>on the ground ready for</i> 460 00:24:17,734 --> 00:24:20,467 <i>any instances of shining</i> <i>in their areas.</i> 461 00:24:20,467 --> 00:24:22,166 Waiting to hear is, you know, a lot of times 462 00:24:22,333 --> 00:24:23,500 when they take off, we don't hear anything 463 00:24:23,667 --> 00:24:25,367 from them until they actually find somebody. 464 00:24:25,533 --> 00:24:27,967 And so that period of time from the time they take off 465 00:24:28,133 --> 00:24:29,400 to the time they actually call something out 466 00:24:29,567 --> 00:24:31,066 can seem like an eternity. 467 00:24:31,233 --> 00:24:33,266 You know, our guys are thinking a multitude of things. 468 00:24:33,266 --> 00:24:36,266 Those can be some of the most dangerous stops we make. 469 00:24:36,266 --> 00:24:37,834 So I'm sure they're thinking about safety. 470 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:40,467 What are they gonna do if they come up to the door 471 00:24:40,467 --> 00:24:41,367 and this happens? 472 00:24:41,533 --> 00:24:43,400 Or I'm guessing that they're doing 473 00:24:43,567 --> 00:24:45,033 a lot of mental rehearsal. 474 00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:47,033 It's hard to sit there and wait for something. 475 00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:49,300 You want to be out there looking, but at the same time, 476 00:24:49,467 --> 00:24:51,233 you don't want to give yourself away being in the area. 477 00:24:51,400 --> 00:24:53,266 So yeah, it's definitely exciting 478 00:24:53,433 --> 00:24:54,867 waiting to hear that call from the plane that 479 00:24:54,867 --> 00:24:56,000 they found something, and hopefully, 480 00:24:56,166 --> 00:24:58,100 it's in your area where you're at. 481 00:25:07,667 --> 00:25:12,500 <i>In Michigan's District 5,</i> <i>shortly after getting</i> <i>in the air, the plane spots</i> 482 00:25:12,667 --> 00:25:14,600 <i>someone slow rolling</i> <i>on a dirt road.</i> 483 00:25:14,767 --> 00:25:18,400 What I have is a vehicle that we've watched 484 00:25:18,567 --> 00:25:19,533 here for a little bit. 485 00:25:19,533 --> 00:25:21,834 He's done some slow rolls, some stop and go. 486 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:24,400 He did a turn, and he did a turn very, very slow, 487 00:25:24,567 --> 00:25:27,467 you know, like he was looking. 488 00:25:27,467 --> 00:25:29,567 He's not throwing anything out the side window yet, 489 00:25:29,567 --> 00:25:32,867 but if you're close, it might be worth getting in behind him. 490 00:25:33,033 --> 00:25:36,667 Slow rolling is a term we use for a car engaging in 491 00:25:36,667 --> 00:25:38,767 somewhat abnormal behavior. 492 00:25:38,767 --> 00:25:41,166 <i>Conservation Officer</i> <i>Casey Pullum is the first</i> 493 00:25:41,333 --> 00:25:43,667 <i>to respond and initiates</i> <i>the traffic stop.</i> 494 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:10,266 - How's it going? - Good. 495 00:26:10,266 --> 00:26:12,166 Got your license, registration, proof of insurance. 496 00:26:13,100 --> 00:26:14,266 What are you guys up to tonight? 497 00:26:15,467 --> 00:26:17,333 I'm taking her home to Mack Lake. 498 00:26:17,500 --> 00:26:18,467 OK. Where are you coming from? 499 00:26:18,467 --> 00:26:21,467 - McKinley. -McKinley? OK. 500 00:26:21,634 --> 00:26:24,400 <i>The suspects weren't shining,</i> <i>but the driver has a restricted</i> 501 00:26:24,567 --> 00:26:27,967 <i>driver's license and assisting</i> <i>CO Bobbi Lively finds</i> 502 00:26:28,133 --> 00:26:30,266 <i>an open liquor bottle</i> <i>in the car.</i> 503 00:26:30,433 --> 00:26:32,333 You could be going to jail tonight for this. 504 00:26:32,500 --> 00:26:34,133 -You understand that, right? - OK. 505 00:26:34,300 --> 00:26:36,400 It's like operating on a suspended license. 506 00:26:36,567 --> 00:26:37,867 So I expect you to be a little more honest 507 00:26:38,033 --> 00:26:40,333 with me when I'm asking you questions. 508 00:26:40,500 --> 00:26:43,367 Honestly, I took the kids to the movies. They went -- 509 00:26:43,533 --> 00:26:46,000 Are you supposed to go to the movies? 510 00:26:46,166 --> 00:26:47,500 That's not to and from your employment. 511 00:26:47,667 --> 00:26:49,033 I didn't know it was restricted. 512 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:50,667 What's it restricted for? 513 00:26:50,834 --> 00:26:55,266 Well...it was restricted, I was impaired. 514 00:26:55,266 --> 00:26:57,000 I had two beers... 515 00:26:58,266 --> 00:26:59,667 four months ago. - OK. 516 00:27:00,767 --> 00:27:02,033 So you got arrested for drunk driving? 517 00:27:03,500 --> 00:27:04,667 - Yes. - OK. 518 00:27:04,834 --> 00:27:07,367 <i>While CO Pullum continues to</i> <i>question the driver,</i> 519 00:27:07,367 --> 00:27:09,667 <i>the surveillance plane</i> <i>has spotted three cars,</i> 520 00:27:09,834 --> 00:27:13,266 <i>all close by, with lights</i> <i>shining out the side windows.</i> 521 00:27:13,433 --> 00:27:16,233 I've got three vehicles here, all with a fairly close 522 00:27:16,400 --> 00:27:18,467 proximity of each other, and we've seen a light come out 523 00:27:18,634 --> 00:27:19,767 of each vehicle. 524 00:27:19,767 --> 00:27:22,500 <i>Sergeant Brandon Kieft responds</i> <i>and tries to locate</i> 525 00:27:22,667 --> 00:27:24,467 <i>one of the vehicles.</i> 526 00:27:24,467 --> 00:27:27,734 OK, I'm southbound on one of those roads. 527 00:27:27,900 --> 00:27:29,800 Am I on the right one or the wrong one? 528 00:27:32,266 --> 00:27:33,567 That would be the wrong one. 529 00:27:33,734 --> 00:27:36,867 We're gonna be to your east, and let me watch this guy here 530 00:27:36,867 --> 00:27:38,367 for a little bit before we come in on him, 531 00:27:38,367 --> 00:27:39,367 see if we get a light. 532 00:27:39,533 --> 00:27:41,033 He should be coming out to you. 533 00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:42,934 <i>He catches up with one of</i> <i>the vehicles right as it</i> 534 00:27:43,100 --> 00:27:44,333 <i>pulls into a campground.</i> 535 00:28:10,934 --> 00:28:12,867 Is this your campsite, sir? 536 00:28:13,033 --> 00:28:14,600 - This is it, right here. - OK. 537 00:28:14,767 --> 00:28:16,166 - How are you? - We're great. 538 00:28:16,333 --> 00:28:17,500 - How you doing, bud? - Good. 539 00:28:17,667 --> 00:28:20,734 Conservation Officer, are we shining today? 540 00:28:20,900 --> 00:28:22,166 - No. - No? 541 00:28:22,333 --> 00:28:24,400 - No, you -- shining like a -- - Yeah. 542 00:28:24,567 --> 00:28:27,667 -Not hunt -- we had flashlights out here. - OK. 543 00:28:27,834 --> 00:28:30,100 -Showing the kids deer and stuff like that. - OK. 544 00:28:30,266 --> 00:28:32,567 It's not a problem if you shine a flashlight at a deer 545 00:28:32,567 --> 00:28:34,166 or anything like that, is it? 546 00:28:34,333 --> 00:28:37,133 It's a problem shining in November period, sir. 547 00:28:37,300 --> 00:28:38,867 -Oh. - Yeah, you can't shine 548 00:28:39,033 --> 00:28:41,233 at all in November in Michigan. 549 00:28:41,400 --> 00:28:43,767 I thought it was you couldn't have weapons. 550 00:28:43,767 --> 00:28:45,333 - You -- -That shining. 551 00:28:45,500 --> 00:28:48,400 That's the time frame before November. 552 00:28:48,567 --> 00:28:50,467 In the month of November, you can't shine, period, 553 00:28:50,467 --> 00:28:52,867 in Michigan. Are you a hunter, sir? 554 00:28:53,033 --> 00:28:55,266 - Are you a hunter? -I haven't hunted in about four years. 555 00:28:55,433 --> 00:28:57,834 OK, do you have any current hunting licenses? 556 00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:00,667 -No, I don't have any hunting licenses at all. - OK. 557 00:29:00,834 --> 00:29:03,066 <i>The driver admits to shining,</i> <i>so Sergeant Kieft</i> 558 00:29:03,233 --> 00:29:07,367 <i>issues him a ticket.</i> <i>It's a court-ordered $251 fine.</i> 559 00:29:07,367 --> 00:29:11,000 In this case, we know you don't have any weapons in the car. 560 00:29:11,166 --> 00:29:13,033 We realize that you're probably just out trying to 561 00:29:13,200 --> 00:29:15,266 show the kids deer or something else. 562 00:29:15,433 --> 00:29:16,667 Pointing it in a stupid manner. 563 00:29:16,667 --> 00:29:19,867 The problem is that you gotta remember 564 00:29:20,033 --> 00:29:21,867 what the laws say in Michigan. 565 00:29:22,033 --> 00:29:23,934 You can't do it in the month of November, period. 566 00:29:24,100 --> 00:29:25,367 Unless you're on your own private property. 567 00:29:25,533 --> 00:29:27,467 And in fact, you're on state land here. 568 00:29:31,900 --> 00:29:33,266 Everybody step forward a little bit. 569 00:29:33,433 --> 00:29:34,867 Kind of get on the line with Adam so he's not 570 00:29:34,867 --> 00:29:36,100 in front of you guys. 571 00:29:36,266 --> 00:29:39,500 Today is youth hunt here at Muzzy Pheasant Farms. 572 00:29:39,667 --> 00:29:43,100 It's great to have the kids outside. 573 00:29:43,266 --> 00:29:45,033 Anytime, in my opinion, we can get them... 574 00:29:46,166 --> 00:29:48,567 outside walking around. 575 00:29:48,734 --> 00:29:50,734 I mean, it doesn't matter if they're actually putting birds 576 00:29:50,900 --> 00:29:52,867 down or not. They're learning how to do it. 577 00:29:53,033 --> 00:29:55,867 I mean, it's just great to get them outside. 578 00:30:01,667 --> 00:30:04,166 <i>Conservation offers</i> <i>and wildlife biologists</i> 579 00:30:04,333 --> 00:30:07,166 <i>with the Michigan DNR</i> <i>often host events designed</i> 580 00:30:07,333 --> 00:30:08,867 <i>to get kids outdoors.</i> 581 00:30:08,867 --> 00:30:11,500 Events like this are important, especially to get 582 00:30:12,467 --> 00:30:14,367 newer people interested in the sport. 583 00:30:14,533 --> 00:30:16,734 Not just pheasant hunting, but hunting in general. 584 00:30:16,900 --> 00:30:20,333 Events like this get them out, get them walking around, 585 00:30:20,500 --> 00:30:22,400 they can interact with each other, 586 00:30:22,567 --> 00:30:25,133 and they can see the dogs working. 587 00:30:25,300 --> 00:30:27,867 It's really a fun event and really gets people 588 00:30:28,033 --> 00:30:31,967 interested in the sport, which could lead to them 589 00:30:32,133 --> 00:30:34,166 wanting to try other, you know, maybe duck hunting 590 00:30:34,333 --> 00:30:36,500 or deer hunting or something like that. 591 00:30:36,667 --> 00:30:39,166 <i>Michigan used to have</i> <i>a large pheasant population,</i> 592 00:30:39,166 --> 00:30:41,266 <i>but recently,</i> <i>bird numbers are down.</i> 593 00:30:41,433 --> 00:30:42,867 All right, we're just going to keep walking. 594 00:30:43,033 --> 00:30:45,333 -There's one right there! 595 00:30:45,500 --> 00:30:47,867 Ooh, good job. 596 00:30:48,033 --> 00:30:49,200 Smoked it. 597 00:30:49,200 --> 00:30:51,600 <i>And biologists are working</i> <i>with a number of agencies</i> 598 00:30:51,767 --> 00:30:53,500 <i>to try and bring</i> <i>those numbers up.</i> 599 00:30:53,667 --> 00:30:56,233 <i>The first step towards</i> <i>achieving that is by putting</i> 600 00:30:56,400 --> 00:30:58,934 <i>high-quality grasslands</i> <i>back on the landscape.</i> 601 00:30:59,100 --> 00:31:01,667 You know, these grasslands have a lot of benefits including, 602 00:31:01,667 --> 00:31:04,467 you know, improving water quality, reducing soil erosion 603 00:31:04,634 --> 00:31:07,867 and runoff in agricultural areas, as well as providing 604 00:31:07,867 --> 00:31:11,266 habitat for pollinators like bees and butterflies, 605 00:31:11,433 --> 00:31:15,367 and other wildlife like songbirds, deer, 606 00:31:15,367 --> 00:31:16,834 turkeys, and pheasants. 607 00:31:17,000 --> 00:31:19,567 <i>Getting kids involved at</i> <i>a young age not only leads to</i> 608 00:31:19,567 --> 00:31:21,867 <i>more hunters,</i> <i>but hopefully more people</i> 609 00:31:21,867 --> 00:31:24,367 <i>invested in restoration</i> <i>projects like the ones</i> 610 00:31:24,533 --> 00:31:27,367 <i>involving pheasants.</i> -You miss? Not a big deal. 611 00:31:27,367 --> 00:31:28,767 Everybody's gonna miss, all right? 612 00:31:28,934 --> 00:31:31,166 There's gonna be a bunch of birds out here, OK? 613 00:31:31,166 --> 00:31:32,667 I mean, some of these kids, they're gonna 614 00:31:32,667 --> 00:31:33,867 remember this day for a long time. 615 00:31:34,033 --> 00:31:36,367 They're gonna remember when they came out to the farm 616 00:31:36,367 --> 00:31:39,367 and got to go pheasant hunting, and they're gonna want to go 617 00:31:39,367 --> 00:31:42,367 out to the field behind their house or where they have 618 00:31:42,367 --> 00:31:43,500 permission land to go. 619 00:31:43,667 --> 00:31:45,867 They're gonna want to go hunt 620 00:31:45,867 --> 00:31:48,033 for pheasants, and they want the habitat to be there. 621 00:31:48,200 --> 00:31:49,567 All right, good job, guys. 622 00:31:50,467 --> 00:31:52,934 <i>Conservation Officer</i> <i>Casey Pullum has this truck</i> 623 00:31:53,100 --> 00:31:55,600 <i>pulled over on a rural road</i> <i>in Michigan's District 5.</i> 624 00:31:59,900 --> 00:32:02,133 <i>It was identified during</i> <i>an aerial surveillance</i> 625 00:32:02,300 --> 00:32:03,367 <i>for slow rolling.</i> 626 00:32:03,367 --> 00:32:05,066 The plane was able to direct me into 627 00:32:06,467 --> 00:32:07,567 where that vehicle was. 628 00:32:08,667 --> 00:32:11,000 In that case, they were not necessarily 629 00:32:11,166 --> 00:32:13,867 gonna shoot a deer, they didn't have any weapons with them. 630 00:32:13,867 --> 00:32:15,400 We couldn't determine whether they were actually shining 631 00:32:15,567 --> 00:32:17,000 for deer or not. 632 00:32:17,166 --> 00:32:18,367 They wouldn't admit to that, but we did have 633 00:32:18,533 --> 00:32:19,867 some other violations. 634 00:32:19,867 --> 00:32:22,066 <i>The driver has a restricted</i> <i>license, and there is</i> 635 00:32:22,233 --> 00:32:24,567 <i>an open container of liquor</i> <i>under one of the seats</i> 636 00:32:24,734 --> 00:32:26,667 <i>as well as a couple</i> <i>of cans of beer.</i> 637 00:32:26,834 --> 00:32:30,100 <i>CO Pullum administers</i> <i>a field sobriety test.</i> 638 00:32:30,266 --> 00:32:32,033 And what I'm gonna do, just copy what I'm doing, 639 00:32:32,200 --> 00:32:33,166 and you're just doing heel-toe. 640 00:32:33,333 --> 00:32:36,100 One, two, three, 641 00:32:36,266 --> 00:32:41,600 four, five, six, seven, 642 00:32:41,767 --> 00:32:43,066 eight, and nine. 643 00:32:43,233 --> 00:32:44,266 When you get to nine, you're gonna keep 644 00:32:44,266 --> 00:32:46,266 that foot planted. You're gonna turn on a pivot, 645 00:32:46,433 --> 00:32:50,100 just like I'm doing, and then go nine steps back. 646 00:32:50,266 --> 00:32:51,367 Two. You're counting 647 00:32:51,533 --> 00:32:53,000 as you're walking, keeping your arms 648 00:32:53,166 --> 00:32:54,667 to your side. - OK. 649 00:32:54,834 --> 00:32:56,033 OK, whenever you're ready, you may begin. 650 00:32:56,200 --> 00:32:59,400 One, two, three, 651 00:32:59,567 --> 00:33:02,567 four, five, six, 652 00:33:02,734 --> 00:33:05,834 seven, eight, nine. 653 00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:08,266 <i>And determines there is not</i> <i>enough evidence to support</i> 654 00:33:08,266 --> 00:33:10,467 <i>an arrest for driving</i> <i>under the influence.</i> 655 00:33:10,634 --> 00:33:14,000 <i>But one of the passengers,</i> <i>a minor, admits to drinking.</i> 656 00:33:14,166 --> 00:33:17,367 <i>He's issued an MIP, or</i> <i>Minor in Possession of Alcohol</i> 657 00:33:17,533 --> 00:33:20,266 <i>ticket while the driver is</i> <i>issued two citations.</i> 658 00:33:20,433 --> 00:33:22,066 - So here's, I'll explain this to you. - OK. 659 00:33:22,233 --> 00:33:23,266 Because you are getting a ticket today. 660 00:33:23,266 --> 00:33:24,266 You're getting a ticket for operating on 661 00:33:24,433 --> 00:33:26,333 a restricted license. - OK. 662 00:33:26,500 --> 00:33:28,133 And for transporting open intox. 663 00:33:28,300 --> 00:33:30,166 - You're getting two citations today. - OK. 664 00:33:30,166 --> 00:33:32,567 All right? So the court information's here at the bottom. 665 00:33:32,567 --> 00:33:35,767 <i>She pays $455 in</i> <i>court-ordered fines</i> 666 00:33:35,767 --> 00:33:38,266 <i>and spends three days in jail.</i> 667 00:33:38,433 --> 00:33:40,967 <i>The officers allow a passenger</i> <i>with a valid license</i> 668 00:33:41,133 --> 00:33:43,133 <i>to drive everyone home.</i> 669 00:33:43,300 --> 00:33:45,266 Thankfully there was somebody there that could operate, 670 00:33:45,433 --> 00:33:46,600 and we could continue our shining flight. 671 00:33:55,433 --> 00:33:57,867 <i>A Saturday night patrol</i> <i>for shining is turning into</i> 672 00:33:57,867 --> 00:34:01,333 <i>a Sunday morning patrol as</i> <i>pilot Kevin Jacobs and spotter</i> 673 00:34:01,500 --> 00:34:04,667 <i>Dan Moran continue their flight</i> <i>above Michigan's District 5.</i> 674 00:34:10,233 --> 00:34:12,367 Anything out your side, Dan? 675 00:34:12,533 --> 00:34:13,700 Nope, pretty dark. 676 00:34:14,867 --> 00:34:17,066 Same here, we'll work our way to the south. 677 00:34:18,500 --> 00:34:21,000 The time is about 12:30 AM local. 678 00:34:21,867 --> 00:34:24,266 Wonder would anybody be 679 00:34:24,433 --> 00:34:27,367 driving around in the black at 12:30? 680 00:34:29,333 --> 00:34:31,233 <i>It is illegal to</i> <i>shine or spotlight</i> 681 00:34:31,400 --> 00:34:33,367 <i>during the month of November</i> <i>on public land.</i> 682 00:34:38,567 --> 00:34:40,867 <i>Just before calling it quits,</i> <i>the plane spots</i> 683 00:34:40,867 --> 00:34:42,767 <i>one last light</i> <i>to be checked.</i> 684 00:34:44,100 --> 00:34:46,266 OK, stationary, shining again. 685 00:34:46,266 --> 00:34:49,266 It's fairly low-intensity light that he's throwing around here. 686 00:34:51,166 --> 00:34:53,500 <i>Sergeant Brandon Kieft is</i> <i>the closest officer</i> 687 00:34:53,667 --> 00:34:56,600 <i>to the suspect about</i> <i>four miles away.</i> 688 00:34:56,767 --> 00:34:58,333 <i>Using the GPS on the plane,</i> 689 00:34:58,500 --> 00:35:00,233 <i>the pilot directs</i> <i>him where to go.</i> 690 00:35:00,400 --> 00:35:02,467 That's the direction we'll be coming from. 691 00:35:03,867 --> 00:35:06,133 All right, copy that. He's northbound now. 692 00:35:11,166 --> 00:35:13,467 -Gonna get bumpy. 693 00:35:24,767 --> 00:35:26,133 There are quite a few residences here 694 00:35:26,300 --> 00:35:27,133 just to his west. 695 00:35:27,133 --> 00:35:30,333 He may be working in that direction. 696 00:35:30,500 --> 00:35:33,734 <i>The pilot and spotter think</i> <i>they are looking for an ATV.</i> 697 00:35:33,900 --> 00:35:37,166 He went black again. He is black now. 698 00:35:37,166 --> 00:35:39,367 He's in the neighborhood, put it that way, 699 00:35:39,533 --> 00:35:40,767 I think he's getting close to residence. 700 00:35:44,467 --> 00:35:48,734 So if I buzz past him, just let me know. 701 00:35:48,900 --> 00:35:52,367 Sometimes he can't estimate how fast the vehicle on the ground 702 00:35:52,533 --> 00:35:54,166 is moving and you'll drive past a road. 703 00:35:55,567 --> 00:35:56,867 Most of the time, he's very good. 704 00:35:57,033 --> 00:35:59,433 I'm impressed with how well he knows the roads. 705 00:35:59,600 --> 00:36:01,967 He's got an overlay up there, and he's got 706 00:36:02,133 --> 00:36:03,166 a ton of experience. 707 00:36:03,166 --> 00:36:04,934 So he knows the roads, he knows the areas. 708 00:36:05,100 --> 00:36:08,033 <i>About 20 minutes after</i> <i>the search for the ATV begins,</i> 709 00:36:08,200 --> 00:36:09,967 <i>Sergeant Kieft finds</i> <i>the residence where</i> 710 00:36:10,133 --> 00:36:12,834 <i>it's believed the ATV</i> <i>pulled into a garage.</i> 711 00:36:15,266 --> 00:36:18,266 ...it's gonna be the residence on your right 712 00:36:18,266 --> 00:36:20,166 coming up there. They pulled in. 713 00:36:22,133 --> 00:36:23,967 Yeah, 7-2-7-1, just pulled in. 714 00:36:45,467 --> 00:36:48,500 <i>More officers arrived shortly</i> <i>after to join the search.</i> 715 00:36:49,433 --> 00:36:50,667 It's got to be in there. 716 00:36:52,667 --> 00:36:54,500 They think he pulled behind it too, didn't he say that? 717 00:37:05,967 --> 00:37:07,367 Couldn't get here fast enough. 718 00:37:21,033 --> 00:37:23,433 Sorry about that, ma'am. Conservation officer, how are you? 719 00:37:23,600 --> 00:37:26,233 - OK. - Do you have somebody else 720 00:37:26,400 --> 00:37:29,500 that's staying at the house tonight? - My son. 721 00:37:29,667 --> 00:37:31,266 OK. Is he home? 722 00:37:31,433 --> 00:37:34,000 - Yeah, he's in bed. - OK. 723 00:37:34,166 --> 00:37:36,367 - Can you get him for me, please? - OK. 724 00:37:36,367 --> 00:37:37,567 - Hold on. - Yep. 725 00:37:37,567 --> 00:37:39,000 - Thank you. 726 00:37:39,166 --> 00:37:40,367 - How are you doing? -Good. 727 00:37:40,533 --> 00:37:41,667 - How are you? - Good. 728 00:37:41,667 --> 00:37:43,100 -How long have you been home? - I just came home. 729 00:37:43,266 --> 00:37:45,000 - That's what I just thought. - I seen the plane. 730 00:37:45,166 --> 00:37:46,667 Yeah, OK. What's the deal tonight? 731 00:37:46,834 --> 00:37:48,967 You want to put some shoes on and show me what's going on? 732 00:37:52,834 --> 00:37:55,367 <i>While inside, the ATV driver</i> <i>says he was just out</i> 733 00:37:55,367 --> 00:37:58,233 <i>for a ride, but admits</i> <i>he was using a flashlight.</i> 734 00:37:58,400 --> 00:37:59,467 What were you shining with tonight? 735 00:38:00,834 --> 00:38:02,667 - I just had a flashlight. - OK. 736 00:38:02,834 --> 00:38:04,333 What were you out doing tonight? 737 00:38:04,500 --> 00:38:05,767 I was just coming through a trail. 738 00:38:07,433 --> 00:38:09,867 Well, that's the good bonus about having the plane there, 739 00:38:10,033 --> 00:38:13,066 is that the plane can stay above and can narrow down 740 00:38:15,233 --> 00:38:17,100 where the suspect is. 741 00:38:17,266 --> 00:38:20,166 The ATV operator was a good number of miles away 742 00:38:20,333 --> 00:38:21,467 from his house. The plane was able to 743 00:38:21,467 --> 00:38:23,767 follow him back to a certain residence. 744 00:38:23,934 --> 00:38:26,367 He knew the residence that the suspect went into. 745 00:38:26,367 --> 00:38:27,500 Here's the deal -- 746 00:38:27,667 --> 00:38:29,266 When the plane sees you like that, why'd you boogie 747 00:38:29,433 --> 00:38:31,567 toward home if you didn't think there was anything wrong? 748 00:38:31,734 --> 00:38:34,934 - I didn't know it was the DNR. - Right. 749 00:38:35,100 --> 00:38:38,166 I thought it was a plane flying around. 750 00:38:38,333 --> 00:38:40,433 Right. Well, here's the deal. 751 00:38:40,600 --> 00:38:42,667 It's illegal to shine in November period, 752 00:38:42,667 --> 00:38:44,667 whether you have a weapon on you or don't have a weapon 753 00:38:44,667 --> 00:38:47,000 on you. You can't shine at all 754 00:38:47,166 --> 00:38:48,667 in November in Michigan. 755 00:38:48,667 --> 00:38:50,867 <i>Sergeant Kieft issues</i> <i>him a ticket for shining,</i> 756 00:38:51,033 --> 00:38:53,867 <i>which is a court-ordered</i> <i>$270 fine.</i> 757 00:38:53,867 --> 00:38:55,333 He was able to come out. 758 00:38:55,500 --> 00:38:58,100 He eventually confessed to the situation, 759 00:38:58,266 --> 00:39:02,967 and it's always great to catch them and throw the lights on 760 00:39:03,133 --> 00:39:04,834 and stop them before they make it home. 761 00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:07,867 But unfortunately, depending on where your units are, 762 00:39:08,033 --> 00:39:09,667 sometimes they make it back home before you get to them. 762 00:39:10,305 --> 00:40:10,928 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm