"Lone Star Law" Deadly Spill

1 00:00:10,010 --> 00:00:12,270 RAJ ATAYA: Slow down. Slow down. 2 00:00:12,340 --> 00:00:14,980 NARRATOR: Coming up on "Lone Star Law"... 3 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:18,950 RANDOLPH MCGEE: 4,500 gallons of gas got into a creek. 4 00:00:19,050 --> 00:00:21,920 That's a big soft shell turtle right there. 5 00:00:22,020 --> 00:00:22,920 Here he comes. 6 00:00:23,020 --> 00:00:23,850 I got him. 7 00:00:23,950 --> 00:00:24,750 Oh. 8 00:00:24,850 --> 00:00:25,690 17. 9 00:00:25,790 --> 00:00:26,950 Trout. 10 00:00:27,060 --> 00:00:28,020 I know this guy. 11 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:29,790 We got to find him now. 12 00:00:29,890 --> 00:00:30,820 This ain't good. 13 00:00:30,930 --> 00:00:32,490 Why are you scared of going to jail? 14 00:00:32,590 --> 00:00:34,230 - Can I get her ID? - Get off the [bleep] jet ski. 15 00:00:34,330 --> 00:00:35,500 Oh, no. No, ma'am. 16 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:36,960 No, we're not going to do this. - I don't give a [bleep]. 17 00:00:37,070 --> 00:00:38,500 Grab a hold of that tail or anything you can grab. 18 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:39,400 Ho. Ho. 19 00:00:39,500 --> 00:00:40,730 Ho. Mike. 20 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:46,810 A Texas game warden's job is to protect wild animals 21 00:00:46,910 --> 00:00:50,910 and wild places, keep the public safe, 22 00:00:51,010 --> 00:00:53,080 and every now and again, put a bad guy in jail. 23 00:01:00,060 --> 00:01:03,460 [music playing] 24 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:06,860 [radio chatter] 25 00:01:10,900 --> 00:01:12,000 There's a big snapping turtle. 26 00:01:14,570 --> 00:01:15,740 We'll get him out of the road. 27 00:01:17,410 --> 00:01:19,410 We're kind of on a blind corner here. 28 00:01:22,110 --> 00:01:23,580 This a common snapping turtle. 29 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:27,050 Oh, yeah. 30 00:01:27,150 --> 00:01:28,880 He looks friendly. 31 00:01:28,980 --> 00:01:31,220 I guess they're kin to them would be the alligator snapping 32 00:01:31,320 --> 00:01:34,220 turtle, which they are on the endangered species list 33 00:01:34,320 --> 00:01:37,120 here in Texas, but this little guy right here, he's 34 00:01:37,230 --> 00:01:39,390 a... this just a common snapper. 35 00:01:39,490 --> 00:01:42,060 And you can tell by his shell right there. 36 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:46,100 He's sure looking at my finger, so we'll let him down. 37 00:01:50,370 --> 00:01:53,010 When they bite you, they won't let go till it thunders. 38 00:01:53,110 --> 00:01:54,780 So that's the saying out here, so I'm not 39 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:56,210 going to try that because I don't know when 40 00:01:56,310 --> 00:01:57,340 it's going to thunder next. 41 00:01:57,450 --> 00:01:58,810 They're pretty quick. 42 00:01:58,910 --> 00:02:00,650 You think the old turtle's slow, but 43 00:02:00,750 --> 00:02:01,620 they'll take your finger off. 44 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:10,660 I got a call the other night. 45 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:13,830 There was a big gasoline tanker truck had an accident, 46 00:02:13,930 --> 00:02:16,600 and it turned over in the middle of the road. 47 00:02:16,700 --> 00:02:21,900 And gallons of gas went down the ditch and got into a creek. 48 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:24,710 Our job is to protect wildlife, and any time there's 49 00:02:24,810 --> 00:02:27,770 a spill like that in our streams and estuaries 50 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:30,810 in the state of Texas, game wardens will respond to that. 51 00:02:34,650 --> 00:02:37,180 Bass, crappies, that's really what 52 00:02:37,290 --> 00:02:38,590 we're concerned with right now. 53 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:43,890 Sometimes we have to take action and actually count these fish. 54 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:49,630 That looks like gasoline right there. 55 00:02:51,870 --> 00:02:55,200 We could be up to several thousand worth of fines. 56 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:00,870 Yeah, you can smell that gasoline right here. 57 00:03:00,980 --> 00:03:02,280 There's a dead beaver right there. 58 00:03:04,850 --> 00:03:08,680 [music playing] 59 00:03:16,660 --> 00:03:19,060 I'm headed over to meet my partner, Phillip, 60 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:21,300 at a body of water called Cow Bayou, which is 61 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:22,660 a primary body of water here. 62 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:24,300 Lots of boat traffic, and we'll be 63 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:26,300 doing a two-boat patrol today. 64 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:30,370 Having one game warden take care of all those boats by yourself, 65 00:03:30,470 --> 00:03:32,410 it can be tough, so it's always good 66 00:03:32,510 --> 00:03:34,140 and it's always helpful to have another game 67 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:35,440 warden you can rely on. 68 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:43,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 69 00:03:44,750 --> 00:03:45,690 What's up, man. How's it going? 70 00:03:45,790 --> 00:03:46,490 Ready. 71 00:03:46,590 --> 00:03:47,290 All right. 72 00:03:47,390 --> 00:03:48,190 You want to launch first? 73 00:03:48,290 --> 00:03:49,160 42-10, Johnny. 74 00:03:50,490 --> 00:03:53,730 Myself and 42-09, boat patrol Cow Bayou. 75 00:03:53,830 --> 00:03:55,130 We're going to be doing a two-boat patrol 76 00:03:55,230 --> 00:03:56,960 today, one on each boat. 77 00:04:05,310 --> 00:04:06,170 Coming up. 78 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:14,210 This is a very busy water body, lots of traffic up and down, 79 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:17,120 and we've had a problem with jet skis here recently not 80 00:04:17,220 --> 00:04:19,050 abiding by the 50-foot rule. 81 00:04:19,150 --> 00:04:21,320 Most jet skis don't have brakes, so that's 82 00:04:21,420 --> 00:04:23,660 why when they're within 50 feet of another boat 83 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:26,460 or a fixed object on the water, they've 84 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:28,200 got to really be at that slow speed 85 00:04:28,300 --> 00:04:29,460 to make sure they don't hit that boat. 86 00:04:33,500 --> 00:04:35,400 We got jet skiers right behind us, 87 00:04:35,500 --> 00:04:36,700 so I'm going to see what they do. 88 00:04:38,110 --> 00:04:40,740 We're right next to this bridge where it's not 89 00:04:40,840 --> 00:04:43,780 50 foot in length, so we're going to see 90 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:45,280 if they bust the 50-foot rule. 91 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:47,980 And they sure just did. 92 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:48,780 Coming up. 93 00:04:55,790 --> 00:04:59,160 [sirens] 94 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:04,130 [music playing] 95 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:08,070 There's a dead beaver right there. 96 00:05:10,270 --> 00:05:11,670 I'm just assuming that there was just 97 00:05:11,770 --> 00:05:13,570 an overwhelming amount of gasoline 98 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:15,580 that come down the creek. 99 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:19,780 It's apparent that he wasn't able to escape it so... 100 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:23,380 But that right there, that's extremely odd right there. 101 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:25,020 I've worked several of these, and I've never 102 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:26,790 seen any large animals like that, 103 00:05:26,890 --> 00:05:30,320 so that had to have been a tremendous spill to actually 104 00:05:30,430 --> 00:05:32,230 take the life of a beaver. 105 00:05:32,330 --> 00:05:33,360 Here's some fish right here. 106 00:05:35,060 --> 00:05:36,330 There's a little perch right there. 107 00:05:38,570 --> 00:05:41,670 Some more little minnows right here. 108 00:05:43,070 --> 00:05:46,740 If I found some game fish, we could be several thousand 109 00:05:46,840 --> 00:05:48,080 dollar worth of fines. 110 00:05:50,110 --> 00:05:51,710 So many times we go to these calls 111 00:05:51,810 --> 00:05:56,450 where somebody carelessly or deliberately did these dumps, 112 00:05:56,550 --> 00:05:58,690 and I don't know exactly what happened yet. 113 00:05:58,790 --> 00:06:01,120 It just sounds like a truck overturned. 114 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:03,020 Turtle. 115 00:06:05,190 --> 00:06:07,760 That's a big soft shell turtle right there. 116 00:06:07,860 --> 00:06:10,700 Ultimately, it would take probably some good heavy rains 117 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:14,330 to wash that stuff out of here for things to start 118 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:16,400 growing back in here again. 119 00:06:16,500 --> 00:06:18,110 Here's a snake that got trapped in there. 120 00:06:20,510 --> 00:06:22,980 We'll see what it is. 121 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:24,280 Yeah, a little water snake. 122 00:06:26,250 --> 00:06:27,810 What I plan on doing when I leave here, 123 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:28,980 I'm going to make some phone calls, 124 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:31,220 and we'll get cleanup crew come in here. 125 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:34,450 I'm going to see exactly what they plan to do. 126 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:36,020 There's a bunch of crawdads right there. 127 00:06:37,730 --> 00:06:39,230 He's graveyard dead. 128 00:06:39,330 --> 00:06:41,060 A good thing I'm looking at right now, 129 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:42,500 I haven't seen any game fish. 130 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:46,370 I'm going to call our department and tell them what I observed, 131 00:06:46,470 --> 00:06:47,530 and we're going to go from here. 132 00:06:48,900 --> 00:06:50,170 Hopefully, we can get it cleaned up. 133 00:06:51,510 --> 00:06:53,340 Gas is something we need. 134 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:56,510 Accidents happen, and it's unfortunate that these critters 135 00:06:56,610 --> 00:06:57,640 here paid the price for it. 136 00:07:00,250 --> 00:07:04,180 [music playing] 137 00:07:08,290 --> 00:07:10,890 [sirens] 138 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:25,610 How y'all doing? 139 00:07:26,770 --> 00:07:27,970 RAJ ATAYA: State game warden. 140 00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:29,710 Can you come up to me? 141 00:07:29,810 --> 00:07:30,580 Woo. 142 00:07:30,650 --> 00:07:31,650 You guys had us for a chase. 143 00:07:33,380 --> 00:07:34,280 Yeah. 144 00:07:34,380 --> 00:07:35,120 Slow down a bit. 145 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:38,350 OK, I've got you. 146 00:07:38,450 --> 00:07:39,250 All right, how old are you? 147 00:07:40,820 --> 00:07:42,320 OK, do you have your boater's ed? 148 00:07:42,420 --> 00:07:43,290 I do. 149 00:07:43,390 --> 00:07:44,830 OK, what did they tell you about 150 00:07:44,930 --> 00:07:47,430 boater's ed for the 50-foot rule for a jet ski? 151 00:07:50,700 --> 00:07:51,700 RAJ ATAYA: Objects. 152 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:52,530 Yeah. 153 00:07:52,630 --> 00:07:55,000 Y'all blew past that bridge. 154 00:07:55,100 --> 00:07:57,300 That bridge isn't 50 feet in width. 155 00:07:57,410 --> 00:07:59,710 And then all these boats, you just blew past. 156 00:07:59,810 --> 00:08:01,340 You got close to them. 157 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:02,140 You got your ID? 158 00:08:04,710 --> 00:08:05,850 OK. 159 00:08:05,950 --> 00:08:06,750 That's your boater's ed? 160 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:08,220 All right. 161 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:09,620 This is what I'm going to do. 162 00:08:09,720 --> 00:08:12,250 I'm just going to write you a warning for the 50-foot rule, 163 00:08:12,350 --> 00:08:14,550 but you guys need to pay more attention. 164 00:08:14,660 --> 00:08:16,320 OK, because your jet ski doesn't have brakes. 165 00:08:17,430 --> 00:08:19,390 So you need at least 50 foot to stop. 166 00:08:19,490 --> 00:08:21,390 That's why they want to make sure they 167 00:08:21,500 --> 00:08:24,330 have that rule in place to be as safe as possible, OK? 168 00:08:25,430 --> 00:08:27,430 Away from 50 feet from everyone, OK? 169 00:08:27,540 --> 00:08:28,470 All right, just give me second. 170 00:08:31,110 --> 00:08:32,970 OK, so just a warning for the 50-foot rule. 171 00:08:33,070 --> 00:08:35,210 We explained it, so just don't do it again. 172 00:08:35,310 --> 00:08:36,240 Next time, it'll be a citation. 173 00:08:40,580 --> 00:08:42,080 All right. Let me give you a copy. 174 00:08:45,620 --> 00:08:46,650 OK you're all good to go. 175 00:08:46,750 --> 00:08:47,720 Thank you. 176 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:54,460 I decided to write a warning in this situation. 177 00:08:54,560 --> 00:08:56,030 This was a younger individual. 178 00:08:56,130 --> 00:09:01,200 Part of our jobs as game warden is not just to enforce the law. 179 00:09:01,300 --> 00:09:05,640 It's also to promote people to come out here and enjoy 180 00:09:05,740 --> 00:09:10,240 the water safely, and I felt, in that situation, 181 00:09:10,340 --> 00:09:13,450 I think I get the message across from someone who's just getting 182 00:09:13,550 --> 00:09:16,220 started off on the water. 183 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:17,880 I start off with a warning and allow 184 00:09:17,990 --> 00:09:20,050 them the opportunity to correct themselves for later on. 185 00:09:34,070 --> 00:09:34,940 Slow down. 186 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:35,940 Slow down. 187 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:45,050 [sirens] 188 00:09:45,150 --> 00:09:46,650 Hey, guys. State game warden. 189 00:09:50,590 --> 00:09:52,220 - How are you doing? - Good. 190 00:09:52,320 --> 00:09:53,290 OK, do you have your boater's ed? 191 00:09:57,630 --> 00:09:58,790 RAJ ATAYA: Are those are your parents? 192 00:09:58,890 --> 00:09:59,590 Yes. 193 00:09:59,690 --> 00:10:00,930 OK, all right. 194 00:10:01,030 --> 00:10:02,030 How y'all doing? 195 00:10:02,130 --> 00:10:03,430 Fine. 196 00:10:03,530 --> 00:10:05,100 Hey, the reason I stopped them, are 197 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:06,400 you aware of the 50-foot rule? 198 00:10:10,540 --> 00:10:13,470 They weren't in violation of just busting my boat like that? 199 00:10:21,680 --> 00:10:24,750 When you come within 50 foot, you have to slow down. 200 00:10:26,190 --> 00:10:27,690 I'm going to issue her a warning. 201 00:10:28,860 --> 00:10:30,090 Because they violated the 50-foot rule. 202 00:10:35,030 --> 00:10:36,500 OK, that's fine. 203 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:37,530 Can I get her ID, please? 204 00:10:37,630 --> 00:10:38,600 MAN 1: I saw y'all. 205 00:10:38,700 --> 00:10:39,970 They weren't in violation. 206 00:10:41,570 --> 00:10:43,600 OK, look, I'm not going to have a discussion with you. 207 00:10:43,700 --> 00:10:45,340 I'm going to have a discussion with her. 208 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:46,940 OK, I'm going to write her a warning. 209 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:48,810 Can I get her ID? 210 00:10:48,910 --> 00:10:49,910 Ma'am, no, we're not going to do this. 211 00:10:50,010 --> 00:10:51,080 Get off. 212 00:11:00,250 --> 00:11:01,820 OK, I'm going to write her a warning. 213 00:11:01,920 --> 00:11:03,620 Can I get her ID? 214 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:05,530 Ma'am, no we're not going to do this. 215 00:11:05,630 --> 00:11:06,590 - Get off. - No, no. 216 00:11:06,690 --> 00:11:08,260 Ma'am. 217 00:11:08,360 --> 00:11:09,930 No, you didn't bust it. She did. 218 00:11:10,970 --> 00:11:13,730 42-10, 42-09, come to my location. 219 00:11:13,830 --> 00:11:14,870 No, no, no. 220 00:11:14,970 --> 00:11:16,440 This is not... that's not what we're going to do. 221 00:11:16,540 --> 00:11:17,540 I'm going to write her a warning. 222 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:18,340 Why? 223 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:19,310 Because she busted the... 224 00:11:19,410 --> 00:11:20,110 Christina, shut up! 225 00:11:20,210 --> 00:11:21,470 ...50-foot violation. 226 00:11:23,310 --> 00:11:24,580 I'm writing her a warning. 227 00:11:24,680 --> 00:11:25,580 CHRISTINA: Why? 228 00:11:25,680 --> 00:11:26,580 Christina! 229 00:11:26,680 --> 00:11:27,950 For violating of the 50-foot rule. 230 00:11:28,050 --> 00:11:29,250 This is not... - How is that wrong? 231 00:11:29,350 --> 00:11:30,480 50-foot rule? - Stop! 232 00:11:30,580 --> 00:11:32,090 CHRISTINA: Tell him to come out of the jet ski. - Stop! 233 00:11:32,190 --> 00:11:33,920 This is ridiculous. 234 00:11:34,020 --> 00:11:36,460 - [bleep] - 42-09, come to my boat. 235 00:11:36,560 --> 00:11:37,460 [bleep] dumb. 236 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:45,570 Can I have her ID, please? 237 00:11:45,670 --> 00:11:47,870 CHRISTINA: Every [bleep] time. 238 00:11:47,970 --> 00:11:49,540 Thank you. I appreciate it. 239 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:50,870 You can't [bleep]. 240 00:11:50,970 --> 00:11:52,170 RAJ ATAYA: Correctly? - Yes. 241 00:11:52,270 --> 00:11:53,410 RAJ ATAYA: OK, I'm going to write 242 00:11:53,510 --> 00:11:56,140 you a warning for violating the 50-foot rule, OK? 243 00:11:56,240 --> 00:11:58,210 CHRISTINA: [bleep] 244 00:11:58,310 --> 00:12:00,180 RAJ ATAYA: One of our primary jobs 245 00:12:00,280 --> 00:12:02,580 is to de-escalate the situation. 246 00:12:02,680 --> 00:12:04,420 I've realized over time it's just better 247 00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:06,820 to let people say what they feel as long as they're 248 00:12:06,920 --> 00:12:08,420 not going to cause me any harm. 249 00:12:12,460 --> 00:12:14,330 Miss, did you say you had your boater's education? 250 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:15,260 Yes. 251 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:16,360 RAJ ATAYA: Can I look at it, please? 252 00:12:16,460 --> 00:12:17,430 CHRISTINA: I don't give a [bleep].. 253 00:12:17,530 --> 00:12:18,300 RAJ ATAYA: Phil. Phil. 254 00:12:18,400 --> 00:12:19,170 Phil. Just... 255 00:12:19,270 --> 00:12:19,970 OK. 256 00:12:20,070 --> 00:12:20,830 RAJ ATAYA: Just hang on. 257 00:12:20,940 --> 00:12:21,630 Hang on. 258 00:12:21,740 --> 00:12:22,740 Just... it's OK. It's OK. 259 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:23,540 Let her go. 260 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:24,440 Let her talk. 261 00:12:24,540 --> 00:12:25,310 It's OK. 262 00:12:25,410 --> 00:12:26,740 I'm tired of this [bleep]. 263 00:12:26,840 --> 00:12:29,680 Every time we go on the [bleep] jet skis, all these [bleep] 264 00:12:29,780 --> 00:12:30,640 Want [bleep]. 265 00:12:31,580 --> 00:12:32,510 RAJ ATAYA: OK, I appreciate it. 266 00:12:32,610 --> 00:12:33,910 Thank you. 267 00:12:34,010 --> 00:12:37,020 My partner is able to escort the parents out of the direct area, 268 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:39,290 where I can focus on the individuals 269 00:12:39,390 --> 00:12:40,450 that broke the 50-foot rule. 270 00:12:44,830 --> 00:12:46,390 It's OK. 271 00:12:47,630 --> 00:12:48,730 OK. 272 00:12:48,830 --> 00:12:49,600 This is not a ticket. 273 00:12:49,700 --> 00:12:50,860 It's just a warning, OK? 274 00:12:50,970 --> 00:12:52,030 - I got a question, sir. - Yeah. 275 00:12:52,130 --> 00:12:53,000 How slow do you have to go? 276 00:12:53,100 --> 00:12:54,870 - So say... - You have to go a minimum... 277 00:12:54,970 --> 00:12:56,740 - Because, like, these... - In the middle of the channel... 278 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:58,400 ...since they're powered... 279 00:12:58,510 --> 00:13:00,140 ...and how slow do I have to go to make... 280 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:02,010 So right here in the middle of the channel, 281 00:13:02,110 --> 00:13:03,880 if you stay in the middle you're fine. 282 00:13:03,980 --> 00:13:05,850 But when you come within 50 foot, 283 00:13:05,950 --> 00:13:09,050 you have to go at the minimum speed possible to steer, OK? 284 00:13:09,150 --> 00:13:09,980 Yes, sir. 285 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:10,980 Either way, it's just a warning. 286 00:13:11,090 --> 00:13:12,550 I want you learn from that, OK? 287 00:13:12,650 --> 00:13:13,750 I know they're very heated. 288 00:13:13,850 --> 00:13:15,190 I'm not you're going to... you're an adult. 289 00:13:15,290 --> 00:13:16,690 I'm not going to hold you responsible for it. 290 00:13:16,790 --> 00:13:18,560 Yeah, we've just gotten pulled over a lot for it, so... 291 00:13:18,660 --> 00:13:20,290 Yeah, look, if you've gotten a ticket before, 292 00:13:20,390 --> 00:13:22,660 you got to think about maybe you are 293 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:24,400 probably getting way too close. 294 00:13:24,500 --> 00:13:25,670 Oh, you haven't gotten a ticket. 295 00:13:25,770 --> 00:13:27,570 OK. OK. 296 00:13:27,670 --> 00:13:29,100 Well, either way, just be aware of it, OK? 297 00:13:29,170 --> 00:13:32,140 If I can get your signature there, OK, gray box, 298 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:33,070 red X. Just a warning. 299 00:13:33,170 --> 00:13:35,310 Not a ticket, OK? 300 00:13:35,410 --> 00:13:36,610 There you go. 301 00:13:36,710 --> 00:13:37,880 Do you have any questions for me? 302 00:13:37,980 --> 00:13:39,080 - No, sir. - All right. 303 00:13:39,180 --> 00:13:40,310 Appreciate it, guys. Thank you. 304 00:13:40,410 --> 00:13:42,420 Have a good day. 305 00:13:45,220 --> 00:13:48,660 Situations like this, we're trying to keep a level head. 306 00:13:48,760 --> 00:13:51,790 Sometimes it's hard to do, but at the end of the day, 307 00:13:51,890 --> 00:13:54,030 the 50-foot rule is very, very important. 308 00:13:54,130 --> 00:13:55,800 Jet skis don't have brakes. 309 00:13:57,500 --> 00:14:00,330 That 50-foot rule exists for their safety, 310 00:14:00,430 --> 00:14:04,140 and without it, we'd have a lot more accidents. 311 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:09,910 [music playing] 312 00:14:14,850 --> 00:14:18,050 All right, you want to see, missy? 313 00:14:18,150 --> 00:14:19,250 Can I lick it? 314 00:14:19,350 --> 00:14:20,590 You can lick it. 315 00:14:20,690 --> 00:14:21,990 It just can't move. 316 00:14:22,090 --> 00:14:23,590 Oh, now that, you can't lick. 317 00:14:23,690 --> 00:14:24,560 GIRL: I want to eat it all. 318 00:14:24,660 --> 00:14:25,390 I know. 319 00:14:25,490 --> 00:14:27,560 OK, and you can eat everything. 320 00:14:27,660 --> 00:14:28,860 Is that good. 321 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:30,800 Did you tell Miss Mary thank you for cutting it? 322 00:14:30,900 --> 00:14:32,170 OK, here we go. 323 00:14:32,270 --> 00:14:33,170 Yes, ma'am. 324 00:14:33,270 --> 00:14:33,970 Yes, ma'am. 325 00:14:34,070 --> 00:14:35,130 That's my girl. 326 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:36,100 OK, here. 327 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:37,840 How's it taste? Sweet? 328 00:14:37,940 --> 00:14:39,510 One of the good ones? 329 00:14:39,610 --> 00:14:40,340 Give me hugs. 330 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:41,140 I'm leaving. 331 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:42,180 I'm going to go to work. 332 00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:43,710 Be gentle with him, OK? 333 00:14:45,150 --> 00:14:46,450 Bye. 334 00:14:46,550 --> 00:14:47,380 Be good. 335 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:49,150 Say goodbye. 336 00:14:49,250 --> 00:14:50,620 Goodbye, Texas. 337 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:51,620 OK, all right, Mary. 338 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:53,590 We will see you later. 339 00:14:53,690 --> 00:14:54,650 All right, kids. 340 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:56,420 See y'all later. 341 00:14:56,520 --> 00:14:57,760 Love you. 342 00:14:57,860 --> 00:15:00,430 Today, I'm patrolling with my husband and partner, Ben. 343 00:15:00,530 --> 00:15:03,830 Ben an I actually met in our game warden academy. 344 00:15:03,930 --> 00:15:06,100 We've been in Calhoun County for nine years. 345 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:07,230 Oh, yeah. 346 00:15:09,440 --> 00:15:10,770 CHELSEA BAILEY: Turn that air on. 347 00:15:10,870 --> 00:15:11,840 It's hot. 348 00:15:11,940 --> 00:15:13,570 All right, where we going to go first? 349 00:15:13,670 --> 00:15:15,040 We're going to drive by [inaudible] Bayou. 350 00:15:15,140 --> 00:15:17,280 We'll see if anyone's fishing right there at the bayou. 351 00:15:17,380 --> 00:15:19,050 CHELSEA BAILEY: Yeah, that sounds good. 352 00:15:19,150 --> 00:15:21,080 There's a car right there. 353 00:15:21,180 --> 00:15:21,950 You see those people? 354 00:15:23,250 --> 00:15:24,450 CHELSEA BAILEY: Yeah, I do. 355 00:15:24,550 --> 00:15:25,990 BEN BAILEY: Throw a cast net. 356 00:15:27,590 --> 00:15:29,860 CHELSEA BAILEY: I see two now and a bucket. 357 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:36,860 That's right. 358 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:37,930 How you doing? 359 00:15:38,970 --> 00:15:39,670 How are y'all? 360 00:15:42,540 --> 00:15:43,240 State game warden. 361 00:15:43,340 --> 00:15:44,040 Any luck? 362 00:15:45,310 --> 00:15:46,240 BEN BAILEY: Oh, OK. 363 00:15:46,340 --> 00:15:48,270 Y'all want some salt water. 364 00:15:48,410 --> 00:15:49,180 Yeah, this is mine. 365 00:15:49,280 --> 00:15:50,110 This one's yours. 366 00:15:50,210 --> 00:15:51,010 We go to the bridge. 367 00:15:51,110 --> 00:15:52,180 Oh, OK. 368 00:15:52,280 --> 00:15:53,850 There's a truck over there too it looks like. 369 00:15:53,950 --> 00:15:55,720 OK, good until next year in May. 370 00:15:55,820 --> 00:15:57,520 I just got it two weeks ago, three weeks ago. 371 00:15:57,620 --> 00:15:58,650 OK. There you go. 372 00:15:58,750 --> 00:16:01,050 OK, here's the deal with the shrimp. 373 00:16:01,160 --> 00:16:02,390 You can't keep them here. - OK. 374 00:16:02,490 --> 00:16:03,260 Well, we'll put them back. 375 00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:04,460 Yeah, throw them back. 376 00:16:04,560 --> 00:16:05,560 It's a nursery area. 377 00:16:05,660 --> 00:16:06,890 OK. 378 00:16:06,990 --> 00:16:08,760 So the only place if you throw a casting and catch shrimp 379 00:16:08,860 --> 00:16:09,600 is the main bay. 380 00:16:09,700 --> 00:16:10,730 OK. 381 00:16:10,830 --> 00:16:12,730 Any inlet off the main bay, you got throw them 382 00:16:12,830 --> 00:16:15,130 back because this is where they come to reproduce, 383 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:16,400 come get bigger. MAN 2: Where's the other one? 384 00:16:16,500 --> 00:16:17,340 CHELSEA BAILEY: How many did y'all get? 385 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:18,200 Just two? - Just two 386 00:16:18,310 --> 00:16:19,140 Oh, OK. 387 00:16:19,240 --> 00:16:20,140 Not a big deal. - Not a big deal. 388 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:20,970 Just two. 389 00:16:21,040 --> 00:16:22,010 Not a big deal. 390 00:16:22,110 --> 00:16:22,910 Y'all have a great day. 391 00:16:23,010 --> 00:16:24,010 - Y'all take care. - Good luck. 392 00:16:24,110 --> 00:16:24,810 Good seeing y'all. 393 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:31,450 BEN BAILEY: Those people trying to keep these shrimp. 394 00:16:31,550 --> 00:16:32,290 CHELSEA BAILEY: Yeah. 395 00:16:32,390 --> 00:16:34,090 Hey, them shrimp got to grow. 396 00:16:34,190 --> 00:16:35,360 That's why they come in here. 397 00:16:36,820 --> 00:16:38,490 It's a hot day today. 398 00:16:38,590 --> 00:16:39,860 A lot of people going to be out today. 399 00:16:42,060 --> 00:16:42,930 Please? BEN BAILEY: Please. 400 00:16:43,030 --> 00:16:44,000 I'm sorry. Please. 401 00:16:44,100 --> 00:16:44,930 So rude. 402 00:16:45,030 --> 00:16:45,970 Who do you think you're talking to? 403 00:16:46,070 --> 00:16:47,300 [laughs] It's like I'm at home. 404 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:51,040 CHELSEA BAILEY: All these boats are coming in. 405 00:16:53,010 --> 00:16:54,110 BEN BAILEY: Two groups, I see. 406 00:16:54,210 --> 00:16:55,740 CHELSEA BAILEY: They're fishing right there. 407 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:56,810 BEN BAILEY: To the left? 408 00:16:56,910 --> 00:16:57,840 CHELSEA BAILEY: Yeah, those two. 409 00:16:57,910 --> 00:16:58,640 Check them out. 410 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:02,380 Hello. 411 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:03,620 WOMAN 1: How are you? - I'm great. 412 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:04,420 How are you? 413 00:17:06,490 --> 00:17:10,160 I'm going to see who's fishing while I'm here. 414 00:17:10,260 --> 00:17:12,060 Hey, are y'all going in there or here? 415 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:13,190 MAN 3: Over there. 416 00:17:13,290 --> 00:17:14,630 BEN BAILEY: Just pull up right here, please. 417 00:17:14,700 --> 00:17:15,600 How are y'all doing? 418 00:17:15,700 --> 00:17:17,060 - How'd y'all do? - Had fun. 419 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:17,860 That's what counts. 420 00:17:17,970 --> 00:17:19,670 There you go. 421 00:17:19,770 --> 00:17:20,770 State game warden. 422 00:17:20,870 --> 00:17:23,240 I'll just check y'alls' licenses real quick. 423 00:17:23,340 --> 00:17:25,200 My phone, it's on the app there. 424 00:17:25,310 --> 00:17:26,810 And y'all said you got fish back here? 425 00:17:26,910 --> 00:17:27,640 Yes, ma'am. 426 00:17:27,740 --> 00:17:28,980 OK. 427 00:17:29,080 --> 00:17:31,510 Ben and I, just being together for so long even from just 428 00:17:31,610 --> 00:17:34,180 knowing each other at the beginning of the academy, 429 00:17:34,280 --> 00:17:37,880 we definitely are more in sync than you would typically 430 00:17:37,990 --> 00:17:39,090 have with another partner. 431 00:17:42,520 --> 00:17:43,360 A skipjack. 432 00:17:43,460 --> 00:17:44,160 Y'all use it for bait? 433 00:17:44,260 --> 00:17:45,120 Yes, ma'am. 434 00:17:45,230 --> 00:17:46,190 No, it looks pretty good in size. 435 00:17:48,660 --> 00:17:49,700 Yeah. 436 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:51,600 OK, you're good. I see all of them. 437 00:17:51,700 --> 00:17:52,670 I think we're good. BEN BAILEY: Yeah. 438 00:17:52,770 --> 00:17:54,000 Let's check them coming in. - All right. 439 00:17:54,100 --> 00:17:55,070 - Thanks, captain. - Thank you. 440 00:17:55,170 --> 00:17:56,270 - Thanks for pulling up. - Y'all take care. 441 00:17:56,370 --> 00:17:58,270 When we do work together, we usually know 442 00:17:58,370 --> 00:17:59,510 what the other one's thinking. 443 00:17:59,610 --> 00:18:02,210 If something seems a little odd, we both kind of 444 00:18:02,310 --> 00:18:03,210 are clued in on that. 445 00:18:03,310 --> 00:18:04,240 - How are y'all? - Good. 446 00:18:04,340 --> 00:18:05,450 How are you? - Good. 447 00:18:05,550 --> 00:18:06,250 Y'all tear them up? 448 00:18:08,020 --> 00:18:09,080 Yeah, you get it. 449 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:11,450 State game warden. 450 00:18:11,550 --> 00:18:12,950 We'll just do a water safety inspection. 451 00:18:13,050 --> 00:18:14,150 Take y'alls' fish out too. 452 00:18:14,250 --> 00:18:14,950 Yeah. 453 00:18:15,060 --> 00:18:16,020 Check y'alls' licenses. 454 00:18:16,120 --> 00:18:17,290 Y'all want to get them out for us. 455 00:18:17,390 --> 00:18:18,320 Where's y'alls' fish at? 456 00:18:18,430 --> 00:18:19,160 In the back. 457 00:18:19,260 --> 00:18:21,430 I'll check y'alls' licenses. 458 00:18:21,500 --> 00:18:22,630 Y'all said y'all got a limit? 459 00:18:22,730 --> 00:18:23,930 Yes. 460 00:18:24,030 --> 00:18:24,730 OK. 461 00:18:32,140 --> 00:18:33,370 That's cold. 462 00:18:42,280 --> 00:18:48,750 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. 463 00:18:48,860 --> 00:18:50,460 Hey, captain. 464 00:18:50,560 --> 00:18:51,460 We got to take your fish. 465 00:18:59,930 --> 00:19:01,870 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. 466 00:19:01,970 --> 00:19:05,100 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. 467 00:19:06,540 --> 00:19:07,810 17 trout. 468 00:19:09,840 --> 00:19:13,810 Yeah, so two trout over. 469 00:19:13,910 --> 00:19:14,810 We got to take your fish. 470 00:19:16,450 --> 00:19:19,050 We're going to take two to put y'all at y'alls' limit. 471 00:19:21,260 --> 00:19:22,220 Who caught the big red? 472 00:19:23,590 --> 00:19:24,590 OK. 473 00:19:26,560 --> 00:19:28,130 It's over 28, OK? 474 00:19:29,560 --> 00:19:30,860 So it needs to be tagged. 475 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:33,870 Do you have a red drum tag on your license? 476 00:19:33,970 --> 00:19:36,870 If it's over, then you got to cut it out. 477 00:19:36,970 --> 00:19:39,410 We only allow two oversized red drum 478 00:19:39,510 --> 00:19:41,540 to be taken within the fishing license here. 479 00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:44,080 The red drum tags are how we keep track of that. 480 00:19:44,180 --> 00:19:46,680 It comes with your license, and you have to cut it out 481 00:19:46,780 --> 00:19:49,620 with the day and the month just so we know that you caught 482 00:19:49,720 --> 00:19:51,150 a fish that was over 28 inches. 483 00:19:52,650 --> 00:19:56,620 Over 28 inches is breeding size, and that's why there's a limit. 484 00:19:56,720 --> 00:19:59,530 And this is just to ensure that the red fish population 485 00:19:59,630 --> 00:20:01,230 keeps on reproducing. 486 00:20:01,330 --> 00:20:03,030 Guys, I took the two smallest fish. 487 00:20:03,130 --> 00:20:04,630 You're two over. 488 00:20:04,770 --> 00:20:06,170 It's easy to lose count too. 489 00:20:06,270 --> 00:20:08,630 Yeah, I thought we were at 14 forever, 490 00:20:08,740 --> 00:20:09,800 and then I guess I wasn't. 491 00:20:09,900 --> 00:20:11,040 It's an honest... 492 00:20:11,140 --> 00:20:13,070 It happens, especially when you throw them in there. 493 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:18,010 You can't ignore over limit. 494 00:20:18,110 --> 00:20:19,680 We're trying to give them a break, and benefit 495 00:20:19,780 --> 00:20:21,680 of the doubt, and just write one citation when 496 00:20:21,780 --> 00:20:23,880 which it could be one for every fish 497 00:20:23,980 --> 00:20:26,190 plus one for the oversized fish. 498 00:20:26,290 --> 00:20:28,190 So, I mean, it's a lot of things. 499 00:20:28,290 --> 00:20:30,390 We're allowing them to fix a few mistakes 500 00:20:30,490 --> 00:20:32,430 and cutting some slack in some areas. 501 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:40,400 Your red drum, at 28, you're fine, but once it's over, 502 00:20:40,500 --> 00:20:41,470 you got to tag it. 503 00:20:41,570 --> 00:20:43,000 They're the ones that have all the eggs, 504 00:20:43,100 --> 00:20:44,640 and babies, and all that. 505 00:20:44,740 --> 00:20:47,610 It's one violation over the limit for two trout, 506 00:20:47,710 --> 00:20:49,510 and then it's going to be... The warning's going to be 507 00:20:49,610 --> 00:20:51,210 for the untagged red drum. 508 00:20:51,310 --> 00:20:52,040 Sign right here. 509 00:20:52,150 --> 00:20:53,150 It's not saying you're guilty. 510 00:20:53,250 --> 00:20:55,480 Just promising you will talk to Judge Kurtz. 511 00:20:55,580 --> 00:20:57,950 Just remember in a future, man, double count and then 512 00:20:58,090 --> 00:20:59,420 measure those reds, OK? - Yes, sir. 513 00:20:59,520 --> 00:21:00,250 - All right. - All right. 514 00:21:00,350 --> 00:21:01,190 - I will - Hey, guys. 515 00:21:01,290 --> 00:21:01,990 Y'all have a safe trip. 516 00:21:02,060 --> 00:21:03,590 Y'all be careful. 517 00:21:03,690 --> 00:21:04,920 BEN BAILEY: Check these guys real quick. 518 00:21:06,360 --> 00:21:07,660 How are you doing? 519 00:21:07,760 --> 00:21:08,460 I'm doing good. 520 00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:09,460 How about you? 521 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:10,460 Pretty good. 522 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:11,460 You're the one with the kids? 523 00:21:11,570 --> 00:21:13,400 - Yes. - They in the AC? 524 00:21:13,500 --> 00:21:14,200 Yes. 525 00:21:14,300 --> 00:21:15,030 Hanging out in the AC. 526 00:21:15,140 --> 00:21:16,640 All right. State game warden. 527 00:21:16,740 --> 00:21:17,900 How'd y'all do? 528 00:21:18,010 --> 00:21:19,110 Not good. 529 00:21:19,210 --> 00:21:20,440 I saw them with life jackets, so if I 530 00:21:20,540 --> 00:21:22,440 can see a life jacket for you. 531 00:21:22,540 --> 00:21:24,040 So y'all didn't get any keepers today? 532 00:21:24,140 --> 00:21:24,840 No. 533 00:21:24,950 --> 00:21:25,810 BEN BAILEY: OK. 534 00:21:25,910 --> 00:21:27,180 I think we're good on everything. 535 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:28,550 Y'all have a good day. BEN BAILEY: Bye, kids. 536 00:21:28,650 --> 00:21:29,350 CHELSEA BAILEY: Bye. 537 00:21:29,450 --> 00:21:30,520 Let me ask him. 538 00:21:30,620 --> 00:21:32,050 Hey, y'all want these trout? 539 00:21:32,150 --> 00:21:33,020 Oh, yeah. 540 00:21:33,120 --> 00:21:33,950 See if they want any. 541 00:21:34,050 --> 00:21:35,090 You want these trout? 542 00:21:35,190 --> 00:21:35,890 We seized trout. 543 00:21:37,490 --> 00:21:38,190 BEN BAILEY: Yeah. 544 00:21:39,190 --> 00:21:40,290 They were over limit. 545 00:21:42,860 --> 00:21:43,700 There you go. 546 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:44,900 Now you can take something home. 547 00:21:50,440 --> 00:21:55,040 [music playing] 548 00:21:55,140 --> 00:21:56,780 Just got a call from a complainant 549 00:21:56,880 --> 00:21:57,980 at the Beaumont Yacht Club. 550 00:21:58,080 --> 00:21:59,350 She's got a gator there. 551 00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:01,550 It's become real friendly. 552 00:22:01,650 --> 00:22:03,080 Starting to approach boaters. 553 00:22:03,180 --> 00:22:05,250 It actually was on the playground 554 00:22:05,350 --> 00:22:07,250 at the Beaumont Yacht Club. 555 00:22:07,350 --> 00:22:11,760 When they get where they're not afraid of human presence, 556 00:22:11,860 --> 00:22:13,090 that can become a danger. 557 00:22:27,740 --> 00:22:28,440 There he is. 558 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:31,610 Come on. 559 00:22:31,710 --> 00:22:34,050 Yeah, he's probably six to seven foot. 560 00:22:37,350 --> 00:22:38,880 He's a little leery right now. 561 00:22:40,320 --> 00:22:41,690 I don't know if it's the hat. 562 00:22:46,490 --> 00:22:47,330 There he is. 563 00:22:50,060 --> 00:22:51,000 Come here, baby. 564 00:22:51,100 --> 00:22:53,300 Yesterday, he was here the entire day. 565 00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:58,100 And then I have two little dogs, so that scares me. 566 00:22:58,210 --> 00:22:59,210 I wouldn't let them out. 567 00:22:59,310 --> 00:23:00,840 See how close I got to get him to the back 568 00:23:00,940 --> 00:23:01,840 of the boat with this pole. 569 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:06,210 It's just a matter of getting this noose over his head. 570 00:23:10,680 --> 00:23:12,020 WOMAN 2: Come on. 571 00:23:12,120 --> 00:23:12,950 It's OK. 572 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:16,090 Somebody's been feeding this thing. 573 00:23:16,190 --> 00:23:17,420 Oh, yeah. 574 00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:19,490 Everybody's throwing out their rib bone and chicken bone, 575 00:23:19,590 --> 00:23:20,530 and he's liking it. 576 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:24,860 There you go. 577 00:23:26,900 --> 00:23:28,770 Guess not. 578 00:23:28,870 --> 00:23:32,170 [music playing] 579 00:23:37,140 --> 00:23:37,840 Y'all doing all right? 580 00:23:37,940 --> 00:23:38,910 We're doing fine. 581 00:23:39,010 --> 00:23:40,510 What is the Red River doing today? 582 00:23:40,610 --> 00:23:42,150 MAN 4: Looks like they're letting them grill out. 583 00:23:42,250 --> 00:23:43,020 MAN 5: A lot of carp. 584 00:23:43,120 --> 00:23:44,780 Yeah, a lot of carp. 585 00:23:44,890 --> 00:23:45,580 They're good to eat. 586 00:23:45,690 --> 00:23:46,390 Oh, yeah. 587 00:23:46,490 --> 00:23:47,250 Carp are real good. 588 00:23:47,350 --> 00:23:48,320 You got to pressure cook them. 589 00:23:48,420 --> 00:23:49,660 Yeah, that's what they say, isn't it? 590 00:23:49,760 --> 00:23:51,120 It comes out better than salmon. 591 00:23:51,220 --> 00:23:52,790 You make salmon croquettes. 592 00:23:52,890 --> 00:23:53,760 You had them? - Yeah. 593 00:23:53,860 --> 00:23:54,930 Oh, yeah. 594 00:23:55,030 --> 00:23:56,000 Some carp croquettes. 595 00:23:56,100 --> 00:23:56,930 [laughs] Yeah. 596 00:23:58,870 --> 00:23:59,630 Do you enforce it? 597 00:23:59,730 --> 00:24:00,770 RANDOLPH MCGEE: Do I enforce it? 598 00:24:00,870 --> 00:24:02,330 The fishing. If I was fishing... 599 00:24:02,440 --> 00:24:03,340 RANDOLPH MCGEE: Yeah. - ... here. 600 00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:04,800 I'd have to take you to jail. 601 00:24:04,910 --> 00:24:07,270 [laughter] 602 00:24:07,370 --> 00:24:08,440 That's right. 603 00:24:08,540 --> 00:24:09,580 Y'all be good. 604 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:10,440 OK. 605 00:24:10,540 --> 00:24:11,240 See y'all. 606 00:24:17,120 --> 00:24:18,220 I made it right up here. 607 00:24:18,320 --> 00:24:20,220 We're just south of Ector here in Fannin county. 608 00:24:20,320 --> 00:24:23,020 And right now, we're just general patrolling. 609 00:24:23,120 --> 00:24:25,160 We might head up here to the Texoma dam, 610 00:24:25,260 --> 00:24:26,860 maybe check a few fishing license, 611 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:28,490 and see what's going on. 612 00:24:32,670 --> 00:24:34,870 There's a pile of crap right there. 613 00:24:34,970 --> 00:24:36,270 Yeah, I'll get out. 614 00:24:36,370 --> 00:24:38,340 Maybe hopefully find a name or something in there like that, 615 00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:39,740 but it's pretty nasty. 616 00:24:44,180 --> 00:24:47,150 Plastic, bottles, that's just sorry. 617 00:24:49,450 --> 00:24:52,080 Bunch of cigarette butts, beer bottles. 618 00:24:53,820 --> 00:24:55,120 Here's a pill bottle right there. 619 00:25:00,260 --> 00:25:01,160 I know this guy. 620 00:25:03,700 --> 00:25:04,800 Here's another pill bottle. 621 00:25:07,730 --> 00:25:08,530 Here's the same name. 622 00:25:10,100 --> 00:25:11,500 I do know this guy. 623 00:25:11,610 --> 00:25:13,970 He's a hunter around here, and I know 624 00:25:14,070 --> 00:25:15,340 that he does have permission to hunt, 625 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:19,950 like, right in here, so it's just we got to find him now. 626 00:25:20,050 --> 00:25:21,650 They could have took this to a dumpster 627 00:25:21,750 --> 00:25:23,620 somewhere instead of it just out here on the side 628 00:25:23,720 --> 00:25:24,880 of the road like this. 629 00:25:24,990 --> 00:25:26,620 Yeah, I'm not going to tolerate stuff like that. 630 00:25:29,660 --> 00:25:33,460 [music playing] 631 00:25:35,300 --> 00:25:36,360 I don't know if he's going to get 632 00:25:36,460 --> 00:25:37,860 much closer than what he is. 633 00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:40,870 I mean... I'm going to have one of the local nuisance control 634 00:25:40,970 --> 00:25:43,170 hunters we have in the area to meet me out here. 635 00:25:45,570 --> 00:25:49,510 He's close, but he's not close enough to lay a lasso on him 636 00:25:49,610 --> 00:25:50,640 if I had to snag him. 637 00:25:53,280 --> 00:25:56,620 Relocating a live alligator off of an open water 638 00:25:56,720 --> 00:26:00,050 situation like we have here, more hands that we got 639 00:26:00,150 --> 00:26:01,050 is better. 640 00:26:01,190 --> 00:26:02,390 Get your stuff rigged up. 641 00:26:07,360 --> 00:26:09,800 Somebody has probably hand fed these alligators, 642 00:26:09,900 --> 00:26:12,030 and when they get fed in the wild by the public, 643 00:26:12,130 --> 00:26:14,600 they associate people with food. 644 00:26:14,700 --> 00:26:16,440 What we're going to attempt to do 645 00:26:16,540 --> 00:26:20,510 is throw a snag hook over the back of this alligator using 646 00:26:20,610 --> 00:26:23,380 a noose or a snag hook, which goes into the gator's 647 00:26:23,480 --> 00:26:24,540 tail or the foot. 648 00:26:24,640 --> 00:26:26,150 It's perfectly harmless to the gator. 649 00:26:29,920 --> 00:26:31,420 I got this throw line. 650 00:26:31,520 --> 00:26:32,220 Let him come out. 651 00:26:33,720 --> 00:26:34,950 Grab that catch pole. 652 00:26:35,060 --> 00:26:37,320 If you get a chance, noose it over his head and get him. 653 00:26:41,230 --> 00:26:44,460 [music playing] 654 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:46,770 MAN 6: Got him, Mike? 655 00:26:46,870 --> 00:26:48,030 No, missed him. 656 00:26:49,600 --> 00:26:52,910 [music playing] 657 00:26:55,810 --> 00:26:57,140 Let her go. Let her go. 658 00:26:57,240 --> 00:26:57,910 MIKE BOONE: Hang on. 659 00:26:58,010 --> 00:26:58,710 Hang on. 660 00:27:06,290 --> 00:27:07,590 Tangled up mess. 661 00:27:07,690 --> 00:27:09,520 Oh, we got a bad problem now. 662 00:27:09,620 --> 00:27:10,960 MIKE BOONE: Here he comes. 663 00:27:11,060 --> 00:27:11,990 MAN 6: Oh, in mine? 664 00:27:12,090 --> 00:27:13,130 MIKE BOONE: I'm getting him. MAN 6: No. 665 00:27:13,230 --> 00:27:13,930 No. 666 00:27:20,870 --> 00:27:22,230 Have that rope there. 667 00:27:26,910 --> 00:27:27,610 No. 668 00:27:27,710 --> 00:27:28,410 Nope. 669 00:27:38,450 --> 00:27:39,150 Got him. 670 00:27:45,790 --> 00:27:46,890 I got him. 671 00:27:46,990 --> 00:27:48,530 Grab hold of that tail or anything you can grab. 672 00:27:48,630 --> 00:27:49,290 Get him. 673 00:27:54,670 --> 00:27:55,430 Hold on. Ho. 674 00:27:55,540 --> 00:27:56,840 - Ho. Ho. - Watch that hook. 675 00:27:56,940 --> 00:27:58,070 We got hooks everywhere. 676 00:27:58,170 --> 00:27:59,470 MIKE BOONE: He's unhooked on me. 677 00:27:59,570 --> 00:28:00,340 Mike. 678 00:28:03,210 --> 00:28:05,640 [music playing] 679 00:28:07,680 --> 00:28:08,480 I got him. 680 00:28:08,580 --> 00:28:09,420 He's going to roll on you. 681 00:28:09,520 --> 00:28:10,180 Mike. 682 00:28:10,280 --> 00:28:11,280 I got him. 683 00:28:11,380 --> 00:28:15,120 [music playing] 684 00:28:21,830 --> 00:28:22,490 Ho. 685 00:28:23,900 --> 00:28:24,900 Ho. 686 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:26,100 Watch out, Mike. 687 00:28:30,970 --> 00:28:31,840 Come on. 688 00:28:31,940 --> 00:28:33,410 He's rolling. 689 00:28:33,510 --> 00:28:34,210 Got him? 690 00:28:34,310 --> 00:28:35,010 Stay on him. 691 00:28:35,110 --> 00:28:36,380 I got him. 692 00:28:36,480 --> 00:28:38,040 Go ahead and [inaudible]. 693 00:28:41,980 --> 00:28:42,680 He's done. 694 00:28:42,780 --> 00:28:43,450 Outstanding. 695 00:28:43,580 --> 00:28:44,320 Good job. 696 00:28:45,820 --> 00:28:48,390 We're getting more and more alligators 697 00:28:48,490 --> 00:28:49,920 coming into different places that I've 698 00:28:50,020 --> 00:28:51,290 never seen them before. 699 00:28:51,390 --> 00:28:52,830 They're in their natural habitat. 700 00:28:52,930 --> 00:28:54,130 Just leave them be. 701 00:28:54,230 --> 00:28:55,430 Don't feed them. 702 00:28:55,530 --> 00:28:58,560 There's nothing to be scared of if they're scared of you. 703 00:28:58,670 --> 00:29:00,230 Let's do it. 704 00:29:00,330 --> 00:29:02,200 We're going to take him to a more secluded area, 705 00:29:02,300 --> 00:29:03,600 where there's not any boaters. 706 00:29:03,700 --> 00:29:04,770 There's not any fishermen. 707 00:29:04,870 --> 00:29:06,140 Prime habitat for gators. 708 00:29:06,240 --> 00:29:06,940 All right. 709 00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:08,210 You going to open him? 710 00:29:08,310 --> 00:29:09,270 MAN 6: Yeah, let him open. 711 00:29:09,380 --> 00:29:10,080 Almost. 712 00:29:10,180 --> 00:29:11,180 Almost. 713 00:29:11,280 --> 00:29:11,980 Good job. 714 00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:13,150 Good to go. 715 00:29:13,250 --> 00:29:16,320 Played veterinarian and alligator removal today. 716 00:29:18,080 --> 00:29:19,120 Thank you, Gary. 717 00:29:19,220 --> 00:29:20,590 GARY: Thank you. - Holler if you need something. 718 00:29:20,690 --> 00:29:21,390 GARY: Yes, sir. 719 00:29:23,690 --> 00:29:28,030 [music playing] 720 00:29:28,130 --> 00:29:32,100 Here in the state of Texas, we have a littering statute. 721 00:29:32,200 --> 00:29:33,730 You know, if it's just something simple, 722 00:29:33,830 --> 00:29:36,370 then it could be just a citation. 723 00:29:36,470 --> 00:29:40,110 But they actually go by the weight of all the trash. 724 00:29:40,210 --> 00:29:42,440 It could wind up being felony charges 725 00:29:42,540 --> 00:29:45,180 if there's so much weight to it. 726 00:29:45,280 --> 00:29:47,710 We don't want people to litter up the countryside like that. 727 00:29:51,950 --> 00:29:56,120 I'm just going to pull over here in the VFW parking lot. 728 00:29:56,220 --> 00:29:59,460 It's nice and quiet, and maybe try to call the guy up. 729 00:30:01,060 --> 00:30:02,900 [line ringing] 730 00:30:04,960 --> 00:30:06,000 Randolph McGee. 731 00:30:06,100 --> 00:30:06,770 How are you, sir? 732 00:30:08,330 --> 00:30:10,270 I'm doing great. 733 00:30:10,370 --> 00:30:11,540 Do you go hog hunting last night? 734 00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:14,470 How many did y'all get? 735 00:30:16,180 --> 00:30:16,880 Really? 736 00:30:18,340 --> 00:30:19,280 All right. 737 00:30:19,380 --> 00:30:21,650 Hey, I was needed to meet up with you. 738 00:30:21,750 --> 00:30:22,920 Where could that happen at? 739 00:30:26,720 --> 00:30:27,950 RANDOLPH MCGEE: I'd like to do it today. 740 00:30:31,520 --> 00:30:32,220 Yeah. 741 00:30:34,390 --> 00:30:35,660 All right. Hey, thanks, man. 742 00:30:35,760 --> 00:30:36,800 MAN 7: Yes, sir. 743 00:30:36,900 --> 00:30:39,330 It's kind of odd that he didn't ask, hey, what 744 00:30:39,430 --> 00:30:40,370 do you want to meet up for? 745 00:30:43,100 --> 00:30:44,600 For a game warden, law enforcement, 746 00:30:44,700 --> 00:30:46,670 call you up out of the blue and say, 747 00:30:46,770 --> 00:30:48,040 hey, you want to meet up somewhere, 748 00:30:48,140 --> 00:30:51,140 I need to talk to you, and not ask, hey, what's this about, 749 00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:53,850 what for, is... 750 00:30:53,950 --> 00:30:57,950 Hey, this job, it never ceases to amaze you. 751 00:30:58,050 --> 00:31:00,150 I don't think like these people either sometimes. 752 00:31:00,250 --> 00:31:03,160 [phone ringing] 753 00:31:03,260 --> 00:31:04,160 There he is. 754 00:31:04,260 --> 00:31:04,960 Hello? 755 00:31:06,160 --> 00:31:06,890 Hi. 756 00:31:06,990 --> 00:31:08,260 What's going on, Mr. [bleep]. 757 00:31:16,900 --> 00:31:18,170 Now why would I arrest you? 758 00:31:23,810 --> 00:31:27,150 [music playing] 759 00:31:28,650 --> 00:31:30,150 Hi. What's going on? 760 00:31:35,420 --> 00:31:36,490 Now why would I arrest you? 761 00:31:40,930 --> 00:31:43,200 I just wanted to straighten some stuff up, OK, man? 762 00:31:46,130 --> 00:31:46,900 All right, 10-4. 763 00:31:47,000 --> 00:31:47,970 I appreciate it. 764 00:31:48,070 --> 00:31:48,930 MAN 7: Yes, sir. 765 00:31:49,040 --> 00:31:49,800 All right. 766 00:31:49,900 --> 00:31:51,140 Bye. 767 00:31:51,240 --> 00:31:53,710 All right, he's thinking that he might get arrested and not 768 00:31:53,810 --> 00:31:54,910 have a vehicle. 769 00:31:55,010 --> 00:31:57,380 I don't have any charges to arrest him on today. 770 00:31:57,480 --> 00:31:58,710 I don't want to talk to him about trash 771 00:31:58,810 --> 00:32:00,110 dumping on the phone. 772 00:32:00,210 --> 00:32:02,680 He might have an alibi by the time I get there or thought up 773 00:32:02,780 --> 00:32:05,350 something, so we'll talk to him about why he might be 774 00:32:05,450 --> 00:32:06,820 scared to go to jail right now. 775 00:32:08,220 --> 00:32:10,560 He don't live too far north up here on the river. 776 00:32:10,660 --> 00:32:12,620 And maybe he'll show up here in a minute, 777 00:32:12,730 --> 00:32:13,990 and we can get this over with. 778 00:32:28,510 --> 00:32:29,340 How's it going? - Good. 779 00:32:29,440 --> 00:32:30,780 - How are you? - You doing all right? 780 00:32:30,880 --> 00:32:31,810 MAN 7: Yes, sir. 781 00:32:31,910 --> 00:32:33,080 Uh-huh. 782 00:32:33,180 --> 00:32:34,480 Why would I be here talking to you? 783 00:32:37,880 --> 00:32:38,680 I don't know. 784 00:32:38,790 --> 00:32:39,750 Anything-wise. 785 00:32:39,850 --> 00:32:40,950 Why are you scared of going to jail? 786 00:32:43,520 --> 00:32:44,760 You're always worried? 787 00:32:47,890 --> 00:32:48,760 Really? 788 00:32:50,160 --> 00:32:51,660 Oh, really? For what? 789 00:32:53,070 --> 00:32:53,930 You got issues with drugs? 790 00:32:54,870 --> 00:32:55,930 No, OK. 791 00:32:57,740 --> 00:33:00,310 Yeah, did y'all kill all them hogs last night? 792 00:33:03,440 --> 00:33:07,410 OK, sleeping pills and, what, anti-depressants or something. 793 00:33:07,510 --> 00:33:09,180 OK, I've got something to show you real quick. 794 00:33:18,360 --> 00:33:19,730 You flushed them down the toilet? 795 00:33:26,030 --> 00:33:27,670 And then what did you do with all the pill bottles 796 00:33:27,770 --> 00:33:29,230 afterwards? 797 00:33:29,340 --> 00:33:31,100 Hey, do you have a trash can on the side of the road 798 00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:33,310 over there over by Randolph? 799 00:33:36,540 --> 00:33:37,710 Hm. 800 00:33:37,810 --> 00:33:39,480 Well, that's why I'm here. 801 00:33:39,580 --> 00:33:42,380 A lot of your household trash is thrown right out in the middle 802 00:33:42,480 --> 00:33:43,620 of a county road over there. 803 00:33:52,330 --> 00:33:54,890 Hey, all I want you to do is go clean this crap up, OK? 804 00:33:54,990 --> 00:33:56,230 I can clean it up. 805 00:33:56,330 --> 00:33:57,900 That's no problem, but it's supposed to be at my grandma's 806 00:33:58,000 --> 00:33:59,000 house in her trash can. 807 00:33:59,100 --> 00:34:01,470 Yeah, you got your driver's license on you? 808 00:34:01,570 --> 00:34:02,670 All right. 809 00:34:02,770 --> 00:34:04,570 When do you think you can have it cleaned up by? 810 00:34:05,840 --> 00:34:07,210 I'm going to give you plenty of time. 811 00:34:07,310 --> 00:34:09,110 Here it is Thursday. 812 00:34:09,210 --> 00:34:11,110 Have it picked up at 5 o'clock Sunday evening. 813 00:34:12,580 --> 00:34:13,280 You can do that. 814 00:34:14,810 --> 00:34:15,910 All right. 815 00:34:16,020 --> 00:34:17,850 What this is is a citation for littering. 816 00:34:17,950 --> 00:34:19,580 Need to contact Judge Smithy. 817 00:34:19,690 --> 00:34:21,290 Sign there at the X. It's not a promise of guilt. 818 00:34:21,390 --> 00:34:23,420 Just a promise to contact him. 819 00:34:23,490 --> 00:34:24,260 Hey. 820 00:34:24,360 --> 00:34:25,890 5 o'clock Sunday. 821 00:34:25,990 --> 00:34:28,130 Appreciate you meeting us, but that ain't a place for trash, 822 00:34:28,230 --> 00:34:29,530 OK, man? All right. 823 00:34:29,630 --> 00:34:30,630 Be good. 824 00:34:39,510 --> 00:34:42,640 That went about as smooth as it could have went. 825 00:34:42,740 --> 00:34:45,840 I think he does have enough sense to know that that's not 826 00:34:45,950 --> 00:34:48,280 right, so he'll definitely think twice 827 00:34:48,380 --> 00:34:50,820 before he does something like that again. 828 00:34:50,920 --> 00:34:55,250 That's why we give out citations is to keep people from doing 829 00:34:55,350 --> 00:34:56,420 stupid stuff like that. 830 00:34:57,960 --> 00:35:01,330 [music playing] 831 00:35:07,170 --> 00:35:09,630 Right now I'm going to head out around the west side 832 00:35:09,740 --> 00:35:10,840 of my county. 833 00:35:10,940 --> 00:35:13,470 We've had a lot of issues down here at the Trinity 834 00:35:13,570 --> 00:35:16,240 River with people driving along the state-owned river 835 00:35:16,340 --> 00:35:17,910 beds, parking, partying. 836 00:35:18,010 --> 00:35:20,080 In the state of Texas, it's a violation 837 00:35:20,180 --> 00:35:23,480 to operate a motor vehicle in a state-owned river bed. 838 00:35:23,580 --> 00:35:25,780 It causes erosion on the river beds, 839 00:35:25,890 --> 00:35:27,590 and eventually, we're going to have a drowning. 840 00:35:29,360 --> 00:35:31,260 There's quite a few down here. 841 00:35:34,830 --> 00:35:35,890 We're just not going to tolerate it. 842 00:35:39,330 --> 00:35:41,270 We can leave one unit up here. 843 00:35:41,370 --> 00:35:43,440 You can stop them and say, hey, is this them? 844 00:35:43,540 --> 00:35:45,270 I could just look on my phone real quick and say, yeah, 845 00:35:45,370 --> 00:35:46,300 they were down here. 846 00:35:46,410 --> 00:35:47,910 Liberty County game warden Jake Noxon 847 00:35:48,010 --> 00:35:50,140 wanted to do a special operation this weekend, 848 00:35:50,240 --> 00:35:51,640 and then we even got the sheriff's department 849 00:35:51,740 --> 00:35:53,380 here in Liberty County involved with this. 850 00:35:53,480 --> 00:35:55,980 Historically, when they're right by the water's edge, 851 00:35:56,080 --> 00:35:58,080 they're picnicking, they're beer drinking, that's 852 00:35:58,180 --> 00:35:59,120 when we have the drowning. 853 00:36:01,390 --> 00:36:02,590 You all ready? MAN 8: Yeah, let's do it. 854 00:36:02,690 --> 00:36:03,860 MIKE BOONE: They're probably not going 855 00:36:03,960 --> 00:36:06,220 to want to fight us or anything, but that's 856 00:36:06,330 --> 00:36:07,360 what we got backup for. 857 00:36:11,160 --> 00:36:14,030 See these vehicles up here on this first one, they're good, 858 00:36:14,130 --> 00:36:17,700 but the ones that are all the way on the water's edge, that's 859 00:36:17,800 --> 00:36:19,840 the ones we have problems with. 860 00:36:19,940 --> 00:36:21,370 Better put it in four wheel drive. 861 00:36:21,470 --> 00:36:22,810 You never know what we'll need here. 862 00:36:25,580 --> 00:36:27,650 You and Cody want to take this first group, Jake? 863 00:36:30,320 --> 00:36:31,020 10-4. 864 00:36:35,590 --> 00:36:36,620 How you doing? 865 00:36:36,720 --> 00:36:38,290 Mike Boone, state game warden. 866 00:36:38,390 --> 00:36:40,130 Right now, you're illegally parked. 867 00:36:40,230 --> 00:36:41,130 State-owned river bed. 868 00:36:42,430 --> 00:36:44,500 Which vehicle is yours? 869 00:36:44,600 --> 00:36:45,300 The truck? 870 00:36:45,400 --> 00:36:46,100 Yes. 871 00:36:46,200 --> 00:36:47,030 OK, let me see your ID. 872 00:36:48,430 --> 00:36:49,670 Hey, little man. 873 00:36:49,770 --> 00:36:50,600 How are you? 874 00:36:50,700 --> 00:36:51,540 BOY: [inaudible] 875 00:36:51,640 --> 00:36:52,640 Good. 876 00:36:52,740 --> 00:36:53,540 Good. 877 00:36:53,640 --> 00:36:54,440 Who's the truck belong to? 878 00:36:54,540 --> 00:36:55,240 Mine. 879 00:36:55,340 --> 00:36:56,040 That's yours? 880 00:36:56,140 --> 00:36:56,940 You got your ID? 881 00:36:57,040 --> 00:36:58,080 OK, come here, ma'am. 882 00:36:59,510 --> 00:37:01,480 You're illegally parked on a state-owned river bed. 883 00:37:01,580 --> 00:37:02,350 Oh. 884 00:37:02,450 --> 00:37:03,620 We're going to issue citations. 885 00:37:03,720 --> 00:37:04,850 Can you hang tight for a little? 886 00:37:04,950 --> 00:37:06,920 It's going to take a little while to ID everybody, 887 00:37:07,020 --> 00:37:08,320 and then we'll get back to you, OK? 888 00:37:10,190 --> 00:37:11,360 How are you all doing? 889 00:37:11,420 --> 00:37:12,160 Good. 890 00:37:12,260 --> 00:37:13,590 State game warden. 891 00:37:13,690 --> 00:37:16,190 Years ago, the law was passed that there's not any motor 892 00:37:16,300 --> 00:37:19,460 vehicles to be operated along or inside a river bed 893 00:37:19,570 --> 00:37:20,600 in the state of Texas. 894 00:37:20,700 --> 00:37:23,370 It was developed because driving inside the river 895 00:37:23,470 --> 00:37:26,610 bed along the rock bed, destruction of habitat. 896 00:37:26,710 --> 00:37:28,310 Contact [inaudible] Parish over here. 897 00:37:28,410 --> 00:37:30,780 If not, the state issues a warrant for your arrest. 898 00:37:30,880 --> 00:37:32,080 It's nothing to go to jail over. 899 00:37:32,180 --> 00:37:33,950 I need you to sign by the red X, not to plead guilty. 900 00:37:34,050 --> 00:37:35,280 Just say you will contact the judge. 901 00:37:37,120 --> 00:37:38,580 They understand the law now. 902 00:37:38,680 --> 00:37:41,420 They're starting to move their vehicles back up the hill. 903 00:37:41,520 --> 00:37:42,750 That's all we can ask for. 904 00:37:42,860 --> 00:37:44,720 MAN 9: We got some people stuck over here. 905 00:37:46,130 --> 00:37:47,630 WOMAN 2: The white truck. MAN 9: The white truck. 906 00:37:47,730 --> 00:37:48,860 Yeah. 907 00:37:48,960 --> 00:37:51,560 I mean, we can go and pull it from the [inaudible], , 908 00:37:51,660 --> 00:37:53,400 but we stuck [inaudible]. 909 00:37:53,500 --> 00:37:54,200 We need a little lift. 910 00:37:54,300 --> 00:37:55,000 Pull back? 911 00:37:55,100 --> 00:37:55,930 Yeah. 912 00:37:56,040 --> 00:37:57,800 You want to jerk them out, Jake? 913 00:37:57,900 --> 00:37:59,100 Yeah, we can go up there. 914 00:38:01,270 --> 00:38:02,970 What's wrong with your four wheel drive, huh? 915 00:38:04,580 --> 00:38:05,880 You need four wheel down here. 916 00:38:07,050 --> 00:38:08,210 Yeah, you're going to have to loop it. 917 00:38:08,310 --> 00:38:09,550 You got something to loop it around? 918 00:38:10,980 --> 00:38:12,120 Come on back. 919 00:38:14,750 --> 00:38:15,650 All right. 920 00:38:24,460 --> 00:38:25,560 This ain't good. 921 00:38:32,240 --> 00:38:34,770 [music playing] 922 00:38:41,880 --> 00:38:43,150 This ain't good. 923 00:38:43,250 --> 00:38:44,980 He's going to have to get right here on this groove 924 00:38:45,080 --> 00:38:47,450 right here where it's packed. 925 00:38:55,030 --> 00:38:56,190 There we go. 926 00:38:59,230 --> 00:39:00,700 Don't go there again. 927 00:39:00,800 --> 00:39:02,170 See if you can get down there because it 928 00:39:02,270 --> 00:39:03,500 gets harder right here. - Yeah. 929 00:39:03,600 --> 00:39:04,770 He can turn around right here. 930 00:39:04,870 --> 00:39:05,870 He can make a run. 931 00:39:05,970 --> 00:39:06,940 MIKE BOONE: Yeah. 932 00:39:10,910 --> 00:39:13,310 We're still going to keep out here and keep our eyes on it. 933 00:39:13,410 --> 00:39:16,310 Everybody out here today, the ones that were in violation, 934 00:39:16,420 --> 00:39:18,480 the ones that just seen our presence out here, 935 00:39:18,580 --> 00:39:20,250 they know exactly why we're here, 936 00:39:20,350 --> 00:39:22,450 and they're going to pass it on to their friends. 937 00:39:22,560 --> 00:39:23,520 Y'all look out, girls. 938 00:39:33,530 --> 00:39:36,900 [music playing] 939 00:39:42,270 --> 00:39:45,110 A tractor trailer turned over right in the middle of the road 940 00:39:45,210 --> 00:39:46,950 by a creek. 941 00:39:47,050 --> 00:39:49,810 That much gasoline coming down a creek this size, 942 00:39:49,920 --> 00:39:53,120 it's probably years before this would ever get back to normal. 943 00:39:54,650 --> 00:39:58,760 It's home to a lot of animals and a lot of aquatic life, 944 00:39:58,860 --> 00:40:00,560 and, hey, it's devastating. 945 00:40:03,430 --> 00:40:05,360 There has been a cleanup crew that 946 00:40:05,460 --> 00:40:08,000 was hired to clean this spill up, 947 00:40:08,100 --> 00:40:09,970 but I'm going to see what they did. 948 00:40:10,040 --> 00:40:13,670 And I actually got to report that to our department as well. 949 00:40:13,770 --> 00:40:15,010 How are you, sir? 950 00:40:15,110 --> 00:40:16,810 Doing good. 951 00:40:16,910 --> 00:40:17,940 How many days y'all been out here? 952 00:40:18,040 --> 00:40:19,340 This is the third. 953 00:40:19,450 --> 00:40:21,510 We're making sure everything is getting caught. 954 00:40:21,610 --> 00:40:22,510 Oh, yeah? 955 00:40:22,620 --> 00:40:23,980 That's why the booms are still here. 956 00:40:24,080 --> 00:40:24,980 Yeah. 957 00:40:25,080 --> 00:40:26,180 How many game fish have you've seen? 958 00:40:26,290 --> 00:40:27,790 Not big game fish. 959 00:40:27,890 --> 00:40:29,550 Just mostly minnows and... 960 00:40:29,660 --> 00:40:30,820 Little perch and stuff. 961 00:40:30,920 --> 00:40:32,890 Yeah, there's a couple catfish down there. 962 00:40:32,990 --> 00:40:35,330 So everything pretty much got dumped right in here. 963 00:40:35,430 --> 00:40:37,060 - Yes, sir. - No oil. 964 00:40:37,160 --> 00:40:38,360 Just mostly gasoline, regular gas. 965 00:40:38,460 --> 00:40:40,630 - No diesel. - Yeah. 966 00:40:40,730 --> 00:40:42,570 They went in there and put up some booms 967 00:40:42,670 --> 00:40:45,600 to keep this gasoline from going downstream, 968 00:40:45,700 --> 00:40:47,510 and they actually brought in trucks 969 00:40:47,610 --> 00:40:49,770 and pumped some of this water out. 970 00:40:49,880 --> 00:40:51,680 From what I'm seeing around here, 971 00:40:51,780 --> 00:40:53,610 they're doing a really good job of containing this. 972 00:40:53,710 --> 00:40:54,410 Thanks. 973 00:40:54,510 --> 00:40:55,750 Have a good one. 974 00:40:55,850 --> 00:40:56,920 You know, I hate the animals that 975 00:40:57,020 --> 00:40:59,380 suffered right here within this stretch, 976 00:40:59,490 --> 00:41:02,890 but there's not any game fish. 977 00:41:02,990 --> 00:41:05,060 Since this one's an accident and they're 978 00:41:05,160 --> 00:41:07,060 doing a proactive job to clean it up, 979 00:41:07,160 --> 00:41:09,060 we're not going to be issuing any citations. 980 00:41:10,330 --> 00:41:11,400 Hey, there's the first little thing 981 00:41:11,500 --> 00:41:14,470 I've seen alive, a little minnow going down 982 00:41:14,570 --> 00:41:18,240 through there, so life goes on. 983 00:41:18,340 --> 00:41:21,910 [music playing] 983 00:41:22,305 --> 00:42:22,754 Do you want subtitles for any video? 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