"Lone Star Law" Stag Poaching

1 00:00:01,960 --> 00:00:04,970 -- Captions by vitac -- www.Vitac.Com 2 00:00:04,970 --> 00:00:07,940 captions paid for by discovery communications 3 00:00:10,540 --> 00:00:12,470 narrator: Coming up on "lone star law." 4 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:13,970 whoa! Whoa, whoa. 5 00:00:13,980 --> 00:00:16,740 Man: Those people may still be out there shooting. 6 00:00:16,750 --> 00:00:19,880 They killed a stag of mine. 7 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:21,920 The perfect line of sight. 8 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:23,620 Game warden! You remember me? 9 00:00:23,620 --> 00:00:26,490 I have a warrant for your arrest. 10 00:00:26,490 --> 00:00:27,760 [ gunshots ] 11 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:30,060 your gun's not plugged. 12 00:00:30,060 --> 00:00:32,730 I need to be honest with me, that animal's definitely shot. 13 00:00:32,730 --> 00:00:35,000 I mean, your body language is his telling me. 14 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:41,040 a texas game warden's job 15 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:44,510 is to protect wild animals and wild places. 16 00:00:44,510 --> 00:00:46,640 Keep the public safe. 17 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:49,340 And every now and again put a bad guy in jail. 18 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:57,074 19 00:01:03,130 --> 00:01:05,090 I've got a gentleman standing here by the fence, 20 00:01:05,090 --> 00:01:06,560 I'm gonna stop and check him out. 21 00:01:14,740 --> 00:01:16,670 excuse me, sir? 22 00:01:16,670 --> 00:01:18,470 Could I speak with you for a moment? 23 00:01:21,140 --> 00:01:24,210 That's a lawful order from a police officer. 24 00:01:24,210 --> 00:01:26,950 You must obey. [ chuckles ] 25 00:01:26,950 --> 00:01:29,450 come here. 26 00:01:29,450 --> 00:01:30,650 I've never known a hog 27 00:01:30,650 --> 00:01:32,090 that didn't have some good information. 28 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:36,020 You see anything out of the ordinary, 29 00:01:36,030 --> 00:01:37,890 or anything you think I need to know, 30 00:01:37,890 --> 00:01:39,790 you've got my number -- give me a call. 31 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:41,200 What do you say? 32 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:43,500 [ chuckles ] 33 00:01:49,610 --> 00:01:51,240 he didn't want to talk to me like I thought he did. 34 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:52,670 He just stuck his but at me. 35 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:55,010 I took that as a hint to go away. 36 00:01:58,850 --> 00:02:00,480 today, I'm going to be trying 37 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:03,580 to serve arrest warrants on individuals 38 00:02:03,590 --> 00:02:06,820 that received citations for fishing infractions 39 00:02:06,820 --> 00:02:08,690 and they did not take care of their responsibility, 40 00:02:08,690 --> 00:02:11,590 didn't show up to talk to the judge. 41 00:02:11,590 --> 00:02:14,900 A little bit of time has passed now and he's issued warrants 42 00:02:14,900 --> 00:02:17,660 whenever you sign the citation, 43 00:02:17,670 --> 00:02:21,340 well, it's a promise that you will contact the judge 44 00:02:21,340 --> 00:02:24,140 on or before an appearance date. 45 00:02:24,140 --> 00:02:28,580 If you don't do that, then they will issue an arrest warrant. 46 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:46,030 [ dog barking within ] 47 00:02:46,030 --> 00:02:48,460 [ rapping on door ] game warden! 48 00:02:58,570 --> 00:03:00,370 [ sighs ] 49 00:03:06,920 --> 00:03:08,420 even though I have a warrant, 50 00:03:08,420 --> 00:03:10,420 it's a class-c misdemeanor violation, 51 00:03:10,420 --> 00:03:12,990 which doesn't give me the right to enter the residence. 52 00:03:12,990 --> 00:03:16,720 If it was a felony warrant for a serious matter, 53 00:03:16,730 --> 00:03:20,360 I could, so I'm just going to have to keep coming by, 54 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:23,330 knock until somebody decides to come to the door 55 00:03:23,330 --> 00:03:25,600 and talk to me or I catch him outside the house, 56 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:28,240 go into town or go into the store or going somewhere. 57 00:03:37,310 --> 00:03:40,650 I've got a warrant on an individual 58 00:03:40,650 --> 00:03:43,780 that I wrote a citation to back in the fall. 59 00:03:43,790 --> 00:03:46,950 The original violation was a fishing infraction, 60 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:49,360 but he failed to contact the judge. 61 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:51,390 So now he's probably going to have additional charge 62 00:03:51,390 --> 00:03:52,930 of failure to appear. 63 00:03:52,930 --> 00:03:54,660 Well, here goes nothing. 64 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:12,210 [ knocking, dogs barking within ] 65 00:04:14,780 --> 00:04:17,580 hello! 66 00:04:17,590 --> 00:04:18,920 You're peter, right? 67 00:04:35,300 --> 00:04:37,240 looking at some blackbuck antelope. 68 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:40,640 Blackbuck are just one of the many exotics 69 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:42,510 that people have imported to texas 70 00:04:42,510 --> 00:04:45,680 to raise for hunting purposes. 71 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:47,610 Landowner has put a lot of time and money 72 00:04:47,620 --> 00:04:50,220 and effort into raising exotics. 73 00:04:50,220 --> 00:04:52,420 You can be driving a back road out here 74 00:04:52,420 --> 00:04:55,390 and see some kind of african game. 75 00:04:55,390 --> 00:05:00,490 I see wildebeest or zebra, red stag. 76 00:05:00,500 --> 00:05:01,930 Particularly in the hill country, 77 00:05:01,930 --> 00:05:05,300 poaching exotics is a big, big problem that we have. 78 00:05:05,300 --> 00:05:08,370 Any kind of hunting is regulated by texas game wardens. 79 00:05:08,370 --> 00:05:11,300 And so it's part of my job to get out here and make sure 80 00:05:11,310 --> 00:05:13,540 that when people hunt on, they do it in a safe manner 81 00:05:13,540 --> 00:05:15,340 and that they've got a hunting license 82 00:05:15,340 --> 00:05:17,840 and that they're following all the rules and regulations. 83 00:05:29,930 --> 00:05:32,230 I'm headed over to robinson park. 84 00:05:39,130 --> 00:05:40,200 that's a cute dog. 85 00:05:42,910 --> 00:05:44,340 [ laughs ] that dog tryin' to kiss 'im. 86 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:49,540 how's it going, guys? Game warden. 87 00:05:49,550 --> 00:05:51,780 I like your dog. -Thank you. 88 00:05:51,780 --> 00:05:54,610 -That a lab? -Yes, sir. 89 00:05:54,620 --> 00:05:56,320 Good. It's a cute pup. 90 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:58,190 Hey, I see he's got a life jacket on. 91 00:05:58,190 --> 00:05:59,720 Do you have another one on board with you? 92 00:06:03,330 --> 00:06:05,930 Okay, y'all need to get off the water 93 00:06:05,930 --> 00:06:07,930 until you get that life jacket. 94 00:06:09,570 --> 00:06:12,570 Yeah. You don't have to have it on if you're over 13, 95 00:06:12,570 --> 00:06:14,600 but you still got to have it at least with you. 96 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:17,600 Okay? The ticket for that can be up to $500. 97 00:06:17,610 --> 00:06:18,940 So it's not worth it. 98 00:06:18,940 --> 00:06:20,710 And the reason that is, you may be a great swimmer, 99 00:06:20,710 --> 00:06:22,710 but I do a lot of body recoveries 100 00:06:22,710 --> 00:06:26,510 and I'd hate to have to pull you out of this river tomorrow. 101 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:29,380 He can continue kayaking and you want to hang around out here, 102 00:06:29,390 --> 00:06:30,780 but you need to have at least another one, 103 00:06:30,790 --> 00:06:32,620 have one onboard with you, okay? 104 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:36,420 oh! 105 00:06:44,970 --> 00:06:48,340 you're peter, right? 106 00:06:48,340 --> 00:06:49,770 You're not peter. 107 00:06:49,770 --> 00:06:51,300 Is he here? 108 00:06:51,310 --> 00:06:54,980 Okay, do you have a driver's license with you? 109 00:06:54,980 --> 00:06:56,240 Let me take a look at it right quick. 110 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:01,380 Where would he be at? 111 00:07:05,050 --> 00:07:06,520 Where's he live at? 112 00:07:10,690 --> 00:07:13,160 Okay. How long has he been living over there? 113 00:07:16,530 --> 00:07:19,300 Are you his brother? 114 00:07:19,300 --> 00:07:20,800 Older brother? Okay. 115 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:23,140 Yeah, well, if you talk to him, you might tell him to... 116 00:07:23,140 --> 00:07:25,610 He'll know what it's about. Tell him to call that judge. 117 00:07:25,610 --> 00:07:27,140 Deliver that message for me. 118 00:07:35,950 --> 00:07:40,090 evidently, it was his brother I talked to. 119 00:07:40,090 --> 00:07:42,390 He says he's not living there. 120 00:07:42,390 --> 00:07:44,220 I highly doubt that. 121 00:07:44,230 --> 00:07:47,490 I'll end up making some more trips down here. 122 00:07:47,500 --> 00:07:49,800 A lot of times it takes four or five, 123 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:52,300 six attempts, but somehow some way, 124 00:07:52,300 --> 00:07:53,870 the long arm of the law 125 00:07:53,870 --> 00:07:55,640 is going to reach out and grab 'em. 126 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:07,280 nine-twenty. 127 00:08:23,270 --> 00:08:25,770 game warden! 128 00:08:25,770 --> 00:08:27,370 I need to talk to you. 129 00:08:27,370 --> 00:08:29,100 What's going on? 130 00:08:29,100 --> 00:08:30,940 You you remember me? 131 00:08:32,140 --> 00:08:33,810 But do you remember me? 132 00:08:33,810 --> 00:08:35,810 Oh, yeah. Yeah, I do! 133 00:08:35,810 --> 00:08:38,650 Do you have your traveling shoes on? 134 00:08:38,650 --> 00:08:39,880 Why, what's the matter? 135 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:41,280 I have a warrant for your arrest. 136 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:50,360 do you have your traveling shoes on? 137 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:51,360 Why, what's the matter? 138 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:52,860 I have a warrant for your arrest. 139 00:08:55,130 --> 00:08:56,500 Go 'head and turn around for me. 140 00:08:56,500 --> 00:08:58,160 What am I under arrest for? 141 00:08:58,170 --> 00:09:01,400 Hold on. [ handcuffs ratchet ] 142 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:04,800 do you remember the citation that I issued you? 143 00:09:07,810 --> 00:09:10,840 How do you know that? 'cause I got a bill in the mail. 144 00:09:10,850 --> 00:09:13,110 Okay, well, you didn't take care of it -- 145 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:14,610 I can pay it right now. 146 00:09:14,620 --> 00:09:16,250 Talk to my neighbor and borrow some money. 147 00:09:16,250 --> 00:09:18,750 Nah, we're gonna talk to the judge up here at the jail. 148 00:09:18,750 --> 00:09:20,350 But he issued a warrant. 149 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:22,320 And it's been since, I mean, may. 150 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:25,730 I haven't been working much, my knee and stuff. 151 00:09:25,730 --> 00:09:28,530 I understand, but you when you signed 152 00:09:28,530 --> 00:09:30,930 that citation, you made a promise to talk to him. 153 00:09:30,930 --> 00:09:32,400 Okay? So you're under arrest. 154 00:09:32,400 --> 00:09:33,830 We're gonna go up to jail and you can talk to him there. 155 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:36,440 Which jail we going to? Hunt county. 156 00:09:36,440 --> 00:09:38,710 Let me let you hop in front of my truck. 157 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:43,540 if I don't go enforce these warrants, 158 00:09:43,550 --> 00:09:46,180 only the honest people that go pay their fines 159 00:09:46,180 --> 00:09:48,550 are the ones that have the law applied to them. 160 00:09:50,890 --> 00:09:52,190 Have you been fishing any more? 161 00:09:54,490 --> 00:09:57,160 It's gonna be that time of year before much longer, 162 00:09:57,160 --> 00:09:59,990 it's going to warm up and the fish gonna start bitin'. 163 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:03,160 You can go down and get your license this time. 164 00:10:03,170 --> 00:10:05,870 It's important that people purchase a fishing license. 165 00:10:05,870 --> 00:10:08,540 The funds that we raised help stocking efforts 166 00:10:08,540 --> 00:10:09,770 and other fishing programs. 167 00:10:09,770 --> 00:10:12,370 We do take it serious and we will enforce. 168 00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:19,050 he can continue kayaking. 169 00:10:19,050 --> 00:10:20,310 Oh! 170 00:10:24,020 --> 00:10:26,390 you all right? Want me to hold your dog? 171 00:10:31,130 --> 00:10:32,490 What's your puppy's name? 172 00:10:32,490 --> 00:10:34,290 Jed. Hi, jed. 173 00:10:34,300 --> 00:10:36,300 [ both laugh ] 174 00:10:36,300 --> 00:10:38,130 that water cold? 175 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:42,140 See, it can happen that fast. 176 00:10:42,140 --> 00:10:45,270 That's exactly why we ask you to keep a life jacket onboard. 177 00:10:49,210 --> 00:10:50,480 All right, guys, well, appreciate it. 178 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:52,480 Just don't go back out, I'm kicking you off or anything, 179 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:54,910 just get your life jacket, and you'll be good to go. 180 00:10:54,920 --> 00:10:56,180 Okay? Sounds good. Thank you. 181 00:10:56,180 --> 00:10:58,590 Appreciate it, guys. Be safe. Stay warm. 182 00:11:02,990 --> 00:11:05,430 I felt I was justified in just giving him a warning 183 00:11:05,430 --> 00:11:07,360 because he was so close to the bank. 184 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:10,130 He's making an effort, he's got a son in a life jacket, 185 00:11:10,130 --> 00:11:13,570 which is probably the most important thing. 186 00:11:13,570 --> 00:11:17,500 But it's an instance like that is exactly why we enforce 187 00:11:17,510 --> 00:11:18,970 the life jacket laws. 188 00:11:18,970 --> 00:11:23,210 That's all it takes is one quick slip in cold water. 189 00:11:23,210 --> 00:11:26,910 And, you know, your day can turn south real fast. 190 00:11:36,690 --> 00:11:38,060 hello? 191 00:11:39,860 --> 00:11:41,330 Yes, sir? 192 00:11:58,550 --> 00:12:00,610 All right, if you can make contact with him, 193 00:12:00,620 --> 00:12:03,220 that'd be good -- tell him to get him there and hold him. 194 00:12:03,220 --> 00:12:04,750 Thank you, sir. -Not a problem. 195 00:12:06,660 --> 00:12:08,890 so that may just change some things. 196 00:12:08,890 --> 00:12:12,090 A red stag is not native to texas, 197 00:12:12,090 --> 00:12:14,730 you can hunt exotics year-round, day or night, 198 00:12:14,730 --> 00:12:17,630 but because it was shot on someone else's property, 199 00:12:17,630 --> 00:12:19,300 that's a class-a misdemeanor, 200 00:12:19,300 --> 00:12:20,900 that's an arrestable offense. 201 00:12:20,900 --> 00:12:22,900 If this guy's still shooting, 202 00:12:22,900 --> 00:12:25,540 we need to get there as quick as possible. 203 00:12:25,540 --> 00:12:27,810 The only problem is it's in another county. 204 00:12:27,810 --> 00:12:29,480 I'm covering two counties right now. 205 00:12:29,480 --> 00:12:31,440 If we can catch this guy, 206 00:12:31,450 --> 00:12:32,950 I will absolutely take him to jail tonight. 207 00:12:32,950 --> 00:12:35,750 It's something that we don't tolerate in texas. 208 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:53,200 seventy-two-ten, seven-seven, I'm 23 on this ranch. 209 00:13:07,850 --> 00:13:09,650 man: Okay, well, we'll let tim know. 210 00:13:09,650 --> 00:13:11,650 Talk me through what happened. 211 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:28,740 [ indistinct ] 212 00:13:28,740 --> 00:13:31,740 you want to come with us? 213 00:13:31,740 --> 00:13:33,910 Let's go down there, we'll take a look. 214 00:13:33,910 --> 00:13:37,010 [ starts engine ] 215 00:13:37,010 --> 00:13:40,050 these animals that are being killed over here 216 00:13:40,050 --> 00:13:42,950 are not your run of the mill animals. 217 00:13:42,950 --> 00:13:46,350 Red stag can range anywhere from ten to twenty 218 00:13:46,350 --> 00:13:48,050 $30,000. 219 00:13:48,060 --> 00:13:50,720 They're rightfully upset. 220 00:13:50,730 --> 00:13:53,190 And, you know, I can't blame 'em for that. 221 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:55,960 There's a lot going on, weapons are involved, 222 00:13:55,960 --> 00:13:57,530 emotions are high. 223 00:13:57,530 --> 00:14:01,300 Not only are they hunting without landowner consent, 224 00:14:01,300 --> 00:14:04,070 they shot pretty close to the landowner and his wife 225 00:14:04,070 --> 00:14:07,270 so they recklessly put other people's lives in danger. 226 00:14:18,690 --> 00:14:20,720 man: We just come out, to put out corn, 227 00:14:20,720 --> 00:14:21,990 scattered it. 228 00:14:21,990 --> 00:14:23,420 So the blood just starts up here. 229 00:14:23,430 --> 00:14:25,930 -Yeah. -Okay. 230 00:14:25,930 --> 00:14:27,860 Sure enough, hit a perfect bullet hole. 231 00:14:27,860 --> 00:14:29,830 He's still warm. 232 00:14:31,970 --> 00:14:34,200 I want to see if there's an exit wound. 233 00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:36,400 If not, I want to dig that slug out. 234 00:14:38,470 --> 00:14:41,040 Exit -- damn it. 235 00:14:41,040 --> 00:14:42,540 Could you tell what he was wearing? 236 00:14:42,540 --> 00:14:45,110 No, I couldn't -- I couldn't even identify him either. 237 00:14:45,110 --> 00:14:47,610 He's a little too far to see. 238 00:14:47,620 --> 00:14:49,650 Okay, well, I was hoping we were going to be able 239 00:14:49,650 --> 00:14:51,820 to dig the slug out, but we've got an exit wound, 240 00:14:51,820 --> 00:14:54,650 so there's no telling where it is. 241 00:14:54,660 --> 00:14:57,820 Where's that blind at? 242 00:14:57,830 --> 00:15:01,900 I can see -- yeah, I can see right here. 243 00:15:01,900 --> 00:15:04,230 I'm going to scale the fence and go take a look at the blind, 244 00:15:04,230 --> 00:15:05,970 see if there's shell casing. 245 00:15:23,080 --> 00:15:26,520 no casings. 246 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:28,520 I'm assuming you want to press charges. 247 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:29,790 -Yes, sir! -Yeah. 248 00:15:29,790 --> 00:15:32,230 So if you all want to take this, 249 00:15:32,230 --> 00:15:35,600 if you don't want it to go to waste, 250 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:41,230 what I want to do now is go talk to the other landowner, 251 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:43,440 figure out who was hunting in the blind, 252 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:45,840 see what their side of the story is. 253 00:15:50,780 --> 00:15:52,210 Please record your message. 254 00:15:52,210 --> 00:15:54,050 When you have finished recording, 255 00:15:54,050 --> 00:15:57,120 you may hang up or press one for more options. 256 00:15:57,120 --> 00:15:58,820 This is kegan gould, 257 00:15:58,820 --> 00:16:00,620 llano county game warden, 258 00:16:00,620 --> 00:16:03,390 if you could give me a call back at your convenience. 259 00:16:03,390 --> 00:16:05,560 I'd appreciate it very much. 260 00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:09,330 [ beep ] 261 00:16:09,330 --> 00:16:12,170 see if I can make contact with him tomorrow. 262 00:16:12,170 --> 00:16:15,700 Right now, I've basically got half of the puzzle. 263 00:16:15,700 --> 00:16:19,710 Everything points directly towards this guy's property. 264 00:16:19,710 --> 00:16:21,770 What I don't have is who did it. 265 00:16:21,780 --> 00:16:23,940 We have everything but the smoking gun. 266 00:16:36,090 --> 00:16:37,920 [ telephone ringing ] 267 00:16:39,860 --> 00:16:42,360 hey, ian. This is wei-wei startz, 268 00:16:42,360 --> 00:16:44,000 a game warden in guadalupe county. 269 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:49,140 Hey, ian, so I am headed your way here shortly. 270 00:16:51,270 --> 00:16:54,770 Awesome. All right, see ya. 271 00:16:54,780 --> 00:16:56,910 I recently found out that a barn owl 272 00:16:56,910 --> 00:17:01,350 that I took to the rehabber is now ready to be released. 273 00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:06,990 It looked like it had hit a window or maybe a power line. 274 00:17:06,990 --> 00:17:08,420 It had been pretty windy, 275 00:17:08,420 --> 00:17:12,290 so it was probably injured during the windstorm. 276 00:17:12,290 --> 00:17:15,860 Barn owls are my absolute favorite birds ever, 277 00:17:15,860 --> 00:17:19,730 I've actually never had a chance to see one really in the wild. 278 00:17:26,070 --> 00:17:27,370 Oh, nice! 279 00:17:27,380 --> 00:17:29,880 She looks awesome! 280 00:17:29,880 --> 00:17:32,480 Wow, look at her. 281 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:33,980 So what was wrong with her exactly? 282 00:17:33,980 --> 00:17:36,220 I believe she came in on Halloween. 283 00:17:36,220 --> 00:17:38,850 She had a tear on the back of her elbow. 284 00:17:38,850 --> 00:17:42,020 Oh, wow. So she did have some kind of damage. 285 00:17:42,020 --> 00:17:43,590 Okay. So we sutured it up 286 00:17:43,590 --> 00:17:46,230 and it's healed up -- I can't even find where -- 287 00:17:46,230 --> 00:17:47,860 there's no scars. Awesome! 288 00:17:47,860 --> 00:17:49,900 She looks great. 289 00:17:49,900 --> 00:17:51,360 Out in our big flight chamber. 290 00:17:51,370 --> 00:17:52,730 Yeah. And she flew great. 291 00:17:52,730 --> 00:17:53,800 Awesome. Yes. 292 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:57,800 So I've got her a cage over here. 293 00:17:57,810 --> 00:18:00,610 It's easier for me to open it. 294 00:18:00,610 --> 00:18:01,810 And close. 295 00:18:01,810 --> 00:18:04,640 She need a blanket or anything? 296 00:18:04,650 --> 00:18:06,180 She'll be okay. Okay. 297 00:18:06,180 --> 00:18:08,850 -Short trip. -All right. 298 00:18:08,850 --> 00:18:10,720 She probably won't fly out of there. 299 00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:12,220 Her face. 300 00:18:12,220 --> 00:18:15,460 That's how they act intimidating. 301 00:18:15,460 --> 00:18:17,320 Oh, cool! Look at that. 302 00:18:17,330 --> 00:18:18,520 Pretty scary. 303 00:18:18,530 --> 00:18:19,930 I'm very scared. 304 00:18:19,930 --> 00:18:21,630 They'll also hold their heads down 305 00:18:21,630 --> 00:18:23,100 and shake it back and forth. 306 00:18:23,100 --> 00:18:26,870 Her face just says it all right. There. 307 00:18:26,870 --> 00:18:28,430 Well, thank you so much for that. 308 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:30,200 Let me know how she does. Okay, I will. 309 00:18:30,210 --> 00:18:31,440 Great, thank you. All right, see ya. 310 00:18:42,450 --> 00:18:45,750 with bird releases, we try our best to get them back 311 00:18:45,750 --> 00:18:47,890 to where they were found. 312 00:18:47,890 --> 00:18:50,220 So this particular location, 313 00:18:50,230 --> 00:18:53,890 it's within eight miles of where I initially found 314 00:18:53,900 --> 00:18:56,000 the barn owl. 315 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:58,460 I've invited the family that called 316 00:18:58,470 --> 00:19:01,230 so it can be there to also watch the release. 317 00:19:06,670 --> 00:19:09,210 surprise! 318 00:19:09,210 --> 00:19:10,780 She looks a little better, right? 319 00:19:10,780 --> 00:19:12,040 So it was just a wing? 320 00:19:12,050 --> 00:19:16,480 It was a tear in, like, part of her wing. 321 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:18,450 So right now, she's trying to look really weird 322 00:19:18,450 --> 00:19:21,420 and intimidating. She wants you to go away. 323 00:19:21,420 --> 00:19:23,720 Yeah! 324 00:19:23,730 --> 00:19:25,390 Yeah, yep. 325 00:19:25,390 --> 00:19:28,230 This is gonna be really good habitat for her 326 00:19:28,230 --> 00:19:30,700 because we're close to farming areas 327 00:19:30,700 --> 00:19:33,600 and also tree lines that she can hide in, 328 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:35,840 and fields that she's used to. 329 00:19:42,080 --> 00:19:44,510 [ screeching ] 330 00:19:53,390 --> 00:19:56,790 as a game warden, I seem to get the most owl calls. 331 00:19:56,790 --> 00:20:00,360 People know that I don't mind picking them up. 332 00:20:00,360 --> 00:20:03,530 There's just something mysterious about barn owls, 333 00:20:03,530 --> 00:20:06,470 so, her front feathers. They're orange, right? 334 00:20:06,470 --> 00:20:08,830 That's how you know it's a female. 335 00:20:08,840 --> 00:20:11,700 See how her head can move? 336 00:20:11,710 --> 00:20:13,670 So owls are unique like that. 337 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:18,680 Their head can move 360 degrees all the way round. 338 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:21,480 Y'all ready for this? I think she's ready. 339 00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:24,020 She's ready. She wants to get away from me. 340 00:20:24,020 --> 00:20:27,850 All right. Let's go. Ready? 341 00:20:27,860 --> 00:20:29,720 There she goes. 342 00:20:33,260 --> 00:20:36,860 Oh, and she's gonna go across. 343 00:20:36,860 --> 00:20:39,400 It's so rare for me to be able to release an owl 344 00:20:39,400 --> 00:20:41,700 within the county that I wanted to bring 345 00:20:41,700 --> 00:20:43,370 some individuals from the area 346 00:20:43,370 --> 00:20:46,770 that may not even get to see owls up close, 347 00:20:46,770 --> 00:20:49,140 just so that they can see that their efforts of calling it 348 00:20:49,140 --> 00:20:52,680 in actually made a difference. 349 00:20:52,680 --> 00:20:55,210 I'm sure this owl will live a long and healthy life. 350 00:21:04,960 --> 00:21:08,190 so I got a call last night from a landowner. 351 00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:11,660 He was out filling feeders, and he was sitting there 352 00:21:11,670 --> 00:21:14,900 watching some red stag at a pond, 353 00:21:14,900 --> 00:21:16,870 and he hears a shot. 354 00:21:16,870 --> 00:21:18,700 Sounded like it went right over the top of his head. 355 00:21:18,710 --> 00:21:21,770 All right. One of his stag goes down. 356 00:21:21,780 --> 00:21:23,940 Right there behind him was a high fence. 357 00:21:23,950 --> 00:21:25,580 And there's a guy sitting the blind. 358 00:21:25,580 --> 00:21:27,410 The landowner said, hey, you shot my stag. 359 00:21:27,420 --> 00:21:29,950 Guy said, "I didn't shoot any stag." 360 00:21:29,950 --> 00:21:32,920 the landowner next door was very adamant 361 00:21:32,920 --> 00:21:34,150 they didn't shoot anything. 362 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:36,490 Well, when I try to go over there last night, 363 00:21:36,490 --> 00:21:37,960 no one answered the phone so I couldn't get in. 364 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:39,530 So talked to him this morning 365 00:21:39,530 --> 00:21:40,760 and he's willing to cooperate, 366 00:21:40,760 --> 00:21:42,360 so I'm coming out and interview him 367 00:21:42,360 --> 00:21:44,130 and his hunters. -Oh, okay. 368 00:21:44,130 --> 00:21:46,800 Look at all the cars down there. 369 00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:48,830 He said there was like eight or nine people. 370 00:21:48,840 --> 00:21:52,440 All right. 371 00:21:52,440 --> 00:21:54,740 Morning. -Morning, you find it all right? 372 00:21:54,740 --> 00:21:57,040 Yeah. You gave good directions, man, I appreciate it. 373 00:21:57,050 --> 00:21:59,010 Kegan gould, nice to meet you. 374 00:21:59,010 --> 00:22:01,310 Kegan? Nice to meet you. 375 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:03,920 Tell me what you know about last night, or what happened. 376 00:22:03,920 --> 00:22:05,750 Okay, so last night, 377 00:22:05,750 --> 00:22:06,790 while I'm hunting, 378 00:22:06,790 --> 00:22:08,790 he called and said, you know, 379 00:22:08,790 --> 00:22:10,120 "somebody just shot. I just --" 380 00:22:10,120 --> 00:22:11,760 he said he talked to him. Yeah. 381 00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:14,860 And I said, man, there's no way anybody here would do that. 382 00:22:14,860 --> 00:22:16,260 There's no way. 383 00:22:16,260 --> 00:22:17,700 He said, "I got the sheriff and game warden over here." 384 00:22:17,700 --> 00:22:19,930 I was like, "please come over." 385 00:22:19,930 --> 00:22:22,170 and then you called me at 10:45, 386 00:22:22,170 --> 00:22:23,670 but I missed your call. 387 00:22:23,670 --> 00:22:25,400 Can everybody do me a favor? 388 00:22:25,410 --> 00:22:26,710 If you can get your driver's license 389 00:22:26,710 --> 00:22:28,710 and your hunting licenses is out for me. 390 00:22:28,710 --> 00:22:30,840 That way we can at least check and make sure everyone's legal. 391 00:22:30,850 --> 00:22:32,110 Anybody shoot anything yesterday? 392 00:22:32,110 --> 00:22:34,250 We shot a doe yesterday at a doe this morning. 393 00:22:34,250 --> 00:22:36,150 -Okay. -And this is the guy 394 00:22:36,150 --> 00:22:38,250 that was hunting the fence line. 395 00:22:38,250 --> 00:22:40,650 Okay. You were sitting in the blind? 396 00:22:40,660 --> 00:22:42,250 I was sitting in the blind, yes, sir. 397 00:22:42,260 --> 00:22:44,290 Are you the one that he talked to. 398 00:22:44,290 --> 00:22:48,130 Didn't talk to anybody, okay. 399 00:22:48,130 --> 00:22:50,760 Okay. Yours is in the cooler? 400 00:22:50,770 --> 00:22:53,670 Okay. We'll gather everyone's I.D.S real fast 401 00:22:53,670 --> 00:22:55,770 and we'll get out of the sun. 402 00:22:55,770 --> 00:22:59,370 All right. 403 00:22:59,370 --> 00:23:01,570 So, I guess [bleep] saying that somebody that -- 404 00:23:01,580 --> 00:23:03,140 he talked to somebody last night, 405 00:23:03,140 --> 00:23:05,750 but none of your guys said they had a conversation with 'im. 406 00:23:05,750 --> 00:23:07,280 Nobody. 407 00:23:07,280 --> 00:23:09,480 I know where -- I'll show you on the map here 408 00:23:09,480 --> 00:23:11,120 where everybody was hunting. 409 00:23:11,120 --> 00:23:13,650 Yeah. 410 00:23:13,650 --> 00:23:15,420 So this is a map of your place? 411 00:23:15,420 --> 00:23:17,990 This is our house right here. 412 00:23:17,990 --> 00:23:20,230 So this is all low fence. 413 00:23:20,230 --> 00:23:23,000 This is all high fenced. 414 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:26,570 And so he has like a zoo of animals in here. 415 00:23:26,570 --> 00:23:28,000 That's right where that guy was huntin'. 416 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:29,840 So, yeah, there's a blind right here. 417 00:23:29,840 --> 00:23:32,200 Right here. That's where he was. 418 00:23:32,210 --> 00:23:33,740 I mean, he's hunting all his life. 419 00:23:33,740 --> 00:23:37,240 Any reason why he may lie? 420 00:23:37,250 --> 00:23:38,310 Not that I would know of. 421 00:23:38,310 --> 00:23:39,780 Okay. 422 00:23:39,780 --> 00:23:41,210 I feel like they're lying to me. 423 00:23:41,220 --> 00:23:42,680 At least somebody is. 424 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:44,020 There was somebody sitting there. 425 00:23:44,020 --> 00:23:45,920 Somebody shot something. 426 00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:48,620 So either the landowner is covering for somebody 427 00:23:48,620 --> 00:23:50,820 or the hunters are lying to me. 428 00:23:50,830 --> 00:23:53,230 Can you tell me what you know, what happened? 429 00:23:53,230 --> 00:23:55,560 Okay. Literally, I was in the stand 430 00:23:55,560 --> 00:24:00,170 and I shot a doe probably at 5:40, 5:45. 431 00:24:00,170 --> 00:24:02,130 And got her down away from the feeder, 432 00:24:02,140 --> 00:24:04,540 brought her back; all through the whole time, 433 00:24:04,540 --> 00:24:07,510 I'm watching across the high fence looking at his oryx. 434 00:24:07,510 --> 00:24:09,880 I mean everything -- literally there was somebody 435 00:24:09,880 --> 00:24:11,210 that shot to the north of me. 436 00:24:11,210 --> 00:24:12,710 What time was that shot? 437 00:24:12,710 --> 00:24:14,150 6:15, 6:30. 438 00:24:14,150 --> 00:24:16,350 From the time you heard the shot, 439 00:24:16,350 --> 00:24:17,850 how long was it before he drove up? 440 00:24:17,850 --> 00:24:19,750 They were already on the property. 441 00:24:19,750 --> 00:24:21,890 He was literally driving around his property. 442 00:24:21,890 --> 00:24:24,420 So, I mean, it was within just a couple minutes. 443 00:24:24,430 --> 00:24:25,720 Was basically it. 444 00:24:25,730 --> 00:24:28,360 And again, he literally pulled closer to the fence, 445 00:24:28,360 --> 00:24:30,330 yelled, "you shot my stag." 446 00:24:30,330 --> 00:24:32,870 and I said, I did not shoot your stag. 447 00:24:39,840 --> 00:24:42,370 he yelled, "you shot my stag." 448 00:24:42,380 --> 00:24:44,880 and I said, I did not shoot your stag. 449 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:46,310 I shot a doe. 450 00:24:46,310 --> 00:24:47,410 Can we follow y'all down there 451 00:24:47,420 --> 00:24:49,050 so we can take a look at the blind and the area 452 00:24:49,050 --> 00:24:50,480 and all that -- would that be possible? 453 00:24:50,490 --> 00:24:51,550 Yep. Okay. 454 00:24:51,550 --> 00:24:53,620 First, that hunter tells me 455 00:24:53,620 --> 00:24:55,290 that he didn't talk to anybody. 456 00:24:55,290 --> 00:24:56,560 Are you the one that he talked to? 457 00:24:56,560 --> 00:24:58,090 I didn't talk to anybody didn't talk to anybody. 458 00:24:58,090 --> 00:24:59,530 Okay. I did not. 459 00:24:59,530 --> 00:25:01,490 And now his story is changing. 460 00:25:01,500 --> 00:25:03,400 He's telling me that he did talk to the landowner, 461 00:25:03,400 --> 00:25:05,300 but he didn't shoot his stag. 462 00:25:05,300 --> 00:25:10,140 So I'm already seeing some inconsistencies in the stories. 463 00:25:10,140 --> 00:25:11,400 Let's play devil's advocate. 464 00:25:11,410 --> 00:25:12,770 If he didn't do it, then who the hell did? 465 00:25:12,770 --> 00:25:14,140 Was there somebody walking around 466 00:25:14,140 --> 00:25:16,810 without them knowing, shooting? 467 00:25:16,810 --> 00:25:18,710 All right, I'll climb up there and take a look. 468 00:25:22,720 --> 00:25:26,250 So this is where you were sat yesterday and this morning? 469 00:25:26,250 --> 00:25:28,490 Okay. And when did you shoot your deer? 470 00:25:28,490 --> 00:25:29,690 -5:30. -Yesterday? 471 00:25:29,690 --> 00:25:31,460 -Yes. -Okay, where was that deer at 472 00:25:31,460 --> 00:25:32,860 when you shot it? -At the feeder. 473 00:25:32,860 --> 00:25:34,360 Right at the feeder? Okay. 474 00:25:34,360 --> 00:25:36,400 And how many shots did you take? One shot. 475 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:41,130 Can you show me where that deer was that you shot? 476 00:25:41,140 --> 00:25:42,300 Where'd the blood be at? 477 00:25:47,070 --> 00:25:49,240 Oh, it was right here. 478 00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:51,080 Okay. 479 00:25:54,650 --> 00:25:56,920 What'd you shoot her with? 480 00:25:56,920 --> 00:25:59,180 Okay. Where's your shell casing? 481 00:25:59,190 --> 00:26:02,150 Did you eject it in the blind? 482 00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:04,060 All right. So you just shot one time? 483 00:26:04,060 --> 00:26:05,520 Just one time, yes, sir. 484 00:26:05,530 --> 00:26:07,360 Okay. Wasn't a follow-up shot or anything? 485 00:26:07,360 --> 00:26:09,190 There was no follow-up shot. Any other animals you shot at? 486 00:26:09,200 --> 00:26:11,230 No. Okay. 487 00:26:11,230 --> 00:26:12,860 And when you're sitting in the blind, could you... 488 00:26:12,870 --> 00:26:14,500 You could see onto that side? 489 00:26:14,500 --> 00:26:15,670 You could see that side, yes. Yes, sir. 490 00:26:15,670 --> 00:26:17,000 You said you heard a shot. Yes, sir. 491 00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:18,800 Before you came over here. No, he was literally -- 492 00:26:18,810 --> 00:26:21,940 they were driving on the top side of his property; 493 00:26:21,940 --> 00:26:23,880 as they're driving, I heard a shot. 494 00:26:23,880 --> 00:26:26,180 Okay. Could you tell which direction the shot came from? 495 00:26:26,180 --> 00:26:27,950 To the north. To the north? 496 00:26:27,950 --> 00:26:29,010 Yes. Yes. 497 00:26:29,020 --> 00:26:31,020 Can you estimate about how far -- 498 00:26:31,020 --> 00:26:32,380 close, far, was it loud? 499 00:26:32,390 --> 00:26:34,090 Like 80, 90 yards. 500 00:26:34,090 --> 00:26:35,450 Okay. 501 00:26:35,460 --> 00:26:37,190 The feeder's that they have have 502 00:26:37,190 --> 00:26:38,890 are pretty similar to this. 503 00:26:38,890 --> 00:26:41,330 No chance you looked over there and didn't see the fence? 504 00:26:41,330 --> 00:26:43,330 It wasn't an accident? No, sir. 505 00:26:43,330 --> 00:26:44,600 Okay. No, sir. 506 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:45,930 I'm gonna go up here to the blind, 507 00:26:45,930 --> 00:26:47,630 I'm gonna get up there and look in it myself. 508 00:26:54,280 --> 00:26:56,840 [ telephone ringing ] 509 00:26:56,840 --> 00:26:58,510 -yeah? -Hey, I'm in the blind, 510 00:26:58,510 --> 00:27:00,110 where are you at? -I'm shining my light at you. 511 00:27:00,110 --> 00:27:02,210 Oh, yeah. Yeah, I see it. 512 00:27:02,220 --> 00:27:04,980 Look how narrow of a window that is. 513 00:27:04,990 --> 00:27:06,420 Yeah, it is. 514 00:27:06,420 --> 00:27:09,050 I'll see if there's any shell casing. 515 00:27:09,060 --> 00:27:11,720 Let me poke around over here. -Okay, all right. 516 00:27:11,730 --> 00:27:13,960 -Okay, bye. -Bye. 517 00:27:13,960 --> 00:27:16,060 He's actually got a pretty small window 518 00:27:16,060 --> 00:27:17,830 that he would have had to shoot through 519 00:27:17,830 --> 00:27:21,130 to shoot the stag on his neighbor's property. 520 00:27:21,140 --> 00:27:24,540 But I got to keep in mind that he has lied to me once already. 521 00:27:24,540 --> 00:27:26,040 I know that he was at the scene. 522 00:27:26,040 --> 00:27:28,840 I know that he shot a doe already. 523 00:27:28,840 --> 00:27:31,380 It is highly unlikely that there was someone else out there 524 00:27:31,380 --> 00:27:34,080 that shot this stag less than 100 yards 525 00:27:34,080 --> 00:27:37,180 from where this guy was sitting at that exact same time. 526 00:27:37,180 --> 00:27:39,690 So obviously, we need to get to the bottom of this. 527 00:27:39,690 --> 00:27:41,090 I need to figure out what's going on, 528 00:27:41,090 --> 00:27:44,390 because we do -- I do have at least one dead animal. 529 00:27:44,390 --> 00:27:46,090 Okay. Here's what I want to ask you, 530 00:27:46,090 --> 00:27:47,790 and I need you to be honest with me. 531 00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:50,160 I've been doing this a long time, okay? 532 00:27:52,270 --> 00:27:54,970 That animal was definitely shot, 100 percent. 533 00:27:54,970 --> 00:27:57,370 Here's what we're looking at: Whoever shot the animal, 534 00:27:57,370 --> 00:27:58,740 looking at a couple of charges. 535 00:27:58,740 --> 00:28:01,210 We're looking at hunting without landowner consent, 536 00:28:01,210 --> 00:28:03,040 class-a misdemeanor. 537 00:28:03,040 --> 00:28:07,010 What is more concerning to me right now is the fact 538 00:28:07,010 --> 00:28:10,850 that there were people there when the animal was shot, 539 00:28:10,850 --> 00:28:14,320 and that there's going to be deadly conduct. 540 00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:17,920 Deadly conduct is third-degree felony. 541 00:28:17,930 --> 00:28:20,060 That person is looking at a minimum 542 00:28:20,060 --> 00:28:21,330 two to 10 years in the pen. 543 00:28:26,600 --> 00:28:28,700 I mean, your body language is telling me... 544 00:28:38,210 --> 00:28:40,050 man: Look how good the water looks! 545 00:28:40,050 --> 00:28:41,610 Woman: It's pretty. 546 00:28:41,620 --> 00:28:44,250 Man: Tell you what, that's going to be the hardest thing for me 547 00:28:44,250 --> 00:28:45,720 not to be getting in a patrol boat. 548 00:28:45,720 --> 00:28:47,250 Just have to go drive your boat. 549 00:28:47,250 --> 00:28:48,650 It's not the same! 550 00:28:48,660 --> 00:28:51,860 Today I'm here in port aransas, texas, 551 00:28:51,860 --> 00:28:53,830 with game warden flores. 552 00:28:53,830 --> 00:28:56,930 My partner of the last seven years, 553 00:28:56,930 --> 00:28:58,900 is retiring. 554 00:28:58,900 --> 00:29:00,700 We're going to go check the south jetty. 555 00:29:00,700 --> 00:29:02,030 When I started off as a new game warden, 556 00:29:02,040 --> 00:29:03,670 that was the very first place 557 00:29:03,670 --> 00:29:05,370 I started checking fishing license. 558 00:29:05,370 --> 00:29:07,940 So it's the start for me, and it looks like 559 00:29:07,940 --> 00:29:10,780 it's going to be the end of my career working out there. 560 00:29:11,810 --> 00:29:13,350 Turtle! 561 00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:18,120 A lot of turtles today. 562 00:29:18,120 --> 00:29:19,380 Three right here, four. 563 00:29:19,390 --> 00:29:21,150 Williams: It is nesting season. 564 00:29:21,160 --> 00:29:25,420 Green sea turtles are a threatened species, 565 00:29:25,430 --> 00:29:29,030 but they're not one of the endangered species yet. 566 00:29:29,030 --> 00:29:32,970 They feed on the algae and the moss that grows on the rocks. 567 00:29:32,970 --> 00:29:36,870 We have a lot of greens around here. 568 00:29:36,870 --> 00:29:39,270 Y'all folks have a nice day. 569 00:29:41,980 --> 00:29:44,010 remember one of the first times I walked the jetty with you, 570 00:29:44,010 --> 00:29:47,250 and I ate it on the algae like three times. 571 00:29:47,250 --> 00:29:50,120 "lerrin, quit doing it, quite doing it!" 572 00:29:50,120 --> 00:29:51,320 how are y'all doing? -Good. 573 00:29:51,320 --> 00:29:52,950 Get him in. We'll check 'im. 574 00:29:52,950 --> 00:29:55,290 Shark. -Huh, nice. 575 00:29:58,330 --> 00:30:00,660 Twenty-four. 576 00:30:00,660 --> 00:30:02,430 Come on, straighten out, buddy. 577 00:30:02,430 --> 00:30:05,860 Aah! 578 00:30:05,870 --> 00:30:08,200 Gould: We need to get to the bottom of this. 579 00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:10,170 I mean, your body language just is telling me... 580 00:30:12,240 --> 00:30:13,840 Okay. 581 00:30:13,840 --> 00:30:15,140 So to walk me through the whole story, 582 00:30:15,140 --> 00:30:16,380 tell me what happened, what you saw. 583 00:30:25,720 --> 00:30:27,050 It looked like a doe. 584 00:30:27,050 --> 00:30:29,890 How many times did you shoot over there? 585 00:30:29,890 --> 00:30:34,590 Just the once, okay, so there wasn't a second shot? 586 00:30:34,600 --> 00:30:36,030 Okay. Did you see the fence? 587 00:30:36,030 --> 00:30:37,600 Did you know it was someone else's property? 588 00:30:40,430 --> 00:30:42,070 Where's your gun right now? 589 00:30:42,070 --> 00:30:44,970 It's in your truck, okay. 590 00:30:44,970 --> 00:30:46,140 So here's what's going to happen. 591 00:30:46,140 --> 00:30:47,640 I'm going to do everything I can with you. 592 00:30:47,640 --> 00:30:49,010 I'm going to talk to the d.A., you're not going to jail today. 593 00:30:49,010 --> 00:30:51,380 I do have to take your gun just for today. 594 00:30:51,380 --> 00:30:54,880 Appreciate your honesty, okay? 595 00:30:54,880 --> 00:30:57,380 I'm really passionate about working cases like this. 596 00:30:57,380 --> 00:30:58,850 Number one is the danger aspect, 597 00:30:58,850 --> 00:31:01,690 you this guy's shooting across property lines. 598 00:31:01,690 --> 00:31:03,290 You don't know where that bullet is going to end up. 599 00:31:03,290 --> 00:31:06,090 -Man, I apologize. -No, I don't -- 600 00:31:06,090 --> 00:31:07,390 -I didn't lie to you. 601 00:31:07,390 --> 00:31:09,230 I thought I was telling you the truth. 602 00:31:09,230 --> 00:31:10,900 I'm the liar. I am... I am sorry. 603 00:31:10,900 --> 00:31:14,170 Number two, he's taken away somebody's livelihood. 604 00:31:14,170 --> 00:31:16,170 These ranchers put a lot of time and money 605 00:31:16,170 --> 00:31:17,900 into raising these animals. 606 00:31:17,910 --> 00:31:21,010 So it's important for me to stop crimes like this from happening. 607 00:31:23,010 --> 00:31:24,480 Here's your receipt for your rifle 608 00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:27,510 since it's going to be put into evidence for the time being. 609 00:31:27,510 --> 00:31:29,550 He is going to be charged with a class-a misdemeanor, 610 00:31:29,550 --> 00:31:30,950 hunting without landowner consent. 611 00:31:30,950 --> 00:31:33,220 He's also looking at possibly paying restitution 612 00:31:33,220 --> 00:31:34,590 back to landowner as well. 613 00:31:34,590 --> 00:31:38,320 An animal like this can cost easily $4,000 or more. 614 00:31:38,330 --> 00:31:40,330 -Thank you, guys. -I appreciate y'all's honesty. 615 00:31:40,330 --> 00:31:41,890 Y'all have a good day. 616 00:31:46,770 --> 00:31:48,370 come on, straighten out, buddy. 617 00:31:48,370 --> 00:31:49,840 Aah! 618 00:31:49,840 --> 00:31:50,940 Whoa, whoa, whoa! 619 00:31:50,940 --> 00:31:52,540 Ow! 620 00:31:55,340 --> 00:31:56,740 Flores: You try not to get bit. 621 00:31:56,740 --> 00:32:00,510 I'd have to make up a story if you get bit out of the water. 622 00:32:00,510 --> 00:32:02,380 Man: 29 or 28? 623 00:32:02,380 --> 00:32:03,920 Williams: Yeah, he's good. 624 00:32:03,920 --> 00:32:06,120 Y'all gonna keep 'im? 625 00:32:06,120 --> 00:32:07,550 We've never done nothin' with a shark, 626 00:32:07,550 --> 00:32:08,550 I don't know what to do with it. 627 00:32:09,820 --> 00:32:11,660 Yeah. You can eat 'em! You gotta... 628 00:32:11,660 --> 00:32:13,530 Buttermilk the heck out of 'em. 629 00:32:13,530 --> 00:32:14,990 One of the things about sharks 630 00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:18,500 is they excrete their waste through their skin. 631 00:32:18,500 --> 00:32:21,800 So you have to make sure you get all that out of there. 632 00:32:21,800 --> 00:32:23,870 Flores: If y'all don't think y'all gonna keep it, 633 00:32:23,870 --> 00:32:25,370 just toss it back in. 634 00:32:25,370 --> 00:32:27,140 If y'all decide y'all gonna use it... 635 00:32:27,140 --> 00:32:28,910 They're fun to catch. 636 00:32:30,950 --> 00:32:32,380 Looks good. 637 00:32:32,380 --> 00:32:34,080 Flores: He oughta be pretty good. 638 00:32:34,080 --> 00:32:35,310 We just got him out. 639 00:32:35,320 --> 00:32:38,250 Ah! There we go. 640 00:32:38,250 --> 00:32:39,990 That was a good catch and release. 641 00:32:39,990 --> 00:32:41,890 Have a good one. Thanks a lot. 642 00:32:44,660 --> 00:32:46,160 -Just you fishing, sir? -Yes, ma'am. 643 00:32:46,160 --> 00:32:48,230 Woman: I've really just been taking it easy. 644 00:32:48,230 --> 00:32:50,300 -That's fine. -Should be the texas one, right? 645 00:32:50,300 --> 00:32:52,200 Yeah, but that's your red drum tag. 646 00:32:52,200 --> 00:32:54,030 How about the actual license? 647 00:32:54,030 --> 00:32:55,670 Oh, um... 648 00:32:55,670 --> 00:32:57,870 Do you have one? I thought I did. 649 00:32:57,870 --> 00:32:59,340 Thought that was -- I'm not from here, 650 00:32:59,340 --> 00:33:00,440 so I thought I did -- 651 00:33:00,440 --> 00:33:02,310 I got 'em from every other state, I mean... 652 00:33:02,310 --> 00:33:05,580 Yeah, see, you got a one-day, but that was back in may. 653 00:33:05,580 --> 00:33:06,950 So if you bought a one-day, 654 00:33:06,950 --> 00:33:09,480 why would you have one that's good for the whole year? 655 00:33:17,660 --> 00:33:20,690 so you bought a one day, but that was back in may. 656 00:33:20,690 --> 00:33:22,190 Yes, ma'am. 657 00:33:22,200 --> 00:33:24,400 All right, well, what we do is a citation 658 00:33:24,400 --> 00:33:26,230 for fishing without a license. Okay? 659 00:33:26,230 --> 00:33:28,030 Dang. 660 00:33:28,040 --> 00:33:30,070 If you'll sign down there, it's just promise to contact 661 00:33:30,070 --> 00:33:31,540 that office on or before that day. 662 00:33:31,540 --> 00:33:33,170 It's not a plea of guilt. 663 00:33:36,080 --> 00:33:38,580 Albert, red drum coming. 664 00:33:41,080 --> 00:33:42,110 How are you doing? 665 00:33:42,120 --> 00:33:45,050 [ indistinct ] good day. 666 00:33:45,050 --> 00:33:46,750 Good deal. Let me check your license 667 00:33:46,750 --> 00:33:47,990 and I'll take a look at your tag. 668 00:33:47,990 --> 00:33:49,450 See what you got there. 669 00:33:49,460 --> 00:33:50,690 Have you fished down here before? 670 00:33:53,530 --> 00:33:54,790 Okay. 671 00:33:54,800 --> 00:33:56,160 Take a look at this quick real quick. 672 00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:02,200 you know what? On the tags, they have dates behind them 673 00:34:02,200 --> 00:34:03,700 and then it has the months. 674 00:34:03,700 --> 00:34:04,900 You've got to cut it 675 00:34:04,910 --> 00:34:07,270 because otherwise people use them again and again. 676 00:34:08,880 --> 00:34:11,540 The tag was on it, but the dates aren't cut out. 677 00:34:11,550 --> 00:34:13,480 So we got a little bit of a problem. 678 00:34:13,480 --> 00:34:14,510 That's the only fish you have? 679 00:34:14,520 --> 00:34:16,150 You don't have anything else with you? 680 00:34:16,150 --> 00:34:18,150 No filets, no, nothing like that? 681 00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:27,060 Okay. All right. 682 00:34:27,060 --> 00:34:28,330 All right, what do we got? 683 00:34:28,330 --> 00:34:32,330 He has the tag on the fish, there's nothing cut out. 684 00:34:32,330 --> 00:34:33,970 All right, it's just one citation 685 00:34:33,970 --> 00:34:36,070 for improperly tagged redfish. 686 00:34:36,070 --> 00:34:37,940 Sign down there, it's just a promise 687 00:34:37,940 --> 00:34:40,110 to contact that office, it's not a plea of guilt. 688 00:34:40,110 --> 00:34:42,640 All right. Be safe out here. 689 00:34:57,720 --> 00:34:59,160 -hi, how are you guys? -How's everyone doing? 690 00:34:59,160 --> 00:35:01,260 Hi, ben, joann mayberry, nice to meet you. 691 00:35:01,260 --> 00:35:02,830 How many game wardens are there in texas? 692 00:35:02,830 --> 00:35:05,460 There's about 540 in the state. 693 00:35:05,470 --> 00:35:08,000 We're a very specialized unit. 694 00:35:08,000 --> 00:35:10,000 Today, we're at sam houston state university 695 00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:11,470 criminal justice career fair, 696 00:35:11,470 --> 00:35:13,540 explaining the opportunity with texas parks and wildlife, 697 00:35:13,540 --> 00:35:14,910 which we have two different opportunities -- 698 00:35:14,910 --> 00:35:18,210 that'd be state park police and texas game warden. 699 00:35:18,210 --> 00:35:20,650 We are tasked with protecting and conserving 700 00:35:20,650 --> 00:35:24,120 our natural resources, our wildlife and environment. 701 00:35:24,120 --> 00:35:26,050 And we do that by enforcing the hunting, 702 00:35:26,050 --> 00:35:28,420 fishing and boating laws at the state. 703 00:35:28,420 --> 00:35:31,760 We're definitely looking for diverse candidates 704 00:35:31,760 --> 00:35:34,690 because it broadens that perspective 705 00:35:34,700 --> 00:35:37,360 and helps us connect to the people 706 00:35:37,360 --> 00:35:39,360 in the communities that we serve. 707 00:35:45,840 --> 00:35:48,940 The way you're treated is how you put yourself out there. 708 00:35:48,940 --> 00:35:50,510 I determine how I'm treated. 709 00:35:50,510 --> 00:35:53,150 I don't let somebody else tell me how I'm going to be treated. 710 00:35:53,150 --> 00:35:54,480 Malonson: Game warden joann garza, 711 00:35:54,480 --> 00:35:57,220 she's an integral part of recruiting operations. 712 00:35:57,220 --> 00:35:59,450 About 10% of our workforce is female. 713 00:35:59,450 --> 00:36:01,850 So I think it's great that we have the opportunity 714 00:36:01,860 --> 00:36:03,990 to showcase joanne, and she can explain it 715 00:36:03,990 --> 00:36:06,120 from a different perspective than us guys. 716 00:36:06,130 --> 00:36:07,660 -Thank you for your time. -You're welcome. 717 00:36:07,660 --> 00:36:09,430 It was nice meeting y'all. 718 00:36:16,440 --> 00:36:19,970 gonna head over to wei-wei's house. 719 00:36:19,970 --> 00:36:23,040 We're going to do some dove hunting patrol. 720 00:36:29,120 --> 00:36:30,750 -hey! -Hey! 721 00:36:30,750 --> 00:36:33,250 Should I bring my binoculars? Do you have some. 722 00:36:33,250 --> 00:36:35,890 I've got some. We'll both need them 723 00:36:35,890 --> 00:36:37,190 at the same time. 724 00:36:37,190 --> 00:36:38,790 I need to put sunscreen on. 725 00:36:45,370 --> 00:36:46,700 okay. 726 00:36:46,700 --> 00:36:48,100 I've got the game warden cologne on now. 727 00:36:48,100 --> 00:36:52,600 [ laughs ] god. 728 00:36:52,610 --> 00:36:54,640 We're going to go check the sibelow field. 729 00:36:56,440 --> 00:36:59,340 that's good right here. 730 00:36:59,350 --> 00:37:00,780 Hi, how y'all doin'? 731 00:37:00,780 --> 00:37:02,810 Y'all can just unload your guns 732 00:37:02,820 --> 00:37:04,450 and I'm going to check your licenses. 733 00:37:04,450 --> 00:37:05,550 Okay. 734 00:37:08,590 --> 00:37:10,790 [ gunshot ] he, look, we brought the birds, 735 00:37:10,790 --> 00:37:11,960 look. 736 00:37:11,960 --> 00:37:13,890 At least you hit it. 737 00:37:13,890 --> 00:37:15,460 That would've been bad if you missed it. 738 00:37:15,460 --> 00:37:17,330 I hit it, steve, you got it from me, 739 00:37:17,330 --> 00:37:18,760 it was going down. 740 00:37:18,770 --> 00:37:20,230 How are y'all? 741 00:37:20,230 --> 00:37:22,900 [ indistinct ] 742 00:37:25,540 --> 00:37:27,710 oh, my god. 743 00:37:27,710 --> 00:37:29,370 Y'all don't even go there. 744 00:37:29,380 --> 00:37:31,110 The other day I checked on public lands. 745 00:37:31,110 --> 00:37:33,810 This guy comes out with an air rifle, like, .22, 746 00:37:33,810 --> 00:37:35,380 that holds 10 rounds, I'm like... 747 00:37:35,380 --> 00:37:37,820 Well, gonna write that one. 748 00:37:37,820 --> 00:37:40,850 When you're dove hunting migratory game bird 749 00:37:40,850 --> 00:37:42,490 in the state of texas, 750 00:37:42,490 --> 00:37:45,620 your shotgun cannot have an ammunition capacity 751 00:37:45,630 --> 00:37:48,060 of greater than three shells in it. 752 00:37:48,060 --> 00:37:51,100 To do that, you have to put what we refer to as a plug 753 00:37:51,100 --> 00:37:53,870 inside your shotgun, so that you cannot exceed 754 00:37:53,870 --> 00:37:55,600 that capacity. 755 00:37:55,600 --> 00:37:56,940 Looks good, thank you. 756 00:37:56,940 --> 00:37:59,270 We want to give both the hunter and that bird 757 00:37:59,270 --> 00:38:01,640 fair chase. 758 00:38:01,640 --> 00:38:04,140 All right, guys, come on! Y'all load back up. 759 00:38:04,140 --> 00:38:05,680 Don't let me stop y'all. 760 00:38:07,480 --> 00:38:09,110 Hey, guys, how y'all doing? 761 00:38:09,120 --> 00:38:11,080 Good, state game warden. 762 00:38:11,080 --> 00:38:12,650 Gonna check your guns and your licenses. 763 00:38:12,650 --> 00:38:16,050 Could y'all unload them, please? Point them in a safe direction. 764 00:38:16,060 --> 00:38:18,520 License on your phone. -Yes, ma'am. 765 00:38:18,530 --> 00:38:19,660 Just bought it last night. 766 00:38:25,600 --> 00:38:27,270 do you have your hunter ed card? 767 00:38:27,270 --> 00:38:29,070 Yes, ma'am. Take a look at that. 768 00:38:29,070 --> 00:38:31,500 I'll grab your gun. 769 00:38:35,710 --> 00:38:37,380 your gun's not plugged. 770 00:38:45,490 --> 00:38:48,590 your gun's not plugged. 771 00:38:48,590 --> 00:38:50,590 Give me your driver's license please. 772 00:38:50,590 --> 00:38:53,190 And do you have any birds on you? 773 00:38:53,190 --> 00:38:54,890 Okay. 774 00:38:59,170 --> 00:39:01,430 Took the plug out? 775 00:39:01,440 --> 00:39:04,300 Okay, I'm going to check your partner's here real quick. 776 00:39:04,300 --> 00:39:06,240 All right, you ready with your gun, sir? 777 00:39:06,240 --> 00:39:08,270 Your license on your phone? 778 00:39:08,280 --> 00:39:10,040 Yes. 779 00:39:10,040 --> 00:39:11,680 Don't scratch it up, it's brand new. 780 00:39:11,680 --> 00:39:14,450 [ both chuckle ] 781 00:39:14,450 --> 00:39:17,950 okay, you're good on that. 782 00:39:17,950 --> 00:39:20,090 Do you have another gun you can shoot with? 783 00:39:20,090 --> 00:39:22,390 I just -- I had the pin in here. 784 00:39:22,390 --> 00:39:25,160 Okay. So it's plugged in now. That's good. 785 00:39:25,160 --> 00:39:28,090 Okay, so the offense is having an unplugged shotgun. 786 00:39:28,100 --> 00:39:30,430 And you know the rules behind that, right? 787 00:39:30,430 --> 00:39:32,400 You can have two in the magazine, 788 00:39:32,400 --> 00:39:33,830 one in the chamber, and no more than that. 789 00:39:33,830 --> 00:39:35,500 Yes, three total. Yeah. 790 00:39:35,500 --> 00:39:37,740 Right. Your signature at the x is not a plea of guilt, 791 00:39:37,740 --> 00:39:39,940 only a promise to contact the judge and make arrangements. 792 00:39:39,940 --> 00:39:42,470 But in the future, 793 00:39:42,480 --> 00:39:44,910 just make sure that you check that before you come out here 794 00:39:44,910 --> 00:39:46,240 dove hunting. 795 00:39:46,250 --> 00:39:47,410 I just put three in it, I shot three times. 796 00:39:47,410 --> 00:39:48,880 Yeah. 797 00:39:48,880 --> 00:39:50,880 I did issue him a citation, 798 00:39:50,880 --> 00:39:53,850 and he has definitely learned a valuable lesson today 799 00:39:53,850 --> 00:39:58,320 to make sure that he checks that plug every time he comes out. 800 00:39:58,330 --> 00:39:59,890 Have a good day. You too, thank you. 801 00:39:59,890 --> 00:40:01,890 All right! [ laughs ] 802 00:40:08,300 --> 00:40:09,800 here we go. Need a selfie, 803 00:40:09,800 --> 00:40:11,400 might be the last one 804 00:40:11,410 --> 00:40:13,070 I can send you this one. 805 00:40:13,070 --> 00:40:15,110 One, two. Your arms are longer. 806 00:40:15,110 --> 00:40:16,040 Three. 807 00:40:16,040 --> 00:40:17,910 There we go. 808 00:40:17,910 --> 00:40:20,310 Yeah, I probably won't get to walk the jetty's 809 00:40:20,310 --> 00:40:21,650 with you again after this. 810 00:40:21,650 --> 00:40:22,750 Probably not. 811 00:40:22,750 --> 00:40:24,350 You gonna go jump in? 812 00:40:24,350 --> 00:40:25,980 It's kind of hurting right now, lerrin. 813 00:40:25,990 --> 00:40:27,720 Aww. It really is. 814 00:40:27,720 --> 00:40:31,590 Good day, the water's pretty, it's a good day to come out. 815 00:40:34,860 --> 00:40:37,230 you know, I've got more stories 816 00:40:37,230 --> 00:40:39,860 than 10 people can have in a lifetime. 817 00:40:39,870 --> 00:40:41,700 Doesn't this bring back memories, lerrin? 818 00:40:41,700 --> 00:40:42,930 Like four summers ago 819 00:40:42,940 --> 00:40:45,170 when we had our first ice creams together? 820 00:40:45,170 --> 00:40:49,610 This just an incredible career, and I hope that in the future, 821 00:40:49,610 --> 00:40:52,410 every warden that comes out remembers who we work for 822 00:40:52,410 --> 00:40:53,610 and why we do it. 823 00:40:53,610 --> 00:40:56,010 We work for the people of texas. And, you know, 824 00:40:56,020 --> 00:40:57,780 we're always going to be game wardens at heart, 825 00:40:57,780 --> 00:41:00,220 and that's gonna be something really hard for me to give up, 826 00:41:00,220 --> 00:41:02,890 because that's who I'm always going to be. 827 00:41:02,890 --> 00:41:04,490 Next time you're eating ice cream, 828 00:41:04,490 --> 00:41:06,220 I'll come sit by you with a margarita. 829 00:41:06,230 --> 00:41:08,090 You're going to miss me? I am. 830 00:41:08,090 --> 00:41:09,630 Who am I going to bicker with? 831 00:41:09,630 --> 00:41:11,560 [ both laugh ] 831 00:41:12,305 --> 00:42:12,598 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm