"Lone Star Law" Confronting the Captain

1 00:00:10,040 --> 00:00:12,610 That's a good one. Don't lose him. 2 00:00:12,610 --> 00:00:15,010 Narrator: Coming up on "lone star law"... 3 00:00:15,010 --> 00:00:17,710 Man: Almost every direction that this fox could have been shot 4 00:00:17,710 --> 00:00:19,150 has a house behind it. 5 00:00:19,150 --> 00:00:20,780 He ran off in the ditch. 6 00:00:20,780 --> 00:00:22,350 How much have you had to drink now? 7 00:00:22,350 --> 00:00:25,520 Pretty flagrant. Are you familiar with oyster laws? 8 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:27,690 That's, like, not even close, you know? 9 00:00:27,690 --> 00:00:28,920 -Do you understand? -Yes, sir. 10 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:31,060 Okay, good, because you're going to get a citation. 11 00:00:31,060 --> 00:00:34,190 I can't save you now. I already gave you guys one break. 12 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:36,460 This is like finding a needle in a haystack. 13 00:00:36,470 --> 00:00:37,870 I need to know who shot her. 14 00:00:37,870 --> 00:00:39,330 It's gotten dark, 15 00:00:39,340 --> 00:00:41,270 and it's time for the illegal hunters to come out. 16 00:00:45,540 --> 00:00:46,740 man: A texas game warden's job 17 00:00:46,740 --> 00:00:50,240 is to protect wild animals in wild places, 18 00:00:50,250 --> 00:00:52,350 keep the public safe, 19 00:00:52,350 --> 00:00:55,280 and every now and again, put a bad guy in jail. 20 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:57,950 -- Captions by vitac -- www.Vitac.Com 21 00:00:57,950 --> 00:01:00,620 captions paid for by discovery communications 22 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:08,074 Support us and become VIP member to remove all ads from www.OpenSubtitles.org 23 00:01:11,170 --> 00:01:13,270 are they still culling? 24 00:01:13,270 --> 00:01:15,970 It looks like they're still working on something over there. 25 00:01:15,970 --> 00:01:19,040 Today we're checking oyster boats in san antonio bay. 26 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:21,310 Weston and I, we are both from calhoun county, 27 00:01:21,310 --> 00:01:24,580 and trey is one of the inland game wardens. 28 00:01:24,580 --> 00:01:26,810 State game warden. How are you guys? 29 00:01:26,820 --> 00:01:29,150 Habla inglés? 30 00:01:29,150 --> 00:01:30,780 Poquito? 31 00:01:30,790 --> 00:01:33,420 Bailey: We have 250 to 300 oyster boats, 32 00:01:33,420 --> 00:01:35,860 and there's only four game wardens in the county. 33 00:01:35,860 --> 00:01:38,330 Sometimes we need that extra help. 34 00:01:38,330 --> 00:01:41,130 You got your licenses on board today? 35 00:01:41,130 --> 00:01:44,800 What we normally look for is undersized oysters. 36 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:47,100 They have to be three inches. 37 00:01:47,100 --> 00:01:48,840 This is a legal sized oyster, 38 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:52,070 but you're going to be looking for little ones 39 00:01:52,070 --> 00:01:56,380 that are still stuck on that they hadn't cleaned off. 40 00:01:56,380 --> 00:01:57,810 These look pretty good over here? 41 00:01:57,810 --> 00:01:59,950 Yeah, they look pretty good. Yeah, everything else is here. 42 00:01:59,950 --> 00:02:03,350 Alright. Alright, thank you. 43 00:02:03,350 --> 00:02:04,590 Gracias. 44 00:02:08,690 --> 00:02:11,560 On to the next one. Which one do you want? 45 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:14,760 Oh, that lugger right there, that's the one. 46 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:16,800 I bet that's going to be one of those mississippi 47 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:18,800 or louisiana boats that's over here. 48 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:22,400 Got the black hull. Alright, coming up. 49 00:02:25,540 --> 00:02:28,440 kram: This year we actually have a lot of out-of-state fishermen 50 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:30,280 coming in to oyster fish. 51 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:32,210 Mississippi, louisiana have had 52 00:02:32,210 --> 00:02:34,410 a bad die-off of their oysters. 53 00:02:34,420 --> 00:02:36,480 So we've got a really high concentration of boats 54 00:02:36,490 --> 00:02:38,550 that are coming out here, and they've got to make sure 55 00:02:38,550 --> 00:02:40,950 that they're playing by the same rules as everybody else. 56 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:42,220 Can I get you around the side, 57 00:02:42,220 --> 00:02:44,120 or are you alright going over the back? 58 00:02:46,230 --> 00:02:48,660 I guess they're alright going over the back. 59 00:02:48,660 --> 00:02:51,330 State game warden. How is everybody? 60 00:02:51,330 --> 00:02:53,070 How many have we got so far? 61 00:02:55,640 --> 00:02:57,040 Ten? 62 00:02:57,040 --> 00:02:59,370 Kram: We base how many sacks we count out of a cargo 63 00:02:59,380 --> 00:03:01,070 on how many sacks they've got on board. 64 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:03,780 They can never have more than 30 sacks on board. 65 00:03:03,780 --> 00:03:05,350 Three, four, five, six... Yeah. 66 00:03:07,450 --> 00:03:09,820 This your license? Okay. 67 00:03:12,490 --> 00:03:13,950 Got a lot of peanuts in here. 68 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:15,160 Okay. 69 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:17,520 Got a handful of peanuts there on top. 70 00:03:17,530 --> 00:03:18,960 So we're going to count it, 71 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:21,830 we'll see, it may level itself out as we get into it, 72 00:03:21,830 --> 00:03:25,430 but you all want to clean that table off for me? 73 00:03:25,430 --> 00:03:28,070 A peanut is an oyster 74 00:03:28,070 --> 00:03:31,910 between an inch and a half to three inches. 75 00:03:31,910 --> 00:03:34,540 You got -- it's three inches, it's got to be. 76 00:03:34,540 --> 00:03:35,840 Anything that fits on -- 77 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:38,550 and that's, like, not even close, you know? 78 00:03:38,550 --> 00:03:40,410 Yeah. 79 00:03:40,420 --> 00:03:42,480 You're not going to be able to get an accurate measurement 80 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:44,690 based off a hatchet that was probably only two and a half 81 00:03:44,690 --> 00:03:47,050 to maybe two and three quarter inches. 82 00:03:47,060 --> 00:03:49,190 That's a lot of peanuts. 83 00:03:49,190 --> 00:03:51,360 Once we count them up, folks are allowed to be 84 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:53,930 in possession of five percent undersize. 85 00:03:53,930 --> 00:03:56,930 I've got 216 total. 86 00:03:56,930 --> 00:03:58,570 92 small. 87 00:04:00,170 --> 00:04:04,100 Man, you're going to be like 50%, I think. 88 00:04:04,110 --> 00:04:06,740 This is -- I mean, this is all small right here. 89 00:04:17,650 --> 00:04:19,490 do you want to go feed the squirrels? 90 00:04:19,490 --> 00:04:21,420 Do you want up? You're not going to walk? 91 00:04:21,420 --> 00:04:22,890 No. Alright. 92 00:04:22,890 --> 00:04:25,390 My name is brad clark. I've been a game warden 93 00:04:25,390 --> 00:04:26,890 for a little over nine years now. 94 00:04:26,900 --> 00:04:28,560 [ giggling ] 95 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:30,530 there's no squirrel. No squirrel? 96 00:04:30,530 --> 00:04:31,630 Nope. 97 00:04:31,630 --> 00:04:33,100 My son is only 3 years old right now, 98 00:04:33,100 --> 00:04:34,870 and he's starting to really enjoy animals 99 00:04:34,870 --> 00:04:36,100 and wanting to learn about animals, 100 00:04:36,110 --> 00:04:38,040 so I look forward to here in a couple of years 101 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:40,340 when I'm able to take him fishing and hunting with me. 102 00:04:40,340 --> 00:04:42,510 Like this. It'll bump you. 103 00:04:42,510 --> 00:04:45,110 Oh, it got you. [ giggles ] 104 00:04:45,110 --> 00:04:47,550 there. Alright. 105 00:04:50,390 --> 00:04:52,450 I got a call this morning from a landowner 106 00:04:52,450 --> 00:04:55,720 who found a dead fox on his property, 107 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:59,860 and he noticed that it was probably most likely shot. 108 00:04:59,860 --> 00:05:02,330 In texas, you can't shoot across a property line. 109 00:05:02,330 --> 00:05:05,770 That is a criminal offense, and technically is hunting. 110 00:05:05,770 --> 00:05:07,700 Hunting without consent violation 111 00:05:07,700 --> 00:05:09,400 is a class a misdemeanor in the state of texas. 112 00:05:09,410 --> 00:05:11,440 That's fairly serious. 113 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:22,120 definitely looks shot. 114 00:05:23,890 --> 00:05:28,220 this fox was probably dead before it hit the ground. 115 00:05:28,220 --> 00:05:30,360 I like foxes. Foxes are unique critters. 116 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:32,490 They're fun to watch. 117 00:05:32,490 --> 00:05:34,800 There is no seasons or bag limits on them, 118 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:36,500 but if you're actively hunting a fox, 119 00:05:36,500 --> 00:05:37,760 you do need a hunting license. 120 00:05:37,770 --> 00:05:39,470 But you always need permission before you hunt 121 00:05:39,470 --> 00:05:40,930 on somebody else's property. 122 00:05:40,940 --> 00:05:43,500 And you need to make sure you're doing it safely. 123 00:05:43,510 --> 00:05:46,340 It's kind of concerning that someone's shooting 124 00:05:46,340 --> 00:05:48,710 this closely to houses. 125 00:05:48,710 --> 00:05:51,680 Not only do you have the landowner's house right here, 126 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:54,410 there are several houses down this row of drives. 127 00:05:54,420 --> 00:05:57,080 There's another house in the pasture across the way. 128 00:05:57,090 --> 00:05:59,790 Almost every direction that this fox could have been shot 129 00:05:59,790 --> 00:06:01,360 has a house behind it. 130 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:04,690 Two guesses are, came out of this, the shot -- 131 00:06:04,690 --> 00:06:06,830 it was shot from this pasture here, 132 00:06:06,830 --> 00:06:09,800 or from the county road down there. 133 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:12,430 Here's our caller. Hello, sir. 134 00:06:12,430 --> 00:06:14,600 Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. 135 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:17,270 Well, definitely shot, that's for sure. 136 00:06:17,270 --> 00:06:18,710 And that's where you found him? 137 00:06:22,910 --> 00:06:25,510 Do you know your neighbors back here? 138 00:06:25,510 --> 00:06:27,510 No, not at all. 139 00:06:27,520 --> 00:06:30,680 It may not have been them at all, but if they shot it, 140 00:06:30,690 --> 00:06:32,890 I mean, that's your house right there. 141 00:06:32,890 --> 00:06:33,990 -Right. -And especially -- 142 00:06:33,990 --> 00:06:35,060 if they shot from this way 143 00:06:35,060 --> 00:06:36,360 shooting that way, then that's... 144 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:37,520 -It's pretty bad. ...That's pretty bad. 145 00:06:37,530 --> 00:06:39,760 That's real bad. Yeah. 146 00:06:39,760 --> 00:06:43,030 It's a shame, you know, it's a pretty animal. 147 00:06:43,030 --> 00:06:45,100 I'm just going to walk this road and this private drive, 148 00:06:45,100 --> 00:06:48,570 and sometimes you get lucky and find a shell casing. 149 00:06:48,570 --> 00:06:52,170 It's like finding a needle in a haystack. 150 00:06:52,170 --> 00:06:54,310 If I were to go so far as to finding a suspect, 151 00:06:54,310 --> 00:06:58,310 I can match the shell casing with the gun if you needed to. 152 00:06:58,310 --> 00:07:00,950 I don't think you could see it standing down there. 153 00:07:00,950 --> 00:07:03,150 I think it's too small over that rise. 154 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:17,060 come on, little guy. [ grunts ] 155 00:07:17,070 --> 00:07:19,030 I guess I'll just go talk to some neighbors 156 00:07:19,030 --> 00:07:21,270 and see what I can come up with. 157 00:07:29,210 --> 00:07:30,980 [ knocking ] 158 00:07:30,980 --> 00:07:34,380 [ dog barking ] 159 00:07:34,380 --> 00:07:35,750 -hello sir. -Hello. 160 00:07:35,750 --> 00:07:36,880 Brad clark, game warden. 161 00:07:36,890 --> 00:07:39,550 Last night there was a fox across the street 162 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:41,660 from your next neighbor up -- there was a fox shot 163 00:07:41,660 --> 00:07:43,360 and killed across from his house. 164 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:45,160 Uh, is that illegal? 165 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:49,400 I mean, if I had one in my yard, can I not shoot it? 166 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:52,070 That's fine, but the fact that it's on that easement road 167 00:07:52,070 --> 00:07:54,400 and then the proximity of the houses where it came from, 168 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:56,770 because it's obviously going towards a house. 169 00:07:56,770 --> 00:07:59,840 Well, I have guns. I've shot them a few times. 170 00:07:59,840 --> 00:08:02,010 Right, I mean, you live in the country, it's texas, so. 171 00:08:02,010 --> 00:08:04,580 But now and then it's just too populated. 172 00:08:04,580 --> 00:08:05,850 I don't shoot -- there's houses -- 173 00:08:05,850 --> 00:08:07,410 that's the thing. I need to know who shot it 174 00:08:07,420 --> 00:08:09,850 and where they shot it from. Was it shot on our roads? 175 00:08:09,850 --> 00:08:11,720 -Uh-huh. -Okay. 176 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:14,020 Do you have any ideas? 177 00:08:14,020 --> 00:08:15,320 Well... 178 00:08:24,870 --> 00:08:30,200 we're up 31%. 31. 179 00:08:30,210 --> 00:08:32,570 Are you familiar with oyster law? 180 00:08:32,570 --> 00:08:34,070 Pretty flagrant. 181 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:36,910 All of these were less than the three inches. 182 00:08:36,910 --> 00:08:40,650 You have your I.D., sir? Okay. Go and get. 183 00:08:40,650 --> 00:08:44,050 They've got ten sacks. We only, by law, have to count one. 184 00:08:44,050 --> 00:08:46,190 This one's been counted, the rest will have to be dumped 185 00:08:46,190 --> 00:08:48,520 back into the water and still be able to grow. 186 00:08:48,520 --> 00:08:50,990 Then they'll be legal sized probably for next year. 187 00:08:50,990 --> 00:08:54,330 But, by taking up, it's going to deplete the population, 188 00:08:54,330 --> 00:08:57,930 and then, you know, eventually areas are going to get closed. 189 00:08:57,930 --> 00:08:59,670 They're from mississippi, 190 00:08:59,670 --> 00:09:02,540 so I just don't think he's really aware of our laws. 191 00:09:02,540 --> 00:09:05,110 Hopefully he'll learn something from this. 192 00:09:05,110 --> 00:09:06,570 You get one citation for possession 193 00:09:06,580 --> 00:09:07,910 of undersized oyster cargo. 194 00:09:07,910 --> 00:09:09,740 How we got to that 31%, 195 00:09:09,750 --> 00:09:12,650 that's your total number, you got 500 exactly, oysters, 196 00:09:12,650 --> 00:09:14,950 and you all had 155 of those 500 were small. 197 00:09:14,950 --> 00:09:17,320 So that's how we come up with 31%. 198 00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:19,390 If we catch you like this again, y'all's license 199 00:09:19,390 --> 00:09:21,760 is going to get suspended. 200 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:23,260 Bailey: This is a big problem. 201 00:09:23,260 --> 00:09:25,860 If you get over 30% of undersized oysters 202 00:09:25,860 --> 00:09:28,730 a second time, you're going to get a 30-day suspension. 203 00:09:28,730 --> 00:09:30,360 A whole month for them not to oyster 204 00:09:30,370 --> 00:09:32,770 and make any money with those plates. 205 00:09:32,770 --> 00:09:34,330 You can fish right here again, fish them up 206 00:09:34,340 --> 00:09:35,670 and clean them up better, 207 00:09:35,670 --> 00:09:37,400 but everything's got to go back into the water. 208 00:09:37,410 --> 00:09:39,310 And to be honest with you, there ain't nothing you can do 209 00:09:39,310 --> 00:09:40,670 to clean these up to make them better. 210 00:09:40,680 --> 00:09:42,710 They're just too small. Yeah. 211 00:09:42,710 --> 00:09:44,280 Bailey: Alright, you take care. 212 00:09:49,590 --> 00:09:51,080 coming up. 213 00:10:03,170 --> 00:10:05,530 louisiana. That's where it's from. 214 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:11,270 Ooh. 215 00:10:11,270 --> 00:10:13,170 You don't reach quite as far as I do, chelsea. 216 00:10:13,180 --> 00:10:15,910 -Unh-unh. -State game warden, how are you? 217 00:10:15,910 --> 00:10:17,010 Good, good. 218 00:10:17,010 --> 00:10:18,210 How many sacks y'all end up with? 219 00:10:18,210 --> 00:10:19,280 -30. -30? 220 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:20,380 -Yes, sir. -Alright, 221 00:10:20,380 --> 00:10:22,180 guess you have a full, full boat then, huh? 222 00:10:22,180 --> 00:10:24,550 Y'all got y'all's licenses with you all today? 223 00:10:24,550 --> 00:10:26,750 Are you [bleep]? 224 00:10:29,690 --> 00:10:32,430 good deal. You can have that back. 225 00:10:32,430 --> 00:10:33,760 This your first year in general, 226 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:36,030 or have you been doing it in louisiana in the past? 227 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:41,170 Yours look alright, chelsea? 228 00:10:41,170 --> 00:10:43,170 Mine did, I don't now about weston's. 229 00:10:43,170 --> 00:10:44,540 What you think, weston? 230 00:10:48,310 --> 00:10:50,240 This one's got three tiny ones on it. 231 00:10:50,250 --> 00:10:51,710 Yeah. 232 00:10:51,710 --> 00:10:53,880 I immediately saw a couple of spats. 233 00:10:53,880 --> 00:10:56,450 What spat is, is essentially a baby oyster. 234 00:10:56,450 --> 00:10:58,450 Oysters don't just randomly appear out there 235 00:10:58,450 --> 00:11:01,050 in the salt water, they grow on top of each other, 236 00:11:01,060 --> 00:11:02,720 so, a spat is a small oyster 237 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:05,230 that's growing on top of a larger oyster. 238 00:11:05,230 --> 00:11:07,330 I saw a couple in this one here too. 239 00:11:07,330 --> 00:11:09,300 You want to count one sack and we'll see where it's at? 240 00:11:09,300 --> 00:11:11,000 Then we can count another if we've got to. 241 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:13,500 You want to drop your drag so we're not drifting? 242 00:11:13,500 --> 00:11:15,070 Let's take a look at a different one. 243 00:11:19,470 --> 00:11:21,740 Bailey: At one point, before we became game wardens, 244 00:11:21,740 --> 00:11:24,110 you were allowed to keep 90 sacks of oysters. 245 00:11:24,110 --> 00:11:25,480 And today it's 30 sacks, 246 00:11:25,480 --> 00:11:27,810 so the oyster industry is dwindling. 247 00:11:27,820 --> 00:11:30,350 If they want to continue with this job 248 00:11:30,350 --> 00:11:33,620 that they've had and passed on from generation to generation, 249 00:11:33,620 --> 00:11:36,590 then they need to do a better job of conserving oysters 250 00:11:36,590 --> 00:11:38,260 that are left in the water. 251 00:11:38,260 --> 00:11:40,590 That's 62 big. 252 00:11:40,600 --> 00:11:42,530 And 101 big. 253 00:11:44,370 --> 00:11:45,500 Where you at? 254 00:11:45,500 --> 00:11:48,800 10.2. 10.2? 255 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:51,100 We took the two sacks, we added them together, 256 00:11:51,110 --> 00:11:53,710 and we averaged it -- you're at 10.2%. 257 00:11:53,710 --> 00:11:56,810 You're double the limit. Okay? 258 00:11:56,810 --> 00:11:58,980 Bailey: So, what happens is, you and your deckhand will both 259 00:11:58,980 --> 00:12:02,080 get a ticket for undersized oysters. 260 00:12:02,080 --> 00:12:03,820 Yeah, you didn't really have a whole lot of peanuts, 261 00:12:03,820 --> 00:12:05,050 all your stuff is a good size, 262 00:12:05,050 --> 00:12:06,350 but you've just got a lot of spat on there 263 00:12:06,350 --> 00:12:07,720 that you've all got to clean off better. 264 00:12:10,530 --> 00:12:12,190 We'll let you keep the sacks that we culled, 265 00:12:12,190 --> 00:12:13,790 because we know those are good right now. 266 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:15,930 Like that, what's in that basket, we know is good. 267 00:12:15,930 --> 00:12:18,260 Everything else is going to have to be dumped in the water. 268 00:12:18,270 --> 00:12:19,530 You've got to put it back in. 269 00:12:19,530 --> 00:12:21,200 You can take it back out and clean it, 270 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:24,940 but it's got to hit the water before you do that. 271 00:12:24,940 --> 00:12:26,240 Well, I'm not making you keep it. 272 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:27,940 If you want to throw that in too, you can. 273 00:12:27,940 --> 00:12:29,440 But I'm just telling you, I'll let you keep that 274 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:31,110 because we cleaned it. 275 00:12:33,380 --> 00:12:36,020 No, you need to return to the reef where they were caught. 276 00:12:37,850 --> 00:12:39,450 No, I do know about it. 277 00:12:39,450 --> 00:12:41,690 You're going to put them back on a reef. 278 00:12:46,230 --> 00:12:47,990 If we got to follow you out there, 279 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:49,330 that's what we're going to do. 280 00:12:57,010 --> 00:12:59,770 so I could go throw it right there where it's polluted? 281 00:12:59,780 --> 00:13:02,410 No, you need to return to the reef where they were caught. 282 00:13:02,410 --> 00:13:03,780 If we've got to follow you out there, 283 00:13:03,780 --> 00:13:05,350 that's what we're going to do. 284 00:13:07,780 --> 00:13:08,980 So... 285 00:13:10,220 --> 00:13:11,650 Look, just listen to this. 286 00:13:11,650 --> 00:13:14,950 You see where those oyster boats are actually doing circles? 287 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:16,890 We know there's a reef there, okay? 288 00:13:16,890 --> 00:13:18,060 I was over there. You were over here? 289 00:13:18,060 --> 00:13:19,090 -Yeah. -On a reef? 290 00:13:19,090 --> 00:13:20,090 -Yeah. -Okay. 291 00:13:20,100 --> 00:13:21,330 Well, come back to this reef 292 00:13:21,330 --> 00:13:22,800 that you were at over here and put them over there. 293 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:24,760 If we just put the oysters in the middle of the bay 294 00:13:24,770 --> 00:13:26,130 with no other oysters around, 295 00:13:26,130 --> 00:13:28,000 they're probably just going to sit there and die. 296 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:30,470 Regardless of whether he's upset, that's what the law says. 297 00:13:30,470 --> 00:13:32,970 We're going to make sure that they end up back on the reef. 298 00:13:32,970 --> 00:13:37,710 One citation for possession of undersized oysters, 10.236. 299 00:13:37,710 --> 00:13:39,380 By signing here, it's not saying you're guilty, 300 00:13:39,380 --> 00:13:41,150 just promising you will talk to the judge. 301 00:13:41,150 --> 00:13:42,620 Just make sure you do contact her, 302 00:13:42,620 --> 00:13:43,820 because if you don't, then it could 303 00:13:43,820 --> 00:13:45,450 turn into a warrant, alright? 304 00:13:45,450 --> 00:13:48,790 The legal oystering hours are from sunrise to 3:30. 305 00:13:48,790 --> 00:13:51,090 You've got three and a half hours still to work. 306 00:13:51,090 --> 00:13:54,530 Put them in,scoop them back up, clean them up better. 307 00:13:54,530 --> 00:13:56,330 Got you. 308 00:13:58,870 --> 00:14:00,570 If he doesn't dump, he's failing to obey 309 00:14:00,570 --> 00:14:02,370 a lawful order of a police officer. 310 00:14:02,370 --> 00:14:04,970 So, if he wants to play the hard ball an don't dump it, 311 00:14:04,970 --> 00:14:06,740 well, we're going to tack on another charge for it. 312 00:14:10,250 --> 00:14:11,850 You see any reefs or anything around here? 313 00:14:11,850 --> 00:14:13,550 Right there, right in front of us. 314 00:14:13,550 --> 00:14:14,950 Great. Okay. 315 00:14:16,850 --> 00:14:19,790 I don't know why he's doing it in a straight line. 316 00:14:19,790 --> 00:14:21,620 There's no way he's going to be able to pick these back up. 317 00:14:21,620 --> 00:14:24,860 Unh-unh. He's mad now. 318 00:14:24,860 --> 00:14:26,360 Kram: We informed him that he'd be 319 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:27,630 well within his rights to go ahead 320 00:14:27,630 --> 00:14:29,100 and take them back up off the bottom 321 00:14:29,100 --> 00:14:30,730 and just clean them up as he went. 322 00:14:30,730 --> 00:14:32,300 It doesn't look like he's going to do that today. 323 00:14:32,300 --> 00:14:34,300 I think he's a little upset with us. 324 00:14:34,300 --> 00:14:35,940 Hopefully, you know, after a little reflection, 325 00:14:35,940 --> 00:14:37,770 he realizes we're not doing this to pick on him, 326 00:14:37,770 --> 00:14:40,570 we're doing this because we're protecting the resource. 327 00:14:46,980 --> 00:14:50,050 this dog here was shot in that pasture over there. 328 00:14:50,050 --> 00:14:51,620 He's got a garage out here. Okay. 329 00:14:51,620 --> 00:14:53,820 She was getting into some stuff there, 330 00:14:53,820 --> 00:14:55,520 and he wouldn't admit it, so I just said, 331 00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:57,020 "you know you've got a garbage pile here? 332 00:14:57,030 --> 00:14:58,760 You're just inviting wild animals, 333 00:14:58,760 --> 00:15:00,060 not just domestic ones." 334 00:15:00,060 --> 00:15:02,960 and my dog naturally went up there 335 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:05,500 and, you know, somebody shot her. 336 00:15:05,500 --> 00:15:06,530 Okay, what was she shot with? 337 00:15:06,530 --> 00:15:07,830 I went up there and confronted him 338 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:09,970 and he swore it wasn't them. 339 00:15:09,970 --> 00:15:13,140 She just got some bird shot, she was okay. 340 00:15:13,140 --> 00:15:14,740 He's the next one down, right? 341 00:15:14,740 --> 00:15:16,180 Yeah. 342 00:15:16,180 --> 00:15:18,650 Okay, I'll go and ask him. Thank you for your time, sir. 343 00:15:18,650 --> 00:15:19,850 -Take care. -Alright. 344 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:24,520 This neighbor is telling me that he had a dog shot 345 00:15:24,520 --> 00:15:28,490 in the pasture, kind of adjacent to where the fox was shot. 346 00:15:28,490 --> 00:15:30,290 It's another place to go look. 347 00:15:34,060 --> 00:15:35,230 Hi, ma'am, game warden. 348 00:15:35,230 --> 00:15:36,730 Hey, I'm looking for mr [bleep]. 349 00:15:36,730 --> 00:15:39,100 Are they here? No, they're not here. 350 00:15:39,100 --> 00:15:40,970 They live in a lake house in the summer. 351 00:15:40,970 --> 00:15:42,600 Okay. Is everything okay? 352 00:15:42,600 --> 00:15:44,140 Yeah, I just need to visit with him real quick. 353 00:15:44,140 --> 00:15:45,410 -Oh! -Where do you -- 354 00:15:45,410 --> 00:15:46,840 are you -- a house cleaner. 355 00:15:46,840 --> 00:15:49,580 Okay, alrighty. Was anybody in the house Friday night? 356 00:15:49,580 --> 00:15:50,940 No. Okay. 357 00:15:50,950 --> 00:15:53,180 Have you ever seen anybody out here in the pasture, 358 00:15:53,180 --> 00:15:54,850 you know, trying to shoot a varmint or anything like that? 359 00:15:54,850 --> 00:15:58,820 No, sir, I've never seen anybody do anything wrong, no. 360 00:15:58,820 --> 00:16:00,020 Alright, well, I appreciate your help. 361 00:16:00,020 --> 00:16:01,120 Thank you ma'am. 362 00:16:01,120 --> 00:16:02,290 I hope you get everything answered. 363 00:16:02,290 --> 00:16:05,060 Alright, thank you. 364 00:16:05,060 --> 00:16:07,330 The landowners were out of town when this happened, 365 00:16:07,330 --> 00:16:10,030 and I don't suspect that this property owner 366 00:16:10,030 --> 00:16:13,230 has any idea of what happened. 367 00:16:13,230 --> 00:16:14,400 I'm going to knock on this door 368 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:16,340 and see if they heard anything last night. 369 00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:31,150 well, I'm striking out today. 370 00:16:36,420 --> 00:16:39,260 it's not always so easy as, oh, there's a dead animal, 371 00:16:39,260 --> 00:16:40,230 oh, there's a shell casing 372 00:16:40,230 --> 00:16:41,660 and someone says, "hey, I did it." 373 00:16:41,660 --> 00:16:43,960 so sometimes you've got to do some work. 374 00:16:43,970 --> 00:16:46,230 And I'm at a dead end for now 375 00:16:46,230 --> 00:16:48,030 and try to make contact with some of these neighbors 376 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:52,410 that didn't answer tomorrow or the next day. 377 00:16:52,410 --> 00:16:57,340 Just going to go up here so we can dump this fox in the woods. 378 00:16:57,350 --> 00:17:01,410 I've got some city property up here that's away from houses. 379 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:15,660 it's out of the way and we're not around any houses, 380 00:17:15,660 --> 00:17:19,900 so, that's probably the best spot we can do. 381 00:17:19,900 --> 00:17:21,770 We just need to figure out who shot him and why. 382 00:17:36,220 --> 00:17:40,920 provaznik: Currently heading to the east end down here by the lagoon. 383 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:43,490 Blowing like it is, 35 miles an hour, 384 00:17:43,490 --> 00:17:47,490 somebody, somewhere has some fish. 385 00:17:47,500 --> 00:17:49,730 Let's go and take a look. 386 00:17:49,730 --> 00:17:51,930 Ooh, the wind's howling! 387 00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:56,700 Slippery. 388 00:17:56,700 --> 00:18:00,710 Hey, guys, how's it going? 389 00:18:00,710 --> 00:18:01,770 Any luck? 390 00:18:03,950 --> 00:18:05,710 No flounder yet? 391 00:18:05,710 --> 00:18:08,150 You all have your fishing licenses on you? 392 00:18:08,150 --> 00:18:10,750 Fishing license? Can I check your cooler? 393 00:18:13,590 --> 00:18:15,050 You got your I.D. On you? 394 00:18:16,930 --> 00:18:19,590 Okay, well, let's go look at them, okay, real quick? 395 00:18:21,900 --> 00:18:25,470 I figure one or none of them having their fishing license, 396 00:18:25,470 --> 00:18:27,270 so, we'll see. 397 00:18:32,810 --> 00:18:34,010 your fishing license in there? 398 00:18:38,580 --> 00:18:39,950 Do you have a fishing license? 399 00:18:44,350 --> 00:18:46,420 It's expired? So you don't have one. 400 00:18:46,420 --> 00:18:48,290 You know what I mean? -Yeah. 401 00:18:48,290 --> 00:18:51,590 It's about a $400 ticket, okay? 402 00:18:51,590 --> 00:18:55,600 Yes, so that $30, on the way out there's an academy, 403 00:18:55,600 --> 00:18:59,630 get your replacement, get you a fishing license, okay? 404 00:18:59,630 --> 00:19:01,000 -Yeah. -Pack it up. 405 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:02,470 Go get one, okay? 406 00:19:02,470 --> 00:19:04,140 Stay warm. -Thank you. 407 00:19:06,540 --> 00:19:09,640 They had fish, it would have been a guaranteed ticket. 408 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:11,140 Very lucky day for them. 409 00:19:19,150 --> 00:19:21,050 let's see if anybody's fishing over here. 410 00:19:21,060 --> 00:19:23,060 This is another one of our hot spots. 411 00:19:25,230 --> 00:19:26,930 Hey, guys, how's it going? -Hey. 412 00:19:26,930 --> 00:19:28,290 Did you guys have any luck? 413 00:19:28,300 --> 00:19:29,660 Can I check your cooler? 414 00:19:29,660 --> 00:19:32,470 -Yes. -Nice. 415 00:19:32,470 --> 00:19:35,770 One, two. That's a good one. 416 00:19:35,770 --> 00:19:37,100 Don't lose him. 417 00:19:42,610 --> 00:19:43,710 is this one yours? 418 00:19:55,390 --> 00:19:57,820 well, that brings back memories. 419 00:19:57,830 --> 00:20:00,560 You see them ducks on that lake right there? 420 00:20:00,560 --> 00:20:03,230 When I was a kid, I'd get my shotgun and walk home, 421 00:20:03,230 --> 00:20:06,000 used to sneak around the back, shoot two ducks 422 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:08,700 and think I was the greatest hunter in the world. 423 00:20:11,070 --> 00:20:12,140 Let's see what we've got here, 424 00:20:12,140 --> 00:20:14,240 with this old boy dodge right here. 425 00:20:18,180 --> 00:20:21,750 That's just an old landowner. 426 00:20:21,750 --> 00:20:25,280 He ain't 95. He ain't 15. 427 00:20:32,030 --> 00:20:34,360 -how you doing, sir? -What's up? 428 00:20:34,360 --> 00:20:36,430 How's everything going this afternoon? 429 00:20:37,930 --> 00:20:38,930 Oh, okay. 430 00:20:43,340 --> 00:20:44,670 -Just that one? -Yeah, only one. 431 00:20:44,670 --> 00:20:46,910 There you go, I'm glad I could fix it for you. 432 00:20:46,910 --> 00:20:48,510 -Buck is my name. -Buck? Ben richards. 433 00:20:48,510 --> 00:20:49,880 Good go meet you. -Ben richards. 434 00:20:49,880 --> 00:20:52,110 Seems like I know benny richards. 435 00:20:52,110 --> 00:20:55,080 Now, my father used to be the mayor in wolfe city, 436 00:20:55,080 --> 00:20:56,820 and I went to high school up there. 437 00:20:56,820 --> 00:20:58,620 You just got some cows you checking on? 438 00:20:58,620 --> 00:20:59,790 Yeah. 439 00:21:01,190 --> 00:21:02,890 What have you got? 50 pound sacks? 440 00:21:02,890 --> 00:21:04,720 If you need some help, I can go with you. 441 00:21:11,030 --> 00:21:12,300 well, I graduated high school in '80, 442 00:21:12,300 --> 00:21:14,670 so you come in here the year I graduated high school. 443 00:21:14,670 --> 00:21:17,300 -Yeah. -What you got? 444 00:21:17,310 --> 00:21:18,670 Some mama cows in here? 445 00:21:30,220 --> 00:21:31,920 you know your neighbor? He used to pay me three 446 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:34,390 and a half cents a bale to haul hay for him, 447 00:21:34,390 --> 00:21:36,520 and I thought I was getting a deal. 448 00:21:36,520 --> 00:21:38,360 -Well... -He took advantage of me. 449 00:21:40,430 --> 00:21:42,660 How old are you now? 450 00:21:42,660 --> 00:21:46,730 Well, when I'm 87 I hope I'm getting around good as you are. 451 00:21:46,730 --> 00:21:48,030 Well, hey, I'm going to get out of here, okay? 452 00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:50,070 Buck, it was good talking to you. 453 00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:57,880 it's not every day that you end up dressing an old man 454 00:21:57,880 --> 00:22:02,320 and feeding his cows for him, but I was glad to do both. 455 00:22:06,490 --> 00:22:08,620 When I'm over on this side of my county 456 00:22:08,620 --> 00:22:12,660 I always like to check this city lake. 457 00:22:12,660 --> 00:22:14,790 There's always a lot of activity here. 458 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:17,530 Looks like there's quite a few fishermen this morning. 459 00:22:22,440 --> 00:22:27,010 Uh-huh. 460 00:22:27,010 --> 00:22:28,970 I came out here last night to see 461 00:22:28,980 --> 00:22:32,240 if maybe I could catch somebody after the recent rain, 462 00:22:32,250 --> 00:22:34,380 tearing this road up with four-wheel-drive trucks 463 00:22:34,380 --> 00:22:36,450 just out playing in the mud. 464 00:22:36,450 --> 00:22:39,090 It's aggravating because they cut deep ruts, 465 00:22:39,090 --> 00:22:40,950 and then everybody that goes down that road 466 00:22:40,960 --> 00:22:43,120 can do some damage to their vehicle 467 00:22:43,120 --> 00:22:45,490 and the city ends up having to go out there 468 00:22:45,490 --> 00:22:47,760 and repair the road. 469 00:22:47,760 --> 00:22:48,990 Didn't see them last night, 470 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:51,060 but it looks like I may have just caught them. 471 00:22:51,070 --> 00:22:53,230 And if that's the case, 472 00:22:53,230 --> 00:22:55,670 somebody's liable to end up with a citation. 473 00:23:04,210 --> 00:23:05,780 what are you all doing out here? 474 00:23:10,420 --> 00:23:11,820 Where's the person you were pulling out? 475 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:16,120 This person you pulled out, you got -- you know his name? 476 00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:20,660 This isn't making no sense. 477 00:23:20,660 --> 00:23:22,230 You're saying you left home, you just come out here 478 00:23:22,230 --> 00:23:24,960 thinking "maybe there'd be somebody I can pull out"? 479 00:23:29,140 --> 00:23:31,770 You got some fishing equipment in your truck? 480 00:23:31,770 --> 00:23:32,970 So you weren't coming to fish 481 00:23:32,970 --> 00:23:34,410 because you don't have any fishing equipment. 482 00:23:34,410 --> 00:23:35,840 What you were doing was coming out here and playing in the mud. 483 00:23:43,420 --> 00:23:44,980 richards: What you were doing was coming out here 484 00:23:44,990 --> 00:23:47,350 and playing in the mud, okay? 485 00:23:52,460 --> 00:23:54,360 Well, here you are. 486 00:23:55,800 --> 00:23:57,730 -Yeah, I slid. -How did you end up out here? 487 00:23:59,500 --> 00:24:01,130 You got your driving license with you? 488 00:24:01,140 --> 00:24:02,030 Man: Yes, sir. 489 00:24:08,240 --> 00:24:12,340 so this guy that was stuck, where was he stuck at? 490 00:24:12,350 --> 00:24:15,820 Right over here. A little bit before the grass curb was at. 491 00:24:15,820 --> 00:24:17,550 -What are you doing down here? -Just trying to find somewhere 492 00:24:17,550 --> 00:24:19,790 a little bit more firm to turn around. 493 00:24:19,790 --> 00:24:21,390 Hm. 494 00:24:21,390 --> 00:24:24,760 There's still quite a bit of standing water there. 495 00:24:24,760 --> 00:24:27,060 -Do you go by david? -Yes, sir. 496 00:24:27,060 --> 00:24:28,430 I'm going to take your word 497 00:24:28,430 --> 00:24:30,230 that you come down here to help somebody get out. 498 00:24:30,230 --> 00:24:33,830 I wish that person was here so I could write him a citation. 499 00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:36,300 Because right up there, there's a big sign that says 500 00:24:36,300 --> 00:24:38,970 do not come down this road in muddy weather. 501 00:24:38,970 --> 00:24:40,570 You come down here and you can see how they've tore 502 00:24:40,580 --> 00:24:42,710 this whole road up, okay? -Yeah. 503 00:24:42,710 --> 00:24:44,710 So, now, when it dries, everybody that comes down here 504 00:24:44,710 --> 00:24:46,310 is falling off on these ruts, 505 00:24:46,310 --> 00:24:47,880 and the city has to come out here 506 00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:50,450 and blade this road at great expense, 507 00:24:50,450 --> 00:24:52,790 and they're tired of it, okay? -Yeah. Right. 508 00:24:52,790 --> 00:24:56,290 Okay? So, when I find somebody down here 509 00:24:56,290 --> 00:24:59,020 disregarding the sign, that's obviously posted... 510 00:24:59,030 --> 00:25:00,960 -Yeah. -...And running up and down here 511 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:02,930 in wet weather, they get a citation, okay? 512 00:25:02,930 --> 00:25:04,730 -Yeah. I understand. -Do you understand? 513 00:25:04,730 --> 00:25:05,660 -Yes, sir. -Okay, good, 514 00:25:05,670 --> 00:25:07,270 because the next time 515 00:25:07,270 --> 00:25:10,470 that I catch you down here you're going to get a citation. 516 00:25:10,470 --> 00:25:12,400 Right now I'm just giving you a verbal warning 517 00:25:12,410 --> 00:25:14,770 to not be out here when it's wet like this 518 00:25:14,780 --> 00:25:17,380 because you're doing damage to this road. 519 00:25:17,380 --> 00:25:18,910 Here's your drivers license, spread -- 520 00:25:18,910 --> 00:25:21,210 help me spread the word. -Will do, sir. 521 00:25:21,220 --> 00:25:23,850 Okay? Alright. You all have a good day. 522 00:25:29,620 --> 00:25:32,830 richards: Well, that guy was playing like he was all innocent, 523 00:25:32,830 --> 00:25:36,060 but I know what his purpose for coming out here was, 524 00:25:36,060 --> 00:25:39,130 was to play in the mud with his four-wheel drive. 525 00:25:39,130 --> 00:25:41,700 But sometimes you can get something accomplished 526 00:25:41,700 --> 00:25:43,540 without writing a citation. 527 00:25:43,540 --> 00:25:45,300 I gave them the benefit of the doubt. 528 00:25:45,310 --> 00:25:48,610 Maybe he'll stay away or help spread the word. 529 00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:55,650 is this one yours? 530 00:25:57,820 --> 00:25:59,820 None of you guys? 531 00:25:59,820 --> 00:26:00,990 Where's the rest of the meat? 532 00:26:04,660 --> 00:26:05,860 Where's all the meat? 533 00:26:07,130 --> 00:26:08,490 -That's not you? -No, not me. 534 00:26:10,630 --> 00:26:14,330 Well, somebody got to know something. 535 00:26:14,340 --> 00:26:16,340 You all can't be using them for bait. 536 00:26:16,340 --> 00:26:19,000 Eating only, okay? 537 00:26:20,440 --> 00:26:22,340 Catch two and you're done. 538 00:26:29,720 --> 00:26:31,480 they took out the two easy fillets 539 00:26:31,490 --> 00:26:35,590 and left the other two fillets just hanging out there. 540 00:26:35,590 --> 00:26:37,890 That's our equivalent of, you know, 541 00:26:37,890 --> 00:26:39,460 just taking the back strap out of a deer 542 00:26:39,460 --> 00:26:41,190 and leaving the rest to rot. 543 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:43,160 When you're done, just throw it back in the water, 544 00:26:43,160 --> 00:26:44,730 because, you know, it's the circle of life. 545 00:26:44,730 --> 00:26:46,070 Other animals have got to eat too, 546 00:26:46,070 --> 00:26:48,930 and they'll thrive off that flounder. 547 00:26:48,940 --> 00:26:52,870 Take care of it. Take care of our resource. 548 00:26:52,870 --> 00:26:54,710 Didn't we just stop those guys? 549 00:26:57,080 --> 00:26:58,340 We did. 550 00:27:02,650 --> 00:27:05,120 And there's their fishing pole. 551 00:27:05,120 --> 00:27:08,550 Oh, walk away boys. 552 00:27:08,560 --> 00:27:10,460 Think I wasn't going to show up? 553 00:27:15,560 --> 00:27:17,860 did you guys go get them? 554 00:27:17,870 --> 00:27:19,770 Did you guys go get your licenses? 555 00:27:28,880 --> 00:27:31,480 did you guys go get your licenses? 556 00:27:33,110 --> 00:27:35,080 No? I told you to go do it. 557 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:37,980 Too expensive? 558 00:27:41,120 --> 00:27:43,460 -You guys got your ids on you? -Yeah. 559 00:27:43,460 --> 00:27:44,820 Let's go get them. 560 00:27:44,830 --> 00:27:46,530 I can't save you now. 561 00:27:46,530 --> 00:27:48,660 I already gave you guys one break. 562 00:27:50,970 --> 00:27:54,030 You all could have bought a one-day license for $11. 563 00:27:56,270 --> 00:27:57,840 And is that a bottle of liquor? 564 00:28:00,070 --> 00:28:04,580 Let me see it. Let me see it. It's almost empty. 565 00:28:04,580 --> 00:28:06,480 You can't have this in your truck. 566 00:28:06,480 --> 00:28:09,080 -Whoa! -Okay? 567 00:28:09,080 --> 00:28:13,350 You cannot have an open container in your truck. 568 00:28:13,350 --> 00:28:14,790 So that's another ticket. 569 00:28:17,090 --> 00:28:18,260 Alright, this is what's going to happen. 570 00:28:18,260 --> 00:28:19,490 You're each going to get a citation 571 00:28:19,490 --> 00:28:22,290 for not having a fishing license, okay? 572 00:28:22,300 --> 00:28:23,860 So give me a few minutes. 573 00:28:29,540 --> 00:28:31,500 you've got to be kidding me. 574 00:28:31,510 --> 00:28:35,440 I think it's been like two hours since we've seen them. 575 00:28:35,440 --> 00:28:38,810 They thought that fishing license was expensive. 576 00:28:38,810 --> 00:28:40,150 I was giving them the benefit of the doubt 577 00:28:40,150 --> 00:28:41,610 they would go and get one. 578 00:28:41,620 --> 00:28:43,880 Even if he got a one-day license, 579 00:28:43,880 --> 00:28:45,650 that would have been 11 bucks. 580 00:28:45,650 --> 00:28:48,820 The minimum this can be is $25. 581 00:28:52,030 --> 00:28:55,230 alright, you're being cited for no fishing license, alright? 582 00:28:55,230 --> 00:28:57,330 Sign here, it's not a plea of guilt. 583 00:28:57,330 --> 00:29:00,500 It's just a promise you'll contact the judge. 584 00:29:00,500 --> 00:29:03,170 Here. Take this. There you go. 585 00:29:05,310 --> 00:29:08,410 So here you go, a citation for the no fishing license. 586 00:29:08,410 --> 00:29:10,940 I'm giving you a warning for the liquor, okay? 587 00:29:10,950 --> 00:29:14,380 You cannot have an open container in the car. 588 00:29:14,380 --> 00:29:16,010 You all be careful going home. 589 00:29:22,920 --> 00:29:24,820 some people learn multiple ways. 590 00:29:24,830 --> 00:29:26,960 You can educate them and give them, you know, 591 00:29:26,960 --> 00:29:29,660 the warning that, you know, they need a fishing license, 592 00:29:29,660 --> 00:29:33,400 or, "b," they need a written citation saying, 593 00:29:33,400 --> 00:29:35,230 hey, this is the rules. 594 00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:37,440 They chose the hard way today. 595 00:29:46,710 --> 00:29:48,880 what I'm specifically looking for tonight, 596 00:29:48,880 --> 00:29:50,550 I'm going to be in a remote area 597 00:29:50,550 --> 00:29:53,150 with a big concentration of deer, 598 00:29:53,150 --> 00:29:54,920 and now it's gotten dark, 599 00:29:54,920 --> 00:29:57,720 and it's time for the illegal hunters to come out. 600 00:29:57,730 --> 00:30:00,560 Hunting deer at night is a class "a" misdemeanor. 601 00:30:00,560 --> 00:30:02,760 Highly unethical and dangerous. 602 00:30:02,760 --> 00:30:05,930 It's been a problem in this area for as long as I can remember, 603 00:30:05,930 --> 00:30:09,600 and I haven't seen any signs of it slowing down. 604 00:30:16,640 --> 00:30:19,610 who is this? 605 00:30:19,610 --> 00:30:22,510 Looks like he's driving a little erratically. 606 00:30:22,520 --> 00:30:26,390 So I'm going to follow him just a little bit. 607 00:30:26,390 --> 00:30:29,290 Hits his brakes like that one more time for no reason, 608 00:30:29,290 --> 00:30:31,090 like that right there... 609 00:30:33,390 --> 00:30:34,690 ...I'm going to make a traffic stop 610 00:30:34,700 --> 00:30:36,500 and find out what the problem is. 611 00:30:40,730 --> 00:30:42,730 21-19 county. 612 00:30:42,740 --> 00:30:45,340 Show me out on county road 4818. 613 00:30:50,710 --> 00:30:53,380 hello, sir. Where are you headed tonight? 614 00:30:55,680 --> 00:30:57,950 There's open containers in the vehicle. 615 00:30:57,950 --> 00:31:00,620 Where did you get your beer at? 616 00:31:00,620 --> 00:31:02,550 Okay, you been out riding these back roads drinking? 617 00:31:04,560 --> 00:31:05,790 How much have you had to drink tonight? 618 00:31:13,430 --> 00:31:14,900 richards: How much have you had to drink tonight? 619 00:31:16,870 --> 00:31:19,170 I notice you making some of these back roads, 620 00:31:19,170 --> 00:31:20,740 at this time of night I was curious 621 00:31:20,740 --> 00:31:22,310 to what you were doing out here. 622 00:31:22,310 --> 00:31:25,880 As I was following you I noticed you ran off in the ditch. 623 00:31:25,880 --> 00:31:27,250 Do you have your driver's license with you? 624 00:31:27,250 --> 00:31:31,020 Man: Yes, sir. 625 00:31:31,020 --> 00:31:33,490 Step out for me. 626 00:31:33,490 --> 00:31:34,890 Step out here for me. 627 00:31:37,260 --> 00:31:38,890 Do you feel like you're intoxicated right now? 628 00:31:44,730 --> 00:31:47,800 You had a bit of a problem, you were texting. 629 00:31:47,800 --> 00:31:48,930 Okay. 630 00:31:48,940 --> 00:31:51,640 How far are you from home? -Three miles. 631 00:31:51,640 --> 00:31:53,670 I'm going to ask you to do something for me. 632 00:31:53,670 --> 00:31:55,770 I just want to check your eyes, okay? 633 00:31:57,810 --> 00:32:01,650 You don't seem -- you don't appear intoxicated. 634 00:32:01,650 --> 00:32:04,050 I know you're well aware that you can't drink and drive. 635 00:32:04,050 --> 00:32:05,850 -Yes, sir. -Can't have an open container 636 00:32:05,850 --> 00:32:07,890 in your vehicle, okay? 637 00:32:07,890 --> 00:32:09,690 Hang on for me one second. -Okay. 638 00:32:14,400 --> 00:32:15,660 Richards: Well, he's not hunting, 639 00:32:15,660 --> 00:32:18,430 but what he's doing is driving around drinking. 640 00:32:18,430 --> 00:32:19,830 He was swerving a little bit, 641 00:32:19,830 --> 00:32:23,370 and he said it was because he was texting his girlfriend. 642 00:32:23,370 --> 00:32:25,140 He's able to carry on a conversation with me. 643 00:32:25,140 --> 00:32:28,040 He looks like he's got a control of himself. 644 00:32:28,040 --> 00:32:30,640 Not intoxicated, but I am going to issue a citation 645 00:32:30,640 --> 00:32:34,410 for having an open container of alcohol inside the vehicle. 646 00:32:34,420 --> 00:32:37,050 Alright. Here's your license back. 647 00:32:39,390 --> 00:32:41,990 I'm fixing to issue a citation for having an open container 648 00:32:41,990 --> 00:32:43,360 in your car. 649 00:32:43,360 --> 00:32:44,390 It's against the law, you can't do it, 650 00:32:44,390 --> 00:32:45,660 you knew you couldn't do it. 651 00:32:45,660 --> 00:32:47,260 I'm going to get you to sign this right here. 652 00:32:47,260 --> 00:32:49,330 It's not a plea of guilt. It just requires your signature 653 00:32:49,330 --> 00:32:53,230 and promise that you'll contact the judge. 654 00:32:53,230 --> 00:32:55,170 Had he been out on a highway 655 00:32:55,170 --> 00:32:57,600 and he'd had any more to drink than what he'd already had, 656 00:32:57,600 --> 00:33:02,370 he could have put himself in some severe illegal jeopardy. 657 00:33:02,380 --> 00:33:06,710 But he wasn't going to walk away unscathed. He got a citation. 658 00:33:06,710 --> 00:33:10,620 Alright. You're free to go. 659 00:33:10,620 --> 00:33:12,650 Hopefully he'll learn something from it. 660 00:33:12,650 --> 00:33:14,350 He'd better. 661 00:33:31,670 --> 00:33:34,640 so this is actually called chocolate bayou. 662 00:33:34,640 --> 00:33:36,480 It's another great spot that people fish. 663 00:33:36,480 --> 00:33:40,110 I do see a lot of out-of-towners fish this area specifically, 664 00:33:40,110 --> 00:33:41,450 so I wouldn't really be surprised 665 00:33:41,450 --> 00:33:43,420 if there's at least a couple of people out here, 666 00:33:43,420 --> 00:33:45,180 and maybe even a boat. 667 00:33:53,760 --> 00:33:55,330 hello. 668 00:33:55,330 --> 00:33:57,860 You all going to head back in? 669 00:33:57,870 --> 00:33:59,200 -Okay, cool. -Yeah. 670 00:33:59,200 --> 00:34:02,030 I see you have a life jacket on. That's great. 671 00:34:02,040 --> 00:34:03,470 I see three people out on the boat, 672 00:34:03,470 --> 00:34:05,270 you don't have life jackets for two more? 673 00:34:07,310 --> 00:34:09,110 Let's see, okay. 674 00:34:09,110 --> 00:34:10,310 Any fish on the boat? 675 00:34:13,510 --> 00:34:16,280 Don't lose it. That's a good-sized one. 676 00:34:16,280 --> 00:34:18,580 Here, I'm going to take it to my truck. 677 00:34:18,590 --> 00:34:20,150 And I will measure it. 678 00:34:20,150 --> 00:34:22,220 It's still squirming around. 679 00:34:25,590 --> 00:34:26,990 So this is a red drum. 680 00:34:26,990 --> 00:34:29,490 It's got a few spots on it which is kind of cool. 681 00:34:31,630 --> 00:34:36,370 The minimum length for a red drum is 20 inches. 682 00:34:36,370 --> 00:34:38,670 Pinch it. Alright. 683 00:34:38,670 --> 00:34:41,770 So it's at 20 and a half, so you're good to go. 684 00:34:41,780 --> 00:34:44,840 And you said you've got your license right here? 685 00:34:44,850 --> 00:34:46,480 So it's good. 686 00:34:46,480 --> 00:34:48,210 Give me one more second. 687 00:34:54,720 --> 00:34:58,760 81-17, could I get you to run a texas I.D.? 688 00:34:58,760 --> 00:35:03,060 Can you tell me if he also holds a texas d.L. At all? 689 00:35:03,060 --> 00:35:04,730 Everything as far as the license, 690 00:35:04,730 --> 00:35:07,370 the boat registration, it all is in -- is good, 691 00:35:07,370 --> 00:35:10,670 but he did give me an I.D., so that doesn't mean 692 00:35:10,670 --> 00:35:13,240 he has a valid driver's license to actually be driving. 693 00:35:13,240 --> 00:35:16,210 I know he's got two juveniles with him. 694 00:35:16,210 --> 00:35:18,580 If this is his truck with the trailer, 695 00:35:18,580 --> 00:35:20,910 I'm sure he brought himself out here. 696 00:35:20,910 --> 00:35:22,850 If he doesn't have a valid driver's license, 697 00:35:22,850 --> 00:35:25,150 by law he can't be driving. 698 00:35:33,260 --> 00:35:35,330 I'm headed down to the lake tyler area 699 00:35:35,330 --> 00:35:38,130 and see if I can follow up on this fox case. 700 00:35:38,130 --> 00:35:40,230 Definitely looks shot. 701 00:35:40,230 --> 00:35:43,970 There are several houses down this row of drives. 702 00:35:43,970 --> 00:35:45,600 Right now we've got no suspect, 703 00:35:45,610 --> 00:35:48,410 so I'm about to pull up to this neighbor. 704 00:35:48,410 --> 00:35:51,780 Hopefully somebody's home today and I can get some answers. 705 00:35:59,690 --> 00:36:01,920 hello, sir. Brad clark, game warden. How are you? 706 00:36:01,920 --> 00:36:03,920 -Fine. How are you doing? -Doing well. 707 00:36:03,920 --> 00:36:05,760 I got a call from one of your neighbors. 708 00:36:05,760 --> 00:36:07,660 There's a fox that has been shot, 709 00:36:07,660 --> 00:36:10,200 I was going to see if you all heard anything or saw anything? 710 00:36:10,200 --> 00:36:12,400 Woman: No. We see a fox once in a while. 711 00:36:12,400 --> 00:36:14,230 Do you all have chickens or anything? 712 00:36:14,230 --> 00:36:15,900 We don't, but they next door do. 713 00:36:15,900 --> 00:36:17,770 -They have chickens there? -No, on the corner. 714 00:36:17,770 --> 00:36:20,210 -Oh. Okay. -They have chickens. 715 00:36:20,210 --> 00:36:22,070 This way. -They sure do, don't they. 716 00:36:22,080 --> 00:36:23,140 Yeah. 717 00:36:23,140 --> 00:36:25,380 -Appreciate the information. -Okay. 718 00:36:30,580 --> 00:36:32,950 the neighbor said that this house 719 00:36:32,950 --> 00:36:34,390 over here has a chicken coup, 720 00:36:34,390 --> 00:36:39,520 so we see this a lot where a fox wants to eat a chicken, 721 00:36:39,530 --> 00:36:40,990 and people try to protect their chickens, 722 00:36:40,990 --> 00:36:45,260 so this is definitely a place to look into. 723 00:36:45,270 --> 00:36:46,770 This is the best possible scenario 724 00:36:46,770 --> 00:36:48,400 that I've got going right now. 725 00:36:52,740 --> 00:36:54,140 Hey, puppies. 726 00:36:54,140 --> 00:36:57,040 [ dogs whining ] 727 00:36:57,040 --> 00:36:58,410 there's somebody in the backyard. 728 00:37:00,480 --> 00:37:03,050 Hello, sir? Game warden. How are you? 729 00:37:06,050 --> 00:37:09,020 -Nice to meet you, sir. -Y'all get back in there. 730 00:37:09,020 --> 00:37:12,160 You need to work on your guard dogs. 731 00:37:12,160 --> 00:37:15,930 Yeah. Hey, hi. 732 00:37:15,930 --> 00:37:18,930 I'm investigating a fox that was shot Friday night. 733 00:37:18,930 --> 00:37:20,830 You all hear anything or see anything? 734 00:37:30,410 --> 00:37:33,750 I'm investigating a fox that was shot Friday night. 735 00:37:33,750 --> 00:37:35,510 You all hear anything or see anything? 736 00:37:39,790 --> 00:37:42,220 I'm not going to lie, you all have a chicken house, 737 00:37:42,220 --> 00:37:43,090 it would make sense to just -- 738 00:37:45,990 --> 00:37:47,160 had it been in your yard 739 00:37:47,160 --> 00:37:48,430 and it was trying to get to your chickens 740 00:37:48,430 --> 00:37:50,500 I'm okay with that, it just -- it was down here. 741 00:37:50,500 --> 00:37:51,930 It was right on the side of the road, 742 00:37:51,930 --> 00:37:53,300 and it was a good shot. 743 00:37:53,300 --> 00:37:54,670 It's not like it ran off and died. 744 00:38:04,280 --> 00:38:05,710 Okay, well if you hear something, 745 00:38:05,710 --> 00:38:08,610 let me give you my card and let you all get back to it. 746 00:38:08,620 --> 00:38:09,610 Thank you, sir. -Nice to meet you. 747 00:38:09,620 --> 00:38:11,020 Yes, sir, nice to meet you. 748 00:38:11,020 --> 00:38:13,690 Oh, yes, I'm texan, I'm immune to it. 749 00:38:13,690 --> 00:38:16,760 So, alright, thank you all. Take care. 750 00:38:20,830 --> 00:38:24,430 How texan was that lady? "I have jalapeños on my hands." 751 00:38:26,670 --> 00:38:29,000 well, what I can do is drive down here 752 00:38:29,000 --> 00:38:30,540 and set up something about fox height 753 00:38:30,540 --> 00:38:34,710 and then drive back and see if I can reenact it at least. 754 00:38:43,550 --> 00:38:45,120 this has got to work. 755 00:38:52,990 --> 00:38:56,530 you know, you might be able to make that shot actually. 756 00:38:56,530 --> 00:38:58,460 Maybe it was shot from the road. 757 00:39:00,470 --> 00:39:01,870 Okay. 758 00:39:06,470 --> 00:39:07,670 [ dog barking ] 759 00:39:07,670 --> 00:39:08,870 how you doing today? 760 00:39:08,880 --> 00:39:10,310 So, right now I'm kind of back 761 00:39:10,310 --> 00:39:12,110 to that maybe it was shot from the road. 762 00:39:12,110 --> 00:39:13,580 So... -Okay, alright. 763 00:39:13,580 --> 00:39:15,510 -But -- -well, thanks for keeping on it. 764 00:39:15,520 --> 00:39:17,250 Yeah. If I hear something, I'll let you know. 765 00:39:17,250 --> 00:39:19,480 -Alright. Be seeing you. -Yes, sir, take care. 766 00:39:24,760 --> 00:39:25,820 keep my ears open. 767 00:39:25,830 --> 00:39:27,690 Maybe somebody will run their mouth, 768 00:39:27,690 --> 00:39:29,130 maybe somebody will call me and say, 769 00:39:29,130 --> 00:39:33,060 "hey, I was there. I know something about it." 770 00:39:33,070 --> 00:39:34,430 kind of discouraging at times, 771 00:39:34,430 --> 00:39:37,240 but you have to put in the effort 772 00:39:37,240 --> 00:39:38,870 or you'll never solve these cases. 773 00:39:38,870 --> 00:39:40,770 So you can't solve them all. 774 00:39:40,770 --> 00:39:43,610 I'm just going to put this in the back of my mind 775 00:39:43,610 --> 00:39:46,380 and keep an eye on the area and get back to normal patrol 776 00:39:46,380 --> 00:39:48,180 and just see what else I can find. 777 00:39:53,890 --> 00:39:55,490 provaznik: If he doesn't have a valid driver's license, 778 00:39:55,490 --> 00:39:58,020 by law he can't be driving. 779 00:39:58,020 --> 00:40:01,830 So, I'm just calling to see if he just has an I.D. 780 00:40:01,830 --> 00:40:03,830 Or if he does have a valid d.L., 781 00:40:03,830 --> 00:40:05,060 and just he just didn't have it on hm. 782 00:40:12,310 --> 00:40:15,010 Hm. 10-4. 783 00:40:15,010 --> 00:40:16,640 I'm not going to do anything right now 784 00:40:16,640 --> 00:40:18,180 because I didn't see him driving. 785 00:40:18,180 --> 00:40:20,310 But he is about to leave. 786 00:40:20,310 --> 00:40:21,710 I can see he's about to load up 787 00:40:21,720 --> 00:40:24,750 and I don't see anybody else that has a driver's license 788 00:40:24,750 --> 00:40:28,120 that can, by law, be driving his truck. 789 00:40:28,120 --> 00:40:31,020 Mr. Clemens, is that your truck over here with the trailer? 790 00:40:31,020 --> 00:40:33,060 -It's my wife's. -It's your wife's? Okay. 791 00:40:33,060 --> 00:40:35,890 No, I was calling because the I.D. That you handed me 792 00:40:35,900 --> 00:40:38,730 is just an I.D., so I was calling to -- 793 00:40:38,730 --> 00:40:41,070 to find out if you had a valid driver's license? 794 00:40:41,070 --> 00:40:42,670 -No, I do not, no. -And you don't? Okay. 795 00:40:42,670 --> 00:40:46,770 So, here's the situation is, I didn't see you driving, 796 00:40:46,770 --> 00:40:49,270 but if I do then that is a violation, 797 00:40:49,280 --> 00:40:51,010 and that's a risk that you're -- 798 00:40:51,010 --> 00:40:52,310 you're going to be willing to take, 799 00:40:52,310 --> 00:40:55,650 but I would recommend you get your wife 800 00:40:55,650 --> 00:40:57,180 or somebody to come and pick you all up, 801 00:40:57,180 --> 00:40:59,520 because technically you shouldn't be driving, okay? 802 00:40:59,520 --> 00:41:01,750 -Okay. -Okay, let me -- 803 00:41:01,760 --> 00:41:03,860 do you want to grab that red fish from me real quick? 804 00:41:03,860 --> 00:41:07,390 -Yes, ma'am. -And then I will let you all go. 805 00:41:07,390 --> 00:41:10,230 You all take care. Be safe, okay? 806 00:41:13,630 --> 00:41:15,400 -alright. -Alright, take care. 806 00:41:16,305 --> 00:42:16,258 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm