"Lone Star Law" Gator vs Dog

1 00:00:10,478 --> 00:00:12,610 Narrator: Coming up on "lone star law"... 2 00:00:12,613 --> 00:00:13,944 Come on, big boy. 3 00:00:13,947 --> 00:00:15,746 Hang on. I had a girl snuck 4 00:00:15,749 --> 00:00:17,749 behind the brush, there, with her gun. 5 00:00:17,752 --> 00:00:19,016 - You hunting today? - No. 6 00:00:19,019 --> 00:00:20,818 Man: She's trying to get away with something. 7 00:00:20,821 --> 00:00:22,620 Man #2: There's people shooting all around us. 8 00:00:22,623 --> 00:00:24,421 Man #3: I have three active people holding guns. 9 00:00:24,424 --> 00:00:25,622 State game warden! 10 00:00:25,625 --> 00:00:27,158 Unload that gun and bring it over here! 11 00:00:27,161 --> 00:00:29,427 - Go, go, go, go, go. - Cinch it! Cinch it! 12 00:00:29,430 --> 00:00:33,197 Man #4: Ultimately, that alligator's been living there all his life. 13 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:35,099 I don't think it's fair for us to just have 14 00:00:35,102 --> 00:00:39,036 to go kill him because we moved into his territory. 15 00:00:39,039 --> 00:00:41,372 Man #5: There is a war on drugs in delta county. 16 00:00:41,375 --> 00:00:42,640 These people can be violent. 17 00:00:42,643 --> 00:00:44,975 Police officers! 18 00:00:44,978 --> 00:00:47,912 Captions by vitac... www.Vitac.Com 19 00:00:47,915 --> 00:00:50,948 captions paid for by discovery communications 20 00:00:55,055 --> 00:00:56,054 [ snake rattles ] 21 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:04,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 22 00:01:09,336 --> 00:01:12,136 Man: A Texas game warden's job is to protect wild animals 23 00:01:12,139 --> 00:01:13,471 and wild places, 24 00:01:13,474 --> 00:01:15,939 keep the public safe and every now and again, 25 00:01:15,942 --> 00:01:17,675 put a bad guy in jail. 26 00:01:28,221 --> 00:01:30,754 ♪♪ 27 00:01:30,757 --> 00:01:32,457 [ Gunshots ] 28 00:01:35,429 --> 00:01:38,562 State game warden. Y'all got your license? 29 00:01:38,565 --> 00:01:40,097 Got your son with you? - Uh, yes, sir. 30 00:01:40,100 --> 00:01:42,300 - Hey, young man. How are you? - Good. How are you? 31 00:01:42,303 --> 00:01:43,767 Good, good. Have any luck yet? 32 00:01:43,770 --> 00:01:46,971 - No, not yet. - Not yet? [ Laughs ] 33 00:01:46,974 --> 00:01:49,040 Narrator: South of Dallas, Texas game warden 34 00:01:49,043 --> 00:01:50,608 Jeff Powell is up early 35 00:01:50,611 --> 00:01:54,378 for the first day of dove-hunting season. 36 00:01:54,381 --> 00:01:56,047 - How old are you? - 16. 37 00:01:56,050 --> 00:01:59,450 16. You even got your hunter education. Looks good. 38 00:01:59,453 --> 00:02:00,784 Y'all have fun. - All right. 39 00:02:00,787 --> 00:02:03,454 Good luck to you. All right. You too. Thanks. 40 00:02:04,791 --> 00:02:06,857 Yeah. The first hunters of the morning. 41 00:02:06,860 --> 00:02:09,727 Everybody was in compliance. Had a father, son. 42 00:02:09,730 --> 00:02:12,997 That reminds me of when my dad used to take us hunting, so... 43 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:14,599 I actually made a career out of it. 44 00:02:14,602 --> 00:02:16,533 You know, my brother, he still hunts to this day, 45 00:02:16,536 --> 00:02:19,003 and he's actually a bigger hunter than I am. 46 00:02:19,006 --> 00:02:20,938 It's funny things, how your parents 47 00:02:20,941 --> 00:02:22,607 instill things on you 48 00:02:22,610 --> 00:02:23,874 and take you out in the outdoors 49 00:02:23,877 --> 00:02:27,578 and then continue with them throughout your life. 50 00:02:29,483 --> 00:02:31,616 Narrator: During the 3-month Texas hunting season, 51 00:02:31,619 --> 00:02:33,417 more than a quarter million hunters 52 00:02:33,420 --> 00:02:35,485 head into the fields and woods. 53 00:02:35,488 --> 00:02:37,088 Powell: We're game wardens, 54 00:02:37,091 --> 00:02:38,689 so this is when we really start getting busy. 55 00:02:38,692 --> 00:02:41,158 Our dove-hunters come out early in the morning. 56 00:02:41,161 --> 00:02:42,426 They'll hunt 3 or 4 hours, 57 00:02:42,429 --> 00:02:44,095 and they'll come back later in the afternoon. 58 00:02:44,098 --> 00:02:46,831 They're mostly just kind of following the birds' patterns. 59 00:02:46,834 --> 00:02:49,033 Narrator: It's the game wardens' job to enforce laws 60 00:02:49,036 --> 00:02:51,969 that protect wildlife from over-hunting. 61 00:02:51,972 --> 00:02:54,438 Powell: Hunting is a big business in Texas, 62 00:02:54,441 --> 00:02:56,840 so it's very imperative that we enforce all those laws 63 00:02:56,843 --> 00:02:59,243 so that we have it for future generations. 64 00:03:00,847 --> 00:03:02,713 I'm not saying I'm looking for violations, 65 00:03:02,716 --> 00:03:05,383 but I am kind of looking for violations. 66 00:03:05,386 --> 00:03:07,384 I'm looking for the ones that are trying to... 67 00:03:07,387 --> 00:03:09,854 Trying to get away with something. 68 00:03:09,857 --> 00:03:12,189 Narrator: Violators are more likely to get away with something 69 00:03:12,192 --> 00:03:15,459 when they don't suspect the game wardens are watching. 70 00:03:15,462 --> 00:03:16,927 Powell: I've learned, over the years, 71 00:03:16,930 --> 00:03:19,664 to glass everybody first and see who's got guns in their hand 72 00:03:19,667 --> 00:03:21,666 and who's hunting. 73 00:03:21,669 --> 00:03:23,668 All right. 74 00:03:23,671 --> 00:03:25,336 Hang on. 75 00:03:25,339 --> 00:03:28,606 I've got four hunters, and I actually saw one lady. 76 00:03:28,609 --> 00:03:30,007 She had a gun in her hand and, 77 00:03:30,010 --> 00:03:31,875 right when I was watching her, um, 78 00:03:31,878 --> 00:03:33,277 she turned around and went to the brush 79 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:34,812 and laid her gun down. 80 00:03:34,815 --> 00:03:36,814 Yeah, we're gonna see where this girl went. 81 00:03:36,817 --> 00:03:39,149 She thinks she saw me before I saw her, 82 00:03:39,152 --> 00:03:42,220 or I might just be jumping to conclusions. 83 00:03:42,223 --> 00:03:44,021 Oh, but here she is. Oh, yeah. 84 00:03:44,024 --> 00:03:45,623 She don't have a gun in her hand. 85 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:48,626 She's trying to get away with something 86 00:03:48,629 --> 00:03:51,495 is what she's trying to do. Here we go. 87 00:03:51,498 --> 00:03:55,366 Hey, guys. How are y'all? State game warden. 88 00:03:55,369 --> 00:03:57,635 We having any luck? 89 00:03:57,638 --> 00:04:00,437 They're starting to fly, aren't they? 90 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:01,706 If y'all got your license, real quick, 91 00:04:01,709 --> 00:04:03,107 I'll take a look at 'em. 92 00:04:03,110 --> 00:04:06,310 Narrator: In Texas, all dove hunters must be licensed. 93 00:04:06,313 --> 00:04:07,645 You got any birds here? 94 00:04:07,648 --> 00:04:09,847 Good deal. 95 00:04:12,319 --> 00:04:14,051 She's not hunting? Okay. 96 00:04:14,054 --> 00:04:16,987 Your wife or... Friend? Daughter? 97 00:04:16,990 --> 00:04:19,189 Okay. Are y'all in the same vehicle here? 98 00:04:19,192 --> 00:04:20,391 Uh, yeah. 99 00:04:20,394 --> 00:04:22,793 She walked this way, and I saw her with a gun. 100 00:04:22,796 --> 00:04:25,730 I don't know if she laid it down here or... 101 00:04:25,733 --> 00:04:27,998 Narrator: With the group separated, warden Powell 102 00:04:28,001 --> 00:04:29,200 digs for more information 103 00:04:29,203 --> 00:04:31,202 about what the woman was really up to. 104 00:04:31,205 --> 00:04:32,803 - How's she related to you? - My sister. 105 00:04:32,806 --> 00:04:34,872 That's your sister? Whose birds are these? 106 00:04:34,875 --> 00:04:35,939 Are they y'all's or... 107 00:04:35,942 --> 00:04:37,874 Uh, two are mine, and two are hers. 108 00:04:37,877 --> 00:04:38,876 Two are hers? 109 00:04:40,748 --> 00:04:41,945 Bingo. 110 00:04:41,948 --> 00:04:44,282 He admitted that... That she was hunting, 111 00:04:44,285 --> 00:04:46,283 and so I gotta find the gun now. 112 00:04:46,286 --> 00:04:47,752 I know it's out here somewhere. 113 00:04:51,692 --> 00:04:54,991 Narrator: One hundred miles north, in rural delta county, 114 00:04:54,994 --> 00:04:57,762 Benny Richards receives a call from fellow game warden 115 00:04:57,765 --> 00:04:59,563 Chris freid. [ Phone rings ] 116 00:04:59,566 --> 00:05:00,665 What's up? 117 00:05:09,777 --> 00:05:13,110 The location is a protected wildlife area. 118 00:05:13,113 --> 00:05:15,479 Cutting down trees is against the law, 119 00:05:15,482 --> 00:05:16,781 but to the game wardens, 120 00:05:16,784 --> 00:05:19,984 it's also a telltale sign of something else. 121 00:05:23,724 --> 00:05:27,825 Uh, you know what that's starting to sound like, don't ya? 122 00:05:31,732 --> 00:05:35,332 Why don't we meet over on the 1531 bridge. 123 00:05:35,335 --> 00:05:38,602 Narrator: Each summer, marijuana-growers connected to Mexican cartels 124 00:05:38,605 --> 00:05:40,671 set up large-scale grow-operations 125 00:05:40,674 --> 00:05:42,272 on Texas public land. 126 00:05:42,275 --> 00:05:44,408 Richards: The reason why they choose these management areas 127 00:05:44,411 --> 00:05:45,810 is because they know there's not a lot 128 00:05:45,813 --> 00:05:47,344 of human traffic in there, 129 00:05:47,347 --> 00:05:49,613 and it's... it's a really remote, secluded area. 130 00:05:49,616 --> 00:05:51,816 In fact, this place is, uh, 131 00:05:51,819 --> 00:05:54,217 the closest thing to a jungle in the state of Texas 132 00:05:54,220 --> 00:05:55,453 that we still have. 133 00:05:58,892 --> 00:06:00,691 Come on. 134 00:06:00,694 --> 00:06:03,027 Narrator: Richards and freid meet at an access point 135 00:06:03,030 --> 00:06:06,630 to the sulphur river near the wildlife-management area. 136 00:06:06,633 --> 00:06:08,632 - How far up? - There's two feeder-creeks. 137 00:06:08,635 --> 00:06:10,568 He said it's right at the second feeder creek. 138 00:06:10,571 --> 00:06:11,835 If they're at where you're talking about, 139 00:06:11,838 --> 00:06:13,504 there's no way they went in on foot. 140 00:06:13,507 --> 00:06:14,771 No. 141 00:06:14,774 --> 00:06:16,173 They would've had to take all their crap in there, 142 00:06:16,176 --> 00:06:18,376 so I'm thinking they put it in there by boat. 143 00:06:18,379 --> 00:06:20,711 This potentially could be very dangerous 144 00:06:20,714 --> 00:06:23,647 because these people have a lot to lose. 145 00:06:23,650 --> 00:06:24,982 I mean, there may be millions 146 00:06:24,985 --> 00:06:26,783 and millions of dollars at stake, 147 00:06:26,786 --> 00:06:28,585 and long prison sentences. 148 00:06:28,588 --> 00:06:30,921 And it's been my experience, 149 00:06:30,924 --> 00:06:32,990 having dealt with similar situations, 150 00:06:32,993 --> 00:06:34,725 that these people are always armed, 151 00:06:34,728 --> 00:06:37,194 and they're willing to use those firearms. 152 00:06:37,197 --> 00:06:39,597 Let's come in here tomorrow morning, early, 153 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:41,731 like right after daylight 'cause if there... 154 00:06:41,734 --> 00:06:43,000 There may be somebody there. 155 00:06:43,003 --> 00:06:44,735 And if they are, then we'll catch 'em asleep. 156 00:06:44,738 --> 00:06:46,403 Yeah. Sounds good. 157 00:06:46,406 --> 00:06:48,872 Going in by foot is going to be virtually impossible. 158 00:06:48,875 --> 00:06:51,475 What we're gonna do is take two kayaks. 159 00:06:51,478 --> 00:06:52,743 That's gonna be the quickest way to get there, 160 00:06:52,746 --> 00:06:54,544 but not only that, it's gonna be quiet, 161 00:06:54,547 --> 00:06:57,481 and we want the element of surprise on our side. 162 00:06:57,484 --> 00:07:00,417 All right. It's a date, tomorrow morning. 163 00:07:00,420 --> 00:07:01,852 See you in the morning. 164 00:07:06,493 --> 00:07:08,826 Narrator: Back in Ellis county, game warden Powell 165 00:07:08,829 --> 00:07:10,094 questions a family 166 00:07:10,097 --> 00:07:12,630 of dove-hunters about their activity. 167 00:07:12,633 --> 00:07:14,364 Whose birds are these? Are they y'all's or... 168 00:07:14,367 --> 00:07:16,300 Uh, two are mine and two are hers. 169 00:07:16,303 --> 00:07:18,902 Two are hers? Where's her gun at? 170 00:07:18,905 --> 00:07:21,372 Did she have it with her earlier? 171 00:07:21,375 --> 00:07:24,108 I gotta find the gun now. I know it's out here somewhere. 172 00:07:26,780 --> 00:07:28,512 You hunting today? 173 00:07:28,515 --> 00:07:30,114 Huh? Okay. 174 00:07:30,117 --> 00:07:31,982 You have a gun with you? 175 00:07:31,985 --> 00:07:33,784 But you had a gun in your hand. 176 00:07:33,787 --> 00:07:35,719 You don't have a gun? 177 00:07:35,722 --> 00:07:36,921 Mnh-mnh. 178 00:07:36,924 --> 00:07:39,056 They want to try to lie as much as they can 179 00:07:39,059 --> 00:07:40,257 and hope they get away with it. 180 00:07:40,260 --> 00:07:43,127 And, uh, you know, I think they feel embarrassed 181 00:07:43,130 --> 00:07:44,861 when they know they're caught. 182 00:07:44,864 --> 00:07:46,730 I glassed you with those binoculars 183 00:07:46,733 --> 00:07:47,932 for a couple of minutes. 184 00:07:47,935 --> 00:07:50,067 So what do you think I saw? 185 00:07:50,070 --> 00:07:52,869 You think I saw you with a gun? 186 00:07:52,872 --> 00:07:55,673 The more questions I asked, I think she kind of knew 187 00:07:55,676 --> 00:07:58,209 that I knew a little bit more than she thought I did. 188 00:07:58,212 --> 00:07:59,610 I want you to be totally honest with me. 189 00:07:59,613 --> 00:08:01,245 Okay? I don't wanna play games here. 190 00:08:04,618 --> 00:08:07,217 It's your dad's gun? 191 00:08:07,220 --> 00:08:09,753 Is there a reason you just didn't have the license? 192 00:08:14,027 --> 00:08:15,292 Okay. 193 00:08:15,295 --> 00:08:16,760 All right. Let's go. 194 00:08:16,763 --> 00:08:20,030 Let's walk over here and get your gun, if you don't mind. 195 00:08:20,033 --> 00:08:22,099 Somewhere in here? Right there? 196 00:08:22,102 --> 00:08:23,767 - Yeah. - All right. 197 00:08:23,770 --> 00:08:26,770 Narrator: The woman faces a $175 fine 198 00:08:26,773 --> 00:08:28,772 for hunting without a license. 199 00:08:28,775 --> 00:08:30,107 Real quick, here's the bad news. 200 00:08:30,110 --> 00:08:31,975 Okay? You'll be issued a citation. 201 00:08:31,978 --> 00:08:33,310 You need to go get a hunting license. 202 00:08:33,313 --> 00:08:34,845 Have you taken your hunter education? 203 00:08:34,848 --> 00:08:35,913 No. 204 00:08:35,916 --> 00:08:37,648 Make sure you get that hunter education. 205 00:08:37,651 --> 00:08:38,983 All right. Let me get your, uh, 206 00:08:38,986 --> 00:08:40,417 let me get y'all's gun back. 207 00:08:43,857 --> 00:08:45,656 - All right. - Appreciate it. 208 00:08:45,659 --> 00:08:47,324 I appreciate y'all's courtesy. 209 00:08:47,327 --> 00:08:48,726 That's why I say those binoculars 210 00:08:48,729 --> 00:08:50,460 are the best tool I have in this truck. 211 00:08:50,463 --> 00:08:51,929 If I wouldn't have saw her first, 212 00:08:51,932 --> 00:08:53,564 I would never have known she was hunting. 213 00:08:59,539 --> 00:09:01,672 Narrator: 180 miles south, 214 00:09:01,675 --> 00:09:03,941 near the small city of Livingston, 215 00:09:03,944 --> 00:09:07,411 game warden Ryan hall responds to a big problem. 216 00:09:07,414 --> 00:09:09,346 Man: Howdy, Joe. 217 00:09:09,349 --> 00:09:10,614 I told you he was a big alligator. 218 00:09:10,617 --> 00:09:12,816 I know. You're right. He's a big alligator. 219 00:09:22,696 --> 00:09:26,230 Narrator: Several pets have gone missing from homes on the lake. 220 00:09:26,233 --> 00:09:28,298 The gator is the prime suspect. 221 00:09:28,301 --> 00:09:30,567 It's not every day that you see a 14-foot alligator. 222 00:09:30,570 --> 00:09:32,036 It's a shock. You know, you're talking 223 00:09:32,039 --> 00:09:33,370 about an alligator that's gonna weigh somewhere 224 00:09:33,373 --> 00:09:36,573 between 800 and 1,000 pounds. 225 00:09:36,576 --> 00:09:38,909 Man, that thing's a dinosaur. 226 00:09:38,912 --> 00:09:42,846 Narrator: A gator this large could easily be 70 years old. 227 00:09:47,187 --> 00:09:49,987 Now, I'm from here. This is my home. I love this lake. 228 00:09:49,990 --> 00:09:51,788 You know, I grew up seeing the alligators on the lake, 229 00:09:51,791 --> 00:09:53,323 and... and I enjoy them. 230 00:09:53,326 --> 00:09:56,459 Narrator: But this gator is not afraid of humans, 231 00:09:56,462 --> 00:09:58,395 and the residents are worried. 232 00:09:58,398 --> 00:09:59,663 Hall: I mean, ultimately, 233 00:09:59,666 --> 00:10:01,732 people have encroached into his habitat. 234 00:10:01,735 --> 00:10:03,133 I mean, all those houses, 235 00:10:03,136 --> 00:10:04,468 where these people called in and complained about him, 236 00:10:04,471 --> 00:10:06,470 those houses weren't there two years ago. 237 00:10:06,473 --> 00:10:08,338 Okay? That alligator's been living 238 00:10:08,341 --> 00:10:09,406 there all his life. 239 00:10:09,409 --> 00:10:11,208 And if possible, I don't think it's fair 240 00:10:11,211 --> 00:10:13,477 for us to just have to go kill him 241 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:15,945 because we moved into his territory. 242 00:10:15,948 --> 00:10:17,547 Narrator: Game warden hall 243 00:10:17,550 --> 00:10:19,816 needs to capture and relocate the gator 244 00:10:19,819 --> 00:10:23,220 before it injures any other pets or people. 245 00:10:23,223 --> 00:10:24,888 I've got a unique situation here... 246 00:10:24,891 --> 00:10:26,357 Where I can get him 247 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:28,025 versus having to be lethally removed. 248 00:10:28,028 --> 00:10:29,359 Yeah. 249 00:10:29,362 --> 00:10:30,894 Narrator: Even though hall is not fully equipped 250 00:10:30,897 --> 00:10:32,629 to catch a gator this large, 251 00:10:32,632 --> 00:10:34,764 he needs to take advantage that the gator 252 00:10:34,767 --> 00:10:36,433 is out of the water. 253 00:10:36,436 --> 00:10:38,101 Hall: Yeah. And and you gotta realize, 254 00:10:38,104 --> 00:10:39,303 I've gotta get him out too. 255 00:10:39,306 --> 00:10:40,305 I know. 256 00:10:41,708 --> 00:10:43,040 [ Sighing ] All right. 257 00:10:51,384 --> 00:10:53,584 Hall: Man, that thing's a dinosaur. 258 00:10:53,587 --> 00:10:56,186 Narrator: In the small city of Livingston, game warden hall 259 00:10:56,189 --> 00:11:00,591 must capture and relocate a 1,000-pound nuisance gator. 260 00:11:00,594 --> 00:11:04,461 It's not every day that you see a 14-foot alligator. 261 00:11:04,464 --> 00:11:06,262 I think, you know, immediately that's what I wanna do, 262 00:11:06,265 --> 00:11:07,464 is keep him from getting back in the water. 263 00:11:07,467 --> 00:11:08,666 And then we can worry about calling 264 00:11:08,669 --> 00:11:10,400 all the logistics in and stuff. 265 00:11:10,403 --> 00:11:12,469 Once I get it around his neck 266 00:11:12,472 --> 00:11:14,204 and I get him, I'm going to secure him to that tree 267 00:11:14,207 --> 00:11:16,339 if he tries to take off. 268 00:11:16,342 --> 00:11:18,509 We're going to see how he reacts. 269 00:11:20,546 --> 00:11:21,945 When you get up around his head, 270 00:11:21,948 --> 00:11:24,748 he's going to be a little more aggressive. 271 00:11:24,751 --> 00:11:28,085 Narrator: Alligators have the strongest bite of any living animal. 272 00:11:28,088 --> 00:11:31,154 A gator this large could easily kill a human. 273 00:11:31,157 --> 00:11:33,157 See how his front legs are already positioned 274 00:11:33,160 --> 00:11:34,291 to kind of run? 275 00:11:34,294 --> 00:11:35,559 [ Hissing ] 276 00:11:35,562 --> 00:11:38,228 He's not... He's not liking that. 277 00:11:42,969 --> 00:11:44,702 Aw [bleep] 278 00:11:46,106 --> 00:11:48,571 ♪♪ 279 00:11:48,574 --> 00:11:51,842 There he goes right there under. I see him now. 280 00:11:51,845 --> 00:11:52,976 We'll try it again. 281 00:11:52,979 --> 00:11:54,578 This time I'll be a little more prepared, 282 00:11:54,581 --> 00:11:56,714 uh, maybe have a little better tools. 283 00:11:56,717 --> 00:11:58,848 If I can get something where I can get that noose 284 00:11:58,851 --> 00:12:00,450 around his head from behind, 285 00:12:00,453 --> 00:12:03,720 where he can't see it coming, uh, maybe he won't expect it. 286 00:12:03,723 --> 00:12:06,523 Narrator: Hall will round up a team of experts 287 00:12:06,526 --> 00:12:08,058 to help him track the gator down 288 00:12:08,061 --> 00:12:11,061 and capture it before it strikes again. 289 00:12:11,064 --> 00:12:13,764 Hall: We'll try again till it ain't a problem no more. 290 00:12:20,339 --> 00:12:22,740 ♪♪ 291 00:12:22,743 --> 00:12:24,608 Narrator: The next morning, game warden Richards 292 00:12:24,611 --> 00:12:25,942 prepares to check out 293 00:12:25,945 --> 00:12:28,545 a suspected marijuana grow operation 294 00:12:28,548 --> 00:12:31,548 in a wildlife preserve. 295 00:12:31,551 --> 00:12:33,617 Richards: In Texas, we're not only game wardens, 296 00:12:33,620 --> 00:12:35,352 but we are state peace officers. 297 00:12:35,355 --> 00:12:37,554 So we enforce all the laws that are on the books, 298 00:12:37,557 --> 00:12:39,823 not only the game and fish laws. 299 00:12:39,826 --> 00:12:42,292 Narrator: As outdoor law enforcement, game wardens 300 00:12:42,295 --> 00:12:45,095 are responsible for investigating illegal activity 301 00:12:45,098 --> 00:12:47,564 in difficult-to-reach locations. 302 00:12:47,567 --> 00:12:51,701 It can be a very dangerous thing to walk in on one of these. 303 00:12:51,704 --> 00:12:55,239 They may be armed. We expect they will be. 304 00:12:55,242 --> 00:12:57,374 Sometimes, even if they're not there, 305 00:12:57,377 --> 00:12:58,909 they'll booby trap these places. 306 00:12:58,912 --> 00:13:01,245 If they run, we'll chase them. 307 00:13:01,248 --> 00:13:04,047 If they wanna have a gun fight, we'll have a gun fight. 308 00:13:04,050 --> 00:13:06,316 But we're going to go in with a mind-set of... 309 00:13:06,319 --> 00:13:08,819 Of preparing for the worst and hoping for the best. 310 00:13:11,658 --> 00:13:14,724 Narrator: Richards meets up with game warden Chris freid. 311 00:13:14,727 --> 00:13:16,493 Let's go. 312 00:13:23,202 --> 00:13:24,935 All right. Here we go. 313 00:13:39,552 --> 00:13:41,084 Narrator: 300 miles south, 314 00:13:41,087 --> 00:13:43,219 outside seguin, the pecan capital 315 00:13:43,222 --> 00:13:44,821 of Texas, game warden 316 00:13:44,824 --> 00:13:47,958 Kevin Frazier checks dove hunters. 317 00:13:47,961 --> 00:13:49,759 - Get your license real quick. - Here you go, sir. 318 00:13:49,762 --> 00:13:51,828 Thank you. 319 00:13:51,831 --> 00:13:53,096 I don't know. Is this a bribe, or... 320 00:13:53,099 --> 00:13:54,498 - No sir, that's just cash. - All right. 321 00:13:54,501 --> 00:13:56,967 I better give that back to you. [ Laughs ] 322 00:13:56,970 --> 00:13:58,368 All right. Well, I hope you get the rest 323 00:13:58,371 --> 00:14:00,370 of your birds today so you can, 324 00:14:00,373 --> 00:14:02,972 uh, cook up a good meal and invite me over later. 325 00:14:02,975 --> 00:14:04,908 - Sounds good. - Ha ha. Thank you. 326 00:14:04,911 --> 00:14:06,710 Narrator: Each fall, millions of doves 327 00:14:06,713 --> 00:14:09,913 migrate south through this part of central Texas. 328 00:14:09,916 --> 00:14:11,715 Frazier: Dove hunting in Guadalupe county is crazy. 329 00:14:11,718 --> 00:14:13,317 We have a lot of hunters in this county. 330 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:14,651 They come from all over the state, 331 00:14:14,654 --> 00:14:16,119 from different states. 332 00:14:16,122 --> 00:14:18,822 We're really in some of the best dove hunting in Texas. 333 00:14:28,467 --> 00:14:30,334 Narrator: Shooting too close to a residence 334 00:14:30,337 --> 00:14:32,269 is extremely dangerous. 335 00:14:32,272 --> 00:14:34,071 One stray shot could be deadly. 336 00:14:34,074 --> 00:14:35,271 Ten-four. 337 00:14:35,274 --> 00:14:36,607 You can tell the deputy I'll take that. 338 00:14:36,610 --> 00:14:38,242 I'm in the area. 339 00:14:39,746 --> 00:14:42,546 We wanna go there and check to make sure that, you know, 340 00:14:42,549 --> 00:14:44,948 they're not going to be shooting across the property line. 341 00:14:44,951 --> 00:14:46,216 [ Gunshots ] 342 00:14:50,222 --> 00:14:51,355 Yeah. 343 00:14:51,358 --> 00:14:53,957 There's people shooting all around us. 344 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:55,892 They're right there on the fence, man. 345 00:14:55,895 --> 00:14:57,194 How many guys? 346 00:14:59,432 --> 00:15:01,698 Okay. Let me get a look. Come on. 347 00:15:01,701 --> 00:15:03,099 I just wanna sneak up on them here. 348 00:15:03,102 --> 00:15:04,968 I have three active people holding guns, 349 00:15:04,971 --> 00:15:07,437 and they're probably loaded, so that is a safety concern. 350 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:09,106 I don't wanna get hurt, and I don't want anybody else 351 00:15:09,109 --> 00:15:10,374 to get hurt in the process. 352 00:15:10,377 --> 00:15:13,243 Hey, guys. State game warden. Unload the guns. 353 00:15:13,246 --> 00:15:15,178 [ Gunshots ] Come here. Come here! 354 00:15:15,181 --> 00:15:17,614 Unload that gun and bring it over here! 355 00:15:20,786 --> 00:15:23,253 Narrator: Back in the Cooper wildlife management area, 356 00:15:23,256 --> 00:15:24,587 Richards and freid search 357 00:15:24,590 --> 00:15:26,856 for signs of a marijuana grow operation 358 00:15:26,859 --> 00:15:28,926 hidden in the dense woods. 359 00:16:03,096 --> 00:16:04,594 Chris, do you see it? 360 00:16:06,298 --> 00:16:08,699 Ready? Let's go. 361 00:16:15,641 --> 00:16:16,640 Police! 362 00:16:26,553 --> 00:16:28,018 Richards: Chris, do you see it? 363 00:16:30,857 --> 00:16:33,423 Police! 364 00:16:33,426 --> 00:16:36,559 Police officers! We're coming in! 365 00:16:36,562 --> 00:16:38,362 Narrator: In delta county, Texas, 366 00:16:38,365 --> 00:16:40,430 game wardens Richards and freid search 367 00:16:40,433 --> 00:16:43,967 for a suspected illegal marijuana grow operation. 368 00:16:45,571 --> 00:16:48,171 Nobody out here. We're clear. 369 00:16:48,174 --> 00:16:50,374 Looks like they're gone, dude. 370 00:16:50,377 --> 00:16:53,843 Looks like they left here in a hurry. 371 00:16:53,846 --> 00:16:58,648 Is any of that unopened? - Yeah. A bunch of tuna. 372 00:16:58,651 --> 00:17:01,451 This is their makeshift kitchen, I guess. 373 00:17:03,790 --> 00:17:07,457 Narrator: Whoever was out there was prepared for a long stay. 374 00:17:07,460 --> 00:17:11,060 But flooding likely forced them from this location. 375 00:17:11,063 --> 00:17:12,195 This whole area, 376 00:17:12,198 --> 00:17:13,729 with the exception of this levee, 377 00:17:13,732 --> 00:17:16,066 would have been under 4, 5, 6 feet of water. 378 00:17:16,069 --> 00:17:18,001 They grabbed what they could and got out as fast 379 00:17:18,004 --> 00:17:19,636 as they could and abandoned it. 380 00:17:22,208 --> 00:17:26,009 Narrator: Trays of marijuana seedlings confirm their suspicions. 381 00:17:26,012 --> 00:17:28,878 Richards: These plants were 6 to 8 inches tall. 382 00:17:28,881 --> 00:17:30,747 But they've abandoned them and they were covered, 383 00:17:30,750 --> 00:17:32,548 so they all died now. 384 00:17:32,551 --> 00:17:34,550 Yep. Careful there. 385 00:17:34,553 --> 00:17:35,952 You're in possession. - [ Laughs ] 386 00:17:35,955 --> 00:17:39,222 And I don't discriminate. [ Chuckles ] 387 00:17:39,225 --> 00:17:40,590 What we've uncovered here 388 00:17:40,593 --> 00:17:43,626 was anywhere from 1,000 to 1,200 seedlings. 389 00:17:43,629 --> 00:17:46,829 When those plants are mature, uh, you know, 390 00:17:46,832 --> 00:17:50,233 they could generate, you know, a couple million dollars. 391 00:17:50,236 --> 00:17:53,103 You see anything that's been protected in that camp 392 00:17:53,106 --> 00:17:55,839 we might take back and get some fingerprints off of? 393 00:17:55,842 --> 00:17:57,507 Is there a can or something in there? 394 00:17:57,510 --> 00:17:58,975 Richards: By looking in the tents 395 00:17:58,978 --> 00:18:01,377 and other information that we've gathered, 396 00:18:01,380 --> 00:18:03,112 we think these people are from, you know, 397 00:18:03,115 --> 00:18:05,315 Central America, maybe Mexico. 398 00:18:05,318 --> 00:18:09,118 The group that is doing this, uh, are professionals. 399 00:18:09,121 --> 00:18:10,987 They obviously know exactly what they're doing 400 00:18:10,990 --> 00:18:12,122 and are good at it. 401 00:18:14,127 --> 00:18:15,391 They're out here though. You know it? 402 00:18:15,394 --> 00:18:16,526 - Yeah. - Yeah. 403 00:18:16,529 --> 00:18:17,861 I just don't know where they're at. 404 00:18:17,864 --> 00:18:20,197 These guys are operating in my area of responsibility. 405 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:21,731 So I kind of take this personal 406 00:18:21,734 --> 00:18:23,266 that they're down here doing this in the... 407 00:18:23,269 --> 00:18:24,467 The woods that I patrol. 408 00:18:24,470 --> 00:18:26,602 So I would really like to get them shut down. 409 00:18:26,605 --> 00:18:28,305 We're just gonna keep looking. 410 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:37,547 Narrator: Back in Guadalupe county, in central Texas... 411 00:18:37,550 --> 00:18:39,415 Frazier: State game warden. Unload the guns. 412 00:18:39,418 --> 00:18:40,950 Narrator: Frazier confronts hunters 413 00:18:40,953 --> 00:18:43,686 shooting dangerously close to their neighbor's property. 414 00:18:43,689 --> 00:18:45,021 Frazier: Bring that gun! 415 00:18:45,024 --> 00:18:48,358 Unload that gun and bring it over here! 416 00:18:48,361 --> 00:18:50,293 Woman: I don't know how to unload it. 417 00:18:50,296 --> 00:18:52,162 I know how to put the bullets in. 418 00:18:52,165 --> 00:18:53,697 I just don't know how to take them out. 419 00:18:53,700 --> 00:18:56,433 Frazier: It appears that the lady here is having a hard time 420 00:18:56,436 --> 00:18:58,334 getting the shells out of her gun. 421 00:18:58,337 --> 00:19:00,170 - Whose property is this? - Mine. 422 00:19:00,173 --> 00:19:01,437 But here's the problem: 423 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:03,240 You cannot shoot across property lines. 424 00:19:03,243 --> 00:19:04,574 We're not. Well, which way are we shooting? 425 00:19:04,577 --> 00:19:05,775 This way. 426 00:19:05,778 --> 00:19:06,776 And that's my property all over there. 427 00:19:06,779 --> 00:19:08,044 Okay. You're good there, 428 00:19:08,047 --> 00:19:10,446 but you cannot shoot across the road here. 429 00:19:10,449 --> 00:19:11,781 No, we're not. We're shooting this way. 430 00:19:11,784 --> 00:19:13,250 Okay. Well, I'm glad 431 00:19:13,253 --> 00:19:15,051 that you are at least aware of which way you were shooting. 432 00:19:15,054 --> 00:19:18,188 That is usually the biggest problem. 433 00:19:18,191 --> 00:19:19,789 Ma'am, do you have a hunting license? 434 00:19:19,792 --> 00:19:20,991 I don't. 435 00:19:20,994 --> 00:19:22,259 What kind of gun were you using just now? 436 00:19:22,262 --> 00:19:23,593 - This is mine. - It's his. 437 00:19:23,596 --> 00:19:25,996 - But you were using it too. - Yes. Okay. 438 00:19:25,999 --> 00:19:29,733 Well, it's holding four shells, which is illegal. 439 00:19:29,736 --> 00:19:31,935 Narrator: Shotguns used for migratory birds 440 00:19:31,938 --> 00:19:35,205 are limited to three shells at a time. 441 00:19:35,208 --> 00:19:37,140 Frazier: Did you know that you can... when you hunt birds, 442 00:19:37,143 --> 00:19:38,608 you can only have a gun that holds three shells? 443 00:19:38,611 --> 00:19:40,409 Well, I had four shells. Three in the [indistinct] 444 00:19:40,412 --> 00:19:41,877 And one in the chamber. - Okay. 445 00:19:41,880 --> 00:19:43,579 So, you are admitting that you did 446 00:19:43,582 --> 00:19:45,081 have four shells in here. 447 00:19:45,084 --> 00:19:47,484 So this makes this an illegal shotgun. 448 00:19:47,487 --> 00:19:49,619 Narrator: The three-shot rule 449 00:19:49,622 --> 00:19:52,222 encourages hunters to take careful aim 450 00:19:52,225 --> 00:19:55,091 and not shoot haphazardly, which can cause accidents. 451 00:19:55,094 --> 00:19:56,826 How many times did you shoot it today? 452 00:19:56,829 --> 00:19:58,294 I've shot all the doves with it. 453 00:19:58,297 --> 00:19:59,795 Okay. Gonna issue a citation 454 00:19:59,798 --> 00:20:02,098 for hunting with an unplugged shotgun. 455 00:20:02,101 --> 00:20:03,433 I'm gonna issue you a citation 456 00:20:03,436 --> 00:20:04,700 for hunting with an unplugged shotgun 457 00:20:04,703 --> 00:20:06,036 and no license. 458 00:20:09,042 --> 00:20:11,107 I'm confiscating the birds from his shotgun 459 00:20:11,110 --> 00:20:13,576 because those birds were killed with an illegal shotgun. 460 00:20:13,579 --> 00:20:14,911 So I'm going to go ahead 461 00:20:14,914 --> 00:20:16,713 and donate those to somebody who don't have any. 462 00:20:16,716 --> 00:20:20,182 Narrator: The dove meat will be donated to a family in need. 463 00:20:20,185 --> 00:20:22,586 Those birds, if you could just put them in a bag for me 464 00:20:22,589 --> 00:20:24,854 and bring them over here, that would be great. 465 00:20:24,857 --> 00:20:26,189 They did learn a lot today. They learned 466 00:20:26,192 --> 00:20:27,991 that they need to be in compliance. 467 00:20:27,994 --> 00:20:29,792 And they learned that they need to read their law book 468 00:20:29,795 --> 00:20:31,394 before they go out and hunt. 469 00:20:34,867 --> 00:20:38,602 Narrator: 50 miles north, in the small town of luling, 470 00:20:38,605 --> 00:20:40,536 game warden joann mayberry 471 00:20:40,539 --> 00:20:42,338 takes a break from morning patrol 472 00:20:42,341 --> 00:20:45,075 to pick up lunch for her kids. 473 00:20:45,078 --> 00:20:46,743 - All right. - Hi, guys. 474 00:20:46,746 --> 00:20:48,477 My husband and I are both from larger cities. 475 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:50,413 He's from San Diego, California. 476 00:20:50,416 --> 00:20:51,947 And I'm from San Antonio. 477 00:20:51,950 --> 00:20:53,816 To come to a small town 478 00:20:53,819 --> 00:20:55,885 and raise our children in a small town, 479 00:20:55,888 --> 00:20:59,489 where there's no traffic and... And there's no troubles. 480 00:20:59,492 --> 00:21:00,957 We really enjoy... 481 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:02,892 Mommy's here. 482 00:21:02,895 --> 00:21:05,161 Is that "shausage"? 483 00:21:05,164 --> 00:21:07,096 Yes. We have "shausage." 484 00:21:07,099 --> 00:21:10,033 I enjoy being a game warden because, as a mother of two, 485 00:21:10,036 --> 00:21:12,836 it provides me a very flexible schedule. 486 00:21:12,839 --> 00:21:16,840 And I work my schedule around my children. 487 00:21:16,843 --> 00:21:19,308 Okay, what else do you want? I have Sauerkraut and beans. 488 00:21:19,311 --> 00:21:21,778 - Smell some. - Smell it. 489 00:21:21,781 --> 00:21:22,780 [ Laughter ] 490 00:21:25,651 --> 00:21:27,983 Narrator: Game warden mayberry will spend the afternoon 491 00:21:27,986 --> 00:21:30,019 on the San Marcos river. 492 00:21:30,022 --> 00:21:31,788 We're just on the outskirts 493 00:21:31,791 --> 00:21:36,726 south of Austin and north of San Antonio. 494 00:21:36,729 --> 00:21:40,596 Luling is famous for their watermelon, 495 00:21:40,599 --> 00:21:42,231 and for oil also, 496 00:21:42,234 --> 00:21:46,069 because people go into luling and they smell oil. 497 00:21:46,072 --> 00:21:47,470 Luling people say, 498 00:21:47,473 --> 00:21:49,873 "who doesn't like the smell of money?" 499 00:21:49,876 --> 00:21:51,607 So [laughs] 500 00:21:51,610 --> 00:21:56,746 ♪ 'Cause this is our game in Texas ♪ 501 00:21:56,749 --> 00:21:59,349 Narrator: Mayberry meets up with game warden Dan waddell 502 00:21:59,352 --> 00:22:02,819 to patrol the party on the river. 503 00:22:02,822 --> 00:22:05,087 Mayberry: We have a lot of people out here who, uh, 504 00:22:05,090 --> 00:22:07,624 jump on a tube, uh, get an ice chest full of beer, 505 00:22:07,627 --> 00:22:09,259 and they float the river. 506 00:22:12,365 --> 00:22:14,230 Narrator: The wardens will make sure 507 00:22:14,233 --> 00:22:16,766 that everyone's playing it safe. 508 00:22:16,769 --> 00:22:20,036 We have had numerous drownings out here on the San Marcos river 509 00:22:20,039 --> 00:22:22,972 that are attributed to being intoxicated. 510 00:22:22,975 --> 00:22:25,008 Do you guys have your I.D.S on you? 511 00:22:26,579 --> 00:22:28,645 Have you drank today? 512 00:22:28,648 --> 00:22:30,980 Narrator: The game wardens are especially concerned 513 00:22:30,983 --> 00:22:33,717 about underage drinking out on the water. 514 00:22:35,388 --> 00:22:36,920 How you doing? 515 00:22:36,923 --> 00:22:38,388 Good. State police. 516 00:22:38,391 --> 00:22:41,458 Just gonna need to check some I.D.S on all of y'all. 517 00:22:41,461 --> 00:22:43,392 How old are you? Okay. 518 00:22:43,395 --> 00:22:44,894 You have a beer right there? 519 00:22:46,999 --> 00:22:48,064 Are they with you? - Yeah. 520 00:22:48,067 --> 00:22:50,199 Who are they? 521 00:22:50,202 --> 00:22:51,868 Okay. 522 00:22:51,871 --> 00:22:54,270 But they're not y'all... Your parents? 523 00:22:54,273 --> 00:22:57,207 Okay, so you provided alcohol to all these kids? 524 00:22:59,612 --> 00:23:01,077 All of y'all, including the parents, 525 00:23:01,080 --> 00:23:02,878 need to come with me over here. 526 00:23:02,881 --> 00:23:05,215 In Texas, furnishing alcohol to a minor 527 00:23:05,218 --> 00:23:08,350 is punishable by a $4,000 fine for each minor 528 00:23:08,353 --> 00:23:10,886 and up to a year in jail. 529 00:23:10,889 --> 00:23:12,422 - 19.19. - Everyone here is 19? 530 00:23:12,425 --> 00:23:13,623 Okay. 531 00:23:13,626 --> 00:23:15,224 Everyone here... Is there anyone here 532 00:23:15,227 --> 00:23:18,161 who has not consumed alcohol? Okay. 533 00:23:18,164 --> 00:23:20,797 Where did all of you get the alcohol from? 534 00:23:22,034 --> 00:23:23,232 The ice chest. 535 00:23:23,235 --> 00:23:25,101 And the ice chest was supplied by whom? 536 00:23:28,574 --> 00:23:29,772 It wasn't your father? 537 00:23:29,775 --> 00:23:32,242 Then how did it come here? How did it get here? 538 00:23:33,246 --> 00:23:35,778 Okay, so a family member... 539 00:23:35,781 --> 00:23:37,580 Okay, where did your older brother go? 540 00:23:37,583 --> 00:23:39,715 Is he here on the river? He's not here. 541 00:23:39,718 --> 00:23:41,150 Okay. Okay. 542 00:23:41,153 --> 00:23:44,187 We've determined that these kids are all 19 years of age. 543 00:23:44,190 --> 00:23:45,989 They're consuming alcohol. 544 00:23:45,992 --> 00:23:49,258 Okay, so you said that was your ice chest, right? 545 00:23:49,261 --> 00:23:51,394 Furnishing alcohol to a minor. 546 00:23:51,397 --> 00:23:54,263 That's a class b arrestable offense on your record forever. 547 00:23:54,266 --> 00:23:57,000 Did you go purchase that beer? 548 00:24:05,444 --> 00:24:08,011 Mayberry: Okay, so you provided alcohol to all these kids? 549 00:24:09,582 --> 00:24:12,449 Narrator: In central Texas, on the San Marcos river, 550 00:24:12,452 --> 00:24:15,318 game warden mayberry questions a father suspected 551 00:24:15,321 --> 00:24:17,921 of furnishing alcohol to a group of teens. 552 00:24:17,924 --> 00:24:19,856 Did you go purchase that beer? 553 00:24:27,333 --> 00:24:28,731 So you're saying there's water 554 00:24:28,734 --> 00:24:30,266 and beer in there? - Yes, ma'am. 555 00:24:30,269 --> 00:24:32,202 Okay, so you've been down here 556 00:24:32,205 --> 00:24:33,803 with them for over an hour and a half 557 00:24:33,806 --> 00:24:35,471 because the take out's right here. 558 00:24:35,474 --> 00:24:36,940 And in that entire time, 559 00:24:36,943 --> 00:24:39,275 you never noticed that they had a beer? 560 00:24:46,018 --> 00:24:48,117 There's six of them. They're all 19. 561 00:24:48,120 --> 00:24:50,420 Only one of them is related to the man here. 562 00:24:50,423 --> 00:24:51,688 That's his father. They all said 563 00:24:51,691 --> 00:24:53,756 they got the alcohol from that ice chest, 564 00:24:53,759 --> 00:24:55,291 but they said a brother bought it, 565 00:24:55,294 --> 00:24:56,425 not this man right here. 566 00:24:56,428 --> 00:24:58,694 Waddell: Sometimes folks learn a lesson 567 00:24:58,697 --> 00:25:00,896 with a stern talking if you release them. 568 00:25:00,899 --> 00:25:04,667 And other folks it takes, um, some time in jail. 569 00:25:04,670 --> 00:25:07,236 The violation of making alcohol available... 570 00:25:07,239 --> 00:25:08,771 - Yes, sir. - It's not a ticket. 571 00:25:08,774 --> 00:25:09,906 No, I understand. 572 00:25:09,909 --> 00:25:11,374 - It's a night in jail. - Yes, sir. 573 00:25:11,377 --> 00:25:15,979 And it's your responsibility to secure that alcohol... 574 00:25:15,982 --> 00:25:17,380 - Mm-hmm. - When minors 575 00:25:17,383 --> 00:25:19,849 who do not have... Who are not your children 576 00:25:19,852 --> 00:25:22,185 and do not have the authority to drink your alcohol... 577 00:25:22,188 --> 00:25:24,053 It's your responsibility. Okay? 578 00:25:24,056 --> 00:25:25,722 Should anything happen to them, 579 00:25:25,725 --> 00:25:27,390 if one of those kids got in their tube 580 00:25:27,393 --> 00:25:29,926 and didn't come back out of the water, that's on you. 581 00:25:29,929 --> 00:25:31,327 Yes, ma'am. I understand. 582 00:25:31,330 --> 00:25:32,729 Well, let's be clear. You're... 583 00:25:32,732 --> 00:25:34,930 You're driving them home. - Yes... yes, ma'am. 584 00:25:34,933 --> 00:25:36,532 How much have you had to drink, sir? 585 00:25:36,535 --> 00:25:38,534 I've probably had about five beers down this river. 586 00:25:38,537 --> 00:25:40,202 Okay, so in the past hour and a half 587 00:25:40,205 --> 00:25:41,471 you've had about five beers? 588 00:25:41,474 --> 00:25:43,139 Yes, ma'am. 589 00:25:43,142 --> 00:25:46,475 Narrator: Mayberry administers a breathalyzer. 590 00:25:46,478 --> 00:25:49,345 Okay, so you're going to blow for 5 seconds. 591 00:25:49,348 --> 00:25:51,480 - Okay. - Ready, go. 592 00:25:51,483 --> 00:25:53,282 One, 1,000. Two, 1,000. 593 00:25:53,285 --> 00:25:55,018 Three, 1,000. Four, 1,000. 594 00:25:55,021 --> 00:25:56,553 Five. 595 00:26:01,160 --> 00:26:03,826 Narrator: 200 miles east, in Livingston, 596 00:26:03,829 --> 00:26:06,095 game warden hall rounds up a posse 597 00:26:06,098 --> 00:26:08,831 to help catch the 1/2-ton nuisance gator. 598 00:26:12,505 --> 00:26:15,438 I'm back again, with a little better tools, with more help. 599 00:26:15,441 --> 00:26:19,108 I've got a trusted biologist that works for the Texas parks 600 00:26:19,111 --> 00:26:22,177 and wildlife here in my county, Chris Gregory. 601 00:26:22,180 --> 00:26:23,379 I've enlisted the help of my dad. 602 00:26:23,382 --> 00:26:24,847 He's a special game warden here. 603 00:26:24,850 --> 00:26:27,517 He's my go-to guy a lot of times when I need help in a pinch. 604 00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:30,386 All right. 605 00:26:30,389 --> 00:26:32,789 Let's see how this contraption is going to work. 606 00:26:32,792 --> 00:26:34,390 Man: I'm a retired Texas game warden. 607 00:26:34,393 --> 00:26:37,326 I carry a special game warden commission. 608 00:26:37,329 --> 00:26:39,996 Uh, I spent, uh, uh, 30 years of my life 609 00:26:39,999 --> 00:26:41,531 protecting the wildlife. 610 00:26:43,669 --> 00:26:45,067 I think it'll work. 611 00:26:45,070 --> 00:26:48,671 It's going to have to happen a little faster than that, though, 612 00:26:48,674 --> 00:26:50,673 once it gets around his neck. [ Laughs ] 613 00:26:50,676 --> 00:26:52,341 Man: Of course, Ryan being my son, 614 00:26:52,344 --> 00:26:54,677 I do enjoy working with him from time to time, 615 00:26:54,680 --> 00:26:56,613 and he needed another pair of hands, 616 00:26:56,616 --> 00:26:59,182 and, uh, I volunteered. 617 00:27:02,421 --> 00:27:03,987 Hall: We're good. Come on. 618 00:27:10,162 --> 00:27:12,428 Narrator: The gator is suspected of attacking 619 00:27:12,431 --> 00:27:14,731 and eating several pets. 620 00:27:23,509 --> 00:27:25,040 [ Laughs ] Yeah. 621 00:27:25,043 --> 00:27:27,777 He's not worried about anybody. 622 00:27:27,780 --> 00:27:31,314 Narrator: The gator is back in someone's yard. 623 00:27:31,317 --> 00:27:33,282 See him laying yonder? 624 00:27:35,855 --> 00:27:37,720 Hall: I'm hoping that he's going 625 00:27:37,723 --> 00:27:39,121 to tire his self out really quick 626 00:27:39,124 --> 00:27:41,190 and the rest of the job is gonna be easy. 627 00:27:41,193 --> 00:27:43,058 But I gotta get him hooked up first. 628 00:27:43,061 --> 00:27:45,595 Remember, when I say pull, take off running. 629 00:27:50,268 --> 00:27:53,135 I've got to be able to get the lariat rope 630 00:27:53,138 --> 00:27:56,405 around this alligator's head, from behind, 631 00:27:56,408 --> 00:27:59,475 and dangle it in front of him like a noose. 632 00:27:59,478 --> 00:28:02,277 - I'm ready. - Don't pull until I say so. 633 00:28:03,349 --> 00:28:06,749 Chris is going to try to approach him from the front 634 00:28:06,752 --> 00:28:08,851 and try to get him to lift his head up 635 00:28:08,854 --> 00:28:11,621 and hiss at him like he did with me yesterday. 636 00:28:11,624 --> 00:28:13,355 Because when he does that, I'm going to be able 637 00:28:13,358 --> 00:28:16,024 to cinch the rope underneath his chin. 638 00:28:16,027 --> 00:28:17,693 If I tap him and he don't go through the hole, 639 00:28:17,696 --> 00:28:20,630 I'm not going to be in a good spot. 640 00:28:20,633 --> 00:28:23,733 He needs to lift his head up. Here we go. 641 00:28:26,037 --> 00:28:27,436 Man: Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go. 642 00:28:27,439 --> 00:28:28,971 Cinch it! Cinch it! 643 00:28:28,974 --> 00:28:32,642 [ Hissing ] 644 00:28:32,645 --> 00:28:34,309 We're about to be right behind you boss. 645 00:28:34,312 --> 00:28:35,444 I don't get caught up in that rope. 646 00:28:35,447 --> 00:28:38,447 - Here we go, guys. - [ Groans ] 647 00:28:38,450 --> 00:28:39,482 Hall: Oh, Chris. 648 00:28:47,192 --> 00:28:48,991 Narrator: Back on the San Marcos river, 649 00:28:48,994 --> 00:28:51,126 mayberry administers a breathalyzer 650 00:28:51,129 --> 00:28:53,529 to a man chaperoning a group of underage teens 651 00:28:53,532 --> 00:28:55,998 found in possession of beer. 652 00:28:56,001 --> 00:28:57,333 Okay, thank you. 653 00:28:57,336 --> 00:29:00,670 The legal limit in Texas is 0.08. 654 00:29:00,673 --> 00:29:03,739 Okay, looks like you're going to be under. 655 00:29:03,742 --> 00:29:05,942 Okay, I'm going to show you what you blew there. 656 00:29:05,945 --> 00:29:08,811 Okay, which is under a 0.08. 657 00:29:08,814 --> 00:29:11,013 Because the teens procured their own beer 658 00:29:11,016 --> 00:29:13,216 and drank without the adult's consent, 659 00:29:13,219 --> 00:29:15,551 they decide to cut him a break. 660 00:29:15,554 --> 00:29:18,620 Everybody has been cooperative with us. 661 00:29:18,623 --> 00:29:20,823 Um, I don't see 662 00:29:20,826 --> 00:29:24,227 that you or any of them are actually intoxicated. 663 00:29:24,230 --> 00:29:26,696 Okay, we're going to let you go on a warning. 664 00:29:29,768 --> 00:29:32,100 You guys have actually done me a big favor. 665 00:29:32,103 --> 00:29:33,469 This is a big lesson learned. 666 00:29:36,575 --> 00:29:38,774 The kids walked away with class "c" misdemeanors. 667 00:29:38,777 --> 00:29:39,975 He was not arrested. 668 00:29:39,978 --> 00:29:42,444 We did give him a chance this time, you know? 669 00:29:42,447 --> 00:29:43,913 But it's something 670 00:29:43,916 --> 00:29:46,449 that's going to stick in his head, hopefully forever. 671 00:29:50,856 --> 00:29:52,588 [ Hissing ] 672 00:29:52,591 --> 00:29:54,991 Narrator: Back in Livingston, game wardens 673 00:29:54,994 --> 00:29:58,995 have a lasso around the giant gator's neck. 674 00:29:58,998 --> 00:30:00,196 [ Man groans ] 675 00:30:00,199 --> 00:30:03,766 The 14-foot gator isn't coming quietly. 676 00:30:06,004 --> 00:30:07,003 Hall: Gotcha. 677 00:30:08,274 --> 00:30:10,339 Whoo! 678 00:30:10,342 --> 00:30:12,274 Chris, if you hold this, 679 00:30:12,277 --> 00:30:13,476 I'm going to go get the other lariat 680 00:30:13,479 --> 00:30:15,778 and I'm going to stretch him out. 681 00:30:22,420 --> 00:30:24,320 [ Hissing ] 682 00:30:26,758 --> 00:30:28,758 Come on, big boy. 683 00:30:28,761 --> 00:30:32,027 Man: Alligators this large are terribly, terribly strong. 684 00:30:32,030 --> 00:30:33,562 And, uh, their strength, 685 00:30:33,565 --> 00:30:36,498 of course, is in the shutting of the mouth, their clamping. 686 00:30:36,501 --> 00:30:40,236 But they can also be very fierce with that tail. 687 00:30:40,239 --> 00:30:42,038 Uh, anything that weighs anywhere 688 00:30:42,041 --> 00:30:44,774 from 800 to 1,200 pounds can be dangerous. 689 00:30:46,312 --> 00:30:48,277 There he goes, rolls. 690 00:30:56,988 --> 00:30:58,988 Hall: Keep rolling, big boy. 691 00:30:58,991 --> 00:31:00,723 I'm gonna let him roll... Wear his self out. 692 00:31:00,726 --> 00:31:03,792 Then we can just hook him to the boat, drag him. 693 00:31:03,795 --> 00:31:05,294 [ Breathing heavily ] 694 00:31:10,336 --> 00:31:11,800 That's a boo. I think that right there 695 00:31:11,803 --> 00:31:14,503 is about as boo as you get, huh? 696 00:31:16,475 --> 00:31:18,073 Narrator: With the gator tired out, 697 00:31:18,076 --> 00:31:19,675 game warden hall and the team bind 698 00:31:19,678 --> 00:31:21,076 the animal's mouth and legs 699 00:31:21,079 --> 00:31:23,613 so they can float him safely downstream. 700 00:31:25,617 --> 00:31:26,682 Man: You're good? 701 00:31:29,020 --> 00:31:31,287 That worked out like a charm there. 702 00:31:31,290 --> 00:31:33,889 - We ain't through yet. - [ Laughs ] 703 00:31:33,892 --> 00:31:35,057 Don't jinx me. 704 00:31:37,562 --> 00:31:38,827 This alligator is so big, 705 00:31:38,830 --> 00:31:41,297 if I tried to lift the alligator from his head 706 00:31:41,300 --> 00:31:43,966 and lifted him up with a crane or something like that, 707 00:31:43,969 --> 00:31:47,236 I could risk damaging his neck, his vertebrae. 708 00:31:47,239 --> 00:31:48,371 Could risk choking him to death. 709 00:31:48,374 --> 00:31:51,974 So I called a local wrecker service 710 00:31:51,977 --> 00:31:56,778 and actually drive my boat up on to the rollback wrecker, 711 00:31:56,781 --> 00:31:58,714 with the alligator tied to the side of it. 712 00:31:58,717 --> 00:32:00,649 It's gonna coast to a stop, guys. 713 00:32:00,652 --> 00:32:02,250 Okay. Here we go. 714 00:32:02,253 --> 00:32:04,120 Go ahead and give me some more tension 715 00:32:04,123 --> 00:32:05,922 on the winch, please. 716 00:32:12,797 --> 00:32:14,797 - That thing looks tired. - Yeah. 717 00:32:14,800 --> 00:32:17,400 He ain't goin' nowhere. 718 00:32:17,403 --> 00:32:18,901 Oh! 719 00:32:18,904 --> 00:32:21,604 This is a unique situation, where I have an alligator 720 00:32:21,607 --> 00:32:23,272 that could be up to 70 years old. 721 00:32:23,275 --> 00:32:25,274 He's a precious natural resource. 722 00:32:25,277 --> 00:32:26,943 You know, there's not another 14-foot alligator 723 00:32:26,946 --> 00:32:30,479 around the corner that's going to take his place. 724 00:32:30,482 --> 00:32:32,682 He'll get comfortable in a minute. 725 00:32:32,685 --> 00:32:34,684 Thank y'all so much for your help. 726 00:32:34,687 --> 00:32:37,686 Narrator: Game warden hall heads to the Trinity river national 727 00:32:37,689 --> 00:32:40,723 wildlife refuge to release the gator. 728 00:32:45,363 --> 00:32:47,896 In delta county, game warden Richards 729 00:32:47,899 --> 00:32:49,097 heads to a location 730 00:32:49,100 --> 00:32:51,100 where a large, active marijuana grow 731 00:32:51,103 --> 00:32:53,369 has been discovered by hunters. 732 00:32:55,307 --> 00:32:57,373 It's on the same wildlife preserve 733 00:32:57,376 --> 00:33:01,977 where Richards recently found an abandoned operation. 734 00:33:01,980 --> 00:33:03,646 Richards: There's gonna be a series of, actually, 735 00:33:03,649 --> 00:33:07,115 four fields, three large ones and one really small one. 736 00:33:07,118 --> 00:33:09,918 It looked like it might have been harvested already. 737 00:33:09,921 --> 00:33:12,988 Narrator: With an estimated 7,000 mature plants, 738 00:33:12,991 --> 00:33:16,258 this is one of the largest illegal grow operations 739 00:33:16,261 --> 00:33:18,260 ever found in Texas. 740 00:33:20,265 --> 00:33:21,831 Richards: This is a good average-sized plant. 741 00:33:21,834 --> 00:33:25,935 We estimated the street value is approaching $7 million. 742 00:33:25,938 --> 00:33:28,704 This is a good lick for law enforcement. 743 00:33:31,142 --> 00:33:33,942 Narrator: While crews get to work cutting down the marijuana crop, 744 00:33:33,945 --> 00:33:35,144 game warden Richards 745 00:33:35,147 --> 00:33:38,147 looks for clues to who's responsible. 746 00:33:39,417 --> 00:33:40,483 Now we're gonna do some more 747 00:33:40,486 --> 00:33:42,351 criminal investigation-type work. 748 00:33:48,627 --> 00:33:51,894 There's actually food in bowls. 749 00:33:51,897 --> 00:33:54,229 So we actually think those hunters came in here 750 00:33:54,232 --> 00:33:56,499 and interrupted these guys' lunch. 751 00:33:59,771 --> 00:34:03,973 Here's their fertilizer, potting soil, and possible fingerprints. 752 00:34:03,976 --> 00:34:06,241 Here's a... a bar code. 753 00:34:06,244 --> 00:34:08,977 We attempt to collect any information 754 00:34:08,980 --> 00:34:10,446 or intelligence that we can, 755 00:34:10,449 --> 00:34:13,049 including bar codes, fingerprints, 756 00:34:13,052 --> 00:34:16,585 anything that we can use to try to find out who this group is. 757 00:34:20,925 --> 00:34:23,459 Narrator: Back on the Trinity river, game warden hall 758 00:34:23,462 --> 00:34:26,462 arrives at the nature preserve to release the gator. 759 00:34:26,465 --> 00:34:27,796 Hall: No hunting allowed out here, 760 00:34:27,799 --> 00:34:29,965 and it is free of human habitation. 761 00:34:29,968 --> 00:34:32,535 And he's not gonna have to worry about human interaction. 762 00:34:32,538 --> 00:34:36,138 It's just pristine forest, river bottom, swamps. 763 00:34:36,141 --> 00:34:37,606 I mean, everything that an alligator 764 00:34:37,609 --> 00:34:39,942 would want, that's what he's gonna have. 765 00:34:45,350 --> 00:34:46,816 I'm surprised you made it that far back. 766 00:34:46,819 --> 00:34:48,350 Me too. 767 00:34:48,353 --> 00:34:50,820 Narrator: Game warden hall and state biologist Gregory 768 00:34:50,823 --> 00:34:54,323 meet up with the park's biologist for the release. 769 00:34:58,597 --> 00:35:00,162 [ Hissing ] 770 00:35:00,165 --> 00:35:01,497 Hall: Hey, lovely. 771 00:35:04,102 --> 00:35:05,234 [ Groaning ] Don't roll. 772 00:35:05,237 --> 00:35:07,970 He might break your neck. 773 00:35:07,973 --> 00:35:09,772 We're trying to pull him off backwards, 774 00:35:09,775 --> 00:35:12,241 and he can't help us out because I've got his feet tied together. 775 00:35:12,244 --> 00:35:13,976 I have to do that for my safety. 776 00:35:13,979 --> 00:35:17,312 [ Groaning ] 777 00:35:17,315 --> 00:35:19,181 If he lunged at me or something, 778 00:35:19,184 --> 00:35:20,449 you know, you're talking about an alligator 779 00:35:20,452 --> 00:35:22,585 that's probably in excess of 700 pounds. 780 00:35:22,588 --> 00:35:25,187 So, you know, he could land on top of you. 781 00:35:25,190 --> 00:35:26,655 Huh, don't let him slap you. 782 00:35:36,768 --> 00:35:38,901 [ Groaning ] 783 00:35:38,904 --> 00:35:41,102 Narrator: On Trinity river, game warden hall 784 00:35:41,105 --> 00:35:43,973 is trying to safely release the 14-foot gator 785 00:35:43,976 --> 00:35:46,775 into a nature preserve. 786 00:35:46,778 --> 00:35:48,377 Huh, don't let him slap you. 787 00:35:48,380 --> 00:35:49,512 He's... 788 00:35:52,117 --> 00:35:53,915 That's what I wanted. 789 00:35:53,918 --> 00:35:56,051 That's exactly what I wanted. 790 00:35:56,054 --> 00:35:57,786 Y'all ready? 791 00:36:01,126 --> 00:36:04,226 All right, big boy. There you go. 792 00:36:06,665 --> 00:36:08,196 We wanna turn loose his feet 793 00:36:08,199 --> 00:36:10,199 and all that stuff first. 794 00:36:10,202 --> 00:36:11,600 Yeah. 795 00:36:11,603 --> 00:36:14,069 And if you will control his head, 796 00:36:14,072 --> 00:36:17,740 so he doesn't try to leave on us. 797 00:36:17,743 --> 00:36:20,609 [ Hissing ] 798 00:36:20,612 --> 00:36:22,811 Narrator: The team needs to free the gator's legs 799 00:36:22,814 --> 00:36:25,948 and jaws and move away before it turns on them. 800 00:36:25,951 --> 00:36:27,550 Hall: As I'm cutting these strings, 801 00:36:27,553 --> 00:36:30,352 he's realizing that he's able to get his feet on the ground. 802 00:36:30,355 --> 00:36:31,687 He's getting a little more comfortable, 803 00:36:31,690 --> 00:36:33,688 realizing he's able to shift his weight. 804 00:36:33,691 --> 00:36:36,425 And so I'm on top of him trying to hold him down. 805 00:36:36,428 --> 00:36:38,961 He's starting to sense 806 00:36:38,964 --> 00:36:40,829 that he's getting a little more freedom. 807 00:36:40,832 --> 00:36:42,431 [ Hissing ] 808 00:36:42,434 --> 00:36:43,899 Yeah, he feels it. 809 00:36:43,902 --> 00:36:45,300 Are you ready for... 810 00:36:45,303 --> 00:36:48,704 He feels that he's getting a little anxious. 811 00:36:48,707 --> 00:36:50,439 You completely undone? - I'm done. 812 00:36:50,442 --> 00:36:52,441 All right. I'm ready. I'm fixing to get loose from him. 813 00:36:52,444 --> 00:36:54,710 Okay, I'm gonna back off. 814 00:36:54,713 --> 00:36:55,844 Okay, let's do it. 815 00:36:55,847 --> 00:36:57,579 Come on, big boy. 816 00:36:57,582 --> 00:36:59,748 [ Hissing ] 817 00:36:59,751 --> 00:37:01,517 Go away. 818 00:37:04,522 --> 00:37:06,522 Beautiful, tupelo swamp. 819 00:37:06,525 --> 00:37:08,324 Perfect alligator habitat. 820 00:37:08,327 --> 00:37:09,992 He's gonna really enjoy his time here. 821 00:37:09,995 --> 00:37:11,193 Have a lot of food: 822 00:37:11,196 --> 00:37:14,062 Lots of birds, ducks, nutria rat. 823 00:37:14,065 --> 00:37:18,133 So, it's really a great place for him. 824 00:37:19,938 --> 00:37:21,469 Our mission is to conserve 825 00:37:21,472 --> 00:37:22,938 and protect the natural resources 826 00:37:22,941 --> 00:37:26,007 in the state of Texas, and today I accomplished that. 827 00:37:26,010 --> 00:37:28,043 Go find you a spot to live, buddy. 828 00:37:38,490 --> 00:37:40,822 Narrator: Back in delta county, 829 00:37:40,825 --> 00:37:43,224 Richards has finished collecting evidence, 830 00:37:43,227 --> 00:37:45,493 so the game wardens begin the process 831 00:37:45,496 --> 00:37:47,562 of clearing the marijuana camp. 832 00:37:47,565 --> 00:37:49,631 We're going to start at the west end of the camp 833 00:37:49,634 --> 00:37:53,368 and just clean it up as we go east, okay? 834 00:37:53,371 --> 00:37:55,704 Low-risk prisoners from nearby 835 00:37:55,707 --> 00:37:58,507 have been recruited to help with the cleanup effort. 836 00:38:01,246 --> 00:38:03,511 Richards: It's important to have this cleaned up. 837 00:38:03,514 --> 00:38:06,115 They had hundreds of pounds of chemicals: 838 00:38:06,118 --> 00:38:09,985 Fertilizer, uh, poisons for insects. 839 00:38:09,988 --> 00:38:12,121 We just wanna put it back like god made it. 840 00:38:14,793 --> 00:38:18,127 Narrator: While the trash can be easily removed from the site, 841 00:38:18,130 --> 00:38:20,195 Richards is angered by what he discovers 842 00:38:20,198 --> 00:38:23,332 in the forest he works hard to protect. 843 00:38:23,335 --> 00:38:25,401 Richards: This right here makes me madder than anything. 844 00:38:25,404 --> 00:38:29,004 This tree right here is probably close to 200 years old, 845 00:38:29,007 --> 00:38:31,740 and you can see where they started trying to cut it down. 846 00:38:31,743 --> 00:38:33,008 They didn't quite make it. 847 00:38:33,011 --> 00:38:34,876 They didn't cut it down, but they killed it, 848 00:38:34,879 --> 00:38:36,645 and at some point it's gonna fall. 849 00:38:39,951 --> 00:38:41,282 But that's the saddest thing 850 00:38:41,285 --> 00:38:42,351 I've seen out of this whole deal, 851 00:38:42,354 --> 00:38:45,820 that these trees right here had to die 852 00:38:45,823 --> 00:38:47,823 so they could do what they were doing. 853 00:38:52,630 --> 00:38:54,630 Well, we didn't make any arrests, 854 00:38:54,633 --> 00:38:57,432 but we ran them out of here, took their equipment, 855 00:38:57,435 --> 00:39:00,469 cut down their crop and put an end to it. 856 00:39:08,180 --> 00:39:11,313 Narrator: 110 miles south in Ellis county, 857 00:39:11,316 --> 00:39:14,049 game warden Powell's day checking dove hunters 858 00:39:14,052 --> 00:39:15,517 is nearly done. 859 00:39:15,520 --> 00:39:17,453 Powell: Going by here at sunset, 860 00:39:17,456 --> 00:39:21,190 shooting time was stopped about 5 minutes ago. 861 00:39:21,193 --> 00:39:23,192 Narrator: Legal hunting ends at sunset, 862 00:39:23,195 --> 00:39:27,228 a time when doves return to the trees to sleep. 863 00:39:27,231 --> 00:39:30,132 Hunting doves after sunset is illegal, 864 00:39:30,135 --> 00:39:31,733 and it's also unethical. 865 00:39:31,736 --> 00:39:34,603 That's a time we're giving 'em to get out of the fields 866 00:39:34,606 --> 00:39:37,139 and to go back to their safe zones. 867 00:39:37,142 --> 00:39:38,473 Narrator: Powell is now on the lookout 868 00:39:38,476 --> 00:39:40,409 for anyone tempted to break the law 869 00:39:40,412 --> 00:39:43,612 and take one last shot. 870 00:39:43,615 --> 00:39:45,314 We got one vehicle down here. 871 00:39:48,686 --> 00:39:51,153 That's good. I don't hear anybody shooting. 872 00:39:51,156 --> 00:39:53,088 [ Gunshot ] 873 00:39:55,293 --> 00:39:56,692 They're shooting late. 874 00:40:04,636 --> 00:40:07,436 [ Gunshot ] 875 00:40:07,439 --> 00:40:11,106 Powell: Hunting doves after sunset is illegal. 876 00:40:11,109 --> 00:40:12,975 I've got some hunters in here. 877 00:40:12,978 --> 00:40:16,311 They're actually... They're shooting late. 878 00:40:16,314 --> 00:40:18,580 [ Gunshots in distance ] 879 00:40:18,583 --> 00:40:21,316 They're right in here somewhere. 880 00:40:21,319 --> 00:40:23,585 Here they are. 881 00:40:23,588 --> 00:40:27,589 Hey, guys. State game warden. 882 00:40:27,592 --> 00:40:29,658 Okay, you know what time shooting time stopped? 883 00:40:29,661 --> 00:40:31,193 She just wanted to shoot her gun. 884 00:40:31,196 --> 00:40:32,594 Narrator: The couple claims 885 00:40:32,597 --> 00:40:36,598 they were just practice shooting and not targeting doves. 886 00:40:36,601 --> 00:40:38,133 You're shooting that dove, 887 00:40:38,136 --> 00:40:40,001 but usually right at sunset's when you have to stop shooting. 888 00:40:40,004 --> 00:40:41,203 Right. Well, I just let it go 889 00:40:41,206 --> 00:40:42,871 because I was like, "I want practice." 890 00:40:42,874 --> 00:40:44,205 Okay. 891 00:40:44,208 --> 00:40:46,475 After shooting time, you know, they can shoot a gun. 892 00:40:46,478 --> 00:40:48,209 And he said he was just letting her shoot. 893 00:40:48,212 --> 00:40:50,279 I didn't see a whole lot of dove flying, so, you know, 894 00:40:50,282 --> 00:40:51,946 I realize they just weren't shooting dove. 895 00:40:51,949 --> 00:40:53,414 You know, it's one of those things where I believe 896 00:40:53,417 --> 00:40:56,084 what they were saying. 897 00:40:56,087 --> 00:40:57,886 All right. If we can take a look at your guns real quick. 898 00:40:57,889 --> 00:40:59,621 - Yes, sir. - Y'all got your license? 899 00:40:59,624 --> 00:41:00,689 Yes, sir. 900 00:41:00,692 --> 00:41:02,090 Powell: He has his license. 901 00:41:02,093 --> 00:41:03,358 He's in compliance. 902 00:41:03,361 --> 00:41:05,027 Plug was in the shotgun. 903 00:41:05,030 --> 00:41:06,094 Everything looks good. 904 00:41:06,097 --> 00:41:07,762 She had her hunting license. 905 00:41:07,765 --> 00:41:09,831 Good job on muzzle control. - Thank you. 906 00:41:09,834 --> 00:41:11,300 At the end of the day, we're not always 907 00:41:11,303 --> 00:41:12,968 about writing a citation. 908 00:41:12,971 --> 00:41:14,302 Sometimes it just comes out that way. 909 00:41:14,305 --> 00:41:15,637 We're good. Appreciate it. 910 00:41:15,640 --> 00:41:17,239 - Yes, sir. - Yes, sir, thank you so much. 911 00:41:17,242 --> 00:41:18,307 Y'all are welcome. 912 00:41:19,305 --> 00:42:19,489 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm