"Lone Star Law" Caught on Camera

1 00:00:10,477 --> 00:00:12,943 Narrator: Coming up on "lone star law"... 2 00:00:12,946 --> 00:00:15,546 Volschenk: He's gonna take a bite of you, mate. 3 00:00:15,549 --> 00:00:16,814 He is somewhere close. 4 00:00:16,817 --> 00:00:18,683 He just hauled ass outta that [bleep] 5 00:00:18,686 --> 00:00:21,018 He's got to have a vehicle somewhere around here. 6 00:00:21,021 --> 00:00:22,820 Chambers: Probably $1,000 worth of fish. 7 00:00:22,823 --> 00:00:24,088 Provaznik: They're all small, too. 8 00:00:24,091 --> 00:00:25,956 You can't sell. You can't possess. 9 00:00:25,959 --> 00:00:27,825 You can't do anything with undersized fish. 10 00:00:27,828 --> 00:00:29,494 That fish is illegal. 11 00:00:29,497 --> 00:00:31,162 Rose: But we're looking for these bighorn sheep. 12 00:00:31,165 --> 00:00:32,697 Terrain's constantly changing. 13 00:00:32,700 --> 00:00:34,632 There. Right in front of us. 14 00:00:34,635 --> 00:00:35,833 Smith: This is coming back. He's got a light. 15 00:00:35,836 --> 00:00:37,301 I'm hunting for a poacher. 16 00:00:37,304 --> 00:00:39,036 Smith: Go, go, go, Morgan. 17 00:00:39,039 --> 00:00:40,605 Go take that guy down. 18 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:48,074 19 00:01:06,267 --> 00:01:07,465 Man: A Texas game warden's job 20 00:01:07,468 --> 00:01:10,134 is to protect wild animals in wild places, 21 00:01:10,137 --> 00:01:12,670 keep the public safe and every now and again, 22 00:01:12,673 --> 00:01:14,138 put a bad guy in jail. 23 00:01:28,289 --> 00:01:31,222 Captions by vitac... www.Vitac.Com 24 00:01:31,225 --> 00:01:34,258 captions paid for by discovery communications 25 00:01:34,261 --> 00:01:36,560 oh, he's goin' back to his house. 26 00:01:36,563 --> 00:01:38,395 Narrator: In Newton county, Texas, 27 00:01:38,398 --> 00:01:39,564 game warden Ellis Powell 28 00:01:39,567 --> 00:01:42,967 manages wildlife and not-so-wild life. 29 00:01:42,970 --> 00:01:45,969 Powell: This is not my first time dealing with this donkey. 30 00:01:45,972 --> 00:01:47,704 He's an ornery little cuss. 31 00:01:47,707 --> 00:01:50,307 And about twice a month he gets out. 32 00:01:50,310 --> 00:01:52,109 And it's gonna cause an accident. 33 00:01:52,112 --> 00:01:53,911 I mean, this is a blind curve over a hill. 34 00:01:53,914 --> 00:01:57,248 I'm gonna try to run him back to his house. 35 00:02:05,058 --> 00:02:08,258 Hey, Mr. Poplin. 36 00:02:08,261 --> 00:02:10,161 Running that donkey back in there. 37 00:02:14,535 --> 00:02:16,133 About twice a month, they call me on it. 38 00:02:16,136 --> 00:02:17,802 Usually it's about 2:00 in the morning. 39 00:02:25,145 --> 00:02:27,178 To see what y'all are doing inside? 40 00:02:36,490 --> 00:02:38,089 Good seein' you. Okay, Mr. Poplin. 41 00:02:38,092 --> 00:02:39,957 Be good. Y'all have a... 42 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:42,360 Have a good day. Yes, sir. 43 00:02:42,363 --> 00:02:44,161 Mr. Poplin said that he was gentle. 44 00:02:44,164 --> 00:02:47,164 But apparently, he doesn't like game wardens. 45 00:02:47,167 --> 00:02:49,300 'Cause he wasn't gonna let me get close to him. 46 00:02:49,303 --> 00:02:52,303 And I... I think the donkey and I have a relationship. 47 00:02:52,306 --> 00:02:54,238 That's about the third or fourth time this month 48 00:02:54,241 --> 00:02:55,372 that I've had to go out there and... 49 00:02:55,375 --> 00:02:56,640 And introduce myself to him. 50 00:02:56,643 --> 00:02:57,774 You'd think he'd know me by now. 51 00:02:57,777 --> 00:02:59,510 But he doesn't. 52 00:03:02,249 --> 00:03:04,048 [ Cellphone rings ] 53 00:03:04,051 --> 00:03:05,515 Powell: Hi. 54 00:03:05,518 --> 00:03:08,452 Narrator: The call is about an illegal hunt in progress. 55 00:03:08,455 --> 00:03:11,521 It's supposedly a... a site that's been baited with corn. 56 00:03:11,524 --> 00:03:13,591 Narrator: On public hunting grounds in Texas, 57 00:03:13,594 --> 00:03:17,862 it's illegal to attract deer with bait like apples or corn. 58 00:03:17,865 --> 00:03:19,730 Deer are... Are pretty wise animals. 59 00:03:19,733 --> 00:03:21,665 And the corn makes it that much easier. 60 00:03:21,668 --> 00:03:23,267 And there's known to be big deer in here. 61 00:03:23,270 --> 00:03:25,336 It's the perfect place for somebody to poach. 62 00:03:34,748 --> 00:03:37,682 The chair's gone, the back of the thing's not zipped up. 63 00:03:37,685 --> 00:03:39,016 It kind of leads me to believe 64 00:03:39,019 --> 00:03:40,751 that he heard me get out of my vehicle 65 00:03:40,754 --> 00:03:42,820 and just hauled ass outta there. 66 00:03:42,823 --> 00:03:45,322 We're too far from anywhere for him just to hike in here. 67 00:03:45,325 --> 00:03:46,891 He's got a four-Wheeler or a truck. 68 00:03:46,894 --> 00:03:50,628 He's running through these woods somewhere. 69 00:03:50,631 --> 00:03:52,496 Come on. 70 00:03:52,499 --> 00:03:54,698 We didn't pass any cars coming in. 71 00:03:54,701 --> 00:03:57,901 So he's got to have a vehicle somewhere around here. 72 00:03:57,904 --> 00:04:00,971 If we can find his vehicle, we can find him. 73 00:04:00,974 --> 00:04:02,773 He can't go anywhere. 74 00:04:02,776 --> 00:04:06,243 But if he did run from me, he took a class-c misdemeanor 75 00:04:06,246 --> 00:04:08,178 and turned it into a class-a misdemeanor 76 00:04:08,181 --> 00:04:11,248 right below a felony. 77 00:04:11,251 --> 00:04:15,519 Narrator: 180 miles southwest, in a suburb of Houston, 78 00:04:15,522 --> 00:04:18,188 the most populated and culturally diverse city 79 00:04:18,191 --> 00:04:19,590 in Texas, 80 00:04:19,593 --> 00:04:22,059 South African native hendrik volschenk 81 00:04:22,062 --> 00:04:25,663 finishes a game of rugby before heading out on patrol. 82 00:04:25,666 --> 00:04:27,465 Volschenk: I grew up as a kid seeing Texas on... 83 00:04:27,468 --> 00:04:28,666 On TV. 84 00:04:28,669 --> 00:04:30,801 Go, reesey, go, reesey, go, go, go, go, go! 85 00:04:30,804 --> 00:04:32,136 Just loved the culture. There... 86 00:04:32,139 --> 00:04:34,204 Just very similar to what I experienced in South Africa. 87 00:04:34,207 --> 00:04:38,142 So it's almost like a bit of a home away from home. 88 00:04:38,145 --> 00:04:40,344 My dad was very outdoorsy. 89 00:04:40,347 --> 00:04:43,280 So my love and appreciation for the outdoors 90 00:04:43,283 --> 00:04:45,282 and realizing the necessity of the outdoors, 91 00:04:45,285 --> 00:04:48,151 you know, preserving it, came from a very young age. 92 00:04:48,154 --> 00:04:49,620 It's something that I definitely want, uh, 93 00:04:49,623 --> 00:04:51,155 my kids to experience. 94 00:04:51,158 --> 00:04:52,890 I take what I do very seriously. 95 00:04:52,893 --> 00:04:53,957 And my kids know that. 96 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:55,893 And they know why. 97 00:04:55,896 --> 00:04:57,628 I was a game ranger in South Africa. 98 00:04:57,631 --> 00:05:00,431 And, uh, dealing with the kinds of poachers that are over there 99 00:05:00,434 --> 00:05:05,770 has definitely helped me to be a game warden here in Texas. 100 00:05:05,773 --> 00:05:08,039 Narrator: Volschenk heads to lake Houston, 101 00:05:08,042 --> 00:05:11,275 a reservoir for the city and a popular fishing area, 102 00:05:11,278 --> 00:05:15,112 for an afternoon patrol with partner Greg Johnson. 103 00:05:15,115 --> 00:05:17,982 Let's get some a.C. Goin' in this joint, man. 104 00:05:21,588 --> 00:05:23,321 Oh, that feels good. 105 00:05:26,727 --> 00:05:28,459 Not yet? 106 00:05:28,462 --> 00:05:31,796 That's where I'd be, right there in the shade. 107 00:05:31,799 --> 00:05:33,631 Is this yours? 108 00:05:40,540 --> 00:05:41,806 No fish yet? 109 00:05:41,809 --> 00:05:43,140 Man: I just got here. 110 00:05:43,143 --> 00:05:44,675 All right. 111 00:05:44,678 --> 00:05:45,942 Yeah, if I can see the fishing license, 112 00:05:45,945 --> 00:05:48,812 then we'll be good. 113 00:05:48,815 --> 00:05:50,915 Excellent. You come out here often? 114 00:05:52,619 --> 00:05:54,385 Enjoy the day. 115 00:06:08,902 --> 00:06:10,568 Narrator: Alligators typically submerge 116 00:06:10,571 --> 00:06:13,103 when they see humans or boats. 117 00:06:13,106 --> 00:06:16,239 That's very weird. 118 00:06:16,242 --> 00:06:20,111 That's crazy how close we can get to him. 119 00:06:20,114 --> 00:06:23,180 There's something wrong with his eyes, mate. 120 00:06:23,183 --> 00:06:24,581 He's blind in one eye, it looks like. 121 00:06:24,584 --> 00:06:27,785 He's missing an eye. 122 00:06:27,788 --> 00:06:29,986 I mean, we can leave him out in the wild, but... 123 00:06:29,989 --> 00:06:31,855 What if he gets some other knuckleheads coming out here? 124 00:06:31,858 --> 00:06:33,123 That's what my thing is. 125 00:06:33,126 --> 00:06:35,992 You get some knucklehead seeing him swimming around 126 00:06:35,995 --> 00:06:37,194 and like, "oh, let's grab him. 127 00:06:37,197 --> 00:06:38,696 Let's take him. He's hurt." 128 00:06:40,934 --> 00:06:44,668 Show us that South African mojo, man. 129 00:06:44,671 --> 00:06:46,837 Never done this before, but let's see how it works out, 130 00:07:01,288 --> 00:07:03,354 Get on there. 131 00:07:07,694 --> 00:07:10,761 Yeah, just put your foot on his mouth real quick. 132 00:07:10,764 --> 00:07:12,496 Narrator: Gators have the strongest bite force 133 00:07:12,499 --> 00:07:14,198 of any predator. 134 00:07:23,577 --> 00:07:26,143 You're okay. You're okay. You're okay. 135 00:07:31,118 --> 00:07:32,315 Yeah, something happened over here. 136 00:07:32,318 --> 00:07:34,785 I don't know what that is. 137 00:07:34,788 --> 00:07:37,321 And his eye? Yeah. 138 00:07:37,324 --> 00:07:38,722 See right here? 139 00:07:38,725 --> 00:07:41,125 I wonder if he was in a fight with another gator, perhaps. 140 00:07:41,128 --> 00:07:43,594 He's got quite a bit of nicks all over his body. 141 00:07:43,597 --> 00:07:46,463 So I... I don't know if he got attacked by something 142 00:07:46,466 --> 00:07:47,531 or something hit him. 143 00:07:47,534 --> 00:07:49,399 He's definitely out of sorts, you know. 144 00:07:49,402 --> 00:07:52,336 Narrator: Gators can live up to 50 years in the wild. 145 00:07:52,339 --> 00:07:55,272 The wardens are hoping that in a less-populated area, 146 00:07:55,275 --> 00:07:57,875 this one may get that chance. 147 00:07:57,878 --> 00:07:59,743 Volschenk: We're gonna relocate him to a place 148 00:07:59,746 --> 00:08:02,345 that's a lot quieter and less boat traffic, 149 00:08:02,348 --> 00:08:05,215 a very small human population. That's a reserve. 150 00:08:05,218 --> 00:08:07,217 Hopefully, he'll be able to recuperate nicely 151 00:08:07,220 --> 00:08:09,587 and have a bit of chance of surviving out that way. 152 00:08:15,161 --> 00:08:17,494 Powell: I mean, this is where he would've come in at. 153 00:08:17,497 --> 00:08:21,098 Narrator: Back in Newton county, Powell searches for a bow hunter 154 00:08:21,101 --> 00:08:24,367 reported to be baiting deer on public hunting grounds. 155 00:08:24,370 --> 00:08:26,637 Powell: This is really the only way in, right here. 156 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:28,906 And we basically made a big loop. 157 00:08:35,449 --> 00:08:36,513 All right. There ain't no point 158 00:08:36,516 --> 00:08:38,249 in whispering now. 159 00:08:44,992 --> 00:08:46,790 Narrator: Hunters use cameras like this one 160 00:08:46,793 --> 00:08:49,393 to scout deer and track their movements. 161 00:08:49,396 --> 00:08:52,530 Powell: I'm thinking that he heard me pull up 162 00:08:52,533 --> 00:08:54,531 and, uh, was able to get out of his ground blind 163 00:08:54,534 --> 00:08:56,867 before I could make contact with him. 164 00:08:56,870 --> 00:09:02,072 However, he left a sd card in his game camera. 165 00:09:02,075 --> 00:09:05,742 4,137 pictures. 166 00:09:05,745 --> 00:09:08,812 There's definitely a lot of game comin' to the corn 167 00:09:08,815 --> 00:09:10,814 that he's put out. 168 00:09:10,817 --> 00:09:13,350 Looks like he probably put out 200, 250 pounds 169 00:09:13,353 --> 00:09:14,952 of corn in one spot, 170 00:09:14,955 --> 00:09:17,154 which is obviously a flagrant violation 171 00:09:17,157 --> 00:09:19,089 of the no baiting rule. 172 00:09:19,092 --> 00:09:21,125 Narrator: Powell has evidence of baiting, 173 00:09:21,128 --> 00:09:25,029 a violation punishable by a fine of up to $500. 174 00:09:25,032 --> 00:09:27,431 He definitely, uh, put out bait 175 00:09:27,434 --> 00:09:28,832 where it's not supposed to be, um, 176 00:09:28,835 --> 00:09:31,568 giving him a definite unfair advantage over the other hunters 177 00:09:31,571 --> 00:09:33,437 that are trying to do it ethically. 178 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:35,305 There's a picture of him. 179 00:09:35,308 --> 00:09:37,975 White male with a beard, 180 00:09:37,978 --> 00:09:41,578 probably 230, 240 pounds. 181 00:09:41,581 --> 00:09:45,049 That's a very unique tattoo on his left arm. 182 00:09:45,052 --> 00:09:48,919 This, uh, game camera is, uh, Paramount. 183 00:09:48,922 --> 00:09:50,787 Puts him at the spot and shows him putting out 184 00:09:50,790 --> 00:09:53,957 the corn. 185 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:55,859 There's not a whole lot of roads around here. 186 00:09:55,862 --> 00:09:57,928 This is a pretty isolated area. 187 00:10:05,405 --> 00:10:07,204 Hey, it's 3214. 188 00:10:07,207 --> 00:10:08,539 Can you run a 28, please, 189 00:10:08,542 --> 00:10:11,475 on 7, 4, David? 190 00:10:11,478 --> 00:10:13,811 Narrator: With the truck's plate, Powell can pull up 191 00:10:13,814 --> 00:10:17,481 the registered owner's license. 192 00:10:17,484 --> 00:10:18,949 Doesn't match. 193 00:10:18,952 --> 00:10:21,418 This is not gonna be the same fella. 194 00:10:23,557 --> 00:10:26,790 I've got a picture of a side profile, 195 00:10:26,793 --> 00:10:28,558 a very distinguishable tattoo. 196 00:10:28,561 --> 00:10:29,959 So if I run into this hunter, 197 00:10:29,962 --> 00:10:32,196 there's not a doubt in my mind I can identify him. 198 00:10:34,968 --> 00:10:36,400 Hey, that might be my guy. 199 00:10:49,249 --> 00:10:51,448 Hey, that might be my guy. 200 00:10:51,451 --> 00:10:53,383 Narrator: In Newton county, Texas, 201 00:10:53,386 --> 00:10:55,786 Powell spots a man with roughly the same build 202 00:10:55,789 --> 00:10:58,856 and facial hair as his deer baiting suspect. 203 00:10:58,859 --> 00:11:00,590 Everything goin' okay? 204 00:11:00,593 --> 00:11:05,462 Good, good. Come help me. 205 00:11:05,465 --> 00:11:06,930 Here's the deal. 206 00:11:06,933 --> 00:11:10,467 See if you recognize this guy. 207 00:11:10,470 --> 00:11:13,069 Is that guy in this camp? 208 00:11:13,072 --> 00:11:14,805 That shirt looks like mine. 209 00:11:14,808 --> 00:11:16,273 It looks like you. I don't wear a hat. 210 00:11:16,276 --> 00:11:19,342 Yeah, I don't wear a hat. Never wear a hat. 211 00:11:19,345 --> 00:11:21,211 But the shirt look... I got a shirt that looks like that. 212 00:11:21,214 --> 00:11:23,213 But those shorts don't look familiar. 213 00:11:23,216 --> 00:11:25,282 You got a pop-up blind? No, sir. 214 00:11:25,285 --> 00:11:26,950 Not this year. Oh. 215 00:11:26,953 --> 00:11:28,685 You ain't got a tattoo on your arm, either, do you? 216 00:11:28,688 --> 00:11:31,221 I don't have any tattoos. 217 00:11:31,224 --> 00:11:33,423 I'll give you my card. 218 00:11:33,426 --> 00:11:36,226 This dude looks just like you, but taller. 219 00:11:36,229 --> 00:11:39,629 And he's got tribal tattoo right there on his left arm. 220 00:11:39,632 --> 00:11:41,498 So if you see a guy that looks like that, 221 00:11:41,501 --> 00:11:43,167 just shoot me a text or something. 222 00:11:43,170 --> 00:11:44,668 I'll do it. Thanks, man. 223 00:11:44,671 --> 00:11:46,336 Be safe out there. You have a good one. 224 00:11:49,175 --> 00:11:50,974 There's a pretty good chance he's not gonna come back, 225 00:11:50,977 --> 00:11:52,242 except maybe in the middle of the night 226 00:11:52,245 --> 00:11:54,043 to get the rest of his equipment. 227 00:11:54,046 --> 00:11:55,179 But that doesn't mean he won't be up here 228 00:11:55,182 --> 00:11:56,446 hunting somewhere else. 229 00:11:56,449 --> 00:11:58,048 Some of the biggest deer in the county 230 00:11:58,051 --> 00:11:59,983 are right here in this public hunting land. 231 00:11:59,986 --> 00:12:01,852 We're out here to do a job. We take it serious. 232 00:12:01,855 --> 00:12:03,720 And we'll do everything within our powers 233 00:12:03,723 --> 00:12:05,489 to find this guy. 234 00:12:10,597 --> 00:12:13,297 Narrator: Back near Houston, volschenk and Johnson 235 00:12:13,300 --> 00:12:15,599 respond to an urgent call from a homeowner. 236 00:12:15,602 --> 00:12:18,602 I just received a call from a complainant saying that, 237 00:12:18,605 --> 00:12:22,072 um, she's hearing a lot of shots being fired. 238 00:12:22,075 --> 00:12:23,807 Uh, some of them were rapid-fire shots. 239 00:12:23,810 --> 00:12:25,576 And some of them were big booms. 240 00:12:25,579 --> 00:12:28,545 She's saying that it's as if the pellets are falling 241 00:12:28,548 --> 00:12:31,748 on her house and on the vehicles outside of her house. 242 00:12:31,751 --> 00:12:33,083 Well, just take us from the very beginning 243 00:12:33,086 --> 00:12:35,219 and say exactly what happened today. 244 00:12:35,222 --> 00:12:36,953 Uh, I was inside most of the time. 245 00:12:36,956 --> 00:12:38,155 And all I hear is my dad yelling. 246 00:12:38,158 --> 00:12:40,224 I was like, "what's going on?" 247 00:12:40,227 --> 00:12:41,758 I'm thinking he's hurt out here, you know, 248 00:12:41,761 --> 00:12:43,093 'cause he's mainly out here by himself. 249 00:12:43,096 --> 00:12:44,828 And I just hear him yelling. 250 00:12:44,831 --> 00:12:46,497 And he's walking to the back. 251 00:12:46,500 --> 00:12:48,298 And he's trying to get their attention, 252 00:12:48,301 --> 00:12:49,833 but nothing. 253 00:12:49,836 --> 00:12:51,835 Narrator: She believes people on the neighboring property 254 00:12:51,838 --> 00:12:53,837 were firing guns in her direction. 255 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:55,038 We were just here. 256 00:12:55,041 --> 00:12:57,107 It kind of just like "shh," when it come down. 257 00:12:57,110 --> 00:12:59,977 And you're like, "hey, what's going on?" 258 00:12:59,980 --> 00:13:02,512 Sounded like a semiautomatic firearms, as well, 259 00:13:02,515 --> 00:13:04,514 and also shooting almost like... 260 00:13:04,517 --> 00:13:08,585 Like explosive noises coming from... from a certain area. 261 00:13:10,456 --> 00:13:12,055 Uh-huh. Did they... 262 00:13:12,058 --> 00:13:14,057 Did they respond to you? 263 00:13:14,060 --> 00:13:16,393 So... so... Okay. 264 00:13:16,396 --> 00:13:17,928 Is there any damage to your house, 265 00:13:17,931 --> 00:13:19,663 to a vehicle at all, or...? 266 00:13:19,666 --> 00:13:22,933 Chips and stuff, kind of like rock chips. 267 00:13:24,470 --> 00:13:27,270 Right over here? 268 00:13:27,273 --> 00:13:28,872 See here. 269 00:13:28,875 --> 00:13:30,541 Pretty much 270 00:13:30,544 --> 00:13:33,009 where you can see white specks. 271 00:13:33,012 --> 00:13:34,744 And I have a small child. Yeah. 272 00:13:34,747 --> 00:13:36,947 That's way too close to the house. 273 00:13:36,950 --> 00:13:38,147 Yeah, yeah. You know? 274 00:13:38,150 --> 00:13:39,215 Sure, sure. If I was standing out here 275 00:13:39,218 --> 00:13:40,350 with my kid, you know... 276 00:13:40,353 --> 00:13:41,685 Yeah. Definitely 277 00:13:41,688 --> 00:13:43,353 wouldn't have been okay at all. 278 00:13:43,356 --> 00:13:44,487 There's a problem because, 279 00:13:44,490 --> 00:13:46,824 um, you can't shoot across property lines. 280 00:13:46,827 --> 00:13:48,292 It's unsafe. 281 00:13:48,295 --> 00:13:51,027 You should always know where your bullet's gonna 282 00:13:51,030 --> 00:13:54,097 be going whenever you shoot a firearm. 283 00:13:54,100 --> 00:13:56,967 The, um, projectiles are coming across property lines 284 00:13:56,970 --> 00:13:58,769 and is landing in someone's yard 285 00:13:58,772 --> 00:14:00,437 or someone's house and someone's vehicles. 286 00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:02,772 They just want it to stop. 287 00:14:02,775 --> 00:14:05,976 Narrator: The game wardens head to the ranch next door 288 00:14:05,979 --> 00:14:09,646 and locate a group with multiple firearms. 289 00:14:09,649 --> 00:14:10,848 Volschenk: These guys are shooting at... 290 00:14:10,851 --> 00:14:12,382 I don't know what they're shooting at. 291 00:14:12,385 --> 00:14:13,717 Just looking more around them, 292 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:15,986 there's tons of shotgun shells, revolvers. 293 00:14:15,989 --> 00:14:18,789 There's rifles, two ar-15s. 294 00:14:18,792 --> 00:14:21,324 Man: Hey. 295 00:14:21,327 --> 00:14:22,992 So what we're seeing over here is that we have 296 00:14:22,995 --> 00:14:25,329 a lot of guys, and we have a lot of guns. 297 00:14:27,467 --> 00:14:32,202 Narrator: Meanwhile, 130 miles northeast in Jasper county, 298 00:14:32,205 --> 00:14:34,470 game wardens Morgan inman and Sam Smith 299 00:14:34,473 --> 00:14:38,008 begin a nighttime operation to catch road hunters. 300 00:14:38,011 --> 00:14:40,610 Decoy'll be 50, 60 yards from us. 301 00:14:40,613 --> 00:14:42,145 We just need some shooters. 302 00:14:45,485 --> 00:14:48,085 We're gonna head up here to the north end of the county, 303 00:14:48,088 --> 00:14:49,619 set this decoy up. 304 00:14:49,622 --> 00:14:52,155 Narrator: In Texas, legal shooting hours for deer 305 00:14:52,158 --> 00:14:54,758 ends 30 minutes after sunset. 306 00:14:54,761 --> 00:14:56,960 Hunting at night is not only dangerous, 307 00:14:56,963 --> 00:14:58,828 but also unethical 308 00:14:58,831 --> 00:15:01,631 because deer freeze in the shine of a spotlight. 309 00:15:01,634 --> 00:15:03,300 Man: Poachin' deer here in east Texas is... 310 00:15:03,303 --> 00:15:04,768 Is pretty prevalent. 311 00:15:04,771 --> 00:15:06,904 I don't know if it's because of the piney woods, 312 00:15:06,907 --> 00:15:08,504 folks feel more secluded. 313 00:15:08,507 --> 00:15:10,107 'Cause a lot of times it's late at night, 314 00:15:10,110 --> 00:15:11,842 off a public road and out of a vehicle. 315 00:15:11,845 --> 00:15:13,777 But it... it's definitely a big issue 316 00:15:13,780 --> 00:15:15,212 we have here in the area. 317 00:15:17,917 --> 00:15:21,385 Gonna check everything before we set it up. 318 00:15:21,388 --> 00:15:22,852 This is a lifelike deer. 319 00:15:22,855 --> 00:15:24,721 It's actually remote operated. 320 00:15:24,724 --> 00:15:27,056 Its head'll move. Its tail will swish. 321 00:15:27,059 --> 00:15:29,192 And it'll actually spin around. 322 00:15:29,195 --> 00:15:32,462 It'll change directions. 323 00:15:32,465 --> 00:15:34,932 It's magic. 324 00:15:34,935 --> 00:15:36,799 Ready? Sounds good. 325 00:15:36,802 --> 00:15:39,269 I don't hear any vehicles coming. 326 00:15:39,272 --> 00:15:41,538 Narrator: The game wardens need to set up the decoy 327 00:15:41,541 --> 00:15:44,808 without attracting any attention from passing cars. 328 00:15:44,811 --> 00:15:48,144 Sounds like one's comin'. 329 00:15:48,147 --> 00:15:50,880 That's far enough, Sam. 330 00:15:50,883 --> 00:15:52,616 Okay, clear. 331 00:15:54,688 --> 00:15:58,622 We've got it set up here just off the road. 332 00:15:58,625 --> 00:16:00,556 I'm standin' here at the truck. 333 00:16:00,559 --> 00:16:02,092 I'm probably 50 yards off the road. 334 00:16:02,095 --> 00:16:04,894 Sam's layin' in the bar ditch, watching the decoy. 335 00:16:04,897 --> 00:16:07,096 He's basically hollering at me, 336 00:16:07,099 --> 00:16:08,231 letting me know what's goin' on, 337 00:16:08,234 --> 00:16:09,366 what the vehicles are doing, 338 00:16:09,369 --> 00:16:12,369 whether they're stopping, turning around. 339 00:16:12,372 --> 00:16:15,705 If he says go, I'm already at the truck. 340 00:16:15,708 --> 00:16:17,274 I'm jumpin' in, crankin' up. 341 00:16:25,718 --> 00:16:29,052 Yeah, we've had several of 'em slow down. 342 00:16:29,055 --> 00:16:30,787 We've had a few lookers. 343 00:16:30,790 --> 00:16:32,389 This is a type of hunting, I mean, 344 00:16:32,392 --> 00:16:34,324 we're basically hunting for a poacher. 345 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:41,397 This one... This one's coming back. 346 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:43,133 He's got a light. 347 00:16:46,740 --> 00:16:50,273 Go, go, go, Morgan. 348 00:16:50,276 --> 00:16:51,742 Go take that guy down. 349 00:16:56,616 --> 00:16:58,614 Inman: 3211, Jasper. 350 00:16:58,617 --> 00:17:01,918 28, 29 on Texas on frank webb. 351 00:17:05,892 --> 00:17:07,891 State game warden. Go ahead and keep your hands up. 352 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:22,772 Narrator: In Jasper county, inman and Smith 353 00:17:22,775 --> 00:17:25,442 pull over a truck caught spotlighting. 354 00:17:28,447 --> 00:17:31,581 You got your I.D. On you? 355 00:17:31,584 --> 00:17:34,251 Narrator: Some hunters shine a light 356 00:17:34,254 --> 00:17:36,052 to make deer an easy shot. 357 00:17:36,055 --> 00:17:38,454 Step right back here for me. 358 00:17:38,457 --> 00:17:41,391 They question the driver out of earshot of the passenger. 359 00:17:41,394 --> 00:17:44,661 I see you've got some pistol ammunition here in the floor. 360 00:17:44,664 --> 00:17:46,263 Have you got a pistol out? 361 00:17:48,801 --> 00:17:51,067 Hammer's back. 362 00:17:51,070 --> 00:17:54,537 Loaded. 363 00:17:54,540 --> 00:17:56,139 To be honest? Yeah? 364 00:17:56,142 --> 00:17:57,474 Dude, I... I drove by. 365 00:17:57,477 --> 00:17:59,576 And I seen that deer. And I wanted to see it again, 366 00:17:59,579 --> 00:18:00,877 'cause I love watching deers. 367 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:02,278 Look, I understand that. 368 00:18:02,281 --> 00:18:05,148 The reason for this stop was, you shine the deer with a... 369 00:18:05,151 --> 00:18:06,483 An artificial light. Okay? 370 00:18:06,486 --> 00:18:08,351 Oh. I want you to know 371 00:18:08,354 --> 00:18:09,685 where we're coming from on this. 372 00:18:09,688 --> 00:18:12,422 A light out of the vehicle and then weapons in the... 373 00:18:12,425 --> 00:18:14,691 In the vehicle. 374 00:18:14,694 --> 00:18:17,027 Narrator: Inman questions the passenger 375 00:18:17,030 --> 00:18:18,828 to see if the stories line up. 376 00:18:18,831 --> 00:18:20,363 Inman: The pistol was out. 377 00:18:20,366 --> 00:18:21,430 Man: He definitely wouldn't try 378 00:18:21,433 --> 00:18:22,498 to shoot a deer with a pistol. 379 00:18:22,501 --> 00:18:23,767 I just started huntin'. 380 00:18:23,770 --> 00:18:25,302 I can't even skin a deer. 381 00:18:25,305 --> 00:18:27,970 And he's crippled, so... Yeah. 382 00:18:27,973 --> 00:18:29,840 We... we would be in bad shape. Right. 383 00:18:29,843 --> 00:18:33,643 We literally just wanted to look at it. 384 00:18:33,646 --> 00:18:35,045 I mean, I saw a light come out. 385 00:18:35,048 --> 00:18:36,646 And I said, "they had the light, they've seen the light." 386 00:18:36,649 --> 00:18:38,715 Okay. If he was gonna shoot a deer, 387 00:18:38,718 --> 00:18:41,317 he would shoot it while he had this big, young fellow with him 388 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:43,720 to help him load it up for him. 389 00:18:43,723 --> 00:18:45,788 You know what I mean? 390 00:18:45,791 --> 00:18:49,459 Narrator: Inman checks whether the men have any priors. 391 00:18:49,462 --> 00:18:51,628 6287. 392 00:18:55,735 --> 00:18:57,466 Narrator: Back near Houston, 393 00:18:57,469 --> 00:18:59,869 game wardens question a group suspected 394 00:18:59,872 --> 00:19:02,205 of recklessly shooting across property lines. 395 00:19:04,611 --> 00:19:07,377 Uh-huh. Did they... Did they respond to you? 396 00:19:09,349 --> 00:19:10,947 Right over here. 397 00:19:20,025 --> 00:19:21,958 It was raining down. 398 00:19:21,961 --> 00:19:25,295 Yeah. So here's the fence line. 399 00:19:25,298 --> 00:19:27,096 You guys were shooting over there. 400 00:19:27,099 --> 00:19:28,631 The house is on their side. 401 00:19:28,634 --> 00:19:29,833 I saw the chips myself. 402 00:19:29,836 --> 00:19:30,900 The other warden saw it themselves. 403 00:19:30,903 --> 00:19:33,036 I mean, the window shield is... 404 00:19:33,039 --> 00:19:34,304 Is chipped. 405 00:19:34,307 --> 00:19:35,838 Look, and it's not just a one chip. 406 00:19:35,841 --> 00:19:38,308 I mean, it's... It's like all over it. 407 00:19:38,311 --> 00:19:40,510 You know, from where the pellets came down. 408 00:19:40,513 --> 00:19:42,378 And... and they had kids over there. 409 00:19:42,381 --> 00:19:44,914 You know, it... it... It freaked 'em out. 410 00:19:44,917 --> 00:19:46,850 I wanna find out who was shooting, 411 00:19:46,853 --> 00:19:49,319 which direction that they were shooting in. 412 00:19:49,322 --> 00:19:50,920 Uh, what gun did you shoot? Uh, a 12-Gauge. 413 00:19:50,923 --> 00:19:52,055 The... the 12-Gauge? Yes. 414 00:19:52,058 --> 00:19:53,256 You shot the 12-Gauge? And you? 415 00:19:53,259 --> 00:19:54,391 12-Gauge. 12-Gauge. 416 00:19:54,394 --> 00:19:56,526 Uh, 12-Gauge. 417 00:19:56,529 --> 00:19:57,793 57 Magnum, okay. 418 00:19:57,796 --> 00:19:59,262 12-Gauge and a .308. 419 00:19:59,265 --> 00:20:00,329 Okay. 420 00:20:00,332 --> 00:20:01,931 20-Gauge. 421 00:20:01,934 --> 00:20:03,866 12-Gauge. Okay. 422 00:20:03,869 --> 00:20:05,468 All right. That's you. 423 00:20:05,471 --> 00:20:07,671 Narrator: The game wardens collect I.D.S 424 00:20:07,674 --> 00:20:09,205 to run criminal histories. 425 00:20:09,208 --> 00:20:11,941 Do you guys have any warrants at all? Anything like that? 426 00:20:11,944 --> 00:20:13,543 Have been in trouble with the law before? 427 00:20:13,546 --> 00:20:15,345 Nothing like that at all? 428 00:20:15,348 --> 00:20:17,146 Yeah, but no one's been arrested for something like that at all? 429 00:20:17,149 --> 00:20:18,281 No, no. Nothing at all? 430 00:20:18,284 --> 00:20:19,816 Okay. 431 00:20:19,819 --> 00:20:21,151 I wanna find out, you know, 432 00:20:21,154 --> 00:20:22,885 do any of them have department priors? 433 00:20:22,888 --> 00:20:25,554 Do... um, do any of them have... Have felonies? 434 00:20:25,557 --> 00:20:26,823 You know, so, um, 435 00:20:26,826 --> 00:20:28,958 so all these things could add up to a decision that... 436 00:20:28,961 --> 00:20:31,027 That I'll be making right at the very end. 437 00:20:31,030 --> 00:20:33,096 Oh, geez. Yeah, hang on. Hang on. 438 00:20:33,099 --> 00:20:34,764 Convicted felon? 439 00:20:40,173 --> 00:20:41,437 Convicted felons 440 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:43,273 cannot be in possession of firearms. 441 00:20:43,276 --> 00:20:45,075 So we looked deeper into that matter. 442 00:20:48,848 --> 00:20:50,167 Narrator: Back in Jasper county... 443 00:20:54,654 --> 00:20:56,519 10-4. Thank you, ma'am. 444 00:20:56,522 --> 00:20:58,188 Narrator: The two men caught 445 00:20:58,191 --> 00:21:00,457 spotlighting a decoy deer from the road 446 00:21:00,460 --> 00:21:02,992 both come back clear. 447 00:21:02,995 --> 00:21:06,263 You think they were gonna shoot the deer? 448 00:21:06,266 --> 00:21:07,731 I don't know, man. 449 00:21:07,734 --> 00:21:09,999 If they'd had a rifle up there or have one out of the case, 450 00:21:10,002 --> 00:21:12,134 maybe. Yeah. 451 00:21:12,137 --> 00:21:14,470 Other than hearing a gunshot come from the vehicle 452 00:21:14,473 --> 00:21:17,073 or a rifle barrel sticking out the window 453 00:21:17,076 --> 00:21:18,274 or a loaded rifle 454 00:21:18,277 --> 00:21:20,743 that's in close proximity to the driver, 455 00:21:20,746 --> 00:21:22,879 that could've turned it a little bit different. 456 00:21:22,882 --> 00:21:24,480 All the rifles that are in the vehicle 457 00:21:24,483 --> 00:21:27,016 are in cases in the back. 458 00:21:27,019 --> 00:21:28,818 Y'all can chalk this up to a, 459 00:21:28,821 --> 00:21:30,620 maybe a lucky night or a lesson learned. 460 00:21:30,623 --> 00:21:31,821 Maybe both, yeah. Any... any time 461 00:21:31,824 --> 00:21:34,557 you hang a light out the window 10:30 at night 462 00:21:34,560 --> 00:21:36,293 and you turn around on a buck... 463 00:21:36,296 --> 00:21:37,627 Yeah. You know, you have a loaded 464 00:21:37,630 --> 00:21:39,829 firearm, handgun or not, it can definitely 465 00:21:39,832 --> 00:21:41,831 be articulated as huntin', okay? Okay. 466 00:21:41,834 --> 00:21:42,965 No, I know. I mean, you've got out all 467 00:21:42,968 --> 00:21:44,501 the elements to do the crime. 468 00:21:44,504 --> 00:21:46,235 Yes, sir. The only reason 469 00:21:46,238 --> 00:21:47,570 you're leaving tonight 470 00:21:47,573 --> 00:21:50,240 is because we feel like the intent wasn't there. 471 00:21:50,243 --> 00:21:52,442 I understand that. I just wanted to see the deer. 472 00:21:52,445 --> 00:21:54,711 I definitely think that these guys learned a lesson, 473 00:21:54,714 --> 00:21:58,782 as well as the other 15 or 20 cars that have passed us. 474 00:21:58,785 --> 00:22:01,718 If each one of those mentions it to one or two people, 475 00:22:01,721 --> 00:22:03,986 I mean, you know, the word'll get out for sure. 476 00:22:03,989 --> 00:22:06,189 No citations written. But I think that, 477 00:22:06,192 --> 00:22:08,358 uh, we got our point across to a lot of folks. 478 00:22:11,731 --> 00:22:14,063 Narrator: Meanwhile, back near Houston, 479 00:22:14,066 --> 00:22:15,398 game warden volschenk 480 00:22:15,401 --> 00:22:17,867 digs deeper into the group of shooters. 481 00:22:17,870 --> 00:22:21,538 Volschenk: Oh, geez. Convicted felon? 482 00:22:26,278 --> 00:22:27,944 You know you're not supposed to be around firearms, right? 483 00:22:27,947 --> 00:22:29,746 No. I mean... 484 00:22:32,618 --> 00:22:34,283 Is he a... a... a... 485 00:22:34,286 --> 00:22:38,054 A convicted felon on probation at the moment? 486 00:22:42,962 --> 00:22:45,295 Narrator: Turns out the man was charged with a felony, 487 00:22:45,298 --> 00:22:47,096 but never convicted. 488 00:22:47,099 --> 00:22:48,832 Johnson: It does show up on his record 489 00:22:48,835 --> 00:22:50,433 as far as when we run his criminal history. 490 00:22:50,436 --> 00:22:52,702 But he is not a convicted felon. 491 00:22:52,705 --> 00:22:54,304 We had to make sure to clarify that. 492 00:22:54,307 --> 00:22:56,172 But you aren't a convicted felon. 493 00:22:56,175 --> 00:22:57,640 You completed your probation. 494 00:22:57,643 --> 00:23:01,778 So therefore, you can legally be around firearms. 495 00:23:01,781 --> 00:23:03,646 Narrator: The game wardens turn their attention 496 00:23:03,649 --> 00:23:05,047 back to the group. 497 00:23:05,050 --> 00:23:08,318 Each man faces a charge of trespassing by projectile 498 00:23:08,321 --> 00:23:11,521 and could be fined up to $500. 499 00:23:11,524 --> 00:23:12,922 Johnson calls the family 500 00:23:12,925 --> 00:23:16,059 who reported the shooting to see if they wanna take action. 501 00:23:20,733 --> 00:23:22,932 Okay. All right. 502 00:23:22,935 --> 00:23:24,800 All right, guys. 503 00:23:24,803 --> 00:23:26,202 When you have a firearm, 504 00:23:26,205 --> 00:23:28,605 there comes a certain amount of responsibility 505 00:23:28,608 --> 00:23:29,939 with having that firearm. 506 00:23:29,942 --> 00:23:32,208 When you use it, use it responsibly. 507 00:23:32,211 --> 00:23:34,543 You have no idea where those bullets 508 00:23:34,546 --> 00:23:36,946 could sometimes reach with those rifles. 509 00:23:36,949 --> 00:23:39,081 So no more. 510 00:23:39,084 --> 00:23:40,416 All right? 511 00:23:40,419 --> 00:23:41,484 - Yeah. - Okay. 512 00:23:41,487 --> 00:23:43,019 That's yours. 513 00:23:43,022 --> 00:23:45,088 Narrator: Since the homeowner who reported the shooting 514 00:23:45,091 --> 00:23:47,290 chose not to press charges, 515 00:23:47,293 --> 00:23:49,892 the men will be let go with a warning. 516 00:23:49,895 --> 00:23:52,796 No one got hurt. That's the best thing. 517 00:23:57,703 --> 00:23:59,368 Narrator: 600 miles west, 518 00:23:59,371 --> 00:24:01,838 near big bend, one of the largest, 519 00:24:01,841 --> 00:24:05,174 most remote national parks in the lower 48, 520 00:24:05,177 --> 00:24:06,575 game warden Brandon Rose 521 00:24:06,578 --> 00:24:09,312 heads to the black gap wildlife management area 522 00:24:09,315 --> 00:24:11,180 on an important mission. 523 00:24:11,183 --> 00:24:13,316 Rose: We're surveying the bighorn sheep. 524 00:24:13,319 --> 00:24:15,117 This is very sparse area. 525 00:24:15,120 --> 00:24:16,585 There's not a lot going on out here 526 00:24:16,588 --> 00:24:18,588 as far as wildlife or humanity 527 00:24:18,591 --> 00:24:19,722 or anything else. 528 00:24:19,725 --> 00:24:21,057 Narrator: A century ago, 529 00:24:21,060 --> 00:24:22,858 4,000 bighorn sheep 530 00:24:22,861 --> 00:24:25,194 roamed the desert mountains of west Texas. 531 00:24:25,197 --> 00:24:28,131 The steep, rocky terrain was an ideal habitat 532 00:24:28,134 --> 00:24:29,132 for agile animals 533 00:24:29,135 --> 00:24:31,800 that could go for weeks without water. 534 00:24:31,803 --> 00:24:33,269 But by 1960, 535 00:24:33,272 --> 00:24:37,540 overhunting and livestock disease nearly wiped them out. 536 00:24:37,543 --> 00:24:41,344 So Texas began an aggressive repopulation program. 537 00:24:41,347 --> 00:24:43,346 Uh, we count our bighorns 538 00:24:43,349 --> 00:24:45,548 once a year, normally around this time. 539 00:24:45,551 --> 00:24:47,617 Last year we counted a little over 80 sheep. 540 00:24:47,620 --> 00:24:51,420 Uh, the year before, uh, we counted 100... 100 sheep. 541 00:24:51,423 --> 00:24:53,823 So it fluctuates, you know, up and down a little. 542 00:24:53,826 --> 00:24:55,691 Statewide, we probably have about, 543 00:24:55,694 --> 00:24:58,161 you know, 1,500 animals. 544 00:24:58,164 --> 00:25:00,897 Control pedal's free, two forward on the left. 545 00:25:00,900 --> 00:25:01,965 Fuel flow's comin' up. 546 00:25:01,968 --> 00:25:03,766 Oil pressure's comin' up. 547 00:25:03,769 --> 00:25:06,235 We're trying to restore these native animals 548 00:25:06,238 --> 00:25:08,438 back to their... back to their native lands. 549 00:25:08,441 --> 00:25:10,807 They belong here. They're part of the ecosystem. 550 00:25:13,913 --> 00:25:15,645 I'm comin' in. 551 00:25:15,648 --> 00:25:17,180 Rose: It's really important that we keep track of... 552 00:25:17,183 --> 00:25:18,581 Of how many we have, 553 00:25:18,584 --> 00:25:22,385 whether our numbers are up or down and what the causes are. 554 00:25:22,388 --> 00:25:24,186 Make sure that we can make a difference 555 00:25:24,189 --> 00:25:26,456 to improve those numbers. 556 00:25:26,459 --> 00:25:29,259 Narrator: The canyon flight requires precision piloting. 557 00:25:45,611 --> 00:25:49,211 Rose: It's a huge coverage of these west Texas mountains 558 00:25:49,214 --> 00:25:50,947 that we're looking for these bighorn sheep. 559 00:25:50,950 --> 00:25:53,215 We fly this helicopter pretty low. 560 00:25:53,218 --> 00:25:56,419 We start one pass around a group of mountains. 561 00:25:56,422 --> 00:25:59,355 And then we gradually move up the mountain. 562 00:25:59,358 --> 00:26:01,757 About 50 feet away from some of the sides 563 00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:05,762 of these mountain edges and ledges. 564 00:26:05,765 --> 00:26:08,297 And as we do, we may see some sheep. 565 00:26:08,300 --> 00:26:10,432 And then we count 'em. 566 00:26:10,435 --> 00:26:13,036 Hernandez: You can see the helicopter's location is at. 567 00:26:13,039 --> 00:26:15,771 So we'll keep track of where we go and assuring 568 00:26:15,774 --> 00:26:18,174 that we don't do any double flyovers. 569 00:26:18,177 --> 00:26:20,643 So let's see if we can get a lot closer. 570 00:26:20,646 --> 00:26:24,647 To that peak that's over about 1:00? 571 00:26:24,650 --> 00:26:27,650 Rose: It can be some dangerous flying. 572 00:26:27,653 --> 00:26:31,721 We've got mountain elevations here as high as 8,500 feet. 573 00:26:31,724 --> 00:26:34,457 Terrain's constantly changing. 574 00:26:34,460 --> 00:26:36,259 It's important that you're on your "a" game 575 00:26:36,262 --> 00:26:37,527 when you're flying out here. 576 00:26:47,773 --> 00:26:49,639 Narrator: In the desert mountains of black gap... 577 00:26:49,642 --> 00:26:51,440 So let's see if we can get a lot closer. 578 00:26:51,443 --> 00:26:54,377 To that peak that's over about 1:00? 579 00:26:54,380 --> 00:26:56,712 Narrator: Game warden Rose and his team expertly 580 00:26:56,715 --> 00:26:59,181 maneuver the helicopter along the canyon walls 581 00:26:59,184 --> 00:27:01,517 in search of bighorn sheep. 582 00:27:33,619 --> 00:27:36,486 640 miles east, 583 00:27:36,489 --> 00:27:39,222 in the port city of galveston, 584 00:27:39,225 --> 00:27:42,158 Texas game warden Jennifer provaznik is on her way 585 00:27:42,161 --> 00:27:44,026 to meet up with her partners. 586 00:27:44,029 --> 00:27:47,163 I always eat whenever I have the opportunity 587 00:27:47,166 --> 00:27:49,165 because I never know if I'm gonna eat again. 588 00:27:49,168 --> 00:27:51,367 Same thing with, uh, using the restroom. 589 00:27:51,370 --> 00:27:54,169 Go when you have the chance because you might not have 590 00:27:54,172 --> 00:27:55,871 the chance for a long time. 591 00:27:55,874 --> 00:27:58,374 'Cause we are that busy here in galveston. 592 00:28:00,846 --> 00:28:02,578 Narrator: Commercial fishing on the Gulf coast 593 00:28:02,581 --> 00:28:04,981 is a billion dollar industry. 594 00:28:04,984 --> 00:28:08,184 And it's the Texas game wardens' job to monitor the millions 595 00:28:08,187 --> 00:28:10,920 of pounds of shrimp, crab, oysters 596 00:28:10,923 --> 00:28:14,857 and fin fish caught and sold in galveston each year. 597 00:28:14,860 --> 00:28:17,526 We will check the catch from where they catch it 598 00:28:17,529 --> 00:28:20,163 all the way to the grocery store. 599 00:28:23,536 --> 00:28:25,201 Man: You deal with the paperwork, licenses. 600 00:28:25,204 --> 00:28:29,706 Me and Travis are going to look for illegal aquatic products. 601 00:28:38,084 --> 00:28:41,217 Croaker, black drum, sheepshead. How you doin', buddy? 602 00:28:41,220 --> 00:28:42,217 Hey. 603 00:28:42,220 --> 00:28:43,285 You cleanin' up them crabs? 604 00:28:43,288 --> 00:28:44,753 Hey. Yeah. 605 00:28:44,756 --> 00:28:46,355 A legal crab in the state of Texas 606 00:28:46,358 --> 00:28:48,424 has to be 5 inches across. 607 00:28:48,427 --> 00:28:51,427 And you can see that thing is... 608 00:28:51,430 --> 00:28:54,029 Is probably close to 8 to 9 inches across, so. 609 00:28:54,032 --> 00:28:55,565 It's a big, blue crab. 610 00:28:55,568 --> 00:28:57,299 State of Texas. 611 00:28:57,302 --> 00:28:58,701 These are all oyster sacks. 612 00:28:58,704 --> 00:29:00,502 These are all good size. 613 00:29:00,505 --> 00:29:02,304 We have these rules and regulations 614 00:29:02,307 --> 00:29:05,174 to make sure that we monitor the population of fish. 615 00:29:05,177 --> 00:29:09,611 An adult red fish can produce 1.3 million eggs 616 00:29:09,614 --> 00:29:11,247 a year for every breeding cycle they do. 617 00:29:11,250 --> 00:29:14,183 So if you don't let a fish get up to that maturity level, 618 00:29:14,186 --> 00:29:16,986 you're potentially devastating the population. 619 00:29:16,989 --> 00:29:20,323 So that's why we focus so much on size regulations. 620 00:29:20,326 --> 00:29:21,924 But when it comes to the fish house, 621 00:29:21,927 --> 00:29:25,528 the fish house is responsible for buying legal fish. 622 00:29:25,531 --> 00:29:26,662 Chambers: Sheepshead in the state of Texas 623 00:29:26,665 --> 00:29:29,198 have to be a minimum length of 15 inches. 624 00:29:29,201 --> 00:29:30,533 You cannot sell or keep 625 00:29:30,536 --> 00:29:33,135 or have in possession a fish that's undersized. 626 00:29:33,138 --> 00:29:36,072 Ah, this fish is definitely undersized. 627 00:29:36,075 --> 00:29:38,608 Fish is 12, 12 and a quarter. 628 00:29:38,611 --> 00:29:40,343 It's gotta be 15 inches. 629 00:29:47,085 --> 00:29:50,686 What you got? What you got? 630 00:29:50,689 --> 00:29:52,889 They're all small, too. 631 00:29:52,892 --> 00:29:54,423 Narrator: Provaznik finds a haul 632 00:29:54,426 --> 00:29:57,693 of undersized black drum in the freezer. 633 00:29:57,696 --> 00:30:00,362 I wanna look around, see if I can get some receipts. 634 00:30:00,365 --> 00:30:02,297 Uh, like, the invoices? 635 00:30:02,300 --> 00:30:04,500 Narrator: Markets are required to keep receipts 636 00:30:04,503 --> 00:30:05,835 for all fish purchased 637 00:30:05,838 --> 00:30:08,837 to prove the fish came from a legal commercial boat. 638 00:30:08,840 --> 00:30:09,839 You gotta have a receipt for it. 639 00:30:09,842 --> 00:30:12,374 You got a receipt for it? 640 00:30:12,377 --> 00:30:14,176 Chambers: She's looking for paperwork 641 00:30:14,179 --> 00:30:15,511 that, uh, is attached 642 00:30:15,514 --> 00:30:17,512 to probably 100 pounds 643 00:30:17,515 --> 00:30:20,716 of black drum, probably $1,000 worth of fish. 644 00:30:20,719 --> 00:30:22,585 Those drum actually come out of the bays 645 00:30:22,588 --> 00:30:25,254 that everybody fish in. You take what you want 646 00:30:25,257 --> 00:30:27,356 and don't have legitimate paperwork for it, 647 00:30:27,359 --> 00:30:29,592 you stealin' from the people of the state of Texas. 648 00:30:29,595 --> 00:30:32,094 If she can't find the paperwork, it's all illegal. 649 00:30:35,800 --> 00:30:37,333 Narrator: Back out west, 650 00:30:37,336 --> 00:30:40,870 Texas game wardens fly in search of bighorn sheep. 651 00:30:45,611 --> 00:30:49,478 The sheep's padded hooves enable them to bound 20 feet 652 00:30:49,481 --> 00:30:53,883 and balance on ledges just 2 inches wide. 653 00:30:53,886 --> 00:30:55,751 Rose: Just seeing some bighorn sheep down here. 654 00:30:55,754 --> 00:30:58,554 And now we're going to, uh, get a little bit closer 655 00:30:58,557 --> 00:31:02,491 so we can get a good count on what we have. 656 00:31:02,494 --> 00:31:05,560 These biologists, they also kind of grade each ram. 657 00:31:05,563 --> 00:31:07,096 So it's important that we're close enough 658 00:31:07,099 --> 00:31:10,032 that they can see what they're looking at. 659 00:31:10,035 --> 00:31:12,301 Hernandez: There's a point of the observation, 660 00:31:12,304 --> 00:31:15,037 lets 'em know where the animals are at. 661 00:31:15,040 --> 00:31:17,773 Narrator: The team counts 120 bighorns, 662 00:31:17,776 --> 00:31:19,108 up from last year's numbers, 663 00:31:19,111 --> 00:31:22,979 which means the herd is healthy and stable. 664 00:31:22,982 --> 00:31:24,180 Hernandez: The country's looking great. 665 00:31:24,183 --> 00:31:25,514 That's always something we look for 666 00:31:25,517 --> 00:31:27,316 while we're up in the air. 667 00:31:27,319 --> 00:31:29,584 The range is... is looking pretty good condition. 668 00:31:29,587 --> 00:31:33,055 And so we're optimistic. 669 00:31:33,058 --> 00:31:35,925 Rose: We got a good count in this area of the mountains. 670 00:31:35,928 --> 00:31:38,127 We saw a good amount of bighorn sheep. 671 00:31:38,130 --> 00:31:40,329 So it was a... It was a big success. 672 00:31:40,332 --> 00:31:41,463 And I think it'll make a difference 673 00:31:41,466 --> 00:31:43,132 in the long run. 674 00:31:46,405 --> 00:31:47,937 Narrator: Back in galveston, 675 00:31:47,940 --> 00:31:49,805 game wardens are trying to account 676 00:31:49,808 --> 00:31:54,009 for hundreds of pounds of potentially illegal seafood. 677 00:31:54,012 --> 00:31:55,544 I opened the freezer, and I found roughly 678 00:31:55,547 --> 00:31:57,213 about 100 pounds of black drum. 679 00:31:57,216 --> 00:31:59,014 And that's what really tipped me off to say, 680 00:31:59,017 --> 00:32:01,583 "hey, I need to really look at the receipts for these." 681 00:32:01,586 --> 00:32:03,552 You can't sell. You can't possess. 682 00:32:03,555 --> 00:32:06,622 You can't do anything with undersized fish, okay? 683 00:32:06,625 --> 00:32:08,757 So that fish is illegal. 684 00:32:08,760 --> 00:32:10,692 Narrator: A receipt would tell the game wardens 685 00:32:10,695 --> 00:32:12,628 which commercial fisherman sold them 686 00:32:12,631 --> 00:32:15,097 the undersized sheepshead and black drum. 687 00:32:15,100 --> 00:32:16,499 As of right now, it's just one... 688 00:32:16,502 --> 00:32:17,833 One case of, uh, sheepshead. 689 00:32:17,836 --> 00:32:20,102 But that's, I mean, that was 2 weeks ago. 690 00:32:20,105 --> 00:32:22,304 Chambers: 2 weeks ago, that fish is 2 weeks old. 691 00:32:22,307 --> 00:32:23,639 You can tell by the eyes. 692 00:32:23,642 --> 00:32:25,441 They're supposed to return them. 693 00:32:25,444 --> 00:32:26,709 Yeah, that's... that's illegal. 694 00:32:26,712 --> 00:32:27,977 Yeah. Can't buy it. 695 00:32:27,980 --> 00:32:29,578 Can't sell it. Can't buy it. 696 00:32:29,581 --> 00:32:31,447 But the only drum they have is from... 697 00:32:31,450 --> 00:32:32,514 Those drum are not... 698 00:32:32,517 --> 00:32:34,716 No. Two months old. 699 00:32:34,719 --> 00:32:37,053 No. You got the most recent one? 700 00:32:37,056 --> 00:32:38,253 These are old. 701 00:32:38,256 --> 00:32:41,190 They do have that temptation to take these extra fish 702 00:32:41,193 --> 00:32:42,591 or take the small ones, 703 00:32:42,594 --> 00:32:44,193 just because 704 00:32:44,196 --> 00:32:46,194 there's not always a chance a game warden's gonna stop 'em. 705 00:32:46,197 --> 00:32:47,530 A lot of 'em will take that chance 706 00:32:47,533 --> 00:32:49,665 because it's more money for them. 707 00:32:49,668 --> 00:32:50,732 Chambers: How long is it gonna take 708 00:32:50,735 --> 00:32:51,774 for the owner to get here? 709 00:32:54,139 --> 00:32:55,471 One hour? 710 00:32:55,474 --> 00:32:57,806 Because actually state law says they have to have it 711 00:32:57,809 --> 00:32:59,274 at this place of business. 712 00:32:59,277 --> 00:33:00,742 Well, yes. 713 00:33:00,745 --> 00:33:02,545 I usually don't give people an hour to come up with a... 714 00:33:02,548 --> 00:33:04,680 A... a receipt 'cause they can generate one. 715 00:33:12,557 --> 00:33:14,023 Chambers: How long is it gonna take 716 00:33:14,026 --> 00:33:15,557 for the owner to get here? 717 00:33:15,560 --> 00:33:18,627 Narrator: In galveston, game wardens look for a paper trail 718 00:33:18,630 --> 00:33:20,963 on a haul of undersized fish. 719 00:33:20,966 --> 00:33:22,698 Provaznik: I need to know where those fish came from 720 00:33:22,701 --> 00:33:25,033 so I know that they were legal when they were caught. 721 00:33:25,036 --> 00:33:26,836 That's why the receipts are very important. 722 00:33:26,839 --> 00:33:29,839 Narrator: The cashier has the owner on the phone. 723 00:33:29,842 --> 00:33:33,108 This is the game warden. Yes, sir. 724 00:33:33,111 --> 00:33:35,177 Okay, um, I'm looking for some invoices 725 00:33:35,180 --> 00:33:36,578 for some of your stuff. 726 00:33:36,581 --> 00:33:38,714 I... I have the invoice of your sheepshead. 727 00:33:38,717 --> 00:33:41,517 But it is way, way undersized. 728 00:33:41,520 --> 00:33:43,252 When you receive those, you're supposed to return them. 729 00:33:43,255 --> 00:33:44,653 You know that, right? 730 00:33:44,656 --> 00:33:46,188 Narrator: Under Texas law, 731 00:33:46,191 --> 00:33:49,592 game wardens can confiscate all illegal fish. 732 00:33:49,595 --> 00:33:51,726 We found a receipt for the drum. 733 00:33:51,729 --> 00:33:53,462 That's the most recent she's found so far. 734 00:33:53,465 --> 00:33:55,331 Chambers: Dr. Fish. 735 00:33:55,334 --> 00:33:56,932 - Yeah. - Uh, any... 736 00:33:56,935 --> 00:33:58,601 There is no license number on here. 737 00:33:58,604 --> 00:33:59,802 No license number. No nothing. 738 00:33:59,805 --> 00:34:01,937 All it has is just Dr. Fish 739 00:34:01,940 --> 00:34:03,939 and how many boxes. All right. 740 00:34:03,942 --> 00:34:06,341 These invoices here need to be filled out. 741 00:34:06,344 --> 00:34:08,077 I don't know who Dr. Fish is. 742 00:34:08,080 --> 00:34:11,147 Okay? He has to have his commercial number. 743 00:34:11,150 --> 00:34:13,082 I want to give you guys a break, okay? 744 00:34:13,085 --> 00:34:14,350 I mean, it's not gonna be a huge break. 745 00:34:14,353 --> 00:34:15,350 But I'm still gonna give you a break. 746 00:34:15,353 --> 00:34:16,952 I'm gonna write you once... 747 00:34:16,955 --> 00:34:18,220 One invoice ticket. 748 00:34:18,223 --> 00:34:19,488 Okay? And then... 749 00:34:19,491 --> 00:34:21,890 And then one ticket for the undersized sheepshead. 750 00:34:21,893 --> 00:34:24,025 All right? Um, I could write you one, 751 00:34:24,028 --> 00:34:26,228 two, three, four, 752 00:34:26,231 --> 00:34:28,597 five tickets and take... 753 00:34:28,600 --> 00:34:29,898 And take all your stuff. 754 00:34:29,901 --> 00:34:31,767 You... you understand, right? 755 00:34:31,770 --> 00:34:33,168 Okay. 756 00:34:33,171 --> 00:34:35,371 Narrator: Provaznik issues two citations 757 00:34:35,374 --> 00:34:38,373 and confiscates the undersized sheepshead. 758 00:34:38,376 --> 00:34:40,109 Provaznik: There's always money in cheating. 759 00:34:40,112 --> 00:34:43,912 But when they cheat, I also cost them money. 760 00:34:43,915 --> 00:34:47,249 So, I mean, it's a lose-lose for everybody. 761 00:34:47,252 --> 00:34:49,718 Not only for the public, but for them as well. 762 00:34:54,526 --> 00:34:57,059 Narrator: In Newton county, game warden Powell 763 00:34:57,062 --> 00:34:59,528 resumes his investigation from the day before. 764 00:34:59,531 --> 00:35:01,530 Powell: He is somewhere close. 765 00:35:01,533 --> 00:35:03,599 He just hauled ass outta there. The chair's gone. 766 00:35:03,602 --> 00:35:06,001 The back of the thing's not zipped up. 767 00:35:06,004 --> 00:35:07,736 White male with a beard. 768 00:35:07,739 --> 00:35:10,806 This, uh, game camera is, uh, Paramount. 769 00:35:10,809 --> 00:35:13,408 Narrator: He's tracking a hunter caught on a game camera 770 00:35:13,411 --> 00:35:16,812 illegally baiting deer with corn. 771 00:35:16,815 --> 00:35:18,814 Powell: Got Morgan with me now. And he's in his truck. 772 00:35:18,817 --> 00:35:21,083 And, uh, there's lots of little roads back here 773 00:35:21,086 --> 00:35:23,552 where hunters are. 774 00:35:23,555 --> 00:35:26,555 Hey, Morgan, you got me on five? Yeah, go ahead. 775 00:35:26,558 --> 00:35:27,689 I'm gonna take this road to the right. 776 00:35:27,692 --> 00:35:29,358 And you just keep goin' straight. 777 00:35:29,361 --> 00:35:31,694 Let me know if you run into any vehicles. 778 00:35:31,697 --> 00:35:33,429 Yeah, 10-4, out. 779 00:35:33,432 --> 00:35:35,030 Simply by running a license plate, 780 00:35:35,033 --> 00:35:37,699 a lot times I can get a lot of additional information. 781 00:35:37,702 --> 00:35:41,370 I can get a dl picture, uh, contact information. 782 00:35:41,373 --> 00:35:42,705 Making my way around this. 783 00:35:42,708 --> 00:35:43,906 It's a little ol' loop here. 784 00:35:43,909 --> 00:35:47,842 Uh, not really seein' a whole lot of traffic. 785 00:35:47,845 --> 00:35:49,044 We're headed back around to ya 786 00:35:49,047 --> 00:35:50,913 unless we need to drive back through there. 787 00:35:57,255 --> 00:35:58,821 "Sound like my wife." 788 00:36:05,530 --> 00:36:06,795 There's a truck parked in front of me. 789 00:36:06,798 --> 00:36:08,797 It's a white truck. 790 00:36:08,800 --> 00:36:09,932 Let me get a little closer. 791 00:36:09,935 --> 00:36:11,400 I'm gonna run some license plates 792 00:36:11,403 --> 00:36:14,002 and see what we got. 793 00:36:14,005 --> 00:36:16,539 1028 on Louisiana. 794 00:36:16,542 --> 00:36:18,674 See if you can e-mail me a dl picture 795 00:36:18,677 --> 00:36:20,242 of the registered owner. 796 00:36:29,755 --> 00:36:31,754 The dl picture just came back. 797 00:36:34,760 --> 00:36:36,758 Narrator: Powell compares the driver's license photo 798 00:36:36,761 --> 00:36:40,563 to the one of his suspect from the game camera. 799 00:36:40,566 --> 00:36:41,930 Powell: Same physical build. 800 00:36:41,933 --> 00:36:44,032 Same facial hair. 801 00:36:44,035 --> 00:36:46,635 It appears to be a match to the illegal hunter 802 00:36:46,638 --> 00:36:48,070 that I have at the baited site. 803 00:36:52,977 --> 00:36:55,110 Hey. I got all day. 804 00:36:55,113 --> 00:36:57,112 Damn, I should have brought a sandwich. 805 00:36:57,115 --> 00:36:58,313 I got some sunflower seeds. 806 00:36:58,316 --> 00:37:00,115 We gonna wait him out. 807 00:37:04,722 --> 00:37:08,657 Narrator: Back down south, provaznik crosses galveston bay 808 00:37:08,660 --> 00:37:10,759 to check fishermen on the coast. 809 00:37:13,531 --> 00:37:14,997 Provaznik: Welcome to bolivar island. 810 00:37:15,000 --> 00:37:17,032 Its population is something in... 811 00:37:17,035 --> 00:37:19,535 Somewhere in the hundreds. 812 00:37:19,538 --> 00:37:20,802 During the winter, we're the only 813 00:37:20,805 --> 00:37:22,137 law enforcement officers over here. 814 00:37:22,140 --> 00:37:25,074 If you need help, it's gonna be a long way comin'. 815 00:37:25,077 --> 00:37:27,943 It takes about 30 minutes just to cross that ferry. 816 00:37:27,946 --> 00:37:31,346 Oh. And we got fishermen. 817 00:37:31,349 --> 00:37:32,881 Feel like this guy is packin' up. 818 00:37:32,884 --> 00:37:34,483 I wanna check him first. 819 00:37:37,588 --> 00:37:39,954 Hey, man. Any luck? 820 00:37:39,957 --> 00:37:41,824 Not a thing? 821 00:37:41,827 --> 00:37:44,893 Can I go 'head and check your cooler real quick? 822 00:37:44,896 --> 00:37:47,162 Wish you guys would start catchin' something. 823 00:37:47,165 --> 00:37:48,497 Nah, I didn't catch nothing yesterday. 824 00:37:48,500 --> 00:37:49,832 They come up right beside me. 825 00:37:49,835 --> 00:37:51,032 I didn't catch nothin'. 826 00:37:51,035 --> 00:37:54,637 That's all... it's all luck. 827 00:37:54,640 --> 00:37:57,106 How you doin'? 828 00:37:59,177 --> 00:38:00,642 Whoo. 829 00:38:00,645 --> 00:38:02,911 He looks good. Yeah. 830 00:38:02,914 --> 00:38:04,980 Narrator: Red drum caught in the bay 831 00:38:04,983 --> 00:38:06,315 must be over 20 inches, 832 00:38:06,318 --> 00:38:08,984 but less than 28 inches so they have a chance 833 00:38:08,987 --> 00:38:12,054 to migrate out to the Gulf after spawning. 834 00:38:15,527 --> 00:38:18,661 Says he's gonna be 28 and a half. 835 00:38:18,664 --> 00:38:20,129 Narrator: It's a half-inch too long. 836 00:38:23,735 --> 00:38:27,136 Got your I.D. And your drive... And your, uh, fishing license? 837 00:38:27,139 --> 00:38:28,937 Narrator: Anglers are allowed 838 00:38:28,940 --> 00:38:31,473 to keep one red drum over the legal limit, 839 00:38:31,476 --> 00:38:33,475 as long as they tag it. 840 00:38:33,478 --> 00:38:35,744 Just gonna give you a warning for today since it's fixable. 841 00:38:35,747 --> 00:38:39,748 Okay. You truly believed it was 26 inches. 842 00:38:39,751 --> 00:38:41,883 Narrator: Provaznik shows the fisherman 843 00:38:41,886 --> 00:38:43,351 how to properly tag his fish. 844 00:38:43,354 --> 00:38:44,753 There's a... a valid tag 845 00:38:44,756 --> 00:38:45,821 for a 28 inches, okay? Uh-huh. 846 00:38:45,824 --> 00:38:47,423 Okay. You gonna tear that out. 847 00:38:47,426 --> 00:38:50,025 And you're just gonna tie it on the tail of the fish. 848 00:38:50,028 --> 00:38:53,629 Okay? I'm glad you got me this time. 849 00:38:53,632 --> 00:38:55,164 My partners would've wrote you a ticket. 850 00:38:55,167 --> 00:38:56,498 Oh, okay. Thank you. 851 00:38:56,501 --> 00:38:57,766 You're welcome. 852 00:38:57,769 --> 00:38:59,568 I'm being nice today. 853 00:38:59,571 --> 00:39:03,005 Okay. 854 00:39:06,111 --> 00:39:07,642 It was just good to go out there 855 00:39:07,645 --> 00:39:09,644 and conversate and touch base with 'em. 856 00:39:09,647 --> 00:39:11,980 'Cause sometimes they don't even get to see a game warden. 857 00:39:11,983 --> 00:39:14,116 You just gotta keep people on their toes. 858 00:39:16,187 --> 00:39:18,253 Narrator: Back at the public hunting ground, 859 00:39:18,256 --> 00:39:20,989 inman and Powell's stakeout pays off. 860 00:39:20,992 --> 00:39:23,391 'Sup, guys? 861 00:39:23,394 --> 00:39:26,195 Y'all left y'all's bows? 862 00:39:26,198 --> 00:39:27,395 Okay. 863 00:39:27,398 --> 00:39:29,264 We gonna talk to you about a few things. 864 00:39:29,267 --> 00:39:31,800 Narrator: The man confirms the white truck is his 865 00:39:31,803 --> 00:39:35,470 and that he has another hunting blind in the area. 866 00:39:35,473 --> 00:39:37,005 Oh, yeah. Clear cuts on the left? 867 00:39:37,008 --> 00:39:38,140 Yes, sir. Road's right there. 868 00:39:38,143 --> 00:39:40,809 Yes, sir. Yep. 869 00:39:40,812 --> 00:39:44,078 Oh, okay. 870 00:39:44,081 --> 00:39:46,014 You did? 871 00:39:46,017 --> 00:39:50,619 Narrator: Powell took the camera as evidence. 872 00:39:50,622 --> 00:39:53,122 Is that you? 873 00:40:01,098 --> 00:40:03,231 Narrator: In Newton county, Texas, Powell 874 00:40:03,234 --> 00:40:06,234 questions a man suspected of illegally baiting deer 875 00:40:06,237 --> 00:40:08,703 in a public hunting area. 876 00:40:08,706 --> 00:40:10,172 Is that you? 877 00:40:10,175 --> 00:40:11,506 Yeah. 878 00:40:11,509 --> 00:40:13,509 That sure is. That's you? 879 00:40:13,512 --> 00:40:15,043 Yeah. Not your best shot. 880 00:40:15,046 --> 00:40:16,779 Not my best one. 881 00:40:19,984 --> 00:40:21,450 I'll just go ahead and... and tell you. 882 00:40:21,453 --> 00:40:22,518 Um, wha... 883 00:40:22,521 --> 00:40:24,386 What'd you put the corn out for? 884 00:40:24,389 --> 00:40:26,922 Ah, I've been putting corn out for, right there. 885 00:40:26,925 --> 00:40:28,323 Is there corn down there? Yes. 886 00:40:28,326 --> 00:40:30,192 So are we not allowed to bait? No. 887 00:40:30,195 --> 00:40:32,327 Okay. I've been putting out corn. 888 00:40:32,330 --> 00:40:33,929 Yeah, I know. Yeah. 889 00:40:33,932 --> 00:40:36,064 You cannot bait in public hunting land. 890 00:40:36,067 --> 00:40:38,066 Somebody'll bring some in and throw a handful out 891 00:40:38,069 --> 00:40:40,535 just to make that deer stop so they can get their bow back. 892 00:40:40,538 --> 00:40:42,471 But that's illegal. 893 00:40:42,474 --> 00:40:44,206 Okay. Good enough. 894 00:40:44,209 --> 00:40:45,607 Well, I appreciate your cooperation. 895 00:40:45,610 --> 00:40:47,876 Yes, sir. It goes a long way, man. 896 00:40:47,879 --> 00:40:49,677 There's always two choices when you talk to... 897 00:40:49,680 --> 00:40:51,813 To a violator. They can lie. 898 00:40:51,816 --> 00:40:53,815 Or they can tell the truth. 899 00:40:53,818 --> 00:40:56,217 This individual decided to tell the truth. 900 00:40:56,220 --> 00:40:57,219 He knew he was caught. 901 00:40:57,222 --> 00:41:00,422 So there's good news and bad news. 902 00:41:00,425 --> 00:41:02,958 Bad news is you gonna get a ticket for a citation. 903 00:41:02,961 --> 00:41:04,426 Okay. Good news is... 904 00:41:04,429 --> 00:41:06,094 Is you can have your camera back. 905 00:41:06,097 --> 00:41:09,298 Oh, sweet. I'm not a camera thief. 906 00:41:09,301 --> 00:41:10,498 I'm gonna give it back to you. 907 00:41:10,501 --> 00:41:11,833 I just needed the evidence... Yes, sir. 908 00:41:11,836 --> 00:41:13,235 To see who it was. Yes, sir. 909 00:41:13,238 --> 00:41:14,169 All right, sir. Appreciate that. 910 00:41:14,172 --> 00:41:15,771 Yes, man. 911 00:41:15,774 --> 00:41:17,739 You know, some people, they know they're wrong. 912 00:41:17,742 --> 00:41:19,374 They just go, "I'm caught. 913 00:41:19,377 --> 00:41:20,809 I'm caught." Right. 914 00:41:21,305 --> 00:42:21,432 Support us and become VIP member to remove all ads from www.OpenSubtitles.org