"Lone Star Law" Out for Blood

1 00:00:10,011 --> 00:00:13,077 Narrator: Coming up on "lone star law"... 2 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:14,545 State game warden. 3 00:00:14,548 --> 00:00:18,616 Go ahead and point the rifle away from my direction. 4 00:00:18,619 --> 00:00:19,683 I ain't shot [bleep]. 5 00:00:19,686 --> 00:00:21,219 'Cause you seem awful nervous. 6 00:00:21,222 --> 00:00:23,688 The trap has been set. 7 00:00:23,691 --> 00:00:25,323 All we need now is a rat. 8 00:00:27,495 --> 00:00:29,694 He's got blood on his hands. No doubt about it. 9 00:00:29,697 --> 00:00:31,362 We're getting too many "I don't knows" 10 00:00:31,365 --> 00:00:33,331 and half-truths on this deal. 11 00:00:34,434 --> 00:00:37,835 ♪♪ 12 00:00:42,042 --> 00:00:44,042 [ Flies buzzing ] 13 00:00:44,045 --> 00:00:45,710 [ Rattling ] 14 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:53,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 15 00:00:58,125 --> 00:01:01,726 Man: A Texas game warden's job is to protect wild animals 16 00:01:01,729 --> 00:01:04,061 in wild places, keep the public safe, 17 00:01:04,064 --> 00:01:06,631 and every now and again, put a bad guy in jail. 18 00:01:10,271 --> 00:01:13,204 Captions by vitac... www.Vitac.Com 19 00:01:13,207 --> 00:01:17,175 captions paid for by discovery communications 20 00:01:23,350 --> 00:01:26,350 Realized this is the 20th year I've done this. 21 00:01:26,353 --> 00:01:30,021 Twenty times I woke up to a open deer season. 22 00:01:30,024 --> 00:01:32,356 Narrator: In Greenville, Texas, 23 00:01:32,359 --> 00:01:35,026 game wardens Benny Richards and Chris freid set out 24 00:01:35,029 --> 00:01:37,561 to patrol caddo national grassland, 25 00:01:37,564 --> 00:01:38,629 public hunting land 26 00:01:38,632 --> 00:01:41,032 that stretches across 17,000 acres 27 00:01:41,035 --> 00:01:43,301 in the southern great plains. 28 00:01:43,304 --> 00:01:45,236 In the words of a great Louisiana man, 29 00:01:45,239 --> 00:01:48,639 "I'm happy, happy, happy." 30 00:01:48,642 --> 00:01:50,641 This is the day that all Texas game wardens 31 00:01:50,644 --> 00:01:51,909 look forward to 'cause 32 00:01:51,912 --> 00:01:55,980 this is the traditional start of the rifle season. 33 00:01:55,983 --> 00:01:57,915 Looks like we've got a little crowd of hunters. 34 00:01:57,918 --> 00:02:00,985 What's up? 35 00:02:00,988 --> 00:02:02,320 What's going on? Not much. 36 00:02:02,323 --> 00:02:04,455 It's like y'all did a public service. 37 00:02:04,458 --> 00:02:05,923 Yeah. Huh. 38 00:02:05,926 --> 00:02:08,926 That's a large feral hog. 39 00:02:08,929 --> 00:02:11,529 Those things are like a plague in this part of the country. 40 00:02:11,532 --> 00:02:12,796 They just do a lot of damage. 41 00:02:12,799 --> 00:02:16,067 It's good to see them take him out of here. 42 00:02:16,070 --> 00:02:18,869 You have a license? This is just a public permit. 43 00:02:18,872 --> 00:02:19,871 I got... 44 00:02:19,874 --> 00:02:21,138 What's that in your hand right there? 45 00:02:21,141 --> 00:02:22,406 That's my... That's it right there. 46 00:02:22,409 --> 00:02:24,675 Okay. Narrator: All hunters in Texas 47 00:02:24,678 --> 00:02:27,011 are required to carry a license, 48 00:02:27,014 --> 00:02:30,214 which insures they've taken hunter's education classes 49 00:02:30,217 --> 00:02:32,617 and paid their annual hunting fee. 50 00:02:32,620 --> 00:02:34,551 Here you go. Y'all know if there's anybody 51 00:02:34,554 --> 00:02:35,619 else further down the road? 52 00:02:35,622 --> 00:02:37,288 Yeah, there's... There's five... four... 53 00:02:37,291 --> 00:02:38,422 Four or five vehicles. 54 00:02:38,425 --> 00:02:42,493 Oh, really? Oh, yeah. 55 00:02:42,496 --> 00:02:44,828 We got a whole bunch of guys here. 56 00:02:44,831 --> 00:02:47,298 They look like they're just about to leave. 57 00:02:47,301 --> 00:02:49,233 Morning, gentlemen. 58 00:02:49,236 --> 00:02:50,300 How you fellas doing? 59 00:02:50,303 --> 00:02:53,437 You have any luck? 60 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:55,306 No? 61 00:02:55,309 --> 00:02:57,375 There was a lot of hunting gear laying around, 62 00:02:57,378 --> 00:02:59,310 so obviously we assume that they've been deer hunting 63 00:02:59,313 --> 00:03:00,911 being that this is the opening day of the season. 64 00:03:00,914 --> 00:03:02,579 Y'all got your licenses I can take a look at? 65 00:03:02,582 --> 00:03:04,414 Uh, yeah. 66 00:03:04,417 --> 00:03:06,584 How many... how many guns you got in the vehicle? 67 00:03:06,587 --> 00:03:08,085 Huh? 68 00:03:14,595 --> 00:03:16,260 Are y'all not hunting? 69 00:03:18,131 --> 00:03:19,263 Hmm. 70 00:03:19,266 --> 00:03:22,733 One gentlemen who was the only licensed hunter 71 00:03:22,736 --> 00:03:24,802 in the group, he admitted to hunting, 72 00:03:24,805 --> 00:03:26,403 but he stated that the other ones 73 00:03:26,406 --> 00:03:27,605 were not hunting, 74 00:03:27,608 --> 00:03:29,807 which we found that a little hard to believe. 75 00:03:29,810 --> 00:03:31,675 Narrator: Hunting without a license 76 00:03:31,678 --> 00:03:33,477 is one of the most common violations 77 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:35,346 that game wardens encounter 78 00:03:35,349 --> 00:03:38,749 and is punishable by a $500 fine. 79 00:03:38,752 --> 00:03:40,351 What'd y'all kill? 80 00:03:43,891 --> 00:03:45,156 Huh? 81 00:03:46,893 --> 00:03:48,759 When we noticed the bloody coat laying on the ground, 82 00:03:48,762 --> 00:03:50,228 we became more suspicious 83 00:03:50,231 --> 00:03:51,962 they were concealing something from us. 84 00:03:51,965 --> 00:03:54,565 This is not yours? 85 00:03:59,506 --> 00:04:03,840 Narrator: 250 miles south, just outside of Jasper... 86 00:04:03,843 --> 00:04:04,909 [ Alarm blaring ] 87 00:04:04,912 --> 00:04:07,044 Hey, hey, hey, hey! 88 00:04:07,047 --> 00:04:08,645 Game warden Morgan inman 89 00:04:08,648 --> 00:04:10,848 kicks off opening day of deer season 90 00:04:10,851 --> 00:04:13,050 in the Angelina national forest, 91 00:04:13,053 --> 00:04:16,320 one of four national forests in Texas. 92 00:04:16,323 --> 00:04:17,721 Inman: It's opening weekend. 93 00:04:17,724 --> 00:04:19,523 Got a lot of hunters out in the woods. 94 00:04:19,526 --> 00:04:22,526 All these people just start coming out of the woodwork 95 00:04:22,529 --> 00:04:25,463 and it just really gets busy this time of year. 96 00:04:25,466 --> 00:04:28,999 This is where you... you make up for those slow summer days. 97 00:04:29,002 --> 00:04:30,434 Narrator: With the largest population 98 00:04:30,437 --> 00:04:32,603 of white-tailed deer in the country, 99 00:04:32,606 --> 00:04:35,139 Texas will host more than a million hunters 100 00:04:35,142 --> 00:04:36,940 over the next three months. 101 00:04:36,943 --> 00:04:38,542 And it's the game wardens' job 102 00:04:38,545 --> 00:04:40,544 to make sure hunters are licensed 103 00:04:40,547 --> 00:04:42,880 and properly tagging their kill. 104 00:04:52,893 --> 00:04:55,292 Inman: State law allows us to basically 105 00:04:55,295 --> 00:04:57,094 check any container or receptacle 106 00:04:57,097 --> 00:04:59,229 that may be used to store a game animal 107 00:04:59,232 --> 00:05:01,932 or any resource of the state of Texas. 108 00:05:04,238 --> 00:05:06,037 State game warden. How are you? 109 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:07,371 I notice he's got a box 110 00:05:07,374 --> 00:05:09,106 of buckshot in the back of his truck. 111 00:05:09,109 --> 00:05:10,708 Noticed a whiskey bottle laying there. 112 00:05:10,711 --> 00:05:12,510 To me the first thing it brings up, he's... 113 00:05:12,513 --> 00:05:13,844 He's probably some kind of a lookout 114 00:05:13,847 --> 00:05:17,581 for what may be going on further on down the road. 115 00:05:17,584 --> 00:05:19,650 Probably one of the most prominent violations 116 00:05:19,653 --> 00:05:21,719 we see are undersized buck. 117 00:05:21,722 --> 00:05:24,455 Narrator: In this area, hunters are limited to two Doe 118 00:05:24,458 --> 00:05:26,524 and two buck per season, 119 00:05:26,527 --> 00:05:28,059 and the antler spread on the bucks 120 00:05:28,062 --> 00:05:30,594 must be at least 13 inches. 121 00:05:30,597 --> 00:05:33,731 But some may be tempted to keep an opening weekend kill 122 00:05:33,734 --> 00:05:34,932 that's not legal. 123 00:05:34,935 --> 00:05:36,467 Y'all having all the luck this morning? 124 00:05:36,470 --> 00:05:37,535 Not at all. No? 125 00:05:37,538 --> 00:05:39,002 No. 126 00:05:39,005 --> 00:05:41,338 Want to see my hunting license? Yeah, if you got 'em handy. 127 00:05:41,341 --> 00:05:42,673 Yeah, I got 'em. Okay. 128 00:05:42,676 --> 00:05:44,008 Don't know what I've done with 'em. 129 00:05:44,011 --> 00:05:46,410 Okay. 130 00:05:46,413 --> 00:05:48,546 Oh, wait, here we go. Here we go. 131 00:05:48,549 --> 00:05:50,214 Is this another one of y'all's guys, or... 132 00:05:50,217 --> 00:05:51,348 Yeah. 133 00:05:51,351 --> 00:05:52,950 How many folks y'all got? 134 00:05:52,953 --> 00:05:54,685 I... I don't even know really. 135 00:05:54,688 --> 00:05:57,488 Y'all driving, or you just steel hunting driving? 136 00:05:57,491 --> 00:05:59,356 I'm dri... I'm driving. Yeah. 137 00:05:59,359 --> 00:06:02,560 This particular group of guys seem to be making a deer drive. 138 00:06:02,563 --> 00:06:05,028 They'll stage the shooters along one roadway. 139 00:06:05,031 --> 00:06:06,497 And then they'll go around, 140 00:06:06,500 --> 00:06:09,032 uh, another road and make a big line 141 00:06:09,035 --> 00:06:11,235 and basically come through the woods making noise, 142 00:06:11,238 --> 00:06:12,703 hooting and hollering, 143 00:06:12,706 --> 00:06:14,438 you know, whatever it may be, trying to push these deer 144 00:06:14,441 --> 00:06:17,107 over on top of these guys that are staged up to shoot 'em. 145 00:06:17,110 --> 00:06:18,709 Narrator: Violations are more common 146 00:06:18,712 --> 00:06:20,644 with hunters who do deer drives 147 00:06:20,647 --> 00:06:22,779 because it's harder to judge the width 148 00:06:22,782 --> 00:06:24,915 of a running deer's antlers. 149 00:06:24,918 --> 00:06:25,850 How are you guys? Howdy. 150 00:06:25,853 --> 00:06:26,984 I'm good. I'm good. 151 00:06:26,987 --> 00:06:28,319 Good. Good. 152 00:06:28,322 --> 00:06:30,688 Y'all got your license on you? Take a quick look. 153 00:06:35,195 --> 00:06:36,326 Water? Yeah. 154 00:06:36,329 --> 00:06:38,596 Okay. You... You didn't kill anything? 155 00:06:39,933 --> 00:06:43,534 Okay. Yeah. You got it. 156 00:06:43,537 --> 00:06:45,068 Hey, if... if you don't mind, 157 00:06:45,071 --> 00:06:48,205 will you step out of the truck just for a sec? 158 00:06:48,208 --> 00:06:50,408 Man, it just looks like there's blood right here. 159 00:06:50,411 --> 00:06:53,210 There's not any blood on me. 160 00:06:53,213 --> 00:06:54,811 I ain't shot [bleep]. 161 00:06:54,814 --> 00:06:56,347 [Indistinct] 162 00:06:56,350 --> 00:06:58,682 Well, I ain't saying you hadn't shot anything but, uh... 163 00:06:58,685 --> 00:07:00,751 I was just in the woods. 164 00:07:00,754 --> 00:07:01,753 Let's walk over here. 165 00:07:06,226 --> 00:07:08,559 Narrator: Back in the caddo national grasslands, 166 00:07:08,562 --> 00:07:10,560 freid and Richards question a group 167 00:07:10,563 --> 00:07:13,230 of men who claim only one of them is hunting. 168 00:07:13,233 --> 00:07:14,965 As we were interviewing the subjects 169 00:07:14,968 --> 00:07:16,633 about whether or not they had been hunting, 170 00:07:16,636 --> 00:07:19,503 uh, we noticed that there was a bloody coat. 171 00:07:19,506 --> 00:07:22,106 Uh, actually it was drenched in blood, laying 15 feet 172 00:07:22,109 --> 00:07:24,341 over to the right of the group. 173 00:07:31,518 --> 00:07:33,818 This not yours? 174 00:07:35,255 --> 00:07:36,586 Hi, Chris. 175 00:07:36,589 --> 00:07:39,590 You got that kid's number that shot that hog? 176 00:07:39,593 --> 00:07:41,325 They're saying somebody left this. 177 00:07:41,328 --> 00:07:43,393 Somebody that killed a pig. 178 00:07:43,396 --> 00:07:46,463 They claimed that it belonged to a... the group of hog hunters 179 00:07:46,466 --> 00:07:48,465 that we had, uh, previously checked. 180 00:07:48,468 --> 00:07:51,068 And they stated they had dropped it on the ground and left it. 181 00:07:51,071 --> 00:07:52,803 You guys hop up for me. Y'all come right over here 182 00:07:52,806 --> 00:07:54,604 for just a second, okay? Stand right over there for me. 183 00:07:54,607 --> 00:07:55,940 Y'all get any pistols on you or anything? 184 00:07:55,943 --> 00:07:57,007 No. No guns? 185 00:07:57,010 --> 00:07:57,942 No. Okay. 186 00:07:57,945 --> 00:07:59,677 I'm going to check inside here. 187 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:02,413 I need to look at your gun right quick, okay? 188 00:08:05,686 --> 00:08:07,817 Did y'all kill anything? 189 00:08:07,820 --> 00:08:09,687 Hold your hands out. Flip 'em over. 190 00:08:09,690 --> 00:08:10,921 What about you? 191 00:08:17,831 --> 00:08:19,696 Ain't no shotgun. 192 00:08:19,699 --> 00:08:20,831 Flip 'em over. 193 00:08:20,834 --> 00:08:23,300 What's this? 194 00:08:23,303 --> 00:08:24,634 Blood? Huh? 195 00:08:24,637 --> 00:08:27,037 Where's that blood from? 196 00:08:36,183 --> 00:08:40,050 Flip 'em over. What's this? 197 00:08:40,053 --> 00:08:41,986 Blood? 198 00:08:41,989 --> 00:08:43,587 Narrator: In the Texas grasslands, 199 00:08:43,590 --> 00:08:46,857 game wardens check a group with only one licensed hunter 200 00:08:46,860 --> 00:08:48,993 who claims they haven't killed anything. 201 00:08:48,996 --> 00:08:51,194 He's got blood on his hands. 202 00:08:51,197 --> 00:08:52,930 No doubt about it. 203 00:08:57,604 --> 00:09:00,070 Come here for a second. 204 00:09:00,073 --> 00:09:01,839 One of the gentlemen got blood on his hands. 205 00:09:04,744 --> 00:09:06,877 Y'all helped them drag it? 206 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:08,812 When I asked you what guns you had in the truck, 207 00:09:08,815 --> 00:09:10,414 you said you had a rifle and a shotgun. 208 00:09:10,417 --> 00:09:13,717 Because there's two rifles in there. 209 00:09:16,756 --> 00:09:18,756 Where's the shotgun at? 210 00:09:18,759 --> 00:09:20,558 Okay, how come you didn't tell me you had two rifles? 211 00:09:20,561 --> 00:09:22,025 When I asked you, you said one rifle. 212 00:09:22,028 --> 00:09:24,828 And now you're telling me two. 213 00:09:24,831 --> 00:09:26,030 Their story that they... 214 00:09:26,033 --> 00:09:27,231 Three of the guys weren't hunting 215 00:09:27,234 --> 00:09:28,832 didn't really make a lot of sense, 216 00:09:28,835 --> 00:09:31,835 being that they were dressed from head-to-toe in camouflage. 217 00:09:31,838 --> 00:09:33,437 There was a lot of hunting gear laying around. 218 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:36,106 There were numerous firearms. 219 00:09:36,109 --> 00:09:37,307 And being the opening day 220 00:09:37,310 --> 00:09:39,309 of the deer season on a public hunting area, 221 00:09:39,312 --> 00:09:40,777 uh, we did... 222 00:09:40,780 --> 00:09:42,979 We weren't buying their story that they weren't hunting. 223 00:09:42,982 --> 00:09:44,514 Narrator: Freid calls the young man 224 00:09:44,517 --> 00:09:48,852 who killed the hog to see if the story checks out. 225 00:09:48,855 --> 00:09:52,289 Hello. Is hunter there? 226 00:09:53,593 --> 00:09:55,592 Let me talk to you again right here. 227 00:09:55,595 --> 00:09:57,261 Tell me where I'm going wrong. 228 00:09:57,264 --> 00:09:59,463 Is... was there somebody else hunting? 229 00:09:59,466 --> 00:10:01,732 Or do you just... They don't have a license 230 00:10:01,735 --> 00:10:04,535 and you just don't want to tell me? 231 00:10:04,538 --> 00:10:09,272 Okay. So if the guys that killed the hog, 232 00:10:09,275 --> 00:10:11,075 we get a hold of them, they come back down here. 233 00:10:11,078 --> 00:10:13,010 Are they going to tell us that it was only you with the rifle, 234 00:10:13,013 --> 00:10:14,078 or are they going to tell us 235 00:10:14,081 --> 00:10:15,646 one of these other guys had a rifle too? 236 00:10:18,285 --> 00:10:20,284 Okay. Well, let's see if we can clear the matter up. 237 00:10:20,287 --> 00:10:21,806 Hang on. Y'all just hang on one second. 238 00:10:23,956 --> 00:10:26,156 Did you get ahold of him? He's supposed to call me back. 239 00:10:26,159 --> 00:10:28,292 What do you think about their deal? 240 00:10:28,295 --> 00:10:30,427 I don't know. 241 00:10:30,430 --> 00:10:31,762 He... he just sat right there and told me 242 00:10:31,765 --> 00:10:33,096 that there's only one rifle, shotgun, 243 00:10:33,099 --> 00:10:35,632 and there was a rifle rolled up in a blanket. 244 00:10:35,635 --> 00:10:37,634 Were they... what kind of I.D.'S they have? 245 00:10:37,637 --> 00:10:39,770 I haven't checked theirs yet. 246 00:10:39,773 --> 00:10:42,172 Do you three have any I.D. On you? 247 00:10:42,175 --> 00:10:45,308 No identification? 248 00:10:45,311 --> 00:10:46,977 Let me take a look at yours. 249 00:10:49,382 --> 00:10:52,049 Do you not have a driver's license? 250 00:10:52,052 --> 00:10:53,984 No one has a driver's license? 251 00:10:53,987 --> 00:10:55,653 Who drove the vehicle out here? 252 00:10:57,990 --> 00:11:00,256 Out of the group, only one had a valid I.D. 253 00:11:00,259 --> 00:11:01,992 And valid Texas hunting license. 254 00:11:01,995 --> 00:11:05,262 Narrator: Freid hears back from the hog hunter. 255 00:11:05,265 --> 00:11:07,464 Yes, sir. Bye. 256 00:11:07,467 --> 00:11:08,598 What'd he say? 257 00:11:08,601 --> 00:11:10,333 They helped him drag the hog out. 258 00:11:10,336 --> 00:11:12,803 He only saw one of 'em with a gun. 259 00:11:12,806 --> 00:11:14,471 All right. I said, "were they hunting?" 260 00:11:14,474 --> 00:11:16,607 And he said, "well, they all said they were hunting. 261 00:11:16,610 --> 00:11:18,542 They had said they were going back to hunt." 262 00:11:18,545 --> 00:11:19,943 They never saw anybody else with a gun? 263 00:11:19,946 --> 00:11:21,344 That was it. Okay. 264 00:11:21,347 --> 00:11:23,547 I'm going to give them benefit of the doubt this time. 265 00:11:23,550 --> 00:11:25,482 Let's go talk to 'em. 266 00:11:25,485 --> 00:11:27,083 All right, guys. Here's what we got. 267 00:11:27,086 --> 00:11:28,752 We were able to get the gentlemen 268 00:11:28,755 --> 00:11:30,354 that y'all assisted with the hog. 269 00:11:30,357 --> 00:11:32,623 We did get him on the phone, and he verified what you... 270 00:11:32,626 --> 00:11:33,690 What you told us. 271 00:11:33,693 --> 00:11:35,425 I appreciate your honesty. 272 00:11:35,428 --> 00:11:36,427 But here's the deal. 273 00:11:36,430 --> 00:11:38,028 We do have one small problem. 274 00:11:38,031 --> 00:11:39,963 You don't have a driver's license. 275 00:11:39,966 --> 00:11:41,765 And obviously you drove out here, correct? 276 00:11:41,768 --> 00:11:43,233 So I am going to issue you a citation 277 00:11:43,236 --> 00:11:46,236 for driving without a license. 278 00:11:46,239 --> 00:11:48,772 Sign right there by the red x. 279 00:11:48,775 --> 00:11:50,107 In the end, they know we're here. 280 00:11:50,110 --> 00:11:51,641 They know we're patrolling them. 281 00:11:51,644 --> 00:11:53,243 You know, maybe if we put enough pressure on that 282 00:11:53,246 --> 00:11:54,712 they'll go down to the local hardware store 283 00:11:54,715 --> 00:11:57,714 and buy a hunting license next time before coming out. 284 00:11:57,717 --> 00:11:59,983 All right. Good luck to you, gentlemen. 285 00:11:59,986 --> 00:12:02,019 Y'all be sa... Be safe and be careful. 286 00:12:06,392 --> 00:12:09,326 Narrator: Back in the Angelina national forest, 287 00:12:09,329 --> 00:12:12,996 a group on a deer drive claims they haven't killed any deer, 288 00:12:12,999 --> 00:12:15,465 but inman suspects otherwise. 289 00:12:15,468 --> 00:12:18,135 Man, it just looks like there's blood right here. 290 00:12:18,138 --> 00:12:20,003 I ain't shot [bleep]. 291 00:12:20,006 --> 00:12:22,672 Let's walk over here. 292 00:12:22,675 --> 00:12:25,609 Let me see your hand real quick. 293 00:12:25,612 --> 00:12:27,744 Big part of our job is trying to collect evidence, 294 00:12:27,747 --> 00:12:29,079 putting stories together. 295 00:12:29,082 --> 00:12:30,214 I'm trying to look for blood, 296 00:12:30,217 --> 00:12:32,416 hair, anything that might give me some kind 297 00:12:32,419 --> 00:12:36,487 of sign of maybe a deer or... Or him killing something. 298 00:12:36,490 --> 00:12:38,288 That definitely looks like blood. 299 00:12:38,291 --> 00:12:39,623 I promise I... I ain't hunting. 300 00:12:39,626 --> 00:12:42,159 You cut yourself or anything? Not that I know of. 301 00:12:42,162 --> 00:12:43,493 Yeah. 302 00:12:43,496 --> 00:12:45,562 Real quick though, you seem awful nervous. 303 00:12:45,565 --> 00:12:46,924 I'm nervous like that all the time. 304 00:12:48,701 --> 00:12:50,834 Sure. No, and it's understandable. 305 00:12:50,837 --> 00:12:52,916 Well, I'm going to go... You can come back over here. 306 00:12:55,242 --> 00:12:57,174 Narrator: There's no trace of blood 307 00:12:57,177 --> 00:12:58,776 or deer hair in their trucks. 308 00:12:58,779 --> 00:13:01,444 Y'all going to make another one? 309 00:13:01,447 --> 00:13:04,347 Not here. Y'all have a good afternoon. 310 00:13:04,350 --> 00:13:05,916 Narrator: Inman digs a little deeper 311 00:13:05,919 --> 00:13:08,452 while the group resumes their deer drive. 312 00:13:11,124 --> 00:13:12,990 I don't know if it was blood on his pants. 313 00:13:12,993 --> 00:13:14,458 It sure looked like it, but... 314 00:13:21,734 --> 00:13:23,467 What they'll do is they'll kill these deer, 315 00:13:23,470 --> 00:13:25,802 get 'em up here somewhere close to the road, 316 00:13:25,805 --> 00:13:27,537 and hide these things. 317 00:13:27,540 --> 00:13:30,140 And then they'll come out with 'em later on. 318 00:13:30,143 --> 00:13:33,009 We need to try to look each spot over, 319 00:13:33,012 --> 00:13:34,945 basically looking for drag marks. 320 00:13:34,948 --> 00:13:37,481 Uh, you're looking for... 321 00:13:37,484 --> 00:13:40,350 For grass that might be broken or laid over, 322 00:13:40,353 --> 00:13:42,219 and just looking for blood, 323 00:13:42,222 --> 00:13:44,354 you know, along the ground 324 00:13:44,357 --> 00:13:47,558 or looking for a deer itself, you know? 325 00:13:50,563 --> 00:13:52,095 There's a little drainage ditch here, 326 00:13:52,098 --> 00:13:54,064 probably make a good spot to hide something. 327 00:13:57,904 --> 00:13:59,703 Nothing. 328 00:14:06,246 --> 00:14:07,778 Ah, man. 329 00:14:07,781 --> 00:14:10,247 We're going to keep a little closer eye on him and that area. 330 00:14:10,250 --> 00:14:12,115 They're definitely going to be looking over their shoulders 331 00:14:12,118 --> 00:14:15,519 if they're doing anything wrong. 332 00:14:15,522 --> 00:14:21,124 Narrator: Inman continues his patrol of the busy hunting area. 333 00:14:25,398 --> 00:14:27,464 State game warden. How are you? 334 00:14:27,467 --> 00:14:28,932 Doing good. Good. Good. 335 00:14:28,935 --> 00:14:30,533 The reason I stopped, I just noticed 336 00:14:30,536 --> 00:14:32,536 you had some blood and stuff on your cooler. 337 00:14:32,539 --> 00:14:35,939 Oh, man. There ain't nothing wrong with that dude. 338 00:14:35,942 --> 00:14:38,609 Narrator: A legal kill must show proof of sex 339 00:14:38,612 --> 00:14:42,078 with the head intact to confirm that it's a Doe or a buck. 340 00:14:42,081 --> 00:14:43,079 Yeah, that's a nice deer. 341 00:14:43,082 --> 00:14:44,214 Thank you. All right. 342 00:14:44,217 --> 00:14:45,682 You... you got your license handy on you? 343 00:14:45,685 --> 00:14:46,950 Yes, sir. All right. 344 00:14:46,953 --> 00:14:48,552 This right here on... 345 00:14:48,555 --> 00:14:50,620 On your harvest log, see the asterisk? 346 00:14:50,623 --> 00:14:51,955 Yes, sir. Okay. 347 00:14:51,958 --> 00:14:56,293 Right here, check this box above in addition to the buck box 348 00:14:56,296 --> 00:14:58,227 if the buck has a 13 or greater inch 349 00:14:58,230 --> 00:14:59,363 inside spread. So, just... 350 00:14:59,366 --> 00:15:00,664 Oh, I just need to put another check? 351 00:15:00,667 --> 00:15:01,832 Yes, sir, just both of 'em. Yup. 352 00:15:01,835 --> 00:15:04,301 Matter of fact, here you go. 353 00:15:04,304 --> 00:15:06,903 I seen that. You'll be good to go. 354 00:15:06,906 --> 00:15:10,240 That thing is about 175 pounds. 355 00:15:10,243 --> 00:15:13,510 Yeah, that's a good size deer. All right. 356 00:15:13,513 --> 00:15:15,645 Well, we're going to get out of your way, Mr. Odell. 357 00:15:15,648 --> 00:15:17,047 Alrighty, man. I'm off as well. 358 00:15:17,050 --> 00:15:19,382 It's good to meet you. 359 00:15:19,385 --> 00:15:21,050 It's real busy this morning. 360 00:15:21,053 --> 00:15:22,518 The weather's right. 361 00:15:22,521 --> 00:15:23,787 We're just trying to make sure 362 00:15:23,790 --> 00:15:26,390 they're following all the required regulations 363 00:15:26,393 --> 00:15:28,258 and being as safe as possible. 364 00:15:28,261 --> 00:15:29,726 Just what you have to do to... 365 00:15:29,729 --> 00:15:33,030 To reach that ultimate goal of protecting the wildlife. 366 00:15:41,607 --> 00:15:45,008 Narrator: Seventy miles east, near the Louisiana border, 367 00:15:45,011 --> 00:15:49,279 Texas game warden Sam Smith heads to sabine national forest, 368 00:15:49,282 --> 00:15:52,349 a public recreational area in his county. 369 00:15:52,352 --> 00:15:55,485 This is about as far east in Texas that you can be. 370 00:15:55,488 --> 00:15:56,886 There's a three-mile-long bridge 371 00:15:56,889 --> 00:15:58,621 that connects Louisiana and Texas. 372 00:15:58,624 --> 00:16:01,157 It's the only way you can get to it from this county. 373 00:16:01,160 --> 00:16:03,693 Otherwise, you got to drive around the lake. 374 00:16:03,696 --> 00:16:05,362 A lot of pine trees. 375 00:16:06,433 --> 00:16:08,564 [ Cell phone ringing ] 376 00:16:08,567 --> 00:16:10,267 Hello. 377 00:16:16,242 --> 00:16:19,376 Does it look like they've been there for a while, or... 378 00:16:22,848 --> 00:16:25,048 What kind of dogs is it? 379 00:16:25,051 --> 00:16:27,517 I know the area well, and I'll start heading that direction. 380 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:30,387 You got it. Bye. 381 00:16:30,390 --> 00:16:32,122 We got a report of a barking dog 382 00:16:32,125 --> 00:16:33,523 and a loud motorcycle in the park. 383 00:16:33,526 --> 00:16:34,992 They're on the public grounds. 384 00:16:34,995 --> 00:16:37,527 And because of there's hunting in close proximity 385 00:16:37,530 --> 00:16:39,863 to those parks, it's our job as game wardens 386 00:16:39,866 --> 00:16:41,998 to go in there and... And make it safe. 387 00:16:42,001 --> 00:16:43,600 [ Dog barking ] 388 00:16:43,603 --> 00:16:45,535 Narrator: Smith heads toward the barking. 389 00:16:45,538 --> 00:16:48,071 Smith: Talk to these people and see what they say. 390 00:16:48,074 --> 00:16:50,140 [ Dog barking ] 391 00:16:50,143 --> 00:16:51,475 Narrator: But these aren't 392 00:16:51,478 --> 00:16:53,142 the pit bulls that were reported. 393 00:16:53,145 --> 00:16:54,677 Smith: Your dog doesn't like me. 394 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:57,080 You're the first person we've seen all day here. 395 00:16:57,083 --> 00:16:58,881 Well, enjoy the place by yourself, then. 396 00:16:58,884 --> 00:17:00,083 Oh, yeah. It's wonderful. 397 00:17:00,086 --> 00:17:01,284 Yeah. 398 00:17:01,287 --> 00:17:03,086 Hey, you didn't hear any motorcycles 399 00:17:03,089 --> 00:17:04,154 a while ago, did you? 400 00:17:04,157 --> 00:17:05,822 We just got in here and undropped that. 401 00:17:05,825 --> 00:17:07,357 Okay. Appreciate it. 402 00:17:07,360 --> 00:17:09,092 Y'all have a good one. 403 00:17:09,095 --> 00:17:12,028 Thank you, you too. All right. 404 00:17:12,031 --> 00:17:14,264 Looks like there's some people over here. 405 00:17:14,267 --> 00:17:17,167 [ Dog barking ] 406 00:17:17,170 --> 00:17:18,968 Sounds like there's angry dogs in there. 407 00:17:18,971 --> 00:17:21,705 I'm just going to see what's what here. 408 00:17:21,708 --> 00:17:26,309 [ Dogs barking ] 409 00:17:26,312 --> 00:17:28,912 Jake! Who you talking to in there? 410 00:17:28,915 --> 00:17:30,313 Oh. Is it a bad one? 411 00:17:30,316 --> 00:17:32,649 They ain't going to bite, are they? 412 00:17:32,652 --> 00:17:35,252 No. No, no, no. 413 00:17:35,255 --> 00:17:38,588 You by yourself, or... 414 00:17:38,591 --> 00:17:41,258 Oh, okay. Is he in there? 415 00:17:41,261 --> 00:17:42,459 Sam, stay! 416 00:17:42,462 --> 00:17:45,528 Get over here! 417 00:17:45,531 --> 00:17:47,197 How long have you guys been here? 418 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:49,666 Is there a limit on how long to camp down here? 419 00:17:49,669 --> 00:17:51,401 There is a limit. 420 00:17:51,404 --> 00:17:52,469 There is? Yeah. 421 00:17:52,472 --> 00:17:53,603 Did y'all pay to come... 422 00:17:53,606 --> 00:17:55,672 To... to... to camp and everything, or no? 423 00:17:55,675 --> 00:17:58,542 I think he has paid. Okay. 424 00:17:58,545 --> 00:18:00,009 But you don't know where he is right now? 425 00:18:00,012 --> 00:18:01,478 I do not. Did he go to town? 426 00:18:01,481 --> 00:18:03,546 Did he walk out in the woods? Where is he? 427 00:18:03,549 --> 00:18:06,483 No. He left on his motorcycle earlier. 428 00:18:06,486 --> 00:18:08,084 Oh, he's got a motorcycle. 429 00:18:08,087 --> 00:18:09,553 When did he leave? 430 00:18:09,556 --> 00:18:10,620 Mmm... 431 00:18:10,623 --> 00:18:12,555 Was it early this morning or last night? 432 00:18:12,558 --> 00:18:14,090 Okay. It was somewhere around there. 433 00:18:14,093 --> 00:18:16,826 You don't know whether he left last night or this morning? 434 00:18:16,829 --> 00:18:18,961 I'm getting too many "I don't knows" 435 00:18:18,964 --> 00:18:20,630 and half-truths on this deal. 436 00:18:20,633 --> 00:18:22,499 I really... I don't know where he's at. 437 00:18:22,502 --> 00:18:24,100 Truthfully, I do not know where he's at. 438 00:18:24,103 --> 00:18:25,101 Okay. 439 00:18:25,104 --> 00:18:26,435 Smith: There's something going on here. 440 00:18:26,438 --> 00:18:27,704 Not really sure what it is, 441 00:18:27,707 --> 00:18:29,239 but I want to get to the bottom of it. 442 00:18:29,242 --> 00:18:31,708 Have you ever been arrested? 443 00:18:31,711 --> 00:18:33,176 Nothing? Okay. 444 00:18:33,179 --> 00:18:36,146 Are there any firearms in camp? 445 00:18:42,788 --> 00:18:44,788 Has your fiance ever been arrested before? 446 00:18:44,791 --> 00:18:46,990 Yes, sir. What for? 447 00:18:46,993 --> 00:18:48,024 Uh... 448 00:18:51,664 --> 00:18:52,696 Yeah. 449 00:18:54,467 --> 00:18:56,065 He's a convicted felon, isn't he? 450 00:18:56,068 --> 00:18:57,601 Yes, sir. Okay. 451 00:18:57,604 --> 00:18:59,136 You know where I'm going at? 452 00:18:59,139 --> 00:19:00,937 There are firearms in that trailer 453 00:19:00,940 --> 00:19:02,605 which are legal for her to possess, 454 00:19:02,608 --> 00:19:04,774 but we don't want a felon in possession of firearms, 455 00:19:04,777 --> 00:19:06,142 especially in a public area. 456 00:19:06,145 --> 00:19:08,612 You know, that could turn into something dangerous. 457 00:19:08,615 --> 00:19:10,013 That .22 and .380's in my name, 458 00:19:10,016 --> 00:19:11,615 and it's gone whenever he gets here. 459 00:19:11,618 --> 00:19:12,615 I'm not... i'm... 460 00:19:12,618 --> 00:19:14,483 I get rid of it when he gets here. 461 00:19:14,486 --> 00:19:15,952 It doesn't matter who it belongs to. 462 00:19:15,955 --> 00:19:17,921 He can't be in possession of it. 463 00:19:25,331 --> 00:19:27,463 I'm getting too many "I don't knows" 464 00:19:27,466 --> 00:19:28,865 and half-truths on this deal. 465 00:19:28,868 --> 00:19:31,268 I really... I don't know where he's at. 466 00:19:31,271 --> 00:19:33,470 Narrator: While investigating a noise complaint 467 00:19:33,473 --> 00:19:35,539 in the sabine national forest, 468 00:19:35,542 --> 00:19:38,408 game warden Smith learns that a woman's fiance 469 00:19:38,411 --> 00:19:41,277 is a felon possibly in possession of firearms. 470 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:43,280 Did he go to town? Did he walk out in the woods? 471 00:19:43,283 --> 00:19:46,082 He left on his motorcycle earlier. 472 00:19:46,085 --> 00:19:48,884 Narrator: Without a warrant or the woman's consent, 473 00:19:48,887 --> 00:19:50,820 Smith can't search the camper. 474 00:19:50,823 --> 00:19:53,356 Smith: I'm going to to try to come back later 475 00:19:53,359 --> 00:19:56,426 in hopes of finding the subject and his fiance together. 476 00:19:56,429 --> 00:19:58,027 Stephanie, you be careful. 477 00:19:58,030 --> 00:19:59,763 Yes, sir. All right. 478 00:20:02,635 --> 00:20:06,102 So that's a weird deal right there. 479 00:20:06,105 --> 00:20:08,171 32-21-s-o. 480 00:20:08,174 --> 00:20:10,306 Narrator: Smith looks into the woman's background 481 00:20:10,309 --> 00:20:12,108 while checking the immediate area 482 00:20:12,111 --> 00:20:15,078 for any signs of the fiance's motorcycle. 483 00:20:17,983 --> 00:20:21,384 Uh, 10-4. 484 00:20:21,387 --> 00:20:22,785 She's got two warrants in hand 485 00:20:22,788 --> 00:20:25,455 for her arrest out of sabine county. 486 00:20:25,458 --> 00:20:29,526 So we're going to go back and have a little chat with her. 487 00:20:29,529 --> 00:20:30,994 Stephanie, come here please. 488 00:20:33,399 --> 00:20:37,267 Narrator: 340 miles southwest, in San Antonio, 489 00:20:37,270 --> 00:20:40,603 Texas game warden Patrick true heads to a middle school 490 00:20:40,606 --> 00:20:42,538 that's dealing with a bird problem. 491 00:20:42,541 --> 00:20:45,742 Being a game warden in a metropolitan area, it's... 492 00:20:45,745 --> 00:20:48,211 The birds will come nest and it... they... 493 00:20:48,214 --> 00:20:51,414 They don't discriminate where they're going to nest. 494 00:20:51,417 --> 00:20:52,615 I was born in Orlando, Florida. 495 00:20:52,618 --> 00:20:54,617 I moved to San Antonio when I was eight. 496 00:20:54,620 --> 00:20:56,619 I studied criminal justice in college. 497 00:20:56,622 --> 00:20:59,689 The combination between being outdoors all day 498 00:20:59,692 --> 00:21:01,691 and the fact 499 00:21:01,694 --> 00:21:04,361 that I had an interest in the law made the job 500 00:21:04,364 --> 00:21:06,296 of being a Texas game warden 501 00:21:06,299 --> 00:21:08,832 just a dream come true. 502 00:21:08,835 --> 00:21:10,333 So, what we got? 503 00:21:23,449 --> 00:21:25,381 Yeah, they're definitely hawks. 504 00:21:25,384 --> 00:21:27,249 Couple nights ago, we had a thunder storm 505 00:21:27,252 --> 00:21:28,384 with a lot of wind. 506 00:21:28,387 --> 00:21:29,719 I think that's what caused the babies 507 00:21:29,722 --> 00:21:31,121 to fall out of the nest. 508 00:21:31,124 --> 00:21:32,989 I think they... they sustained a couple injuries. 509 00:21:32,992 --> 00:21:35,592 And mom obviously can't get them back up to the nest. 510 00:21:35,595 --> 00:21:38,327 So we're going to need to help out here. 511 00:21:38,330 --> 00:21:39,596 The mama's around, right? 512 00:21:42,401 --> 00:21:44,534 Normally, in the wild, we wouldn't separate these birds 513 00:21:44,537 --> 00:21:47,070 from... from their mother, but based on the fact 514 00:21:47,073 --> 00:21:49,405 that they've nested in a school area, 515 00:21:49,408 --> 00:21:50,606 that's the concern. 516 00:21:50,609 --> 00:21:52,408 Narrator: True needs to work quickly 517 00:21:52,411 --> 00:21:55,544 to rescue the baby hawks before school lets out. 518 00:21:55,547 --> 00:21:57,786 True: It's probably unsafe for the children to be around. 519 00:21:58,751 --> 00:22:01,283 You know, mom comes swoops in, tries to protect her young, 520 00:22:01,286 --> 00:22:04,020 and a kid might get injured or something like that. 521 00:22:04,023 --> 00:22:07,423 Narrator: Adult hawk talons can impale prey with ten times 522 00:22:07,426 --> 00:22:11,094 the strength of a human hand. 523 00:22:11,097 --> 00:22:12,762 All right, let's give it a shot. 524 00:22:22,775 --> 00:22:24,841 Hey, buddy. 525 00:22:24,844 --> 00:22:27,777 It'll be okay. It'll be okay. 526 00:22:29,782 --> 00:22:31,981 There you go. Let go. Let go. 527 00:22:31,984 --> 00:22:34,851 You're okay. 528 00:22:34,854 --> 00:22:37,853 All right, the good thing is he's not making any noises. 529 00:22:37,856 --> 00:22:40,390 Because if he had made noises, he might alarm mama. 530 00:22:40,393 --> 00:22:42,258 Narrator: The goal is to work quickly 531 00:22:42,261 --> 00:22:44,594 without agitating the chick's mother. 532 00:22:49,601 --> 00:22:51,534 All right, that went real smooth. 533 00:22:51,537 --> 00:22:52,802 And when I put the blanket around them, 534 00:22:52,805 --> 00:22:54,671 it's just like they... They get real chilled out. 535 00:22:54,674 --> 00:22:56,339 It's like they're going to go to sleep. 536 00:22:56,342 --> 00:22:57,607 So, I'm going to keep a little... 537 00:22:57,610 --> 00:23:00,143 Little bit open so that air can get in there. 538 00:23:00,146 --> 00:23:03,346 But mama can see us. 539 00:23:03,349 --> 00:23:05,181 They're younger than I thought they were. 540 00:23:11,356 --> 00:23:13,223 All right, so we gotta get these things 541 00:23:13,226 --> 00:23:16,226 to a rehab center as quick as we can. 542 00:23:20,099 --> 00:23:22,365 Now we're headed to last chance forever, 543 00:23:22,368 --> 00:23:24,901 who I contacted prior to coming over here 544 00:23:24,904 --> 00:23:27,637 to get the birds to make sure that they can take the birds. 545 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:29,772 And they told me that they have surrogates 546 00:23:29,775 --> 00:23:31,373 and they'll be able to, 547 00:23:31,376 --> 00:23:33,576 you know, teach 'em whatever they need to be taught. 548 00:23:33,579 --> 00:23:35,377 And then they'll, you know, release 'em back 549 00:23:35,380 --> 00:23:38,981 into the wild, which is pretty neat. 550 00:23:38,984 --> 00:23:40,716 He's right here. 551 00:23:40,719 --> 00:23:43,720 Okay. 552 00:23:43,723 --> 00:23:45,288 Hi! 553 00:23:53,065 --> 00:23:54,196 Ooh, that one looks injured. 554 00:23:54,199 --> 00:23:55,999 I didn't realize that at at the time. 555 00:23:57,402 --> 00:23:58,935 Really? 556 00:23:58,938 --> 00:24:01,070 Watch those feet, huh? 557 00:24:01,073 --> 00:24:02,738 I'm going to leave 'em here with the rehabbers. 558 00:24:02,741 --> 00:24:04,473 I have full confidence that the rehabbers 559 00:24:04,476 --> 00:24:06,609 are going to take care of 'em, going to mend their legs. 560 00:24:06,612 --> 00:24:08,344 I might go back there in a month 561 00:24:08,347 --> 00:24:09,612 or so just to see how they're doing, 562 00:24:09,615 --> 00:24:12,949 but otherwise, pretty successful call out. 563 00:24:12,952 --> 00:24:15,518 Happy about it. 564 00:24:18,624 --> 00:24:20,423 Smith: Stephanie, come here, please. 565 00:24:20,426 --> 00:24:21,891 Narrator: Back at the campground, 566 00:24:21,894 --> 00:24:25,495 Smith questions a woman about her outstanding warrants. 567 00:24:25,498 --> 00:24:29,765 Apparently you didn't take care of some traffic citations. 568 00:24:29,768 --> 00:24:31,534 Put your hands behind your back. 569 00:24:41,446 --> 00:24:43,679 That's something that you'll have to talk to them about. 570 00:24:43,682 --> 00:24:47,049 Oh, my god. 571 00:24:47,052 --> 00:24:48,851 You didn't commit the crime of the century, okay? 572 00:24:48,854 --> 00:24:50,720 It's something that you didn't take care of it. 573 00:24:50,723 --> 00:24:52,922 Well, it's the crime of the century for me, 574 00:24:52,925 --> 00:24:55,258 because I don't... I don't ever do anything. 575 00:24:55,261 --> 00:24:56,726 I don't ever get in trouble. 576 00:24:56,729 --> 00:25:01,531 Smith: But class-e warrant is the lowest level of warrants. 577 00:25:01,534 --> 00:25:04,534 The subject did state by her own admission 578 00:25:04,537 --> 00:25:05,801 that she has a lead foot, 579 00:25:05,804 --> 00:25:08,003 and those two warrants were for speeding. 580 00:25:08,006 --> 00:25:09,272 As a peace officer, you're commanded 581 00:25:09,275 --> 00:25:12,208 to bring those subjects before a judge. 582 00:25:12,211 --> 00:25:14,277 Stephanie, will you come right in here for me please? 583 00:25:14,280 --> 00:25:17,079 I sure can. Thank you. 584 00:25:17,082 --> 00:25:18,948 There are several guns in the trailer, 585 00:25:18,951 --> 00:25:21,951 and her fiance is a convicted felon. 586 00:25:21,954 --> 00:25:23,887 He can't be in possession of the firearms. 587 00:25:23,890 --> 00:25:26,155 I need to go back out into your tailer, 588 00:25:26,158 --> 00:25:28,224 and I need your permission to do so. 589 00:25:28,227 --> 00:25:29,826 Okay? Okay. 590 00:25:29,829 --> 00:25:32,161 And what I'm going to look for is your guns you told me about. 591 00:25:32,164 --> 00:25:33,496 Okay. Make sure... 592 00:25:33,499 --> 00:25:35,364 I'm going to check them, make sure everything's cool. 593 00:25:35,367 --> 00:25:36,365 You good with that? 594 00:25:36,368 --> 00:25:38,300 Mm-hmm. Okay. 595 00:25:38,303 --> 00:25:39,835 The thing about a convicted felon 596 00:25:39,838 --> 00:25:41,571 that's in possession of a firearm, 597 00:25:41,574 --> 00:25:43,973 some of those guys don't like to go back to jail. 598 00:25:43,976 --> 00:25:45,441 And the area that we're going to, 599 00:25:45,444 --> 00:25:46,709 there's really nobody around. 600 00:25:46,712 --> 00:25:49,979 So I'm going to have another officer go with me. 601 00:25:49,982 --> 00:25:51,380 It's dark, we can't see. 602 00:25:51,383 --> 00:25:53,983 We just got to be mindful of our safety. 603 00:25:53,986 --> 00:25:55,985 [ Dogs barking ] 604 00:25:55,988 --> 00:26:00,389 [ Dogs snarling, barking ] 605 00:26:00,392 --> 00:26:01,724 State game warden. 606 00:26:08,033 --> 00:26:11,233 [ Dogs snarling, barking ] 607 00:26:11,236 --> 00:26:12,502 State game warden. 608 00:26:12,505 --> 00:26:14,103 Narrator: In the sabine national forest, 609 00:26:14,106 --> 00:26:17,640 game warden Smith checks a campsite for a convicted felon. 610 00:26:17,643 --> 00:26:19,775 Smith: There's firearms in the trailer right now. 611 00:26:19,778 --> 00:26:22,779 You know, and we're kind of expecting him to be there. 612 00:26:27,653 --> 00:26:29,919 [ Smacks lips ] You're all right. 613 00:26:29,922 --> 00:26:32,322 It's okay. It's okay. 614 00:26:32,325 --> 00:26:33,922 If you can grab 'em by them their collars, 615 00:26:33,925 --> 00:26:36,859 I'll go ahead and get the guns. 616 00:26:36,862 --> 00:26:39,429 Got him? 617 00:26:48,407 --> 00:26:50,273 So with the firearms, what I'm going to do 618 00:26:50,276 --> 00:26:52,075 is just take 'em over and run 'em through the county 619 00:26:52,078 --> 00:26:55,678 to make sure that she possesses them legally. 620 00:26:55,681 --> 00:26:58,348 Paul king 995. 621 00:26:58,351 --> 00:27:00,683 It'll be a Smith and Wesson. 622 00:27:03,822 --> 00:27:05,320 Ten-four. 623 00:27:05,323 --> 00:27:07,023 They came back clear through the county, 624 00:27:07,026 --> 00:27:08,624 which means they'll remain in her custody. 625 00:27:08,627 --> 00:27:12,028 They won't be confiscated or anything like that. 626 00:27:12,031 --> 00:27:14,364 Narrator: Smith returns the guns to the trailer. 627 00:27:17,102 --> 00:27:21,237 The next morning, Smith heads back to Indian mounds campground 628 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:23,706 to see if the felon has returned. 629 00:27:23,709 --> 00:27:25,308 If the male subject's there, 630 00:27:25,311 --> 00:27:28,444 he still can't be in possession of those weapons. 631 00:27:28,447 --> 00:27:29,645 And if he's in that trailer, 632 00:27:29,648 --> 00:27:32,114 he would be in possession of those weapons. 633 00:27:32,117 --> 00:27:34,651 Narrator: A felon in possession of a firearm 634 00:27:34,654 --> 00:27:37,553 faces up to ten years back in prison. 635 00:27:40,592 --> 00:27:42,358 I think we scared him off. 636 00:27:48,667 --> 00:27:52,201 Yep. Campsite 31. 637 00:27:52,204 --> 00:27:56,606 The trailer was parked in this area right over here. 638 00:27:56,609 --> 00:28:01,210 Narrator: Smith learns that the woman he arrested was released. 639 00:28:01,213 --> 00:28:03,546 Smith: Well, that's that. 640 00:28:03,549 --> 00:28:05,481 At some point in between now and then, 641 00:28:05,484 --> 00:28:08,417 they've packed it up and pulled out of here. 642 00:28:08,420 --> 00:28:11,020 So who knows where they are now? 643 00:28:11,023 --> 00:28:13,756 The contact that I made with the female subject there 644 00:28:13,759 --> 00:28:15,291 probably prompted the... The whole party 645 00:28:15,294 --> 00:28:17,226 to pick up and move on. 646 00:28:17,229 --> 00:28:20,296 Narrator: Smith will check other campgrounds in the forest 647 00:28:20,299 --> 00:28:23,366 to be sure the couple isn't still in his county. 648 00:28:27,706 --> 00:28:31,374 200 miles northwest, in delta county, 649 00:28:31,377 --> 00:28:33,042 game wardens freid and Richards 650 00:28:33,045 --> 00:28:35,644 follow up on an ongoing investigation. 651 00:28:35,647 --> 00:28:37,580 Freid: We've been having a bunch of deer stand thefts. 652 00:28:37,583 --> 00:28:41,517 I mean, you're talking $600, $700, possibly more, 653 00:28:41,520 --> 00:28:43,519 uh, just in equipment. 654 00:28:43,522 --> 00:28:46,189 Narrator: A deer stand is an elevated platform 655 00:28:46,192 --> 00:28:49,392 that gives hunters a better vantage point to shoot deer. 656 00:28:49,395 --> 00:28:51,527 Up to a dozen phone calls, 657 00:28:51,530 --> 00:28:54,197 so just a big rash of deer stand thefts. 658 00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:55,798 Now I'm just trying to get a general area 659 00:28:55,801 --> 00:28:57,466 of where everybody's stands have been stolen. 660 00:28:57,469 --> 00:28:59,335 They're all pretty close to each other, 661 00:28:59,338 --> 00:29:02,338 which makes me think, you know, it's one or two individuals. 662 00:29:04,410 --> 00:29:06,476 Hey, Jeff. What's going on? 663 00:29:07,613 --> 00:29:09,345 We've come by to talk to you about your deer stand. 664 00:29:09,348 --> 00:29:10,813 You remember Benny? 665 00:29:10,816 --> 00:29:11,814 Hi, Benny. How you doing? 666 00:29:11,817 --> 00:29:12,948 Good to see you. Good to see you. 667 00:29:12,951 --> 00:29:14,550 Uh, basically the whole thing was gone. 668 00:29:14,553 --> 00:29:16,084 They took it all? They took the ladder. 669 00:29:16,087 --> 00:29:17,486 They took my... My fall, the rest, 670 00:29:17,489 --> 00:29:18,554 and the... and the screen. 671 00:29:18,557 --> 00:29:19,755 Okay. 672 00:29:19,758 --> 00:29:21,691 Richards: Wardens in their assigned counties 673 00:29:21,694 --> 00:29:24,526 become intimate with these pieces of property. 674 00:29:24,529 --> 00:29:25,628 You want to protect 'em. 675 00:29:25,631 --> 00:29:27,429 It's like your own personal space. 676 00:29:27,432 --> 00:29:29,031 And we get really highly offended 677 00:29:29,034 --> 00:29:30,766 when people come in here and start abusing 678 00:29:30,769 --> 00:29:33,035 the properties, especially stealing. 679 00:29:33,038 --> 00:29:35,438 I had a lock on the stand, or on the ladder also, 680 00:29:35,441 --> 00:29:38,374 and they were able to maneuver it out of the lock 681 00:29:38,377 --> 00:29:39,508 and still take it. 682 00:29:39,511 --> 00:29:41,444 Huh. Okay. 683 00:29:41,447 --> 00:29:43,445 Narrator: Jeff is able to pinpoint the location 684 00:29:43,448 --> 00:29:45,514 where his deer stand was stolen. 685 00:29:45,517 --> 00:29:46,982 I got it. 686 00:29:46,985 --> 00:29:51,120 And the game wardens have a plan to catch the thief red-handed. 687 00:29:51,123 --> 00:29:53,989 All right, let's go. 688 00:29:53,992 --> 00:29:57,526 Richards: This is a brand-new deer stand that we purchased 689 00:29:57,529 --> 00:30:01,330 that we're going to be using in this operation. 690 00:30:01,333 --> 00:30:04,534 Narrator: They place a tiny tracking device inside. 691 00:30:04,537 --> 00:30:07,069 Freid: If it starts moving, it alerts our phones. 692 00:30:07,072 --> 00:30:09,138 And from there, we're able to follow it 693 00:30:09,141 --> 00:30:10,339 and find its location 694 00:30:10,342 --> 00:30:11,607 and ultimately find the person that... 695 00:30:11,610 --> 00:30:13,276 That took it. 696 00:30:13,279 --> 00:30:14,943 Cool. All right. 697 00:30:14,946 --> 00:30:16,646 We're ready to go. 698 00:30:20,552 --> 00:30:23,219 This is Texas parks and wildlife land 699 00:30:23,222 --> 00:30:24,554 to benefit hunters. 700 00:30:24,557 --> 00:30:26,889 Ultimately, we want to give the hunters 701 00:30:26,892 --> 00:30:28,423 the best experience out here. 702 00:30:28,426 --> 00:30:30,559 You think they come in and get these things at night? 703 00:30:30,562 --> 00:30:33,562 I don't know. Be better on me if they did. 704 00:30:33,565 --> 00:30:36,164 Overall, if we can get this eliminated, then it... 705 00:30:36,167 --> 00:30:38,301 It's just a better outdoor experience for everybody 706 00:30:38,304 --> 00:30:39,969 that promotes hunting and fishing, 707 00:30:39,972 --> 00:30:41,971 and just... just a better experience then coming out here 708 00:30:41,974 --> 00:30:44,774 and getting your deer stand stolen. 709 00:30:44,777 --> 00:30:47,843 Richards: We're in an area where these thieves are operating in, 710 00:30:47,846 --> 00:30:49,912 and you want to start actually putting yourself 711 00:30:49,915 --> 00:30:51,113 in the hunter's shoes 712 00:30:51,116 --> 00:30:53,582 and pretend that you were going to go hunting. 713 00:30:53,585 --> 00:30:54,617 Because if you do that, 714 00:30:54,620 --> 00:30:56,452 you're going to find a good spot. 715 00:30:56,455 --> 00:30:57,787 You're going to look for deer trails, 716 00:30:57,790 --> 00:30:59,722 look for where deer have been feeding, hanging out. 717 00:30:59,725 --> 00:31:02,124 You're going to see the droppings on the ground. 718 00:31:02,127 --> 00:31:06,128 And then it's just a matter of finding the right tree. 719 00:31:06,131 --> 00:31:07,730 And really, we're looking for a tree 720 00:31:07,733 --> 00:31:10,800 that attracts thieves in this... In this case. 721 00:31:10,803 --> 00:31:12,335 Why don't we just flag it right off? 722 00:31:12,338 --> 00:31:13,669 And leave a trail right to it. 723 00:31:13,672 --> 00:31:15,671 That way it's not, like, right here. 724 00:31:15,674 --> 00:31:17,206 I'd let 'em see it. 725 00:31:17,209 --> 00:31:18,807 I'd make it as easy to just... 726 00:31:18,810 --> 00:31:20,475 Like a sore thumb sticking out. 727 00:31:20,478 --> 00:31:22,344 Because in their mind, they'd be sitting here thinking, 728 00:31:22,347 --> 00:31:24,080 "yeah, look... Look at this yahoo, 729 00:31:24,083 --> 00:31:25,815 putting his stand right here on the road. 730 00:31:25,818 --> 00:31:28,417 And I said I'll show him," you know what I mean? 731 00:31:28,420 --> 00:31:30,619 Let's go up here and look at this one, but this... 732 00:31:30,622 --> 00:31:32,288 This spot right here might be where... 733 00:31:32,291 --> 00:31:33,356 Hanging on one them trees 734 00:31:33,359 --> 00:31:34,690 right there on this right of way? 735 00:31:34,693 --> 00:31:36,359 Mm-hmm. 736 00:31:51,176 --> 00:31:54,109 The trap has been set. 737 00:31:54,112 --> 00:31:55,978 All we need now is a rat. 738 00:31:55,981 --> 00:31:57,045 We got this. Yeah. 739 00:31:57,048 --> 00:31:58,981 Good footwork on that one. Good deal. 740 00:31:58,984 --> 00:32:02,384 It's a matter of waiting now. It's a waiting game. 741 00:32:02,387 --> 00:32:03,853 We're going to be watching our phones. 742 00:32:03,856 --> 00:32:06,122 As soon as we get an indication that it's moving, 743 00:32:06,125 --> 00:32:08,591 we're going to try to get there as fast as possible. 744 00:32:08,594 --> 00:32:10,126 You ready? I'm ready. 745 00:32:10,129 --> 00:32:11,727 Let's get out of here. 746 00:32:11,730 --> 00:32:14,529 I don't really believe it's going to be long 747 00:32:14,532 --> 00:32:16,265 before maybe we have some action. 748 00:32:24,610 --> 00:32:26,475 Narrator: Out west in the wide-open spaces 749 00:32:26,478 --> 00:32:30,012 of the Texas panhandle, game warden Aaron Simms 750 00:32:30,015 --> 00:32:32,548 has been on the road since early morning. 751 00:32:32,551 --> 00:32:35,083 Looks like it's the rural rush hour here 752 00:32:35,086 --> 00:32:38,888 with the tractors on this road. 753 00:32:38,891 --> 00:32:40,823 Uh, they're hard at work harvesting cotton 754 00:32:40,826 --> 00:32:42,891 and Milo. 755 00:32:42,894 --> 00:32:47,296 It's always nice to have outdoors as your office. 756 00:32:47,299 --> 00:32:49,498 A lot of time is spent behind this wheel. 757 00:32:49,501 --> 00:32:53,035 Narrator: Simms returns a call from a landowner. 758 00:32:53,038 --> 00:32:54,570 [ Ringing tone ] 759 00:32:54,573 --> 00:32:55,704 Hey, Lanny. It's Aaron. 760 00:32:55,707 --> 00:32:57,006 How are you doing? 761 00:33:03,582 --> 00:33:04,780 Ooh! 762 00:33:04,783 --> 00:33:06,048 That does sound pretty good. 763 00:33:06,051 --> 00:33:07,249 Thank you. I appreciate you. 764 00:33:07,252 --> 00:33:09,585 I may take you up on that. 765 00:33:09,588 --> 00:33:11,053 That speaks to what game wardens do, 766 00:33:11,056 --> 00:33:13,522 at the heart, is take care of the resource 767 00:33:13,525 --> 00:33:14,723 but also take care of landowners 768 00:33:14,726 --> 00:33:16,926 and have those working relationships. 769 00:33:16,929 --> 00:33:18,527 Obviously out here it's a little more important 770 00:33:18,530 --> 00:33:19,929 because we are spread thin. 771 00:33:19,932 --> 00:33:21,130 It's a lot of land. 772 00:33:21,133 --> 00:33:23,799 So, I think he... He appreciates what I do, 773 00:33:23,802 --> 00:33:27,135 and he'll show it in the way of breakfast burritos. 774 00:33:27,138 --> 00:33:29,004 Fine by me. 775 00:33:29,007 --> 00:33:31,674 Narrator: Unlike other game wardens in Texas, 776 00:33:31,677 --> 00:33:34,076 Simms covers three counties on his own, 777 00:33:34,079 --> 00:33:37,079 roughly 2,400 square miles. 778 00:33:37,082 --> 00:33:39,415 Simms: Even if I tried, if I worked 24 hours a day, 779 00:33:39,418 --> 00:33:42,151 seven days a week, I'm going to miss things. 780 00:33:42,154 --> 00:33:44,352 So you have to have those relationships 781 00:33:44,355 --> 00:33:45,954 with landowners, 782 00:33:45,957 --> 00:33:48,824 with the sheriff's office, to get those tips. 783 00:33:48,827 --> 00:33:50,892 [ Cell phone ringing ] 784 00:33:50,895 --> 00:33:53,496 Yes, sir. 785 00:33:53,499 --> 00:33:55,430 Got a call from a landowner. 786 00:33:55,433 --> 00:33:56,565 He's been seeing some 787 00:33:56,568 --> 00:33:59,502 increased suspicious activity in the area. 788 00:33:59,505 --> 00:34:02,238 He was out there really late, around 2:30 A.M., 789 00:34:02,241 --> 00:34:06,242 and he saw a suspicious vehicle with a light on top. 790 00:34:06,245 --> 00:34:08,778 We could be dealing with hunters taking natural resources 791 00:34:08,781 --> 00:34:13,182 in an improper way from the road. 792 00:34:13,185 --> 00:34:15,317 Narrator: Hunting deer at night and shooting 793 00:34:15,320 --> 00:34:19,255 from a public road are dangerous and illegal. 794 00:34:19,258 --> 00:34:20,523 You know, working at nighttime, 795 00:34:20,526 --> 00:34:22,525 it's a different animal all itself. 796 00:34:22,528 --> 00:34:23,926 I'm usually two different Aarons. 797 00:34:23,929 --> 00:34:26,996 A daytime Aaron, you know, pretty happy-go-lucky, 798 00:34:26,999 --> 00:34:28,864 but nighttime Aaron, yeah, 799 00:34:28,867 --> 00:34:30,666 there's just so many bad things that can happen. 800 00:34:30,669 --> 00:34:32,735 I'm usually more stern. 801 00:34:32,738 --> 00:34:36,004 You just have to be. It's just officer safety. 802 00:34:36,007 --> 00:34:38,007 Narrator: Simms heads to a vantage point 803 00:34:38,010 --> 00:34:41,810 to watch for anyone spotlighting or road hunting. 804 00:34:41,813 --> 00:34:43,612 Simms: Night hunting is very dangerous 805 00:34:43,615 --> 00:34:45,147 for a lot of different reasons. 806 00:34:45,150 --> 00:34:48,083 You don't know what's beyond that target. 807 00:34:48,086 --> 00:34:50,419 You could shoot a house. You could shoot a horse. 808 00:34:50,422 --> 00:34:53,622 You could shoot somebody out in the field. 809 00:34:53,625 --> 00:34:55,291 You get out here with your night vision goggles 810 00:34:55,294 --> 00:34:56,292 and just scan. 811 00:34:56,295 --> 00:34:57,492 You sit and wait. 812 00:34:57,495 --> 00:34:59,428 Almost kind of like a trapdoor spider. 813 00:35:09,775 --> 00:35:11,173 It's about a half mile away. 814 00:35:11,176 --> 00:35:13,175 They could be hunting from the roadway. 815 00:35:13,178 --> 00:35:14,910 They could be looking for cattle. 816 00:35:14,913 --> 00:35:17,113 But we're definitely going to see what they're up to. 817 00:35:21,453 --> 00:35:22,785 The vehicle seems to be stopped. 818 00:35:22,788 --> 00:35:26,989 I'm going to be real quiet and listen for some shots. 819 00:35:26,992 --> 00:35:29,658 14, 21 east to one. 14... 820 00:35:29,661 --> 00:35:33,061 So they're definitely running a light. 821 00:35:33,064 --> 00:35:36,599 You can see it sweeping back and forth. 822 00:35:36,602 --> 00:35:38,834 They're scanning for animals. 823 00:35:50,481 --> 00:35:52,748 They may have spotted us. 824 00:35:52,751 --> 00:35:56,285 We're going to try and see if we can't catch up to 'em. 825 00:35:56,288 --> 00:35:58,153 Based off them running like that, 826 00:35:58,156 --> 00:36:00,356 I'm going to say they were more than likely 827 00:36:00,359 --> 00:36:02,825 hunting from the road. 828 00:36:02,828 --> 00:36:04,560 62 on i-s-o. 829 00:36:04,563 --> 00:36:07,496 Narrator: Simms alerts dispatch of his location, 830 00:36:07,499 --> 00:36:10,099 but backup is 50 miles away. 831 00:36:10,102 --> 00:36:11,700 Simms: Out here, if we pull over a vehicle, 832 00:36:11,703 --> 00:36:13,702 we not only assume that there's one gun, 833 00:36:13,705 --> 00:36:15,704 we assume there's more than that. 834 00:36:17,909 --> 00:36:19,708 State game warden. 835 00:36:19,711 --> 00:36:22,178 Go ahead and point the rifle away from my direction. 836 00:36:28,453 --> 00:36:30,385 State game warden. 837 00:36:30,388 --> 00:36:33,188 Go ahead and point the rifle away from my direction. 838 00:36:33,191 --> 00:36:34,856 Narrator: In the Texas panhandle, 839 00:36:34,859 --> 00:36:37,593 game warden Simms stops a vehicle suspected 840 00:36:37,596 --> 00:36:39,527 of night hunting on a public road. 841 00:36:39,530 --> 00:36:41,597 Simms: How many of y'all in the vehicle right now? 842 00:36:41,600 --> 00:36:42,931 Man: Just two. Just two? Okay. 843 00:36:42,934 --> 00:36:46,001 As a warden, working alone without a partner 844 00:36:46,004 --> 00:36:49,537 in rural parts of Texas, I do take extra precautions. 845 00:36:49,540 --> 00:36:51,473 Hey, go ahead and put your hands off that rifle. 846 00:36:51,476 --> 00:36:53,208 Put your hands on the steering wheel there. 847 00:36:53,211 --> 00:36:55,010 On the dash there. 848 00:36:55,013 --> 00:36:56,679 What other weapons besides that rifle? 849 00:36:56,682 --> 00:36:58,147 Just another .22. Okay. 850 00:36:58,150 --> 00:37:00,416 Don't... don't grab for it. 851 00:37:00,419 --> 00:37:02,217 Are you guys hunting for coyotes, pigs? 852 00:37:02,220 --> 00:37:03,352 Rabbits. Rabbits? 853 00:37:03,355 --> 00:37:05,888 You go ahead and step out of the vehicle. 854 00:37:05,891 --> 00:37:07,889 Go ahead and open up the tailgate 855 00:37:07,892 --> 00:37:09,824 and just have a seat on there. 856 00:37:09,827 --> 00:37:11,093 Narrator: It's legal 857 00:37:11,096 --> 00:37:13,495 to hunt rabbits at night on private land, 858 00:37:13,498 --> 00:37:16,364 but Simms spotted these hunters on a county road. 859 00:37:16,367 --> 00:37:18,100 You got a hunting license on you at all? 860 00:37:21,039 --> 00:37:22,637 This is a... 861 00:37:22,640 --> 00:37:26,242 Resident fresh-water fishing package replacement. 862 00:37:26,245 --> 00:37:27,977 Uh, but so no hunting license? 863 00:37:27,980 --> 00:37:29,645 Just this fishing license? 864 00:37:30,449 --> 00:37:31,981 Okay. 865 00:37:31,984 --> 00:37:34,649 Narrator: All hunters must have a valid hunting license 866 00:37:34,652 --> 00:37:36,652 to hunt any animal in Texas. 867 00:37:36,655 --> 00:37:39,254 Did you think you had a hunting, and it was just a... 868 00:37:39,257 --> 00:37:40,356 Um... Fishing, or... 869 00:37:43,929 --> 00:37:45,661 Okay. Just hang tight for a little bit, 870 00:37:45,664 --> 00:37:47,730 and I'll come back and explain a few things, okay? 871 00:37:47,733 --> 00:37:49,732 Yes, sir. Young kids. 872 00:37:49,735 --> 00:37:51,333 Everybody's young once. 873 00:37:51,336 --> 00:37:54,135 But you gotta play by the rules. 874 00:37:54,138 --> 00:37:55,871 All right, guys. 875 00:37:55,874 --> 00:37:57,739 Number one, if you're going to be hunting rabbits, 876 00:37:57,742 --> 00:37:59,341 you've got to have your hunting license, okay? 877 00:37:59,344 --> 00:38:00,809 Yes, sir. Were you all aware of that? 878 00:38:03,081 --> 00:38:04,212 Okay. Any animal, any age, 879 00:38:04,215 --> 00:38:06,015 in the state of Texas, you've got to have a... 880 00:38:06,018 --> 00:38:07,549 Yes, sir. A hunting license, okay? 881 00:38:07,552 --> 00:38:08,950 We'll start off right there. 882 00:38:08,953 --> 00:38:11,486 Two, you can't be shining off the road like that 883 00:38:11,489 --> 00:38:13,288 and hunting off the road. 884 00:38:13,291 --> 00:38:16,158 Narrator: They each receive a $500 fine. 885 00:38:19,197 --> 00:38:21,163 Simms: We handled it with citations 886 00:38:21,166 --> 00:38:23,499 but also with some good education, I believe. 887 00:38:32,978 --> 00:38:36,845 [ Cell phone ringing ] 888 00:38:36,848 --> 00:38:39,148 Chris. Hello? 889 00:38:40,852 --> 00:38:41,884 Uh-uh! 890 00:38:46,324 --> 00:38:48,190 All right, the trap has been set. 891 00:38:48,193 --> 00:38:50,693 All right, so are you tracking it right now? 892 00:38:58,269 --> 00:39:00,336 We've set up some mock stands 893 00:39:00,339 --> 00:39:02,004 that have tracking devices in them 894 00:39:02,007 --> 00:39:03,405 and one of them went off. 895 00:39:03,408 --> 00:39:05,807 The tracking device actually sends out 896 00:39:05,810 --> 00:39:08,210 a signal to our phones, and we're able to 897 00:39:08,213 --> 00:39:09,745 track the location of it. 898 00:39:09,748 --> 00:39:14,149 The red indicator on the screen is actually the stand. 899 00:39:16,355 --> 00:39:18,454 Have you made contact with 'em yet? 900 00:39:19,758 --> 00:39:21,089 Okay, I'm right behind you. 901 00:39:21,092 --> 00:39:23,024 I'll be there in about two minutes. 902 00:39:23,027 --> 00:39:25,794 So this is going to be interesting. 903 00:39:32,070 --> 00:39:35,937 Narrator: In Greenville, Texas, freid's pulled over a suspect 904 00:39:35,940 --> 00:39:37,806 in possession of a game warden deer stand 905 00:39:37,809 --> 00:39:41,076 that has a tracker embedded in it. 906 00:39:41,079 --> 00:39:42,477 How you doing, sir? 907 00:39:42,480 --> 00:39:44,345 Benny Richards. All right. 908 00:39:44,348 --> 00:39:47,282 You just kind of tell me a story about how that stand 909 00:39:47,285 --> 00:39:49,385 got to be in your truck. 910 00:39:58,963 --> 00:40:01,230 It's no secret to you now, and... and ever since it moved, 911 00:40:01,233 --> 00:40:02,564 we've been tracking your movement, 912 00:40:02,567 --> 00:40:03,899 and... and it brought us here. 913 00:40:04,703 --> 00:40:07,035 Now, in talking to warden freid, 914 00:40:07,038 --> 00:40:08,504 he said something about you led him out, 915 00:40:08,507 --> 00:40:10,572 he went out to look at the stand, but you got it. 916 00:40:10,575 --> 00:40:11,973 You went down the road, turned around, 917 00:40:11,976 --> 00:40:14,295 and come back and got 'em? That kind of how that went down? 918 00:40:14,713 --> 00:40:16,778 Okay. Well, you know what the problem is. 919 00:40:16,781 --> 00:40:18,447 I don't have to explain it to you. 920 00:40:18,450 --> 00:40:21,783 Obviously they know the gig is up, so to speak. 921 00:40:21,786 --> 00:40:24,052 They know why we're here and how we got here. 922 00:40:24,055 --> 00:40:26,521 Uh, you know, they're... They're being honest 923 00:40:26,524 --> 00:40:28,857 about their involvement in taking the stand. 924 00:40:28,860 --> 00:40:31,193 I'm going to talk to my supervisor, my partner Chris, 925 00:40:31,196 --> 00:40:33,996 and the only question now is whether one of 'em 926 00:40:33,999 --> 00:40:36,998 or both of 'em is going to be under arrest. 927 00:40:37,001 --> 00:40:39,067 Okay, one or both under arrest? 928 00:40:39,070 --> 00:40:40,535 Both. Both, okay. 929 00:40:40,538 --> 00:40:42,737 The brother dropped him off... 930 00:40:42,740 --> 00:40:44,406 Right. He went down the road 931 00:40:44,409 --> 00:40:45,807 and comes back and picks him up. 932 00:40:45,810 --> 00:40:47,142 The brother knew what was going on. 933 00:40:47,145 --> 00:40:48,676 I'm in total agree... right. 934 00:40:48,679 --> 00:40:51,280 I'm in total agreement that both of 'em are involved. 935 00:40:51,283 --> 00:40:52,680 Both of 'em share the same amount 936 00:40:52,683 --> 00:40:56,218 of responsibility for taking it. 937 00:40:56,221 --> 00:40:58,686 I think this arrest will send a message 938 00:40:58,689 --> 00:41:00,022 that the game wardens are here 939 00:41:00,025 --> 00:41:01,690 and that we're patrolling this area 940 00:41:01,693 --> 00:41:03,558 and we're not going to tolerate thefts. 941 00:41:03,561 --> 00:41:06,694 21-19 to be 10-95 round to delta county jail. 942 00:41:06,697 --> 00:41:08,096 We're going to keep conducting these types 943 00:41:08,099 --> 00:41:10,431 of activities and these operations. 944 00:41:10,434 --> 00:41:13,702 Hopefully the word will get out and this kind of thievery 945 00:41:13,705 --> 00:41:15,570 going on in this management area 946 00:41:15,573 --> 00:41:17,673 and others in the area will stop. 947 00:41:18,305 --> 00:42:18,814 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm