"Lone Star Law" Busted

1 00:00:10,744 --> 00:00:13,277 Narrator: Coming up on "lone star law"... 2 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:15,345 [ Multiple gunshots ] - 10, 15 shots... 3 00:00:15,348 --> 00:00:17,214 This guy's not shootin' at deer. 4 00:00:17,217 --> 00:00:20,351 They're tryin' to get their net in before we get to 'em. 5 00:00:20,354 --> 00:00:22,152 One of 'em's pushin' off right now. 6 00:00:22,155 --> 00:00:23,755 - Cut it. - All right. 7 00:00:23,758 --> 00:00:25,156 What did he... What else did he kill this year? 8 00:00:25,159 --> 00:00:27,024 We didn't just show up, and y'all are cleanin' one deer. 9 00:00:27,027 --> 00:00:28,425 Did you shoot the deer? 10 00:00:28,428 --> 00:00:29,693 [ Gunshot ] 11 00:00:29,696 --> 00:00:31,028 Oh, [bleep]. He just shot from the road. 12 00:00:31,031 --> 00:00:32,296 Hey, Texas game warden. 13 00:00:32,299 --> 00:00:33,764 Man: Wait, wait. Why am I bein' arrested? 14 00:00:33,767 --> 00:00:35,299 I ain't resistin' [bleep]! 15 00:00:35,302 --> 00:00:38,903 ♪♪ 16 00:00:43,043 --> 00:00:44,976 [ Flies buzzing ] 17 00:00:44,979 --> 00:00:46,210 [ Rattling ] 18 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:54,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 19 00:00:59,527 --> 00:01:02,459 Man: A Texas game warden's job is to protect wild animals 20 00:01:02,462 --> 00:01:04,528 and wild places, keep the public safe, 21 00:01:04,531 --> 00:01:07,065 and every now and again, put a bad guy in jail. 22 00:01:11,138 --> 00:01:14,272 Captions by vitac... www.Vitac.Com 23 00:01:14,275 --> 00:01:17,975 captions paid for by discovery communications 24 00:01:17,978 --> 00:01:22,346 ♪♪ 25 00:01:22,349 --> 00:01:24,348 Narrator: In rural fannin county, Texas, 26 00:01:24,351 --> 00:01:27,017 near the Oklahoma border, 27 00:01:27,020 --> 00:01:29,487 game wardens Trent herchman and Randolph McGee 28 00:01:29,490 --> 00:01:31,489 head to the tiny farming community 29 00:01:31,492 --> 00:01:34,892 of bug tussle, population 15. 30 00:01:34,895 --> 00:01:36,427 - How's it goin'? - All right. 31 00:01:36,430 --> 00:01:38,129 What are you doin' today? 32 00:01:40,767 --> 00:01:43,134 Really? I might turn around and go with you. 33 00:01:44,705 --> 00:01:47,037 Oh, yeah? 34 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:49,240 You went and got some butter? [ Laughs ] 35 00:01:49,243 --> 00:01:51,375 All right. We'll see you, man. 36 00:01:51,378 --> 00:01:53,177 All right. Bye-bye. 37 00:01:53,180 --> 00:01:54,912 When they see the police, they think somethin's wrong. 38 00:01:54,915 --> 00:01:56,313 He put his seat belt on. Did you see that? 39 00:01:56,316 --> 00:01:58,449 - Yeah. [ Laughs ] - [ Laughs ] 40 00:01:58,452 --> 00:01:59,850 Narrator: The game wardens are on their way 41 00:01:59,853 --> 00:02:01,451 to meet with a landowner 42 00:02:01,454 --> 00:02:03,453 who reported a man trapping animals 43 00:02:03,456 --> 00:02:04,922 on public property. 44 00:02:04,925 --> 00:02:07,324 The guy was putting snares out 45 00:02:07,327 --> 00:02:09,459 right in the middle of the county road, 46 00:02:09,462 --> 00:02:11,863 which it is illegal to take any game from a county road. 47 00:02:11,866 --> 00:02:15,933 And, uh, the guy told him, "hey, I'm trappin' coyotes." 48 00:02:15,936 --> 00:02:18,402 Narrator: Coyotes are predators that threaten livestock 49 00:02:18,405 --> 00:02:19,736 and deer herds. 50 00:02:19,739 --> 00:02:21,872 They're considered nuisance animals in Texas 51 00:02:21,875 --> 00:02:24,075 and can be hunted year-round. 52 00:02:24,078 --> 00:02:26,544 The gentleman who was puttin' out these snares said, 53 00:02:26,547 --> 00:02:29,146 "I'm gonna sell 'em alive." 54 00:02:29,149 --> 00:02:32,416 Snaring in the state of Texas is legal. 55 00:02:32,419 --> 00:02:33,951 And it is a really good way 56 00:02:33,954 --> 00:02:36,553 to, uh, control our coyote population. 57 00:02:36,556 --> 00:02:38,623 But, uh, if it's goin' to be used 58 00:02:38,626 --> 00:02:40,624 for the sale of these coyotes, that's when I get involved 59 00:02:40,627 --> 00:02:43,027 and that's when I wanna put a stop to it. 60 00:02:43,030 --> 00:02:44,895 Narrator: The game wardens have been investigating 61 00:02:44,898 --> 00:02:47,498 the sale of coyotes across state lines, 62 00:02:47,501 --> 00:02:49,633 and this case may be linked. 63 00:02:49,636 --> 00:02:51,235 They're sellin' 'em to some buyer 64 00:02:51,238 --> 00:02:54,038 out of Oklahoma to train greyhounds. 65 00:02:54,041 --> 00:02:56,707 Narrator: Oklahoma's tradition of using greyhounds 66 00:02:56,710 --> 00:03:00,778 to hunt coyotes for sport dates back to the early 1900s. 67 00:03:00,781 --> 00:03:02,246 But in Texas, 68 00:03:02,249 --> 00:03:06,117 it's illegal to transport or sell live coyotes 69 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:08,585 because of the risk of transmitting rabies. 70 00:03:08,588 --> 00:03:11,389 If you, uh, do a criminal act here in the state of Texas, 71 00:03:11,392 --> 00:03:14,057 and you go right across the river to another state, 72 00:03:14,060 --> 00:03:16,194 that's a violation which carries a lot of weight. 73 00:03:16,197 --> 00:03:19,196 A lot of jail time, a lot of fine money. 74 00:03:19,199 --> 00:03:21,398 [ Grunts ] 75 00:03:21,401 --> 00:03:22,866 How are you? Randolph McGee. - Barry greener. 76 00:03:22,869 --> 00:03:24,334 Hey, good to meet ya. 77 00:03:24,337 --> 00:03:26,804 So, uh, the guy puttin' out snares, 78 00:03:26,807 --> 00:03:28,639 you run into him yesterday? 79 00:03:31,011 --> 00:03:33,810 - Ah! - Really? Which way? 80 00:03:33,813 --> 00:03:35,079 Like, how long ago? 81 00:03:35,082 --> 00:03:36,814 Um... 82 00:03:41,755 --> 00:03:44,422 70 narrator: Miles south, outside Dallas, 83 00:03:44,425 --> 00:03:46,824 in the small town of forney, 84 00:03:46,827 --> 00:03:48,893 game wardens Jeff Powell and Eric mitter 85 00:03:48,896 --> 00:03:50,961 are meeting with a police sergeant 86 00:03:50,964 --> 00:03:53,697 who says he's being harassed while hunting deer. 87 00:03:53,700 --> 00:03:55,966 We no longer sit down in the stand. 88 00:03:55,969 --> 00:03:57,635 Shots start goin' off. 89 00:03:57,638 --> 00:03:59,503 Throughout the next hour, 90 00:03:59,506 --> 00:04:01,572 probably at least 10 shots went off 91 00:04:01,575 --> 00:04:04,909 to either scare deer off or whatever... 92 00:04:04,912 --> 00:04:06,310 Basically, he didn't want you in there and... 93 00:04:06,313 --> 00:04:07,511 - He did not... - He was adamant about... 94 00:04:07,514 --> 00:04:09,380 want me in there shootin' any deer. 95 00:04:09,383 --> 00:04:11,248 Narrator: Shane believes a neighboring ranch hand 96 00:04:11,251 --> 00:04:13,050 is trying to prevent other hunters 97 00:04:13,053 --> 00:04:15,653 from killing big bucks spotted in the area 98 00:04:15,656 --> 00:04:18,455 so that he can get the kill himself. 99 00:04:18,458 --> 00:04:21,058 And he's making noise to scare off the deer 100 00:04:21,061 --> 00:04:22,326 from his own property, 101 00:04:22,329 --> 00:04:24,595 so Shane can't stop him. 102 00:04:24,598 --> 00:04:26,197 This is an actual hunter harassment case. 103 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:29,266 No person can intentionally interfere by disturbing, 104 00:04:29,269 --> 00:04:31,735 harassing wildlife, uh, 105 00:04:31,738 --> 00:04:33,738 while another person is engaged. 106 00:04:33,741 --> 00:04:36,073 And they know that they're engaged, uh, in hunting. 107 00:04:36,076 --> 00:04:38,743 It's a state law, constitutional law now in Texas 108 00:04:38,746 --> 00:04:40,544 for the right to hunt. 109 00:04:40,547 --> 00:04:42,746 Narrator: Harassing a hunter who's following the rules 110 00:04:42,749 --> 00:04:44,882 is a class b misdemeanor, 111 00:04:44,885 --> 00:04:48,886 punishable by fines of up to $2,000 and jail time. 112 00:04:48,889 --> 00:04:50,755 Yeah, we don't know what kind of person we're dealin' with. 113 00:04:50,758 --> 00:04:52,156 That's what scares me, 114 00:04:52,159 --> 00:04:53,624 is knowin' that it's law enforcement in there, 115 00:04:53,627 --> 00:04:55,226 and you're still gonna act like that? 116 00:04:55,229 --> 00:04:56,627 - Or somethin' worse. - It could easily turn into 117 00:04:56,630 --> 00:04:58,295 somethin' else. - Oh, yeah. 118 00:04:58,298 --> 00:05:01,231 - Well, we'll get started. - All right. 119 00:05:01,234 --> 00:05:03,567 Hunters are a big part of wildlife management. 120 00:05:03,570 --> 00:05:04,968 They're a big part 121 00:05:04,971 --> 00:05:07,571 of controlling wildlife populations in conservation. 122 00:05:07,574 --> 00:05:10,708 And so we protect their rights. 123 00:05:10,711 --> 00:05:12,242 And after talking with Shane, it sounds like 124 00:05:12,245 --> 00:05:15,112 a little more severe than we thought, you know, it was. 125 00:05:15,115 --> 00:05:17,114 This can go from a hunter harassment 126 00:05:17,117 --> 00:05:19,684 to, uh, escalate into somethin' else. 127 00:05:23,523 --> 00:05:25,655 ♪♪ 128 00:05:25,658 --> 00:05:29,393 Narrator: Back in bug tussle, in rural north Texas, 129 00:05:29,396 --> 00:05:31,662 McGee and herchman investigate a trapper 130 00:05:31,665 --> 00:05:34,064 who may be trafficking live coyotes 131 00:05:34,067 --> 00:05:36,167 across state lines. 132 00:05:40,473 --> 00:05:42,006 If he catches one, 133 00:05:42,009 --> 00:05:44,542 that coyote will be layin' over there in that tall grass. 134 00:05:44,545 --> 00:05:48,011 And when you come, uh, drivin' by, you won't see it. 135 00:05:48,014 --> 00:05:49,480 Narrator: The snares are set 136 00:05:49,483 --> 00:05:51,749 on a grassy section of the public road. 137 00:05:51,752 --> 00:05:53,017 Since they're empty, 138 00:05:53,020 --> 00:05:55,419 the trapper either collected his coyotes 139 00:05:55,422 --> 00:05:58,356 or hasn't caught any yet. 140 00:05:58,359 --> 00:06:00,157 What they do, they just go right through here. 141 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:02,225 And once they go, it... When they keep... 142 00:06:02,228 --> 00:06:03,627 The more you... The harder you pull, 143 00:06:03,630 --> 00:06:05,362 the tighter it gets. 144 00:06:05,365 --> 00:06:07,631 It's illegal to put these out on the county road. 145 00:06:07,634 --> 00:06:09,032 And I wanna talk to the guy and find out 146 00:06:09,035 --> 00:06:11,101 exactly what he's doin', 147 00:06:11,104 --> 00:06:13,370 see where he's transportin' these animals to. 148 00:06:13,373 --> 00:06:14,532 We're gonna put a stop to it. 149 00:06:19,045 --> 00:06:21,645 Hey, we can talk to this guy. - Yeah. 150 00:06:21,648 --> 00:06:23,113 A guy lives down this road, 151 00:06:23,116 --> 00:06:25,916 said there was an old man in a blue pickup 152 00:06:25,919 --> 00:06:28,051 puttin' out snares for coyotes. 153 00:06:28,054 --> 00:06:30,020 Would you know anything about any of that? 154 00:06:32,993 --> 00:06:35,126 All right. Hey, if you were... 155 00:06:37,197 --> 00:06:40,164 Yeah. Hey, here's my card. 156 00:06:40,167 --> 00:06:41,865 This is a really small town, 157 00:06:41,868 --> 00:06:44,468 and everybody already knows probably we're here. 158 00:06:44,471 --> 00:06:46,870 So it shouldn't take too long to track this guy down 159 00:06:46,873 --> 00:06:48,338 and see where he's at. 160 00:06:48,341 --> 00:06:51,876 He's, uh, catchin' these coyotes alive and he's sellin' 'em. 161 00:06:51,879 --> 00:06:54,211 People buy, sell, and trade anything. 162 00:06:54,214 --> 00:06:55,346 Yeah... 163 00:06:57,417 --> 00:06:59,083 All right. You be good. 164 00:07:00,487 --> 00:07:02,620 There's the mailman. 165 00:07:02,623 --> 00:07:05,689 If you see a guy puttin' out snares, call me. 166 00:07:05,692 --> 00:07:07,224 All right. 167 00:07:07,227 --> 00:07:08,625 Well, everybody's on the lookout 168 00:07:08,628 --> 00:07:10,327 for a small blue pickup right now. 169 00:07:13,967 --> 00:07:16,032 Narrator: Nearly 600 miles south, 170 00:07:16,035 --> 00:07:19,503 in Cameron county, down by the Mexico border, 171 00:07:19,506 --> 00:07:21,104 Texas game warden Luis sosa 172 00:07:21,107 --> 00:07:23,841 preps his boat for tomorrow's patrol. 173 00:07:23,844 --> 00:07:25,442 The boat barn here in Cameron county 174 00:07:25,445 --> 00:07:26,977 is very important to us. 175 00:07:26,980 --> 00:07:29,980 This county is primarily a water-related-activity county. 176 00:07:29,983 --> 00:07:32,716 We're constantly in and out of this barn. 177 00:07:32,719 --> 00:07:35,919 And we're good to go. 178 00:07:35,922 --> 00:07:38,656 Narrator: Sosa heads to the mouth of the rio grande, 179 00:07:38,659 --> 00:07:41,592 where his team patrols. 180 00:07:41,595 --> 00:07:45,062 The most common violations here are fishermen from Mexico 181 00:07:45,065 --> 00:07:47,464 taking fish from U.S. waters. 182 00:07:47,467 --> 00:07:49,066 You know, being a game warden 183 00:07:49,069 --> 00:07:51,869 and enforcing our laws here in Texas 184 00:07:51,872 --> 00:07:55,272 and dealing with a lot of people from Mexico, 185 00:07:55,275 --> 00:07:56,673 some people ask me, 186 00:07:56,676 --> 00:07:58,542 "is it difficult for you to enforce laws 187 00:07:58,545 --> 00:08:02,345 on these individuals," myself being born in Mexico? 188 00:08:02,348 --> 00:08:05,416 Uh, I do believe in the laws of the state. 189 00:08:05,419 --> 00:08:07,751 I believe in the laws of the country. 190 00:08:07,754 --> 00:08:09,753 I came to the United States as a U.S. resident, 191 00:08:09,756 --> 00:08:12,756 became a U.S. citizen at the age of 20 192 00:08:12,759 --> 00:08:15,559 and, uh, now, a Texas game warden, 193 00:08:15,562 --> 00:08:17,494 which you'll hear it all the time, 194 00:08:17,497 --> 00:08:19,430 one of the toughest jobs to get in. 195 00:08:19,433 --> 00:08:23,100 But it... but it shows you it can be done by anybody. 196 00:08:25,438 --> 00:08:28,505 Here's a launcher right there from Mexico 197 00:08:28,508 --> 00:08:30,841 a couple hundred yards in the U.S. 198 00:08:34,047 --> 00:08:35,512 As I pulled up to the mouth of the river, 199 00:08:35,515 --> 00:08:37,114 we had one boat that was in Texas. 200 00:08:37,117 --> 00:08:39,617 He worked his way back to Mexico when he saw us. 201 00:08:42,589 --> 00:08:44,522 Narrator: The mid-point of the river marks 202 00:08:44,525 --> 00:08:48,525 the international border between Mexico and the U.S. 203 00:08:48,528 --> 00:08:52,329 And all fishing activity and gear on the U.S. side 204 00:08:52,332 --> 00:08:56,132 must be in compliance with Texas law. 205 00:08:56,135 --> 00:08:59,336 You can see the group holding the other end of the net, 206 00:08:59,339 --> 00:09:00,871 the Gill net. 207 00:09:00,874 --> 00:09:02,339 These guys will stretch their nets 208 00:09:02,342 --> 00:09:03,874 across the entire river 209 00:09:03,877 --> 00:09:08,011 and take resource from Texas and sell it. 210 00:09:08,014 --> 00:09:09,346 Narrator: In Texas, there are strict 211 00:09:09,349 --> 00:09:12,682 bag and size limits on each species of fish. 212 00:09:12,685 --> 00:09:14,951 But a Gill net stretched across the river 213 00:09:14,954 --> 00:09:17,354 will catch fish indiscriminately. 214 00:09:17,357 --> 00:09:18,622 You wanna do it over there, that's fine. 215 00:09:18,625 --> 00:09:20,290 Do it over there. It's legal. 216 00:09:20,293 --> 00:09:22,493 But it's not legal in Texas. You're gonna do it in Texas, 217 00:09:22,496 --> 00:09:24,562 I'm gonna have a problem with that. 218 00:09:24,565 --> 00:09:25,762 This definitely puts me 219 00:09:25,765 --> 00:09:27,898 in the right mind-set for tomorrow. 220 00:09:27,901 --> 00:09:30,768 I've got the guys comin' in at 4:30 in the morning, 221 00:09:30,771 --> 00:09:33,704 and hopefully be on the river and on their way, 222 00:09:33,707 --> 00:09:36,307 uh, just before sunrise. 223 00:09:36,310 --> 00:09:39,176 We'll use the cover of darkness to launch our boats, 224 00:09:39,179 --> 00:09:40,977 get in the area. 225 00:09:40,980 --> 00:09:44,180 If I see this guy and that boat on the U.S. side 226 00:09:44,183 --> 00:09:45,749 and I get ahold of him, 227 00:09:45,752 --> 00:09:47,985 he's not gonna get a break from me. 228 00:09:50,524 --> 00:09:52,189 Narrator: Back in forney, 229 00:09:52,192 --> 00:09:54,658 game warden Powell goes undercover 230 00:09:54,661 --> 00:09:58,362 to gather evidence in his hunter harassment investigation. 231 00:10:01,535 --> 00:10:02,866 Oh, yeah. 232 00:10:02,869 --> 00:10:06,536 Yeah, we might need to try to move it closer. 233 00:10:06,539 --> 00:10:09,273 That bag right there wasn't on the fence this mornin'. 234 00:10:09,276 --> 00:10:10,741 I wonder if that's to show that he's been down here 235 00:10:10,744 --> 00:10:13,477 target practicin'. 236 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:15,011 He's put [bleep] or somethin'. - Sure is. 237 00:10:15,014 --> 00:10:16,614 You can smell it. - To deter... Yeah. 238 00:10:16,617 --> 00:10:18,081 That's wind comin' right this way, too. 239 00:10:18,084 --> 00:10:21,485 Yep. I can smell it from here. 240 00:10:21,488 --> 00:10:23,287 They dumped a big pile 241 00:10:23,290 --> 00:10:25,822 of soured wood shavings and manure 242 00:10:25,825 --> 00:10:28,425 right in front of our stand. 243 00:10:28,428 --> 00:10:30,427 I'm not gonna identify myself as a game warden. 244 00:10:30,430 --> 00:10:31,428 I'm gonna go huntin' with 'em. 245 00:10:31,431 --> 00:10:33,230 I'm gonna act like a, uh, hunter 246 00:10:33,233 --> 00:10:35,833 and try to see if we can catch this guy doing the harassing, 247 00:10:35,836 --> 00:10:39,169 try to get some video of him and, uh, try to build our case. 248 00:10:39,172 --> 00:10:41,171 Narrator: With video evidence, 249 00:10:41,174 --> 00:10:43,306 Powell will be able to get an arrest warrant. 250 00:10:43,309 --> 00:10:45,575 I think right here would be good. 251 00:10:45,578 --> 00:10:47,244 We can get some good footage from here. 252 00:10:47,247 --> 00:10:49,045 That way, we can kind of see that, uh, barn 253 00:10:49,048 --> 00:10:50,780 if he does open it. 254 00:10:50,783 --> 00:10:52,515 Once they see our vehicles, 255 00:10:52,518 --> 00:10:54,784 that's when they're gonna start actin'... actin' a fool. 256 00:10:54,787 --> 00:10:56,387 Well, let me go get that blind and... 257 00:10:56,390 --> 00:10:58,122 All right. I'll go get up in the tree. 258 00:11:01,528 --> 00:11:04,461 Uh, Shane is actually behind us, um, 259 00:11:04,464 --> 00:11:05,929 hiding up in the bow stand. 260 00:11:05,932 --> 00:11:08,499 All we're doin' is just observing. 261 00:11:13,606 --> 00:11:15,973 Yeah, it looks like... Here comes our guy. 262 00:11:21,815 --> 00:11:24,682 [ Chain saw whirring ] 263 00:11:31,958 --> 00:11:34,958 [ Whirring continues ] 264 00:11:58,985 --> 00:12:02,852 [ Stereo blasting heavy metal music ] 265 00:12:02,855 --> 00:12:04,388 [ Cellphone vibrates ] 266 00:12:06,727 --> 00:12:10,060 Oh, this is Shane. He... he just texted me. 267 00:12:10,063 --> 00:12:12,062 "Good deal. Now the radio's playin' loud. 268 00:12:12,065 --> 00:12:15,199 He knows what he's doin'." 269 00:12:15,202 --> 00:12:18,068 He's got his radio up. 270 00:12:18,071 --> 00:12:20,037 He likes heavy metal. 271 00:12:21,140 --> 00:12:23,140 [ Multiple gunshots ] 272 00:12:23,143 --> 00:12:25,275 There it is. 273 00:12:31,985 --> 00:12:34,651 Narrator: In forney, Texas, game warden Powell investigates 274 00:12:34,654 --> 00:12:37,253 a ranch hand suspected of harassing hunters 275 00:12:37,256 --> 00:12:39,156 on the property next door 276 00:12:39,159 --> 00:12:41,058 to prevent them from hunting deer 277 00:12:41,061 --> 00:12:43,193 that he wants for himself. 278 00:12:43,196 --> 00:12:45,795 That's him. 10, 15 shots. [ Multiple gunshots ] 279 00:12:45,798 --> 00:12:48,198 I know this guy's not shootin' at deer. 280 00:12:48,201 --> 00:12:50,066 Narrator: The noise will likely scare away 281 00:12:50,069 --> 00:12:52,069 all the deer in the area. 282 00:12:52,072 --> 00:12:55,004 Yeah, he knows what he's doin'. 283 00:12:55,007 --> 00:12:57,006 He knows exactly what he's doin'. 284 00:12:57,009 --> 00:12:59,409 Yeah, Shane told us when he was disruptin' 285 00:12:59,412 --> 00:13:01,478 and interferin' his hunt. 286 00:13:01,481 --> 00:13:03,080 This is it. 287 00:13:03,083 --> 00:13:05,281 This is blatant right here. 288 00:13:05,284 --> 00:13:07,016 Narrator: Powell's got the chain saw, 289 00:13:07,019 --> 00:13:10,854 loud music, and gunshots on camera. 290 00:13:14,427 --> 00:13:17,494 [ Multiple gunshots continue ] 291 00:13:19,833 --> 00:13:22,099 Narrator: The suspect rolls away before the game warden 292 00:13:22,102 --> 00:13:23,634 can get to him. 293 00:13:25,572 --> 00:13:28,071 Is that the kind of behavior you've been seein'? 294 00:13:31,845 --> 00:13:33,777 Narrator: Powell has enough evidence 295 00:13:33,780 --> 00:13:35,111 to get an arrest warrant. 296 00:13:35,114 --> 00:13:38,048 He'll be back tomorrow to talk to his suspect. 297 00:13:38,051 --> 00:13:39,183 There's a pattern right here. 298 00:13:39,186 --> 00:13:40,584 This is not normal behavior at all. 299 00:13:42,322 --> 00:13:45,756 ♪♪ 300 00:13:50,730 --> 00:13:52,262 Narrator: Up north in fannin county... 301 00:13:52,265 --> 00:13:54,797 [ Cellphone rings ] 302 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:56,400 Game warden Randolph McGee. 303 00:13:56,403 --> 00:13:58,935 McGee and herchman get a report about a man 304 00:13:58,938 --> 00:14:01,271 who bragged about a buck he shot. 305 00:14:09,615 --> 00:14:11,481 Possessing a deer without a hunting license 306 00:14:11,484 --> 00:14:13,483 is a ticketable offense. 307 00:14:13,486 --> 00:14:16,620 Narrator: If the man shot a deer and doesn't have a license, 308 00:14:16,623 --> 00:14:19,656 he faces fines up to $500. 309 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:22,392 [ Dog barks ] 310 00:14:24,164 --> 00:14:25,895 [ Barking ] 311 00:14:25,898 --> 00:14:28,632 Mr. [bleep], how are you? 312 00:14:28,635 --> 00:14:30,566 Randolph McGee, state game warden. 313 00:14:30,569 --> 00:14:32,035 Oh, you're wet? 314 00:14:32,038 --> 00:14:33,770 He had deer hair all over his stomach 315 00:14:33,773 --> 00:14:36,440 and blood on his shoes, blood on his pants. 316 00:14:36,443 --> 00:14:38,642 What are y'all cleanin' right now? 317 00:14:38,645 --> 00:14:41,377 Blood? From what? 318 00:14:41,380 --> 00:14:42,779 Really? 319 00:14:44,651 --> 00:14:46,516 Narrator: Down by the border, 320 00:14:46,519 --> 00:14:49,786 game wardens Luis sosa, Carmen rickel, and Jason mcfall 321 00:14:49,789 --> 00:14:53,390 have been patrolling the rio grande river since dawn. 322 00:14:54,928 --> 00:14:58,128 This crab trap is not in compliance 323 00:14:58,131 --> 00:14:59,929 with our requirements. 324 00:14:59,932 --> 00:15:01,397 There needs to be an escape vent. 325 00:15:01,400 --> 00:15:03,933 In the case that these traps are unattended 326 00:15:03,936 --> 00:15:06,203 for excess period of time, that escape vent will open 327 00:15:06,206 --> 00:15:08,472 and release the resources that's in there. 328 00:15:08,475 --> 00:15:11,341 If that does not occur, then the trap becomes 329 00:15:11,344 --> 00:15:14,877 just an ongoing death trap for those species. 330 00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:16,480 Rickel: Come on, little guy. 331 00:15:18,218 --> 00:15:20,350 We'll go ahead and take that crab in. 332 00:15:20,353 --> 00:15:22,485 And then we'll set up a polygraph to see, um, 333 00:15:22,488 --> 00:15:25,421 if he's involved in this, uh, illegal activity. 334 00:15:25,424 --> 00:15:27,023 And then, um, you know, 335 00:15:27,026 --> 00:15:28,825 if he can't tell us anything, we'll see if he wants to be 336 00:15:28,828 --> 00:15:30,560 an informant for us, maybe give him some money to... 337 00:15:30,563 --> 00:15:32,863 To turn over whoever is illegally crabbing. 338 00:15:34,234 --> 00:15:36,967 We found today that every crab trap we checked 339 00:15:36,970 --> 00:15:39,903 was not in compliance, was not legal. 340 00:15:39,906 --> 00:15:41,971 So because of that, we seized the trap. 341 00:15:41,974 --> 00:15:43,706 We're gonna take 'em back to the ramp, 342 00:15:43,709 --> 00:15:45,308 load 'em up in our trucks, 343 00:15:45,311 --> 00:15:46,910 store 'em at the boat barn. 344 00:15:46,913 --> 00:15:48,578 Uh, we'll hold 'em there 345 00:15:48,581 --> 00:15:50,914 until we can visit with the owner. 346 00:15:56,856 --> 00:15:58,822 - I see something. - Yeah. 347 00:16:08,134 --> 00:16:10,767 They're trying to get their net in before we get to 'em. 348 00:16:11,804 --> 00:16:13,603 Narrator: It's an illegal Gill net, 349 00:16:13,606 --> 00:16:17,140 and rickel must cut the part that extends into U.S. waters. 350 00:16:17,143 --> 00:16:18,875 - Ugh. Gosh. - What? 351 00:16:18,878 --> 00:16:20,510 Full of game fish. 352 00:16:22,482 --> 00:16:24,348 I'll tell you when to cut. 353 00:16:28,087 --> 00:16:30,286 Rickel: One of 'em's pushin' off right now. 354 00:16:30,289 --> 00:16:32,289 Yep. I see him. 355 00:16:32,292 --> 00:16:34,690 I'll keep an eye on him. 356 00:16:34,693 --> 00:16:36,293 Rickel: There's always the potential for violence 357 00:16:36,296 --> 00:16:38,161 when they are actually working their net, 358 00:16:38,164 --> 00:16:41,297 and we're gonna take possession or seize the portion of the net 359 00:16:41,300 --> 00:16:43,967 that is illegal in Texas waters. 360 00:16:43,970 --> 00:16:45,569 Fisherman had just got in his boat 361 00:16:45,572 --> 00:16:47,471 and he's rowing in this direction. 362 00:16:50,310 --> 00:16:52,242 ♪♪ 363 00:16:52,245 --> 00:16:53,977 Narrator: Back in fannin county, 364 00:16:53,980 --> 00:16:55,378 game wardens question a man 365 00:16:55,381 --> 00:16:57,981 about a deer killed a few hours ago. 366 00:16:57,984 --> 00:17:00,450 Who shot the deer? [ Dog barking ] 367 00:17:00,453 --> 00:17:03,386 Can I take a look at your huntin' license right quick? 368 00:17:03,389 --> 00:17:05,389 You don't have a hunting license? 369 00:17:05,392 --> 00:17:09,726 Okay. Hey, could you come visit with me a minute? 370 00:17:09,729 --> 00:17:12,529 So he just shot it this afternoon? 371 00:17:12,532 --> 00:17:14,464 Okay. Where at did he shoot it? 372 00:17:18,271 --> 00:17:21,003 Okay. Why don't you get him a huntin' license? 373 00:17:21,006 --> 00:17:23,607 How... how old is he? 374 00:17:23,610 --> 00:17:25,909 He's 16 right now? 375 00:17:25,912 --> 00:17:28,478 Narrator: Hunters of all ages must have a license 376 00:17:28,481 --> 00:17:31,281 to legally hunt in the state of Texas. 377 00:17:31,284 --> 00:17:33,050 Do you have a hunting license? 378 00:17:35,621 --> 00:17:38,155 Yeah. What is... What is your son's name? 379 00:17:38,158 --> 00:17:39,823 - Junior? - Junior? Okay. 380 00:17:39,826 --> 00:17:43,025 Do you care if I talk to him, being that you're the parent? 381 00:17:43,028 --> 00:17:44,627 All right. I'm-a go visit with him a little bit. Okay? 382 00:17:44,630 --> 00:17:46,296 - Sure. - All right. - All right. 383 00:17:50,303 --> 00:17:51,768 Tell me about your hunt 384 00:17:51,771 --> 00:17:53,437 and when you shot it, where you shot it. 385 00:17:57,110 --> 00:17:58,341 Yeah. 386 00:17:59,979 --> 00:18:02,045 So this is... 387 00:18:02,048 --> 00:18:05,015 And how many times you been huntin' this year? 388 00:18:06,586 --> 00:18:09,386 Fifth? Have you had a huntin' license before? 389 00:18:09,389 --> 00:18:11,421 No? Has your dad? 390 00:18:13,726 --> 00:18:16,793 But he doesn't... But he doesn't hunt with you? 391 00:18:16,796 --> 00:18:19,029 So you always go by yourself when you go? 392 00:18:20,833 --> 00:18:22,599 - No. - No hunting license. 393 00:18:22,602 --> 00:18:26,203 He's like, "I understand how bad this looks, you know. 394 00:18:26,206 --> 00:18:28,804 "Y'all roll up. There's no tag, there's no huntin' license, 395 00:18:28,807 --> 00:18:30,407 and we got a big deer here." 396 00:18:30,410 --> 00:18:33,676 He was a little bit scared, but he knew that he got caught. 397 00:18:33,679 --> 00:18:35,946 There's not any way we can make this right. 398 00:18:35,949 --> 00:18:38,348 I would love to let you have this deer, 399 00:18:38,351 --> 00:18:40,416 but I can't do that. 400 00:18:40,419 --> 00:18:42,352 Narrator: The game wardens issue the teen a ticket 401 00:18:42,355 --> 00:18:45,221 and confiscate the rifle used to kill the deer. 402 00:18:45,224 --> 00:18:46,423 - You ready? - Yeah, I'm ready. 403 00:18:46,426 --> 00:18:47,858 All right. Let's go. 404 00:18:49,295 --> 00:18:51,294 Narrator: After leaving the family's property, 405 00:18:51,297 --> 00:18:55,031 McGee calls the man who reported the hunting crime. 406 00:18:55,034 --> 00:18:56,699 I wanted to thank you for your call 407 00:18:56,702 --> 00:18:59,302 and, uh, for everything you did. 408 00:18:59,305 --> 00:19:01,838 Narrator: Hearing about the son's confession, 409 00:19:01,841 --> 00:19:03,906 the informant says that's not the story 410 00:19:03,909 --> 00:19:05,775 he got from the dad. 411 00:19:11,851 --> 00:19:14,584 So I don't know what to tell you. 412 00:19:14,587 --> 00:19:16,653 And you saw the picture of the deer. 413 00:19:16,656 --> 00:19:19,388 And that was around, uh, 12:30. 414 00:19:19,391 --> 00:19:21,925 Dad killed the deer. 415 00:19:21,928 --> 00:19:23,593 Okay. 416 00:19:23,596 --> 00:19:25,262 Yeah, well, his son couldn't have shot it. 417 00:19:25,265 --> 00:19:26,796 He was at school. [ Chuckles ] 418 00:19:26,799 --> 00:19:30,133 Sounds like we got the wool pulled over our eyes. 419 00:19:30,136 --> 00:19:33,003 Narrator: McGee and herchman head back to talk to the dad. 420 00:19:33,006 --> 00:19:35,505 Dad threw his son under the bus. 421 00:19:41,814 --> 00:19:43,680 ♪♪ 422 00:19:43,683 --> 00:19:45,815 Who shot the deer? 423 00:19:45,818 --> 00:19:47,216 Narrator: In fannin county, 424 00:19:47,219 --> 00:19:49,218 game wardens issue a teen a citation 425 00:19:49,221 --> 00:19:51,287 for hunting without a license, 426 00:19:51,290 --> 00:19:53,489 only to find out from their informant 427 00:19:53,492 --> 00:19:55,825 that they may have been lied to. 428 00:19:55,828 --> 00:19:57,827 He said I didn't have my facts straight. 429 00:19:57,830 --> 00:20:00,964 The deer was shot while the boy was at school. 430 00:20:00,967 --> 00:20:03,032 Dad threw his son under the bus. 431 00:20:03,035 --> 00:20:04,834 Big time. 432 00:20:04,837 --> 00:20:07,304 Figured probably we'd be easier 'cause he's a juvenile. 433 00:20:07,307 --> 00:20:08,438 You know, people make mistakes, but... 434 00:20:08,441 --> 00:20:09,905 Well, yeah. And then, it wouldn't... 435 00:20:09,908 --> 00:20:11,841 When they blatantly lie to us... 436 00:20:11,844 --> 00:20:13,176 Herchman: He's probably thinkin' we're comin' back 437 00:20:13,179 --> 00:20:14,644 and give him his gun back. [ Laughs ] 438 00:20:14,647 --> 00:20:16,513 - Yeah. - [ K9 officer barks ] 439 00:20:17,717 --> 00:20:21,517 You surprised to see me again? 440 00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:23,920 Honestly, yes? You shouldn't be. 441 00:20:26,058 --> 00:20:27,857 Hop in the truck. 442 00:20:32,131 --> 00:20:33,863 I did some investigatin' and stuff. 443 00:20:33,866 --> 00:20:36,399 And, uh, and I was really disappointed to learn 444 00:20:36,402 --> 00:20:38,935 that, uh, your son didn't shoot that deer. 445 00:20:41,340 --> 00:20:43,006 Well, you know what I mean. 446 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:51,214 It makes a lot of sense. 447 00:20:51,217 --> 00:20:54,350 You shot the deer. 448 00:20:54,353 --> 00:20:56,886 Do what? 449 00:20:56,889 --> 00:20:59,155 I'm not gonna play that game. I know. 450 00:21:02,561 --> 00:21:04,294 Your son's a good boy. 451 00:21:04,297 --> 00:21:06,429 And for him to take the rap for your... 452 00:21:06,432 --> 00:21:07,897 The deer that you shot, 453 00:21:07,900 --> 00:21:10,766 you're a better man than that to let him take the rap for it. 454 00:21:10,769 --> 00:21:12,768 For he... You oughta come just blatantly lie to me 455 00:21:12,771 --> 00:21:14,437 after I was so nice to you. 456 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:16,373 I don't appreciate that. 457 00:21:16,376 --> 00:21:18,975 You just have to man up right now and tell me. 458 00:21:18,978 --> 00:21:20,443 Did you shoot the deer? 459 00:21:24,517 --> 00:21:26,116 Sosa: These guys will stretch their nets 460 00:21:26,119 --> 00:21:27,784 across the entire river 461 00:21:27,787 --> 00:21:31,121 and take resource from Texas and sell it. 462 00:21:31,124 --> 00:21:32,922 Narrator: Down on the rio grande river, 463 00:21:32,925 --> 00:21:36,259 Mexican fishermen scramble to pull their illegal nets 464 00:21:36,262 --> 00:21:38,061 before the game wardens do. 465 00:21:38,064 --> 00:21:41,398 Just drag it in. 466 00:21:41,401 --> 00:21:44,734 I'll tell you when to cut. 467 00:21:44,737 --> 00:21:47,137 You can see there's a fisherman out of Mexico 468 00:21:47,140 --> 00:21:49,939 who's workin' his way to the net that we're actually working. 469 00:21:49,942 --> 00:21:51,441 Cut it. 470 00:22:03,622 --> 00:22:06,222 Rickel: He's obviously not very happy. 471 00:22:06,225 --> 00:22:08,658 [ Sosa speaks Spanish ] 472 00:22:18,771 --> 00:22:22,305 I advised him, "you saw us yesterday. 473 00:22:22,308 --> 00:22:23,840 And here you are doing it again." 474 00:22:23,843 --> 00:22:26,910 So he's saying he won't do it again. 475 00:22:26,913 --> 00:22:28,444 Narrator: Sosa can't cross into 476 00:22:28,447 --> 00:22:31,981 the Mexican side of the river to issue a citation, 477 00:22:31,984 --> 00:22:34,517 but he can try to save the fish caught 478 00:22:34,520 --> 00:22:36,252 in the illegal Gill net. 479 00:22:36,255 --> 00:22:38,521 That guy right there, that red that's still flopping, 480 00:22:38,524 --> 00:22:41,524 let's get him. See if we can get him. 481 00:22:41,527 --> 00:22:43,860 The river is a nursery for these species. 482 00:22:43,863 --> 00:22:46,996 Fish come in here to populate and then return to the Gulf. 483 00:22:46,999 --> 00:22:48,664 If they're not makin' it back and forth 484 00:22:48,667 --> 00:22:50,133 because of these nets, obviously, 485 00:22:50,136 --> 00:22:52,669 that's gonna hurt our, uh, resource in Texas. 486 00:22:52,672 --> 00:22:56,005 This resource belongs to the citizens of Texas 487 00:22:56,008 --> 00:22:57,807 and it is for their enjoyment. 488 00:22:57,810 --> 00:23:00,744 Um, it is for the enjoyment of future generations. 489 00:23:00,747 --> 00:23:02,378 Rickel: If we have an opportunity 490 00:23:02,381 --> 00:23:05,281 to try to at least save one of 'em, we'll do it. 491 00:23:05,284 --> 00:23:07,484 There you go. 492 00:23:07,487 --> 00:23:09,486 Narrator: The game wardens release 493 00:23:09,489 --> 00:23:11,121 as many fish as they can. 494 00:23:15,561 --> 00:23:17,760 More or less, what do you think? How many fish were in that net? 495 00:23:17,763 --> 00:23:21,430 Oh, yeah. Um... 50 fish. 496 00:23:21,433 --> 00:23:22,965 We feel like today we won. 497 00:23:22,968 --> 00:23:24,567 They know that we're not gonna stop. 498 00:23:24,570 --> 00:23:26,969 So point for the game wardens. 499 00:23:26,972 --> 00:23:29,005 - Good job, buddy. - Yeah, you too. 500 00:23:31,310 --> 00:23:32,575 ♪♪ 501 00:23:32,578 --> 00:23:35,077 Narrator: Back in fannin county, 502 00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:37,446 game wardens try to get a confession. 503 00:23:37,449 --> 00:23:39,982 You just have to man up right now and tell me. 504 00:23:39,985 --> 00:23:41,317 Did you shoot the deer? 505 00:23:44,724 --> 00:23:47,490 All right. I knew that. 506 00:23:47,493 --> 00:23:49,259 Why did you tell me different? 507 00:23:53,933 --> 00:23:55,498 What I hate worse than you, uh, 508 00:23:55,501 --> 00:23:57,400 shootin' the deer is, uh, 509 00:23:57,403 --> 00:23:59,635 having your son take the blame for it. 510 00:23:59,638 --> 00:24:01,671 What's that teachin' him? 511 00:24:05,144 --> 00:24:06,743 Now you've put him an awkward position. 512 00:24:06,746 --> 00:24:10,213 You got him lyin' to a game warden. 513 00:24:10,216 --> 00:24:12,882 Narrator: Herchman digs deeper in case the family 514 00:24:12,885 --> 00:24:15,017 is hiding any other hunting crimes. 515 00:24:15,020 --> 00:24:16,286 You didn't kill that deer. 516 00:24:16,289 --> 00:24:18,754 No. 517 00:24:18,757 --> 00:24:21,157 Yeah? 518 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:22,759 Why would you do us that way? 519 00:24:32,305 --> 00:24:34,904 But what is it now? We're back here now. 520 00:24:34,907 --> 00:24:37,974 How big of a deal is that now? 521 00:24:37,977 --> 00:24:39,976 He said as soon as we pulled up, uh, 522 00:24:39,979 --> 00:24:41,578 his dad said, "hey, I could go to jail for this. 523 00:24:41,581 --> 00:24:44,113 You shot the deer." And he knew better. 524 00:24:44,116 --> 00:24:45,515 But he... what else did he kill this year? 525 00:24:45,518 --> 00:24:48,384 We didn't just show up, and y'all are cleanin' one deer. 526 00:24:48,387 --> 00:24:49,719 Now can I believe that? 527 00:24:49,722 --> 00:24:51,520 You've really gotta be honest with us now 528 00:24:51,523 --> 00:24:54,257 because he's fixin' to tell Randolph 529 00:24:54,260 --> 00:24:56,059 whatever he's gonna tell him, and you're tellin' me this. 530 00:24:56,062 --> 00:24:57,660 And me and Randolph are fixin' to talk. 531 00:24:57,663 --> 00:24:59,062 They've gotta match up. 532 00:24:59,065 --> 00:25:00,729 They don't match up, we've got a big problem. 533 00:25:00,732 --> 00:25:02,031 And I believe that. 534 00:25:06,539 --> 00:25:07,870 How many deer have you killed? 535 00:25:07,873 --> 00:25:09,138 It don't matter up to this point. 536 00:25:09,141 --> 00:25:11,007 I've got you with one. It don't matter. 537 00:25:11,010 --> 00:25:12,675 I'm not gonna go back on you. 538 00:25:12,678 --> 00:25:16,211 You've killed two deer. When'd you kill the other deer? 539 00:25:16,214 --> 00:25:17,514 Three or 4 years ago. 540 00:25:19,618 --> 00:25:23,686 Trent, Mr. [bleep] Shot the deer. 541 00:25:23,689 --> 00:25:26,689 Hey, i'm-a tell you right now, for talkin' to your son, 542 00:25:26,692 --> 00:25:28,358 you put him in a bad spot. - All right. 543 00:25:28,361 --> 00:25:30,693 This is gonna hurt your pocketbook more than anything. 544 00:25:30,696 --> 00:25:32,761 This is not gonna be a cheap ticket. 545 00:25:32,764 --> 00:25:34,163 To hunt deer in the state of Texas 546 00:25:34,166 --> 00:25:36,566 without a huntin' license is a class c misdemeanor. 547 00:25:36,569 --> 00:25:39,902 And, uh, with that is also some civil restitution. 548 00:25:39,905 --> 00:25:41,237 You're charged with the replacement cost 549 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:43,038 of that deer, 'cause that deer belongs 550 00:25:43,041 --> 00:25:44,373 to the people of the state of Texas. 551 00:25:44,376 --> 00:25:46,642 Narrator: In Texas, restitution costs 552 00:25:46,645 --> 00:25:48,311 for an illegally killed buck 553 00:25:48,314 --> 00:25:51,047 start at $881. 554 00:25:51,050 --> 00:25:54,183 The bigger the buck, the higher the fine. 555 00:25:54,186 --> 00:25:55,451 All right. 556 00:25:55,454 --> 00:25:57,954 Hey, I don't wanna come back out here. Okay? 557 00:26:02,194 --> 00:26:05,327 Lyin' never pays. It escalated out of control. 558 00:26:05,330 --> 00:26:07,964 And bottom line, don't lie to the game warden. 559 00:26:11,470 --> 00:26:14,670 ♪♪ 560 00:26:14,673 --> 00:26:17,940 Narrator: Outside Dallas, in the town of forney, 561 00:26:17,943 --> 00:26:21,144 game warden Powell continues his investigation into 562 00:26:21,147 --> 00:26:24,413 a ranch hand harassing hunters on the adjacent property. 563 00:26:24,416 --> 00:26:26,950 All right. Here we go. 564 00:26:26,953 --> 00:26:28,951 Powell: We got all the evidence we needed. 565 00:26:28,954 --> 00:26:31,620 He did three different things with the chain saw, 566 00:26:31,623 --> 00:26:36,492 with loud music, shots all in a small time. 567 00:26:36,495 --> 00:26:38,494 You know, I was able to see it firsthand. 568 00:26:38,497 --> 00:26:41,431 Narrator: While his partner picks up an arrest warrant, 569 00:26:41,434 --> 00:26:44,133 Powell waits for the suspect to show up. 570 00:26:47,306 --> 00:26:48,838 I hear a vehicle comin' down the road. 571 00:26:48,841 --> 00:26:52,375 Yeah, the black Nissan's back. 572 00:26:52,378 --> 00:26:54,277 He's right on cue. 573 00:27:01,387 --> 00:27:03,986 Hey there. How's it goin'? 574 00:27:03,989 --> 00:27:05,988 Good, man. 575 00:27:05,991 --> 00:27:07,523 What you doin'? 576 00:27:07,526 --> 00:27:08,858 [ Chain saw whirs ] 577 00:27:08,861 --> 00:27:11,294 Do see we're... you know, we're huntin' here. 578 00:27:13,265 --> 00:27:15,431 We're not huntin' in your field. 579 00:27:17,336 --> 00:27:19,134 Huh? 580 00:27:19,137 --> 00:27:20,603 Okay. 581 00:27:20,606 --> 00:27:23,405 Well, you know, we're out there... out here hunting? 582 00:27:23,408 --> 00:27:24,540 Do you know we're out here hunting? 583 00:27:24,543 --> 00:27:26,942 [ Chain saw whirring ] 584 00:27:26,945 --> 00:27:28,878 You gotta work... You got work right here? 585 00:27:30,616 --> 00:27:33,149 I knew he was tryin' to disrupt the hunt. 586 00:27:33,152 --> 00:27:34,951 Did you see all that? 587 00:27:34,954 --> 00:27:38,554 Oh, yes, sir. I watched every bit of it. 588 00:27:38,557 --> 00:27:40,423 We see the suspect vehicle go out the gate 589 00:27:40,426 --> 00:27:41,758 and back down the road. 590 00:27:41,761 --> 00:27:45,027 And we're watchin' the truck, and it stopped. 591 00:27:45,030 --> 00:27:47,830 He's right down there by those pens. 592 00:27:47,833 --> 00:27:49,031 [ Gunshot ] 593 00:27:49,034 --> 00:27:50,700 Oh, [bleep]. He just shot from the road. 594 00:27:50,703 --> 00:27:52,702 You see him? - Yeah. 595 00:27:52,705 --> 00:27:54,570 Yeah, there he is in the orange jacket. 596 00:27:54,573 --> 00:27:56,706 He... he's already shot once. 597 00:27:56,709 --> 00:27:58,107 [ Gunshot ] 598 00:27:58,110 --> 00:28:00,243 Oh, he shot. He's shooting at something. 599 00:28:00,246 --> 00:28:02,445 From right there, I went into the game warden mode. 600 00:28:02,448 --> 00:28:04,780 Narrator: Powell calls his partner for backup. 601 00:28:04,783 --> 00:28:06,449 Eric, haul ass down here. He just shot from the road. 602 00:28:06,452 --> 00:28:08,383 Come on. Come on. 603 00:28:08,386 --> 00:28:10,887 Narrator: The shooter heads into the field. 604 00:28:20,132 --> 00:28:21,731 There he is right there. 605 00:28:24,269 --> 00:28:26,135 He's right up there in the open gate on the left. 606 00:28:26,138 --> 00:28:28,237 He's in those pens right there. 607 00:28:34,346 --> 00:28:35,778 Hey, Texas game warden. Come here. 608 00:28:41,721 --> 00:28:42,852 ♪♪ 609 00:28:42,855 --> 00:28:46,122 He's right down there by those pens. 610 00:28:46,125 --> 00:28:47,724 [ Gunshot ] He just shoot? 611 00:28:47,727 --> 00:28:49,258 Yeah, he just shot from the road. 612 00:28:49,261 --> 00:28:50,927 Narrator: In forney, Texas, 613 00:28:50,930 --> 00:28:53,863 a man who's been interfering with his neighbor's hunt 614 00:28:53,866 --> 00:28:55,597 is caught shooting from the road. 615 00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:57,133 Hey, Texas game warden. Come here. 616 00:28:57,136 --> 00:28:59,802 What are you shootin' at? 617 00:28:59,805 --> 00:29:01,671 What are you shootin'? Turn around. 618 00:29:01,674 --> 00:29:03,473 Huh? 619 00:29:03,476 --> 00:29:05,608 When I identified myself as a game warden, 620 00:29:05,611 --> 00:29:07,209 the first thing he said was, 621 00:29:07,212 --> 00:29:08,878 "I shot it legally. I shot it legally." 622 00:29:08,881 --> 00:29:10,947 And I didn't know what he was talkin' about. 623 00:29:10,950 --> 00:29:12,748 You shot what legal? - The deer! 624 00:29:12,751 --> 00:29:15,617 - What were you shootin' at? - Right here at this gate. 625 00:29:15,620 --> 00:29:16,685 You were on the side of that road right there when you shot. 626 00:29:16,688 --> 00:29:18,153 No, no, no! I was inside the gate! 627 00:29:18,156 --> 00:29:21,624 Myself was inside the gate, and my truck was in the road. 628 00:29:21,627 --> 00:29:23,025 You recognize me? 629 00:29:23,028 --> 00:29:24,426 - Yeah, I saw you over there... - You saw me down here. 630 00:29:24,429 --> 00:29:26,362 I saw you back down there in the woods a while ago. 631 00:29:26,365 --> 00:29:28,231 What... what... wait... wait. Why am I bein' arrested? 632 00:29:28,234 --> 00:29:29,765 You're not bein' arrested. You're bein' detained right now. 633 00:29:29,768 --> 00:29:32,234 - Well, hey! Hey! Hey! - Hey, let me tell you somethin'. 634 00:29:32,237 --> 00:29:33,569 Don't... don't resist. All right. 635 00:29:33,572 --> 00:29:35,704 I-I-I ain't resistin' [bleep]! 636 00:29:35,707 --> 00:29:37,940 I am not resisting! - Calm down. 637 00:29:39,711 --> 00:29:42,645 Narrator: In the east Texas prairie lands... 638 00:29:42,648 --> 00:29:44,446 [ Cellphone rings ] Game wardens herchman and McGee 639 00:29:44,449 --> 00:29:48,317 head to Van zandt county on a special wildlife mission. 640 00:29:48,320 --> 00:29:49,919 Okay, that's fine. 641 00:29:49,922 --> 00:29:51,854 Bob Anderson's a local rehabber, 642 00:29:51,857 --> 00:29:54,857 probably the only one within three or four counties. 643 00:29:54,860 --> 00:29:58,928 The rehabber is releasing a Doe and asked for the wardens' help. 644 00:29:59,999 --> 00:30:03,599 Hello! Hello! How are you? 645 00:30:03,602 --> 00:30:06,802 What is that jumpin' over there? 646 00:30:06,805 --> 00:30:09,272 - [ Laughs ] Texas rabbit. - [ Laughs ] 647 00:30:09,275 --> 00:30:12,341 Narrator: The rehabber takes in all kinds of wildlife, 648 00:30:12,344 --> 00:30:14,877 even exotic animals like wallabies 649 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:16,679 that have been confiscated from people 650 00:30:16,682 --> 00:30:19,015 who didn't have permits to own them. 651 00:30:19,018 --> 00:30:20,950 All the little critter calls we get as game wardens 652 00:30:20,953 --> 00:30:23,753 on a day-to-day basis sometimes really add up, 653 00:30:23,756 --> 00:30:25,888 and we really don't know what to do with everything. 654 00:30:25,891 --> 00:30:28,591 So Bob's one of those guys that makes it a lot easier on us. 655 00:30:31,230 --> 00:30:32,828 Jane Doe. 656 00:30:32,831 --> 00:30:34,029 [ Laughter ] 657 00:30:34,032 --> 00:30:35,431 Where's Stephanie at? 658 00:30:35,434 --> 00:30:37,366 That's the one we're gonna try that's bein' a little rowdy. 659 00:30:37,369 --> 00:30:38,701 Isn't she? - Yeah. 660 00:30:38,704 --> 00:30:40,069 Down under the trees. 661 00:30:43,642 --> 00:30:45,308 Narrator: Stephanie was brought in a few months ago 662 00:30:45,311 --> 00:30:46,976 with an injured leg. 663 00:30:46,979 --> 00:30:48,611 She's healed now, 664 00:30:48,614 --> 00:30:52,047 but there's another reason the Doe needs to be relocated. 665 00:30:52,050 --> 00:30:54,583 That buck is kind of possessive of some of those deer in there. 666 00:30:54,586 --> 00:30:56,585 And it's, of course, ruttin' time now. 667 00:30:56,588 --> 00:30:57,986 It is mating season. 668 00:30:57,989 --> 00:31:00,389 And she was causin' problems with the other deer. 669 00:31:00,392 --> 00:31:02,925 So Bob, he wanted to remove her 670 00:31:02,928 --> 00:31:04,660 and get her transitioned out 671 00:31:04,663 --> 00:31:06,862 into the wild as quick as he could. 672 00:31:06,865 --> 00:31:08,864 You just do your thing. 673 00:31:08,867 --> 00:31:10,266 And if you need some help, I'll be here. 674 00:31:10,269 --> 00:31:11,601 We'll help... We'll help load her up. 675 00:31:11,604 --> 00:31:13,323 We'll bring the, uh, we'll bring the muscle. 676 00:31:15,740 --> 00:31:16,939 Okay. 677 00:31:18,610 --> 00:31:20,142 This is a wild animal. 678 00:31:20,145 --> 00:31:23,545 And to transport it just three miles down the road, 679 00:31:23,548 --> 00:31:26,949 it can injure one of us. It can definitely injure itself. 680 00:31:26,952 --> 00:31:30,886 So we made the decision to, uh, use a tranquilizer gun. 681 00:31:30,889 --> 00:31:32,688 It's ready to go. 682 00:31:32,691 --> 00:31:34,290 How many shots does it fire? 683 00:31:34,293 --> 00:31:36,025 - One. - Can you hit it? 684 00:31:36,028 --> 00:31:37,293 - Yes. - In the wind? 685 00:31:37,296 --> 00:31:38,360 -You can? Yeah. 686 00:31:38,363 --> 00:31:39,895 You know, it's real windy today. 687 00:31:39,898 --> 00:31:41,563 And sometimes, those darts can, uh, 688 00:31:41,566 --> 00:31:43,766 miss 'em or maybe hit 'em in some vitals. 689 00:31:43,769 --> 00:31:46,368 So, you know, it's one of those iffy situations 690 00:31:46,371 --> 00:31:47,870 when you go to dartin' a deer. 691 00:31:52,578 --> 00:31:56,312 Narrator: The buck, Ralph, isn't making this process easy. 692 00:32:09,128 --> 00:32:10,926 ♪♪ 693 00:32:10,929 --> 00:32:13,396 - How many shots does it fire? - One. 694 00:32:13,399 --> 00:32:14,930 Narrator: In Van zandt county, 695 00:32:14,933 --> 00:32:16,999 a rehabber attempts to sedate a Doe 696 00:32:17,002 --> 00:32:19,568 that's going to be released into the wild. 697 00:32:24,476 --> 00:32:25,841 Yeah. 698 00:32:33,952 --> 00:32:36,551 We've given about 30 minutes to make sure it's sedated. 699 00:32:36,554 --> 00:32:38,020 That way, we can go get it and tie it up, 700 00:32:38,023 --> 00:32:40,623 and we don't have to worry about it, you know, wakin' back up. 701 00:32:40,626 --> 00:32:43,292 She's layin' down over there. 702 00:32:43,295 --> 00:32:45,360 A lot of rehabbers will sign up through the state, 703 00:32:45,363 --> 00:32:47,163 but they always realize really quick 704 00:32:47,166 --> 00:32:49,298 it's a lot of money, a lot of time, 705 00:32:49,301 --> 00:32:50,899 and it's a lot of work. 706 00:32:50,902 --> 00:32:53,302 Y'all ready? One, two, three. 707 00:32:53,305 --> 00:32:58,107 Bob actually loves what he does and knows how to do it right. 708 00:32:58,110 --> 00:32:59,508 He releases 'em back into the wild 709 00:32:59,511 --> 00:33:01,577 with as little human contact as possible 710 00:33:01,580 --> 00:33:02,845 so they're not pets runnin' up 711 00:33:02,848 --> 00:33:05,981 in everybody's yard causin' problems. 712 00:33:05,984 --> 00:33:07,583 Narrator: They drive 3 miles 713 00:33:07,586 --> 00:33:09,719 to an area that's closed to hunting. 714 00:33:13,925 --> 00:33:15,591 All right. Walk backward. 715 00:33:18,397 --> 00:33:20,329 They're tryin' to let the deer get up by itself, 716 00:33:20,332 --> 00:33:21,730 rubbin' on her and kind of nudgin' her, 717 00:33:21,733 --> 00:33:23,199 try to see if she can wake back up. 718 00:33:23,202 --> 00:33:26,268 Narrator: The rubbing stimulates the Doe's circulation 719 00:33:26,271 --> 00:33:28,637 as the tranquilizer wears off. 720 00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:37,079 The deer was standin' up, lookin' good, 721 00:33:37,082 --> 00:33:38,681 and ready to go out in the wild. 722 00:33:38,684 --> 00:33:40,750 It's our job as game wardens to protect animals. 723 00:33:40,753 --> 00:33:44,286 And if somebody like Bob takes care of these things 724 00:33:44,289 --> 00:33:47,356 and gets 'em released back into the wild, it's great. 725 00:33:49,228 --> 00:33:51,827 - Narrator: Back in forney... - I ain't resistin' [bleep]! 726 00:33:51,830 --> 00:33:55,431 Narrator: Game wardens question a man caught road hunting. 727 00:33:55,434 --> 00:33:57,433 This is the same man who has been disrupting 728 00:33:57,436 --> 00:34:00,235 police sergeant Shane prewitt's hunt. 729 00:34:00,238 --> 00:34:02,038 - Calm down. - [ Shouts indistinctly ] 730 00:34:03,642 --> 00:34:04,840 I just shot it right here! 731 00:34:04,843 --> 00:34:06,108 I just told you that I was fixin' to try 732 00:34:06,111 --> 00:34:07,576 and put the [bleep] tag on! 733 00:34:07,579 --> 00:34:10,513 - We saw you where you shot it. - I shot it from right here. 734 00:34:10,516 --> 00:34:11,880 We had an arrestable offense right there 735 00:34:11,883 --> 00:34:14,183 when he shot a deer off the county road. 736 00:34:14,186 --> 00:34:15,985 See if he'll talk to you. He's mad... he's mad at me. 737 00:34:15,988 --> 00:34:17,586 He hates me. So i'm-a let you talk to him. 738 00:34:17,589 --> 00:34:20,256 Okay. I wanna talk to you about the deer 739 00:34:20,259 --> 00:34:21,724 in the back of your truck. - Yes, sir. 740 00:34:21,727 --> 00:34:24,259 So what kind of time frame are we talkin' about? I think you... 741 00:34:24,262 --> 00:34:25,661 I don't even know what time it is right now. 742 00:34:25,664 --> 00:34:27,930 No, I'm not talkin' about what time it is right now. 743 00:34:27,933 --> 00:34:29,464 Time frame it took me to go from here to there, 744 00:34:29,467 --> 00:34:30,800 unlock the gate and shoot the deer? 745 00:34:30,803 --> 00:34:32,301 Yeah. 746 00:34:32,304 --> 00:34:36,138 Uh, a matter of, uh, probably... 747 00:34:36,141 --> 00:34:37,740 3 minutes? 2 minutes? 748 00:34:37,743 --> 00:34:39,208 All right. And so the time frame that you... 749 00:34:39,211 --> 00:34:40,609 Then I picked the other one up right here. 750 00:34:40,612 --> 00:34:41,744 All right. If you're gonna answer my questions, 751 00:34:41,747 --> 00:34:44,346 you gotta let me ask it. 752 00:34:44,349 --> 00:34:47,816 - I'm through answerin'. - Okay. 753 00:34:47,819 --> 00:34:49,552 He's makin' this up as he goes. 754 00:34:49,555 --> 00:34:53,221 He... he knows that he... he got out and he shot right here. 755 00:34:53,224 --> 00:34:54,623 Oh, he admitted shootin' from the road? 756 00:34:54,626 --> 00:34:58,027 No. He... he's sayin' he shot... He got out inside the gate, 757 00:34:58,030 --> 00:35:00,762 and he shot twice from standin' inside the gate. 758 00:35:00,765 --> 00:35:02,898 [ Laughs ] - Not what happened. 759 00:35:02,901 --> 00:35:04,099 We knew he shot off the road. 760 00:35:04,102 --> 00:35:06,902 [ Gunshot ] 761 00:35:06,905 --> 00:35:09,772 So at that time, we started trying to find the evidence. 762 00:35:09,775 --> 00:35:11,974 Of course, the evidence we're lookin' for is a casing. 763 00:35:11,977 --> 00:35:13,642 One of the shell casings was in the gun. 764 00:35:13,645 --> 00:35:15,578 - Well, if he shot from... - Got one case still in the gun? 765 00:35:15,581 --> 00:35:16,978 Yes. 766 00:35:16,981 --> 00:35:18,446 'Cause we know that deer was sittin' right there. 767 00:35:18,449 --> 00:35:19,781 So he probably... And I'm sure he shot 768 00:35:19,784 --> 00:35:22,918 between here and 4 or 5 feet over there. 769 00:35:22,921 --> 00:35:24,854 - There. - Ha! 770 00:35:24,857 --> 00:35:26,388 There it is! 771 00:35:26,391 --> 00:35:31,127 We found a empty shell casing that matched that same rifle, 772 00:35:31,130 --> 00:35:33,262 showin' that he did discharge that firearm 773 00:35:33,265 --> 00:35:34,463 from that public road. 774 00:35:34,466 --> 00:35:36,464 That's right in line... 775 00:35:36,467 --> 00:35:38,000 Right in line where that deer was. 776 00:35:38,003 --> 00:35:40,536 A lot of our cases are made after the fact. 777 00:35:40,539 --> 00:35:42,104 You know, to be able to see somebody 778 00:35:42,107 --> 00:35:44,940 and catch them red-handed like we did, it's pretty rare. 779 00:35:44,943 --> 00:35:47,743 Narrator: The man is charged with hunting from a public road 780 00:35:47,746 --> 00:35:51,280 as well as hunter harassment and taken into custody. 781 00:35:51,283 --> 00:35:54,884 As a game warden, we're here to protect our hunters' rights. 782 00:35:54,887 --> 00:35:56,619 So when a hunter comes and tells us 783 00:35:56,622 --> 00:35:58,753 he's havin' problems, um, we're gonna be there. 784 00:35:58,756 --> 00:36:00,422 Uh, I can't tell y'all enough 785 00:36:00,425 --> 00:36:02,291 how much I do appreciate y'all comin' out. 786 00:36:02,294 --> 00:36:04,226 Uh, otherwise, this would've just continued. 787 00:36:04,229 --> 00:36:06,028 - It would have. - He was escalating. 788 00:36:06,031 --> 00:36:07,897 - But he's goin' to jail. - Yep. 789 00:36:11,503 --> 00:36:14,503 ♪♪ 790 00:36:17,109 --> 00:36:19,241 Narrator: Back in rural fannin county, 791 00:36:19,244 --> 00:36:22,778 game warden herchman just got a lead on his coyote trapper. 792 00:36:22,781 --> 00:36:24,313 A guy lives down this road, 793 00:36:24,316 --> 00:36:27,582 said there was an old man puttin' out snares for coyotes. 794 00:36:27,585 --> 00:36:29,652 We're here in honey grove in fannin county, 795 00:36:29,655 --> 00:36:31,253 about 9 miles from where 796 00:36:31,256 --> 00:36:33,856 the actual, uh, snares were set out. 797 00:36:33,859 --> 00:36:35,724 The complainant finally called, got a license plate. 798 00:36:35,727 --> 00:36:38,394 Supposedly, the truck he drives has got a cage in the back. 799 00:36:38,397 --> 00:36:39,728 And then there's a white truck, 800 00:36:39,731 --> 00:36:42,064 I think, that he checks 'em into. 801 00:36:42,067 --> 00:36:43,331 Narrator: Using the license plate, 802 00:36:43,334 --> 00:36:46,468 herchman got the trapper's name and address. 803 00:36:46,471 --> 00:36:47,936 You never know when you show up, 804 00:36:47,939 --> 00:36:49,271 he could have three buddies there. 805 00:36:49,274 --> 00:36:51,207 They could be drunked up, uh, 806 00:36:51,210 --> 00:36:53,008 could be all kinds of things goin' on. 807 00:36:53,011 --> 00:36:55,344 But, uh, a second set of eyes always does a lot. 808 00:36:55,347 --> 00:36:58,013 It makes the investigation go a lot smoother. 809 00:36:58,016 --> 00:36:59,614 What do you know about the guy we're gonna go see? 810 00:36:59,617 --> 00:37:01,683 Older gentleman that's trappin' coyotes. 811 00:37:01,686 --> 00:37:03,552 -He's live-trappin' coyotes? Yeah. 812 00:37:03,555 --> 00:37:05,688 - You got a workup on him? - I do. 813 00:37:05,691 --> 00:37:07,689 That's him in a younger picture, I do believe. 814 00:37:07,692 --> 00:37:10,759 Narrator: After a major rabies attack in the 1990s 815 00:37:10,762 --> 00:37:13,696 that affected hundreds of pets and livestock, 816 00:37:13,699 --> 00:37:15,898 Texas implemented strict laws 817 00:37:15,901 --> 00:37:18,700 to control the spread of the fatal disease. 818 00:37:18,703 --> 00:37:21,604 You just don't mess around with live coyotes. 819 00:37:29,247 --> 00:37:31,313 - Hey, how are you? - Hi. Good. 820 00:37:31,316 --> 00:37:32,614 I'm Steve, the game warden. 821 00:37:32,617 --> 00:37:34,650 We were lookin' for gene. Is he in? 822 00:37:34,653 --> 00:37:37,452 - No, he went to bano. - Uh, okay. 823 00:37:37,455 --> 00:37:38,987 Well, I needed to visit with him. 824 00:37:38,990 --> 00:37:40,255 Will he be back tonight? 825 00:37:40,258 --> 00:37:41,256 Oh, yeah. He'll be back this afternoon. 826 00:37:41,259 --> 00:37:42,925 Okay. All right. Hey, thank you now! 827 00:37:42,928 --> 00:37:44,960 Uh, have him call me. All right. 828 00:37:47,198 --> 00:37:50,065 - Well, at least he's close. - Yeah, I missed him, though. 829 00:37:50,068 --> 00:37:52,200 Narrator: As they're pulling away from the house, 830 00:37:52,203 --> 00:37:55,871 they recognize the man driving toward them. 831 00:37:55,874 --> 00:37:57,439 That's him. That's him. 832 00:38:03,881 --> 00:38:06,681 ♪♪ 833 00:38:06,684 --> 00:38:08,150 That's him. 834 00:38:08,153 --> 00:38:10,485 Narrator: Back in fannin county, Texas, 835 00:38:10,488 --> 00:38:12,053 herchman and stapleton track down 836 00:38:12,056 --> 00:38:15,890 a trapper suspected of catching and selling live coyotes. 837 00:38:15,893 --> 00:38:17,625 Hey, we were just comin' to talk to you! 838 00:38:17,628 --> 00:38:18,961 Here, back up. We'll have to get off the road here. 839 00:38:18,964 --> 00:38:21,830 We wanna visit. 840 00:38:21,833 --> 00:38:23,565 I'm Steve, one of the game wardens here. 841 00:38:23,568 --> 00:38:25,100 This is Trent herchman. - How you doin'? Trent herchman. 842 00:38:25,103 --> 00:38:26,835 - Yeah. Hello. - Good to meet you. - Yeah, um, 843 00:38:26,838 --> 00:38:29,038 yeah, we need to visit with you about the snares. 844 00:38:30,042 --> 00:38:31,573 I ain't got any out now. 845 00:38:31,576 --> 00:38:36,779 No? Um, you don't have any... Any out down by bug tussle? 846 00:38:36,782 --> 00:38:39,314 - No, I ain't been out there. - No? Here's the thing, though. 847 00:38:39,317 --> 00:38:41,983 We found your snares on the road. 848 00:38:41,986 --> 00:38:45,254 - You seen 'em? - Yes. 849 00:38:45,257 --> 00:38:47,423 Oh, [bleep]... 850 00:38:48,726 --> 00:38:50,726 Yeah. 851 00:38:50,729 --> 00:38:52,261 How many traps you got out right now? 852 00:38:52,264 --> 00:38:54,063 - I ain't got any. - All right. 853 00:38:54,066 --> 00:38:55,397 - I took 'em all up. - So they all been pulled? 854 00:38:55,400 --> 00:38:56,932 Hell, they was off the right of way. 855 00:38:56,935 --> 00:38:58,400 But they were in the right of way. 856 00:38:58,403 --> 00:39:03,071 Here's the fence. Here's the road. Here's the snare. 857 00:39:03,074 --> 00:39:04,272 Where are your traps at right now? 858 00:39:04,275 --> 00:39:05,474 You got 'em in your trunk, or you got 'em in the shop? 859 00:39:05,477 --> 00:39:06,608 No, in the back. 860 00:39:06,611 --> 00:39:08,050 Let... let's look and see what you... 861 00:39:09,481 --> 00:39:11,346 Yeah, here's your little truck. 862 00:39:11,349 --> 00:39:13,448 - You're live-catchin' 'em? - Yeah. 863 00:39:13,451 --> 00:39:17,285 Hey, you don't got any live coyotes with you, right? 864 00:39:17,288 --> 00:39:18,687 Okay. 865 00:39:18,690 --> 00:39:20,289 Tell me this. This what... 866 00:39:20,292 --> 00:39:22,023 This is what I need to know, this, me and you talkin'. 867 00:39:22,026 --> 00:39:25,294 What... what are you doin' with live coyotes? 868 00:39:25,297 --> 00:39:30,832 Where at? 869 00:39:30,835 --> 00:39:33,101 For? 870 00:39:33,104 --> 00:39:37,039 Are you talkin' about, uh, fox hounds? 871 00:39:37,042 --> 00:39:41,577 Yeah. How many have you taken to Oklahoma and sold? 872 00:39:44,182 --> 00:39:45,313 What were you gettin' for 'em then? 873 00:39:45,316 --> 00:39:46,982 - $50. - $50? $50 a head. 874 00:39:46,985 --> 00:39:48,584 You realize you cannot possess 875 00:39:48,587 --> 00:39:50,152 a live coyote in the state of Texas. 876 00:39:51,989 --> 00:39:52,988 Rabies quarantine. 877 00:39:52,991 --> 00:39:54,789 Yeah, so they're quarantined. 878 00:39:54,792 --> 00:39:56,658 Tell me this, uh, 'cause i'm havin' a little bit of trouble 879 00:39:56,661 --> 00:39:58,793 because you're an outdoor boy. 880 00:39:58,796 --> 00:40:00,329 There ain't no doubt in my mind. 881 00:40:00,332 --> 00:40:03,065 I'm not believin' that you set that many snares out 882 00:40:03,068 --> 00:40:05,734 and you didn't catch a coyote. 883 00:40:05,737 --> 00:40:07,836 You're too good. You're too good. 884 00:40:10,942 --> 00:40:12,140 We're gonna press him to make sure 885 00:40:12,143 --> 00:40:13,609 that he doesn't have anymore snares out 886 00:40:13,612 --> 00:40:15,210 'cause the last thing we want are these snares 887 00:40:15,213 --> 00:40:16,745 just bein' left out there. 888 00:40:16,748 --> 00:40:18,514 Do you think that you got 'em all out? 889 00:40:20,419 --> 00:40:21,784 I'd like to. 890 00:40:27,692 --> 00:40:29,758 So we have the, uh, suspect and Steve in, uh, 891 00:40:29,761 --> 00:40:31,093 the vehicle in front of us. 892 00:40:31,096 --> 00:40:33,495 And what we're gonna go do now is verify that, uh, 893 00:40:33,498 --> 00:40:35,864 he has picked these snares up. He said he has. 894 00:40:39,504 --> 00:40:41,703 Let's look right here real quick. 895 00:40:43,508 --> 00:40:46,642 Yep. Yep. Right there. Yep. 896 00:40:46,645 --> 00:40:48,710 Yep. There it is. 897 00:40:48,713 --> 00:40:51,179 Right. That's all I need to see. Yeah. 898 00:40:51,182 --> 00:40:52,580 Narrator: The man's story checks out. 899 00:40:52,583 --> 00:40:54,649 He's removed his snares. 900 00:40:54,652 --> 00:40:58,787 The wardens reiterate that selling live coyotes is illegal 901 00:40:58,790 --> 00:41:02,991 and issue a citation for hunting from a public roadway. 902 00:41:02,994 --> 00:41:04,859 Herchman: As far as, uh, huntin' off the road goes, 903 00:41:04,862 --> 00:41:07,262 and if snares were set out in the public roadway, 904 00:41:07,265 --> 00:41:09,398 whether they catch domesticated animals, 905 00:41:09,401 --> 00:41:11,934 dogs, uh, deer, 906 00:41:11,937 --> 00:41:13,735 it's just not safe for anybody. 907 00:41:13,738 --> 00:41:15,203 He has picked 'em up, 908 00:41:15,206 --> 00:41:17,072 which is good for the people around here. 909 00:41:17,075 --> 00:41:19,807 And that should be a wrap on this deal. 910 00:41:19,810 --> 00:41:22,411 ♪♪ 911 00:41:23,305 --> 00:42:23,242 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm