"Lone Star Law" Order on the Border

1 00:00:10,410 --> 00:00:12,610 Narrator: Coming up on "lone star law"... 2 00:00:12,613 --> 00:00:14,545 [ Speaks Spanish ] 3 00:00:14,548 --> 00:00:16,614 My wife was sitting in the house. 4 00:00:16,617 --> 00:00:19,283 She heard a shot that was extremely loud. 5 00:00:19,286 --> 00:00:21,552 [ Siren wailing ] 6 00:00:21,555 --> 00:00:23,954 Someone's hunting back there and leaving the meat. 7 00:00:23,957 --> 00:00:26,491 We're gonna stake out the area. 8 00:00:26,494 --> 00:00:29,560 Look like I saw somethin' between these trees. 9 00:00:29,563 --> 00:00:31,695 Somebody was shootin' at the end of the road up here. 10 00:00:31,698 --> 00:00:35,365 I'm following leads that involve that truck and that car. 11 00:00:35,368 --> 00:00:36,968 I don't know what you want me to say. 12 00:00:36,971 --> 00:00:38,302 You need to tell the whole truth 13 00:00:38,305 --> 00:00:40,104 and you need to tell it right now. 14 00:00:40,107 --> 00:00:43,608 ♪♪ 15 00:00:47,647 --> 00:00:49,847 [ Flies buzzing ] 16 00:00:49,850 --> 00:00:51,015 [ Rattling ] 17 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:59,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 18 00:01:04,465 --> 00:01:07,331 Man: A Texas game warden's job is to protect wild animals 19 00:01:07,334 --> 00:01:09,600 and wild places, keep the public safe, 20 00:01:09,603 --> 00:01:11,969 and every now and again, put a bad guy in jail. 21 00:01:16,143 --> 00:01:19,076 Captions by vitac... www.Vitac.Com 22 00:01:19,079 --> 00:01:22,947 captions paid for by discovery communications 23 00:01:22,950 --> 00:01:25,283 ♪♪ 24 00:01:25,286 --> 00:01:26,617 Narrator: In east Texas, 25 00:01:26,620 --> 00:01:28,752 near Davy Crockett national forest, 26 00:01:28,755 --> 00:01:31,021 game warden zak benge's territory 27 00:01:31,024 --> 00:01:34,258 is home to some of the state's largest trophy bucks. 28 00:01:34,261 --> 00:01:36,293 Killed that deer in 2003. 29 00:01:36,296 --> 00:01:37,761 I killed that deer when I was in seventh grade 30 00:01:37,764 --> 00:01:39,497 on the same lease that I killed that deer. 31 00:01:39,500 --> 00:01:42,300 Um, he's an 11-point. I was so excited. 32 00:01:42,303 --> 00:01:45,436 Every deer in here except this one here 33 00:01:45,439 --> 00:01:47,038 came from Houston county. 34 00:01:47,041 --> 00:01:48,372 Narrator: Benge comes from 35 00:01:48,375 --> 00:01:49,974 a long line of hunters and lawmen. 36 00:01:49,977 --> 00:01:51,975 My father was a game warden over 30 years. 37 00:01:51,978 --> 00:01:53,578 So he hunted a lot. I hunt a lot. 38 00:01:53,581 --> 00:01:54,912 My son enjoys to hunt. 39 00:01:54,915 --> 00:01:56,447 For me to be a good game warden, 40 00:01:56,450 --> 00:01:58,382 to be the best I can be, I oughta hunt. 41 00:01:58,385 --> 00:02:00,251 I can lead by example. 42 00:02:00,254 --> 00:02:02,519 As you can see, I got deer in my backyard. 43 00:02:02,522 --> 00:02:05,923 Every evenin', I'll have four, five does and about seven bucks 44 00:02:05,926 --> 00:02:07,058 that come through here. 45 00:02:07,061 --> 00:02:09,193 A couple of those are fawns from this year. 46 00:02:09,196 --> 00:02:11,796 And I'm hopin' that they'll in turn get bred 47 00:02:11,799 --> 00:02:14,398 and bring their fawns here to the property as well. 48 00:02:14,401 --> 00:02:15,533 Go with mama right quick. I'll be... 49 00:02:15,536 --> 00:02:17,401 [ Child whining ] 50 00:02:17,404 --> 00:02:19,336 Hunting is a very big industry in the state of Texas. 51 00:02:19,339 --> 00:02:21,005 It definitely brings lots of money, 52 00:02:21,008 --> 00:02:22,206 um, to our little community. 53 00:02:22,209 --> 00:02:24,007 Say, "bye-bye." 54 00:02:24,010 --> 00:02:27,144 We're here to make sure that people enjoy their hunting, 55 00:02:27,147 --> 00:02:29,213 enjoy the hunting tradition, 56 00:02:29,216 --> 00:02:31,349 and to do it correctly and legally. 57 00:02:35,556 --> 00:02:37,421 We're gonna go check a piece of private property 58 00:02:37,424 --> 00:02:39,223 in the Porter Springs area. 59 00:02:39,226 --> 00:02:41,025 It's an older lady that she's got a few hunters 60 00:02:41,028 --> 00:02:44,027 that come in. 61 00:02:44,030 --> 00:02:45,296 They'll be shootin' back in there, 62 00:02:45,299 --> 00:02:47,698 if they're shootin'. 63 00:02:47,701 --> 00:02:48,833 Hopefully I can hear some shots 64 00:02:48,836 --> 00:02:51,369 back along the edge of the creek area. 65 00:02:51,372 --> 00:02:53,504 [ Cellphone rings ] 66 00:02:54,441 --> 00:02:56,240 Hello. 67 00:02:56,243 --> 00:02:58,442 Hey, babe. - [ Speaks indistinctly ] 68 00:02:58,445 --> 00:03:00,644 Huh? 69 00:03:00,647 --> 00:03:02,380 What's the matter? 70 00:03:02,383 --> 00:03:04,314 [ Speaks indistinctly ] 71 00:03:04,317 --> 00:03:06,384 Do what? 72 00:03:06,387 --> 00:03:08,786 Okay, mom. 73 00:03:08,789 --> 00:03:10,587 [ Siren wailing ] 74 00:03:10,590 --> 00:03:13,591 My wife, who's sitting in my house with my daughter, 75 00:03:13,594 --> 00:03:15,392 and she heard a shot 76 00:03:15,395 --> 00:03:16,727 that she could hear in the house 77 00:03:16,730 --> 00:03:18,062 and said was extremely loud. 78 00:03:18,065 --> 00:03:21,265 For my wife to hear that shot that loudly in the house, 79 00:03:21,268 --> 00:03:23,334 they had to be extremely close. 80 00:03:25,606 --> 00:03:27,404 Narrator: 200 miles southwest 81 00:03:27,407 --> 00:03:29,473 in the tourist town of new braunfels, 82 00:03:29,476 --> 00:03:31,541 just outside of Austin... 83 00:03:31,544 --> 00:03:33,210 All right. Now that I've got my juice, 84 00:03:33,213 --> 00:03:36,414 we can take care of some of these deer calls 85 00:03:36,417 --> 00:03:38,282 that we've been gettin' today. 86 00:03:38,285 --> 00:03:40,084 Texas game warden Nicole Leonard 87 00:03:40,087 --> 00:03:42,553 heads to her first call of the day. 88 00:03:42,556 --> 00:03:44,822 Hey, this is Nicole, the game warden. 89 00:03:44,825 --> 00:03:46,290 You're off of Kenyan bend, right? 90 00:03:46,293 --> 00:03:48,492 Man: Fifth house on the right. 91 00:03:48,495 --> 00:03:50,761 Okay, awesome. I'll be there about five minutes or so. 92 00:03:50,764 --> 00:03:53,331 See you then. Bye, bye. 93 00:03:53,334 --> 00:03:56,634 They said that the... A Fawn or a Doe of some type 94 00:03:56,637 --> 00:03:58,569 is stuck between two fences. 95 00:03:58,572 --> 00:04:01,872 So we'll see if maybe we can help get 'em out. 96 00:04:03,777 --> 00:04:05,175 My name is Nicole, 97 00:04:05,178 --> 00:04:08,178 but most people who know me call me coley. 98 00:04:08,181 --> 00:04:10,715 I'm the whole female in our whole district. 99 00:04:10,718 --> 00:04:11,782 Every time the phone rings, 100 00:04:11,785 --> 00:04:13,250 every time I see someone in public, 101 00:04:13,253 --> 00:04:14,718 you know, it's always "sir" first 102 00:04:14,721 --> 00:04:16,320 because they expect to see a guy. 103 00:04:16,323 --> 00:04:18,389 It's pretty interestin' how often I have to say, 104 00:04:18,392 --> 00:04:21,192 "hi, my name's Nicole." 105 00:04:21,195 --> 00:04:22,860 I always wanted to be a police officer. 106 00:04:22,863 --> 00:04:25,196 But once I learned what a game warden did, 107 00:04:25,199 --> 00:04:27,331 I couldn't imagine doin' anything else. 108 00:04:30,204 --> 00:04:33,804 ♪♪ 109 00:04:33,807 --> 00:04:36,007 [ Dog barking ] How you doin' ma'am? Nicole. 110 00:04:36,010 --> 00:04:37,675 - I'm good. Hi, Nicole. - Nice to meet you. 111 00:04:37,678 --> 00:04:39,876 - Let's go in this way. - Okay, awesome. 112 00:04:39,879 --> 00:04:42,613 She's between those two fences. 113 00:04:42,616 --> 00:04:44,147 Oh, yeah. She is right there. 114 00:04:44,150 --> 00:04:45,483 Okay. 115 00:04:45,486 --> 00:04:48,152 Has she let you walk pretty close up to her? 116 00:04:48,155 --> 00:04:49,387 Okay. 117 00:04:52,226 --> 00:04:53,624 It's all right. 118 00:04:55,962 --> 00:04:57,795 I just wanted to see how nervous it was. 119 00:04:59,299 --> 00:05:01,031 Sometimes, if they can't see you, 120 00:05:01,034 --> 00:05:03,434 they won't kick as much. 121 00:05:04,905 --> 00:05:06,971 Tight space she got in. 122 00:05:06,974 --> 00:05:08,439 She's just gonna lay there for us 123 00:05:08,442 --> 00:05:10,374 if we can get down in there. 124 00:05:10,377 --> 00:05:12,042 I figured I'd be able to just pick it up, 125 00:05:12,045 --> 00:05:14,912 if only I could get down between the two fences. 126 00:05:14,915 --> 00:05:17,581 Yeah, you're probably a little skinnier than me, aren't you? 127 00:05:17,584 --> 00:05:19,450 - [ Speaks indistinctly ] - [ Laughs ] 128 00:05:19,453 --> 00:05:21,385 Come on. 129 00:05:21,388 --> 00:05:24,254 Reach down there. Try it out. 130 00:05:24,257 --> 00:05:25,923 Oh, watch out. Her leg's hurt. 131 00:05:25,926 --> 00:05:27,591 Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Don't do that. 132 00:05:27,594 --> 00:05:31,462 See her leg? [ Grunts ] 133 00:05:31,465 --> 00:05:32,663 Try to just pick her up from the middle 134 00:05:32,666 --> 00:05:34,398 and see if we can just lift her up to me. 135 00:05:37,404 --> 00:05:40,071 Watch her legs. Ah! 136 00:05:41,541 --> 00:05:45,543 Well, looks like both of her legs hoof area are broken. 137 00:05:47,214 --> 00:05:50,214 ♪♪ 138 00:06:00,427 --> 00:06:03,360 You're not gonna try to jump outta here, are you? 139 00:06:03,363 --> 00:06:05,563 It's all right. 140 00:06:05,965 --> 00:06:07,598 She got a nice little house there. 141 00:06:09,837 --> 00:06:12,502 I called the rehabber. Especially with an injured deer, 142 00:06:12,505 --> 00:06:14,305 it's good to be able to see one 143 00:06:14,308 --> 00:06:15,973 that we can actually try to help, you know, 144 00:06:15,976 --> 00:06:18,976 instead of just going after the fact or it being too late. 145 00:06:20,781 --> 00:06:22,046 [ Siren wailing ] 146 00:06:22,049 --> 00:06:23,380 Narrator: Back in Houston county, 147 00:06:23,383 --> 00:06:25,716 benge is heading home to investigate gunshots 148 00:06:25,719 --> 00:06:27,451 fired close to his house. 149 00:06:27,454 --> 00:06:30,988 Right now, we're probably 25 miles from... from my house. 150 00:06:30,991 --> 00:06:32,123 I'm gettin' a little apprehensive. 151 00:06:32,126 --> 00:06:34,124 I'm worried about my wife. 152 00:06:34,127 --> 00:06:35,926 The only bad problem about livin' in a big county, 153 00:06:35,929 --> 00:06:37,628 it's so far to get anywhere. 154 00:06:47,874 --> 00:06:51,075 We're gonna cut into this piece of national forest and see, 155 00:06:51,078 --> 00:06:53,210 if they're not already gone, if they've shot something, 156 00:06:53,213 --> 00:06:55,045 where exactly they did shoot it. 157 00:07:12,699 --> 00:07:15,566 [ Whispering ] I've seen this deer in my backyard every day. 158 00:07:16,703 --> 00:07:19,837 It's a legal buck, but it's a young deer. 159 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:23,507 It's a 3-year-old buck at the most. 160 00:07:23,510 --> 00:07:26,477 ♪♪ 161 00:07:31,051 --> 00:07:32,983 State game warden. 162 00:07:32,986 --> 00:07:35,352 Go ahead and clear your gun out, turn it upside down. 163 00:07:37,257 --> 00:07:41,325 Narrator: 480 miles south, near brownsville, Texas, 164 00:07:41,328 --> 00:07:44,728 game warden santana torres patrols the bay. 165 00:07:44,731 --> 00:07:46,263 Every time I come out here and patrol 166 00:07:46,266 --> 00:07:49,333 or, uh, conduct inspections, I think of my grandfather. 167 00:07:49,336 --> 00:07:53,470 You know, he was a shrimper for 25 years way back in the day. 168 00:07:53,473 --> 00:07:56,273 And when I got this job, he always told me, 169 00:07:56,276 --> 00:07:57,541 "if you were a game warden back then, 170 00:07:57,544 --> 00:07:59,276 then you wouldn't be able to catch me." 171 00:07:59,279 --> 00:08:00,744 And I'm like, "well, catch you doin' what?" 172 00:08:00,747 --> 00:08:02,880 And he goes, "well, I used to bring back all sorts of fish." 173 00:08:02,883 --> 00:08:04,882 And I'm like, "well, that's illegal." 174 00:08:04,885 --> 00:08:06,550 And he would always say, 175 00:08:06,553 --> 00:08:08,285 "you wouldn't be able to find the fish if... 176 00:08:08,288 --> 00:08:09,620 If I hid 'em on my boat." 177 00:08:09,623 --> 00:08:12,857 So it just always, uh, makes me think of my grandfather. 178 00:08:16,563 --> 00:08:19,630 Narrator: Torres and his team are patrollin' the rio grande, 179 00:08:19,633 --> 00:08:22,433 the fifth longest river in North America 180 00:08:22,436 --> 00:08:25,703 and the only border between Texas and Mexico. 181 00:08:25,706 --> 00:08:27,171 When we're out here on the rio grande, 182 00:08:27,174 --> 00:08:29,907 the major problem we have is illegal gear... 183 00:08:29,910 --> 00:08:31,909 Gill nets, illegal crab traps. 184 00:08:31,912 --> 00:08:34,644 There's a lot of game fish here, uh, protected fish, 185 00:08:34,647 --> 00:08:36,780 red fish, speckled trout. 186 00:08:36,783 --> 00:08:38,582 Our primary job here as game wardens 187 00:08:38,585 --> 00:08:41,185 is to protect the resource. 188 00:08:41,188 --> 00:08:43,053 We might have one over here, James. 189 00:08:43,056 --> 00:08:45,289 Looks like a crab trap, possibly. 190 00:08:48,795 --> 00:08:51,261 If this belonged to a U.S. fisherman, 191 00:08:51,264 --> 00:08:53,631 there would be a gear tag that would have his, uh, 192 00:08:53,634 --> 00:08:56,333 identifying information on it. 193 00:08:56,336 --> 00:08:58,002 For that to be a legal crab in Texas, 194 00:08:58,005 --> 00:08:59,336 it would have to be 5 inches 195 00:08:59,339 --> 00:09:01,739 from tip of spine to tip of spine. 196 00:09:01,742 --> 00:09:04,775 Now this is, uh, obviously undersized. 197 00:09:04,778 --> 00:09:06,677 Narrator: The game wardens release the crab 198 00:09:06,680 --> 00:09:09,613 and confiscate the illegal traps. 199 00:09:09,616 --> 00:09:11,815 Foreign nationals are always tryin' to run their lines 200 00:09:11,818 --> 00:09:14,017 across all the way to our side. 201 00:09:14,020 --> 00:09:17,021 It's depleting our resources here in the state of Texas. 202 00:09:17,024 --> 00:09:19,823 It is a way of life for them. They are fishing out here. 203 00:09:19,826 --> 00:09:21,425 There are small fishing communities 204 00:09:21,428 --> 00:09:22,893 all up along the river. 205 00:09:22,896 --> 00:09:24,361 All we can do is patrol our half 206 00:09:24,364 --> 00:09:26,230 and make sure that we're doing our job 207 00:09:26,233 --> 00:09:28,098 and keeping our resources safe. 208 00:09:28,101 --> 00:09:30,033 Good job, partner. 209 00:09:30,036 --> 00:09:31,901 ♪♪ 210 00:09:31,904 --> 00:09:34,238 This is Texas right here, the U.S. 211 00:09:34,241 --> 00:09:36,440 And that's Mexico. 212 00:09:36,443 --> 00:09:38,842 As long as people have lived here, 213 00:09:38,845 --> 00:09:41,311 illegal items have come and gone back and forth 214 00:09:41,314 --> 00:09:43,047 across the rio grande river... 215 00:09:43,050 --> 00:09:44,648 Alcohol during prohibition, 216 00:09:44,651 --> 00:09:48,452 cotton during the civil war, and now currently drugs. 217 00:09:50,123 --> 00:09:52,455 See 'em right there on the water? 218 00:09:52,458 --> 00:09:55,926 As we're makin' approach to 'em, I'm watchin'. 219 00:09:55,929 --> 00:09:57,661 Is he the only one in the boat? 220 00:09:57,664 --> 00:10:00,063 Does he possibly have a weapon? 221 00:10:00,066 --> 00:10:02,199 You never know what you can encounter on the river, 222 00:10:02,202 --> 00:10:05,802 human smuggling, narcotics are always a possibility. 223 00:10:05,805 --> 00:10:08,906 And officer safety is always our number-one goal. 224 00:10:09,743 --> 00:10:13,510 [ Speaking Spanish ] 225 00:10:20,620 --> 00:10:22,886 Narrator: Down south on the rio grande river, 226 00:10:22,889 --> 00:10:24,955 game wardens stop a suspicious boat 227 00:10:24,958 --> 00:10:26,824 on the Texas side of the border. 228 00:10:26,827 --> 00:10:29,760 [ Speaking Spanish ] 229 00:10:31,498 --> 00:10:32,963 We're makin' an approach to him. 230 00:10:32,966 --> 00:10:34,898 I'm watchin' the shoreline. 231 00:10:34,901 --> 00:10:36,967 Is it really a fisherman down at the bank? 232 00:10:36,970 --> 00:10:38,969 Or is he part of a criminal element 233 00:10:38,972 --> 00:10:41,305 that's going to move a load of narcotics? 234 00:10:50,250 --> 00:10:53,050 [ Man speaking Spanish ] 235 00:10:59,526 --> 00:11:01,291 Watch out for those knives. 236 00:11:11,204 --> 00:11:12,535 Okay. 237 00:11:12,538 --> 00:11:14,338 [ Speaks Spanish ] 238 00:11:16,275 --> 00:11:18,075 A couple things that are wrong with this... 239 00:11:18,078 --> 00:11:19,943 He doesn't have a fishing license 240 00:11:19,946 --> 00:11:22,612 to be in Texas harvesting. 241 00:11:22,615 --> 00:11:26,616 And then oyster season is closed in Texas this time of the year. 242 00:11:26,619 --> 00:11:28,952 The bacteria levels in the water are so high 243 00:11:28,955 --> 00:11:30,821 that the oysters could kill you 244 00:11:30,824 --> 00:11:35,892 from, uh, what they ingest and are filtering. 245 00:11:35,895 --> 00:11:39,229 A lot of these oysters actually make it into U.S. markets 246 00:11:39,232 --> 00:11:40,697 back across the bridge, 247 00:11:40,700 --> 00:11:42,899 because there is such a demand for oysters. 248 00:11:42,902 --> 00:11:44,768 We may be saving somebody's life in Mexico. 249 00:11:44,771 --> 00:11:48,505 We may be saving somebody's life in Texas. 250 00:11:48,508 --> 00:11:50,507 Narrator: The oysters may not be safe to eat, 251 00:11:50,510 --> 00:11:53,577 but they are important to the river's ecosystem. 252 00:11:53,580 --> 00:11:57,414 Each oyster can filter up to 50 gallons of water a day. 253 00:12:01,588 --> 00:12:04,722 We'll transport this person back into shoreline. 254 00:12:04,725 --> 00:12:06,856 Where he was at and fishing and stuff, 255 00:12:06,859 --> 00:12:08,391 that's actually considered 256 00:12:08,394 --> 00:12:10,728 unlawful entry into the United States. 257 00:12:10,731 --> 00:12:14,998 So he may be looking at some, uh, federal charges as well. 258 00:12:15,001 --> 00:12:16,866 But that's for another agency 259 00:12:16,869 --> 00:12:20,671 and another court system to decide. 260 00:12:20,674 --> 00:12:24,274 Narrator: In Houston county, game warden benge searches 261 00:12:24,277 --> 00:12:26,844 for a hunter on the edges of his property. 262 00:12:29,616 --> 00:12:32,049 Go ahead and clear your gun out, turn it upside down. 263 00:12:34,821 --> 00:12:37,020 - Did I do somethin' wrong? - Well, we're gonna see. 264 00:12:37,023 --> 00:12:38,155 Okay. 265 00:12:38,158 --> 00:12:39,356 I gotta see where you're sittin' at first. 266 00:12:39,359 --> 00:12:41,792 You gotta be 150 yards from occupied space. 267 00:12:43,430 --> 00:12:45,495 No, in... in that open field 268 00:12:45,498 --> 00:12:48,431 and that house on top of the hill up there is mine. 269 00:12:48,434 --> 00:12:50,300 I didn't think I was doin' anything wrong. 270 00:12:50,303 --> 00:12:51,969 Yeah, well, like I said, 271 00:12:51,972 --> 00:12:53,703 my wife called 'cause she's in the house. 272 00:12:53,706 --> 00:12:56,105 And she hears a gunshot and says, "I don't know where, 273 00:12:56,108 --> 00:12:57,574 but it blowed me out the house," 274 00:12:57,577 --> 00:12:59,042 because, I mean, literally, our house... 275 00:12:59,045 --> 00:13:00,778 See my front porch light? 276 00:13:03,383 --> 00:13:05,716 Oh, yes, sir, I can. Yeah. 277 00:13:05,719 --> 00:13:07,984 [ Chuckles ] Yeah, that's why it blowed her out the house. 278 00:13:07,987 --> 00:13:09,452 Are you done for the evenin'? 279 00:13:09,455 --> 00:13:11,555 Or are you gonna leave it overnight or what? 280 00:13:14,260 --> 00:13:16,659 Where was he standin' at when you shot him? 281 00:13:16,662 --> 00:13:18,061 No, no, the deer. 282 00:13:18,064 --> 00:13:20,030 The deer? Let's see. 283 00:13:25,071 --> 00:13:26,403 That little opening there? 284 00:13:26,406 --> 00:13:27,805 - Yeah, that little opening. - Okay. 285 00:13:29,409 --> 00:13:31,141 Narrator: Benge determines that the man 286 00:13:31,144 --> 00:13:34,011 was more than 150 yards from his house 287 00:13:34,014 --> 00:13:36,413 and shooting away from that direction. 288 00:13:36,416 --> 00:13:38,215 We're gonna go over and tag your deer. 289 00:13:38,218 --> 00:13:40,217 It's a legal buck. I mean, he's 13 1/4 inches. 290 00:13:40,220 --> 00:13:41,618 - All right. - He's legal. 291 00:13:41,621 --> 00:13:43,420 Narrator: The antler spread 292 00:13:43,423 --> 00:13:46,023 is a 1/4 inch over the 13-inch minimum. 293 00:13:46,026 --> 00:13:47,224 In another year or two, 294 00:13:47,227 --> 00:13:49,626 this buck would have reached full maturity 295 00:13:49,629 --> 00:13:51,027 and had a bigger rack. 296 00:13:51,030 --> 00:13:54,698 It's aggravating to see him be killed at a young age. 297 00:13:54,701 --> 00:13:57,434 But that being said, he was a legal deer. 298 00:13:57,437 --> 00:13:59,570 The hunter was hunting legally. 299 00:14:01,107 --> 00:14:02,706 You know, there... there's times we have to separate 300 00:14:02,709 --> 00:14:06,175 our personal feelings from our professional position 301 00:14:06,178 --> 00:14:08,445 and the job we hold. 302 00:14:08,448 --> 00:14:10,580 I did all I could do to make the situation 303 00:14:10,583 --> 00:14:12,249 the best that it could be. 304 00:14:12,252 --> 00:14:13,650 You ready? - Yep. 305 00:14:15,655 --> 00:14:16,719 - All right. - Am I clear to go? 306 00:14:16,722 --> 00:14:17,988 Yeah. You're good. You're good to go. 307 00:14:17,991 --> 00:14:19,122 Yeah, I won't ever get that close again. 308 00:14:19,125 --> 00:14:20,523 Yeah, I'm sorry. - I'll tell her. I'll tell her. 309 00:14:20,526 --> 00:14:22,392 Thank you. Be careful. - You have a good one. 310 00:14:24,264 --> 00:14:28,131 ♪♪ 311 00:14:28,134 --> 00:14:32,135 Narrator: 170 miles north in Cooper, Texas... 312 00:14:32,138 --> 00:14:33,937 [ Speaks indistinctly ] 313 00:14:33,940 --> 00:14:35,739 Walker, look at your fox. 314 00:14:35,742 --> 00:14:36,940 [ Gasps ] Ooh. 315 00:14:36,943 --> 00:14:39,409 Delta county game warden Chris fried spends 316 00:14:39,412 --> 00:14:42,478 a few minutes with his son before heading out on patrol. 317 00:14:42,481 --> 00:14:44,948 You like your fox. You like him. 318 00:14:44,951 --> 00:14:46,083 After my son was born, 319 00:14:46,086 --> 00:14:48,018 it definitely changed the way I work. 320 00:14:48,021 --> 00:14:49,953 I probably take a lot less risks now 321 00:14:49,956 --> 00:14:51,888 and definitely think about makin' it to the house 322 00:14:51,891 --> 00:14:54,224 every single time whenever I end my shift. 323 00:14:54,227 --> 00:14:57,160 Hey, buddy. Daddy's fixin' to go to work. 324 00:14:57,163 --> 00:14:59,429 My wife, probably the best game warden's wife 325 00:14:59,432 --> 00:15:00,563 that I've ever met. 326 00:15:00,566 --> 00:15:02,165 She, uh, very underground of this job, 327 00:15:02,168 --> 00:15:03,834 knows that it's not 8:00 to 5:00. 328 00:15:03,837 --> 00:15:06,169 All right. Let me grab my gun belt and stuff. 329 00:15:06,172 --> 00:15:08,638 - Give daddy loves. - Bye. 330 00:15:08,641 --> 00:15:11,107 Chris and I have been married for 7 years, 331 00:15:11,110 --> 00:15:12,843 together for 10. 332 00:15:12,846 --> 00:15:15,245 When Chris told me that he wanted to be a game warden, 333 00:15:15,248 --> 00:15:17,113 I knew that was his dream. 334 00:15:17,116 --> 00:15:18,782 So I had to really mentally prepare myself 335 00:15:18,785 --> 00:15:20,517 because I knew it's a different life. 336 00:15:20,520 --> 00:15:22,920 It's not like he goes and sits behind a desk. 337 00:15:22,923 --> 00:15:25,588 Or, you know, it's safe in a little spot all day. 338 00:15:25,591 --> 00:15:27,657 He's all over the place. 339 00:15:27,660 --> 00:15:29,726 And, uh, it's hard. 340 00:15:29,729 --> 00:15:30,928 - I'll be home. - Bye. 341 00:15:30,931 --> 00:15:32,930 - Hopefully before too late. Bye. - Okay. Love you. 342 00:15:37,270 --> 00:15:39,068 All right, we ready? 343 00:15:39,071 --> 00:15:41,404 Narrator: Fried meets up with his partner Benny Richards 344 00:15:41,407 --> 00:15:44,273 to patrol the caddo national grasslands, 345 00:15:44,276 --> 00:15:47,677 17,000 acres of public hunting grounds. 346 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:50,814 As far as the deer numbers, they're actually expanding. 347 00:15:50,817 --> 00:15:52,815 Uh, mother nature's taking care of the deer. 348 00:15:52,818 --> 00:15:54,617 What we're doin' is managing people. 349 00:15:54,620 --> 00:15:56,887 There are a lot of hunters, so we're gettin' out there, 350 00:15:56,890 --> 00:15:58,822 makin' sure everybody's gettin' a-a fair shake 351 00:15:58,825 --> 00:16:00,691 by enforcin' these laws, 352 00:16:00,694 --> 00:16:02,825 makin' sure nobody's takin' too many deer, 353 00:16:02,828 --> 00:16:04,761 takin' 'em where they're not supposed to. 354 00:16:04,764 --> 00:16:07,363 And really we're just kind of referees in a big game. 355 00:16:07,366 --> 00:16:09,299 ♪♪ 356 00:16:09,302 --> 00:16:10,400 [ Gunshot ] 357 00:16:13,907 --> 00:16:17,640 Sound like it mighta came from the road. 358 00:16:17,643 --> 00:16:20,010 Ask him what the hell he's doin'. 359 00:16:20,013 --> 00:16:22,179 The truck sitting on the side of the roadway... 360 00:16:22,182 --> 00:16:23,980 Uh, that's not a good sign 'cause we have a lot 361 00:16:23,983 --> 00:16:26,049 of road hunting problems in the area. 362 00:16:26,052 --> 00:16:27,918 Narrator: If a hunter kills a deer from the road, 363 00:16:27,921 --> 00:16:30,720 he could face fines of up to $4,000 364 00:16:30,723 --> 00:16:32,722 and jail time. - How are you? 365 00:16:32,725 --> 00:16:34,324 - Good. How are you? - I'm good. 366 00:16:34,327 --> 00:16:36,459 You headed out or... - No. I'm waitin' on my buddy. 367 00:16:36,462 --> 00:16:38,461 He's gettin' his... His ground blind. 368 00:16:38,464 --> 00:16:39,996 Okay. Who just shot? Did you hear it? 369 00:16:39,999 --> 00:16:41,865 - I guess it was him. - You guess it was him? 370 00:16:41,868 --> 00:16:43,133 Yeah. 371 00:16:43,136 --> 00:16:45,001 Y'all got phone contact or radio contact or somethin'? 372 00:16:45,004 --> 00:16:46,837 I don't have any phone service. 373 00:16:51,478 --> 00:16:53,276 Narrator: Richards will search for the other hunter 374 00:16:53,279 --> 00:16:55,345 and any deer he may have shot, 375 00:16:55,348 --> 00:16:57,280 while fried questions the driver. 376 00:16:57,283 --> 00:16:59,082 - Do you have a pistol on you? - Yeah. 377 00:16:59,085 --> 00:17:00,483 If you would, just step out with me. 378 00:17:00,486 --> 00:17:01,651 Sure. 379 00:17:04,223 --> 00:17:05,421 You didn't kill anything this morning? 380 00:17:05,424 --> 00:17:07,157 - No, sir. - See anything? 381 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:09,192 Nope. Saw a bunny rabbit, cottontail. 382 00:17:09,195 --> 00:17:10,893 Bunny rabbit? What about your buddy? 383 00:17:10,896 --> 00:17:12,295 No. He didn't see anything, either. 384 00:17:12,298 --> 00:17:13,463 Okay. 385 00:17:15,902 --> 00:17:17,300 [ Gunshot ] 386 00:17:19,238 --> 00:17:21,338 He's shootin' at somethin'. 387 00:17:26,712 --> 00:17:28,377 [ Whistles ] - Yo! 388 00:17:28,380 --> 00:17:31,448 Game warden. Let me talk to you for just a second. 389 00:17:37,891 --> 00:17:40,924 ♪♪ 390 00:17:41,594 --> 00:17:43,259 [ Whistles ] - Yo! 391 00:17:43,262 --> 00:17:46,662 Game warden. Let me talk to you for just a second, okay? 392 00:17:46,665 --> 00:17:47,998 Narrator: In delta county, 393 00:17:48,001 --> 00:17:50,133 game warden Richards finds the hunter 394 00:17:50,136 --> 00:17:53,803 who may have fired from the road before entering the woods. 395 00:17:53,806 --> 00:17:55,471 Why don't you go ahead and put your gun in your holster? 396 00:17:55,474 --> 00:17:56,873 I am. 397 00:17:58,945 --> 00:18:01,277 I see this guy comin' through the woods. He's by himself. 398 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:03,413 He's... he's carryin' a big pistol. 399 00:18:03,416 --> 00:18:07,150 And he's, uh, dressed from head to toe in camouflage clothing. 400 00:18:07,153 --> 00:18:09,753 So, obviously, uh, he's out hunting. 401 00:18:09,756 --> 00:18:11,488 Uh, what he's hunting, I don't know. 402 00:18:11,491 --> 00:18:12,756 What are we shootin' at? 403 00:18:20,032 --> 00:18:22,432 So you say you were just firin' off some rounds. 404 00:18:22,435 --> 00:18:25,035 Uh, do you have a target or... 405 00:18:25,038 --> 00:18:28,505 No. I just was shootin' at a tree. 406 00:18:28,508 --> 00:18:30,307 On this particular public hunting land, 407 00:18:30,310 --> 00:18:32,441 it's a violation to target shoot 408 00:18:32,444 --> 00:18:34,044 because out in those dense woods, 409 00:18:34,047 --> 00:18:36,312 just firin' off a round through the woods, 410 00:18:36,315 --> 00:18:38,715 uh, it's obviously a danger. 411 00:18:38,718 --> 00:18:40,183 Did you hunt this mornin'? 412 00:18:40,186 --> 00:18:41,918 Yes, sir. 413 00:18:41,921 --> 00:18:43,587 Didn't have any luck? 414 00:18:43,590 --> 00:18:46,323 - No. Didn't see anything. - Okay. 415 00:18:46,326 --> 00:18:48,391 Can you go back and show me the tree that you shot? 416 00:18:48,394 --> 00:18:50,793 Yes, sir. 417 00:18:50,796 --> 00:18:53,796 - How many times did you shoot? - About four. 418 00:18:53,799 --> 00:18:55,265 Four, maybe five. 419 00:18:55,268 --> 00:18:58,735 I think I got one more. I think I got one more. 420 00:19:03,676 --> 00:19:05,075 Yeah. Okay. I see it. 421 00:19:06,879 --> 00:19:08,811 He escorted me back to a big cottonwood tree 422 00:19:08,814 --> 00:19:10,680 who had a fresh hole in it. 423 00:19:10,683 --> 00:19:13,150 You don't have anything over as far as any wildlife you shot? 424 00:19:13,153 --> 00:19:14,684 Or... - No. [ Speaks indistinctly ] 425 00:19:14,687 --> 00:19:17,286 Okay. Just be honest with me, straight up with me. I mean... 426 00:19:17,289 --> 00:19:19,222 - I am honest. - Regardless what the answer is, 427 00:19:19,225 --> 00:19:20,690 we'll take care of if you'll be honest with me. 428 00:19:20,693 --> 00:19:22,492 Yeah, no. Not at all. 429 00:19:22,495 --> 00:19:24,294 Okay. Well, let's run back to the truck, then. 430 00:19:24,297 --> 00:19:26,530 I'm gonna follow you. - All right. 431 00:19:29,502 --> 00:19:33,503 You can't target shoot on the... On the hunting area, okay? 432 00:19:33,506 --> 00:19:35,238 Durin' the huntin' season, there's people in here. 433 00:19:35,241 --> 00:19:37,173 And you can fire your firearm off, 434 00:19:37,176 --> 00:19:38,575 you know, to harvest an animal. 435 00:19:38,578 --> 00:19:40,643 But you can't target shoot. It's in your rule book. 436 00:19:40,646 --> 00:19:41,978 Okay. 437 00:19:41,981 --> 00:19:44,180 Narrator: Richards lets the man off with a warning. 438 00:19:44,183 --> 00:19:46,449 Everyone that we encounter that's a hunter 439 00:19:46,452 --> 00:19:48,919 is gonna be armed with a rifle of some type. 440 00:19:48,922 --> 00:19:51,788 There's always the possibility of an accident. 441 00:19:51,791 --> 00:19:53,723 Our goal is to eliminate that 442 00:19:53,726 --> 00:19:55,992 and just give everybody that buys their permit 443 00:19:55,995 --> 00:19:58,394 and comes out here to hunt, let 'em have a good experience 444 00:19:58,397 --> 00:20:00,931 and enjoy what little time they have outdoors. 445 00:20:00,934 --> 00:20:02,932 Just don't be target shootin'. - It won't happen again. 446 00:20:02,935 --> 00:20:05,402 - You have a good day. - You, too. We'll see y'all. 447 00:20:08,341 --> 00:20:11,074 ♪♪ 448 00:20:11,077 --> 00:20:13,143 Narrator: In Texas hill country, 449 00:20:13,146 --> 00:20:14,877 game warden coley Leonard heads 450 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:18,281 to one of the many deer-breeding facilities in comal county. 451 00:20:18,284 --> 00:20:19,949 It's been, uh, an industry that's... 452 00:20:19,952 --> 00:20:21,551 That's blown up in this area. 453 00:20:21,554 --> 00:20:23,620 So we've kind of made it a point to check 454 00:20:23,623 --> 00:20:26,957 every single deer breeder every 2 years. 455 00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:30,627 In Texas, a lot of people are trophy hunters. 456 00:20:30,630 --> 00:20:33,363 People breed these deer to be 457 00:20:33,366 --> 00:20:36,166 the biggest and the best buck that they could hunt. 458 00:20:38,571 --> 00:20:39,836 How's it goin'? 459 00:20:39,839 --> 00:20:41,171 Nicole Leonard. Good to meet you. 460 00:20:41,174 --> 00:20:42,706 Hi, Nicole. Welcome to stillwaters ranch. 461 00:20:42,709 --> 00:20:44,107 I appreciate you lettin' us comin' out. 462 00:20:44,110 --> 00:20:46,443 Narrator: This facility has more than 100 deer, 463 00:20:46,446 --> 00:20:49,245 so game warden Michael McCall will assist. 464 00:20:49,248 --> 00:20:51,180 I think we gotta be cautious goin' down 465 00:20:51,183 --> 00:20:53,916 and be careful with, uh, approachin' these animals. 466 00:20:53,919 --> 00:20:55,051 Okay. 467 00:20:55,054 --> 00:20:56,185 Basically, what we come out here 468 00:20:56,188 --> 00:20:58,054 to do is check our records 469 00:20:58,057 --> 00:20:59,989 to what is actually in the facility. 470 00:20:59,992 --> 00:21:02,525 So we have a system where we know every deer 471 00:21:02,528 --> 00:21:04,728 that's supposed to be in the facility 472 00:21:04,731 --> 00:21:07,396 and basically come out here to make sure what's on paper 473 00:21:07,399 --> 00:21:08,931 is actually in the pens. 474 00:21:08,934 --> 00:21:12,068 I got qh4x on this one. 475 00:21:12,071 --> 00:21:14,404 Gotcha. 476 00:21:14,407 --> 00:21:16,005 Here, baby. 477 00:21:16,008 --> 00:21:17,474 Leonard: Let's see if I can see... 478 00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:23,880 As we're goin' through, we're... We're throwin' out corn for 'em, 479 00:21:23,883 --> 00:21:25,882 which... which tells me that people are actually 480 00:21:25,885 --> 00:21:27,284 in these pens a lot, workin' with 'em. 481 00:21:27,287 --> 00:21:31,021 You know, uh, they aren't being neglected or anything like that, 482 00:21:31,024 --> 00:21:34,157 which is great for a facility like this. 483 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:36,426 - There's one of the albino ones. - Oh, yeah. 484 00:21:36,429 --> 00:21:38,828 See right there, the... the bright white one? 485 00:21:42,502 --> 00:21:43,900 It's actually a buck. 486 00:21:43,903 --> 00:21:46,102 That's awesome. 487 00:21:46,105 --> 00:21:48,304 That's really cool. 488 00:21:48,307 --> 00:21:50,640 I've never seen one like that. 489 00:21:50,643 --> 00:21:52,575 Man: When he was, uh, younger... 490 00:21:52,578 --> 00:21:54,777 - Mm-hmm. - He was more aggressive. 491 00:21:54,780 --> 00:21:56,846 He was goin' after the other ones. 492 00:21:56,849 --> 00:21:58,314 And you would think that they would kind of sorta... 493 00:21:58,317 --> 00:21:59,849 - Gang up on him. - Pick on him, 494 00:21:59,852 --> 00:22:01,717 but he was... He was goin' after the others. 495 00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:03,452 But now, he's learned to... - Play along. 496 00:22:03,455 --> 00:22:05,121 Settle down and not be so aggressive. 497 00:22:05,124 --> 00:22:06,923 He's just one of the... One of the herd. 498 00:22:06,926 --> 00:22:08,591 - Yeah. - Oh, he's neat lookin'. 499 00:22:08,594 --> 00:22:09,992 I don't think they can see as well. 500 00:22:09,995 --> 00:22:11,061 Oh, yeah? 501 00:22:11,064 --> 00:22:12,595 I think that he has trouble seein'. 502 00:22:12,598 --> 00:22:15,799 He gets spooked a little bit more easily than the others. 503 00:22:18,070 --> 00:22:19,669 Everything looks good to me. I don't... 504 00:22:19,672 --> 00:22:21,871 Yeah. That's good. 505 00:22:21,874 --> 00:22:23,472 Everything's in order. 506 00:22:23,475 --> 00:22:25,808 You know, doctors are comin' out, veterinarians. 507 00:22:25,811 --> 00:22:27,744 Everything's bein' recorded. 508 00:22:27,747 --> 00:22:30,814 He's got all of his fawns and his does together. 509 00:22:30,817 --> 00:22:33,082 Um, all of his bucks, yearling bucks 510 00:22:33,085 --> 00:22:34,350 or older bucks are all together. 511 00:22:34,353 --> 00:22:37,019 So he's got everything spread out nice. 512 00:22:37,022 --> 00:22:38,154 It's a pretty good facility. 513 00:22:38,157 --> 00:22:40,022 Anytime you need anything, give us a call. 514 00:22:40,025 --> 00:22:42,225 I appreciate it. I'll take all the help I can get. 515 00:22:42,228 --> 00:22:43,760 - No, for sure. - Thanks for your time. 516 00:22:43,763 --> 00:22:44,994 Anytime. 517 00:22:47,567 --> 00:22:51,300 Narrator: 230 miles northeast, in Houston county, 518 00:22:51,303 --> 00:22:53,502 game warden benge and partner Eddie lear 519 00:22:53,505 --> 00:22:55,771 are on deer hunt patrol. 520 00:22:55,774 --> 00:22:57,840 Benge: I've been stationed here for 9 years. 521 00:22:57,843 --> 00:22:59,175 Eddie's been workin' 12. 522 00:22:59,178 --> 00:23:00,710 I think we make a pretty good team. 523 00:23:02,981 --> 00:23:04,847 When we go into camps, he's good at lookin' for stuff. 524 00:23:04,850 --> 00:23:06,916 I engage the people and visit, uh, 525 00:23:06,919 --> 00:23:08,685 while Eddie does the lookin'. 526 00:23:14,660 --> 00:23:15,859 Yep. 527 00:23:17,897 --> 00:23:19,229 Yeah. I'm just gonna get it. 528 00:23:20,199 --> 00:23:22,799 How are y'all? - Good. You? 529 00:23:22,802 --> 00:23:25,267 Doin' all right. You had luck, I guess? 530 00:23:25,270 --> 00:23:27,203 Yeah. Well, good. Get a big... biggun? 531 00:23:27,206 --> 00:23:30,006 - I got a couple antelope. - He's got antelope. 532 00:23:30,009 --> 00:23:32,075 Antelope? How are you, sir? 533 00:23:32,078 --> 00:23:35,411 We's gonna take a look at y'all's antelope. 534 00:23:35,414 --> 00:23:36,813 Narrator: Non-native antelope 535 00:23:36,816 --> 00:23:38,881 are stocked on hunting ranches in Texas. 536 00:23:38,884 --> 00:23:41,217 My buddy, he said they're a little tough. 537 00:23:41,220 --> 00:23:44,020 We gonna try 'em out, though. - Well, if nothin' else, 538 00:23:44,023 --> 00:23:47,156 a man can always make tamales or sausage. 539 00:23:47,159 --> 00:23:48,625 That's it. 540 00:23:48,628 --> 00:23:49,959 So you said you got a whitetail Doe? 541 00:23:49,962 --> 00:23:51,360 Yeah. Just look at it right quick. 542 00:23:51,363 --> 00:23:53,430 - Not a Doe, a buck. - Oh, okay. 543 00:23:56,235 --> 00:23:59,702 We got a couple things I wanna cover with you right quick. 544 00:23:59,705 --> 00:24:02,305 First thing, you have to have the whole head. 545 00:24:02,308 --> 00:24:03,907 It keeps folks from killin' a Doe 546 00:24:03,910 --> 00:24:06,909 without a permit or after the Doe days. 547 00:24:06,912 --> 00:24:08,177 Narrator: In Houston county, 548 00:24:08,180 --> 00:24:09,979 antlerless deer can only be taken 549 00:24:09,982 --> 00:24:13,983 without a permit early in the season, before the rut. 550 00:24:13,986 --> 00:24:17,520 And hunters are required to keep the head in tact. 551 00:24:17,523 --> 00:24:20,723 And another thing is, on your... your license, 552 00:24:20,726 --> 00:24:22,892 you got to fill in this harvest log. 553 00:24:23,929 --> 00:24:25,128 That's right. 554 00:24:25,131 --> 00:24:26,662 And, uh, I... I'll do it for you right quick. 555 00:24:26,665 --> 00:24:29,064 But have you... Do you know about that? 556 00:24:29,067 --> 00:24:30,199 - Yeah, yeah. - Okay. Yeah. 557 00:24:30,202 --> 00:24:31,600 I just... we was gettin' ready to go. 558 00:24:31,603 --> 00:24:33,202 And I said, "man," you know, I didn't think about it. 559 00:24:33,205 --> 00:24:35,004 Be all right if I write it right here? 560 00:24:40,346 --> 00:24:42,145 He was a legal buck, he was tagged, 561 00:24:42,148 --> 00:24:44,347 but the harvest log was not filled in at all. 562 00:24:44,350 --> 00:24:46,749 And he also didn't have proof of sex. 563 00:24:46,752 --> 00:24:48,151 Well, here's what we're gonna do. 564 00:24:48,154 --> 00:24:49,819 I mean, we got... 'cause we got a couple issues. 565 00:24:49,822 --> 00:24:51,554 We're just gonna write a ticket for no proof of sex. 566 00:24:51,557 --> 00:24:52,821 And we're gonna write a warning on this. 567 00:24:52,824 --> 00:24:54,090 We filled it in, okay? 568 00:24:54,093 --> 00:24:56,092 But you got to have the proof of sex. 569 00:24:56,095 --> 00:24:57,694 I think, you know, it was one of those deals 570 00:24:57,697 --> 00:24:59,028 brought to his attention. 571 00:24:59,031 --> 00:25:00,429 I don't believe he'll make that mistake ever again, 572 00:25:00,432 --> 00:25:02,231 that he'll be more cognizant of what he needs to do 573 00:25:02,234 --> 00:25:04,300 when he kills a deer. Thank you for your hospitality. 574 00:25:04,303 --> 00:25:06,302 Love to see y'all out here doin' your job. 575 00:25:06,305 --> 00:25:07,637 We gonna let y'all get on your way. Thank you 576 00:25:07,640 --> 00:25:09,104 thank you, guys. - Appreciate it, guys. 577 00:25:09,107 --> 00:25:10,439 Be careful goin' back to Louisiana. 578 00:25:10,442 --> 00:25:11,641 All right. See y'all later, guys. 579 00:25:11,644 --> 00:25:12,842 See you. 580 00:25:14,713 --> 00:25:16,679 Narrator: Back in comal county, 581 00:25:16,682 --> 00:25:20,316 game warden Leonard responds to another deer call. 582 00:25:20,319 --> 00:25:22,552 This time, it's a potential poaching. 583 00:25:24,857 --> 00:25:26,855 That would be perfect. 584 00:25:26,858 --> 00:25:30,193 So I got a call from some union pacific guys 585 00:25:30,196 --> 00:25:31,928 about a deer dumped 586 00:25:31,931 --> 00:25:34,697 right behind one of their railroad properties. 587 00:25:34,700 --> 00:25:36,065 He realized it because there was 588 00:25:36,068 --> 00:25:37,600 a bunch of vultures hangin' out, you know. 589 00:25:37,603 --> 00:25:38,935 He said it was botherin' him. 590 00:25:38,938 --> 00:25:40,203 He wanted to, you know, let us know 591 00:25:40,206 --> 00:25:43,339 that someone's hunting back there and leaving the meat. 592 00:25:43,342 --> 00:25:45,741 Poaching is absolutely a huge issue 593 00:25:45,744 --> 00:25:47,076 all around comal county. 594 00:25:47,079 --> 00:25:48,744 Most of the time, we don't get much information 595 00:25:48,747 --> 00:25:51,280 because people are wakin' up in the mornin' findin' the deer. 596 00:25:51,283 --> 00:25:53,216 Our job as conservation law enforcement 597 00:25:53,219 --> 00:25:55,017 is to protect the animals, 598 00:25:55,020 --> 00:25:57,019 make sure the people aren't thinking 599 00:25:57,022 --> 00:25:58,688 that they can just break the law. 600 00:25:58,691 --> 00:26:00,156 You know, I mean, there's fines involved. 601 00:26:00,159 --> 00:26:02,692 There's jail time involved. So it... 602 00:26:02,695 --> 00:26:04,293 It... it absolutely is breakin' the law. 603 00:26:04,296 --> 00:26:05,628 But we want to, you know, we want to try 604 00:26:05,631 --> 00:26:08,698 and catch these guys. 605 00:26:08,701 --> 00:26:10,099 I don't know how much is left of him. 606 00:26:10,102 --> 00:26:11,500 Yeah, no, I understand. 607 00:26:11,503 --> 00:26:13,435 It had to be from this weekend. 608 00:26:13,438 --> 00:26:17,172 - Shot or... - I didn't see any exit wound. 609 00:26:17,175 --> 00:26:19,708 Or maybe somebody took it with a boat. 610 00:26:19,711 --> 00:26:21,510 They cut off the... 611 00:26:21,513 --> 00:26:23,779 The antlers and that you could see 612 00:26:23,782 --> 00:26:25,247 a cut along the back 613 00:26:25,250 --> 00:26:26,449 where they cut out the back strap. 614 00:26:26,452 --> 00:26:28,785 So, um, it's obviously been poached. 615 00:26:28,788 --> 00:26:31,120 Someone tracked it just to get the... 616 00:26:31,123 --> 00:26:33,790 The antlers and back strap and left the rest of the meat. 617 00:26:35,994 --> 00:26:39,329 I'm gonna see where these guys could be comin' in from. 618 00:26:39,332 --> 00:26:41,196 There might be some footprints, you know, 619 00:26:41,199 --> 00:26:43,166 or there might be a blood trail. 620 00:26:48,273 --> 00:26:49,472 Huh. 621 00:26:50,876 --> 00:26:53,543 Yeah, in that mud pile. 622 00:26:53,546 --> 00:26:55,478 I mean, hell, this is probably their seat right here. 623 00:26:55,481 --> 00:26:56,679 Yeah. 624 00:26:59,284 --> 00:27:01,751 We at least know, hey, it's happenin' in this area. 625 00:27:01,754 --> 00:27:03,252 We need to patrol this area. 626 00:27:03,255 --> 00:27:04,553 Maybe we just sit out here at night 627 00:27:04,556 --> 00:27:05,888 and see if something happens, 628 00:27:05,891 --> 00:27:09,025 see if there's any suspicious trucks in the area. 629 00:27:09,028 --> 00:27:11,761 Thanks, guys. - Thank you, ma'am. 630 00:27:11,764 --> 00:27:14,163 Tonight, we're going to stake out the area for a few hours, 631 00:27:14,166 --> 00:27:17,166 see if anybody comes along, get any visitors. 632 00:27:17,169 --> 00:27:20,703 ♪♪ 633 00:27:20,706 --> 00:27:24,507 I'm pullin' into the area right now. 634 00:27:24,510 --> 00:27:26,576 Just gonna black out. 635 00:27:32,451 --> 00:27:35,652 You absolutely have to think about how a poacher 636 00:27:35,655 --> 00:27:37,519 would approach the situation, 637 00:27:37,522 --> 00:27:38,988 you know, where are they comin' from? 638 00:27:38,991 --> 00:27:42,025 Which... how are they gonna hide themselves? 639 00:27:54,740 --> 00:27:56,472 Narrator: In comal county, 640 00:27:56,475 --> 00:27:58,808 game warden Leonard surveils a rail yard 641 00:27:58,811 --> 00:28:01,678 after finding evidence of a poached deer. 642 00:28:08,020 --> 00:28:09,552 Just tryin' to figure out what that is 643 00:28:09,555 --> 00:28:11,287 between these trees over here. 644 00:28:13,826 --> 00:28:17,226 Look like I saw some... 645 00:28:17,229 --> 00:28:19,195 Somethin' between these trees. 646 00:28:21,767 --> 00:28:24,200 Someone is down here. 647 00:28:35,648 --> 00:28:38,180 I'm just comin' up here to make sure... 648 00:28:38,183 --> 00:28:40,283 I'll see if they're supposed to be up in here. 649 00:28:42,588 --> 00:28:45,387 Hey. How's it goin'? - [ Speaks indistinctly ] 650 00:28:45,390 --> 00:28:47,990 Yeah. You were just... Hey, man. 651 00:28:47,993 --> 00:28:49,859 Narrator: It's the property owner. 652 00:28:49,862 --> 00:28:51,727 I came up here earlier, and I told him 653 00:28:51,730 --> 00:28:53,996 I'd come take a look around every now and then. 654 00:28:53,999 --> 00:28:55,331 I'll get outta your way. 655 00:28:55,334 --> 00:28:56,966 Good to see you, man. - You, too. 656 00:28:59,805 --> 00:29:02,070 Narrator: After making a loop of the property, 657 00:29:02,073 --> 00:29:05,875 game warden Leonard doesn't see any suspicious activity. 658 00:29:05,878 --> 00:29:07,677 There are times where we might be out, 659 00:29:07,680 --> 00:29:09,345 someone gets a little suspicious 660 00:29:09,348 --> 00:29:11,414 and thinks that someone's, uh, watchin' the area. 661 00:29:11,417 --> 00:29:14,550 And... and that's good 'cause deterrents, that works, too. 662 00:29:19,024 --> 00:29:22,090 Narrator: 320 miles east in pineland... 663 00:29:22,093 --> 00:29:23,292 Hello. 664 00:29:23,295 --> 00:29:25,361 Texas game warden Sam Smith gets a call 665 00:29:25,364 --> 00:29:27,497 about a hunting crime in progress. 666 00:29:29,835 --> 00:29:32,502 All right, man. I'll start headin' that direction. 667 00:29:32,505 --> 00:29:35,171 Narrator: Hunting from a public road is illegal, 668 00:29:35,174 --> 00:29:38,107 and at night, it's dangerous. - It's probably a road hunter. 669 00:29:38,110 --> 00:29:39,975 So sometimes they shoot it and leave it 670 00:29:39,978 --> 00:29:41,310 and they come back later. 671 00:29:41,313 --> 00:29:42,845 Man, I just wish I was closer. 672 00:29:42,848 --> 00:29:44,713 That's the thing about gettin' some of those calls, 673 00:29:44,716 --> 00:29:46,649 you just wish you were right there on it. 674 00:29:53,792 --> 00:29:55,391 We don't really have a whole lot to go on. 675 00:29:55,394 --> 00:29:57,593 We're just gonna pull up here and just kill the lights 676 00:29:57,596 --> 00:29:59,162 and listen for a bit. 677 00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:02,532 Hang on. 678 00:30:04,603 --> 00:30:05,935 How you doin'? - All right, you? 679 00:30:05,938 --> 00:30:07,370 Pretty good. 680 00:30:09,474 --> 00:30:10,673 Yeah? 681 00:30:12,011 --> 00:30:13,242 Yeah? 682 00:30:19,618 --> 00:30:21,551 Me, too. [ Laughs ] 683 00:30:24,089 --> 00:30:26,222 All right, thanks. 684 00:30:26,225 --> 00:30:27,623 Two calls on the same shot. 685 00:30:27,626 --> 00:30:29,825 They live fairly close to each other. 686 00:30:29,828 --> 00:30:31,160 Lookin' for an orange truck 687 00:30:31,163 --> 00:30:34,163 with longhorns sticker on the back and a white car. 688 00:30:34,166 --> 00:30:35,698 We'll see if we can get anybody 689 00:30:35,701 --> 00:30:37,867 matchin' the description of the vehicle. 690 00:30:42,374 --> 00:30:44,240 [ Whispering ] Oh, there's a white vehicle that just... 691 00:30:44,243 --> 00:30:46,242 I think it's a white vehicle that just pulled up 692 00:30:46,245 --> 00:30:48,844 and pulled off to the side of the road. 693 00:30:48,847 --> 00:30:50,846 That's mighty strange. 694 00:30:50,849 --> 00:30:53,816 ♪♪ 695 00:30:59,992 --> 00:31:01,590 You came down here because why? 696 00:31:01,593 --> 00:31:03,192 Woman: There was somebody's huntin' dog runnin' around. 697 00:31:03,195 --> 00:31:04,660 And you were just comin' down here to get the dog? 698 00:31:04,663 --> 00:31:06,128 I was comin' to see the dog, 699 00:31:06,131 --> 00:31:07,663 see if it needed to be taken to the shelter, 700 00:31:07,666 --> 00:31:08,997 if it had a collar on. 701 00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:10,333 We're just workin' on somethin' here. 702 00:31:10,336 --> 00:31:12,467 And then you happened to be the one that come by here. 703 00:31:12,470 --> 00:31:14,736 Did you get outta the car when you stopped up here? 704 00:31:14,739 --> 00:31:16,538 - No. I saw... - that was just weird. 705 00:31:16,541 --> 00:31:18,875 Did you see me right here? - I didn't see nothin'. 706 00:31:18,878 --> 00:31:20,676 I was lookin' for a dog. You're not a dog. [ Laughs ] 707 00:31:20,679 --> 00:31:23,946 I'm just askin' the question. And where do you live? 708 00:31:23,949 --> 00:31:26,282 [Bleep] I got flip-flops. 709 00:31:26,285 --> 00:31:27,483 I didn't even bring my cigarettes. 710 00:31:27,486 --> 00:31:28,885 I've got my neighbor watchin' my kid. 711 00:31:28,888 --> 00:31:30,286 And I'm like, "oh, my god." - So you're goin' home? 712 00:31:30,289 --> 00:31:31,687 Why don't you go on down the road? 713 00:31:31,690 --> 00:31:33,021 And we'll continue to... - I'm goin' this way. 714 00:31:33,024 --> 00:31:34,489 All right. 715 00:31:34,492 --> 00:31:37,359 We're lookin' for an orange truck or a white car. 716 00:31:37,362 --> 00:31:39,161 And guess what? That was a white car 717 00:31:39,164 --> 00:31:41,663 that was doin' weird stuff. 718 00:31:41,666 --> 00:31:43,031 ♪♪ 719 00:31:43,034 --> 00:31:44,901 Narrator: Smith follows the woman back to her house. 720 00:31:44,904 --> 00:31:46,769 She had pulled off to the side of the road, 721 00:31:46,772 --> 00:31:48,237 said she was lookin' for a dog. 722 00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:50,772 Uh, it just don't add up. 723 00:31:50,775 --> 00:31:53,709 And it seems mighty strange that it happened 724 00:31:53,712 --> 00:31:56,412 at this time a night right here in this area. 725 00:32:09,695 --> 00:32:12,695 ♪♪ 726 00:32:15,434 --> 00:32:17,099 Narrator: In pineland, Texas, 727 00:32:17,102 --> 00:32:19,634 game warden Sam Smith investigates a complaint 728 00:32:19,637 --> 00:32:23,639 about someone firing from a public road at night. 729 00:32:23,642 --> 00:32:25,374 - Can we talk? - Woman: Yeah. 730 00:32:25,377 --> 00:32:27,043 - Come on. - Am I in trouble? 731 00:32:27,046 --> 00:32:28,844 - I don't know. - What'd I do? 732 00:32:28,847 --> 00:32:30,012 Let's talk. 733 00:32:31,984 --> 00:32:33,449 Whose truck is that? 734 00:32:35,253 --> 00:32:38,720 All right, I'm following leads on some violations 735 00:32:38,723 --> 00:32:41,457 that involves that truck and that car. 736 00:32:41,460 --> 00:32:42,791 And guess what? 737 00:32:42,794 --> 00:32:44,259 That's very distinct and that's very distinct. 738 00:32:44,262 --> 00:32:47,063 And then all of a sudden, you come by in the vehicle. 739 00:32:50,803 --> 00:32:53,202 Where has this truck right here been tonight? 740 00:32:53,205 --> 00:32:55,404 - Dallas. - When did it get here? 741 00:32:55,407 --> 00:32:56,605 - About 8:30. - Come here. 742 00:32:56,608 --> 00:32:58,674 Let's... let's look at this truck real quick. 743 00:33:01,680 --> 00:33:03,312 This vehicle's hot. 744 00:33:05,150 --> 00:33:06,348 At 8:30. 745 00:33:06,351 --> 00:33:07,683 Well, I don't even know what time it is. 746 00:33:07,686 --> 00:33:08,951 - It's 10:00. - Okay. 747 00:33:08,954 --> 00:33:10,953 Somebody just got here with this vehicle. 748 00:33:10,956 --> 00:33:13,622 And it's not 2 hours ago. 749 00:33:13,625 --> 00:33:15,224 You gotta work with me here. 750 00:33:15,227 --> 00:33:19,161 I am! I don't know what you want me to say! 751 00:33:19,164 --> 00:33:20,896 I feel like that I'm not getting the whole truth. 752 00:33:20,899 --> 00:33:22,365 I'm getting some truth. 753 00:33:22,368 --> 00:33:26,235 But I'm just gonna take what I can and build a case on that. 754 00:33:26,238 --> 00:33:28,104 So you were at home... - Yeah. 755 00:33:28,107 --> 00:33:29,571 And she called you on your cellphone. 756 00:33:29,574 --> 00:33:30,840 My cellphone. 757 00:33:30,843 --> 00:33:33,175 Narrator: Smith needs to verify the woman's story 758 00:33:33,178 --> 00:33:35,644 about looking for a friend's lost dog. 759 00:33:35,647 --> 00:33:37,980 Let me see where she called you. Can I see it? 760 00:33:37,983 --> 00:33:41,517 - Oh. - I wanna see it. 761 00:33:41,520 --> 00:33:43,853 [ Line rings ] 762 00:33:43,856 --> 00:33:45,987 - Woman: Yes? - This is Sam Smith, game warden. 763 00:33:45,990 --> 00:33:48,391 How are you doin' tonight? - Fine. How are you? 764 00:33:48,394 --> 00:33:51,727 Did anybody find that dog on 2426? 765 00:33:55,601 --> 00:33:59,001 Do you know what I'm talkin' about? 766 00:33:59,004 --> 00:34:01,270 Okay. I appreciate it. 767 00:34:01,273 --> 00:34:02,872 - Okay. - Bye-bye. 768 00:34:05,410 --> 00:34:06,842 Am I goin' to jail? 769 00:34:09,214 --> 00:34:10,813 Why did you lie to me? 770 00:34:16,221 --> 00:34:17,486 Well, you need to tell the whole truth 771 00:34:17,489 --> 00:34:19,355 and you need to tell it right now. 772 00:34:19,358 --> 00:34:20,956 If you want any kind of break from me, 773 00:34:20,959 --> 00:34:22,892 I ain't playin' no more. Now come on. 774 00:34:22,895 --> 00:34:26,028 He said, "I shot a deer. I think I mighta missed." 775 00:34:26,031 --> 00:34:28,631 He says, "I gotta go trail it." - Where is he right now? 776 00:34:32,237 --> 00:34:35,637 Narrator: 100 miles west in Crockett, Texas, 777 00:34:35,640 --> 00:34:37,306 game wardens benge and lear have 778 00:34:37,309 --> 00:34:39,375 spent the day checkin' deer hunters, 779 00:34:39,378 --> 00:34:41,243 and their shift's not over yet. 780 00:34:41,246 --> 00:34:43,712 [ Line rings ] - Hey, how you doin', sir? 781 00:34:43,715 --> 00:34:45,514 Narrator: Benge returns a call from a hunter 782 00:34:45,517 --> 00:34:48,617 who confesses to shooting an illegal deer. 783 00:34:50,789 --> 00:34:52,721 Sure, go ahead and gut him 784 00:34:52,724 --> 00:34:54,723 and go ahead and tag him. 785 00:34:54,726 --> 00:34:57,860 This guy shot a deer and afraid it's gonna be too small. 786 00:34:57,863 --> 00:34:59,662 Um, so he's concerned about it and wants to... 787 00:34:59,665 --> 00:35:01,664 Wants to talk to us and take whatever licks 788 00:35:01,667 --> 00:35:03,799 he may have comin'. 789 00:35:03,802 --> 00:35:05,467 Hey. Y'all doin' all right? - Hi. How you doin'? 790 00:35:05,470 --> 00:35:07,937 - I'm zak. - Hey, nice to meet you, zak. 791 00:35:07,940 --> 00:35:10,072 Yeah, so this is the deer. 792 00:35:10,075 --> 00:35:11,740 Yeah. He's... [ chuckles ] He's all right. 793 00:35:11,743 --> 00:35:13,275 He's a weird lookin'... 794 00:35:16,014 --> 00:35:17,546 Golly. 795 00:35:17,549 --> 00:35:20,482 He does have a big body on him. 796 00:35:20,485 --> 00:35:22,485 Narrator: The buck's antlers are spread closer 797 00:35:22,488 --> 00:35:25,020 than they should be for a deer this size. 798 00:35:25,023 --> 00:35:26,555 He's a mature buck. 799 00:35:26,558 --> 00:35:30,492 - Look at the... [ laughs ] - But, uh... 800 00:35:30,495 --> 00:35:31,894 Yeah, he did. He did. 801 00:35:31,897 --> 00:35:35,097 My partner went ahead and measured, uh, the antlers. 802 00:35:35,100 --> 00:35:38,366 And they were, uh, right at 9 3/4 inches. 803 00:35:38,369 --> 00:35:39,969 To be a legal deer in Houston county, 804 00:35:39,972 --> 00:35:41,770 for a buck that's forked on either antler, 805 00:35:41,773 --> 00:35:43,772 it's got to be at least 13 inches inside. 806 00:35:43,775 --> 00:35:47,910 So he was well under the required size. 807 00:35:47,913 --> 00:35:51,513 He's definitely too small, but that's a big bodied deer. 808 00:35:51,516 --> 00:35:53,582 This young man took his own... His own initiative, 809 00:35:53,585 --> 00:35:56,519 called and, uh, wanted to turn himself in. 810 00:35:56,522 --> 00:35:58,454 And he said, "listen, I've made a mistake. 811 00:35:58,457 --> 00:36:00,856 "The deer's not gonna meet the requirements. 812 00:36:00,859 --> 00:36:02,324 What do I need to do?" 813 00:36:02,327 --> 00:36:03,592 Narrator: Benge has no choice 814 00:36:03,595 --> 00:36:05,394 but to write the hunter a ticket, 815 00:36:05,397 --> 00:36:07,396 even though he didn't intentionally kill 816 00:36:07,399 --> 00:36:08,664 an illegal deer. 817 00:36:08,667 --> 00:36:09,999 Our hands are kinda tied. - Oh, yeah. 818 00:36:10,002 --> 00:36:12,734 In some of these instances, we got to do somethin'. 819 00:36:12,737 --> 00:36:14,937 Worst case scenario is the deer could be seized, 820 00:36:14,940 --> 00:36:16,338 get charged restitution and all. 821 00:36:16,341 --> 00:36:17,806 - Yes, sir. - I'm gonna write you a ticket 822 00:36:17,809 --> 00:36:19,208 for just possessin' a illegal deer. 823 00:36:19,211 --> 00:36:20,276 Yes, sir. 824 00:36:20,279 --> 00:36:21,744 And then I'm gonna go Monday morning 825 00:36:21,747 --> 00:36:23,612 and talk to the judge and tell her the circumstances. 826 00:36:23,615 --> 00:36:26,081 - Okay. - And, um, and the judge... 827 00:36:26,084 --> 00:36:28,817 The judge will work with you. - Okay. I appreciate it, yeah. 828 00:36:28,820 --> 00:36:30,619 I mean, we appreciate your honesty. 829 00:36:30,622 --> 00:36:31,754 We're not here to be the bad guys. 830 00:36:31,757 --> 00:36:33,756 Everybody makes mistakes. I still make 'em. 831 00:36:33,759 --> 00:36:35,024 Um, this guy, you know, 832 00:36:35,027 --> 00:36:36,825 he... he... he took a shot on a deer that, 833 00:36:36,828 --> 00:36:38,627 he, uh, based on body size, 834 00:36:38,630 --> 00:36:39,895 and thought was gonna be a legal buck 835 00:36:39,898 --> 00:36:42,164 but it turned out not to be. Hey, thank you very much. 836 00:36:42,167 --> 00:36:45,033 Thank y'all. - Thank you, gentlemen. 837 00:36:45,036 --> 00:36:47,703 ♪♪ 838 00:36:47,706 --> 00:36:48,703 You need to tell the whole truth 839 00:36:48,706 --> 00:36:50,573 and you need to tell it right now. 840 00:36:50,576 --> 00:36:52,107 Narrator: Back in pineland, 841 00:36:52,110 --> 00:36:54,443 Smith questions a woman suspected of covering up 842 00:36:54,446 --> 00:36:56,612 her boyfriend's hunting crime. 843 00:36:56,615 --> 00:36:59,715 He said, "I shot a deer. I think I mighta missed." 844 00:36:59,718 --> 00:37:01,850 He says, "I've got to go trail it." 845 00:37:01,853 --> 00:37:04,753 - Where is he? - In the woods somewhere. 846 00:37:04,756 --> 00:37:06,655 The shooter's still in the woods. 847 00:37:06,658 --> 00:37:08,657 Obviously, we need to get him outta there 848 00:37:08,660 --> 00:37:11,126 so we can get all this squared away. 849 00:37:11,129 --> 00:37:12,795 And you're gonna call him. 850 00:37:12,798 --> 00:37:15,130 And you're gonna say, "you need to get out to the road. 851 00:37:15,133 --> 00:37:17,633 I'm fixin' to pick you up." 852 00:37:20,471 --> 00:37:22,271 What we're gonna do right now is follow the... 853 00:37:22,274 --> 00:37:24,072 The female subject back out to the spot 854 00:37:24,075 --> 00:37:26,542 where the deer was shot. 855 00:37:30,949 --> 00:37:33,015 She's brakin' way up there. 856 00:37:38,223 --> 00:37:39,588 Where is he? 857 00:37:42,294 --> 00:37:43,559 Let me turn around. 858 00:37:46,965 --> 00:37:49,999 I'm not happy that this guy sat out in the woods this long. 859 00:37:54,172 --> 00:37:55,704 My name's Sam Smith. 860 00:37:55,707 --> 00:37:59,241 Um, so it's been a long night, obviously. 861 00:37:59,244 --> 00:38:01,110 So let's just go ahead and get this over with. 862 00:38:01,113 --> 00:38:04,846 And tell me what happened, and we'll go from there. 863 00:38:04,849 --> 00:38:07,048 - I'm here at the house... - Yes, sir. 864 00:38:07,051 --> 00:38:08,917 And... 865 00:38:08,920 --> 00:38:12,787 My woman come to me, said that she shot a deer. 866 00:38:12,790 --> 00:38:14,056 She started cryin'. 867 00:38:14,059 --> 00:38:16,458 I-I didn't know what else to do. 868 00:38:16,461 --> 00:38:19,060 She come and got me to go back out there. 869 00:38:19,063 --> 00:38:21,530 I said, "you know, I'm on probation." 870 00:38:21,533 --> 00:38:25,000 I said, "I can't be gettin' in no trouble, period." 871 00:38:25,003 --> 00:38:26,402 Who shot the deer? 872 00:38:26,405 --> 00:38:29,938 She shot at it and come and got me. 873 00:38:29,941 --> 00:38:31,606 I didn't shoot the deer. 874 00:38:31,609 --> 00:38:34,142 No, no. No, no, no. I-I didn't start work yesterday. 875 00:38:34,145 --> 00:38:35,944 You... you can't sit here and tell me one thing, 876 00:38:35,947 --> 00:38:38,314 and then all of a sudden, "oh, I did it." 877 00:38:43,755 --> 00:38:45,153 Okay. 878 00:38:45,156 --> 00:38:47,122 Come back here with me, please. 879 00:38:47,125 --> 00:38:50,826 If you'll just stand there for me. 880 00:38:50,829 --> 00:38:53,362 I ain't buyin' one second of that crap. 881 00:38:59,604 --> 00:39:02,070 She shot at it and come and got me. 882 00:39:02,073 --> 00:39:05,541 Will you come back here with me, please? 883 00:39:05,544 --> 00:39:08,343 I ain't buyin' one second of that crap. 884 00:39:08,346 --> 00:39:10,212 Narrator: In pineland, Texas, 885 00:39:10,215 --> 00:39:12,748 game warden Smith digs for the truth 886 00:39:12,751 --> 00:39:15,684 about who shot from a road earlier tonight. 887 00:39:15,687 --> 00:39:16,952 For you two to get in the car 888 00:39:16,955 --> 00:39:18,554 and make up a story about how it's gonna be 889 00:39:18,557 --> 00:39:21,222 because you're gonna cover for him, that ain't... 890 00:39:21,225 --> 00:39:22,891 No, no. That's not gonna fly tonight. 891 00:39:22,894 --> 00:39:24,426 You understand me? 892 00:39:24,429 --> 00:39:26,361 You've already lied to me once. 893 00:39:26,364 --> 00:39:28,497 And I told you I'd work with you. 894 00:39:28,500 --> 00:39:30,099 And I'm gettin' a little fed up with it. 895 00:39:35,374 --> 00:39:36,671 No. I ain't buyin' it. 896 00:39:36,674 --> 00:39:38,574 This ain't over. You stand right here. 897 00:39:41,045 --> 00:39:42,644 These stories ain't addin' up, man. 898 00:39:42,647 --> 00:39:43,979 Said that's what happened. 899 00:39:43,982 --> 00:39:45,847 - Is that right? - Yes, sir. That's right. 900 00:39:45,850 --> 00:39:48,717 And it sounds like she's coverin' for you. 901 00:39:48,720 --> 00:39:50,853 I'm helpin' her. She come and got me. 902 00:39:50,856 --> 00:39:54,055 That's it. That's the end of the story. 903 00:39:54,058 --> 00:39:56,591 Okay. You stay right here. 904 00:39:56,594 --> 00:39:58,927 Whenever, as a warden, you start feelin' like 905 00:39:58,930 --> 00:40:01,329 that they're startin' to mislead you 906 00:40:01,332 --> 00:40:04,332 and try to lead you down the road of... of deceit, 907 00:40:04,335 --> 00:40:05,934 it gets frustrating. 908 00:40:05,937 --> 00:40:08,070 I think I know why you're coverin' for him. 909 00:40:08,073 --> 00:40:09,938 We both know why, don't we? 910 00:40:09,941 --> 00:40:12,408 - No, sir. - He's a convicted felon. 911 00:40:20,352 --> 00:40:23,218 Stand right here for me. 912 00:40:23,221 --> 00:40:25,587 All right, you're gonna be placed under arrest. 913 00:40:27,492 --> 00:40:31,827 I have, apparently, your gun or your gun. 914 00:40:31,830 --> 00:40:33,895 If your fingerprints are on it, 915 00:40:33,898 --> 00:40:35,364 I'm gonna come back and arrest you 916 00:40:35,367 --> 00:40:38,033 for felony and possession of a firearm. 917 00:40:38,036 --> 00:40:39,501 And if there's a bunch mind changin' 918 00:40:39,504 --> 00:40:42,304 goin' on in the process, 919 00:40:42,307 --> 00:40:43,972 then I'm gonna file on you 920 00:40:43,975 --> 00:40:46,374 for false report to a peace officer. 921 00:40:46,377 --> 00:40:47,709 Okay. 922 00:40:47,712 --> 00:40:49,912 Turn around, put your hands behind your back. 923 00:40:49,915 --> 00:40:52,180 Narrator: Since the woman confessed to the crime, 924 00:40:52,183 --> 00:40:54,182 she's arrested for road hunting. 925 00:40:54,185 --> 00:40:55,717 You have the right to remain silent. 926 00:40:55,720 --> 00:40:58,119 Anything you say can and will be used against you 927 00:40:58,122 --> 00:41:00,455 in a court of law. 928 00:41:00,458 --> 00:41:01,723 Come with me. 929 00:41:04,129 --> 00:41:06,194 Smith: Somebody shot from the road. 930 00:41:06,197 --> 00:41:07,529 It was either her or him. 931 00:41:07,532 --> 00:41:09,531 Yeah, he is a convicted felon, 932 00:41:09,534 --> 00:41:13,468 so that's gonna put him a felon in possession of a firearm. 933 00:41:13,471 --> 00:41:14,736 He's already on probation. 934 00:41:14,739 --> 00:41:16,338 So did she take the fall for that? 935 00:41:16,341 --> 00:41:18,940 Very possibly, she could. 936 00:41:18,943 --> 00:41:20,609 ♪♪ 937 00:41:21,305 --> 00:42:21,432 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm