"Lone Star Law" Run and You're Done

1 00:00:10,410 --> 00:00:12,276 Here he comes. 2 00:00:12,279 --> 00:00:15,012 Narrator: Coming up on "lone star law"... 3 00:00:15,015 --> 00:00:16,280 You said that you might have a mountain lion 4 00:00:16,283 --> 00:00:17,347 that could have attacked your dogs? 5 00:00:17,350 --> 00:00:19,817 [ Gunshot ] - That wasn't a shotgun. 6 00:00:19,820 --> 00:00:22,687 We've had some reports up here, illegal road hunting. 7 00:00:22,690 --> 00:00:25,022 I hear a truck coming from the south. 8 00:00:25,025 --> 00:00:27,492 Yeah, he's gonna be a little feisty now. 9 00:00:27,495 --> 00:00:30,028 Watch that hook. He's pissed. 10 00:00:30,031 --> 00:00:34,098 That's a pretty good track right there. 11 00:00:34,101 --> 00:00:35,299 Hey, we got a vehicle. 12 00:00:35,302 --> 00:00:36,834 Duck in the woods. 13 00:00:39,106 --> 00:00:42,073 - Hey, Mark, get him! - Get him, Mark! 14 00:00:44,444 --> 00:00:46,844 ♪♪ 15 00:00:46,847 --> 00:00:48,579 [ Birds cries ] 16 00:00:54,388 --> 00:00:55,420 [ Rattles ] 17 00:00:59,526 --> 00:01:01,659 [ Horse whinnies, gunshot ] 18 00:01:08,802 --> 00:01:10,134 A Texas game warden's job 19 00:01:10,137 --> 00:01:12,603 is to protect wild animals in wild places, 20 00:01:12,606 --> 00:01:13,937 keep the public safe 21 00:01:13,940 --> 00:01:16,407 and every now and again, put a bad guy in jail. 22 00:01:16,410 --> 00:01:17,442 [ Gunshot ] 23 00:01:20,347 --> 00:01:23,681 Captions by vitac... www.Vitac.Com 24 00:01:23,684 --> 00:01:27,151 captions paid for by discovery communications 25 00:01:27,154 --> 00:01:30,021 ♪♪ 26 00:01:35,162 --> 00:01:37,028 All right. Come on, Betsy. [ Taps ] 27 00:01:37,031 --> 00:01:40,431 [ Ignition turning, clicking ] 28 00:01:40,434 --> 00:01:43,034 Oh, my. 29 00:01:47,041 --> 00:01:48,372 [ Engine turns over ] 30 00:01:48,375 --> 00:01:50,141 There you go. 31 00:01:55,382 --> 00:01:57,181 Betsy, she had probably 130, 32 00:01:57,184 --> 00:02:00,518 135,000-some little rough miles. 33 00:02:00,521 --> 00:02:04,388 She's been a good truck, time to get her turned in today. 34 00:02:04,391 --> 00:02:07,792 We are in the big town of Austin, Texas. 35 00:02:07,795 --> 00:02:10,528 Going to head into headquarters this morning, 36 00:02:10,531 --> 00:02:11,996 basically pick up a new truck, 37 00:02:11,999 --> 00:02:14,598 get ready for the fun time of year, 38 00:02:14,601 --> 00:02:16,533 the hunting season, 39 00:02:16,536 --> 00:02:18,469 which a lot of the wardens 40 00:02:18,472 --> 00:02:22,340 throughout the state have been waiting on this day patiently. 41 00:02:22,343 --> 00:02:23,875 Get a little change of scenery, 42 00:02:23,878 --> 00:02:28,479 get off the water and start getting into the woods. 43 00:02:28,482 --> 00:02:29,547 - How you doing? - All right. 44 00:02:29,550 --> 00:02:30,814 - Everything good? - Yes, sir. 45 00:02:30,817 --> 00:02:32,149 Hard at it? 46 00:02:32,152 --> 00:02:33,617 Get these new trucks out of here. 47 00:02:33,620 --> 00:02:34,885 That's my goal. 48 00:02:34,888 --> 00:02:36,287 Narrator: Texas game warden Mike Boone 49 00:02:36,290 --> 00:02:39,490 drives an average of 2,500 miles a month 50 00:02:39,493 --> 00:02:43,427 and needs a replacement truck about every 4 years. 51 00:02:43,430 --> 00:02:45,495 [ Clicking ] 52 00:02:45,498 --> 00:02:47,164 It's nice. 53 00:02:47,167 --> 00:02:48,432 Right now they're transferring 54 00:02:48,435 --> 00:02:51,302 my county radio into the new ride. 55 00:02:51,305 --> 00:02:53,838 I think I got all the parts for it. [ Laughing ] 56 00:02:53,841 --> 00:02:55,106 If not, we'll figure something out. 57 00:02:55,109 --> 00:02:57,308 [ Laughs ] Yeah. 58 00:02:57,311 --> 00:02:58,843 Soon as they get that installed, 59 00:02:58,846 --> 00:03:01,445 we'll be headed back. 60 00:03:01,448 --> 00:03:02,580 - Drive safe, sir. - Thank you. 61 00:03:02,583 --> 00:03:03,780 - Thanks for coming in. - Appreciate it. 62 00:03:03,783 --> 00:03:05,116 Y'all be safe and have a good week. 63 00:03:05,119 --> 00:03:06,417 Will do. 64 00:03:09,122 --> 00:03:11,622 It probably won't take me long to dirty this up. 65 00:03:13,394 --> 00:03:16,394 Narrator: Across Texas, nearly half a million hunters 66 00:03:16,397 --> 00:03:18,129 are heading out for doves... [ Gunshot ] 67 00:03:18,132 --> 00:03:19,997 Kicking off the year's hunting season. 68 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:21,732 [ Gunshot ] 69 00:03:21,735 --> 00:03:24,201 Boone heads back to Jefferson county in east Texas, 70 00:03:24,204 --> 00:03:28,406 where rice fields attract dove and dove hunters. 71 00:03:28,409 --> 00:03:31,142 The birds are a popular moving target 72 00:03:31,145 --> 00:03:33,344 and a bacon-wrapped delicacy. 73 00:03:33,347 --> 00:03:35,946 - Where's the bacon at? - It's actually in the ice chest. 74 00:03:35,949 --> 00:03:37,748 Let me you, if y'all get some doves, wrap them up. 75 00:03:37,751 --> 00:03:40,251 Y'all good to go, man. 76 00:03:43,490 --> 00:03:46,423 Guys and girls, how are y'all? 77 00:03:46,426 --> 00:03:49,026 State game warden, check everybody's stuff real quick. 78 00:03:49,029 --> 00:03:51,362 One, two... 79 00:03:51,365 --> 00:03:52,697 thirteen, 14, 15. 80 00:03:52,700 --> 00:03:54,832 How many did you get, young lady? 81 00:03:54,835 --> 00:03:57,702 She shot her first three today. First three. 82 00:03:57,705 --> 00:04:00,438 [ Clicks ] Good to go. 83 00:04:00,441 --> 00:04:03,374 Narrator: Texas has more than 60 million doves, 84 00:04:03,377 --> 00:04:06,443 the highest population of doves in the U.S. 85 00:04:06,446 --> 00:04:09,780 The bag limit for each hunter is 15 birds a day. 86 00:04:09,783 --> 00:04:13,384 Man, we love dove season. 87 00:04:13,387 --> 00:04:14,785 [ Call whistling ] 88 00:04:14,788 --> 00:04:16,854 The smell of gunpowder's in the air, 89 00:04:16,857 --> 00:04:18,789 we're fixing to have some fun. 90 00:04:18,792 --> 00:04:20,991 State game warden. Just to check everything. 91 00:04:20,994 --> 00:04:22,926 [ Clicking ] 92 00:04:22,929 --> 00:04:24,528 Boom, boom, boom, how many shells you 93 00:04:24,531 --> 00:04:25,730 going to load out of that gun? 94 00:04:25,733 --> 00:04:27,864 - [ Laughs ] Just three. - Just three. 95 00:04:27,867 --> 00:04:29,533 - Everything good? - Yes, sir. 96 00:04:29,536 --> 00:04:33,070 How many birds you end up with? So far, I'm pretty sure five. 97 00:04:33,073 --> 00:04:34,305 - Yeah? - Yes, sir. 98 00:04:36,744 --> 00:04:39,276 Why you nervous? 99 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:40,911 Yeah, you are. 100 00:04:44,084 --> 00:04:46,817 Narrator: 260 miles north in cass county, 101 00:04:46,820 --> 00:04:49,687 near the border of Louisiana and Arkansas, 102 00:04:49,690 --> 00:04:51,756 Texas game warden Jason Jones 103 00:04:51,759 --> 00:04:55,492 responds to a capture and relocation call. 104 00:04:55,495 --> 00:04:57,428 So I'm rigging up to go catch an alligator 105 00:04:57,431 --> 00:04:59,697 out of one of the local business ponds. 106 00:04:59,700 --> 00:05:02,299 There's a lot of fishing going on with kids, 107 00:05:02,302 --> 00:05:04,635 so it creates a problem 108 00:05:04,638 --> 00:05:07,971 if I don't go and address the situation. 109 00:05:07,974 --> 00:05:09,306 Narrator: In the 1960s, 110 00:05:09,309 --> 00:05:11,908 alligators were nearly hunted to extinction. 111 00:05:11,911 --> 00:05:14,111 Laws were passed to protect them, 112 00:05:14,114 --> 00:05:18,316 and now their numbers in Texas are up to a half a million. 113 00:05:18,319 --> 00:05:21,318 Oh! There he is. 114 00:05:21,321 --> 00:05:24,655 It's slowly moving across the middle of the pond. 115 00:05:24,658 --> 00:05:25,990 It is a 7 to 8 footer. 116 00:05:25,993 --> 00:05:28,392 The presence of it being there creates a situation 117 00:05:28,395 --> 00:05:30,361 where I have to get it removed. 118 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:36,000 This is actually a homemade hooking system right here. 119 00:05:36,003 --> 00:05:38,201 It's something that I've tried before. 120 00:05:38,204 --> 00:05:41,004 And what I'm going to bait it with, I went to the local store 121 00:05:41,007 --> 00:05:42,606 to get some chicken. 122 00:05:42,609 --> 00:05:44,408 [ Motor rumbles ] 123 00:05:44,411 --> 00:05:48,078 Looking for any type of bubbles in the water. 124 00:05:48,081 --> 00:05:50,881 Gators will sink, and you'll see their air bubble trails. 125 00:05:50,884 --> 00:05:54,752 Looking for any type of sign on the edge of the bank. 126 00:05:56,089 --> 00:05:58,088 Yep, see it? 127 00:05:58,091 --> 00:06:00,691 He smells the chicken coming. 128 00:06:00,694 --> 00:06:03,627 I'm going to tie onto this limb 129 00:06:03,630 --> 00:06:06,230 and then tie back to that tree. 130 00:06:06,233 --> 00:06:08,733 Gator's watching. 131 00:06:12,439 --> 00:06:14,605 We'll see if he takes the bait. 132 00:06:18,045 --> 00:06:20,478 He's going towards it. 133 00:06:24,584 --> 00:06:25,850 Oh, yes. 134 00:06:27,788 --> 00:06:28,986 He's got it. 135 00:06:28,989 --> 00:06:30,988 Hopefully he's hooked well enough 136 00:06:30,991 --> 00:06:32,323 that he'll stay on that line 137 00:06:32,326 --> 00:06:35,725 that we can get a catch pole on him. 138 00:06:35,728 --> 00:06:36,994 Hello? 139 00:06:36,997 --> 00:06:38,595 Right now I'm going to call in another warden 140 00:06:38,598 --> 00:06:42,466 to come down here to help wrestle it up. 141 00:06:42,469 --> 00:06:45,536 I'd like to go home with all 10 digits. 142 00:06:45,539 --> 00:06:47,638 Don't pop it, don't pop it. 143 00:06:49,810 --> 00:06:51,542 [ Gunshots ] 144 00:06:51,545 --> 00:06:54,011 Why you nervous? 145 00:06:54,014 --> 00:06:55,613 Yeah, you are. 146 00:06:56,883 --> 00:06:59,082 You supposed to be in school or what? 147 00:06:59,085 --> 00:07:00,484 - Maybe. - Maybe? 148 00:07:00,487 --> 00:07:02,019 - Maybe. - That's why you're nervous. 149 00:07:02,022 --> 00:07:04,287 - Do I need to call them? - No, sir. 150 00:07:04,290 --> 00:07:06,424 - Please don't do that. - You're sick, huh? 151 00:07:06,427 --> 00:07:07,891 - Yes, sir. - You look sick. 152 00:07:07,894 --> 00:07:09,759 [ Coughs ] 153 00:07:09,762 --> 00:07:11,829 Y'all good to go, man. All right. Thank you. 154 00:07:11,832 --> 00:07:13,898 Thank you very much. 155 00:07:13,901 --> 00:07:15,432 Have fun playing hooky. 156 00:07:15,435 --> 00:07:17,101 [ Laughing ] Thank you. 157 00:07:17,104 --> 00:07:19,636 Y'all be safe. Yeah, y'all get your guns out. 158 00:07:19,639 --> 00:07:21,505 They... they flying. [ Gunshot ] 159 00:07:21,508 --> 00:07:22,840 Ohh! 160 00:07:22,843 --> 00:07:23,941 [ Gunshot ] 161 00:07:26,780 --> 00:07:28,512 Narrator: Clear weather brings out the doves 162 00:07:28,515 --> 00:07:30,514 and record numbers of hunters. 163 00:07:30,517 --> 00:07:33,183 Game warden Dustin dockery joins Boone 164 00:07:33,186 --> 00:07:35,319 to beef up patrol. 165 00:07:39,860 --> 00:07:41,525 This is brand-new, don't get that gummy stuff 166 00:07:41,528 --> 00:07:43,527 all over my seat. 167 00:07:43,530 --> 00:07:44,928 You going to be able to handle that 168 00:07:44,931 --> 00:07:46,329 or do we need to stop and get out? 169 00:07:46,332 --> 00:07:47,865 [ Laughs ] I can handle it. 170 00:07:47,868 --> 00:07:50,066 I don't know about your mechanical ability, 171 00:07:50,069 --> 00:07:53,604 but when it involves superglue in my front seat, 172 00:07:53,607 --> 00:07:56,474 I got little issues with that. 173 00:08:01,348 --> 00:08:03,614 I'm going to get my scope out for that tree line 174 00:08:03,617 --> 00:08:05,049 bunch over there. 175 00:08:07,220 --> 00:08:08,686 [ Distant gunshots ] 176 00:08:08,689 --> 00:08:11,021 Well, there's a butt-load of hunters right there. 177 00:08:11,024 --> 00:08:12,189 [ Gunshot ] 178 00:08:15,228 --> 00:08:17,160 Narrator: A shotgun is the only type of gun 179 00:08:17,163 --> 00:08:19,429 allowed on migratory bird hunts. 180 00:08:19,432 --> 00:08:21,131 No joke. 181 00:08:24,037 --> 00:08:25,102 That's our truck. 182 00:08:25,105 --> 00:08:27,371 - Is it really? - Yep, yep. 183 00:08:27,374 --> 00:08:28,839 Damn, they got out pretty quick. 184 00:08:32,913 --> 00:08:34,311 The gun's unloaded... 185 00:08:34,314 --> 00:08:36,646 What was that shooting y'all were shooting in there? 186 00:08:36,649 --> 00:08:38,048 Back over there? Mm-hmm. 187 00:08:38,051 --> 00:08:40,317 We missed a flock. Missed a flock of what? 188 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:42,853 We saw some doves kind of by the tree coming around. 189 00:08:42,856 --> 00:08:44,788 And we were trying to shoot at them, 190 00:08:44,791 --> 00:08:47,257 but they were kind of far off. Okay. 191 00:08:47,260 --> 00:08:49,927 I heard a high powered shot go off in them woods over there. 192 00:08:49,930 --> 00:08:51,528 - Yes, sir. - Well, who was that? 193 00:08:51,531 --> 00:08:52,729 That was that gentleman over there. 194 00:08:52,732 --> 00:08:55,199 I never fired today. 195 00:08:57,404 --> 00:08:59,536 Narrator: Back in cass county, 196 00:08:59,539 --> 00:09:02,138 game wardens Daniel kesler and Sean hervey 197 00:09:02,141 --> 00:09:03,674 need to get a captured gator 198 00:09:03,677 --> 00:09:05,409 off a hook and into their truck. 199 00:09:05,412 --> 00:09:08,612 - How big are we talking? - Probably 7 1/2 to 8 foot. 200 00:09:08,615 --> 00:09:11,015 I've got my catch pole. Get yours just in case. 201 00:09:11,018 --> 00:09:12,049 Okay. 202 00:09:15,088 --> 00:09:18,688 That sucker's going to be close to 8 foot long. 203 00:09:18,691 --> 00:09:20,291 Ease on over there to him. 204 00:09:27,367 --> 00:09:29,399 You kind of pull him, let me get in the back of the boat 205 00:09:29,402 --> 00:09:30,801 and see if I can get this on him. 206 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:34,771 - Ready? - Yeah. 207 00:09:34,774 --> 00:09:36,440 - I'm coming to you. - I got him. 208 00:09:36,443 --> 00:09:37,708 Right there. 209 00:09:37,711 --> 00:09:41,111 One, two, three, go! 210 00:09:41,114 --> 00:09:43,280 ♪♪ 211 00:09:45,719 --> 00:09:48,085 ♪♪ 212 00:09:51,458 --> 00:09:54,524 Narrator: In cass county, game wardens attempt to catch 213 00:09:54,527 --> 00:09:56,526 an 8-foot gator that's been swimming 214 00:09:56,529 --> 00:09:58,128 too close to people. 215 00:09:58,131 --> 00:09:59,997 [ Line reels ] 216 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:02,932 - Missed him. - I'll pull him to you. 217 00:10:02,935 --> 00:10:04,568 All right, come back up. 218 00:10:07,007 --> 00:10:08,138 See, that rope's in my way. 219 00:10:08,141 --> 00:10:10,207 Yeah. 220 00:10:10,210 --> 00:10:13,543 Hold on, hold on. I got an idea, I got an idea. 221 00:10:13,546 --> 00:10:15,713 You're not in Texas unless you have a lariat rope. 222 00:10:18,151 --> 00:10:19,383 Ready? 223 00:10:20,620 --> 00:10:22,553 [ Splashes ] 224 00:10:24,957 --> 00:10:28,358 - Ah! - Oh, he's turning on me. 225 00:10:28,361 --> 00:10:30,360 I'm going to let him back out, let him back out. 226 00:10:30,363 --> 00:10:31,495 Okay. 227 00:10:35,301 --> 00:10:37,768 Ah, watch its mouth right there. 228 00:10:37,771 --> 00:10:39,836 I'll get him through it, get him, get him! 229 00:10:39,839 --> 00:10:41,639 Got him? 230 00:10:41,642 --> 00:10:43,907 Yeah. 231 00:10:43,910 --> 00:10:46,243 Let him... let him wrestle it. 232 00:10:46,246 --> 00:10:47,478 Just hold him tight. 233 00:10:51,584 --> 00:10:53,784 If he comes in the boat, let him go. 234 00:10:53,787 --> 00:10:57,554 He'll be tired anyway. That's a good thing. 235 00:11:05,131 --> 00:11:07,131 - All right, Jason. - All right. 236 00:11:09,402 --> 00:11:12,936 [ Grunting ] 237 00:11:12,939 --> 00:11:15,305 You ready, Daniel? 238 00:11:17,009 --> 00:11:19,677 My concern's him getting loose and biting one of us. 239 00:11:19,680 --> 00:11:21,011 I'm gonna cut this one right there. 240 00:11:21,014 --> 00:11:24,148 We're having to tape his mouth for sure. 241 00:11:24,151 --> 00:11:26,617 Mouth and tail will hurt you. 242 00:11:26,620 --> 00:11:28,552 I mean, it'll knock you down, the tail will, 243 00:11:28,555 --> 00:11:30,153 and then he'll come right around and bite you. 244 00:11:30,156 --> 00:11:32,890 One, two, three, go! 245 00:11:32,893 --> 00:11:34,391 [ Grunts ] 246 00:11:39,166 --> 00:11:40,430 All right. 247 00:11:40,433 --> 00:11:42,899 People's safe, he's safe. 248 00:11:42,902 --> 00:11:44,968 We're going to head up north to the sulphur river 249 00:11:44,971 --> 00:11:47,471 and go ahead and put him back in his natural habitat. 250 00:11:51,444 --> 00:11:53,977 [ Gunshot ] 251 00:11:53,980 --> 00:11:55,311 Narrator: Back near beaumont, 252 00:11:55,314 --> 00:11:57,380 game wardens question a group of dove hunters 253 00:11:57,383 --> 00:11:59,983 who may be using an illegal firearm. 254 00:11:59,986 --> 00:12:03,052 I heard a high powered shot go off in them woods over there. 255 00:12:03,055 --> 00:12:04,855 - He's shooting a 12-Gauge. - Twelve-Gauge? 256 00:12:04,858 --> 00:12:07,390 Boy, it didn't sound like a 12-Gauge. 257 00:12:07,393 --> 00:12:11,328 - No birds today at all. - But who shot, though? 258 00:12:11,331 --> 00:12:13,263 - None of y'all shot? - I shot once... 259 00:12:13,266 --> 00:12:14,664 Where y'all were staying, 260 00:12:14,667 --> 00:12:17,000 there's not going to be any shells over there? 261 00:12:17,003 --> 00:12:19,203 There's one shell? You didn't pick it up? 262 00:12:19,206 --> 00:12:20,804 No, sir, I didn't think even about it. 263 00:12:20,807 --> 00:12:23,339 All right, go ahead and get your hunting license out. 264 00:12:23,342 --> 00:12:25,342 Narrator: Dockery collects all the firearms, 265 00:12:25,345 --> 00:12:27,477 but doesn't find a high powered weapon 266 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:29,146 like the one they heard. 267 00:12:29,149 --> 00:12:30,881 This is the first time I've ever been dove hunting. 268 00:12:30,884 --> 00:12:32,849 Okay, we're going to get it all worked out, okay? 269 00:12:32,852 --> 00:12:34,351 You got a hunting license on you, though? 270 00:12:34,354 --> 00:12:35,418 Yes, sir. 271 00:12:35,421 --> 00:12:36,686 So you think you heard a big rifle? 272 00:12:36,689 --> 00:12:39,289 - You didn't? - We heard shots back there. 273 00:12:39,292 --> 00:12:42,559 Did it sound like shotgun or a rifle that went off? 274 00:12:44,697 --> 00:12:47,430 - Anything else in the truck? - No, sir. 275 00:12:47,433 --> 00:12:49,299 Nothing? You got any birds in here? They're shells, right? 276 00:12:49,302 --> 00:12:50,767 No, sir. It's all shells in there. 277 00:12:50,770 --> 00:12:52,836 - How old are you? - How old am I? 278 00:12:52,839 --> 00:12:54,504 - Yeah. - Eighteen. 279 00:12:54,507 --> 00:12:56,506 - How old are you? - I'm 19. 280 00:12:56,509 --> 00:12:58,575 That's a good place to hide the beer, huh? 281 00:13:01,848 --> 00:13:05,114 Narrator: 300 miles southwest in nueces county, 282 00:13:05,117 --> 00:13:08,785 doves are attracted to the 300,000 acres of sorghum, 283 00:13:08,788 --> 00:13:10,654 wheat and sunflower fields. 284 00:13:10,657 --> 00:13:13,056 Lindsey: One of the big things about being in south Texas 285 00:13:13,059 --> 00:13:15,391 is the special white wing season. 286 00:13:15,394 --> 00:13:17,594 People are able to shoot 15 birds, 287 00:13:17,597 --> 00:13:19,662 but within those 15 birds they shoot, 288 00:13:19,665 --> 00:13:21,265 only two can be mourning dove, 289 00:13:21,268 --> 00:13:23,132 and two can be white-tip. 290 00:13:23,135 --> 00:13:26,136 Narrator: White-wing doves are plentiful in south Texas, 291 00:13:26,139 --> 00:13:28,005 but the less abundant white-tip 292 00:13:28,008 --> 00:13:29,540 and mourning doves look similar. 293 00:13:29,543 --> 00:13:32,676 So the law lets hunters to take two of either 294 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:34,811 to allow for misidentification. 295 00:13:34,814 --> 00:13:37,747 If I could just see everybody's hunting license, please? 296 00:13:37,750 --> 00:13:39,816 Loving the outdoors, I want to protect the outdoors. 297 00:13:39,819 --> 00:13:41,084 So I felt that being a game warden, 298 00:13:41,087 --> 00:13:42,619 I'm out there able to keep 299 00:13:42,622 --> 00:13:45,421 that resource available for future generations. 300 00:13:45,424 --> 00:13:47,357 Well, y'all have a good day, good luck to y'all. 301 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:49,158 - Have a good one. - How's it going? 302 00:13:49,161 --> 00:13:50,827 Doin' all right. How are you today? 303 00:13:50,830 --> 00:13:53,230 Not too bad. Any good? 304 00:13:53,233 --> 00:13:54,898 - Any birds? - I got three. 305 00:13:54,901 --> 00:13:56,499 This one doesn't go towards your limit, okay? 306 00:13:56,502 --> 00:13:57,767 - That's a eurasian. - Yeah, that's ring-necked. 307 00:13:57,770 --> 00:13:59,569 Yeah, you can shoot as many of those as you want. 308 00:13:59,572 --> 00:14:01,104 - Yeah, I had... - whose birds are these? 309 00:14:01,107 --> 00:14:03,574 Those are my buddies, he's around the corner over there. 310 00:14:03,577 --> 00:14:04,975 Okay, so these two are his? 311 00:14:04,978 --> 00:14:06,176 - Yeah. - Okay. 312 00:14:06,179 --> 00:14:07,377 How's it going? 313 00:14:07,380 --> 00:14:09,045 - Good, how about yourself? - Pretty good. 314 00:14:09,048 --> 00:14:10,247 Are you hunting with this individual here? 315 00:14:10,250 --> 00:14:12,182 Yes, sir, I sure am. Okay. 316 00:14:12,185 --> 00:14:13,383 Man, you mad at those birds, 317 00:14:13,386 --> 00:14:15,118 you got a shotgun and a pistol. 318 00:14:15,121 --> 00:14:17,053 - That's it. - Do you have any birds on you? 319 00:14:17,056 --> 00:14:19,923 I have one in here, one in here and one on the truck. 320 00:14:19,926 --> 00:14:21,457 I'm going to lay your gun right here, okay? 321 00:14:21,460 --> 00:14:22,993 That's fine, sir. 322 00:14:22,996 --> 00:14:25,328 All we need is rain. Okay. 323 00:14:25,331 --> 00:14:27,864 And these two are yours here? 324 00:14:27,867 --> 00:14:29,199 - Uh, yeah. - Okay. 325 00:14:29,202 --> 00:14:31,335 Are those two mine? I knew one of 'em was. 326 00:14:31,338 --> 00:14:32,669 He said these two were yours. 327 00:14:32,672 --> 00:14:34,537 Yeah, that's the one brought over a while ago. 328 00:14:34,540 --> 00:14:36,272 Okay. And your hunting license, please? 329 00:14:36,275 --> 00:14:40,944 - Yes, sir. - This is yours? Okay. Uh... 330 00:14:40,947 --> 00:14:43,013 - We got a problem here, okay? - What do we got? 331 00:14:43,016 --> 00:14:46,549 The limit on mourning dove is only two, okay? 332 00:14:46,552 --> 00:14:47,750 You've got three. 333 00:14:47,753 --> 00:14:49,086 So you're over the limit on mourning dove. 334 00:14:49,089 --> 00:14:50,687 So what's going to happen, you're gonna be issued 335 00:14:50,690 --> 00:14:52,756 one citation for the birds. Want to throw it on my limit? 336 00:14:52,759 --> 00:14:54,891 Nah, it don't work... Don't work that way. 337 00:14:54,894 --> 00:14:56,893 It don't work that way. Don't work that way. 338 00:14:56,896 --> 00:14:58,028 Getting one citation 339 00:14:58,031 --> 00:14:59,229 for over the limit of mourning dove, okay? 340 00:14:59,232 --> 00:15:00,731 The limit's two and you had three. 341 00:15:00,734 --> 00:15:02,565 Signature there and not a plead of guilty, 342 00:15:02,568 --> 00:15:03,834 just a promise you will contact. 343 00:15:03,837 --> 00:15:06,570 And do you have any questions? Nah. 344 00:15:06,573 --> 00:15:08,238 - Okay. - We're good. 345 00:15:08,241 --> 00:15:09,907 All right, well, I appreciate your cooperation in the matter. 346 00:15:09,910 --> 00:15:12,842 Hey, you're just doing your job, man, I appreciate it. 347 00:15:12,845 --> 00:15:14,177 All right, well, I thank you. 348 00:15:14,180 --> 00:15:15,645 Well, y'all have a good day, try and stay dry. 349 00:15:15,648 --> 00:15:17,047 All right, thank you. Thank you. 350 00:15:17,050 --> 00:15:19,383 All right, appreciate it. Yes, sir. 351 00:15:23,123 --> 00:15:25,655 Narrator: Back in the rice fields of east Texas, 352 00:15:25,658 --> 00:15:28,925 game wardens Boone and dockery search a dove hunter's truck. 353 00:15:28,928 --> 00:15:30,527 - How old are you? - Eighteen. 354 00:15:30,530 --> 00:15:33,663 - Eighteen? How old are you? - I'm 19. 355 00:15:33,666 --> 00:15:36,466 That's a good place to hide the beer, huh? 356 00:15:36,469 --> 00:15:37,934 So whose beer? 357 00:15:37,937 --> 00:15:40,203 I'm going to be completely honest with you right now, 358 00:15:40,206 --> 00:15:41,805 that is not our beer. Okay. 359 00:15:41,808 --> 00:15:43,874 Guys, listen up, man. 360 00:15:43,877 --> 00:15:45,676 We can get to the bottom of anything, okay? 361 00:15:45,679 --> 00:15:46,876 - I understand. - Be straight with me, 362 00:15:46,879 --> 00:15:48,211 is there going to be any marijuana in... 363 00:15:48,214 --> 00:15:49,680 - No. No, sir. - No, sir. 364 00:15:49,683 --> 00:15:51,148 Nothing like that? Has there ever been any marijuana? 365 00:15:51,151 --> 00:15:53,150 No, no, sir, I work in the plants. 366 00:15:53,153 --> 00:15:54,418 I can't have none of that. 367 00:15:54,421 --> 00:15:55,752 Okay, well, I just kind of smelled it. 368 00:15:55,755 --> 00:15:57,087 Does anybody that ride with you may have... 369 00:15:57,090 --> 00:16:01,758 I smoke cigarettes, that's the only thing. 370 00:16:01,761 --> 00:16:04,160 Narrator: Dockery doesn't find anything else illegal 371 00:16:04,163 --> 00:16:07,897 in the truck, but there are violations. 372 00:16:07,900 --> 00:16:09,565 We don't have two hunting licenses. 373 00:16:09,568 --> 00:16:11,034 We don't have any shooting permit, 374 00:16:11,037 --> 00:16:12,436 and we don't have a hunting license. 375 00:16:12,439 --> 00:16:15,304 We got alcohol hidden in their boots. 376 00:16:15,307 --> 00:16:16,906 - Hidden in the boots. - Yeah. 377 00:16:16,909 --> 00:16:18,241 Any ice in there? 378 00:16:18,244 --> 00:16:19,710 That's the first time I pulled a beer out of a boot. 379 00:16:19,713 --> 00:16:21,044 Let me ask you this question, man. 380 00:16:21,047 --> 00:16:22,779 - Yes, sir. - Did you have any beer today? 381 00:16:22,782 --> 00:16:24,113 - This afternoon? - No, sir, not at all. 382 00:16:24,116 --> 00:16:25,382 Really? 383 00:16:25,385 --> 00:16:28,184 Narrator: Boone runs a field sobriety test. 384 00:16:28,187 --> 00:16:30,420 The teen appears sober. 385 00:16:30,423 --> 00:16:31,788 Good deal. 386 00:16:31,791 --> 00:16:33,924 We had no hunting license, 387 00:16:33,927 --> 00:16:35,926 no annual public hunting permit, 388 00:16:35,929 --> 00:16:38,261 no hunter education, minors in possession, 389 00:16:38,264 --> 00:16:41,798 the list was quite extensive. 390 00:16:41,801 --> 00:16:44,334 We don't want to deter you from ever hunting again. 391 00:16:44,337 --> 00:16:46,002 We like to see y'all out here. Yes, sir. 392 00:16:46,005 --> 00:16:47,604 But we want to see y'all doing it right. 393 00:16:47,607 --> 00:16:49,406 - Absolutely. - These are just gonna be 394 00:16:49,409 --> 00:16:50,807 class c violations. 395 00:16:50,810 --> 00:16:52,809 - Yes, sir. - We're going to get you 396 00:16:52,812 --> 00:16:54,611 to dispose of the beer... - Right. 397 00:16:54,614 --> 00:16:56,413 'Cause I don't want you in possession of it 398 00:16:56,416 --> 00:16:58,148 as you travel home. - Yes, sir. 399 00:16:58,151 --> 00:17:00,216 Least y'all aren't out there in the middle of the field, 400 00:17:00,219 --> 00:17:02,218 drinking up booze and trying to drive home, 401 00:17:02,221 --> 00:17:04,153 that's a good thing. 402 00:17:04,156 --> 00:17:06,356 These guys were young. They made some mistakes. 403 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:08,959 They didn't take any of the resources, 404 00:17:08,962 --> 00:17:10,760 so we wrote two citations apiece 405 00:17:10,763 --> 00:17:12,229 and then two written warnings, 406 00:17:12,232 --> 00:17:14,097 just to document the contact 407 00:17:14,100 --> 00:17:15,364 and I think they really learned a lesson. 408 00:17:15,367 --> 00:17:16,566 I don't think they're going to come back out 409 00:17:16,569 --> 00:17:18,034 and make those mistakes again. 410 00:17:18,037 --> 00:17:20,437 You need to sign by the red x, it's not a plea of guilt. 411 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:24,841 It's stating you will contact the judge before that date. 412 00:17:24,844 --> 00:17:26,977 Dump it out, put your cans in the ice chest 413 00:17:26,980 --> 00:17:29,379 and we're going to cut y'all loose. 414 00:17:35,722 --> 00:17:37,787 Narrator: 130 miles south, 415 00:17:37,790 --> 00:17:40,456 Texas game warden Jennifer provasnik patrols 416 00:17:40,459 --> 00:17:42,659 the beaches on the Gulf coast. 417 00:17:42,662 --> 00:17:44,327 It's another beautiful day in galveston. 418 00:17:44,330 --> 00:17:46,529 Galveston county is right outside of Houston. 419 00:17:46,532 --> 00:17:48,331 We're a port city. 420 00:17:48,334 --> 00:17:50,400 Has a lot of beaches, a lot of waterway 421 00:17:50,403 --> 00:17:52,802 and a lot of fish. 422 00:17:52,805 --> 00:17:54,071 Today, I'm just going to patrol 423 00:17:54,074 --> 00:17:56,372 around for flounder violations. 424 00:17:56,375 --> 00:17:57,874 The big deal with the flounder here 425 00:17:57,877 --> 00:18:01,144 is that they like to come into the marshes and spawn. 426 00:18:01,147 --> 00:18:03,079 So they're using a lot of energy. 427 00:18:03,082 --> 00:18:05,548 And when you use a lot of energy, you have to eat. 428 00:18:05,551 --> 00:18:07,750 So they're just super hungry, 429 00:18:07,753 --> 00:18:10,353 and you can catch 'em on a rusty hook and a cockroach. 430 00:18:10,356 --> 00:18:12,222 I got a degree in marine science. 431 00:18:12,225 --> 00:18:14,223 Protecting the resources as a game warden 432 00:18:14,226 --> 00:18:17,360 really appeals to my marine science side. 433 00:18:17,363 --> 00:18:19,896 I get to go out there and protect the wildlife 434 00:18:19,899 --> 00:18:21,498 and make sure that they are spawning and breeding 435 00:18:21,501 --> 00:18:23,633 for the future generation. 436 00:18:23,636 --> 00:18:25,635 You have any luck, sir? 437 00:18:25,638 --> 00:18:27,037 - Not yet. - Not yet, huh? 438 00:18:27,040 --> 00:18:28,905 Got a lot of little small ones comin' out... 439 00:18:28,908 --> 00:18:30,874 Well, that's what I'm looking for. 440 00:18:34,513 --> 00:18:36,379 I'm looking for the people who keep the small ones. 441 00:18:36,382 --> 00:18:39,782 - No... - [ Chuckles ] 442 00:18:39,785 --> 00:18:41,317 Good to see y'all out here checking. 443 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:42,719 Hey, it's that time of the year. 444 00:18:42,722 --> 00:18:46,255 Well, there's some on the bayside that are... 445 00:18:46,258 --> 00:18:47,524 Catching under? Keeping under? 446 00:18:47,527 --> 00:18:49,125 Ah, I mean I'm not... 447 00:18:49,128 --> 00:18:50,527 They look undersized to me. But, yeah. 448 00:18:50,530 --> 00:18:52,662 Are they keeping it on a stringer or in their basket? 449 00:18:52,665 --> 00:18:53,997 Their net. 450 00:18:55,602 --> 00:18:57,534 I got waders. [ Laughs ] 451 00:18:57,537 --> 00:19:01,337 A blue shirt and then the dude fishing next to them. 452 00:19:01,340 --> 00:19:03,139 Cool, I'll give it a check out, thanks. 453 00:19:03,142 --> 00:19:05,275 No problem, thank you. 454 00:19:05,278 --> 00:19:06,809 [ Whispers softly ] 455 00:19:06,812 --> 00:19:08,445 He's back fishing. 456 00:19:14,721 --> 00:19:17,821 ♪♪ 457 00:19:19,525 --> 00:19:21,124 He's back fishing. 458 00:19:21,127 --> 00:19:22,659 Narrator: On the shores of galveston bay, 459 00:19:22,662 --> 00:19:25,695 game warden provasnik stakes out a potential poacher. 460 00:19:30,736 --> 00:19:33,469 You guys have any luck? Any fish? 461 00:19:33,472 --> 00:19:36,273 [ Chatter ] Can you lift yours up? 462 00:19:37,677 --> 00:19:39,542 - Yeah, no luck. - Can you lift yours up too? 463 00:19:39,545 --> 00:19:40,944 Yes. 464 00:19:40,947 --> 00:19:43,012 I just want to measure him real quick. 465 00:19:43,015 --> 00:19:44,413 Do you know how big he is? 466 00:19:44,416 --> 00:19:46,616 Fourteen on the spot, we measured him at 14. 467 00:19:46,619 --> 00:19:49,719 Right on it too. [ Laughs ] Can I see that? 468 00:19:54,227 --> 00:19:55,959 Thirteen and a half. 469 00:19:55,962 --> 00:19:57,427 Wait a minute, don't you count it from the one? 470 00:19:57,430 --> 00:19:58,895 Yeah, you got to count it from here, though. 471 00:19:58,898 --> 00:20:00,230 No. 472 00:20:00,233 --> 00:20:01,897 It's a 1-inch, 2-inch, 3-inch, this is... 473 00:20:01,900 --> 00:20:03,766 Oh. We got 13 1/2. 474 00:20:03,769 --> 00:20:05,235 Man, we thought it was 14. Yeah. 475 00:20:05,238 --> 00:20:08,571 You got your I.D. On you and your fishing license? 476 00:20:08,574 --> 00:20:10,172 Let's go to your car real quick. 477 00:20:10,175 --> 00:20:11,907 - You start at the zero... - Yeah. 478 00:20:11,910 --> 00:20:13,977 And you go all the way to however big it is. 479 00:20:13,980 --> 00:20:16,045 Zero goes to the nose. Good thing we know now. 480 00:20:16,048 --> 00:20:18,048 See if I can actually 481 00:20:18,051 --> 00:20:21,718 get this guy to freedom here. 482 00:20:21,721 --> 00:20:24,387 Come on, buddy. [ Splashes ] 483 00:20:24,390 --> 00:20:25,922 All right. That's a good thing. 484 00:20:25,925 --> 00:20:27,457 He got let go. 485 00:20:29,862 --> 00:20:31,594 The reason it's important to catch people 486 00:20:31,597 --> 00:20:32,929 with these undersized fish is 487 00:20:32,932 --> 00:20:35,531 because the little ones haven't made it to the point 488 00:20:35,534 --> 00:20:37,000 where they can actually reproduce. 489 00:20:37,003 --> 00:20:38,401 Going to give you a little bit of a break, all right? 490 00:20:38,404 --> 00:20:39,635 I'm not going to charge you civil restitution 491 00:20:39,638 --> 00:20:41,004 'cause we were able to let that fish go back, 492 00:20:41,007 --> 00:20:42,405 but you are going to get a citation 493 00:20:42,408 --> 00:20:44,674 for being in possession of an undersized flounder. 494 00:20:44,677 --> 00:20:46,009 Especially when that's a male flounder, 495 00:20:46,012 --> 00:20:48,210 so he's coming in here to make babies... 496 00:20:48,213 --> 00:20:49,412 Yeah. 497 00:20:49,415 --> 00:20:51,147 And so it's that time of year, all right? 498 00:20:51,150 --> 00:20:52,415 Just give me a few minutes, all right? 499 00:20:52,418 --> 00:20:53,883 All right. 500 00:20:53,886 --> 00:20:56,819 I feel bad sometimes for these guys, 501 00:20:56,822 --> 00:20:58,220 but at the same time, 502 00:20:58,223 --> 00:21:00,690 not as bad as when we're not going to have any fish. 503 00:21:00,693 --> 00:21:01,957 All right. 504 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:03,292 How much is this ticket right here? 505 00:21:03,295 --> 00:21:05,561 It depends on the judge. Anywhere between 25 to 500. 506 00:21:05,564 --> 00:21:07,296 You're being cited for an undersized flounder. 507 00:21:07,299 --> 00:21:09,232 Sign here. It's not a plea of guilt, 508 00:21:09,235 --> 00:21:12,102 it's just saying that you'll contact the judge. 509 00:21:12,105 --> 00:21:15,638 It's very upsetting when fishermen abuse the system here. 510 00:21:15,641 --> 00:21:16,906 The reasons for our rules 511 00:21:16,909 --> 00:21:18,441 and regulations is so we can keep 512 00:21:18,444 --> 00:21:21,444 a sustainable population for everybody to enjoy. 513 00:21:21,447 --> 00:21:23,646 If it wasn't for that individual who told me 514 00:21:23,649 --> 00:21:24,981 about the undersized flounder, 515 00:21:24,984 --> 00:21:26,249 I would have never got him. 516 00:21:26,252 --> 00:21:28,518 So if not for the good citizens of Texas, 517 00:21:28,521 --> 00:21:31,454 I wouldn't be able to catch as many poachers. 518 00:21:31,457 --> 00:21:34,958 [ Birds squawking ] 519 00:21:38,665 --> 00:21:39,863 You say you got your catch pole? 520 00:21:39,866 --> 00:21:41,097 I got it. 521 00:21:41,100 --> 00:21:42,465 Narrator: Back in cass county, 522 00:21:42,468 --> 00:21:44,801 game wardens relocate a nuisance gator 523 00:21:44,804 --> 00:21:47,203 on the sulphur river. 524 00:21:47,206 --> 00:21:49,005 Jones: It's the best place to release this gator, 525 00:21:49,008 --> 00:21:50,673 due to the fact that there's no houses 526 00:21:50,676 --> 00:21:52,942 along this river for the next 30 miles. 527 00:21:52,945 --> 00:21:55,077 That's where the gator more than likely came from, 528 00:21:55,080 --> 00:21:57,346 so we're going to put him back in his natural habitat. 529 00:21:57,349 --> 00:21:59,148 Yeah, he's going to be a little feisty now. 530 00:21:59,151 --> 00:22:00,683 [ Hissing ] 531 00:22:00,686 --> 00:22:03,019 Yeah! 532 00:22:03,022 --> 00:22:05,421 Turned around and said hi to us. 533 00:22:05,424 --> 00:22:08,091 He is not a happy camper. 534 00:22:08,094 --> 00:22:09,093 Ready? Go. 535 00:22:11,230 --> 00:22:13,296 - Now we're good. - Pocket knife, hold his snout. 536 00:22:13,299 --> 00:22:15,165 He's been tired from us wrestling him, 537 00:22:15,168 --> 00:22:18,167 he's rested now for the little short drive we've had. 538 00:22:18,170 --> 00:22:20,837 - This sucker's got some power. - He does. 539 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:22,839 And if the mouth wasn't taped shut, 540 00:22:22,842 --> 00:22:24,840 he was gonna get somebody. I got him. 541 00:22:24,843 --> 00:22:27,844 - You got him? - I got him, go. 542 00:22:27,847 --> 00:22:29,512 I've got his tail. 543 00:22:29,515 --> 00:22:31,147 [ Hisses ] 544 00:22:33,652 --> 00:22:35,452 You're free. 545 00:22:35,455 --> 00:22:37,587 Yeah, I know. 546 00:22:37,590 --> 00:22:38,988 There you go, push on backwards. 547 00:22:38,991 --> 00:22:40,256 The time frame of catching 548 00:22:40,259 --> 00:22:42,591 and releasing this gator has been outstanding. 549 00:22:42,594 --> 00:22:44,861 Normally we have to track one for 2 or 3 days. 550 00:22:44,864 --> 00:22:46,462 This has been an outstanding day 551 00:22:46,465 --> 00:22:48,298 as far as catching gators go. 552 00:22:54,874 --> 00:22:59,008 Narrator: Nearly 300 miles south in rural burleson county, 553 00:22:59,011 --> 00:23:01,944 the area's only game warden, jayme deschaaf, 554 00:23:01,947 --> 00:23:05,081 takes a break at home with his dogs. 555 00:23:05,084 --> 00:23:06,483 [ Laughs ] 556 00:23:06,486 --> 00:23:07,951 Deschaaf: The reason that I wanted to become a game warden 557 00:23:07,954 --> 00:23:10,153 is it's one of those few jobs in law enforcement 558 00:23:10,156 --> 00:23:11,621 where every interaction you have 559 00:23:11,624 --> 00:23:13,890 with the public isn't necessarily a bad one. 560 00:23:13,893 --> 00:23:15,758 Most of our contacts are you're out talking with people 561 00:23:15,761 --> 00:23:17,159 who are recreating, fishing, 562 00:23:17,162 --> 00:23:18,561 or they're out hunting with their kids. 563 00:23:18,564 --> 00:23:19,696 And we're just out there checking on people, 564 00:23:19,699 --> 00:23:21,130 making sure they're following the rules. 565 00:23:21,133 --> 00:23:24,701 [ Ringing ] 566 00:23:24,704 --> 00:23:26,836 This is state game warden jayme deschaaf. 567 00:23:26,839 --> 00:23:28,504 I got a call from a landowner 568 00:23:28,507 --> 00:23:30,906 whose dogs might have been attacked by a mountain lion. 569 00:23:30,909 --> 00:23:32,709 All right. Thank you. 570 00:23:32,712 --> 00:23:35,145 See you later, bud. 571 00:23:43,322 --> 00:23:45,855 - How's it going, jayme? - Not too bad, how are you? 572 00:23:45,858 --> 00:23:47,790 Where are you guys seeing these tracks at? 573 00:23:47,793 --> 00:23:48,991 Oh, right here. 574 00:23:48,994 --> 00:23:50,460 The husband's come up to me right away. 575 00:23:50,463 --> 00:23:53,129 He's shown me tracks that they have outside the house. 576 00:23:54,867 --> 00:23:56,866 It's rained here a little bit, so they're not very clear, 577 00:23:56,869 --> 00:24:00,336 and I can kind of see but not quite what those tracks are. 578 00:24:00,339 --> 00:24:02,071 He went right through there and there's some hair 579 00:24:02,074 --> 00:24:05,074 on the fence too that I didn't even mess with. 580 00:24:05,077 --> 00:24:06,542 - It's on this one? - I don't know, dude, 581 00:24:06,545 --> 00:24:08,211 I tried not to touch this area. 582 00:24:08,214 --> 00:24:10,145 But there's hair right there, 583 00:24:10,148 --> 00:24:12,948 and there's hair right there and right there. 584 00:24:12,951 --> 00:24:14,617 Where's the dog that... 585 00:24:14,620 --> 00:24:16,652 You said there's another one that's injured that's inside? 586 00:24:16,655 --> 00:24:18,087 - Yes, sir. - Can I take a look at that dog? 587 00:24:18,090 --> 00:24:19,222 Yeah, come on in. 588 00:24:20,893 --> 00:24:22,758 Oh, what up, little dog? 589 00:24:22,761 --> 00:24:24,627 There he is, this is jayme. Woman: Hi. How are you? 590 00:24:24,630 --> 00:24:25,695 Hi. 591 00:24:25,698 --> 00:24:28,898 Ooh. 592 00:24:28,901 --> 00:24:29,899 Okay. 593 00:24:29,902 --> 00:24:31,301 Oh, that's a good one. 594 00:24:31,304 --> 00:24:32,768 You can clearly see the wounds 595 00:24:32,771 --> 00:24:37,373 that are behind the shoulder and underneath its rear leg. 596 00:24:37,376 --> 00:24:39,775 Oh, baby. As a dog owner myself, 597 00:24:39,778 --> 00:24:41,911 it is hard to see an animal that's injured like that 598 00:24:41,914 --> 00:24:43,846 and I can kind of put myself in their shoes. 599 00:24:43,849 --> 00:24:46,182 Like, how would I feel if that had happened to one of my dogs? 600 00:24:46,185 --> 00:24:47,650 I'd want people to listen and, 601 00:24:47,653 --> 00:24:50,052 you know, take my situation seriously. 602 00:24:50,055 --> 00:24:52,788 That dog's going to need stitches. 603 00:24:52,791 --> 00:24:54,991 Narrator: The owner has pictures of a second dog 604 00:24:54,994 --> 00:24:57,861 that died of similar injuries last night. 605 00:25:03,069 --> 00:25:04,234 Yeah. 606 00:25:06,339 --> 00:25:07,604 Most of the time, 607 00:25:07,607 --> 00:25:09,405 a lot of those animals are more scared of you 608 00:25:09,408 --> 00:25:11,540 than you are of them. Yeah. 609 00:25:11,543 --> 00:25:12,942 I wish that I could see this picture 610 00:25:12,945 --> 00:25:15,411 just a little bit more clear, because there are fine details 611 00:25:15,414 --> 00:25:19,148 that I would look for that you just can't really see in here. 612 00:25:19,151 --> 00:25:21,817 At this point, I don't believe that it's a mountain lion, 613 00:25:21,820 --> 00:25:24,220 but it's still in the realm of possibility. 614 00:25:24,223 --> 00:25:25,822 I just want to see a little bit more of the tracks 615 00:25:25,825 --> 00:25:27,190 they have on the property. 616 00:25:34,100 --> 00:25:36,032 That's a pretty good track right there. 617 00:25:36,035 --> 00:25:37,800 ♪♪ 618 00:25:40,439 --> 00:25:43,706 ♪♪ 619 00:25:47,046 --> 00:25:48,778 That's a pretty good track right there. 620 00:25:52,718 --> 00:25:54,183 Narrator: In burleson county, 621 00:25:54,186 --> 00:25:57,787 game warden deschaaf investigates a possible attack. 622 00:25:59,925 --> 00:26:01,991 And this is all woods right here. 623 00:26:01,994 --> 00:26:04,394 I mean, I've seen, you know, I've had some dogs get in fights 624 00:26:04,397 --> 00:26:06,529 and stuff, but, I mean, it's like their chewed up 625 00:26:06,532 --> 00:26:08,464 in the face or, you know... Like... 626 00:26:08,467 --> 00:26:10,133 Like small puncture wounds and stuff. 627 00:26:10,136 --> 00:26:12,068 And you got to think about, if a mountain lion 628 00:26:12,071 --> 00:26:14,270 was to grab that gash, you wouldn't see a single one, 629 00:26:14,273 --> 00:26:17,407 you would see multiple for each one of those claws, 630 00:26:17,410 --> 00:26:19,609 so it would look more like a slash than 631 00:26:19,612 --> 00:26:21,811 it would just a single tear. Right. 632 00:26:21,814 --> 00:26:24,147 The man shows deschaaf what he believes 633 00:26:24,150 --> 00:26:26,482 may be scratch marks from a mountain lion. 634 00:26:26,485 --> 00:26:28,751 Right here was a scuffle. 635 00:26:30,823 --> 00:26:34,223 ♪♪ 636 00:26:39,564 --> 00:26:41,964 In east Texas, outside of beaumont, 637 00:26:41,967 --> 00:26:43,633 Texas game wardens Mike Boone 638 00:26:43,636 --> 00:26:47,503 and Jack Pearl are staking out road hunters. 639 00:26:47,506 --> 00:26:49,505 I've got reports, we've got a few guys 640 00:26:49,508 --> 00:26:51,574 that are riding up here. 641 00:26:51,577 --> 00:26:52,909 I don't know if they're riding around 642 00:26:52,912 --> 00:26:55,111 just window shopping or what they're doing, 643 00:26:55,114 --> 00:26:59,782 but we've had some reports up here, illegal road hunting. 644 00:26:59,785 --> 00:27:02,585 We'll sit up this evening till dark, see what happens, 645 00:27:02,588 --> 00:27:04,654 make an evening out of it. 646 00:27:04,657 --> 00:27:07,724 I sure wish you would've brought a big ol' thermos of coffee. 647 00:27:07,727 --> 00:27:08,992 [ Laughs ] 648 00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:16,665 Their secret weapon is bucky, 649 00:27:16,668 --> 00:27:19,802 a decoy designed to lure poachers hunting out of season. 650 00:27:19,805 --> 00:27:22,271 All right, there he is. 651 00:27:22,274 --> 00:27:25,742 Game warden Mark Nelson drives the chase vehicle. 652 00:27:25,745 --> 00:27:28,745 A little bit more. 653 00:27:28,748 --> 00:27:30,346 All right, sink his butt down. 654 00:27:30,349 --> 00:27:31,881 Some of our locals get a little bit antsy. 655 00:27:31,884 --> 00:27:33,348 They got hunting on their mind. 656 00:27:33,351 --> 00:27:34,817 We're going to just see if somebody doesn't try 657 00:27:34,820 --> 00:27:36,285 to get an early start. 658 00:27:36,288 --> 00:27:41,157 Had to lighten up his coat today with paint thinner. 659 00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:43,626 The decoy operation is time-consuming... 660 00:27:43,629 --> 00:27:45,094 Is he going to stay, Jack? 661 00:27:45,097 --> 00:27:46,429 Getting everything set up just right. 662 00:27:46,432 --> 00:27:48,698 [ Beeps ] I'm on five already. 663 00:27:48,701 --> 00:27:51,167 Just tuck in there across from it 664 00:27:51,170 --> 00:27:53,169 where we can get a good view. 665 00:27:53,172 --> 00:27:55,037 - All right? - Yep. 666 00:27:55,040 --> 00:27:56,773 We're going to go hide. 667 00:27:56,776 --> 00:27:59,442 We like to put a vehicle above the decoy 668 00:27:59,445 --> 00:28:00,576 and one below the decoy, 669 00:28:00,579 --> 00:28:02,845 to get rid of the risk of anybody running 670 00:28:02,848 --> 00:28:05,181 and getting into a pursuit. 671 00:28:05,184 --> 00:28:07,450 We just need some customers now. 672 00:28:10,589 --> 00:28:12,989 I hear a truck coming from the south. 673 00:28:18,397 --> 00:28:19,795 Do you have me on five? 674 00:28:19,798 --> 00:28:22,464 Yeah, we got you just fine. 675 00:28:22,467 --> 00:28:26,269 10-4, yeah, that vehicle just kept blowing by. 676 00:28:26,272 --> 00:28:28,671 10-4. We're all set right now. 677 00:28:28,674 --> 00:28:32,007 He's concealed, sitting on the decoy itself right now. 678 00:28:32,010 --> 00:28:34,544 Mark and I are just going to sit back on our hoods, 679 00:28:34,547 --> 00:28:36,279 and it's going to be a waiting game. 680 00:28:44,557 --> 00:28:45,655 [ Vehicle approaching ] 681 00:28:48,360 --> 00:28:50,560 Hey, we got a vehicle. 682 00:28:53,499 --> 00:28:56,966 Right here was a scuffle. 683 00:28:56,969 --> 00:29:01,036 With how close these are together, those are dog nails. 684 00:29:01,039 --> 00:29:03,840 - Those are dogs? - If it had been a cat, 685 00:29:03,843 --> 00:29:05,174 since they have them retractable claws, 686 00:29:05,177 --> 00:29:06,442 it would be a lot deeper... Right. 687 00:29:06,445 --> 00:29:07,910 If they were actually getting into something. 688 00:29:07,913 --> 00:29:09,578 Right, right. We can look down here. 689 00:29:09,581 --> 00:29:11,446 I don't know if this is a dog or what 690 00:29:11,449 --> 00:29:13,582 'cause they're pretty deep. 691 00:29:13,585 --> 00:29:16,251 On canines, you'll see a lot of claw marks 692 00:29:16,254 --> 00:29:17,854 in their actual track. Mm-hmm. 693 00:29:17,857 --> 00:29:19,789 So, I mean, this could just be your dog 694 00:29:19,792 --> 00:29:22,125 coming out to drink water or messing around. 695 00:29:23,461 --> 00:29:24,894 - Somebody's dog. - Yeah. 696 00:29:26,532 --> 00:29:28,331 What I look at when I see it are just 697 00:29:28,334 --> 00:29:29,665 a few little quick indicators 698 00:29:29,668 --> 00:29:31,200 of, you know, seeing claw marks in it. 699 00:29:31,203 --> 00:29:33,202 I mean, most cats, they have retractable claws, 700 00:29:33,205 --> 00:29:34,403 so when they're out walking around, 701 00:29:34,406 --> 00:29:36,672 you're not going to see that in their track. 702 00:29:36,675 --> 00:29:38,807 But on dogs, I mean, it's very common. 703 00:29:38,810 --> 00:29:40,542 Their nails are out all the time so while they're walking, 704 00:29:40,545 --> 00:29:42,211 I mean, it's always there. 705 00:29:42,214 --> 00:29:43,746 So you think it was a pack of dogs? 706 00:29:43,749 --> 00:29:46,549 Could be. There are feral dogs out there. 707 00:29:46,552 --> 00:29:48,016 Mm-hmm. 708 00:29:48,019 --> 00:29:49,485 But it also could be just a bunch of coyotes. 709 00:29:49,488 --> 00:29:51,287 I want to get the local biologist's opinion, 710 00:29:51,290 --> 00:29:53,655 so I'm going to send all this information to him 711 00:29:53,658 --> 00:29:55,525 and kind of see what he thinks about it. 712 00:30:02,368 --> 00:30:03,533 Right. 713 00:30:10,575 --> 00:30:11,641 Right. 714 00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:19,074 Support us and become VIP member to remove all ads from www.OpenSubtitles.org 715 00:30:21,053 --> 00:30:23,385 Mm-hmm. 716 00:30:23,388 --> 00:30:25,521 Right, because it's just, like, a single slash. 717 00:30:25,524 --> 00:30:27,122 All right, you take care. 718 00:30:27,125 --> 00:30:29,125 All right, be good. 719 00:30:29,128 --> 00:30:30,393 - See? - Wow. 720 00:30:30,396 --> 00:30:31,727 I hope you're a little bit more at ease 721 00:30:31,730 --> 00:30:33,796 knowing it's not a mountain lion. 722 00:30:33,799 --> 00:30:35,398 Well, as long as it's not no cat. 723 00:30:35,401 --> 00:30:37,934 All right, well, I won't take up any more of your time. 724 00:30:37,937 --> 00:30:39,468 All right, well, I sure appreciate it, jayme. 725 00:30:39,471 --> 00:30:40,869 Mm-hmm. No problem, Scott. 726 00:30:40,872 --> 00:30:42,672 Hopefully I won't have to call you again. 727 00:30:42,675 --> 00:30:44,707 Well, if you do, you do. It's not a big deal. 728 00:30:46,779 --> 00:30:48,010 Narrator: Back in east Texas, 729 00:30:48,013 --> 00:30:49,545 game wardens watch for road hunters. 730 00:31:01,894 --> 00:31:04,293 - Work truck. - 10-4. 731 00:31:04,296 --> 00:31:07,096 ♪♪ 732 00:31:07,099 --> 00:31:10,299 It's getting dark. He's not standing out 733 00:31:10,302 --> 00:31:12,034 near as much as he used to. 734 00:31:16,575 --> 00:31:20,243 Narrator: The game wardens move the decoy closer to the road. 735 00:31:20,246 --> 00:31:22,644 I'm looking for a little good clearing. 736 00:31:22,647 --> 00:31:25,014 - See right in there? - Yeah. 737 00:31:26,651 --> 00:31:28,651 You know, most of the time, common practice 738 00:31:28,654 --> 00:31:34,056 is shine these clearings outside of the truck with a spotlight. 739 00:31:34,059 --> 00:31:36,525 You hit a deer with a spotlight, usually it blinds 'em, 740 00:31:36,528 --> 00:31:38,995 and they kind of freak out and they freeze. 741 00:31:38,998 --> 00:31:40,263 It's not a fair chase, 742 00:31:40,266 --> 00:31:42,531 that's why it's illegal to hunt deer at night. 743 00:31:45,137 --> 00:31:48,804 That son of a gun looks good right there. 744 00:31:48,807 --> 00:31:52,875 Narrator: Game warden Nelson repositions his vehicle. 745 00:31:52,878 --> 00:31:55,478 Back in there so I can get my truck out. 746 00:31:55,481 --> 00:31:56,812 Hey, we got a vehicle. 747 00:31:58,684 --> 00:32:01,284 Duck in the woods. 748 00:32:04,289 --> 00:32:06,289 Let's just get low behind this grass. 749 00:32:06,292 --> 00:32:10,426 ♪♪ 750 00:32:12,430 --> 00:32:14,497 He shined a light from the passenger window. 751 00:32:19,371 --> 00:32:21,938 - Hey, Mark, get him! - Get him, Mark! 752 00:32:24,910 --> 00:32:26,108 [ Siren whoops ] 753 00:32:30,515 --> 00:32:33,849 ♪♪ 754 00:32:33,852 --> 00:32:36,251 Narrator: In east Texas, 755 00:32:36,254 --> 00:32:38,787 game wardens chase a suspected night hunter. 756 00:32:38,790 --> 00:32:41,390 - Hey, Mark, get him! - Get him, Mark! 757 00:32:42,861 --> 00:32:44,327 [ Siren whoops ] 758 00:32:49,802 --> 00:32:53,536 [ Siren wailing, radio chatter ] 759 00:32:53,539 --> 00:32:55,371 You get 'em stopped, Mark? 760 00:33:00,145 --> 00:33:01,677 10-4. 761 00:33:01,680 --> 00:33:04,546 [ Siren wailing, radio chatter ] 762 00:33:04,549 --> 00:33:06,882 [ Siren continues ] 763 00:33:26,505 --> 00:33:27,504 Get up. 764 00:33:29,041 --> 00:33:31,440 Let's go in the truck. 765 00:33:31,443 --> 00:33:32,974 You lost your mind? 766 00:33:32,977 --> 00:33:35,311 I didn't see the red and blue, that's why I stopped. 767 00:33:35,314 --> 00:33:36,579 No, I seen the red and blue. 768 00:33:36,582 --> 00:33:38,247 You drove right past me. 769 00:33:38,250 --> 00:33:39,648 You knew dang good and well who it was. 770 00:33:39,651 --> 00:33:41,784 I... Don't give me that line of crap. 771 00:33:41,787 --> 00:33:45,154 Felony evasion right now. Sorry. 772 00:33:46,925 --> 00:33:51,394 [ Laughs ] With that little light out the window? 773 00:33:51,397 --> 00:33:53,062 - Hog hunting? - Yes, I mean... 774 00:33:53,065 --> 00:33:55,331 What if that buck would have walked out in front of you? 775 00:33:57,535 --> 00:34:00,536 No, you don't, you got that rifle right up beside you. 776 00:34:00,539 --> 00:34:03,239 You know it's against the law to hunt off the county road. 777 00:34:05,009 --> 00:34:07,209 Okay, you just remember something. 778 00:34:07,212 --> 00:34:08,477 Tonight I'm going to visit with him. 779 00:34:08,480 --> 00:34:10,212 - Yes, sir. - I'm going to visit with you. 780 00:34:10,215 --> 00:34:12,281 - Yes, sir. - And it could get serious. 781 00:34:12,284 --> 00:34:15,818 So you need to think about that story before I come back. 782 00:34:15,821 --> 00:34:17,219 Okay? Come on back to the tailgate. 783 00:34:17,222 --> 00:34:18,454 Yes, sir. 784 00:34:21,627 --> 00:34:23,559 You got any knives on you? 785 00:34:23,562 --> 00:34:25,161 Pocket? 786 00:34:25,164 --> 00:34:26,796 Any pistols on you? 787 00:34:30,768 --> 00:34:32,568 Well, you killed something. 788 00:34:32,571 --> 00:34:33,769 What's that? 789 00:34:37,042 --> 00:34:38,374 Narrator: Down on the Gulf coast, 790 00:34:38,377 --> 00:34:40,309 game wardens Jimmy Lindsey 791 00:34:40,312 --> 00:34:43,446 and robby Robinson patrol the upper laguna madre, 792 00:34:43,449 --> 00:34:47,583 a bay famous for spotted sea trout fishing. 793 00:34:47,586 --> 00:34:48,951 A lot of our inspections 794 00:34:48,954 --> 00:34:50,452 are going to be boats out there in the water. 795 00:34:50,455 --> 00:34:52,121 State game warden, how are you doing this evening? 796 00:34:52,124 --> 00:34:54,723 Captain, you got at least one life-jacket on board? 797 00:34:54,726 --> 00:34:57,159 A lot of them are recreational fishermen, 798 00:34:57,162 --> 00:34:58,861 just out there having a good time. 799 00:34:58,864 --> 00:35:00,196 And we're just out there to make sure that they have 800 00:35:00,199 --> 00:35:02,331 all their safety requirements. 801 00:35:02,334 --> 00:35:03,732 I see it there, good deal. 802 00:35:03,735 --> 00:35:05,000 And then if they're doing any fishing, 803 00:35:05,003 --> 00:35:06,801 just make sure they're following the rules. 804 00:35:06,804 --> 00:35:09,605 You have a good evening. 805 00:35:09,608 --> 00:35:11,072 Could be a long night 806 00:35:11,075 --> 00:35:13,275 with lots of kayakers and boaters. 807 00:35:13,278 --> 00:35:14,810 See, there's somebody over there. 808 00:35:14,813 --> 00:35:16,372 You want to go say hi to him real quick? 809 00:35:18,016 --> 00:35:19,348 State game warden, how you doing this evening? 810 00:35:19,351 --> 00:35:21,016 - How you doing? - Good. 811 00:35:21,019 --> 00:35:23,252 You don't have any lights. 812 00:35:25,624 --> 00:35:28,423 You need a white, 360-degree light on there. 813 00:35:28,426 --> 00:35:29,758 Come around here on the side of us. 814 00:35:29,761 --> 00:35:31,560 You have your fishing license on you? 815 00:35:35,767 --> 00:35:37,366 You think so? 816 00:35:37,369 --> 00:35:38,767 Yeah, we're going to put them over here 817 00:35:38,770 --> 00:35:40,836 and measure them since they're in possession. 818 00:35:40,839 --> 00:35:43,639 He's got several speckled trout. 819 00:35:43,642 --> 00:35:46,775 You know what the limit is on these trout, right? 820 00:35:46,778 --> 00:35:51,379 Yeah. You know what the length is supposed to be? 821 00:35:51,382 --> 00:35:53,849 Yes, sir. Gotta be 15 inches. 822 00:35:53,852 --> 00:35:56,251 What's that right there? 823 00:35:56,254 --> 00:35:58,254 Thirteen and a half, right? Yes, sir. 824 00:35:58,257 --> 00:35:59,521 That's the 13 line right there, right? 825 00:35:59,524 --> 00:36:01,389 Yes, sir. 826 00:36:01,392 --> 00:36:03,726 Narrator: Back near beaumont, 827 00:36:03,729 --> 00:36:06,662 game warden Boone finds blood on a road hunter's truck. 828 00:36:09,734 --> 00:36:11,800 Well, you killed something. 829 00:36:11,803 --> 00:36:13,736 What's that? Um... 830 00:36:16,074 --> 00:36:19,875 Well, I thought you didn't kill anything. 831 00:36:19,878 --> 00:36:21,877 You're digging yourself deeper, man. 832 00:36:21,880 --> 00:36:23,412 Stand put. 833 00:36:26,551 --> 00:36:28,350 You know y'all in a big bind tonight. 834 00:36:28,353 --> 00:36:30,152 - Yeah. - Yup. 835 00:36:30,155 --> 00:36:31,820 All right, I've already talked to the driver. 836 00:36:31,823 --> 00:36:33,154 I know what was going on. 837 00:36:33,157 --> 00:36:34,957 And I want to hear your side of the story. 838 00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:37,893 You're looking at tickets versus a felony. 839 00:36:37,896 --> 00:36:42,131 So what's it going to be? Where'd the light go? 840 00:36:44,636 --> 00:36:46,168 - You didn't throw it out? - No. 841 00:36:46,171 --> 00:36:47,903 Okay. 842 00:36:47,906 --> 00:36:49,638 At least somebody's shooting straight with me tonight. 843 00:36:49,641 --> 00:36:51,574 And it ain't you. 844 00:36:54,646 --> 00:36:57,112 ♪♪ 845 00:36:59,584 --> 00:37:01,050 Where'd the light go? 846 00:37:01,053 --> 00:37:03,318 Narrator: Near beaumont, Texas game wardens question 847 00:37:03,321 --> 00:37:06,588 a driver and passenger caught spotlighting. 848 00:37:06,591 --> 00:37:09,592 You didn't throw it out? Okay. 849 00:37:09,595 --> 00:37:11,593 At least somebody's shooting straight with me tonight. 850 00:37:11,596 --> 00:37:13,028 And it ain't you. 851 00:37:20,072 --> 00:37:21,670 Is that the same one? 852 00:37:21,673 --> 00:37:24,139 Yeah. All right. All right. 853 00:37:24,142 --> 00:37:26,841 Tonight, y'all are in violation of hunting on public roadway, 854 00:37:26,844 --> 00:37:28,610 straight up. You were the passenger. 855 00:37:28,613 --> 00:37:31,080 You're going to get wrote a citation tonight. 856 00:37:31,083 --> 00:37:33,615 I'm going to take him to jail. He ran from me. 857 00:37:33,618 --> 00:37:35,417 And that's fine too. He put me in danger 858 00:37:35,420 --> 00:37:37,019 going over a 100 miles an hour down this road. 859 00:37:37,022 --> 00:37:38,487 Yup, that's your call. Making me... 860 00:37:38,490 --> 00:37:40,022 Yeah, no, he's going to jail. Yeah, that's fine. 861 00:37:40,025 --> 00:37:41,423 All right, I'll do the paperwork. 862 00:37:41,426 --> 00:37:42,558 Good to go. 863 00:37:43,895 --> 00:37:45,160 All right, man. Yes, sir. 864 00:37:45,163 --> 00:37:46,695 You're going to go tonight. 865 00:37:46,698 --> 00:37:48,697 You're under arrest. Okay. 866 00:37:48,700 --> 00:37:53,635 Uh, I mean, you run from us, that ain't no good. 867 00:37:53,638 --> 00:37:56,038 Plus, y'all going to get hunting from public roadway. 868 00:37:56,041 --> 00:37:57,639 You shine a spotlight at that road, 869 00:37:57,642 --> 00:37:59,975 out that window, you got that loaded Magnum? 870 00:37:59,978 --> 00:38:01,443 - You're hunting. - Yes, sir. 871 00:38:01,446 --> 00:38:02,644 This ain't cool. 872 00:38:02,647 --> 00:38:04,513 We are going to get somebody hurt over here 873 00:38:04,516 --> 00:38:06,582 off of dadgum road hunting. Yes, sir. 874 00:38:10,789 --> 00:38:12,387 Narrator: The passenger's road hunting ticket 875 00:38:12,390 --> 00:38:15,590 could add up to $500 in fines. 876 00:38:15,593 --> 00:38:17,125 You need to sign by the red x. 877 00:38:17,128 --> 00:38:18,260 It's not a plea of guilt. 878 00:38:18,263 --> 00:38:20,362 You're stating you will contact the judge. 879 00:38:23,401 --> 00:38:25,267 I hope your buddy learned a lesson tonight. 880 00:38:25,270 --> 00:38:27,736 That could have been pretty bad. 881 00:38:33,145 --> 00:38:35,410 Narrator: Back on the water near corpus christi... 882 00:38:35,413 --> 00:38:37,079 What's that right there? 883 00:38:37,082 --> 00:38:39,547 Thirteen and a half, right? Yes, sir. 884 00:38:39,550 --> 00:38:42,551 Game wardens check a fisherman's catch. 885 00:38:42,554 --> 00:38:44,820 What is that one? 886 00:38:44,823 --> 00:38:46,822 What is it, though? 887 00:38:46,825 --> 00:38:48,357 - Thirteen. - Yes, sir. 888 00:38:48,360 --> 00:38:50,358 Okay. 889 00:38:50,361 --> 00:38:51,826 Man, I thought they were right at there. 890 00:38:51,829 --> 00:38:53,429 That one's actually 12 1/2. 891 00:38:55,700 --> 00:38:56,965 [ Bleep ] 892 00:38:56,968 --> 00:38:58,700 That's, like, 3 inches under. 893 00:38:58,703 --> 00:39:00,902 I was judging it by... Yeah, you're way under. 894 00:39:00,905 --> 00:39:02,704 Each of those fish is a separate violation. 895 00:39:02,707 --> 00:39:04,106 You understand that, right? 896 00:39:04,109 --> 00:39:05,573 So you're looking at a potential 897 00:39:05,576 --> 00:39:06,775 five different charges there, 898 00:39:06,778 --> 00:39:08,911 plus we don't see a fishing license on you. 899 00:39:08,914 --> 00:39:10,178 You understand that? 900 00:39:10,181 --> 00:39:11,780 Okay, that would be a separate charge too. 901 00:39:11,783 --> 00:39:13,716 I'm going to see if we can cut you some breaks on this, okay? 902 00:39:13,719 --> 00:39:15,784 Each one is a separate charge, all right? 903 00:39:15,787 --> 00:39:16,918 We're going to write you for one, 904 00:39:16,921 --> 00:39:18,653 for all five of them, okay? 905 00:39:18,656 --> 00:39:19,988 So rather than six charges, 906 00:39:19,991 --> 00:39:21,790 you're going to be looking at two. 907 00:39:23,929 --> 00:39:25,527 One charge here for possession 908 00:39:25,530 --> 00:39:27,329 of undersized speckled trout, okay? 909 00:39:27,332 --> 00:39:29,064 And one charge here for fail to show... 910 00:39:29,067 --> 00:39:30,532 No fishing license, okay? 911 00:39:30,535 --> 00:39:32,000 Sign here at the x as a promise of contact, 912 00:39:32,003 --> 00:39:33,669 not a plea of guilty. 913 00:39:33,672 --> 00:39:35,537 You're getting a verbal warning for that. 914 00:39:35,540 --> 00:39:38,006 You need to have a light also on your kayak 915 00:39:38,009 --> 00:39:39,607 so people can see you at night. 916 00:39:39,610 --> 00:39:41,410 We confiscate that fish. 917 00:39:41,413 --> 00:39:44,413 Reason being, they're in violation. 918 00:39:44,416 --> 00:39:45,947 That fish is undersized. 919 00:39:45,950 --> 00:39:49,418 They cannot possess that fish. 920 00:39:49,421 --> 00:39:51,753 When I see that, it upsets me. 921 00:39:51,756 --> 00:39:54,022 With them, you know, taking advantage 922 00:39:54,025 --> 00:39:55,690 and keeping these undersized fish, 923 00:39:55,693 --> 00:39:57,292 it's not only hurting the resource, 924 00:39:57,295 --> 00:39:58,694 but it's hurting, you know, 925 00:39:58,697 --> 00:40:01,630 fishermen out there that are trying to do the right thing 926 00:40:01,633 --> 00:40:06,101 and keep the fish population at a healthy number. 927 00:40:08,573 --> 00:40:11,039 I think that's that boat that was underneath the causeway. 928 00:40:11,042 --> 00:40:13,374 I think so too. 929 00:40:13,377 --> 00:40:16,979 State game warden, how you doing this evening? 930 00:40:16,982 --> 00:40:19,114 I see you got your pfd already on. 931 00:40:19,117 --> 00:40:20,582 You got a throw cushion on board? 932 00:40:20,585 --> 00:40:22,851 And a fire extinguisher? 933 00:40:22,854 --> 00:40:24,386 I'm going to look at the Gauge on it and make sure 934 00:40:24,389 --> 00:40:26,255 it's up to date. 935 00:40:26,258 --> 00:40:27,655 Okay, good deal. 936 00:40:27,658 --> 00:40:30,125 You got your fishing license on you? 937 00:40:33,931 --> 00:40:36,464 Were you headed home? 938 00:40:36,467 --> 00:40:38,133 Everything else is squared away. 939 00:40:38,136 --> 00:40:39,868 Your lights and everything is all good. 940 00:40:39,871 --> 00:40:41,403 Yeah, I think so. 941 00:40:41,406 --> 00:40:43,472 Would you like some extra fish? 942 00:40:43,475 --> 00:40:45,207 Would I like some extra fish? 943 00:40:45,210 --> 00:40:46,475 Yes, sir. Sure. 944 00:40:46,478 --> 00:40:47,809 I got a little form I need to give you. 945 00:40:47,812 --> 00:40:48,944 Yeah? 946 00:40:48,947 --> 00:40:50,145 Basically they're undersized trout 947 00:40:50,148 --> 00:40:51,280 that we had to seize this evening. 948 00:40:51,283 --> 00:40:52,614 We'd like to give them to somebody 949 00:40:52,617 --> 00:40:54,349 that can make use of them, okay? Sure. 950 00:40:54,352 --> 00:40:55,684 And I think that you'd be that person. 951 00:40:55,687 --> 00:40:57,085 You got a box? You want me to... 952 00:40:57,088 --> 00:40:58,554 We could just put them in the box. 953 00:40:58,557 --> 00:41:00,021 - Just slide that over to me. - Oh, wow. 954 00:41:00,024 --> 00:41:01,823 Those are, like, way undersized. Yeah. 955 00:41:01,826 --> 00:41:04,293 Those guys don't even have much mass... 956 00:41:04,296 --> 00:41:06,628 - [ laughs ] - No, they're all pretty small. 957 00:41:08,967 --> 00:41:10,232 We don't want these fish to go to waste, 958 00:41:10,235 --> 00:41:13,167 so we have form that we fill out for donating that fish. 959 00:41:13,170 --> 00:41:15,170 So if he's stopped on the water 960 00:41:15,173 --> 00:41:16,705 with these fish that are undersized, 961 00:41:16,708 --> 00:41:18,774 that warden can know that those fish were donated. 962 00:41:18,777 --> 00:41:21,109 Here's your copy. All right, thank you. 963 00:41:21,112 --> 00:41:22,644 - Appreciate it. - You have a good evening. 964 00:41:22,647 --> 00:41:24,246 He's out there doing the right thing. 965 00:41:26,718 --> 00:41:28,317 One happy customer. 966 00:41:29,305 --> 00:42:29,797