"Lone Star Law" Border Bust

1 00:00:10,277 --> 00:00:13,343 Narrator: Coming up on "lone star law"... 2 00:00:13,346 --> 00:00:14,812 Oh! Watch it. 3 00:00:14,815 --> 00:00:16,814 Aguilar: The deer antlers are pretty tangled. 4 00:00:16,817 --> 00:00:19,083 Hopefully, we don't have to put it down. 5 00:00:19,086 --> 00:00:21,085 Goertz: We're gonna go towards the point of entry 6 00:00:21,088 --> 00:00:22,753 from the United States to Mexico. 7 00:00:22,756 --> 00:00:24,555 Garcia: Start racking it in. Bring it in. 8 00:00:24,558 --> 00:00:26,357 If we don't remove it out of the water, 9 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:28,626 the gillnet is gonna continue killing fish. 10 00:00:28,629 --> 00:00:31,228 You can see there's a group of individuals 11 00:00:31,231 --> 00:00:32,563 on that little concrete pier. 12 00:00:32,566 --> 00:00:34,499 [ Handcuffs click, siren chirps ] 13 00:00:34,502 --> 00:00:35,900 Volschenk: Oi! State police! 14 00:00:35,903 --> 00:00:38,769 Criminal trespass with a deadly weapon is a jailable offense. 15 00:00:38,772 --> 00:00:40,438 We're not doing anything bad. 16 00:00:40,441 --> 00:00:42,360 Volschenk: What's this little baggie inside here? 17 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:50,074 18 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:53,519 [ Rattling ] 19 00:00:58,325 --> 00:00:59,791 [ Gunshot ] 20 00:01:06,934 --> 00:01:08,265 Man: A Texas game warden's job 21 00:01:08,268 --> 00:01:10,734 is to protect wild animals and wild places, 22 00:01:10,737 --> 00:01:11,935 keep the public safe 23 00:01:11,938 --> 00:01:14,539 and every now and again, put a bad guy in jail. 24 00:01:14,542 --> 00:01:17,475 Captions by vitac... www.Vitac.Com 25 00:01:17,478 --> 00:01:20,478 captions paid for by discovery communications 26 00:01:25,285 --> 00:01:27,684 ♪♪ 27 00:01:27,687 --> 00:01:31,422 [ Cows mooing ] 28 00:01:31,425 --> 00:01:33,624 That's the one we're gonna catch right there. 29 00:01:33,627 --> 00:01:35,960 I was born and raised here in east Texas, 30 00:01:35,963 --> 00:01:38,696 and I've been here in Jasper for 14 years. 31 00:01:38,699 --> 00:01:40,431 Work him right over here. 32 00:01:40,434 --> 00:01:42,099 There she goes. 33 00:01:42,102 --> 00:01:43,901 My grandfather loves cattle, 34 00:01:43,904 --> 00:01:46,770 and I always knew I wanted a ranch one day. 35 00:01:46,773 --> 00:01:49,039 I'm a game warden, my brother become a game warden, 36 00:01:49,042 --> 00:01:51,242 and my sister actually married a game warden, 37 00:01:51,245 --> 00:01:52,910 so now we're just a game-warden family. 38 00:01:52,913 --> 00:01:55,179 Good job. 39 00:01:55,182 --> 00:01:57,715 [ Moos ] 40 00:01:57,718 --> 00:02:00,985 Narrator: Texas game warden Justin eddins 41 00:02:00,988 --> 00:02:02,720 and his partner, Morgan inman, 42 00:02:02,723 --> 00:02:03,988 are responding to a call 43 00:02:03,991 --> 00:02:06,324 from the wife of a Jasper county judge 44 00:02:06,327 --> 00:02:08,926 who's worried about bow hunters on their property. 45 00:02:08,929 --> 00:02:12,997 Eddins: She found an arrow underneath her grandkids' swing set. 46 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:15,533 I told her we'd go by and check it out. 47 00:02:18,205 --> 00:02:19,670 Yeah, he's been working on it. 48 00:02:19,673 --> 00:02:22,272 Think he's got like 17 acres back here. 49 00:02:22,275 --> 00:02:24,542 Inman: Really? 50 00:02:26,613 --> 00:02:28,345 Hey, judge. What's going on? 51 00:02:28,348 --> 00:02:30,348 So, that's the arrow y'all found? 52 00:02:30,351 --> 00:02:31,348 Yeah, that's one of them. 53 00:02:31,351 --> 00:02:32,750 The one that Kurt, my son, found... 54 00:02:32,753 --> 00:02:33,818 You lead the way. 55 00:02:33,821 --> 00:02:35,886 We were mowing the grass in the evening, 56 00:02:35,889 --> 00:02:37,755 and Kurt found it mowing. 57 00:02:37,758 --> 00:02:41,292 Yeah. 58 00:02:41,295 --> 00:02:42,294 And, you know... 59 00:02:48,301 --> 00:02:49,700 - The direction. - Yeah. 60 00:02:49,703 --> 00:02:51,635 I'm sure your wife was pretty upset about it. 61 00:02:51,638 --> 00:02:53,905 Oh, yeah. 62 00:02:53,908 --> 00:02:54,939 - Yeah. - You know? 63 00:02:58,846 --> 00:03:01,045 It'd be something... you're out here, mowing your yard, 64 00:03:01,048 --> 00:03:02,179 and an arrow come zooming by... 65 00:03:02,182 --> 00:03:03,047 Yeah, that's right. 66 00:03:03,050 --> 00:03:04,181 Or zooming through you. 67 00:03:04,184 --> 00:03:05,515 Or, like you said, grandkids. 68 00:03:05,518 --> 00:03:07,184 - Yeah. - That's right. 69 00:03:07,187 --> 00:03:08,786 Any time you have projectiles, 70 00:03:08,789 --> 00:03:10,721 whether it be arrows or bullets, 71 00:03:10,724 --> 00:03:12,322 it all could potentially be deadly. 72 00:03:12,325 --> 00:03:16,327 This really hits home, being as I have kids, as well. 73 00:03:16,330 --> 00:03:18,129 Eddins: Now, you own all this land here? 74 00:03:19,733 --> 00:03:21,666 Do y'all have a lot of deer in this area? 75 00:03:21,669 --> 00:03:22,767 Judge: Oh, yeah. 76 00:03:29,009 --> 00:03:30,207 So, that's why it's kind of... 77 00:03:30,210 --> 00:03:32,810 A little unsettling that people are hunting them 78 00:03:32,813 --> 00:03:34,011 this close to the house. 79 00:03:34,014 --> 00:03:37,214 And you did find some deer stand or some...? 80 00:03:37,217 --> 00:03:38,282 Mm-hmm. Yeah. 81 00:03:38,285 --> 00:03:39,617 Do you mind if we walk back through? 82 00:03:39,620 --> 00:03:41,085 And let's look at 'em. 83 00:03:41,088 --> 00:03:44,555 Narrator: In Texas, hunting on private property 84 00:03:44,558 --> 00:03:47,825 without landowner consent is punishable by jail time 85 00:03:47,828 --> 00:03:50,027 and fines of up to $4,000. 86 00:03:50,030 --> 00:03:51,562 Inman: Is this something y'all built? 87 00:03:51,565 --> 00:03:53,097 - No, no. - Really? 88 00:03:53,100 --> 00:03:54,165 Judge: No. I didn't build it. 89 00:03:54,168 --> 00:03:56,567 And that's on your property? Mm-hmm, yep. 90 00:03:56,570 --> 00:03:57,768 Damn. 91 00:03:57,771 --> 00:04:00,438 How long have you noticed these stands in here? 92 00:04:00,441 --> 00:04:01,672 Is this the first year? 93 00:04:01,675 --> 00:04:03,440 - Yeah. - You never... 94 00:04:03,443 --> 00:04:04,442 Yeah. 95 00:04:06,780 --> 00:04:08,446 And nobody should have permission 96 00:04:08,449 --> 00:04:11,048 to be hunting in here? 97 00:04:11,051 --> 00:04:12,316 Okay. 98 00:04:12,319 --> 00:04:13,618 Oh, I see corn here. 99 00:04:18,658 --> 00:04:20,725 Oh, I see the feeder. I sure do. 100 00:04:22,863 --> 00:04:25,796 It looks like a pretty nice feeder, too. 101 00:04:25,799 --> 00:04:28,199 Narrator: Hunters are allowed to use feeders and corn 102 00:04:28,202 --> 00:04:30,267 to attract deer on private property, 103 00:04:30,270 --> 00:04:32,870 but they need the landowner's permission first. 104 00:04:32,873 --> 00:04:35,739 Y'all come over here and look at this. 105 00:04:35,742 --> 00:04:38,542 It's pretty apparent where it's coming from. 106 00:04:38,545 --> 00:04:41,611 There's a trail right here. 107 00:04:41,614 --> 00:04:42,679 See that? 108 00:04:42,682 --> 00:04:44,081 They sure got it beat down, don't they? 109 00:04:44,084 --> 00:04:45,949 They got it beat down pretty good. 110 00:04:45,952 --> 00:04:48,286 Who do you think this is, judge? 111 00:04:49,622 --> 00:04:50,621 Yeah. 112 00:04:52,559 --> 00:04:53,824 Really? 113 00:04:53,827 --> 00:04:57,595 ♪♪ 114 00:05:02,502 --> 00:05:04,001 [ Rattle ] 115 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:08,438 Game warden. 116 00:05:08,441 --> 00:05:10,908 Can you come to the door, please? 117 00:05:10,911 --> 00:05:15,412 460 miles southwest, near the Mexico border, 118 00:05:15,415 --> 00:05:19,850 Texas game warden Jesse Garcia patrols zapata county, 119 00:05:19,853 --> 00:05:21,118 one of the most popular 120 00:05:21,121 --> 00:05:23,921 largemouth bass fishing spots in the U.S. 121 00:05:23,924 --> 00:05:25,922 We're on the rio grande river. 122 00:05:25,925 --> 00:05:27,792 This is the Texas side, U.S. side... 123 00:05:27,795 --> 00:05:29,927 That is Mexico. 124 00:05:29,930 --> 00:05:32,930 As you can see, we got a border-patrol truck right here. 125 00:05:32,933 --> 00:05:35,665 There ain't nobody in there, but every time I come down here, 126 00:05:35,668 --> 00:05:38,402 there's always a U.S. border-patrol agent. 127 00:05:38,405 --> 00:05:40,270 Zapata county is a big county. 128 00:05:40,273 --> 00:05:41,805 What makes zapata so unique, 129 00:05:41,808 --> 00:05:43,874 as far as law enforcement's concerned... 130 00:05:43,877 --> 00:05:46,143 Too much illegal activity going on. 131 00:05:46,146 --> 00:05:48,546 The three main concerns are narcotics, 132 00:05:48,549 --> 00:05:50,347 illegal commercial fishing, 133 00:05:50,350 --> 00:05:52,416 and the transportation of illegal aliens. 134 00:05:52,419 --> 00:05:54,552 It's a wild frontier down here. 135 00:05:54,555 --> 00:05:57,421 There's no other county like it, as far as I'm concerned. 136 00:05:57,424 --> 00:05:59,490 Couple of boats down there. 137 00:05:59,493 --> 00:06:01,958 My mother being from Monterrey, Mexico, 138 00:06:01,961 --> 00:06:05,162 as a child, that's all we spoke, was Spanish. 139 00:06:05,165 --> 00:06:09,299 In zapata county, Spanish is a very, very important asset, 140 00:06:09,302 --> 00:06:11,635 due to the fact a lot of the people here... 141 00:06:11,638 --> 00:06:13,771 The fishermen, the community... 142 00:06:13,774 --> 00:06:16,340 A lot of the people speak Spanish. 143 00:06:18,445 --> 00:06:20,577 Garcia: Did you catch any fish? 144 00:06:20,580 --> 00:06:22,579 What'd you catch? 145 00:06:22,582 --> 00:06:23,447 ¿Nada? 146 00:06:23,450 --> 00:06:25,582 [ Speaking Spanish ] 147 00:06:25,585 --> 00:06:26,584 No. [ Speaking Spanish ] 148 00:06:30,591 --> 00:06:31,590 Okay. 149 00:06:33,060 --> 00:06:34,658 [ Speaking Spanish ] 150 00:06:38,398 --> 00:06:40,530 Wow, man. 151 00:06:40,533 --> 00:06:43,467 Yeah, these are fresh fish, man. 152 00:06:43,470 --> 00:06:45,135 They probably dumped them yesterday, 153 00:06:45,138 --> 00:06:47,671 by looking at the coloration of the gills. 154 00:06:47,674 --> 00:06:49,673 They're all legal fish. 155 00:06:49,676 --> 00:06:52,343 The fact is, this is a type of dumping right here... 156 00:06:52,346 --> 00:06:54,277 This individual can be cited. 157 00:06:54,280 --> 00:06:57,214 See, this gives me a good area to keep an eye on. 158 00:06:59,219 --> 00:07:01,151 ♪♪ 159 00:07:01,154 --> 00:07:03,487 [ Knocking on door ] 160 00:07:03,490 --> 00:07:04,755 Game warden. 161 00:07:04,758 --> 00:07:06,690 Narrator: Back in east Texas, 162 00:07:06,693 --> 00:07:08,425 game wardens are looking for a hunter 163 00:07:08,428 --> 00:07:11,562 who may be trespassing on his neighbor's property. 164 00:07:11,565 --> 00:07:13,096 Go over here and see if the neighbor's out. 165 00:07:13,099 --> 00:07:14,965 We'll go over here and see. 166 00:07:14,968 --> 00:07:17,802 He might know a little bit about this fella. 167 00:07:20,306 --> 00:07:22,305 Hey, hey. How are you? 168 00:07:22,308 --> 00:07:25,509 Does he have a vehicle? 169 00:07:25,512 --> 00:07:27,444 Okay. So he's not home yet. 170 00:07:27,447 --> 00:07:29,380 Woman: No. 171 00:07:29,383 --> 00:07:31,582 - [ Chuckles ] - He'll be back. 172 00:07:31,585 --> 00:07:32,584 Yeah? 173 00:07:36,856 --> 00:07:37,855 Really? 174 00:07:37,858 --> 00:07:39,123 And shooting deer. 175 00:07:46,132 --> 00:07:48,032 There was a... yeah. 176 00:07:50,403 --> 00:07:52,202 Really? 177 00:07:52,205 --> 00:07:53,470 Quite a shame... 178 00:07:53,473 --> 00:07:56,339 Neighbors like that and causing turmoil, you know? 179 00:07:56,342 --> 00:07:57,775 You got to live right beside 'em. 180 00:08:02,615 --> 00:08:03,881 Yeah. 181 00:08:03,884 --> 00:08:05,949 Well, he got a long ways to go with it, don't he? 182 00:08:05,952 --> 00:08:06,750 - Yeah, he does. - Yeah. 183 00:08:06,753 --> 00:08:08,285 [ Chuckles ] 184 00:08:08,288 --> 00:08:09,553 Do you mind doing me a favor? 185 00:08:09,556 --> 00:08:11,221 - What's that? - I don't mind it at all. 186 00:08:11,224 --> 00:08:13,156 Just call me when you see him pull in. 187 00:08:13,159 --> 00:08:14,225 Okay. 188 00:08:14,228 --> 00:08:15,825 All righty. It was nice visiting with y'all. 189 00:08:15,828 --> 00:08:19,029 Y'all enjoy this weather. 190 00:08:19,032 --> 00:08:22,032 Well, just from talking to some of the neighbors 191 00:08:22,035 --> 00:08:23,867 right here around this house, 192 00:08:23,870 --> 00:08:25,836 there's potentially a bad situation here, 193 00:08:25,839 --> 00:08:28,339 and we need to put an end to it before it gets worse. 194 00:08:30,577 --> 00:08:33,710 ♪♪ 195 00:08:33,713 --> 00:08:35,112 Garcia: At this moment, 196 00:08:35,115 --> 00:08:38,114 I'm headed to the public boat ramp out on falcon lake. 197 00:08:38,117 --> 00:08:41,318 Commercial fishing here... It's a very, very big concern. 198 00:08:41,321 --> 00:08:43,654 Three, four years ago, it was just phenomenal, 199 00:08:43,657 --> 00:08:47,791 as the amount of boats that we were seizing. 200 00:08:49,996 --> 00:08:52,997 [ Cranking ] 201 00:08:54,535 --> 00:08:56,800 Probably won't need my waders till tonight, huh? 202 00:08:56,803 --> 00:08:58,135 Right. 203 00:08:58,138 --> 00:09:01,538 We got a real, real good group of guys 204 00:09:01,541 --> 00:09:02,873 down here in this county. 205 00:09:02,876 --> 00:09:05,075 We got several young rookies in the county, 206 00:09:05,078 --> 00:09:07,878 and I'm gonna teach them everything I know. 207 00:09:07,881 --> 00:09:09,747 I've only been a warden for four months... 208 00:09:09,750 --> 00:09:11,148 Fresh out of the academy. 209 00:09:11,151 --> 00:09:13,484 Couldn't have been placed in a better county. 210 00:09:13,487 --> 00:09:16,753 We do everything from d.W.I.S to body recovery, 211 00:09:16,756 --> 00:09:19,423 so the action is nonstop. 212 00:09:19,426 --> 00:09:21,692 Garcia: All right, fellas, we're gonna be looking for anything unusual, 213 00:09:21,695 --> 00:09:23,093 any type of illegal activity. 214 00:09:23,096 --> 00:09:25,295 We'll meet at dark at this location. 215 00:09:25,298 --> 00:09:28,298 Just be safe, keep the line of communication open, 216 00:09:28,301 --> 00:09:31,301 keep your head on a swivel, and let's give it a whirl. 217 00:09:31,304 --> 00:09:33,770 Let's go. 218 00:09:33,773 --> 00:09:37,241 Goertz: Today, what we're gonna go after is commercial fishermen. 219 00:09:37,244 --> 00:09:39,176 What's legal on their side, in Mexico, 220 00:09:39,179 --> 00:09:40,644 isn't legal here in Texas. 221 00:09:40,647 --> 00:09:42,779 Garcia: We're gonna be looking for gillnets, 222 00:09:42,782 --> 00:09:44,181 'cause that's our number-one issue, 223 00:09:44,184 --> 00:09:46,317 as far as commercial fishing. 224 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:47,917 Gillnets are legal in Mexico, 225 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:50,186 but they're illegal in Texas waters. 226 00:09:50,189 --> 00:09:52,589 A gillnet is a mesh of nylon filament, 227 00:09:52,592 --> 00:09:54,190 suspended from the surface 228 00:09:54,193 --> 00:09:56,059 all the way to the bottom of the lake. 229 00:09:56,062 --> 00:09:57,928 It kills fish. It kills turtles. 230 00:09:57,931 --> 00:10:01,999 It kills birds. It even will kill small mammals. 231 00:10:02,002 --> 00:10:04,935 Placing the net is an arrestable offense. 232 00:10:08,207 --> 00:10:10,307 Goertz: Right now, we're gonna go towards the dam. 233 00:10:10,310 --> 00:10:13,943 It's actually what we call the p.O.E., or point of entry, 234 00:10:13,946 --> 00:10:15,545 from the United States to Mexico. 235 00:10:15,548 --> 00:10:19,683 There's a huge dam that... They provide water to this lake. 236 00:10:19,686 --> 00:10:20,817 We're gonna go down there. 237 00:10:20,820 --> 00:10:22,920 There's a lot of activity, usually, there. 238 00:10:26,159 --> 00:10:27,424 Where at? 239 00:10:29,095 --> 00:10:31,228 Yeah, there's a boat over there. 240 00:10:31,231 --> 00:10:32,696 Yeah. 241 00:10:32,699 --> 00:10:35,165 That's marking the international boundary 242 00:10:35,168 --> 00:10:36,900 between the United States and Mexico. 243 00:10:36,903 --> 00:10:38,636 Well, there's 14 mile markers. 244 00:10:38,639 --> 00:10:41,705 Garcia: This is number 11 here. 245 00:10:41,708 --> 00:10:43,774 State game wardens. 246 00:10:43,777 --> 00:10:46,509 Just gonna do a quick water-safety check, guys. 247 00:10:46,512 --> 00:10:48,178 And you're the owner of the vessel, sir? 248 00:10:48,181 --> 00:10:49,313 Yeah. 249 00:10:49,316 --> 00:10:50,381 All right. I need to see your current registration 250 00:10:50,384 --> 00:10:51,315 on board, please, sir? 251 00:10:51,318 --> 00:10:52,516 Yeah. 252 00:10:52,519 --> 00:10:54,384 Do y'all have any fish on board? 253 00:10:54,387 --> 00:10:55,252 - No. - No. 254 00:10:55,255 --> 00:10:56,186 [ Speaking Spanish ] 255 00:10:56,189 --> 00:10:59,256 All right. 256 00:10:59,259 --> 00:11:02,192 [ Speaking Spanish ] 257 00:11:05,732 --> 00:11:07,264 - Thank you, sir. - Okay. 258 00:11:07,267 --> 00:11:09,132 Did you run into any gillnets or trout lines 259 00:11:09,135 --> 00:11:10,467 or anything of that nature? 260 00:11:10,470 --> 00:11:12,469 [ Speaking Spanish ] 261 00:11:12,472 --> 00:11:13,471 Ah, no. 262 00:11:14,541 --> 00:11:15,540 Okay. 263 00:11:18,078 --> 00:11:19,143 Okay. Gracias. 264 00:11:22,015 --> 00:11:24,348 Garcia: When you come into these coves, 265 00:11:24,351 --> 00:11:26,417 you want to be very, very observant, 266 00:11:26,420 --> 00:11:27,751 look at the edge of the waters, 267 00:11:27,754 --> 00:11:29,619 look for any type of floats... 268 00:11:29,622 --> 00:11:30,954 Anything unusual. 269 00:11:30,957 --> 00:11:35,158 You might want to see where a boat has been parked. 270 00:11:35,161 --> 00:11:38,361 Me and Jesse like to come and check out certain trees. 271 00:11:38,364 --> 00:11:41,231 We'll look for the net that they'll stretch across. 272 00:11:41,234 --> 00:11:44,167 You wouldn't believe they can actually stretch a net here 273 00:11:44,170 --> 00:11:46,035 to a mile-long, full of gillnet. 274 00:11:46,038 --> 00:11:47,704 Illegal in our waters... 275 00:11:47,707 --> 00:11:50,440 10 foot that way, totally legal in Mexico. 276 00:11:50,443 --> 00:11:53,744 [ Cellphone rings ] 277 00:11:57,650 --> 00:11:59,850 In tiger's? 278 00:11:59,853 --> 00:12:02,719 All righty. I'm headed your way. 279 00:12:02,722 --> 00:12:04,455 We got a gillnet located 280 00:12:04,458 --> 00:12:07,191 just on the south side of tiger island. 281 00:12:07,194 --> 00:12:09,092 If we don't remove it out of the water, 282 00:12:09,095 --> 00:12:11,328 the gillnet is gonna continue killing fish. 283 00:12:18,071 --> 00:12:20,003 Where is it at, Carlos? 284 00:12:21,741 --> 00:12:24,141 Oh, I see, man. 285 00:12:24,144 --> 00:12:26,076 Let's see what we got here. 286 00:12:27,547 --> 00:12:29,413 Ooh, it's a fresh one, too, buddy. 287 00:12:29,416 --> 00:12:32,482 Start racking it in. Bring it in. 288 00:12:32,485 --> 00:12:33,716 Pull it hard. 289 00:12:33,719 --> 00:12:35,485 Pull it hard, 'cause it's stuck on branches. 290 00:12:35,488 --> 00:12:36,820 Pull it hard. 291 00:12:36,823 --> 00:12:39,556 As you can see, one fish right there already died, 292 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:41,958 already eaten by turtles and so forth. 293 00:12:41,961 --> 00:12:43,560 Just keep pulling, goertz. 294 00:12:43,563 --> 00:12:45,562 Let me have that branch over here. 295 00:12:45,565 --> 00:12:47,430 There you go. 296 00:12:47,433 --> 00:12:52,970 You got carp, tilapia, another tilapia, catfish. 297 00:12:52,973 --> 00:12:55,639 That's... right there is what I call square hooks. 298 00:12:55,642 --> 00:12:58,509 Once the fish get caught in there, it's a done deal. 299 00:12:58,512 --> 00:13:00,778 More than likely, they'll end up dying. 300 00:13:08,655 --> 00:13:11,855 Garcia: Start racking it in. Bring it in. 301 00:13:11,858 --> 00:13:14,791 Narrator: In zapata county, on the border with Mexico, 302 00:13:14,794 --> 00:13:16,793 game wardens Garcia and goertz 303 00:13:16,796 --> 00:13:19,395 remove an illegal gillnet from falcon lake. 304 00:13:19,398 --> 00:13:21,331 Once the fish get caught in there, 305 00:13:21,334 --> 00:13:23,666 more than likely, they'll end up dying. 306 00:13:23,669 --> 00:13:26,203 You can imagine what it does to the resource. 307 00:13:27,741 --> 00:13:29,673 Keep going, my friend. Keep going. 308 00:13:29,676 --> 00:13:32,209 You're doing a good job. 309 00:13:34,347 --> 00:13:36,012 Goertz: Oh, a big catch today. 310 00:13:36,015 --> 00:13:37,680 Boy, look at the size of them crappie. 311 00:13:37,683 --> 00:13:39,415 Oh, yeah. Good fish. 312 00:13:39,418 --> 00:13:42,019 Some of the crappie are already dead. 313 00:13:42,022 --> 00:13:43,820 There's a tilapia. 314 00:13:43,823 --> 00:13:45,689 One of his eyeballs is already gone. 315 00:13:45,692 --> 00:13:48,291 He's already been partially chewed. 316 00:13:48,294 --> 00:13:49,893 Goertz: The problem with these gillnets 317 00:13:49,896 --> 00:13:51,027 is they don't discriminate 318 00:13:51,030 --> 00:13:53,630 between species or bag limits or length size. 319 00:13:53,633 --> 00:13:55,965 So, what we're doing here is we're gonna release 320 00:13:55,968 --> 00:13:57,301 some that are still alive 321 00:13:57,304 --> 00:13:59,435 and we feel have a good chance of surviving 322 00:13:59,438 --> 00:14:01,304 when being placed back into the water. 323 00:14:01,307 --> 00:14:04,174 This particular species is a blue catfish, 324 00:14:04,177 --> 00:14:05,575 and the fish is still well alive, 325 00:14:05,578 --> 00:14:08,044 so I'm gonna go ahead and release it back into the water. 326 00:14:08,047 --> 00:14:11,714 Real nice, pretty blue catfish. 327 00:14:11,717 --> 00:14:15,519 This right here is a softshell turtle. 328 00:14:18,325 --> 00:14:19,756 Come on, buddy. 329 00:14:22,395 --> 00:14:23,593 Hey, there you go. He made it. 330 00:14:23,596 --> 00:14:25,429 He's making it. 331 00:14:27,133 --> 00:14:29,132 Here's another blue catfish... 332 00:14:29,135 --> 00:14:30,934 Appears to be alive, in good shape. 333 00:14:30,937 --> 00:14:33,804 That one will live. That one will swim off. 334 00:14:33,807 --> 00:14:35,204 The commercial fishers come out here 335 00:14:35,207 --> 00:14:36,740 and set all these gillnets. 336 00:14:36,743 --> 00:14:40,143 If you kept allowing it, well, they're depleting the resource. 337 00:14:40,146 --> 00:14:42,212 You got to give the fish a fighting chance. 338 00:14:42,215 --> 00:14:44,748 That's the reason why we're out here as game wardens... 339 00:14:44,751 --> 00:14:47,985 To enforce the rules and regulations. 340 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:57,961 ♪♪ 341 00:14:57,964 --> 00:14:59,963 Narrator: 350 miles northeast, 342 00:14:59,966 --> 00:15:02,299 in Harris county, outside of Houston, 343 00:15:02,302 --> 00:15:06,003 Texas game warden hendrik volschenk heads to a stakeout. 344 00:15:13,780 --> 00:15:15,979 Yeah, let's first check that gate out 345 00:15:15,982 --> 00:15:18,315 and make a plan from there. 346 00:15:18,318 --> 00:15:19,516 Bane: Yep. 347 00:15:19,519 --> 00:15:21,518 I was a game ranger in South Africa. 348 00:15:21,521 --> 00:15:24,254 Just the level of awareness of my surroundings, 349 00:15:24,257 --> 00:15:26,523 of possible dangers that I could be facing, 350 00:15:26,526 --> 00:15:27,857 that's definitely helped me 351 00:15:27,860 --> 00:15:30,393 to be a game warden here in Texas. 352 00:15:30,396 --> 00:15:32,596 I'm patrolling tonight with Mark bane. 353 00:15:32,599 --> 00:15:36,065 We're gonna be heading over here to a piece of private property. 354 00:15:36,068 --> 00:15:38,134 Narrator: The landowner complained 355 00:15:38,137 --> 00:15:40,604 about late-night activity on his property, 356 00:15:40,607 --> 00:15:43,140 so the game wardens will set up surveillance. 357 00:15:43,143 --> 00:15:45,409 Volschenk: And the game plan is just kill all the lights. 358 00:15:45,412 --> 00:15:47,477 We don't want to be scaring anyone off. 359 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:50,080 We would like to catch them in the act. 360 00:15:50,083 --> 00:15:51,281 Do it. Ba-boom. 361 00:15:51,284 --> 00:15:52,482 Boom. 362 00:15:52,485 --> 00:15:55,585 Bane: Trespassing in Texas is a big problem, 363 00:15:55,588 --> 00:15:57,153 especially here in Harris county. 364 00:15:57,156 --> 00:15:59,722 As game wardens, we have very good relationships 365 00:15:59,725 --> 00:16:01,091 with our local landowners, 366 00:16:01,094 --> 00:16:02,492 and when they call us 367 00:16:02,495 --> 00:16:04,227 and ask us to check something out, 368 00:16:04,230 --> 00:16:06,930 we head out there and try and nip it in the bud. 369 00:16:08,968 --> 00:16:10,366 - I like this spot. - Mm-hmm. 370 00:16:10,369 --> 00:16:13,270 I like that the vehicles can only come from one side. 371 00:16:16,709 --> 00:16:18,308 Yeah. 372 00:16:25,051 --> 00:16:25,983 Ooh! 373 00:16:25,986 --> 00:16:30,320 Here we go. Right here. 374 00:16:30,323 --> 00:16:32,989 Man: Oh, god! Oh, god! 375 00:16:32,992 --> 00:16:34,791 Hello, girl. 376 00:16:34,794 --> 00:16:36,460 They're heading to that field. 377 00:16:38,931 --> 00:16:40,831 Let's go. 378 00:16:43,269 --> 00:16:45,735 Saw a truck with a bunch of people going, "Whoo-hoo!" 379 00:16:45,738 --> 00:16:48,338 They came in across this little ditch 380 00:16:48,341 --> 00:16:51,475 and started going down beside the ditch. 381 00:16:51,478 --> 00:16:53,676 Now, they can't get out on the other end 382 00:16:53,679 --> 00:16:56,013 because there's fences all the way across, 383 00:16:56,016 --> 00:16:58,548 so we've pretty much got 'em. 384 00:16:58,551 --> 00:17:00,083 They're trespassing. 385 00:17:00,086 --> 00:17:01,418 [ Siren chirps ] 386 00:17:01,421 --> 00:17:04,221 Volschenk: Oi! State police! 387 00:17:04,224 --> 00:17:07,824 Stay right there. Don't move. 388 00:17:07,827 --> 00:17:10,360 Narrator: 120 miles west, 389 00:17:10,363 --> 00:17:14,097 in rural burleson county, Texas game warden jayme deschaaf 390 00:17:14,100 --> 00:17:15,565 gears up for the night shift. 391 00:17:15,568 --> 00:17:18,301 Give me that ball. Hey. 392 00:17:23,643 --> 00:17:27,043 Tonight, we're gonna be heading all over the county, 393 00:17:27,046 --> 00:17:29,980 and we'll probably do most of our patrolling on the south end. 394 00:17:29,983 --> 00:17:32,849 That's where our lake is, lake somerville. 395 00:17:32,852 --> 00:17:34,918 As far as working at night, I mean, you definitely run into 396 00:17:34,921 --> 00:17:36,319 a little bit of a different animal. 397 00:17:36,322 --> 00:17:37,454 My mother used to tell me, 398 00:17:37,457 --> 00:17:39,990 "nothing good ever happens after midnight," 399 00:17:39,993 --> 00:17:42,459 and that stands true, especially in this job. 400 00:17:42,462 --> 00:17:45,595 Lake somerville is known for fishing 401 00:17:45,598 --> 00:17:47,264 and water-safety violations. 402 00:17:47,267 --> 00:17:49,599 So, down here, there's gonna be... 403 00:17:49,602 --> 00:17:52,201 A bunch of people usually are fishing down there. 404 00:17:52,204 --> 00:17:54,071 We'll check them out with the binos for a little bit, 405 00:17:54,074 --> 00:17:57,673 see who's fishing. 406 00:17:57,676 --> 00:17:59,342 Just like anything at night, 407 00:17:59,345 --> 00:18:01,077 people believe that, you know, with the darkness, 408 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:03,613 they're being concealed, so people feel safer, 409 00:18:03,616 --> 00:18:05,414 I guess, committing crimes in the dark. 410 00:18:05,417 --> 00:18:07,484 The most common violations that I'll come across 411 00:18:07,487 --> 00:18:09,486 are no fishing license, 412 00:18:09,489 --> 00:18:11,788 illegal means and methods to catch game fish. 413 00:18:13,759 --> 00:18:15,691 You can see there's a group of individuals 414 00:18:15,694 --> 00:18:19,229 who are kind of off on that little concrete pier. 415 00:18:19,232 --> 00:18:21,498 I'm looking at it to figure out who's fishing... 416 00:18:21,501 --> 00:18:23,032 You know, do they have any fish? 417 00:18:23,035 --> 00:18:26,570 And just kind of check licenses down the line. 418 00:18:30,576 --> 00:18:32,508 Hey, state game warden. How's it going? 419 00:18:32,511 --> 00:18:36,113 You guys catch any fish today? 420 00:18:36,116 --> 00:18:39,182 No? Do you have your license with you? 421 00:18:39,185 --> 00:18:41,585 What? 422 00:18:41,588 --> 00:18:44,721 You're supposed to have it with you. 423 00:18:44,724 --> 00:18:45,788 Oh, we can, but that's a courtesy. 424 00:18:45,791 --> 00:18:46,789 We don't have to do that all. - Oh, okay. 425 00:18:46,792 --> 00:18:47,723 We can just give you a ticket 426 00:18:47,726 --> 00:18:50,526 and tell you to talk to the judge. 427 00:18:50,529 --> 00:18:52,129 This group is fairly sizable. 428 00:18:52,132 --> 00:18:53,863 If something like that happens, you just got to be a little bit 429 00:18:53,866 --> 00:18:55,398 more aware of your surroundings 430 00:18:55,401 --> 00:18:58,268 going down this line and talking to everyone. 431 00:18:58,271 --> 00:18:59,603 Hey, this is 71-12. 432 00:18:59,606 --> 00:19:03,139 Can I get a license check by name and date of birth? 433 00:19:03,142 --> 00:19:06,076 You guys all got your license with you? 434 00:19:06,079 --> 00:19:09,145 You guys, go ahead and start pulling them out for me. 435 00:19:09,148 --> 00:19:12,215 Okay. All right. Well, thank you, ma'am. 436 00:19:12,218 --> 00:19:14,617 - No problem. - All right, you take care. 437 00:19:14,620 --> 00:19:17,753 You, sir, have passed. 438 00:19:17,756 --> 00:19:18,955 I knew it. 439 00:19:18,958 --> 00:19:20,223 - How you doing? - How you doing? 440 00:19:20,226 --> 00:19:21,824 Man: I don't have my fishing license. 441 00:19:21,827 --> 00:19:22,892 - You don't have one? - Mnh-mnh. 442 00:19:22,895 --> 00:19:24,026 Well, why not? 443 00:19:24,029 --> 00:19:26,696 Well, I... usually, I get it every time, but... 444 00:19:26,699 --> 00:19:28,231 I'm just gonna have you stand over here to the side 445 00:19:28,234 --> 00:19:30,066 while I check everyone else. 446 00:19:30,970 --> 00:19:33,102 You're good. Thank you. 447 00:19:33,105 --> 00:19:34,437 So, you don't have one at all? No. 448 00:19:34,440 --> 00:19:35,504 Then you're in the same group. 449 00:19:35,507 --> 00:19:38,108 Let me get your information real quick. 450 00:19:38,111 --> 00:19:40,977 Your deal is here in Texas... Or do you have an I.D. Here? 451 00:19:40,980 --> 00:19:42,445 No, I don't have a license. 452 00:19:42,448 --> 00:19:45,181 - You don't? - No. 453 00:19:45,184 --> 00:19:49,085 When someone doesn't have an I.D. Or a fishing license, 454 00:19:49,088 --> 00:19:50,387 there's always a possibility 455 00:19:50,390 --> 00:19:52,054 that they're hiding something from you. 456 00:19:52,057 --> 00:19:54,524 The red flags are going off in my head. 457 00:19:54,527 --> 00:19:56,726 Can I get a 27-29, 458 00:19:56,729 --> 00:19:59,462 and then a department prior check by name and date of birth? 459 00:20:04,403 --> 00:20:06,102 Yes, I'm secure right now. 460 00:20:20,619 --> 00:20:24,621 Narrator: Back in Harris county, game wardens are responding 461 00:20:24,624 --> 00:20:27,290 to a complaint about late-night activity. 462 00:20:27,293 --> 00:20:29,225 Volschenk: Oi! State police! 463 00:20:29,228 --> 00:20:32,495 Stay right there. Don't move. 464 00:20:32,498 --> 00:20:33,964 Hands where I can see them. Come forward. Come forward. 465 00:20:33,967 --> 00:20:35,165 Hands where I can see them. 466 00:20:35,168 --> 00:20:38,768 So, who was driving the truck? 467 00:20:38,771 --> 00:20:40,136 Who was driving the truck? 468 00:20:41,907 --> 00:20:43,707 Hey. Is this... - I live in this neighborhood. 469 00:20:43,710 --> 00:20:45,975 Is this your property? Is this your property? 470 00:20:45,978 --> 00:20:47,977 This is your property right here? 471 00:20:47,980 --> 00:20:52,114 Okay. Is this property yours? 472 00:20:52,117 --> 00:20:53,783 Answer my question... Is this property yours? 473 00:20:53,786 --> 00:20:58,054 - It is not. - Oh, this property is yours? 474 00:20:58,057 --> 00:21:00,056 I-I live in this neighborhood. 475 00:21:00,059 --> 00:21:02,258 You own the house that you live in, right? 476 00:21:02,261 --> 00:21:04,327 - Yes, sir. - That's your house. 477 00:21:04,330 --> 00:21:06,129 We're not doing anything bad. 478 00:21:06,132 --> 00:21:07,196 You're trespassing. 479 00:21:07,199 --> 00:21:08,732 It's my neighborhood. 480 00:21:08,735 --> 00:21:10,467 Okay, I'm not gonna explain to you again, okay? 481 00:21:10,470 --> 00:21:11,600 You're trespassing. 482 00:21:11,603 --> 00:21:13,136 I know who this property belongs to, all right? 483 00:21:13,139 --> 00:21:14,270 This is private property. 484 00:21:14,273 --> 00:21:16,405 Do you know whose property it is? 485 00:21:16,408 --> 00:21:18,541 Man, I... I figured it was a development. 486 00:21:18,544 --> 00:21:20,343 - So, it's a no. - Yes, sir. 487 00:21:20,346 --> 00:21:22,012 So, therefore, you don't have permission to be 488 00:21:22,015 --> 00:21:23,413 on that property. - That's right. 489 00:21:23,416 --> 00:21:25,348 Every piece of property in Texas is owned by somebody. 490 00:21:25,351 --> 00:21:26,549 That's right. 491 00:21:26,552 --> 00:21:27,883 Okay, how much have you had to drink today, man? 492 00:21:27,886 --> 00:21:28,885 Oh, just... 493 00:21:30,290 --> 00:21:31,154 Probably... 494 00:21:31,157 --> 00:21:32,889 Okay, look. Look. 495 00:21:32,892 --> 00:21:35,091 I'm gonna ask you again... How much beer have you had? 496 00:21:35,094 --> 00:21:36,693 - A lot. - A lot. 497 00:21:36,696 --> 00:21:37,961 I know that you've had a lot. I can see it in your eyes 498 00:21:37,964 --> 00:21:39,295 and the way you're talking to me, okay? 499 00:21:39,298 --> 00:21:42,699 In Texas, you can't be on a public road and drinking, 500 00:21:42,702 --> 00:21:45,634 or even having an open container inside your vehicle. 501 00:21:45,637 --> 00:21:47,970 The moment that vehicles comes onto a public road over here... 502 00:21:47,973 --> 00:21:49,039 Mm-hmm? 503 00:21:50,843 --> 00:21:52,042 - Exactly. - Yes, sir. 504 00:21:52,045 --> 00:21:53,042 Do you want to spend the night in jail? 505 00:21:53,045 --> 00:21:54,044 - No, sir. No. - No, you don't. 506 00:21:54,047 --> 00:21:55,311 Never been to jail, so... 507 00:21:55,314 --> 00:21:57,781 Exactly. Don't make today the first time. 508 00:21:57,784 --> 00:21:58,982 Bane: Do you have your I.D. On you? 509 00:21:58,985 --> 00:22:00,149 I've got... it's in my... You want to come with me? 510 00:22:00,152 --> 00:22:01,650 Oh. Where's it at? 511 00:22:01,653 --> 00:22:03,386 - What's your last name? - Constantine. 512 00:22:03,389 --> 00:22:05,321 Can I take a look in your truck? 513 00:22:05,324 --> 00:22:06,789 - Yeah, go for it. - Okay. 514 00:22:06,792 --> 00:22:08,458 Bane: It's always important to search the vehicle, 515 00:22:08,461 --> 00:22:10,727 because you never know who you're dealing with out here. 516 00:22:10,730 --> 00:22:12,261 Sometimes we find rifles. 517 00:22:12,264 --> 00:22:13,997 Sometimes we find bows and arrows. 518 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:16,800 Sometimes we find drugs. You never know. 519 00:22:29,948 --> 00:22:31,748 Hey, can you run a gun for me? 520 00:22:31,751 --> 00:22:34,884 You brought a gun on somebody else's property? 521 00:22:34,887 --> 00:22:37,153 Criminal trespass with a deadly weapon 522 00:22:37,156 --> 00:22:38,755 is a jailable offense. 523 00:22:45,097 --> 00:22:46,896 Volschenk: Do you want to spend the night in jail? 524 00:22:46,899 --> 00:22:47,964 - No, sir. No. - No, you don't. 525 00:22:47,967 --> 00:22:49,131 Never been to jail, so... 526 00:22:49,134 --> 00:22:51,835 Exactly. Don't make today the first time. 527 00:22:51,838 --> 00:22:53,570 Narrator: In Harris county, Texas, 528 00:22:53,573 --> 00:22:55,805 game wardens find multiple violations. 529 00:22:58,444 --> 00:23:00,577 You brought a gun on somebody else's property? 530 00:23:00,580 --> 00:23:02,779 Criminal trespass with a deadly weapon 531 00:23:02,782 --> 00:23:04,580 is a jailable offense. 532 00:23:04,583 --> 00:23:06,683 Sit tight for a sec. 533 00:23:09,055 --> 00:23:10,987 Bane: The gun is clear. 534 00:23:10,990 --> 00:23:14,190 I want to look behind the truck, because one of them went 535 00:23:14,193 --> 00:23:16,326 behind the truck quickly, to the other side. 536 00:23:16,329 --> 00:23:17,927 Could have been tossing weed or something. 537 00:23:17,930 --> 00:23:19,796 Yeah. So I wanted to take a look over there, so... 538 00:23:19,799 --> 00:23:21,331 I'll be back right now. 539 00:23:21,334 --> 00:23:22,333 All right. 540 00:23:23,536 --> 00:23:25,802 Can I talk to you, please? 541 00:23:25,805 --> 00:23:28,137 When I pulled up, you were over here. 542 00:23:28,140 --> 00:23:29,672 You immediately ran across... 543 00:23:29,675 --> 00:23:31,474 Around the corner right over here. 544 00:23:31,477 --> 00:23:33,009 Are you nervous? A little bit. 545 00:23:33,012 --> 00:23:34,143 Okay. Just relax, man. Just relax. 546 00:23:34,146 --> 00:23:35,611 I've never been in this situation. 547 00:23:35,614 --> 00:23:37,346 You guys are being very cooperative. 548 00:23:37,349 --> 00:23:39,815 I'm telling you right now, when people cooperate with me, 549 00:23:39,818 --> 00:23:41,151 that goes a very long way, okay? 550 00:23:41,154 --> 00:23:44,086 - Yes, sir. - A very long way, okay? 551 00:23:44,089 --> 00:23:47,289 Do you have anything else on you? 552 00:23:47,292 --> 00:23:49,225 No, not even right now. 553 00:23:49,228 --> 00:23:50,560 Do you have anything else on you, 554 00:23:50,563 --> 00:23:53,563 or did you have anything else on you... look at me... 555 00:23:53,566 --> 00:23:55,098 That you weren't supposed to have? 556 00:23:55,101 --> 00:23:56,299 Just be honest with me, mate. 557 00:24:02,708 --> 00:24:03,572 Okay. 558 00:24:03,575 --> 00:24:04,841 And that's my prescribed Xanax. 559 00:24:04,844 --> 00:24:06,843 Where did you throw it? I threw it way out there. 560 00:24:06,846 --> 00:24:07,777 You threw it way out there? 561 00:24:07,780 --> 00:24:09,245 - Yes, sir. - Okay. 562 00:24:09,248 --> 00:24:10,913 And this "Xanax"? 563 00:24:10,916 --> 00:24:12,248 Yes, sir. Alprazolam. 564 00:24:12,251 --> 00:24:14,717 Is it prescribed to you? Yes, sir. 565 00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:17,520 So why would you throw it away if it's prescribed to you? 566 00:24:17,523 --> 00:24:19,656 I-I just got nervous. I mean... 567 00:24:19,659 --> 00:24:20,390 You got nervous? 568 00:24:20,393 --> 00:24:21,724 - Yes, sir. - Okay. 569 00:24:21,727 --> 00:24:24,193 Was there anything else inside that Xanax bottle? 570 00:24:24,196 --> 00:24:25,928 Not that I know of. Not that you know of. 571 00:24:25,931 --> 00:24:26,795 That's right. 572 00:24:26,798 --> 00:24:28,064 I have to find that bottle, 573 00:24:28,067 --> 00:24:29,399 and the quicker I find that, 574 00:24:29,402 --> 00:24:31,501 the quicker we can get out of here, all right? 575 00:24:31,504 --> 00:24:33,669 But we're not leaving until I find it. 576 00:24:33,672 --> 00:24:35,471 Why don't you come over here, 577 00:24:35,474 --> 00:24:37,207 and I'll be with you right now, okay? 578 00:24:42,414 --> 00:24:45,347 Volschenk: He tossed it out here somewhere. 579 00:24:45,350 --> 00:24:47,750 If it's prescribed to you, why would you be nervous 580 00:24:47,753 --> 00:24:51,154 and run around the car and throw it away? 581 00:24:51,157 --> 00:24:52,755 So, I just want to find that bottle to make sure 582 00:24:52,758 --> 00:24:54,690 that there's nothing else inside there 583 00:24:54,693 --> 00:24:56,826 that shouldn't be there, and that, you know, 584 00:24:56,829 --> 00:24:59,095 it really is prescribed to him. 585 00:24:59,098 --> 00:25:02,165 ♪♪ 586 00:25:08,641 --> 00:25:11,174 Oh. There it is. 587 00:25:11,177 --> 00:25:12,609 This looks like... 588 00:25:19,185 --> 00:25:22,385 Come talk to me. 589 00:25:22,388 --> 00:25:24,120 Is this yours? 590 00:25:24,123 --> 00:25:25,788 - Yes, sir. - Okay. 591 00:25:28,727 --> 00:25:31,794 Okay, look. There's... 592 00:25:31,797 --> 00:25:34,263 I see one blue oval shape, and then I see a green one. 593 00:25:34,266 --> 00:25:35,398 Yes, sir. 594 00:25:35,401 --> 00:25:37,040 And what's this little baggie inside here? 595 00:25:40,539 --> 00:25:42,338 Narrator: Back in burleson county... 596 00:25:49,548 --> 00:25:50,747 Deschaaf: Okay. 597 00:25:52,218 --> 00:25:53,949 I'll just talk to you two gentlemen over here, 598 00:25:53,952 --> 00:25:56,552 and we'll be done real quick, all right? 599 00:25:56,555 --> 00:25:58,821 When, you know, a warrant does come back, 600 00:25:58,824 --> 00:26:00,289 you just start mentally preparing yourself 601 00:26:00,292 --> 00:26:01,557 for any scenario. 602 00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:03,425 Is he gonna run? Is he gonna try and fight me? 603 00:26:03,428 --> 00:26:04,627 Always put yourself in a position 604 00:26:04,630 --> 00:26:06,162 where you're at an advantage. 605 00:26:06,165 --> 00:26:08,497 You don't want to ever give them the upper hand. 606 00:26:08,500 --> 00:26:10,566 Do you guys have any knives or anything left on you guys? 607 00:26:10,569 --> 00:26:12,101 Oh, look. I got a little, small knife. 608 00:26:12,104 --> 00:26:13,236 - No. - All right. 609 00:26:13,239 --> 00:26:14,504 Do you guys just mind if I pat you real quick? 610 00:26:14,507 --> 00:26:16,406 You can just set that down and... 611 00:26:18,644 --> 00:26:19,775 You just got your phone on you? 612 00:26:19,778 --> 00:26:21,043 Yeah. 613 00:26:21,046 --> 00:26:23,913 - Change? - Yeah. 614 00:26:23,916 --> 00:26:25,248 Okay. Here's the deal, man. 615 00:26:25,251 --> 00:26:26,516 You've got warrants out of brazos county, 616 00:26:26,519 --> 00:26:28,317 so I need you to turn around for me real quick, 617 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:29,385 all right? 618 00:26:29,388 --> 00:26:31,120 [ Handcuffs click ] 619 00:26:31,123 --> 00:26:33,856 Do you know what they're for? 620 00:26:33,859 --> 00:26:35,725 Deschaaf: Because this individual has active warrants 621 00:26:35,728 --> 00:26:37,192 that have been confirmed, 622 00:26:37,195 --> 00:26:38,728 he is going to be going to jail tonight 623 00:26:38,731 --> 00:26:40,263 so brazos county can come get him. 624 00:26:43,069 --> 00:26:44,901 All right. Go ahead and take a seat up here. 625 00:26:48,140 --> 00:26:49,471 All right? 626 00:26:49,474 --> 00:26:51,340 But, today, you're still gonna get a ticket 627 00:26:51,343 --> 00:26:52,875 for not having a fishing license, all right? 628 00:26:52,878 --> 00:26:53,977 Yes, sir. 629 00:26:57,215 --> 00:26:58,681 Deschaaf: Okay. 630 00:26:58,684 --> 00:27:01,817 Just call the judge and get that taken care of. 631 00:27:01,820 --> 00:27:03,019 - Okay. - All right? 632 00:27:03,022 --> 00:27:04,087 Sorry about that, man. 633 00:27:04,090 --> 00:27:05,354 Hey, no. It happens. 634 00:27:05,357 --> 00:27:06,422 Yeah. 635 00:27:06,425 --> 00:27:08,357 All right. 636 00:27:08,360 --> 00:27:11,361 Keep your legs in there. Don't let me close... 637 00:27:13,299 --> 00:27:16,165 Tonight started out as a bunch of standard fishing checks. 638 00:27:16,168 --> 00:27:18,167 Did I expect to take somebody to jail? 639 00:27:18,170 --> 00:27:20,636 No, but, you know, when a situation like this comes up, 640 00:27:20,639 --> 00:27:22,638 that's just the nature of the beast. 641 00:27:22,641 --> 00:27:25,575 71-12, county. I'll be 23 at your location. 642 00:27:25,578 --> 00:27:28,177 Ending mileage... 5-4-9-2-2. 643 00:27:28,180 --> 00:27:32,048 ♪♪ 644 00:27:34,920 --> 00:27:37,053 Volschenk: Come talk to me. 645 00:27:37,056 --> 00:27:39,055 Is this yours? 646 00:27:39,058 --> 00:27:40,656 Narrator: Back in Harris county, 647 00:27:40,659 --> 00:27:42,725 game warden volschenk questions a man 648 00:27:42,728 --> 00:27:44,927 about the contents of his pill bottle. 649 00:27:44,930 --> 00:27:46,596 What's this little baggie inside here? 650 00:27:50,269 --> 00:27:53,670 Okay, no, no. What's the baggie inside there? 651 00:27:53,673 --> 00:27:55,138 It's cocaine. Okay. 652 00:27:55,141 --> 00:27:58,274 That's what you were afraid of. 653 00:27:58,277 --> 00:28:00,075 I mean, let's not play games over here. 654 00:28:00,078 --> 00:28:02,144 I can see you swallowing pretty hard. 655 00:28:02,147 --> 00:28:03,212 If it's hers, it's hers, right? 656 00:28:03,215 --> 00:28:04,213 Yes, sir. 657 00:28:04,216 --> 00:28:05,347 But the worst thing you can do is 658 00:28:05,350 --> 00:28:06,482 to put something on your wife 659 00:28:06,485 --> 00:28:08,150 that doesn't go to your wife, all right? 660 00:28:08,153 --> 00:28:09,152 Yes, sir. 661 00:28:09,155 --> 00:28:11,187 So, who does that cocaine belong to? 662 00:28:17,296 --> 00:28:19,895 Okay. 663 00:28:19,898 --> 00:28:22,031 In Texas, one gram of cocaine 664 00:28:22,034 --> 00:28:25,101 is punishable by fines up to $10,000 665 00:28:25,104 --> 00:28:27,370 and up to two years in jail. 666 00:28:27,373 --> 00:28:28,971 - Hey, Mark. - Yeah. 667 00:28:28,974 --> 00:28:31,039 It's cocaine. 668 00:28:31,042 --> 00:28:32,441 Gonna go a little different way. 669 00:28:32,444 --> 00:28:33,443 Bane: Yeah. 670 00:28:33,446 --> 00:28:35,244 Yes, just face that way, please. 671 00:28:35,247 --> 00:28:37,647 Can you put your hands behind your back? 672 00:28:38,851 --> 00:28:41,316 So, he's going to jail tonight. 673 00:28:41,319 --> 00:28:43,119 Man: For his pill... Or... hang on. Cocaine? 674 00:28:43,122 --> 00:28:45,320 No, he had a bag of cocaine in that bottle. 675 00:28:45,323 --> 00:28:46,723 [Bleep] 676 00:28:50,062 --> 00:28:52,461 Well, does it matter? 677 00:28:52,464 --> 00:28:53,796 Touché. 678 00:28:56,201 --> 00:28:57,467 Do you need to go? 679 00:28:57,470 --> 00:28:59,435 Or you do. I'll get it. 680 00:29:06,879 --> 00:29:10,680 Bane: 43-05, 43-06, can you come back here? 681 00:29:10,683 --> 00:29:13,348 All right. I'm on my way. 682 00:29:13,351 --> 00:29:15,818 Why are we going back? 683 00:29:15,821 --> 00:29:18,487 It dropped out of your hand onto the ground? 684 00:29:18,490 --> 00:29:21,890 Don't [bleep] Me. I watched it. 685 00:29:21,893 --> 00:29:23,358 If I was gonna get rid of something, 686 00:29:23,361 --> 00:29:25,828 I would have got rid of it when I gave the dog the jacket. 687 00:29:28,500 --> 00:29:29,832 You've got... I swear. 688 00:29:36,308 --> 00:29:39,709 Bane: It dropped out of your hand onto the ground? 689 00:29:39,712 --> 00:29:42,645 Narrator: In Harris county, game warden bane questions a man 690 00:29:42,648 --> 00:29:44,914 about something he dropped on the ground. 691 00:29:44,917 --> 00:29:46,649 Don't [bleep] Me. I watched it. 692 00:29:46,652 --> 00:29:48,551 You've got... I swear. 693 00:29:52,458 --> 00:29:55,525 - There's no [bleep] way. - Is that his? 694 00:29:55,528 --> 00:29:58,060 He just went to take a piss and dropped it on the ground. 695 00:29:58,063 --> 00:29:59,729 Do you know what that is? 696 00:29:59,732 --> 00:30:01,496 Man: Apparently, it's cocaine. 697 00:30:01,499 --> 00:30:03,199 Bane: Where'd you get it? 698 00:30:03,202 --> 00:30:05,334 - I-I... - where'd you get it? 699 00:30:05,337 --> 00:30:06,669 I didn't. 700 00:30:06,672 --> 00:30:08,337 We're not here to play around, man. 701 00:30:08,340 --> 00:30:09,404 I understand that. 702 00:30:09,407 --> 00:30:11,207 We... just let me speak, okay? 703 00:30:11,210 --> 00:30:12,742 Was that inside the jacket? 704 00:30:12,745 --> 00:30:14,744 - I went to go pee. - Okay. 705 00:30:14,747 --> 00:30:17,679 He put the spotlight on me, I covered my eyes. 706 00:30:17,682 --> 00:30:19,882 Took my hand off my eyes, and he goes, "what's that?" 707 00:30:19,885 --> 00:30:22,217 And that's literally what happened. 708 00:30:22,220 --> 00:30:23,553 - Okay. - I-I just... 709 00:30:23,556 --> 00:30:24,620 I didn't even see it. 710 00:30:24,623 --> 00:30:25,555 Did it fall out of the jacket, 711 00:30:25,558 --> 00:30:26,889 or did it fall out your pants? 712 00:30:26,892 --> 00:30:28,491 It didn't fall out of my pants. These are my pants. 713 00:30:28,494 --> 00:30:30,226 Well, did it fall out the jacket? 714 00:30:30,229 --> 00:30:31,426 I can't tell you. 715 00:30:31,429 --> 00:30:32,428 I don't know if it was there before. 716 00:30:32,431 --> 00:30:34,830 I-I really don't. - Okay. 717 00:30:34,833 --> 00:30:37,566 All right. Stand right over here, please. 718 00:30:37,569 --> 00:30:41,237 Volschenk: Most times, something that's trespassing... 719 00:30:41,240 --> 00:30:43,105 It always ends up into something bigger. 720 00:30:43,108 --> 00:30:44,507 We're always finding things 721 00:30:44,510 --> 00:30:48,511 that you wouldn't even be able to guess that you would find. 722 00:30:48,514 --> 00:30:50,512 This is one of those typical situations. 723 00:30:50,515 --> 00:30:54,250 [ Sighs ] I guess he'll have to go with you. 724 00:30:54,253 --> 00:30:56,852 Mark and I are gonna transport these two 725 00:30:56,855 --> 00:30:58,120 to the Harris county jail. 726 00:30:58,123 --> 00:30:59,721 The rest of the group that was with them... 727 00:30:59,724 --> 00:31:02,558 We just gave a verbal warning to them, 728 00:31:02,561 --> 00:31:03,860 and we sent them back home. 729 00:31:03,863 --> 00:31:08,531 43-06, Houston. I have one in custody. 730 00:31:08,534 --> 00:31:11,234 Woman: 10-4. 731 00:31:14,906 --> 00:31:19,342 ♪♪ 732 00:31:19,345 --> 00:31:21,143 Narrator: 360 miles west, 733 00:31:21,146 --> 00:31:23,078 in the small city of San Angelo, 734 00:31:23,081 --> 00:31:26,015 Texas game warden cynde aguilar checks anglers 735 00:31:26,018 --> 00:31:30,086 at a popular fishing hole near the concho river. 736 00:31:30,089 --> 00:31:32,188 So, gonna check that real quick. 737 00:31:34,159 --> 00:31:35,557 That's Willie. 738 00:31:35,560 --> 00:31:37,560 Willie: What's going on? 739 00:31:37,563 --> 00:31:39,228 How many fish did you catch? 740 00:31:39,231 --> 00:31:41,430 - Just the one. - Just one? 741 00:31:41,433 --> 00:31:43,231 What is it... A catfish or trout? 742 00:31:43,234 --> 00:31:46,301 I've caught one trout. 743 00:31:46,304 --> 00:31:49,104 Well, good to see you again. Been a long time. 744 00:31:49,107 --> 00:31:50,306 - Hey. - All right. 745 00:31:50,309 --> 00:31:51,506 We'll see you next time. 746 00:31:51,509 --> 00:31:53,276 Maybe you'll have better luck. 747 00:31:55,647 --> 00:31:58,514 I grew up an hour north of here in Colorado city, 748 00:31:58,517 --> 00:32:00,649 and I moved down here to go to college. 749 00:32:00,652 --> 00:32:03,585 After graduation, I applied for the game warden academy, got in, 750 00:32:03,588 --> 00:32:06,188 and six months later, got stationed right back here. 751 00:32:06,191 --> 00:32:09,458 Being a female warden, I've never had any issues. 752 00:32:09,461 --> 00:32:11,794 I know law enforcement is a male-dominated field, 753 00:32:11,797 --> 00:32:14,062 but I wouldn't know it. 754 00:32:14,065 --> 00:32:16,732 Tom green county is a pretty big county. 755 00:32:16,735 --> 00:32:18,066 We have three lakes... 756 00:32:18,069 --> 00:32:21,603 Lake nasworthy, lake o.C. Fisher, and twin buttes. 757 00:32:21,606 --> 00:32:24,206 We have a lot of dove hunting, quail hunting. 758 00:32:24,209 --> 00:32:26,075 We get a lot of deer hunting. 759 00:32:26,078 --> 00:32:27,877 You name it... there's a little bit of everything 760 00:32:27,880 --> 00:32:29,211 out here in this county. 761 00:32:29,214 --> 00:32:31,347 I've been stationed here 12 years. 762 00:32:31,350 --> 00:32:34,183 It feels like my second year. It's flown by. 763 00:32:36,822 --> 00:32:40,156 [ Cellphone rings ] 764 00:32:40,159 --> 00:32:41,957 Hello? 765 00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:43,025 I received a call from a lady 766 00:32:43,028 --> 00:32:45,428 about two deer being stuck together... 767 00:32:45,431 --> 00:32:47,163 Their horns were locked... In her front yard. 768 00:32:47,166 --> 00:32:49,432 Okay, how long they been there, do you think? 769 00:32:49,435 --> 00:32:52,368 This morning, when I came home from work, they were there. 770 00:32:52,371 --> 00:32:54,369 And some kids said that they've been there 771 00:32:54,372 --> 00:32:55,905 since early this morning. 772 00:32:55,908 --> 00:32:59,375 Okay. Well, then, I'll go look at it, and I'll let you know. 773 00:32:59,378 --> 00:33:00,709 - Okay, thank you. - Thank you. 774 00:33:00,712 --> 00:33:01,871 - Appreciate it. - Yes, ma'am. 775 00:33:05,651 --> 00:33:07,049 The bucks were probably fighting, 776 00:33:07,052 --> 00:33:08,917 so their horns got locked together. 777 00:33:08,920 --> 00:33:10,920 One of them looks like it's dead already. 778 00:33:10,923 --> 00:33:12,788 Narrator: During peak mating season, 779 00:33:12,791 --> 00:33:15,391 whitetail bucks fight for territory 780 00:33:15,394 --> 00:33:16,792 or a Doe in heat. 781 00:33:16,795 --> 00:33:19,461 - Yeah. - How busy are you? 782 00:33:19,464 --> 00:33:22,531 Aguilar: I have two bucks up here not too far from your house. 783 00:33:22,534 --> 00:33:23,933 Looks like they're stuck. 784 00:33:23,936 --> 00:33:27,736 If you can bring a saw, some rope, 785 00:33:27,739 --> 00:33:30,606 help me get 'em untangled or figure out 786 00:33:30,609 --> 00:33:32,108 what we want to do with them. - Yeah. 787 00:33:35,013 --> 00:33:37,546 Aguilar: Morning. Mm-hmm. 788 00:33:37,549 --> 00:33:38,681 I get you out of bed? Yep. 789 00:33:38,684 --> 00:33:39,949 [ Chuckles ] 790 00:33:39,952 --> 00:33:43,218 God, some big horns. 791 00:33:43,221 --> 00:33:45,620 My concern about approaching it so closely 792 00:33:45,623 --> 00:33:47,757 is that I don't know how much energy it has. 793 00:33:47,760 --> 00:33:49,958 I don't know how much of a fight it's gonna give us. 794 00:33:49,961 --> 00:33:52,895 You're not gonna know if the deer's gonna buck at you 795 00:33:52,898 --> 00:33:54,696 or, you know, try to kick you. 796 00:33:54,699 --> 00:33:56,899 You just don't know what it's capable of. 797 00:33:56,902 --> 00:33:58,634 I think he's gonna stand up. 798 00:34:01,506 --> 00:34:02,505 Ohh, ohh! 799 00:34:12,284 --> 00:34:13,315 Ohh, ohh! 800 00:34:13,318 --> 00:34:14,749 Narrator: In Tom green county, 801 00:34:14,752 --> 00:34:17,686 game wardens attempt to release a buck that locked antlers 802 00:34:17,689 --> 00:34:19,688 with another deer during a fight. 803 00:34:19,691 --> 00:34:21,423 This deer... The one that's alive... 804 00:34:21,426 --> 00:34:22,625 It's a 13-point, 805 00:34:22,628 --> 00:34:25,094 and it seems to have a lot of energy right now. 806 00:34:25,097 --> 00:34:27,696 I'll go around the other side. 807 00:34:27,699 --> 00:34:30,399 One wrong move, and there goes your eye. 808 00:34:33,972 --> 00:34:35,771 Sometimes, if you cover their eyes, 809 00:34:35,774 --> 00:34:39,841 they don't move as much and they're more calm. 810 00:34:39,844 --> 00:34:41,844 If we can get the back legs tied up, 811 00:34:41,847 --> 00:34:45,581 it'll keep it from jumping around. 812 00:34:45,584 --> 00:34:50,452 Oh, yeah. That's going in his mouth... Right here. 813 00:34:50,455 --> 00:34:52,822 It's gonna have to come out of his mouth. 814 00:34:56,061 --> 00:34:57,660 Hold on. Which way is this one going? 815 00:34:57,663 --> 00:35:01,931 This one right here must be the first one. 816 00:35:01,934 --> 00:35:03,665 The deer antlers are pretty tangled. 817 00:35:03,668 --> 00:35:05,534 It's gonna be more difficult than what I thought 818 00:35:05,537 --> 00:35:07,403 trying to get 'em unstuck. 819 00:35:07,406 --> 00:35:10,005 Hopefully, we don't have to put it down. 820 00:35:10,008 --> 00:35:12,508 Might have to saw this one off. 821 00:35:19,751 --> 00:35:22,684 There! 822 00:35:22,687 --> 00:35:23,552 All right, now the hard part. 823 00:35:23,555 --> 00:35:24,686 Hold on. Let me get this one. 824 00:35:24,689 --> 00:35:26,221 This one goes first, yeah. 825 00:35:26,224 --> 00:35:29,358 Oh. 826 00:35:29,361 --> 00:35:30,492 All right, on the count of 3. 827 00:35:30,495 --> 00:35:32,995 Ready? 1, 2, 3! 828 00:35:36,368 --> 00:35:39,168 I don't think he knows he's free. 829 00:35:42,374 --> 00:35:44,573 I think he's exhausted. 830 00:35:44,576 --> 00:35:46,575 It's just laying there. 831 00:35:46,578 --> 00:35:48,310 Kind of worried about it. 832 00:35:52,050 --> 00:35:53,982 Narrator: Back in Jasper county, 833 00:35:53,985 --> 00:35:57,319 game wardens inman and eddins follow up with a man 834 00:35:57,322 --> 00:36:00,923 suspected of illegally hunting on a local judge's property. 835 00:36:00,926 --> 00:36:03,058 Inman: Who do you think this is, judge? 836 00:36:06,131 --> 00:36:07,163 How are you? 837 00:36:08,867 --> 00:36:11,133 We actually come down here to talk to you 838 00:36:11,136 --> 00:36:12,134 about your arrows. 839 00:36:12,137 --> 00:36:13,469 My arrows? 840 00:36:13,472 --> 00:36:15,937 Yeah, we found some over in holloway's yard. 841 00:36:15,940 --> 00:36:17,206 Well, I ain't hunting. 842 00:36:17,209 --> 00:36:18,540 I just fed 'em and watched 'em. 843 00:36:18,543 --> 00:36:19,542 Oh, okay. 844 00:36:19,545 --> 00:36:21,142 I drank my coffee in the morning, sitting here, 845 00:36:21,145 --> 00:36:22,678 staying and watching them. 846 00:36:22,681 --> 00:36:24,379 You don't have a bow? 847 00:36:24,382 --> 00:36:26,282 Yeah, I got a bow, but I ain't hunting. 848 00:36:26,285 --> 00:36:27,749 - So you... - why would I be hunting? 849 00:36:27,752 --> 00:36:28,684 So, you're sitting in the... 850 00:36:28,687 --> 00:36:29,885 Hey, I don't have time to hunt. 851 00:36:29,888 --> 00:36:30,886 I'm working on my house. 852 00:36:30,889 --> 00:36:32,354 - You're sitting in deer stand... - Yeah. 853 00:36:32,357 --> 00:36:33,955 - With a bow? - Yeah. 854 00:36:33,958 --> 00:36:36,558 No, not with a bow. Not with a bow. 855 00:36:36,561 --> 00:36:38,160 You hadn't had a bow in your deer stand? 856 00:36:38,163 --> 00:36:39,361 No. 857 00:36:39,364 --> 00:36:40,696 If you want to, I'll walk you out here 858 00:36:40,699 --> 00:36:43,766 and show you the property lines and everything. 859 00:36:43,769 --> 00:36:45,433 Inman: He's denying that he was hunting, 860 00:36:45,436 --> 00:36:47,435 and is basically insisting 861 00:36:47,438 --> 00:36:49,972 that what he's doing is legal and it's on his property. 862 00:36:55,647 --> 00:36:56,578 Woman: Dispatch. 863 00:36:56,581 --> 00:36:58,313 Hey. It's 32-11. How are you? 864 00:36:58,316 --> 00:36:59,982 - Yes, sir. - Hey. 865 00:36:59,985 --> 00:37:02,251 I'm wanting to see if you could run a guy 866 00:37:02,254 --> 00:37:03,985 checked for hunting license for me. 867 00:37:03,988 --> 00:37:06,388 First name's Wesley. - Okay. 868 00:37:06,391 --> 00:37:10,259 I just need to see if he's got a current hunting license. 869 00:37:10,262 --> 00:37:12,594 No. Last one expired 8-31-15. 870 00:37:12,597 --> 00:37:14,463 So he doesn't have a current hunting license? 871 00:37:14,466 --> 00:37:15,997 No, sir. 872 00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:17,799 All right. 873 00:37:17,802 --> 00:37:19,067 There are several violations 874 00:37:19,070 --> 00:37:20,602 that could be at play right now... 875 00:37:20,605 --> 00:37:22,404 One, no hunting license, 876 00:37:22,407 --> 00:37:24,539 two, hunt without landowner consent, 877 00:37:24,542 --> 00:37:26,475 trespassing by projectile. 878 00:37:26,478 --> 00:37:29,278 All carry pretty hefty fines. 879 00:37:29,281 --> 00:37:31,880 When I hunt, I go back there towards the back back there. 880 00:37:31,883 --> 00:37:34,816 You know, like I do, you're in a residential neighborhood. 881 00:37:34,819 --> 00:37:36,418 You got to know where the property lines are. 882 00:37:36,421 --> 00:37:38,019 You can't just guess at it and say... 883 00:37:38,022 --> 00:37:40,222 No, I'm hunting my property. 884 00:37:40,225 --> 00:37:41,489 I hunt my property. 885 00:37:41,492 --> 00:37:43,358 If I'm gonna hunt my property, it'd be right there. 886 00:37:43,361 --> 00:37:45,894 Give me that survey, and let's look at it. 887 00:37:45,897 --> 00:37:48,497 Narrator: The property survey will indicate exactly 888 00:37:48,500 --> 00:37:52,034 where his property ends and his neighbor's begins. 889 00:37:53,305 --> 00:37:54,536 No, it ain't no [bleep] 890 00:38:02,313 --> 00:38:04,112 Well... - It's crazy. 891 00:38:04,115 --> 00:38:04,979 Wesley: Babe. 892 00:38:04,982 --> 00:38:05,981 Woman: What? 893 00:38:18,497 --> 00:38:22,431 When I hunt, I go back there towards the back back there. 894 00:38:22,434 --> 00:38:24,967 You know, like I do, you're in a residential neighborhood. 895 00:38:24,970 --> 00:38:26,802 You got to know where the property lines are. 896 00:38:29,107 --> 00:38:32,640 Narrator: In Jasper county, game warden eddins tries to determine 897 00:38:32,643 --> 00:38:34,910 if a man is hunting while trespassing. 898 00:38:34,913 --> 00:38:36,178 - Babe. - What? 899 00:38:43,655 --> 00:38:45,554 It's my property. 900 00:38:51,729 --> 00:38:53,328 But there ain't no need to get upset about it. 901 00:38:53,331 --> 00:38:55,196 No, I'm just... it kind of ticks me off that, you know... 902 00:38:55,199 --> 00:38:58,266 Well, it pissed them off to find an arrow 903 00:38:58,269 --> 00:39:02,137 where their grandkids play underneath the basketball goal. 904 00:39:02,140 --> 00:39:03,605 Without the survey papers, 905 00:39:03,608 --> 00:39:05,941 eddins has to take a different approach. 906 00:39:05,944 --> 00:39:08,210 Eddins: When somebody calls and they have an arrow 907 00:39:08,213 --> 00:39:10,078 in their yard, where their grandkids play... 908 00:39:10,081 --> 00:39:11,413 I mean, you can understand that, right? 909 00:39:11,416 --> 00:39:12,815 Wesley: Yes, sir. Hell, yeah, I can understand that. 910 00:39:12,818 --> 00:39:16,084 When you're in the woods and you're in a deer stand 911 00:39:16,087 --> 00:39:18,287 and you have a bow and arrow 912 00:39:18,290 --> 00:39:22,224 and you have camo on and game cameras out, 913 00:39:22,227 --> 00:39:25,494 salt licks, blocks out... Yes, sir. 914 00:39:25,497 --> 00:39:27,362 That's the definition of hunting. 915 00:39:27,365 --> 00:39:28,897 Anybody in the state of Texas, 916 00:39:28,900 --> 00:39:30,632 if you're hunting, has to have a hunting license. 917 00:39:30,635 --> 00:39:32,901 Anytime you're target-practicing or you're shooting, 918 00:39:32,904 --> 00:39:34,969 whether it's with a bow and arrow, 919 00:39:34,972 --> 00:39:36,972 a gun with a bullet, or anything, 920 00:39:36,975 --> 00:39:39,174 that thing cannot cross your property line. 921 00:39:39,177 --> 00:39:41,443 If it does, it's criminal trespass. 922 00:39:41,446 --> 00:39:43,045 Wesley: Yes, sir. I understand that. 923 00:39:43,048 --> 00:39:44,579 So, it happened. 924 00:39:44,582 --> 00:39:46,381 Yeah, it probably did happen, then. Yes, sir. 925 00:39:46,384 --> 00:39:49,518 Let's get this over with and be done with it, okay? 926 00:39:49,521 --> 00:39:50,786 Yes, sir. 927 00:39:50,789 --> 00:39:55,924 He basically admitted to me he's hunting. 928 00:39:55,927 --> 00:39:57,726 Inman: But he doesn't have a current hunting license. 929 00:39:57,729 --> 00:39:59,595 - Oh, he doesn't? - Unh-unh. 930 00:40:02,000 --> 00:40:04,132 This is what we're gonna do, Wesley. 931 00:40:04,135 --> 00:40:06,869 I'm gonna issue you a citation. 932 00:40:06,872 --> 00:40:07,802 Look at me. 933 00:40:07,805 --> 00:40:08,736 For what? 934 00:40:08,739 --> 00:40:10,806 For hunting with no license. 935 00:40:10,809 --> 00:40:12,608 He don't want any of that stuff on his property. 936 00:40:12,611 --> 00:40:15,009 He don't want all that stuff on his property. 937 00:40:15,012 --> 00:40:18,080 When I get my survey papers and he gets his survey papers, 938 00:40:18,083 --> 00:40:19,681 I'll go over and talk to him, 939 00:40:19,684 --> 00:40:22,751 and we'll find out who was on the property. 940 00:40:22,754 --> 00:40:24,486 Eddins: You need to get that survey 941 00:40:24,489 --> 00:40:27,088 and compare it to his survey and go from there. 942 00:40:27,091 --> 00:40:28,557 I will. And if I'm on his property, 943 00:40:28,560 --> 00:40:29,791 I'll gladly get off of his property. 944 00:40:29,794 --> 00:40:31,826 But far as my recollection goes, 945 00:40:31,829 --> 00:40:33,829 I own all the way up through there. 946 00:40:33,832 --> 00:40:34,897 Inman: At this point, 947 00:40:34,900 --> 00:40:36,365 we've addressed all that we can address. 948 00:40:36,368 --> 00:40:37,433 There's still in question 949 00:40:37,436 --> 00:40:39,434 exactly where the boundary line is. 950 00:40:39,437 --> 00:40:40,636 We'll just check back in with the judge 951 00:40:40,639 --> 00:40:42,070 here in the next few weeks 952 00:40:42,073 --> 00:40:44,192 and make sure they're able to get everything resolved. 953 00:40:50,515 --> 00:40:52,915 Aguilar: The deer isn't moving right now. 954 00:40:52,918 --> 00:40:54,416 Kind of worried about it. 955 00:40:58,523 --> 00:41:00,389 Aguilar: Is something broke? 956 00:41:02,060 --> 00:41:03,591 There you go. 957 00:41:03,594 --> 00:41:05,160 Oh! Watch it. 958 00:41:10,602 --> 00:41:12,934 At the end of the day, as a game warden, that's my job... 959 00:41:12,937 --> 00:41:15,270 To protect and conserve the resources of Texas, 960 00:41:15,273 --> 00:41:17,206 and it feels good when you do. 961 00:41:17,209 --> 00:41:19,241 All right. 962 00:41:21,947 --> 00:41:24,880 ♪♪ 963 00:41:25,305 --> 00:42:25,161