"Lone Star Law" Roadside Sting

1 00:00:10,678 --> 00:00:13,611 Narrator: Coming up on "lone star law"... 2 00:00:13,614 --> 00:00:15,813 Barge: I'm bettin' he's got a hurt wing. 3 00:00:15,816 --> 00:00:18,415 Captain, this ain't looking good. Way too small. 4 00:00:18,418 --> 00:00:22,420 Looks like we got some issues with their oysters. 5 00:00:22,423 --> 00:00:24,889 Man: You and me... I got a fight? 6 00:00:24,892 --> 00:00:26,423 We want to make sure there's no weapons. 7 00:00:26,426 --> 00:00:29,359 They'll gettin' ready to throw down. 8 00:00:29,362 --> 00:00:32,229 ♪♪ 9 00:00:32,232 --> 00:00:33,097 For real? 10 00:00:33,100 --> 00:00:33,964 [ Gunshot ] 11 00:00:33,967 --> 00:00:36,767 Go, go, come on. Go, go! 12 00:00:36,770 --> 00:00:38,702 Hey! [ Gunshot ] 13 00:00:38,705 --> 00:00:40,905 Put your gun down. 14 00:00:40,908 --> 00:00:43,775 ♪♪ 15 00:00:50,918 --> 00:00:51,917 [ Rattling ] 16 00:00:56,724 --> 00:00:58,189 [ Gunshot ] 17 00:01:05,266 --> 00:01:06,664 Man: A Texas game warden's job 18 00:01:06,667 --> 00:01:09,133 is to protect wild animals and wild places, 19 00:01:09,136 --> 00:01:10,334 keep the public safe 20 00:01:10,337 --> 00:01:12,937 and every now and again, put a bad guy in jail. 21 00:01:12,940 --> 00:01:15,873 Captions by vitac... www.Vitac.Com 22 00:01:15,876 --> 00:01:18,876 captions paid for by discovery communications 23 00:01:23,683 --> 00:01:28,085 ♪♪ 24 00:01:28,088 --> 00:01:30,021 - How are you all? - Good. 25 00:01:30,024 --> 00:01:31,822 Havin' fun? 26 00:01:31,825 --> 00:01:32,757 You got your equipment you need. 27 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:34,558 - Yes, sir. - Yeah. 28 00:01:34,561 --> 00:01:36,761 We carry it in a truck. - [ Laughs ] 29 00:01:36,764 --> 00:01:38,963 Narrator: Deer season is the busiest time of year 30 00:01:38,966 --> 00:01:40,631 for Texas game wardens. 31 00:01:44,237 --> 00:01:45,569 [ Laughter ] 32 00:01:45,572 --> 00:01:49,707 Up in cass county, north Texas, 33 00:01:49,710 --> 00:01:52,376 game wardens Jeff Powell and Jason Jones 34 00:01:52,379 --> 00:01:53,644 are patrolling places 35 00:01:53,647 --> 00:01:55,646 with the heaviest hunting action. 36 00:01:55,649 --> 00:01:59,183 We're gonna work this area up along Thomas lake. 37 00:01:59,186 --> 00:02:02,052 Powell: I'm coming up here to cass county working deer season. 38 00:02:02,055 --> 00:02:04,522 A lot of forested land, a lot of deer, 39 00:02:04,525 --> 00:02:06,190 so we had a lot of people from different parts 40 00:02:06,193 --> 00:02:07,859 of the state that come out here to hunt. 41 00:02:07,862 --> 00:02:09,459 So we're just gonna start up there and just work back east? 42 00:02:09,462 --> 00:02:11,395 Yeah, we're gonna start up in this area. 43 00:02:11,398 --> 00:02:13,531 There's a lot of camps just right off the road, 44 00:02:13,534 --> 00:02:14,865 and then a lot of core land. 45 00:02:14,868 --> 00:02:16,601 All right? Good, let's go. 46 00:02:16,604 --> 00:02:20,204 ♪♪ 47 00:02:20,207 --> 00:02:22,006 Oh, I actually grew up pretty close to here. 48 00:02:22,009 --> 00:02:23,574 I'm from the piney woods area. 49 00:02:23,577 --> 00:02:24,742 It's pretty familiar to me, 50 00:02:24,745 --> 00:02:27,745 so I enjoy working up this part of the country. 51 00:02:27,748 --> 00:02:30,548 Good lord. Ah, look at that buck. 52 00:02:30,551 --> 00:02:32,683 [ Laughs ] Let's go look at that. 53 00:02:36,557 --> 00:02:38,422 Whoo. 54 00:02:38,425 --> 00:02:39,557 Wow. 55 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:40,758 Whistle at him. 56 00:02:40,761 --> 00:02:42,760 [ Whistling ] 57 00:02:42,763 --> 00:02:44,829 [ Bleating like a deer ] 58 00:02:44,832 --> 00:02:46,764 [ Laughs ] 59 00:02:46,767 --> 00:02:48,165 Man, that's a pretty buck. [ Laughs ] 60 00:02:48,168 --> 00:02:49,700 Oh, god. 61 00:02:49,703 --> 00:02:53,437 All right. 62 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:56,107 Narrator: In this nearly 1,000-square-mile county, 63 00:02:56,110 --> 00:02:57,641 much of the hunting takes place 64 00:02:57,644 --> 00:02:59,710 in private camps and on land leases. 65 00:02:59,713 --> 00:03:02,179 Jones: There's over 100 deer camps just scattered around. 66 00:03:02,182 --> 00:03:03,847 Jeff and I are gonna be traveling from camp 67 00:03:03,850 --> 00:03:05,249 to camp and answering calls, 68 00:03:05,252 --> 00:03:08,719 checking for hunting license, tagging violations, 69 00:03:08,722 --> 00:03:10,521 or just normal compliance. 70 00:03:10,524 --> 00:03:11,922 Where'd you take your hunter ed? 71 00:03:11,925 --> 00:03:13,925 School? I took it online. 72 00:03:13,928 --> 00:03:16,327 Powell: Hunting camps, they're a big tradition in Texas. 73 00:03:16,330 --> 00:03:19,463 Basically, it's where everybody goes to get away from home, 74 00:03:19,466 --> 00:03:21,399 go hunt with their family and friends. 75 00:03:21,402 --> 00:03:22,800 Man: Good seein' ya again. 76 00:03:22,803 --> 00:03:25,136 Y'all call when it's supper time. 77 00:03:25,139 --> 00:03:26,404 Y'all know I won't be far. 78 00:03:26,407 --> 00:03:29,340 [ Laughter ] 79 00:03:29,343 --> 00:03:30,608 Any blood anywhere? 80 00:03:30,611 --> 00:03:31,875 Is there blood? What are you doing, man? 81 00:03:31,878 --> 00:03:33,210 Not yet. [ Laughter ] 82 00:03:33,213 --> 00:03:34,478 Jones: With them being familiar 83 00:03:34,481 --> 00:03:36,214 with who we are and what we do, 84 00:03:36,217 --> 00:03:38,683 they have that more personable relationship with us. 85 00:03:38,686 --> 00:03:42,553 ♪♪ 86 00:03:42,556 --> 00:03:45,423 [ Cellphone chirping ] 87 00:03:45,426 --> 00:03:47,758 Hello? 88 00:03:47,761 --> 00:03:50,428 Yes, sir. Okay. 89 00:03:50,431 --> 00:03:53,297 Are you up at the camp now? Okay. 90 00:03:53,300 --> 00:03:56,100 I actually just drove past your gate. 91 00:03:56,103 --> 00:03:57,301 [ Laughs ] 92 00:03:57,304 --> 00:03:58,569 I'll come by here in just a second 93 00:03:58,572 --> 00:04:00,637 and take a look at it, all right? 94 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:02,906 All right, bye. 95 00:04:02,909 --> 00:04:04,775 - Oh, gosh. - Yeah. 96 00:04:08,782 --> 00:04:12,182 Narrator: 180 miles south in Angelina county, 97 00:04:12,185 --> 00:04:14,251 Texas game warden James barge 98 00:04:14,254 --> 00:04:16,186 finishes up his morning routine. 99 00:04:16,189 --> 00:04:17,254 [ Chickens clucking ] 100 00:04:17,257 --> 00:04:18,496 Barge: What are you girls doing? 101 00:04:20,527 --> 00:04:22,593 There you go. 102 00:04:22,596 --> 00:04:25,262 All right. Got one egg today. 103 00:04:25,265 --> 00:04:27,197 Y'all are gettin' lazy. 104 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:29,734 [ Clucking ] 105 00:04:29,737 --> 00:04:31,268 ♪♪ 106 00:04:31,271 --> 00:04:34,071 I've been a Texas game warden for 19 years. 107 00:04:34,074 --> 00:04:37,541 It's very important for me to be able to help wildlife, 108 00:04:37,544 --> 00:04:41,078 but I also look out for the people in our communities. 109 00:04:41,081 --> 00:04:45,082 Angelina county has got a bunch of different landscapes in it. 110 00:04:45,085 --> 00:04:47,418 We have rollin' pine hills 111 00:04:47,421 --> 00:04:49,420 that's part of the national forest 112 00:04:49,423 --> 00:04:52,089 that has good Turkey and deer habitat in it. 113 00:04:52,092 --> 00:04:54,892 We have Sam rayburn lake, 114 00:04:54,895 --> 00:04:57,695 which is the biggest lake that lies completely 115 00:04:57,698 --> 00:05:01,898 within the state of Texas at 114,000 surface acres. 116 00:05:01,901 --> 00:05:03,768 There's just all kinds of wildlife 117 00:05:03,771 --> 00:05:05,102 that enjoy livin' here, 118 00:05:05,105 --> 00:05:07,571 and lots of people come every year 119 00:05:07,574 --> 00:05:10,041 to see the beauties of Angelina county. 120 00:05:13,513 --> 00:05:14,912 I'm headed to Hudson 121 00:05:14,915 --> 00:05:18,582 to pick up an owl that is in a man's garage. 122 00:05:18,585 --> 00:05:21,118 I'm gonna be careful and do what I can to keep 123 00:05:21,121 --> 00:05:24,188 from gettin' talons stuck in my hand. 124 00:05:27,194 --> 00:05:30,461 Howdy? How are you? 125 00:05:30,464 --> 00:05:32,129 All right, let's take a look at him, 126 00:05:32,132 --> 00:05:34,265 and then we'll figure out where to go from here. 127 00:05:36,670 --> 00:05:39,336 Yeah, the way he's holding that wing, I'm bettin'... 128 00:05:39,339 --> 00:05:43,407 I'm bettin' he's got a hurt wing. 129 00:05:43,410 --> 00:05:45,242 All right. 130 00:05:48,014 --> 00:05:49,580 Let's go with this one. 131 00:05:52,552 --> 00:05:55,018 Just hold in the back for me. 132 00:05:55,021 --> 00:05:58,755 I want to drop this towel over him from behind, 133 00:05:58,758 --> 00:06:01,091 and then I'll scoop him up. 134 00:06:01,094 --> 00:06:02,960 He don't realize that you're trying to help him. 135 00:06:02,963 --> 00:06:04,628 He just knows that there's a big guy 136 00:06:04,631 --> 00:06:08,165 with a towel coming after him. 137 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:16,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 138 00:06:17,177 --> 00:06:18,776 Yeah, he's not feelin' good. 139 00:06:18,779 --> 00:06:21,345 He's pretty docile. 140 00:06:23,383 --> 00:06:25,649 I've got a vet, and we're gonna go meet her, 141 00:06:25,652 --> 00:06:27,785 and she's gonna take a look at him. 142 00:06:27,788 --> 00:06:28,986 Look out, buddy. 143 00:06:28,989 --> 00:06:31,822 He's not feelin' good at all. 144 00:06:33,927 --> 00:06:35,526 ♪♪ 145 00:06:35,529 --> 00:06:38,128 He's got an undersized. Oh, gosh. 146 00:06:38,131 --> 00:06:39,797 Narrator: Back near texarkana, 147 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:43,734 a hunter suspects his buck is shy of the legal limit. 148 00:06:43,737 --> 00:06:46,070 It's laying in the back of the side-by-side. 149 00:06:46,073 --> 00:06:47,592 Yep, there it is, right in front of us. 150 00:06:51,345 --> 00:06:53,277 - How are y'all this morning? - I've been better. 151 00:06:53,280 --> 00:06:56,480 Been better? [ Laughs ] I understand. 152 00:06:56,483 --> 00:06:58,749 Well, tell me about it. 153 00:07:02,089 --> 00:07:04,221 - Really? - Yeah. 154 00:07:04,224 --> 00:07:05,289 Oh, wow. 155 00:07:05,292 --> 00:07:06,690 He does, don't he? 156 00:07:09,563 --> 00:07:11,495 Yeah. 157 00:07:13,233 --> 00:07:14,799 Yeah. 158 00:07:19,105 --> 00:07:21,238 That... that... yeah. 159 00:07:21,241 --> 00:07:22,706 It's like an older deer, too. 160 00:07:22,709 --> 00:07:23,974 - Yeah, it's an old deer. - Yeah, he's an old deer. 161 00:07:23,977 --> 00:07:25,976 Man: He's got a pretty big neck on him. 162 00:07:25,979 --> 00:07:27,177 - Yeah. - Big body. 163 00:07:27,180 --> 00:07:28,512 What'd he measure up at? 164 00:07:28,515 --> 00:07:30,781 Narrator: The space between the antler tips 165 00:07:30,784 --> 00:07:35,052 has to be at least 13 inches to be legal. 166 00:07:35,055 --> 00:07:38,722 12 1/4. 167 00:07:38,725 --> 00:07:39,923 Well... 168 00:07:39,926 --> 00:07:43,927 ♪♪ 169 00:07:43,930 --> 00:07:45,529 You got your hunting license on you? 170 00:07:45,532 --> 00:07:47,064 Yes, sir. I got a tag in here. 171 00:07:47,067 --> 00:07:49,600 Oh, yeah. 172 00:07:49,603 --> 00:07:52,803 What I'm gonna do is just write you a warning on it. 173 00:07:52,806 --> 00:07:54,805 That way, you can get him processed, 174 00:07:54,808 --> 00:07:56,540 and it's all been taken care of. 175 00:07:56,543 --> 00:07:57,875 - He was limping bad. - Yeah. 176 00:07:57,878 --> 00:07:59,476 I thought, somebody already shot him. 177 00:07:59,479 --> 00:08:01,011 - Right, right. - That's what I thought. 178 00:08:01,014 --> 00:08:03,280 He's been uncomfortable for a couple years. 179 00:08:03,283 --> 00:08:04,949 - Yeah, exactly. - If you're gonna shoot one 180 00:08:04,952 --> 00:08:06,349 like that, that's a good one to shoot. 181 00:08:06,352 --> 00:08:08,952 Yeah, you don't want to see anything suffer like that. 182 00:08:08,955 --> 00:08:10,488 I'm surprised the coyotes ain't got him 183 00:08:10,491 --> 00:08:12,889 or run him down yet, you know. 184 00:08:12,892 --> 00:08:15,025 Jones: There's a lot of factors that we look at, 185 00:08:15,028 --> 00:08:17,294 case by case, on these undersized. 186 00:08:17,297 --> 00:08:18,628 It was 12 1/4. 187 00:08:18,631 --> 00:08:20,831 It was limping, had a deformity on its front leg. 188 00:08:20,834 --> 00:08:24,501 Wasn't in the best of health anyway, so it was... 189 00:08:24,504 --> 00:08:25,769 It was a good harvest, so... 190 00:08:25,772 --> 00:08:27,371 Get you to sign right there. 191 00:08:27,374 --> 00:08:30,841 It's just showing that's you that I wrote that warning to. 192 00:08:30,844 --> 00:08:32,776 They're admitting to an honest mistake, 193 00:08:32,779 --> 00:08:35,913 so I didn't think that it would deserve a citation. 194 00:08:35,916 --> 00:08:37,448 Let him keep the meat. 195 00:08:37,451 --> 00:08:39,383 What he'll do, he'll process that deer 196 00:08:39,386 --> 00:08:40,505 and feed his family with it. 197 00:08:43,590 --> 00:08:46,390 ♪♪ 198 00:08:48,528 --> 00:08:51,529 Yeah, he's not feelin' good. He's pretty docile. 199 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:56,066 When I looked at the owl, 200 00:08:56,069 --> 00:08:57,735 one of its wings was tucked in up 201 00:08:57,738 --> 00:08:59,603 against him like it's supposed to be. 202 00:08:59,606 --> 00:09:02,673 The other one was kind of stickin' out. 203 00:09:02,676 --> 00:09:05,075 I believe the owl's gonna have 204 00:09:05,078 --> 00:09:06,877 an injured wing on the left side. 205 00:09:11,685 --> 00:09:14,885 Yep, he's still in there looking around. 206 00:09:14,888 --> 00:09:16,620 - Hi. - Hey. 207 00:09:16,623 --> 00:09:18,288 There's our patient, so... 208 00:09:18,291 --> 00:09:19,889 All right, well, let's take him back, 209 00:09:19,892 --> 00:09:23,127 and we'll take a look at him. 210 00:09:28,835 --> 00:09:30,500 So what we're gonna do, just kind of lay him over. 211 00:09:30,503 --> 00:09:32,369 And let's get a look at him real quick. 212 00:09:32,372 --> 00:09:35,739 ♪♪ 213 00:09:40,647 --> 00:09:43,847 You're not near as worried about getting got 214 00:09:43,850 --> 00:09:47,518 as I am, are you? - [ Laughs ] 215 00:09:47,521 --> 00:09:50,987 Let's see what we got with these wings. 216 00:09:50,990 --> 00:09:52,856 - Whoa! - Shh, shh, shh. 217 00:09:52,859 --> 00:09:54,592 He decided to come alive now. 218 00:09:54,595 --> 00:09:55,859 We're gonna need that wing there. 219 00:09:55,862 --> 00:09:58,262 ♪♪ 220 00:09:58,265 --> 00:10:01,064 That one there looks like it's messed up a little bit. 221 00:10:01,067 --> 00:10:03,467 That wing is wanting to droop on this side pretty good. 222 00:10:03,470 --> 00:10:08,271 It kind of felt a little bit, like, loose and fractured here. 223 00:10:08,274 --> 00:10:09,939 What we'll do is, we'll take an X-ray of that 224 00:10:09,942 --> 00:10:11,341 and see if it's in a location 225 00:10:11,344 --> 00:10:13,143 that is fixable for him. 226 00:10:13,146 --> 00:10:14,611 And then if he is, then it's something 227 00:10:14,614 --> 00:10:16,146 that we can pin and repair. 228 00:10:16,149 --> 00:10:17,548 Okay. 229 00:10:17,551 --> 00:10:19,683 ♪♪ 230 00:10:19,686 --> 00:10:22,753 Our ultimate goal is to be able to get this owl well 231 00:10:22,756 --> 00:10:25,822 if he's injured and get him released back into the wild. 232 00:10:25,825 --> 00:10:27,090 All right. 233 00:10:27,093 --> 00:10:29,159 So, we did confirm 234 00:10:29,162 --> 00:10:34,364 that we definitely have a humeral fracture there. 235 00:10:34,367 --> 00:10:37,100 That's the fracture on both ends there. 236 00:10:37,103 --> 00:10:41,038 What we'll do is go ahead and set this back with a pin, 237 00:10:41,041 --> 00:10:44,775 and stabilize it for the next four weeks or so. 238 00:10:44,778 --> 00:10:47,210 And then get him all healed up, 239 00:10:47,213 --> 00:10:48,379 and then send him to the rehabber there 240 00:10:48,382 --> 00:10:50,447 for her to go ahead, put him in a flight cage 241 00:10:50,450 --> 00:10:51,582 and get him back to flying again. 242 00:10:51,585 --> 00:10:53,250 - Great. - Okay? 243 00:10:53,253 --> 00:10:55,051 ♪♪ 244 00:10:55,054 --> 00:10:57,921 Barge: It feels good to be able to help a wild animal 245 00:10:57,924 --> 00:11:01,525 continue to do what god's put him on this earth to do. 246 00:11:01,528 --> 00:11:04,995 ♪♪ 247 00:11:04,998 --> 00:11:07,397 Narrator: 200 miles south on the Gulf coast, 248 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:09,933 Texas game wardens mack chambers 249 00:11:09,936 --> 00:11:15,071 and Jennifer provaznik are checking commercial fishermen. 250 00:11:15,074 --> 00:11:16,840 He's throwing something out the back. 251 00:11:19,913 --> 00:11:21,878 Net's in the water. He's culling. 252 00:11:21,881 --> 00:11:23,881 Oh, that's right. He is. 253 00:11:23,884 --> 00:11:26,817 ♪♪ 254 00:11:26,820 --> 00:11:29,419 Gulf shrimp are the biggest fishery in Texas. 255 00:11:29,422 --> 00:11:31,221 How ya doin'? 256 00:11:34,695 --> 00:11:36,160 Any luck? 257 00:11:36,163 --> 00:11:37,427 Provaznik checks to see 258 00:11:37,430 --> 00:11:39,629 that the shrimper's catch is legal size, 259 00:11:39,632 --> 00:11:41,832 and that he's not keeping any by-catch. 260 00:11:41,835 --> 00:11:44,435 Chambers: She's making sure that they don't have any flounder. 261 00:11:44,438 --> 00:11:46,103 At this time of the year, 262 00:11:46,106 --> 00:11:49,039 when the flounder are full of eggs and spawning, 263 00:11:49,042 --> 00:11:52,642 our rules state that it has to be all by pole or line. 264 00:11:52,645 --> 00:11:54,310 - Any fish? - No. 265 00:11:54,313 --> 00:11:55,779 You sure? 266 00:11:55,782 --> 00:11:58,849 And if these shrimpers catch flounder in their nets, 267 00:11:58,852 --> 00:12:01,652 they have to throw 'em back. 268 00:12:01,655 --> 00:12:03,921 Narrator: 100 million pounds of shrimp 269 00:12:03,924 --> 00:12:06,256 are harvested in Texas each year, 270 00:12:06,259 --> 00:12:08,125 which adds a half a billion dollars 271 00:12:08,128 --> 00:12:09,392 to the state's economy. 272 00:12:09,395 --> 00:12:12,229 Whoo. You got your licenses? 273 00:12:15,068 --> 00:12:16,734 That's good. You're good. 274 00:12:18,805 --> 00:12:20,670 Ooh. 275 00:12:20,673 --> 00:12:22,405 Thank you! 276 00:12:22,408 --> 00:12:25,542 Talk about one clean catch. 277 00:12:25,545 --> 00:12:27,544 Yeah, no fish? 278 00:12:27,547 --> 00:12:29,413 I guess when you're catchin' shrimp like that, 279 00:12:29,416 --> 00:12:30,614 you don't really want the fish, huh? 280 00:12:30,617 --> 00:12:31,882 Man. 281 00:12:31,885 --> 00:12:33,884 ♪♪ 282 00:12:33,887 --> 00:12:36,419 Narrator: They continue further out into galveston bay 283 00:12:36,422 --> 00:12:37,955 to the oyster reefs. 284 00:12:37,958 --> 00:12:39,756 Chambers: We're going out to make sure 285 00:12:39,759 --> 00:12:42,493 that the oyster boats are in compliance. 286 00:12:42,496 --> 00:12:44,761 We're gonna be checking for oyster licenses, 287 00:12:44,764 --> 00:12:46,029 oyster boat licenses, 288 00:12:46,032 --> 00:12:47,898 and also making sure that they have 289 00:12:47,901 --> 00:12:49,232 the right amount of oysters, 290 00:12:49,235 --> 00:12:50,701 the size of the oysters, 291 00:12:50,704 --> 00:12:53,103 if they're putting tags on their oyster sacks. 292 00:12:53,106 --> 00:12:57,107 - Got the tags on there. - Okay, good job, guys. 293 00:12:57,110 --> 00:12:59,242 Provaznik: It's very important as a game warden 294 00:12:59,245 --> 00:13:01,378 to know the different species that we have 295 00:13:01,381 --> 00:13:04,181 and how important their stock assessment is 296 00:13:04,184 --> 00:13:05,716 to the state of Texas. 297 00:13:05,719 --> 00:13:07,384 Chambers: Oysters down in this area 298 00:13:07,387 --> 00:13:11,655 is a multi-million dollar business. 299 00:13:11,658 --> 00:13:13,990 They'll harvest the oysters out of this area, 300 00:13:13,993 --> 00:13:15,392 they'll put 'em on a truck, 301 00:13:15,395 --> 00:13:17,060 and they'll send 'em all over the United States. 302 00:13:17,063 --> 00:13:19,396 ♪♪ 303 00:13:19,399 --> 00:13:22,533 They sure are moving. 304 00:13:22,536 --> 00:13:26,270 Loaded down. - That's what I'm talking about. 305 00:13:26,273 --> 00:13:29,039 All right, you find you a sack, and you dump it out. 306 00:13:31,811 --> 00:13:32,809 How y'all doing? 307 00:13:32,812 --> 00:13:36,012 - Hey! - How many sacks do you got? 308 00:13:36,015 --> 00:13:37,213 - Nine. - Nine? 309 00:13:37,216 --> 00:13:39,149 - Yeah. - Clean that table off 310 00:13:39,152 --> 00:13:41,952 for me real quick. 311 00:13:41,955 --> 00:13:43,353 Jennifer's gonna check their oysters 312 00:13:43,356 --> 00:13:44,621 and make sure that they're legal, 313 00:13:44,624 --> 00:13:48,292 make sure they're the right size. 314 00:13:48,295 --> 00:13:49,559 [ Clattering ] 315 00:13:49,562 --> 00:13:52,296 All right. Go that way. 316 00:13:52,299 --> 00:13:56,833 An undersized oyster is anything that's under 3 inches. 317 00:13:56,836 --> 00:13:58,502 Legal-size oyster is anything 318 00:13:58,505 --> 00:14:01,638 that's gonna be 3 inches or above. 319 00:14:01,641 --> 00:14:03,907 Narrator: Oysters grow on top of other oysters. 320 00:14:03,910 --> 00:14:07,177 Empty shells and undersized ones are chipped off 321 00:14:07,180 --> 00:14:11,048 and must be returned to the reef. 322 00:14:11,051 --> 00:14:13,784 When you leave a reef, you have to dump your shells 323 00:14:13,787 --> 00:14:15,452 so that the oysters can regrow. 324 00:14:15,455 --> 00:14:17,721 You guys are good. 325 00:14:17,724 --> 00:14:21,591 - Good? - They're all big. 326 00:14:21,594 --> 00:14:23,593 Except for the shells. 327 00:14:23,596 --> 00:14:24,928 In the water, on the reef. 328 00:14:24,931 --> 00:14:26,396 - Okay. - That next year's oyster. 329 00:14:26,399 --> 00:14:29,733 Make sure you clean this up before you even leave the reef. 330 00:14:29,736 --> 00:14:33,203 The only way oysters reproduce is either 331 00:14:33,206 --> 00:14:35,405 on rock or on other shell. 332 00:14:35,408 --> 00:14:37,941 And so if they don't return these shells back to the water, 333 00:14:37,944 --> 00:14:40,644 then we're not gonna have any oysters next year at all. 334 00:14:42,682 --> 00:14:45,549 ♪♪ 335 00:14:45,552 --> 00:14:48,652 Boy, they are piled up on this little reef. 336 00:14:55,428 --> 00:14:57,961 How many sacks you got? 337 00:14:57,964 --> 00:14:59,362 - Three. - Three? 338 00:14:59,365 --> 00:15:00,229 Thank you! 339 00:15:00,232 --> 00:15:03,500 He probably got ten sacks. 340 00:15:03,503 --> 00:15:06,436 He has, like, 11. 341 00:15:06,439 --> 00:15:07,971 No, they on top of each other, Jen. 342 00:15:07,974 --> 00:15:10,573 Nobody else has that many. 343 00:15:10,576 --> 00:15:12,843 We'll check him. 344 00:15:12,846 --> 00:15:16,713 Chambers: When you have everybody else with nine or ten sacks, 345 00:15:16,716 --> 00:15:19,249 and you have somebody with double that amount, yeah, 346 00:15:19,252 --> 00:15:21,317 it's probably gonna be an issue. 347 00:15:21,320 --> 00:15:22,920 [ Motor revs ] 348 00:15:22,923 --> 00:15:26,189 One of these things does not look like the other. 349 00:15:26,192 --> 00:15:27,391 Look at that pile right there. 350 00:15:30,730 --> 00:15:34,264 ♪♪ 351 00:15:34,267 --> 00:15:37,066 Chambers: Look at that pile right there. 352 00:15:37,069 --> 00:15:38,668 Provaznik: Nobody else has that many. 353 00:15:38,671 --> 00:15:41,538 Narrator: On galveston bay, game wardens 354 00:15:41,541 --> 00:15:43,339 check an oyster boat's catch. 355 00:15:43,342 --> 00:15:45,275 Get the count on. 356 00:15:45,278 --> 00:15:49,412 ♪♪ 357 00:15:49,415 --> 00:15:51,948 How y'all doing? You captain? 358 00:15:51,951 --> 00:15:54,217 - Yeah. - Can I see your license? 359 00:15:54,220 --> 00:15:57,621 ♪♪ 360 00:15:57,624 --> 00:15:59,823 [ Clanging ] 361 00:15:59,826 --> 00:16:02,025 If you could, just dump this sack on here for me. 362 00:16:02,028 --> 00:16:03,960 I may be here for a while. 363 00:16:03,963 --> 00:16:07,163 21 sacks. 364 00:16:07,166 --> 00:16:09,365 Okay. That's the most we seen. 365 00:16:09,368 --> 00:16:12,902 ♪♪ 366 00:16:12,905 --> 00:16:15,705 The game wardens count one sack 367 00:16:15,708 --> 00:16:17,040 for every 20 on board, 368 00:16:17,043 --> 00:16:19,776 and only 15% of the oysters are permitted 369 00:16:19,779 --> 00:16:22,312 to be less than 3 inches. 370 00:16:22,315 --> 00:16:25,115 How are you guys measuring these things? 371 00:16:25,118 --> 00:16:27,250 You don't measure? At all? 372 00:16:27,253 --> 00:16:28,985 Why not? 373 00:16:28,988 --> 00:16:30,053 Too hard? 374 00:16:30,056 --> 00:16:31,721 Captain, I've giving you a lot of leeway 375 00:16:31,724 --> 00:16:33,656 on these guys, okay? 376 00:16:33,659 --> 00:16:37,794 Way too small. Gotta throw 'em back. 377 00:16:37,797 --> 00:16:40,797 Not looking good? 378 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:44,667 Well, looks like we got some issues 379 00:16:44,670 --> 00:16:48,604 with their oysters. 380 00:16:48,607 --> 00:16:51,141 ♪♪ 381 00:16:51,144 --> 00:16:52,609 Powell: There's Rob. Furlow: What you say? 382 00:16:52,612 --> 00:16:54,010 Jones: There you go. 383 00:16:54,013 --> 00:16:56,946 Narrator: In east Texas, game wardens Jones and Powell 384 00:16:56,949 --> 00:16:58,415 meet up with Rob furlow, 385 00:16:58,418 --> 00:17:02,552 who's had reports of gunfire along this unpaved road. 386 00:17:04,557 --> 00:17:05,822 On that Ridge where that white bucket is? 387 00:17:05,825 --> 00:17:07,690 - Yeah. - In the state of Texas, 388 00:17:07,693 --> 00:17:09,492 a public road is any roadway 389 00:17:09,495 --> 00:17:12,829 that allows the general public to freely drive up and down. 390 00:17:12,832 --> 00:17:15,765 And it doesn't matter whether it is paved or dirt. 391 00:17:15,768 --> 00:17:19,035 You are not allowed to shoot from the public roadway. 392 00:17:19,038 --> 00:17:20,970 ♪♪ 393 00:17:20,973 --> 00:17:22,239 - Got it? - Yeah. 394 00:17:22,242 --> 00:17:24,907 Road hunting is illegal mainly for safely factors. 395 00:17:24,910 --> 00:17:26,643 You don't know what's behind that deer that 396 00:17:26,646 --> 00:17:28,578 you're trying to shoot, whether it's another animal, 397 00:17:28,581 --> 00:17:31,181 a person walking, a vehicle, a house. 398 00:17:31,184 --> 00:17:33,650 So that's why we take road hunting so serious. 399 00:17:33,653 --> 00:17:35,118 It is very dangerous. 400 00:17:35,121 --> 00:17:37,253 As long as nobody shoots it walking down here. 401 00:17:37,256 --> 00:17:40,123 [ Whistles ] 402 00:17:40,126 --> 00:17:42,492 Right on the edge. 403 00:17:46,466 --> 00:17:49,532 It's a fine line being too far off 404 00:17:49,535 --> 00:17:52,002 and close enough where they'll look at it. 405 00:17:52,005 --> 00:17:54,204 Where it looks realistic. 406 00:17:54,207 --> 00:17:57,273 Sometimes it works during the day, sometimes it doesn't. 407 00:17:57,276 --> 00:18:01,011 Let's go get in our spot. - Yeah. 408 00:18:01,014 --> 00:18:03,480 Decoy operation takes a little bit of dynamics. 409 00:18:03,483 --> 00:18:05,148 Powell: Just back down this road, 410 00:18:05,151 --> 00:18:06,682 and we'll get far enough back 411 00:18:06,685 --> 00:18:09,352 where they can't see or hear. 412 00:18:09,355 --> 00:18:11,288 We're heading back in the woods a little bit, 413 00:18:11,291 --> 00:18:13,623 got two-way communication with Rob. 414 00:18:13,626 --> 00:18:17,961 - You read me on five, Jason? - Yeah, 10-4. 415 00:18:17,964 --> 00:18:21,831 You good? - Yeah, 10-4. 416 00:18:21,834 --> 00:18:23,232 If somebody does shoot, 417 00:18:23,235 --> 00:18:24,301 he'll give us a description of the vehicle 418 00:18:24,304 --> 00:18:26,503 and tell us to "come on, come on." 419 00:18:26,506 --> 00:18:28,371 All right, waitin' begins. 420 00:18:28,374 --> 00:18:31,174 ♪♪ 421 00:18:31,177 --> 00:18:33,776 It's a good spot, if we just get the traffic. 422 00:18:33,779 --> 00:18:34,978 Mm-hmm. 423 00:18:37,917 --> 00:18:39,182 [ Vehicle approaching ] 424 00:18:39,185 --> 00:18:42,985 Rob: Hey, we got a car coming. 425 00:18:42,988 --> 00:18:44,521 They're backing up. 426 00:18:50,196 --> 00:18:52,862 Chambers: Not lookin' good? 427 00:18:52,865 --> 00:18:53,997 I just saw her face, 428 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:56,465 and her face told me there is some issues 429 00:18:56,468 --> 00:18:58,001 with their oysters. 430 00:18:58,004 --> 00:19:00,470 If these oysters are determined to be undersize, 431 00:19:00,473 --> 00:19:02,005 they'll go back where they came from, 432 00:19:02,008 --> 00:19:03,540 right back on the reef. 433 00:19:03,543 --> 00:19:05,408 Yes, sir. 434 00:19:05,411 --> 00:19:07,544 Provaznik: Gotta make sure these rocks come off, too. 435 00:19:10,884 --> 00:19:12,282 You know, this is next year's oyster. 436 00:19:12,285 --> 00:19:15,351 This is the viability of the oyster industry. 437 00:19:15,354 --> 00:19:17,554 And for individuals not to clean their oysters, 438 00:19:17,557 --> 00:19:18,889 it makes me upset. 439 00:19:18,892 --> 00:19:22,158 Captain, this ain't looking good. 440 00:19:22,161 --> 00:19:25,762 [ Pounding ] 441 00:19:25,765 --> 00:19:27,363 But everybody else has, like, ten sacks. 442 00:19:27,366 --> 00:19:29,365 You got 21. 443 00:19:29,368 --> 00:19:32,369 ♪♪ 444 00:19:39,312 --> 00:19:42,112 [ Radio beeps ] 280 good. 445 00:19:42,115 --> 00:19:45,782 There were only 280 that were good, 446 00:19:45,785 --> 00:19:48,885 and now she's counting to see how many small oysters he has. 447 00:19:51,590 --> 00:19:52,923 [ Clangs ] How many? 448 00:19:52,926 --> 00:19:55,525 - 110 bad! - All right. 449 00:19:55,528 --> 00:19:58,461 And add eight to the good ones! 450 00:19:58,464 --> 00:20:02,332 288 good, 110 bad. 451 00:20:02,335 --> 00:20:05,735 So, he's somewhere around 30% already. 452 00:20:05,738 --> 00:20:09,005 All right, get cleaned up! I'm jumping on for the next one! 453 00:20:09,008 --> 00:20:10,407 The law allows 15% undersized. 454 00:20:10,410 --> 00:20:13,276 He's already double that, so we'll count another sack, 455 00:20:13,279 --> 00:20:16,479 and I don't know if he can recover from that 30% 456 00:20:16,482 --> 00:20:18,214 on that first bag, so... 457 00:20:18,217 --> 00:20:20,550 [ grunts ] 458 00:20:20,553 --> 00:20:22,953 All right, let's find us a sack down here. 459 00:20:22,956 --> 00:20:26,689 [ Radio beeps ] 44-15, Houston. 460 00:20:26,692 --> 00:20:29,359 Run a driver's license for department priors, as well. 461 00:20:29,362 --> 00:20:31,361 Woman: 10-4, standby. 462 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:35,599 [ Radio beeps ] 463 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:42,572 [ Radio beeps ] 44-15, Houston. How many? 464 00:20:45,178 --> 00:20:46,176 [ Radio beeps ] 10-4, thank you. 465 00:20:46,179 --> 00:20:49,912 ♪♪ 466 00:20:49,915 --> 00:20:53,382 Furlow: You guys read me? 467 00:20:53,385 --> 00:20:55,918 Go ahead. We got a truck coming, 468 00:20:55,921 --> 00:20:57,787 hear him coming down toward us. 469 00:20:57,790 --> 00:21:00,890 ♪♪ 470 00:21:08,735 --> 00:21:10,199 Get ready, get ready. 471 00:21:10,202 --> 00:21:13,169 ♪♪ 472 00:21:21,881 --> 00:21:22,912 For real? 473 00:21:30,956 --> 00:21:32,155 [ Gunshot ] 474 00:21:32,158 --> 00:21:33,156 Go, go, go, go! 475 00:21:33,159 --> 00:21:34,223 Come on! - Go! 476 00:21:34,226 --> 00:21:35,825 [ Gunshot ] 477 00:21:35,828 --> 00:21:39,629 ♪♪ 478 00:21:39,632 --> 00:21:44,067 Hey! Put your gun down. 479 00:21:47,106 --> 00:21:50,340 ♪♪ 480 00:21:53,312 --> 00:21:54,778 [ Gunshot ] 481 00:21:54,781 --> 00:21:57,514 Go, go, go, go. Come on. 482 00:21:57,517 --> 00:21:59,048 [ Gunshot ] 483 00:21:59,051 --> 00:22:00,449 Furlow: Hey! 484 00:22:00,452 --> 00:22:02,919 Narrator: In Marion county, shots are fired 485 00:22:02,922 --> 00:22:04,787 from an unpaved public road. 486 00:22:04,790 --> 00:22:06,056 Furlow: Put your gun down. 487 00:22:06,059 --> 00:22:09,859 Put your gun down. 488 00:22:09,862 --> 00:22:11,660 Guns down. 489 00:22:11,663 --> 00:22:12,996 Powell: We don't know how many shooters we got. 490 00:22:12,999 --> 00:22:14,197 We got one game warden down there, 491 00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:16,132 so our first priority is safety, 492 00:22:16,135 --> 00:22:17,533 especially for other game wardens. 493 00:22:17,536 --> 00:22:21,271 So me and Jason, we're getting there as fast as we can. 494 00:22:21,274 --> 00:22:23,540 - Where you guys from? - Dallas. 495 00:22:23,543 --> 00:22:25,141 - Dallas? - Yeah. 496 00:22:25,144 --> 00:22:28,611 Do you have your I.D., hunting license? 497 00:22:28,614 --> 00:22:29,812 Jones: Adrenaline's rushing. 498 00:22:29,815 --> 00:22:31,080 You know they've got loaded weapons. 499 00:22:31,083 --> 00:22:33,082 You guys got any other weapons on you? 500 00:22:33,085 --> 00:22:34,750 Nothing? Okay. 501 00:22:34,753 --> 00:22:37,487 Do you know what you did wrong? 502 00:22:37,490 --> 00:22:38,754 Yeah? What'd you do? 503 00:22:38,757 --> 00:22:40,756 - Yeah. [ Indistinct ] - Yeah? 504 00:22:40,759 --> 00:22:45,628 This is a public road. It's against the law. 505 00:22:45,631 --> 00:22:48,498 You guys, if you don't mind, just stay right back here, okay? 506 00:22:48,501 --> 00:22:52,301 Yeah. There's a gun right there. 507 00:22:52,304 --> 00:22:55,972 Jones: All right, that one was loaded, too. 508 00:22:55,975 --> 00:22:58,641 That one. 509 00:22:58,644 --> 00:23:01,044 Getting the shells, that's just part of our evidence. 510 00:23:01,047 --> 00:23:02,111 That's showing they did discharge 511 00:23:02,114 --> 00:23:03,446 that firearm from the road. 512 00:23:03,449 --> 00:23:05,048 - One more here somewhere. - There's one more. 513 00:23:05,051 --> 00:23:07,716 - Yeah. - There it is. 514 00:23:07,719 --> 00:23:10,786 Same one? 515 00:23:10,789 --> 00:23:11,987 Powell: That wasn't there earlier. 516 00:23:11,990 --> 00:23:14,590 I mean, that's... Ain't no telling. 517 00:23:14,593 --> 00:23:15,525 [ Whistles ] 518 00:23:15,528 --> 00:23:18,327 Hey! Unh-unh! Unh-unh! 519 00:23:18,330 --> 00:23:20,130 Stay back over here. Guy was walking away. 520 00:23:20,133 --> 00:23:22,465 And we don't want him going back to the truck with their guns. 521 00:23:22,468 --> 00:23:23,399 I don't want you coming over there. 522 00:23:23,402 --> 00:23:24,667 You stay back over here. 523 00:23:24,670 --> 00:23:28,938 ♪♪ 524 00:23:28,941 --> 00:23:30,206 [ Radio beeps ] 10-4, thank you. 525 00:23:30,209 --> 00:23:32,008 Narrator: On galveston bay, 526 00:23:32,011 --> 00:23:33,476 game wardens check the catch 527 00:23:33,479 --> 00:23:35,812 of an oysterman with prior violations. 528 00:23:35,815 --> 00:23:37,614 Provaznik: These guys, they just don't care. 529 00:23:37,617 --> 00:23:40,417 They're thinking dollar signs, and they can get $50 a sack, 530 00:23:40,420 --> 00:23:43,152 so I mean, this guy has 21 sacks. 531 00:23:43,155 --> 00:23:45,822 Do the math, I mean, you can make a lot of money 532 00:23:45,825 --> 00:23:47,290 on small oysters. 533 00:23:47,293 --> 00:23:49,826 This really upsets us as game wardens 534 00:23:49,829 --> 00:23:52,962 because we're here to protect these natural resources, 535 00:23:52,965 --> 00:23:54,363 and when they say, 536 00:23:54,366 --> 00:23:57,166 "I don't care to measure them, it's too hard"? 537 00:23:57,169 --> 00:24:00,303 I mean, come on, guys. That's just pure laziness. 538 00:24:02,307 --> 00:24:04,374 Narrator: 21% of the oysters 539 00:24:04,377 --> 00:24:07,710 in the second sack they check are undersized. 540 00:24:07,713 --> 00:24:10,045 Chambers: You got too many small ones, captain. 541 00:24:10,048 --> 00:24:11,714 Way too many small ones. 542 00:24:11,717 --> 00:24:12,716 Provaznik: [ Sighs ] 543 00:24:16,923 --> 00:24:18,121 When we catch 'em, 544 00:24:18,124 --> 00:24:19,722 it's not just a slap on the wrist. 545 00:24:19,725 --> 00:24:21,858 I mean, they lose a whole day's worth of pay. 546 00:24:21,861 --> 00:24:25,595 They have to return those oysters back to the reef. 547 00:24:25,598 --> 00:24:29,465 You can't be out here taking small oysters, okay? 548 00:24:29,468 --> 00:24:33,870 All right, there they go, dumping in that water. 549 00:24:33,873 --> 00:24:36,539 You're being cited for undersize oysters. 550 00:24:36,542 --> 00:24:37,674 You are at 21%. 551 00:24:37,677 --> 00:24:39,609 Sign here, it's not a plea of guilt. 552 00:24:41,813 --> 00:24:44,280 It could range from $25 to $500. 553 00:24:44,283 --> 00:24:45,515 All right, mack! 554 00:24:47,553 --> 00:24:48,617 [ Grunts ] 555 00:24:48,620 --> 00:24:51,020 Okay, guys. 556 00:24:51,023 --> 00:24:54,557 Clean 'em up for me, okay? 557 00:24:54,560 --> 00:24:57,560 Next time, okay? 558 00:24:57,563 --> 00:25:00,196 ♪♪ 559 00:25:03,702 --> 00:25:07,837 ♪♪ 560 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:09,305 [ Whistles ] Hey! 561 00:25:09,308 --> 00:25:11,975 Unh-unh! Unh-unh! 562 00:25:11,978 --> 00:25:13,175 Stay back over here. 563 00:25:13,178 --> 00:25:14,310 Jones: When we got multiple hunters, 564 00:25:14,313 --> 00:25:15,778 we've got to be on our toes 565 00:25:15,781 --> 00:25:16,912 and be very vigilant. 566 00:25:16,915 --> 00:25:18,914 There ain't nobody coming. 567 00:25:18,917 --> 00:25:21,517 Just stay back over here. 568 00:25:21,520 --> 00:25:22,919 We don't want 'em getting behind us 569 00:25:22,922 --> 00:25:26,922 and either rush us or harm us any way. 570 00:25:26,925 --> 00:25:29,125 All right, guys, we got a lot of violations. 571 00:25:29,128 --> 00:25:31,994 You'll get three citations. You'll get two citations. 572 00:25:31,997 --> 00:25:33,062 You guys know what you did wrong. 573 00:25:33,065 --> 00:25:34,464 We're not gonna sit here and preach at you. 574 00:25:34,467 --> 00:25:35,732 - Yeah. - We'll take care of it 575 00:25:35,735 --> 00:25:37,533 and move you along, okay? 576 00:25:37,536 --> 00:25:41,070 They're receiving a hunting from a public road, 577 00:25:41,073 --> 00:25:43,906 having a loaded firearm on a wildlife management area, 578 00:25:43,909 --> 00:25:46,075 and discharging a firearm from a public road. 579 00:25:46,078 --> 00:25:48,143 Furlow: If you would sign right here at the red x, 580 00:25:48,146 --> 00:25:50,547 this is just a promise to contact the judge. 581 00:25:50,550 --> 00:25:52,748 Powell: This is the reason we do these decoy operations, 582 00:25:52,751 --> 00:25:54,150 so people don't shoot off the road. 583 00:25:54,153 --> 00:25:55,752 They learn their lesson. 584 00:25:55,755 --> 00:25:58,755 You gonna come back? Well, good. 585 00:25:58,758 --> 00:26:01,357 Well, come back, but just don't do this. 586 00:26:01,360 --> 00:26:02,692 Don't hunt from the road next year. 587 00:26:02,695 --> 00:26:04,093 - [ Laughs ] - Come on. 588 00:26:04,096 --> 00:26:05,361 All right. I thank you so much. 589 00:26:05,364 --> 00:26:07,430 - We're good? - Y'all be careful. 590 00:26:07,433 --> 00:26:09,031 Jones: They knew that they did something wrong, 591 00:26:09,034 --> 00:26:11,233 and it was a positive thing for us, 592 00:26:11,236 --> 00:26:14,169 being able to educate 'em, also. - Put 'em all in the cases. 593 00:26:14,172 --> 00:26:15,238 Make sure they're all in the case. 594 00:26:15,241 --> 00:26:17,373 - Okay? - Y'all be careful. 595 00:26:17,376 --> 00:26:18,908 Man: All right. Thank you. 596 00:26:18,911 --> 00:26:22,512 ♪♪ 597 00:26:22,515 --> 00:26:26,049 Narrator: 350 miles southwest in comal county, 598 00:26:26,052 --> 00:26:28,250 Texas game warden Ryan mcginley 599 00:26:28,253 --> 00:26:31,454 patrols the lakes and farmland around gruene, 600 00:26:31,457 --> 00:26:34,523 a cotton farming town founded in the 1840s 601 00:26:34,526 --> 00:26:37,727 and listed on the national register of historic places. 602 00:26:37,730 --> 00:26:38,994 Gruene hasn't changed. 603 00:26:38,997 --> 00:26:40,396 It's been the same way for years. 604 00:26:40,399 --> 00:26:42,732 You've got gruene hall, the oldest dance hall in Texas. 605 00:26:42,735 --> 00:26:44,000 Big tourist draw. 606 00:26:44,003 --> 00:26:45,468 Even local game wardens like to go over there 607 00:26:45,471 --> 00:26:48,004 and hang out and listen to some live music. 608 00:26:48,007 --> 00:26:51,140 I grew up here in new braunfels. About a mile from gruene. 609 00:26:51,143 --> 00:26:52,474 I think the stars aligned, 610 00:26:52,477 --> 00:26:55,077 something happened that I got back to comal county. 611 00:26:55,080 --> 00:26:56,745 I love being here. My family's here. 612 00:26:56,748 --> 00:26:59,548 It's a... It's a good place for me. 613 00:26:59,551 --> 00:27:02,018 I'm gonna meet my partner, Michael McCall, 614 00:27:02,021 --> 00:27:03,285 and we're just gonna go out 615 00:27:03,288 --> 00:27:05,088 and make sure everyone has a fishing license 616 00:27:05,091 --> 00:27:06,689 and is keeping with the regulations 617 00:27:06,692 --> 00:27:08,757 on the fish today. 618 00:27:08,760 --> 00:27:09,826 More people up here. 619 00:27:09,829 --> 00:27:12,494 There was nobody on the bridge earlier. 620 00:27:12,497 --> 00:27:14,297 Before becoming a game warden, 621 00:27:14,300 --> 00:27:16,432 I started doing some ride-alongs with warden McCall 622 00:27:16,435 --> 00:27:17,834 and learned about the job, 623 00:27:17,837 --> 00:27:19,835 and I decided, this is what I want to do. 624 00:27:19,838 --> 00:27:22,705 I want to be outside. I want to help the community. 625 00:27:22,708 --> 00:27:25,574 All right. I do see one guy fishing down 626 00:27:25,577 --> 00:27:29,178 over here on this side by the railroad trestle. 627 00:27:29,181 --> 00:27:32,782 There's another access point on the other side. 628 00:27:32,785 --> 00:27:35,584 Working with Michael McCall is a good partnership. 629 00:27:35,587 --> 00:27:39,388 I think the old and the new coming together is a good thing. 630 00:27:39,391 --> 00:27:41,524 Are you talking to me? [ Laughs ] 631 00:27:41,527 --> 00:27:44,594 I guess that old man hearing was working too well right there. 632 00:27:44,597 --> 00:27:46,662 I'm sorry. [ Laughs ] 633 00:27:46,665 --> 00:27:48,797 Your day's coming. 634 00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:50,532 I kind of build off of what he's done 635 00:27:50,535 --> 00:27:52,668 for the past 16 years and learn from him. 636 00:27:52,671 --> 00:27:55,138 And I think my enthusiasm flows over to him 637 00:27:55,141 --> 00:27:56,739 and kind of gets him going, too. 638 00:27:56,742 --> 00:27:58,540 Let's see if he caught anything. 639 00:27:58,543 --> 00:28:00,209 Hello. 640 00:28:00,212 --> 00:28:01,277 We're state game wardens. 641 00:28:01,280 --> 00:28:04,280 - I have nothing. - Nothing? Dang it! 642 00:28:04,283 --> 00:28:07,016 No, nothing at all. [ Dog barking ] 643 00:28:07,019 --> 00:28:08,283 [ Laughter ] 644 00:28:08,286 --> 00:28:10,419 - Nothing? All right. - [ Laughs ] 645 00:28:10,422 --> 00:28:12,154 You got your fishing license on you? 646 00:28:12,157 --> 00:28:14,090 Oh, yeah. 647 00:28:14,093 --> 00:28:15,624 Oh, lord, they just wasn't biting today. 648 00:28:15,627 --> 00:28:16,893 - Wasn't biting today? - No. 649 00:28:16,896 --> 00:28:18,761 - All right. - Not at all. 650 00:28:18,764 --> 00:28:19,896 Looks good, sir. Thank you. 651 00:28:19,899 --> 00:28:21,230 Sure. [ Laughs ] 652 00:28:21,233 --> 00:28:22,965 And tell... 653 00:28:22,968 --> 00:28:25,368 I forgot his name already. 654 00:28:25,371 --> 00:28:27,236 Billy. No, not Billy. 655 00:28:27,239 --> 00:28:28,571 [ Laughter ] 656 00:28:28,574 --> 00:28:31,574 There was another one, he's a state trooper now. 657 00:28:31,577 --> 00:28:32,508 That was before my time, I guess. 658 00:28:32,511 --> 00:28:35,111 [ Laughs ] See? 659 00:28:35,114 --> 00:28:37,780 That's like way back in the day if it's before your time, man. 660 00:28:37,783 --> 00:28:39,248 Yeah. [ Laughs ] 661 00:28:39,251 --> 00:28:40,983 I think he's talking about me now. 662 00:28:40,986 --> 00:28:42,451 [ Laughter ] All right. 663 00:28:42,454 --> 00:28:44,654 You have a good rest of your afternoon. 664 00:28:44,657 --> 00:28:45,788 Nice talking to you. 665 00:28:45,791 --> 00:28:47,857 ♪♪ 666 00:28:47,860 --> 00:28:50,927 That was the nicest man I've met in a long time. 667 00:28:50,930 --> 00:28:53,662 Just happy, man. Happy to be alive today. 668 00:28:53,665 --> 00:28:55,598 [ Dog barking ] Take care, buddy. 669 00:28:55,601 --> 00:28:57,933 ♪♪ 670 00:28:57,936 --> 00:29:01,136 I was gonna take comet out to 306 and hop on there. 671 00:29:01,139 --> 00:29:03,205 [ Shouting ] 672 00:29:03,208 --> 00:29:04,507 Are they in a fight? 673 00:29:04,510 --> 00:29:06,341 They're in an argument or something. 674 00:29:06,344 --> 00:29:09,812 We'll flip around. [ Siren wails ] 675 00:29:09,815 --> 00:29:11,747 These guys gettin' ready to throw down. 676 00:29:11,750 --> 00:29:13,316 [ Siren wails ] 677 00:29:16,121 --> 00:29:19,655 ♪♪ 678 00:29:19,658 --> 00:29:22,592 [ Siren wailing ] 679 00:29:22,595 --> 00:29:26,195 [ Shouting ] 680 00:29:26,198 --> 00:29:28,264 McCall: What's up, guys? 681 00:29:28,267 --> 00:29:29,398 What's going on, all right? 682 00:29:29,401 --> 00:29:31,467 Y'all about to throw down? What's going on? 683 00:29:31,470 --> 00:29:32,935 Where the Lane was converging... 684 00:29:32,938 --> 00:29:34,336 It was not converging yet. 685 00:29:34,339 --> 00:29:35,671 You moved over when it was... - Dude, we passed. 686 00:29:35,674 --> 00:29:37,073 The right Lane ends... - All right. 687 00:29:37,076 --> 00:29:38,741 Are you carrying right now? - I am not. 688 00:29:38,744 --> 00:29:41,210 Okay, all right. You go over there. 689 00:29:41,213 --> 00:29:43,078 You come over here, how about that? 690 00:29:43,081 --> 00:29:44,947 When we encounter a situation like this 691 00:29:44,950 --> 00:29:46,816 with two gentlemen that are heated, 692 00:29:46,819 --> 00:29:48,484 what we want to do is make sure 693 00:29:48,487 --> 00:29:49,818 there's no weapons. 694 00:29:49,821 --> 00:29:51,220 Immediately, we pull up 695 00:29:51,223 --> 00:29:53,355 and try to get the guys separated. 696 00:29:53,358 --> 00:29:55,892 What's going on? I was passing him. 697 00:29:55,895 --> 00:29:57,560 He moved over into my Lane, 698 00:29:57,563 --> 00:29:59,762 forced me over into oncoming traffic. 699 00:29:59,765 --> 00:30:01,163 Okay. So I... 700 00:30:01,166 --> 00:30:03,899 There was a car coming that was gonna hit me head-on, 701 00:30:03,902 --> 00:30:05,768 so I had to move back over. 702 00:30:05,771 --> 00:30:08,037 All of a sudden, I see him coming, and he's doing this. 703 00:30:08,040 --> 00:30:09,838 He comes past me with his trailer, 704 00:30:09,841 --> 00:30:12,508 and so I start scooting over as much as I can. 705 00:30:12,511 --> 00:30:13,976 The back of my trailer hadn't cleared 706 00:30:13,979 --> 00:30:15,511 the front of his truck yet. 707 00:30:15,514 --> 00:30:17,179 Still clips the side of my car. 708 00:30:17,182 --> 00:30:18,514 Gets out, and he's just yelling. 709 00:30:18,517 --> 00:30:19,715 Comes out and starts yelling at me. 710 00:30:19,718 --> 00:30:21,150 I'm, like, are you kidding? 711 00:30:21,153 --> 00:30:22,585 Call the cops right now 'cause this guy is irate. 712 00:30:22,588 --> 00:30:24,787 Evidently, our stories don't match. 713 00:30:24,790 --> 00:30:27,923 Sometimes we are a mediator. It really is. 714 00:30:27,926 --> 00:30:29,158 Somebody's mad at somebody else. 715 00:30:29,161 --> 00:30:30,860 It could be a landowner mad at a hunter. 716 00:30:30,863 --> 00:30:33,529 This situation was two gentlemen on the side of the highway. 717 00:30:33,532 --> 00:30:36,065 I was trying to move back over because there was a car coming 718 00:30:36,068 --> 00:30:38,134 that was gonna hit me head-on. 719 00:30:38,137 --> 00:30:39,802 Okay. I just... 720 00:30:39,805 --> 00:30:41,671 But everybody's okay, that's the main thing right now. 721 00:30:41,674 --> 00:30:43,272 Everybody's okay. 722 00:30:43,275 --> 00:30:46,275 ♪♪ 723 00:30:46,278 --> 00:30:47,743 How's it going? 724 00:30:47,746 --> 00:30:49,812 Hey, we just had a minor traffic accident. 725 00:30:49,815 --> 00:30:53,082 They were just sat on the side of the road. 726 00:30:53,085 --> 00:30:54,617 Today, we set out to check fishermen 727 00:30:54,620 --> 00:30:56,619 and maybe find a wildlife violation. 728 00:30:56,622 --> 00:30:59,355 We didn't expect to encounter a fight on the side of the road. 729 00:30:59,358 --> 00:31:01,223 - All right, you ready? - Appreciate it, guys. 730 00:31:01,226 --> 00:31:03,159 All right, have a safe evening, sir. 731 00:31:03,162 --> 00:31:04,760 That's what makes the job of a game warden 732 00:31:04,763 --> 00:31:06,161 so appealing to me. 733 00:31:06,164 --> 00:31:07,763 I go out every day, not knowing what I'm gonna get into. 734 00:31:07,766 --> 00:31:11,300 It could change like that, so I really enjoy it. 735 00:31:11,303 --> 00:31:13,035 They were gonna have a big fight, I promise you that. 736 00:31:13,038 --> 00:31:17,840 They were gonna have a big one. They were yelling. 737 00:31:17,843 --> 00:31:21,277 ♪♪ 738 00:31:23,582 --> 00:31:25,047 Barge: Y'all been down at the lake? 739 00:31:25,050 --> 00:31:26,582 We just kind of drove down there. 740 00:31:26,585 --> 00:31:29,452 There's people camping, I think. - Is there? Okay. 741 00:31:29,455 --> 00:31:30,987 Narrator: In Angelina county, 742 00:31:30,990 --> 00:31:33,522 game warden barge heads to a remote part 743 00:31:33,525 --> 00:31:35,657 of the state's largest lake. 744 00:31:35,660 --> 00:31:39,661 - Thanks, guys, y'all be careful. - Have a good night. 745 00:31:39,664 --> 00:31:41,864 Barge: There's a little dirt boat ramp here 746 00:31:41,867 --> 00:31:43,599 that puts into Sam rayburn lake. 747 00:31:43,602 --> 00:31:45,000 It's kind of out of the way, 748 00:31:45,003 --> 00:31:46,335 and people use it 749 00:31:46,338 --> 00:31:49,805 to try to avoid being found by us 750 00:31:49,808 --> 00:31:53,876 because they don't think we'll show up down here. 751 00:31:53,879 --> 00:31:57,012 How are y'all? James barge, how you? 752 00:31:57,015 --> 00:31:58,280 Want to see them fishing licenses? 753 00:31:58,283 --> 00:31:59,148 [ Laughs ] Are you fishing? 754 00:31:59,151 --> 00:32:00,683 Yes, sir. You got a line out? 755 00:32:00,686 --> 00:32:02,284 - We've been hand fishing. - Okay. You have been? 756 00:32:02,287 --> 00:32:04,286 I just got here, sir. I ain't been fishing. 757 00:32:04,289 --> 00:32:05,955 Okay. Do y'all have any fish 758 00:32:05,958 --> 00:32:07,823 caught up right now that we can take a look at? 759 00:32:07,826 --> 00:32:10,826 - [ Indistinct ] - Perch? 760 00:32:10,829 --> 00:32:12,361 - One catfish. - All right. 761 00:32:12,364 --> 00:32:13,428 You want me to go down there and bring 'em up for you? 762 00:32:13,431 --> 00:32:14,730 I'll walk over there with you. 763 00:32:17,036 --> 00:32:19,902 Man: One catfish laying right there. 764 00:32:19,905 --> 00:32:21,370 - One blue? - Yeah. 765 00:32:21,373 --> 00:32:22,972 Them make some good eating. Y'all gonna scrape 'em? 766 00:32:22,975 --> 00:32:24,240 Yeah, we're gonna scrape 'em. 767 00:32:24,243 --> 00:32:26,108 We may flay a few of the bigger ones, 768 00:32:26,111 --> 00:32:28,310 but we got some pretty good size in there 769 00:32:28,313 --> 00:32:30,513 the sticker on this side of your boat is out. 770 00:32:30,516 --> 00:32:32,648 Is there a sticker on the other side of the boat that's current? 771 00:32:32,651 --> 00:32:33,916 No, sir, there's not. 772 00:32:33,919 --> 00:32:36,385 - It's not registered right now? - No, sir. 773 00:32:36,388 --> 00:32:38,187 But for the boat to be on public water, 774 00:32:38,190 --> 00:32:39,522 it's got to be registered. 775 00:32:39,525 --> 00:32:42,391 This boat hasn't been registered since 2011? 776 00:32:42,394 --> 00:32:43,826 Yeah. 777 00:32:50,402 --> 00:32:53,936 ♪♪ 778 00:32:53,939 --> 00:32:56,538 Narrator: In Angelina county, 779 00:32:56,541 --> 00:32:59,342 game warden barge checks some local fishermen. 780 00:32:59,345 --> 00:33:02,745 Barge: Me and you have run across each other somewhere before. 781 00:33:02,748 --> 00:33:05,480 Where have we met before? - Uh... 782 00:33:05,483 --> 00:33:07,749 You caught me one time illegal hunting, 783 00:33:07,752 --> 00:33:09,418 and I ain't done it since. - All right. 784 00:33:09,421 --> 00:33:11,620 You told me the story that you wasn't illegal hunting. 785 00:33:11,623 --> 00:33:13,822 Oh, he was innocent when he told it to you? 786 00:33:13,825 --> 00:33:15,224 - No, I... - [ Laughs ] 787 00:33:15,227 --> 00:33:17,626 You lie. I had to pay the fine, 788 00:33:17,629 --> 00:33:19,761 but I paid the ticket and got my gun back. 789 00:33:19,764 --> 00:33:21,430 Hopefully, I was nice to you. 790 00:33:21,433 --> 00:33:23,165 - Oh, you was. - I'm gonna go to the truck 791 00:33:23,168 --> 00:33:24,633 and use the radio for a few minutes, 792 00:33:24,636 --> 00:33:27,102 and I'll be right back with you all, okay? 793 00:33:27,105 --> 00:33:31,907 Barge: I've been here where I'm at for so many years, 794 00:33:31,910 --> 00:33:34,243 I met so many people. 795 00:33:34,246 --> 00:33:37,380 Johnson, white male. 796 00:33:37,383 --> 00:33:39,247 This guy here, I've written him a ticket 797 00:33:39,250 --> 00:33:40,783 before for illegal hunting, 798 00:33:40,786 --> 00:33:42,384 but you know, we're not having any trouble 799 00:33:42,387 --> 00:33:45,454 'cause the first time I did it, I was nice to him then. 800 00:33:45,457 --> 00:33:46,721 I'm gonna be nice to him this time 801 00:33:46,724 --> 00:33:47,803 as long as he'll let me be. 802 00:33:59,738 --> 00:34:02,938 Narrator: Tcic, the Texas crime information center, 803 00:34:02,941 --> 00:34:05,474 shows an outstanding warrant. 804 00:34:05,477 --> 00:34:06,976 What's the hit for? 805 00:34:09,281 --> 00:34:10,813 10-4. 806 00:34:10,816 --> 00:34:14,416 Mr. Johnson, can I take a look at your hands 807 00:34:14,419 --> 00:34:17,153 and arms right quick, please? 808 00:34:17,156 --> 00:34:19,488 ♪♪ 809 00:34:19,491 --> 00:34:21,289 Narrator: Back in comal county, 810 00:34:21,292 --> 00:34:23,225 game wardens McCall and mcginley 811 00:34:23,228 --> 00:34:25,461 monitor the shores of canyon lake. 812 00:34:29,901 --> 00:34:32,301 Mcginley: There's several boat ramps on the north side of the lake. 813 00:34:32,304 --> 00:34:34,437 There's no lights, and it's really kind of dark. 814 00:34:40,646 --> 00:34:42,378 In the past, we've encountered 815 00:34:42,381 --> 00:34:44,513 numerous individuals in possession of drugs 816 00:34:44,516 --> 00:34:46,649 or actively using drugs. 817 00:34:46,652 --> 00:34:49,251 So, boat ramps are one of our honey holes 818 00:34:49,254 --> 00:34:51,387 where people like to go where we like to always patrol. 819 00:34:51,390 --> 00:34:53,188 'Cause most of the time, the sheriff's office 820 00:34:53,191 --> 00:34:54,723 may not be going down there. 821 00:34:54,726 --> 00:34:56,792 There's a car right there. 822 00:34:56,795 --> 00:34:59,661 Interesting. 823 00:34:59,664 --> 00:35:02,264 Somebody in it? Yep. 824 00:35:02,267 --> 00:35:05,234 ♪♪ 825 00:35:09,808 --> 00:35:12,074 Hello! Man: Yes, sir. 826 00:35:12,077 --> 00:35:13,742 What's up, guys? How you doing? State game warden. 827 00:35:13,745 --> 00:35:15,010 Woman: Yes, sir. 828 00:35:15,013 --> 00:35:16,345 What we up to? 829 00:35:18,617 --> 00:35:20,082 Okay. Can you hop out for us real fast? 830 00:35:20,085 --> 00:35:23,218 You got any guns, knives, or anything on you? 831 00:35:23,221 --> 00:35:24,553 Okay, just leave that there for us. 832 00:35:24,556 --> 00:35:27,289 Hop back over here real fast. See what's going on. 833 00:35:27,292 --> 00:35:28,823 What are y'all up to this evening? 834 00:35:28,826 --> 00:35:30,158 Keep your hands out of your pockets for me, sir. 835 00:35:30,161 --> 00:35:32,160 - All right. - For us as police officers, 836 00:35:32,163 --> 00:35:34,096 being night time, we wanted to hop out of the vehicle 837 00:35:34,099 --> 00:35:35,964 so we can see if he's concealing anything from me. 838 00:35:35,967 --> 00:35:40,502 Narcotics or a weapon that could injure us. 839 00:35:40,505 --> 00:35:42,972 Okay. 840 00:35:42,975 --> 00:35:45,441 All right. 841 00:35:45,444 --> 00:35:46,575 No, I understand. 842 00:35:46,578 --> 00:35:49,178 We just come down to a public area over here, 843 00:35:49,181 --> 00:35:51,500 kind of see what's going on. You guys have any I.D. On you? 844 00:35:55,454 --> 00:35:56,585 You do have a current driver's license, 845 00:35:56,588 --> 00:35:58,654 you just don't have it with you, huh? 846 00:35:58,657 --> 00:36:00,055 Okay. Y'all got meat in there? 847 00:36:02,994 --> 00:36:04,473 Where y'all gonna cook your steaks at? 848 00:36:09,133 --> 00:36:11,132 The two individuals said they were seasoning the steaks 849 00:36:11,135 --> 00:36:13,669 to go back to their campsites to grill 'em up this evening. 850 00:36:13,672 --> 00:36:14,737 That's what they were saying. 851 00:36:14,740 --> 00:36:16,405 They're out here just enjoying the night 852 00:36:16,408 --> 00:36:18,741 and seasoning their steaks in their vehicle at a boat ramp. 853 00:36:18,744 --> 00:36:21,343 [ Laughs ] 854 00:36:21,346 --> 00:36:23,825 Is there anything illegal in the vehicle we need to know about? 855 00:36:26,151 --> 00:36:27,682 - You can have wine. - [ Laughs ] 856 00:36:27,685 --> 00:36:29,552 I'm more concerned about something else 857 00:36:29,555 --> 00:36:32,087 that might be in there. 858 00:36:32,090 --> 00:36:35,291 Take your shoes off? Okay. 859 00:36:35,294 --> 00:36:37,293 That's what I was saying. Okay. 860 00:36:37,296 --> 00:36:39,628 Just hang tight right there for a second for us, 861 00:36:39,631 --> 00:36:41,363 and I'll be right back. 862 00:36:41,366 --> 00:36:42,898 He gave us consent to search the vehicle, 863 00:36:42,901 --> 00:36:44,366 see if we got anything. 864 00:36:44,369 --> 00:36:45,768 It's just kind of suspicious, they're out here 865 00:36:45,771 --> 00:36:46,702 in the middle of the night. 866 00:36:46,705 --> 00:36:47,769 I don't know what they're doing. 867 00:36:47,772 --> 00:36:48,903 Do you have his name and date of birth? 868 00:36:48,906 --> 00:36:50,305 Yeah, I do. I'll check him out, then. 869 00:36:50,308 --> 00:36:52,240 Okay. I'm gonna have them 870 00:36:52,243 --> 00:36:53,775 come sit in front of the truck. 871 00:36:53,778 --> 00:36:55,377 Hey, guys, you mind just hopping in front of the truck 872 00:36:55,380 --> 00:36:57,312 for me just for a second? I'm gonna look real fast, 873 00:36:57,315 --> 00:36:59,014 make sure there's nothing in here, okay? 874 00:37:02,187 --> 00:37:03,118 Yes, ma'am. 875 00:37:03,121 --> 00:37:04,252 I'm gonna be out with a vehicle here 876 00:37:04,255 --> 00:37:05,720 at boat ramp 23. 877 00:37:05,723 --> 00:37:09,457 I'd like to check two, please. 878 00:37:09,460 --> 00:37:10,925 Mcginley: My contact with individuals, 879 00:37:10,928 --> 00:37:13,262 it appears there's a little something off with the vehicle. 880 00:37:13,265 --> 00:37:14,863 Usually in these situations, 881 00:37:14,866 --> 00:37:17,600 there may be some narcotics involved, so we want to... 882 00:37:17,603 --> 00:37:19,734 We want to verify there's nothing in the vehicle. 883 00:37:19,737 --> 00:37:22,204 There's evidence of maybe 884 00:37:22,207 --> 00:37:24,073 some possible drug paraphernalia. 885 00:37:24,076 --> 00:37:25,473 Which is weird. 886 00:37:25,476 --> 00:37:28,343 We found a can with some holes punched in it. 887 00:37:28,346 --> 00:37:30,145 They're actually making a homemade pipe. 888 00:37:30,148 --> 00:37:32,748 ♪♪ 889 00:37:32,751 --> 00:37:34,216 When's the last time y'all smoked? 890 00:37:34,219 --> 00:37:36,485 Marijuana, anything. 891 00:37:41,026 --> 00:37:42,105 That's what you were doing. 892 00:37:44,229 --> 00:37:48,630 Okay. 893 00:37:48,633 --> 00:37:50,365 So these two shouldn't be together? 894 00:37:50,368 --> 00:37:51,367 Woman: Yeah. 895 00:37:54,172 --> 00:37:57,640 ♪♪ 896 00:37:59,911 --> 00:38:01,270 So these two shouldn't be together? 897 00:38:04,115 --> 00:38:06,381 Narrator: At a boat ramp along canyon lake, 898 00:38:06,384 --> 00:38:09,651 a routine check uncovers a domestic violation. 899 00:38:09,654 --> 00:38:12,587 There's some sort of protective order between you two. 900 00:38:12,590 --> 00:38:15,724 You're the protected person from him. 901 00:38:20,932 --> 00:38:22,531 Narrator: Back in east Texas, 902 00:38:22,534 --> 00:38:25,034 game warden barge checks a fisherman's license. 903 00:38:32,611 --> 00:38:36,011 Barge: Mr. Johnson, can I take a look 904 00:38:36,014 --> 00:38:38,147 at your hands and arms right quick, please? 905 00:38:40,419 --> 00:38:42,918 You got any tattoos on you? 906 00:38:42,921 --> 00:38:44,553 Johnson: One on my back. 907 00:38:44,556 --> 00:38:46,955 Okay, I don't want to see that one. 908 00:38:46,958 --> 00:38:48,824 All right. Well, what the deal is, 909 00:38:48,827 --> 00:38:52,027 there's a guy with the same identifiers with you 910 00:38:52,030 --> 00:38:54,229 that shows to have warrants for driving 911 00:38:54,232 --> 00:38:56,164 while intoxicated charge. 912 00:38:56,167 --> 00:38:57,832 Could that possibly be you? 913 00:38:57,835 --> 00:38:59,901 No, I take medicine from a doctor 914 00:38:59,904 --> 00:39:01,570 that tells me no drinking. 915 00:39:01,573 --> 00:39:02,771 Okay. 916 00:39:02,774 --> 00:39:04,639 Let me see if I can get 'em to shoot me 917 00:39:04,642 --> 00:39:05,907 a picture right quick, 918 00:39:05,910 --> 00:39:08,710 and we'll go from there. 919 00:39:08,713 --> 00:39:09,844 Woman: Go ahead. 920 00:39:09,847 --> 00:39:13,682 I'm not seeing any tats on this gentleman. 921 00:39:21,393 --> 00:39:25,326 Okay, well, 10-22 on that, then, 'cause he's clean on tats 922 00:39:25,329 --> 00:39:27,129 on what I can see. 923 00:39:27,132 --> 00:39:30,599 That must not have been me. 924 00:39:30,602 --> 00:39:31,934 Barge: No, no, it wasn't. 925 00:39:31,937 --> 00:39:33,935 She looked at the head, and he was evidently 926 00:39:33,938 --> 00:39:35,604 pretty well sleeved out with tats. 927 00:39:35,607 --> 00:39:36,738 Yeah. 928 00:39:36,741 --> 00:39:38,474 So, we decided that it wasn't you. 929 00:39:38,477 --> 00:39:39,942 No. Mr. Luther? 930 00:39:39,945 --> 00:39:41,210 - Yes, sir. - It's a violation of law 931 00:39:41,213 --> 00:39:43,345 to have an unregistered boat on public water. 932 00:39:43,348 --> 00:39:45,814 What's gonna happen tonight is 933 00:39:45,817 --> 00:39:47,081 I'm gonna have a ticket 934 00:39:47,084 --> 00:39:50,085 for not having your boat registered. 935 00:39:50,088 --> 00:39:52,488 Barge: They didn't expect to see the game warden 936 00:39:52,491 --> 00:39:55,223 down here on a Tuesday night in the middle of nowhere. 937 00:39:55,226 --> 00:39:57,025 Have a good evening. 938 00:39:57,028 --> 00:39:58,694 You just don't know where we're gonna be or 939 00:39:58,697 --> 00:39:59,895 when we're gonna be there, 940 00:39:59,898 --> 00:40:02,097 so always be lookin' over your shoulder 941 00:40:02,100 --> 00:40:03,465 if you're messin' up in Texas. 942 00:40:06,438 --> 00:40:08,103 ♪♪ 943 00:40:08,106 --> 00:40:09,972 Narrator: Back on canyon lake, 944 00:40:09,975 --> 00:40:12,307 a night patrol uncovers a domestic problem. 945 00:40:12,310 --> 00:40:14,243 There's some sort of a protective order 946 00:40:14,246 --> 00:40:15,245 between you two? 947 00:40:18,383 --> 00:40:19,714 Mcginley: When we ran it through dispatch, 948 00:40:19,717 --> 00:40:22,517 warden McCall found a protective order for the individuals. 949 00:40:22,520 --> 00:40:23,852 They're not supposed to be with each other. 950 00:40:23,855 --> 00:40:25,787 We were at the court house together, you know. 951 00:40:25,790 --> 00:40:26,922 McCall: Okay. 952 00:40:40,605 --> 00:40:42,337 - Okay? - In this situation, 953 00:40:42,340 --> 00:40:43,938 it doesn't matter what the individuals say. 954 00:40:43,941 --> 00:40:45,740 Through Texas criminal procedure, 955 00:40:45,743 --> 00:40:47,275 that the individual is not supposed to be 956 00:40:47,278 --> 00:40:48,743 with the other individual. 957 00:40:48,746 --> 00:40:50,879 That individual will have to go to jail. 958 00:40:50,882 --> 00:40:52,681 Do me a favor, go ahead and turn around. 959 00:40:52,684 --> 00:40:56,418 Put your hands behind your back. - All right. 960 00:40:56,421 --> 00:40:58,019 [ Cuffs clink ] 961 00:40:58,022 --> 00:41:00,289 Go sit down back in your car for me a second, okay? 962 00:41:00,292 --> 00:41:03,025 Just go warm up in there, all right? 963 00:41:03,028 --> 00:41:05,561 At this point, we're waiting for the lady's husband 964 00:41:05,564 --> 00:41:07,162 to show up to give her a ride home. 965 00:41:07,165 --> 00:41:09,364 This stop was good for us. As game wardens, 966 00:41:09,367 --> 00:41:11,699 we have to switch it up and do some different things, 967 00:41:11,702 --> 00:41:13,768 so we're out here doing our job, 968 00:41:13,771 --> 00:41:14,970 and sometimes we come across 969 00:41:14,973 --> 00:41:16,504 some things we're not really expecting. 970 00:41:16,507 --> 00:41:18,507 Take care. 971 00:41:18,510 --> 00:41:21,543 ♪♪ 972 00:41:22,305 --> 00:42:22,754 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm