"Lone Star Law" Wild Encounters

1 00:00:10,878 --> 00:00:13,277 Narrator: Coming up on "lone star law"... 2 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:15,613 [ Richards whistles ] Game warden. 3 00:00:15,616 --> 00:00:19,016 What in the world is that? 4 00:00:19,019 --> 00:00:21,819 Oh, that is a bull, and he's not gonna be too happy with us. 5 00:00:21,822 --> 00:00:23,287 No, no, no. 6 00:00:23,290 --> 00:00:25,156 He look like he'll be shy. 7 00:00:25,159 --> 00:00:27,024 Man: They're out there with flashlights at night 8 00:00:27,027 --> 00:00:29,827 shooting anything and everything that moves, so... 9 00:00:29,830 --> 00:00:32,030 Miller: And there's multiple people. 10 00:00:32,033 --> 00:00:34,231 The meat and the heads are just jumbled together, 11 00:00:34,234 --> 00:00:36,734 and I can't figure out who goes to where. 12 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:44,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 13 00:00:49,583 --> 00:00:50,582 [ Rattling ] 14 00:00:55,389 --> 00:00:56,854 [ Gunshot ] 15 00:01:03,931 --> 00:01:05,395 Man: A Texas game warden's job 16 00:01:05,398 --> 00:01:07,798 is to protect wild animals and wild places, 17 00:01:07,801 --> 00:01:08,999 keep the public safe, 18 00:01:09,002 --> 00:01:11,602 and every now and again, put a bad guy in jail. 19 00:01:11,605 --> 00:01:14,538 Captions by vitac... www.Vitac.Com 20 00:01:14,541 --> 00:01:17,542 captions paid for by discovery communications 21 00:01:27,955 --> 00:01:29,487 McGee: We're at the mud races. 22 00:01:29,490 --> 00:01:31,222 There's some local guys, and there's some guys 23 00:01:31,225 --> 00:01:33,291 that come way out of state to come down here. 24 00:01:33,294 --> 00:01:36,827 And they're gonna drive through the mud. 25 00:01:36,830 --> 00:01:38,395 That game warden's truck's rough enough. 26 00:01:38,398 --> 00:01:40,831 I'd never want to get in one of these. 27 00:01:40,834 --> 00:01:42,600 - Hey, how y'all doing? - You stopped me one time, 28 00:01:42,603 --> 00:01:43,967 - me and my brother? - All right. 29 00:01:43,970 --> 00:01:45,435 - Where you from? - Farmersville. 30 00:01:45,438 --> 00:01:46,704 - Oh, yeah? - Yeah. 31 00:01:46,707 --> 00:01:48,573 I don't cut nobody slack from farmersville. 32 00:01:48,576 --> 00:01:49,706 [ Laughter ] 33 00:01:49,709 --> 00:01:50,908 Thank y'all. We'll see y'all. 34 00:01:50,911 --> 00:01:52,510 What's good about these kind of events 35 00:01:52,513 --> 00:01:54,445 is the people we meet here 36 00:01:54,448 --> 00:01:57,181 are our eyes and ears out there in the field 37 00:01:57,184 --> 00:01:59,850 and a lot of times, call and give us information. 38 00:01:59,853 --> 00:02:04,655 ♪♪ 39 00:02:04,658 --> 00:02:07,058 Narrator: Game wardens Randolph McGee and Trent herchman 40 00:02:07,061 --> 00:02:10,661 are responding to a report of a wildlife crime. 41 00:02:10,664 --> 00:02:13,931 Guy named rowdy Cooper killed a timber rattler. 42 00:02:13,934 --> 00:02:17,535 Timber rattlesnakes are a protected species in Texas. 43 00:02:17,538 --> 00:02:19,737 Rowdy Cooper sounds like a bull rider or something. 44 00:02:19,740 --> 00:02:21,071 Yeah. 45 00:02:21,074 --> 00:02:25,209 Out of chute number two, rowdy Cooper riding tornado! 46 00:02:25,212 --> 00:02:26,410 What was the story behind it? 47 00:02:26,413 --> 00:02:27,744 Does it kill it and then see it? 48 00:02:27,747 --> 00:02:30,948 I don't know the story. But he put it on Facebook. 49 00:02:30,951 --> 00:02:32,416 He took a picture of it alive. 50 00:02:32,419 --> 00:02:34,818 - Yeah. - If you're being killed alive, 51 00:02:34,821 --> 00:02:37,688 he can't say, "man, that thing was coming after me!" 52 00:02:37,691 --> 00:02:40,891 Yeah, "he was coming after me. I was in danger for my life." 53 00:02:40,894 --> 00:02:42,760 He just sat there coiled up. 54 00:02:42,763 --> 00:02:44,162 Somebody's gonna be home. 55 00:02:44,165 --> 00:02:46,097 Pull up right there. 56 00:02:46,100 --> 00:02:47,099 Yeah. 57 00:02:54,308 --> 00:02:56,641 [ Muffled dogs barking ] Want to go check the back? 58 00:02:56,644 --> 00:02:58,175 Surely somebody's got to be home, 59 00:02:58,178 --> 00:03:00,244 unless they're out messing around. 60 00:03:10,124 --> 00:03:12,790 Hey, could you run me a plate right quick? 61 00:03:12,793 --> 00:03:14,592 Man: I could probably do that. 62 00:03:14,595 --> 00:03:16,661 Light's on in the house. 63 00:03:22,002 --> 00:03:24,769 Randolph. 64 00:03:24,772 --> 00:03:27,338 - Hello. How are you? - Good. 65 00:03:27,341 --> 00:03:28,906 Hey, game warden Trent herchman. 66 00:03:28,909 --> 00:03:30,207 How are you doing? 67 00:03:30,210 --> 00:03:31,909 Hey, is rowdy in? 68 00:03:37,284 --> 00:03:40,884 Do you have a number for him or anything, phone number? 69 00:03:40,887 --> 00:03:42,286 Thank you so much. 70 00:03:43,890 --> 00:03:46,757 [ Phone ringing ] 71 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:49,693 - Hello? - Hello? 72 00:03:49,696 --> 00:03:52,162 - Can you hear me? - Yeah, I can hear you. 73 00:03:52,165 --> 00:03:54,898 Hi, is this rowdy? 74 00:03:54,901 --> 00:03:56,634 Hey, this Randolph McGee, game warden. 75 00:03:56,637 --> 00:03:58,169 How you doing? 76 00:03:58,172 --> 00:04:01,705 Hey, where you at today? 77 00:04:01,708 --> 00:04:03,374 Pottsboro? 78 00:04:03,377 --> 00:04:06,377 Are you coming back home tonight? 79 00:04:06,380 --> 00:04:08,579 Okay. When you... when you think 80 00:04:08,582 --> 00:04:10,581 you're about an hour from getting home, 81 00:04:10,584 --> 00:04:14,318 could you please give me a call on this number? 82 00:04:14,321 --> 00:04:17,254 All right, hey, I sure appreciate it, man. 83 00:04:17,257 --> 00:04:19,590 Bye-bye. 84 00:04:19,593 --> 00:04:21,058 He didn't even ask what it's about. 85 00:04:21,061 --> 00:04:22,726 Yeah, he didn't ask what it was about, so... 86 00:04:22,729 --> 00:04:24,928 He already knows. 87 00:04:24,931 --> 00:04:27,865 He was real polite on the phone. Yeah, "yes, sir, no, sir." 88 00:04:27,868 --> 00:04:30,434 He's coming back here tonight to his house, 89 00:04:30,437 --> 00:04:32,937 and I told him to give me a call about an hour out. 90 00:04:32,940 --> 00:04:36,874 And we're gonna try to meet him then. 91 00:04:36,877 --> 00:04:40,544 Narrator: 450 miles southwest near the Mexico border, 92 00:04:40,547 --> 00:04:43,947 Texas game warden angel Miller works her first deer season. 93 00:04:43,950 --> 00:04:45,615 Miller: When I got out of the academy, 94 00:04:45,618 --> 00:04:48,286 I was assigned to this county. And I love it. 95 00:04:48,289 --> 00:04:50,354 I had the opportunity to transfer out, 96 00:04:50,357 --> 00:04:51,489 and I didn't take it, 97 00:04:51,492 --> 00:04:55,025 because I've just fallen in love with val verde. 98 00:04:55,028 --> 00:04:58,629 In this part of the county, we mostly have whitetail deer. 99 00:04:58,632 --> 00:04:59,830 [ Gasps ] 100 00:04:59,833 --> 00:05:01,298 Is there a hole, or did he just squeeze through 101 00:05:01,301 --> 00:05:02,566 - one of those squares? - He squeezed through. 102 00:05:02,569 --> 00:05:04,769 He squeezed through a square? 103 00:05:04,772 --> 00:05:06,904 Dang! 104 00:05:06,907 --> 00:05:08,238 We are in a subdivision 105 00:05:08,241 --> 00:05:10,507 in about the center of val verde county, 106 00:05:10,510 --> 00:05:13,043 where there's gonna be a lot of different camps back to back. 107 00:05:13,046 --> 00:05:15,713 And we're just gonna check out and see if anyone had any luck, 108 00:05:15,716 --> 00:05:18,382 got any deer. 109 00:05:18,385 --> 00:05:20,918 - How are you doing? - How you doing? 110 00:05:20,921 --> 00:05:23,654 Good. Have you been hunting today? 111 00:05:23,657 --> 00:05:25,255 - Not yet. - Not yet? 112 00:05:25,258 --> 00:05:27,458 Okay, is anybody back here, do you know? 113 00:05:27,461 --> 00:05:28,993 Saw guys over there in the back. 114 00:05:28,996 --> 00:05:31,528 Okay. We'll go ahead and check them out. 115 00:05:31,531 --> 00:05:33,130 Have a good one. 116 00:05:36,069 --> 00:05:38,535 Rain or shine, hunters are gonna be out here hunting. 117 00:05:38,538 --> 00:05:41,671 They love to do it, so that gives me motivation 118 00:05:41,674 --> 00:05:46,010 in my job to make sure I'm out here checking them. 119 00:05:46,013 --> 00:05:48,279 Let's see. 120 00:05:48,282 --> 00:05:49,279 - Hello. - How you doing? 121 00:05:49,282 --> 00:05:50,414 - Good. How are you doing? - Good. 122 00:05:50,417 --> 00:05:51,549 Just wanted to see if y'all 123 00:05:51,552 --> 00:05:53,350 - had any luck this weekend. - No, not yet. 124 00:05:53,353 --> 00:05:54,618 - No? - We seen a little bit. 125 00:05:54,621 --> 00:05:56,354 We haven't... We haven't got nothing, though. 126 00:05:56,357 --> 00:05:58,422 All right, have y'all gotten anything at all this year? 127 00:05:58,425 --> 00:06:00,091 - Earlier this year. - Earlier this year? Okay. 128 00:06:00,094 --> 00:06:02,492 Would y'all mind if I saw your hunting license real quick? 129 00:06:02,495 --> 00:06:04,695 No. 130 00:06:04,698 --> 00:06:06,931 How long have y'all been out here on this property, 131 00:06:06,934 --> 00:06:07,965 I guess? 132 00:06:07,968 --> 00:06:09,700 - Since '96. - '96? Okay. 133 00:06:09,703 --> 00:06:10,935 So, a while. 134 00:06:15,509 --> 00:06:17,241 - You said you got a buck? - Yeah. 135 00:06:17,244 --> 00:06:19,042 Okay, why did you tag it 136 00:06:19,045 --> 00:06:21,178 with "antlerless" only? 137 00:06:21,181 --> 00:06:22,913 This is "antlerless," "antlerless," 138 00:06:22,916 --> 00:06:24,715 and then these are your buck tags right here. 139 00:06:24,718 --> 00:06:27,384 Oh, might have the wrong one. 140 00:06:27,387 --> 00:06:28,786 I'll be right back with you, okay? 141 00:06:28,789 --> 00:06:31,322 All right, no problem. 142 00:06:31,325 --> 00:06:33,390 He killed a deer earlier in the season, 143 00:06:33,393 --> 00:06:35,459 and he admitted that it was a buck. 144 00:06:35,462 --> 00:06:38,329 However, the only tag missing on his license 145 00:06:38,332 --> 00:06:40,131 is for a Doe. 146 00:06:40,134 --> 00:06:42,332 Um, and that's a huge problem in this county, 147 00:06:42,335 --> 00:06:44,535 because you can only kill two bucks. 148 00:06:44,538 --> 00:06:47,604 So, let's say that he tried to lie and say it was a Doe, 149 00:06:47,607 --> 00:06:49,940 and then he could go and kill two more bucks 150 00:06:49,943 --> 00:06:52,143 and be over his limit. 151 00:06:52,146 --> 00:06:56,079 So, what's gonna happen, because you used the wrong tag, 152 00:06:56,082 --> 00:06:58,749 I'm gonna go ahead and have to take one of these buck tags. 153 00:06:58,752 --> 00:07:01,685 And, um, you're gonna be receiving a citation 154 00:07:01,688 --> 00:07:03,621 - for improperly tagged deer. - Okay. 155 00:07:03,624 --> 00:07:05,823 Because it's a buck, 156 00:07:05,826 --> 00:07:08,692 and here there's only, you know, it's a two-buck county. 157 00:07:08,695 --> 00:07:10,628 - Sure. - You're gonna lose a tag, 158 00:07:10,631 --> 00:07:12,963 since you already killed a buck. 159 00:07:12,966 --> 00:07:14,564 Just sign next to the red "x" for me. 160 00:07:14,567 --> 00:07:15,833 - Sure. - It's not a plea of guilt. 161 00:07:15,836 --> 00:07:19,436 It's just saying you'll contact the judge. 162 00:07:19,439 --> 00:07:21,572 I know mistakes happen. Just, next time, you know, 163 00:07:21,575 --> 00:07:23,641 - double-check the tag, okay? - No problem. 164 00:07:23,644 --> 00:07:25,709 All right, gentlemen, well, have a good weekend. 165 00:07:25,712 --> 00:07:27,578 I hope y'all can get some more 10-pointers, 166 00:07:27,581 --> 00:07:28,846 or hopefully bigger, so. 167 00:07:28,849 --> 00:07:30,247 [ Men laugh, speak indistinctly ] 168 00:07:30,250 --> 00:07:31,649 Yeah, hopefully bigger. 169 00:07:31,652 --> 00:07:33,918 All right. 170 00:07:33,921 --> 00:07:36,987 I don't think this gentleman was expecting a citation today, 171 00:07:36,990 --> 00:07:39,723 but when you've been hunting for as long as he has... 172 00:07:39,726 --> 00:07:41,992 He said he's been out here since '96... 173 00:07:41,995 --> 00:07:44,261 He should know better to look at a tag 174 00:07:44,264 --> 00:07:46,464 before you pull it off and tag a deer. 175 00:07:46,467 --> 00:07:53,003 ♪♪ 176 00:07:53,006 --> 00:07:55,472 Narrator: 400 miles northeast in Collin county, 177 00:07:55,475 --> 00:07:58,542 academy classmates Mike Stephens and Trent marker 178 00:07:58,545 --> 00:08:00,678 head to the small city of Anna, Texas, 179 00:08:00,681 --> 00:08:03,080 to investigate reports of night hunting. 180 00:08:03,083 --> 00:08:05,148 So, what's the m.O. On these guys? 181 00:08:05,151 --> 00:08:06,617 There were some guys that were doing 182 00:08:06,620 --> 00:08:09,353 some construction work on a wedding venue. 183 00:08:09,356 --> 00:08:11,155 They've been taking advantage of the farmland 184 00:08:11,158 --> 00:08:14,625 just south of where the venue is and hunting at night. 185 00:08:14,628 --> 00:08:16,961 And they've already shot one cow, 186 00:08:16,964 --> 00:08:19,229 which they had to pay the rancher for. 187 00:08:19,232 --> 00:08:21,031 Stephens: Hunting at night is a lot more dangerous, 188 00:08:21,034 --> 00:08:23,100 basically because of the visibility. 189 00:08:23,103 --> 00:08:25,903 You can't see what could be 100 yards away from you, 190 00:08:25,906 --> 00:08:27,705 or even could be 10 yards away from you. 191 00:08:27,708 --> 00:08:29,773 People could be out there on their own property 192 00:08:29,776 --> 00:08:31,841 walking around thinking that they're safe, 193 00:08:31,844 --> 00:08:35,579 and then all of a sudden, a round comes through their woods. 194 00:08:35,582 --> 00:08:37,181 There's a report that they're out there 195 00:08:37,184 --> 00:08:38,782 with flashlights at night in the woods, 196 00:08:38,785 --> 00:08:42,453 just shooting anything and everything that moves. 197 00:08:42,456 --> 00:08:45,455 We have gotten reports that it has picked up a whole lot, 198 00:08:45,458 --> 00:08:47,257 so we're gonna go out there and we're gonna watch 199 00:08:47,260 --> 00:08:48,526 and see what they're doing. 200 00:08:48,529 --> 00:08:51,662 Man: This right here is the property itself. 201 00:08:51,665 --> 00:08:53,263 The building that they've been working on 202 00:08:53,266 --> 00:08:55,065 is right at the back of this property. 203 00:08:55,068 --> 00:08:56,733 Anybody comes over here off this property 204 00:08:56,736 --> 00:08:58,869 and starts shooting in here, you don't want to be over here 205 00:08:58,872 --> 00:09:00,270 where you might get caught in the crossfire 206 00:09:00,273 --> 00:09:01,739 or something, or get shot at over there. 207 00:09:01,742 --> 00:09:02,940 That's our main concern, 208 00:09:02,943 --> 00:09:04,608 is about them shooting over this way 209 00:09:04,611 --> 00:09:06,544 - towards the county line. - Yeah. 210 00:09:06,547 --> 00:09:08,879 Bullets have been known to travel miles, 211 00:09:08,882 --> 00:09:10,347 so it's very dangerous. 212 00:09:10,350 --> 00:09:11,949 We've got permission from the landowner 213 00:09:11,952 --> 00:09:13,750 to enter the property through a field. 214 00:09:13,753 --> 00:09:15,352 And we're gonna go up on the fence line 215 00:09:15,355 --> 00:09:18,288 and watch and see what their activities are. 216 00:09:18,291 --> 00:09:20,157 - Nice map. - You can keep it. 217 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:23,494 [ Chuckles ] 218 00:09:23,497 --> 00:09:25,496 What I'm looking for is any sort of trails 219 00:09:25,499 --> 00:09:28,832 that they've made, footprints, shotgun shells... 220 00:09:28,835 --> 00:09:31,301 Any sign that they've been here. 221 00:09:31,304 --> 00:09:39,303 ♪♪ 222 00:09:39,713 --> 00:09:40,711 We're just listening 223 00:09:40,714 --> 00:09:42,580 for anything out of the ordinary. 224 00:09:42,583 --> 00:09:50,582 ♪♪ 225 00:10:07,941 --> 00:10:10,374 [ Gunshots ] 226 00:10:19,653 --> 00:10:22,052 Narrator: In Collin county, north Texas, 227 00:10:22,055 --> 00:10:23,987 game wardens are investigating reports 228 00:10:23,990 --> 00:10:26,323 of night hunting at a construction site. 229 00:10:26,326 --> 00:10:28,726 [ Gunshots ] 230 00:10:28,729 --> 00:10:31,995 We heard three shots coming from over here. 231 00:10:31,998 --> 00:10:34,131 We didn't know where the shots were being fired at, 232 00:10:34,134 --> 00:10:35,866 so we went over here in the dirt. 233 00:10:35,869 --> 00:10:37,935 They shot a fourth shot. 234 00:10:37,938 --> 00:10:39,403 [ Gunshot ] 235 00:10:39,406 --> 00:10:42,272 Narrator: The wardens call for backup. 236 00:10:42,275 --> 00:10:44,274 [ Cellphone ringing ] 237 00:10:44,277 --> 00:10:45,609 Hello? 238 00:10:50,416 --> 00:10:52,082 So, you think they shot at an animal, 239 00:10:52,085 --> 00:10:55,885 or you think they're just shooting? 240 00:10:55,888 --> 00:10:58,088 Yeah, I heard it. I just heard it. 241 00:10:58,091 --> 00:10:59,956 I'll burn the road up heading to you. 242 00:10:59,959 --> 00:11:03,027 ♪♪ 243 00:11:05,699 --> 00:11:07,231 Narrator: Back in delta county, 244 00:11:07,234 --> 00:11:10,901 a man is questioned for killing a protected snake. 245 00:11:10,904 --> 00:11:14,038 You already got your head down. [ Chuckles ] 246 00:11:14,041 --> 00:11:15,505 How are you? 247 00:11:15,508 --> 00:11:18,708 Well, you know why we're here right now? 248 00:11:18,711 --> 00:11:21,178 All right, tell us the story about that snake. 249 00:11:21,181 --> 00:11:22,446 Okay, so... 250 00:11:35,795 --> 00:11:38,629 You had your camera ready before you had your shotgun ready? 251 00:11:43,002 --> 00:11:44,101 Yeah. 252 00:11:46,139 --> 00:11:49,206 Yeah. 253 00:11:49,209 --> 00:11:50,607 When pictures get around, too, 254 00:11:50,610 --> 00:11:53,076 then you get people start calling, you know. 255 00:11:53,079 --> 00:11:55,945 We keep getting calls on it, and that's why we're here. 256 00:11:55,948 --> 00:11:57,347 After you took the picture with him, 257 00:11:57,350 --> 00:11:58,382 what did you do with it? 258 00:12:01,154 --> 00:12:03,821 You didn't keep the tail-end or anything? 259 00:12:03,824 --> 00:12:06,489 McGee: Rowdy was a really nice guy. He's never been in trouble, 260 00:12:06,492 --> 00:12:09,692 and he didn't know that they were protected. 261 00:12:09,695 --> 00:12:11,829 Well, we're here to educate and everything else, 262 00:12:11,832 --> 00:12:13,997 but I hate that you killed it. 263 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:16,366 In a circumstance like that, call me. 264 00:12:16,369 --> 00:12:18,035 I've got some snake catchers, 265 00:12:18,038 --> 00:12:20,770 so we could haul it off back to the woods. 266 00:12:20,773 --> 00:12:23,640 - Okay. - We are gonna issue a citation. 267 00:12:23,643 --> 00:12:25,309 It is a ticket. 268 00:12:25,312 --> 00:12:27,578 Timber rattlers are protected for a reason. 269 00:12:27,581 --> 00:12:30,714 There's only a few places around here where they live. 270 00:12:30,717 --> 00:12:32,916 So, I feel that he did need a citation, 271 00:12:32,919 --> 00:12:34,985 and he's gonna be thinking about that rattlesnake 272 00:12:34,988 --> 00:12:36,119 for a little bit. 273 00:12:36,122 --> 00:12:38,322 - Is rowdy your real name? - Yes, sir. 274 00:12:38,325 --> 00:12:39,589 Sounds like a bull rider name. 275 00:12:39,592 --> 00:12:41,592 My dad was a bull rider back whenever... 276 00:12:41,595 --> 00:12:43,126 - All right! - Was he really? 277 00:12:43,129 --> 00:12:44,928 That's how you got that name, wasn't it? 278 00:12:44,931 --> 00:12:46,329 - Yes, sir. - [ Chuckling ] Okay. 279 00:12:46,332 --> 00:12:47,598 - I told you! - Yeah. 280 00:12:47,601 --> 00:12:48,999 - All right. - Thank you. 281 00:12:49,002 --> 00:12:50,467 All right, you take care of yourself. 282 00:12:50,470 --> 00:12:51,734 - Bye. - Good meeting you. 283 00:12:51,737 --> 00:12:55,605 ♪♪ 284 00:12:55,608 --> 00:12:57,507 Narrator: Back in val verde county, 285 00:12:57,510 --> 00:13:01,344 game warden Miller is patrolling west Texas deer camps. 286 00:13:01,347 --> 00:13:04,214 Right now, we are heading to a subdivision. 287 00:13:04,217 --> 00:13:06,616 It's a good place to check hunters 288 00:13:06,619 --> 00:13:10,086 because the landowners are mostly absent. 289 00:13:10,089 --> 00:13:12,222 [ Car door alert beeping ] 290 00:13:12,225 --> 00:13:18,695 ♪♪ 291 00:13:18,698 --> 00:13:20,363 I want to check out this one deer camp 292 00:13:20,366 --> 00:13:24,268 that's at the very back of this long, windey road. 293 00:13:30,510 --> 00:13:33,176 Oh, I think they realize who I am. 294 00:13:33,179 --> 00:13:34,645 The law's coming. 295 00:13:38,518 --> 00:13:40,049 Hello. How are y'all doing tonight? 296 00:13:40,052 --> 00:13:41,785 - How are y'all? - Pretty good. 297 00:13:41,788 --> 00:13:44,120 Awesome. Y'all kill any deer today? 298 00:13:44,123 --> 00:13:45,923 - We did kill some deer today. - You did? 299 00:13:45,926 --> 00:13:47,724 - Okay. - They're already cleaned. 300 00:13:47,727 --> 00:13:50,059 - Okay, are they up at camp? - Yes, ma'am. 301 00:13:50,062 --> 00:13:51,995 Okay, would y'all mind going back to camp with me 302 00:13:51,998 --> 00:13:53,196 so we can take a look at them? 303 00:13:53,199 --> 00:13:54,731 - Not at all. - Okay. 304 00:14:06,078 --> 00:14:09,412 I went into camp, and there's multiple people. 305 00:14:09,415 --> 00:14:12,482 There's deer parts everywhere. 306 00:14:12,485 --> 00:14:16,619 They have the heads laying in different locations. 307 00:14:16,622 --> 00:14:19,155 I kind of wish I had a partner tonight. 308 00:14:19,158 --> 00:14:22,826 If I could just see everyone's licenses? 309 00:14:22,829 --> 00:14:24,427 - Thank you, sir. - Yes, ma'am. 310 00:14:24,430 --> 00:14:25,829 Where y'all from? 311 00:14:25,832 --> 00:14:27,964 Man: Georgia, north Carolina, and Florida. 312 00:14:27,967 --> 00:14:29,499 Okay. 313 00:14:29,502 --> 00:14:31,234 That's a long drive. 314 00:14:31,237 --> 00:14:33,170 Being on my own tonight is very challenging, 315 00:14:33,173 --> 00:14:35,973 because there are a lot of people at this deer camp. 316 00:14:35,976 --> 00:14:37,374 You might miss something. 317 00:14:37,377 --> 00:14:38,975 You might not catch them hiding something 318 00:14:38,978 --> 00:14:40,577 as you're looking at another hunter. 319 00:14:40,580 --> 00:14:42,446 So you just have to make sure you're very aware 320 00:14:42,449 --> 00:14:45,382 and that you are asking the right questions. 321 00:14:45,385 --> 00:14:46,583 That's mine, this's his. 322 00:14:46,586 --> 00:14:48,384 Okay. 323 00:14:48,387 --> 00:14:50,053 Do you have your hunter education? 324 00:14:50,056 --> 00:14:51,455 No. 325 00:14:53,660 --> 00:14:55,993 Okay, let's go ahead and take a look at the deer. 326 00:14:59,265 --> 00:15:00,364 Okay. 327 00:15:02,735 --> 00:15:04,668 The tag stays with the meat. 328 00:15:04,671 --> 00:15:06,269 These hunters are from out of state, 329 00:15:06,272 --> 00:15:08,404 and they seem very confused with Texas law. 330 00:15:08,407 --> 00:15:09,940 And so, I'm having to explain to them 331 00:15:09,943 --> 00:15:13,009 as I got along why I'm doing certain things. 332 00:15:13,012 --> 00:15:15,012 Is there a Doe or a buck in here? 333 00:15:15,015 --> 00:15:16,213 - Buck. - Buck? Okay. 334 00:15:16,216 --> 00:15:17,481 - Is this your tag on it? - Yes. 335 00:15:17,484 --> 00:15:19,616 Okay, we're gonna need to fill out the back of this tag, 336 00:15:19,619 --> 00:15:21,485 - all right? - Okay. 337 00:15:21,488 --> 00:15:23,754 Immediately upon killing a deer, it needs to be tagged 338 00:15:23,757 --> 00:15:25,822 whether that's on the horn, the meat, where... 339 00:15:25,825 --> 00:15:27,691 I don't care if you put it through its hoof. 340 00:15:27,694 --> 00:15:29,226 If y'all could go ahead, 341 00:15:29,229 --> 00:15:30,827 find your heads right now, everybody, 342 00:15:30,830 --> 00:15:35,298 and put your tags on it so I can take a look at everything. 343 00:15:35,301 --> 00:15:37,834 - Is this one yours? - This is mine. 344 00:15:37,837 --> 00:15:39,970 Meat and the heads are just jumbled together, 345 00:15:39,973 --> 00:15:43,440 and I can't figure out who goes to where. 346 00:15:43,443 --> 00:15:46,710 In our county, you are only allowed two bucks per season. 347 00:15:46,713 --> 00:15:49,245 So what I want to do know is get everyone 348 00:15:49,248 --> 00:15:51,915 to claim their deer heads and their deer meat, 349 00:15:51,918 --> 00:15:53,316 make sure they hadn't killed 350 00:15:53,319 --> 00:15:55,652 more than their two that's allowed. 351 00:15:55,655 --> 00:15:56,853 If everyone who killed something 352 00:15:56,856 --> 00:15:59,523 could please grab their head with their tag, 353 00:15:59,526 --> 00:16:01,458 and we're gonna go over everything. 354 00:16:01,461 --> 00:16:03,994 ♪♪ 355 00:16:03,997 --> 00:16:06,463 Narrator: Back north, game warden Benny Richards 356 00:16:06,466 --> 00:16:07,864 joins an investigation 357 00:16:07,867 --> 00:16:10,334 of shots fired at a construction site. 358 00:16:10,337 --> 00:16:13,737 Richards: Anything since you last talked to me? 359 00:16:13,740 --> 00:16:15,805 We go up to the fence line, we're watching them. 360 00:16:15,808 --> 00:16:18,074 All of a sudden, we hear three shots go off, 361 00:16:18,077 --> 00:16:19,543 just [imitates gunshots] 362 00:16:19,546 --> 00:16:21,611 We don't know which direction they're shooting. 363 00:16:21,614 --> 00:16:24,547 Right. Let me put bulletproof vest on, and then we'll... 364 00:16:24,550 --> 00:16:25,949 - We'll make a move. - Okay. 365 00:16:25,952 --> 00:16:27,751 There's gonna be multiple suspects up there 366 00:16:27,754 --> 00:16:29,419 that have fired multiple shots. 367 00:16:29,422 --> 00:16:30,620 Because of the darkness, 368 00:16:30,623 --> 00:16:32,356 we really don't know what to expect. 369 00:16:32,359 --> 00:16:34,891 And as we approach, we've got to be careful, 370 00:16:34,894 --> 00:16:36,693 because they don't know we're coming, 371 00:16:36,696 --> 00:16:39,295 and they're just shooting randomly into the dark. 372 00:16:39,298 --> 00:16:40,931 So, it's a dangerous situation. 373 00:16:54,914 --> 00:16:58,448 ♪♪ 374 00:16:58,451 --> 00:17:00,784 Psst, psst, psst. Psst. 375 00:17:04,256 --> 00:17:07,257 [ Whistles ] Game warden. Stop. 376 00:17:15,168 --> 00:17:17,167 [ Richards whistles ] Game warden. 377 00:17:17,170 --> 00:17:18,768 Narrator: In Collin county, 378 00:17:18,771 --> 00:17:20,637 game wardens approach a group of men 379 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:22,906 suspected of hunting at night. 380 00:17:22,909 --> 00:17:24,574 Let me talk to you for just a second, okay? 381 00:17:24,577 --> 00:17:26,976 Stephens: Because we know that there's a firearm in the camp, 382 00:17:26,979 --> 00:17:28,912 we wanted to make sure that we identified everybody 383 00:17:28,915 --> 00:17:30,647 that was awake that was moving, 384 00:17:30,650 --> 00:17:34,384 and hopefully identify the gun. 385 00:17:34,387 --> 00:17:35,986 You, too. Let's go. 386 00:17:38,324 --> 00:17:39,856 They're very surprised to see us. 387 00:17:39,859 --> 00:17:41,191 It's 11:30 at night. 388 00:17:41,194 --> 00:17:43,460 They don't think anybody's out here. 389 00:17:43,463 --> 00:17:44,795 Where's the gun? 390 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:51,334 Who was shooting tonight? Who was shooting the gun? 391 00:17:51,337 --> 00:17:52,669 - Yeah, tonight. - I don't know. 392 00:17:52,672 --> 00:17:54,137 - [ Speaks indistinctly ] - You heard the gun, 393 00:17:54,140 --> 00:17:57,607 'cause I heard the gun, okay? 394 00:17:57,610 --> 00:17:58,875 - Yeah? - Yeah. 395 00:17:58,878 --> 00:18:01,344 So where did these come from? 396 00:18:01,347 --> 00:18:02,679 - I don't know. - You don't know? 397 00:18:02,682 --> 00:18:05,014 - They were by your trailer. - No, no. 398 00:18:05,017 --> 00:18:06,749 Richards: We could see obvious evidence 399 00:18:06,752 --> 00:18:09,752 in the form of shotgun shells littering the ground. 400 00:18:09,755 --> 00:18:11,421 When we asked them where the gun was, 401 00:18:11,424 --> 00:18:13,356 they, you know, 402 00:18:13,359 --> 00:18:15,758 they say they don't have any clue about where a gun is. 403 00:18:15,761 --> 00:18:19,162 - They were by your trailer. - No. 404 00:18:19,165 --> 00:18:21,498 These are brand new. 405 00:18:21,501 --> 00:18:22,866 - I don't know. - You don't know? 406 00:18:22,869 --> 00:18:24,301 No, I don't know. 407 00:18:24,304 --> 00:18:27,170 Richards: Do you gentlemen have driver's licenses 408 00:18:27,173 --> 00:18:29,172 or I.D.S? 409 00:18:29,175 --> 00:18:30,707 There's an obvious language barrier. 410 00:18:30,710 --> 00:18:32,375 They don't speak English very well, 411 00:18:32,378 --> 00:18:33,643 or maybe not at all. 412 00:18:33,646 --> 00:18:36,012 So we're doing our best to talk slowly. 413 00:18:37,984 --> 00:18:39,449 Because we heard the shots fired, 414 00:18:39,452 --> 00:18:41,784 - that's why we came here. - Okay. Oh. 415 00:18:41,787 --> 00:18:43,920 Man: This guy is coming back right here and... 416 00:18:43,923 --> 00:18:45,689 Yeah, it was right here, yeah. 417 00:18:48,327 --> 00:18:50,193 No, I don't think they left. 418 00:18:50,196 --> 00:18:52,061 Stephens: First, he told me, he said there isn't a gun. 419 00:18:52,064 --> 00:18:54,264 And then, they had told us that the person 420 00:18:54,267 --> 00:18:57,000 who had the gun shot the gun and then left. 421 00:18:57,003 --> 00:18:58,201 But we know that that's not true, 422 00:18:58,204 --> 00:18:59,602 because nobody left the camp. 423 00:18:59,605 --> 00:19:02,205 - So, is the gun in your trailer? - I don't even know. 424 00:19:02,208 --> 00:19:03,673 You don't even know if the gun is in there? 425 00:19:03,676 --> 00:19:05,074 I don't know. I don't know. 426 00:19:05,077 --> 00:19:07,743 So, we went from "they took the gun," to you don't even know 427 00:19:07,746 --> 00:19:09,813 - if the gun is in your trailer. - I don't know. 428 00:19:09,816 --> 00:19:11,348 So, can we get a look in your trailer? 429 00:19:13,553 --> 00:19:16,018 - Who shot the gun? - I don't know. 430 00:19:16,021 --> 00:19:17,821 - You don't know? - I told the truth. 431 00:19:17,824 --> 00:19:20,223 - Who shot the gun tonight? - I don't know. 432 00:19:20,226 --> 00:19:23,026 - I'm sleeping. I... - but the gun was where? 433 00:19:23,029 --> 00:19:24,761 - In here. - In your trailer, right? 434 00:19:24,764 --> 00:19:27,697 - Yes. - Okay. 435 00:19:27,700 --> 00:19:29,299 Finally in the end, the person admitted 436 00:19:29,302 --> 00:19:31,834 that he did have the gun, that it was in the trailer. 437 00:19:31,837 --> 00:19:34,971 ♪♪ 438 00:19:34,974 --> 00:19:36,573 Hey, Benny? 439 00:19:36,576 --> 00:19:38,675 Can you go ahead and make sure this is safe? 440 00:19:41,180 --> 00:19:43,046 So, they just admitted that they were shooting birds 441 00:19:43,049 --> 00:19:44,181 with this gun, too. 442 00:19:44,184 --> 00:19:46,048 Shooting at birds, or shooting birds? 443 00:19:46,051 --> 00:19:48,385 They said they were shooting birds, is what he said, 444 00:19:48,388 --> 00:19:51,521 so, whether they hit them or not, I don't know, so... 445 00:19:51,524 --> 00:19:53,390 Okay. 446 00:19:53,393 --> 00:19:54,924 Right now what we're gonna do 447 00:19:54,927 --> 00:19:57,060 is we're gonna try to identify the individuals. 448 00:19:57,063 --> 00:19:58,995 We have three people that are in the trailer 449 00:19:58,998 --> 00:20:01,031 that technically, 450 00:20:01,034 --> 00:20:02,532 with the gun being in the trailer, 451 00:20:02,535 --> 00:20:05,335 they are all in possession of the gun. 452 00:20:05,338 --> 00:20:07,537 Richards: Evidently, they're claiming to be from Mexico. 453 00:20:07,540 --> 00:20:09,005 So we photographed them 454 00:20:09,008 --> 00:20:12,809 and took some makeshift fingerprints the best we could. 455 00:20:12,812 --> 00:20:14,410 Stephens: We are gonna contact the federal authorities 456 00:20:14,413 --> 00:20:16,346 to try to identify the individuals, 457 00:20:16,349 --> 00:20:17,814 and then we'll come back and determine 458 00:20:17,817 --> 00:20:20,883 who will eventually be filed on for charges. 459 00:20:20,886 --> 00:20:25,155 ♪♪ 460 00:20:25,158 --> 00:20:27,624 Miller: The meat and the heads are just jumbled together, 461 00:20:27,627 --> 00:20:30,026 and I can't figure out who goes to where. 462 00:20:30,029 --> 00:20:31,761 Narrator: Back in val verde county, 463 00:20:31,764 --> 00:20:34,030 the violations are piling up. 464 00:20:34,033 --> 00:20:36,365 Miller: Does it have a tag on its head? 465 00:20:36,368 --> 00:20:39,569 Okay. Where have y'all been keeping the tags? 466 00:20:39,572 --> 00:20:41,371 You didn't put them on the meat or the head? 467 00:20:41,374 --> 00:20:44,507 You just kind of kept them in your pocket? 468 00:20:44,510 --> 00:20:46,243 Right now, we have a lot of violations, 469 00:20:46,246 --> 00:20:48,578 and it's really serious. They have untagged deer. 470 00:20:48,581 --> 00:20:49,979 Harvest logs aren't filled out. 471 00:20:49,982 --> 00:20:52,248 Somebody's missing hunters' education. 472 00:20:52,251 --> 00:20:54,918 They can't separate deer for me 473 00:20:54,921 --> 00:20:56,452 to show me who's got what. 474 00:20:56,455 --> 00:20:58,655 We have a ton of violations. 475 00:21:03,129 --> 00:21:05,195 - I did. - Okay. 476 00:21:05,198 --> 00:21:07,664 In Texas, you cannot De-bone meat. 477 00:21:07,667 --> 00:21:11,000 How many people 478 00:21:11,003 --> 00:21:13,803 De-boned their meat? 479 00:21:13,806 --> 00:21:15,739 - I did. - You did. He did. 480 00:21:15,742 --> 00:21:17,807 Okay. 481 00:21:17,810 --> 00:21:19,209 De-boned meat is such an issue 482 00:21:19,212 --> 00:21:21,878 because we cannot tell how many deer you've killed. 483 00:21:21,881 --> 00:21:24,080 You could kill three deer, De-bone the meat, 484 00:21:24,083 --> 00:21:25,948 stick it all in one bag, and tell me, 485 00:21:25,951 --> 00:21:28,151 "oh, it was just a really fat deer." 486 00:21:28,154 --> 00:21:31,554 All right, okay. I can tell you've got 487 00:21:31,557 --> 00:21:34,090 four quarters... 488 00:21:34,093 --> 00:21:36,826 Four quarters and two back straps, okay. 489 00:21:36,829 --> 00:21:38,495 Texas requires four quarters 490 00:21:38,498 --> 00:21:40,163 and the two back straps to be intact, 491 00:21:40,166 --> 00:21:42,899 so that way I can say, "this is one deer." 492 00:21:42,902 --> 00:21:44,500 I just want to make sure that you got 493 00:21:44,503 --> 00:21:46,569 all eight quarters in there right. 494 00:21:46,572 --> 00:21:48,037 All right, that's good. Okay. 495 00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:49,839 Next? 496 00:21:49,842 --> 00:21:51,641 It is important that hunters read up on the law, 497 00:21:51,644 --> 00:21:52,976 because if they don't, 498 00:21:52,979 --> 00:21:55,111 they could accidentally shoot a deer out of season, 499 00:21:55,114 --> 00:21:59,315 they could harvest more deer than what is currently legal. 500 00:21:59,318 --> 00:22:02,718 Okay. And that meat in there is De-boned? 501 00:22:02,721 --> 00:22:05,722 Um, shoulders' intact, hind quarters' De-boned. 502 00:22:05,725 --> 00:22:08,725 The hind quarters are De-boned. 503 00:22:08,728 --> 00:22:10,393 Okay. 504 00:22:10,396 --> 00:22:13,263 Miller: All of those can lead to conservation issues. 505 00:22:13,266 --> 00:22:15,664 If everyone took one more deer than they were allowed, 506 00:22:15,667 --> 00:22:17,066 eventually that's going to add up 507 00:22:17,069 --> 00:22:19,135 and affect the population numbers. 508 00:22:19,138 --> 00:22:21,738 As a new game warden, this is by far the biggest case 509 00:22:21,741 --> 00:22:24,074 that I've ever run across by myself. 510 00:22:24,077 --> 00:22:26,008 Well, I'm not here to hammer you guys. 511 00:22:26,011 --> 00:22:27,944 Y'all were trying to do everything correctly, 512 00:22:27,947 --> 00:22:29,812 and I can see that. Y'all didn't hide anything from me. 513 00:22:29,815 --> 00:22:31,080 You didn't lie to me. 514 00:22:31,083 --> 00:22:33,016 But there are just so many violations, 515 00:22:33,019 --> 00:22:36,286 I can't let them all go. 516 00:22:36,289 --> 00:22:38,755 So, you had your meat completely De-boned, 517 00:22:38,758 --> 00:22:40,490 and then your tag was unfilled, 518 00:22:40,493 --> 00:22:42,025 and then you missed the harvest log. 519 00:22:42,028 --> 00:22:44,026 But I could tell that all the parts were there. 520 00:22:44,029 --> 00:22:47,430 I'm gonna go ahead an issue you a De-boned meat citation 521 00:22:47,433 --> 00:22:49,165 and give you a warning on the unfilled tag 522 00:22:49,168 --> 00:22:50,734 and the harvest log, okay? 523 00:22:54,040 --> 00:22:56,572 On yours, it was improperly tagged, 524 00:22:56,575 --> 00:22:58,308 so what I'm gonna do is give you a warning 525 00:22:58,311 --> 00:22:59,976 for the improperly tagged, okay? 526 00:22:59,979 --> 00:23:01,644 So, you have no hunters' ed, 527 00:23:01,647 --> 00:23:03,446 and then part of your meat was De-boned. 528 00:23:03,449 --> 00:23:05,582 I'm gonna write you a no hunters' ed citation 529 00:23:05,585 --> 00:23:07,316 and give you a warning on the De-boned meat 530 00:23:07,319 --> 00:23:09,852 since it wasn't fully De-boned. 531 00:23:09,855 --> 00:23:14,056 Narrator: Each hunter faces a fine of up to $500 per citation. 532 00:23:14,059 --> 00:23:16,726 Miller: Well, I really do appreciate the cooperation, gentlemen, 533 00:23:16,729 --> 00:23:19,262 and I hope y'all have a good weekend hunting. 534 00:23:19,265 --> 00:23:21,865 - Have a good night. - You, too. 535 00:23:21,868 --> 00:23:24,000 I'm gonna go ahead and give these guys a break 536 00:23:24,003 --> 00:23:26,469 because I feel like they were honest with me. 537 00:23:26,472 --> 00:23:28,671 They came forward with everything I asked, 538 00:23:28,674 --> 00:23:32,342 opened bags, grabbed heads, showed me everything. 539 00:23:32,345 --> 00:23:34,944 I want to encourage hunting as much as possible, 540 00:23:34,947 --> 00:23:38,214 especially out-of-state hunters who are just trying their best. 541 00:23:38,217 --> 00:23:40,216 But the rules have to be followed. 542 00:23:40,219 --> 00:23:47,356 ♪♪ 543 00:23:47,359 --> 00:23:50,960 Narrator: 280 miles west near the desert town of marfa, 544 00:23:50,963 --> 00:23:52,896 game warden Matthew zitterich 545 00:23:52,899 --> 00:23:55,031 gets to know his new county. 546 00:23:55,034 --> 00:23:59,369 Presidio county is kind of far-west Texas. 547 00:23:59,372 --> 00:24:01,504 Got the big bend state park 548 00:24:01,507 --> 00:24:03,372 in the southern part of the county. 549 00:24:03,375 --> 00:24:06,109 Presidio county is the fourth largest county in Texas, 550 00:24:06,112 --> 00:24:10,580 and with only five paved roads in the whole county, 551 00:24:10,583 --> 00:24:13,649 you got to cross ranches to get to other ranches, 552 00:24:13,652 --> 00:24:15,251 and you need to know where you're at. 553 00:24:15,254 --> 00:24:16,919 I'm from the Dallas area, 554 00:24:16,922 --> 00:24:18,721 so, you know, you don't get the mountains. 555 00:24:18,724 --> 00:24:21,791 You don't get the terrain that we have out here. 556 00:24:21,794 --> 00:24:23,526 When I moved out from the academy, 557 00:24:23,529 --> 00:24:26,128 this was one of my areas that I wanted to come to. 558 00:24:26,131 --> 00:24:28,864 So far, the four months I've been here, 559 00:24:28,867 --> 00:24:31,801 I've enjoyed it a lot. 560 00:24:31,804 --> 00:24:34,137 They're waving at us. 561 00:24:34,140 --> 00:24:36,172 I'm gonna get out and say hi to them. 562 00:24:39,845 --> 00:24:40,877 - Howdy. - Hi. 563 00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:42,212 - How are you? - How you doing? 564 00:24:42,215 --> 00:24:44,480 Good. My name's Matthew zitterich. 565 00:24:44,483 --> 00:24:45,748 I'm the new game warden out here. 566 00:24:45,751 --> 00:24:47,483 Thought I'd stop and introduce myself to you. 567 00:24:47,486 --> 00:24:50,820 Nice to meet you. Steve Lanka. She's my wife, jan Lanka. 568 00:24:50,823 --> 00:24:52,822 - How are you doing? - Ma'am, how are you doing? 569 00:24:52,825 --> 00:24:54,290 - I'm doing well, thank you. - Good. 570 00:24:54,293 --> 00:24:55,959 So, how long have you been out here? 571 00:24:55,962 --> 00:24:58,761 Four months, and still trying to learn the county. 572 00:24:58,764 --> 00:25:01,364 And it's big. It's real big. 573 00:25:01,367 --> 00:25:03,766 Did he tell you about the jelly? I have it up there 574 00:25:03,769 --> 00:25:05,834 if y'all want to come up to the house and take it. 575 00:25:05,837 --> 00:25:08,704 Zitterich: I'd love to. 576 00:25:08,707 --> 00:25:09,972 One of my partners was telling me 577 00:25:09,975 --> 00:25:11,774 about this particular piece of property. 578 00:25:11,777 --> 00:25:13,109 The landowners are real nice, 579 00:25:13,112 --> 00:25:16,312 and she makes jelly for all the wardens. 580 00:25:16,315 --> 00:25:18,247 Oh, look at this! 581 00:25:18,250 --> 00:25:21,718 You each get a habanero and a jalapeño. 582 00:25:21,721 --> 00:25:22,852 Okay. Thank you, ma'am. 583 00:25:22,855 --> 00:25:24,754 And then, each of the rest of you get two. 584 00:25:24,757 --> 00:25:26,188 Okay, thank you. 585 00:25:26,191 --> 00:25:28,123 Well, I wanted to stop and introduce myself, 586 00:25:28,126 --> 00:25:30,326 and you got my card if you need anything. 587 00:25:30,329 --> 00:25:33,997 And we're just a phone call away, and... yes, sir. 588 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:37,200 ♪♪ 589 00:25:37,203 --> 00:25:40,003 Presidio county has a lot of animals, 590 00:25:40,006 --> 00:25:41,537 a wide variety. 591 00:25:41,540 --> 00:25:43,940 I would say deer is probably hunted the most. 592 00:25:43,943 --> 00:25:46,008 Roadkill will happen, but, you know, 593 00:25:46,011 --> 00:25:48,211 if you see a dead deer, I always stop. 594 00:25:48,214 --> 00:25:50,680 Any kind of animal, I'll stop and look and, you know, 595 00:25:50,683 --> 00:25:53,515 if you see a bullet hole or you see a deer that's got, 596 00:25:53,518 --> 00:25:55,884 you know, maybe some meat cut off it or something, 597 00:25:55,887 --> 00:26:00,023 you got a potential poaching case. 598 00:26:00,026 --> 00:26:02,292 Yeah, you see this every once in a while. 599 00:26:02,295 --> 00:26:06,362 ♪♪ 600 00:26:06,365 --> 00:26:07,496 I'm gonna turn around and see 601 00:26:07,499 --> 00:26:09,365 if there's a hole or something in the fence. 602 00:26:09,368 --> 00:26:10,633 And that is a bull, 603 00:26:10,636 --> 00:26:13,169 and he's probably not gonna be too happy with us. 604 00:26:15,975 --> 00:26:17,773 I don't know how this bull got out. 605 00:26:17,776 --> 00:26:19,308 It's a safety matter. 606 00:26:19,311 --> 00:26:20,777 Cars coming up and down the road, 607 00:26:20,780 --> 00:26:23,312 and there's a 2,000-pound bull running up and down, 608 00:26:23,315 --> 00:26:25,415 and it could cause a serious accident. 609 00:26:32,658 --> 00:26:34,256 One thing I don't want this bull to do 610 00:26:34,259 --> 00:26:37,260 is charge at me or run into traffic. 611 00:26:37,263 --> 00:26:39,729 Keep going. 612 00:26:39,732 --> 00:26:41,531 No, no, no. 613 00:26:51,043 --> 00:26:53,509 Narrator: Out west in presidio county, 614 00:26:53,512 --> 00:26:56,712 game warden zitterich wrangles a wayward bull. 615 00:26:56,715 --> 00:26:59,248 Keep going. 616 00:26:59,251 --> 00:27:01,084 No, no, no. 617 00:27:04,523 --> 00:27:06,455 I saw the same set of ear tags 618 00:27:06,458 --> 00:27:09,258 on the south side of the fence where the cows were at. 619 00:27:09,261 --> 00:27:10,592 And they were calling for him, 620 00:27:10,595 --> 00:27:13,462 so I knew this bull belonged on that side. 621 00:27:13,465 --> 00:27:18,401 There you go. Keep going. 622 00:27:18,404 --> 00:27:19,869 You always need some kind of plan 623 00:27:19,872 --> 00:27:22,604 when dealing with, you know, any cattle, 624 00:27:22,607 --> 00:27:24,206 especially a bull of this size. 625 00:27:24,209 --> 00:27:26,275 He could charge me. He could run the other direction. 626 00:27:26,278 --> 00:27:29,011 He could run through the fence. 627 00:27:29,014 --> 00:27:30,612 There you go. Turn around. 628 00:27:30,615 --> 00:27:32,415 There you go. 629 00:27:32,418 --> 00:27:35,084 Walk up to him. Make a little noise. Talk to him, even. 630 00:27:35,087 --> 00:27:37,420 There you go. Keep going. 631 00:27:37,423 --> 00:27:39,154 You know where to go. 632 00:27:39,157 --> 00:27:41,090 Keep going down the fence. 633 00:27:41,093 --> 00:27:43,692 Sounds a little funny to kind of talk to an animal 634 00:27:43,695 --> 00:27:45,694 and tell him, "let's go. Come on. Let's get in the fence." 635 00:27:45,697 --> 00:27:47,363 But just be calm and gentle, 636 00:27:47,366 --> 00:27:50,632 and hopefully they'll be the same in return. 637 00:27:50,635 --> 00:27:53,603 There you go. The gate's wide open. 638 00:27:58,778 --> 00:28:00,109 When I signed up for the job, 639 00:28:00,112 --> 00:28:02,244 I didn't know I was gonna be a cow wrangler. 640 00:28:02,247 --> 00:28:03,746 [ Laughs ] 641 00:28:03,749 --> 00:28:05,714 Yeah, you're welcome. 642 00:28:05,717 --> 00:28:07,684 [ Bull lowing ] 643 00:28:10,189 --> 00:28:18,188 ♪♪ 644 00:28:18,663 --> 00:28:21,430 Come on. We ain't got all day. 645 00:28:21,433 --> 00:28:23,732 All right. 646 00:28:23,735 --> 00:28:25,401 Are you good now? 647 00:28:28,073 --> 00:28:29,605 I thought you said you had an ice chest. 648 00:28:29,608 --> 00:28:31,407 I do have an ice chest. 649 00:28:31,410 --> 00:28:32,608 That won't get us till lunchtime. 650 00:28:32,611 --> 00:28:34,877 It's the perfect size. 651 00:28:34,880 --> 00:28:37,146 My lord. 652 00:28:37,149 --> 00:28:38,614 Put your water in there and hush. 653 00:28:38,617 --> 00:28:40,349 Geez. 654 00:28:40,352 --> 00:28:42,084 Man. 655 00:28:42,087 --> 00:28:43,686 Narrator: Outside of beaumont, 656 00:28:43,689 --> 00:28:46,289 Texas game wardens Dustin dockery and Mike Boone 657 00:28:46,292 --> 00:28:48,357 head out to check deer camps. 658 00:28:48,360 --> 00:28:52,228 Boone: I'll hit the left, you hit the rights. 659 00:28:52,231 --> 00:28:54,563 What's up, little man? 660 00:28:54,566 --> 00:28:57,166 Give me some of that breakfast sausage. 661 00:28:57,169 --> 00:28:58,567 Have y'all had any luck yet? 662 00:28:58,570 --> 00:29:01,303 - No. Squirrels. - Squirrels? 663 00:29:01,306 --> 00:29:02,972 I haven't seen nothing but squirrels. 664 00:29:02,975 --> 00:29:05,441 I'll be dang. 665 00:29:05,444 --> 00:29:08,043 Boone: This is going on my 24th year. 666 00:29:08,046 --> 00:29:10,379 We come across all types of violations... 667 00:29:10,382 --> 00:29:12,248 Hunting under the license of another, 668 00:29:12,251 --> 00:29:14,383 not tagging deer at all, 669 00:29:14,386 --> 00:29:17,252 shooting deer off the road, shooting deer at night. 670 00:29:17,255 --> 00:29:18,921 - All right, appreciate it. - Stay safe out there. 671 00:29:18,924 --> 00:29:20,455 Y'all, too. 672 00:29:20,458 --> 00:29:22,124 Just seeing us in the area... 673 00:29:22,127 --> 00:29:25,328 That's a big deterrent to the public. 674 00:29:25,331 --> 00:29:27,062 Boone: Hey, we got another customer coming. 675 00:29:27,065 --> 00:29:28,597 Yeah, right here. Man, all of us. 676 00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:31,934 - Another one coming at you. - Man. 677 00:29:31,937 --> 00:29:33,202 Mm-hmm. 678 00:29:33,205 --> 00:29:34,469 Y'all have any luck this weekend? 679 00:29:34,472 --> 00:29:35,738 - Yep, got a Doe. - Got a Doe? 680 00:29:35,741 --> 00:29:37,073 - Yeah. - I'll be dang. 681 00:29:37,076 --> 00:29:38,074 - Yeah. - Right on. 682 00:29:38,077 --> 00:29:39,875 We'll take a look at it real quick. 683 00:29:39,878 --> 00:29:41,744 - Who shot the deer, you? - I did. 684 00:29:41,747 --> 00:29:44,280 You did? Okay. 685 00:29:44,283 --> 00:29:46,549 Good deal. Go ahead and open up these two hatches. 686 00:29:46,552 --> 00:29:47,950 Y'all got any meat in here? 687 00:29:47,953 --> 00:29:49,485 No, I'll open it up for you anyway. 688 00:29:49,488 --> 00:29:50,820 Okay. 689 00:29:52,958 --> 00:29:54,223 - That's your deer? - That's the deer. 690 00:29:54,226 --> 00:29:56,225 Okay. You just got just the head back there? 691 00:29:56,228 --> 00:29:57,893 Just a Doe back here. It's tagged. It's all good. 692 00:29:57,896 --> 00:29:59,628 - All right. Well, good deal. - All right. 693 00:29:59,631 --> 00:30:00,963 Y'all go enjoy the game. 694 00:30:00,966 --> 00:30:02,431 - Take care. - Take it easy. 695 00:30:04,436 --> 00:30:07,904 - Big 'UN? - Yeah, it's kind of big. 696 00:30:07,907 --> 00:30:10,973 Golly! Did you measure him? 697 00:30:10,976 --> 00:30:13,175 I don't have a tape measure. 698 00:30:13,178 --> 00:30:14,977 Just... it's close, from what I can see. 699 00:30:14,980 --> 00:30:16,579 Yeah, go ahead and open up the tailgate. 700 00:30:16,582 --> 00:30:19,114 Yes, sir. 701 00:30:19,117 --> 00:30:22,585 He look like he'll be shy. 702 00:30:22,588 --> 00:30:25,121 In hardin county, we do have the antler restriction. 703 00:30:25,124 --> 00:30:27,824 They have to be 13 inches, inside spread. 704 00:30:32,665 --> 00:30:34,263 Well, he's right at it. 705 00:30:34,266 --> 00:30:36,531 Right at it. 706 00:30:36,534 --> 00:30:38,234 You didn't tag him right. 707 00:30:41,140 --> 00:30:43,339 These dates... They have to be cut out. 708 00:30:43,342 --> 00:30:44,473 Okay. 709 00:30:44,476 --> 00:30:47,276 And we're gonna do that right quick. 710 00:30:47,279 --> 00:30:49,278 Little bit a problem. Not a major problem. 711 00:30:49,281 --> 00:30:50,813 You still get to keep the deer, 712 00:30:50,816 --> 00:30:52,348 but you still get a citation 713 00:30:52,351 --> 00:30:53,882 for improperly tagged deer and all. 714 00:30:53,885 --> 00:30:56,085 It's the only way to learn. 715 00:30:56,088 --> 00:30:57,954 Sign by the red "x." It's not a plea of guilt, 716 00:30:57,957 --> 00:31:01,557 just that you will contact the judge. 717 00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:04,160 All right. Well, you're free to go. 718 00:31:04,163 --> 00:31:05,695 Be safe going home. 719 00:31:10,235 --> 00:31:13,903 Narrator: Up in the panhandle in the northwest corner of Texas, 720 00:31:13,906 --> 00:31:16,772 a relocation operation is under way. 721 00:31:16,775 --> 00:31:19,842 ♪♪ 722 00:31:19,845 --> 00:31:21,577 Gray: Over the last four or five years, 723 00:31:21,580 --> 00:31:24,113 we've been doing a pronghorn restoration effort 724 00:31:24,116 --> 00:31:25,114 in the trans-pecos, 725 00:31:25,117 --> 00:31:27,383 and that's just to boost populations 726 00:31:27,386 --> 00:31:30,119 that have historically declined. 727 00:31:30,122 --> 00:31:32,254 Narrator: Pronghorn are the fastest land mammal 728 00:31:32,257 --> 00:31:33,655 in North America, 729 00:31:33,658 --> 00:31:37,326 capable of running at speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. 730 00:31:37,329 --> 00:31:40,796 They can see 300 degrees around without moving their head 731 00:31:40,799 --> 00:31:44,066 and can detect movement up to 4 miles away. 732 00:31:44,069 --> 00:31:47,336 Their speed and eyesight help them evade predators. 733 00:31:47,339 --> 00:31:49,939 Daigle: It's a big operation, the type of care 734 00:31:49,942 --> 00:31:52,074 that go into preserving these animals 735 00:31:52,077 --> 00:31:53,809 and making sure their safety 736 00:31:53,812 --> 00:31:57,746 or their health is a priority. 737 00:31:57,749 --> 00:32:00,882 Narrator: Biologists and volunteers set up medical stations 738 00:32:00,885 --> 00:32:02,351 to examine the pronghorn 739 00:32:02,354 --> 00:32:04,286 before they're loaded into trailers 740 00:32:04,289 --> 00:32:07,823 and driven eight hours south to presidio county. 741 00:32:07,826 --> 00:32:10,359 Dittmar: We want to be quick, and we want to be efficient. 742 00:32:10,362 --> 00:32:12,294 Mostly, we want to protect that animal, 743 00:32:12,297 --> 00:32:14,163 aside from ourselves. 744 00:32:14,166 --> 00:32:19,035 ♪♪ 745 00:32:21,706 --> 00:32:29,705 ♪♪ 746 00:32:42,795 --> 00:32:47,330 ♪♪ 747 00:32:47,333 --> 00:32:49,932 Narrator: In the Texas panhandle near pampa, 748 00:32:49,935 --> 00:32:52,468 a large herd of pronghorn is being relocated 749 00:32:52,471 --> 00:32:54,470 to the trans-pecos region... 750 00:32:54,473 --> 00:32:57,606 A sparsely-populated area of far west Texas. 751 00:33:00,212 --> 00:33:03,078 Gray: Once the helicopter crew nets them 752 00:33:03,081 --> 00:33:05,213 and hobbles them and blindfolds them, 753 00:33:05,216 --> 00:33:06,816 they'll go ahead and give them a sedative 754 00:33:06,819 --> 00:33:08,818 right on the site of capture. 755 00:33:08,821 --> 00:33:15,691 ♪♪ 756 00:33:15,694 --> 00:33:18,427 Once we get the animals here on the processing tables, 757 00:33:18,430 --> 00:33:20,162 we'll give them a series of injections... 758 00:33:20,165 --> 00:33:22,364 Antibiotics, vitamins. 759 00:33:22,367 --> 00:33:23,833 Dittmar: This one's a little hot, 760 00:33:23,836 --> 00:33:25,500 so we're giving her a little something... 761 00:33:25,503 --> 00:33:28,837 A little inflammatory to help bring her temperature down. 762 00:33:28,840 --> 00:33:30,372 They don't have a really good way 763 00:33:30,375 --> 00:33:31,841 of cooling themselves, 764 00:33:31,844 --> 00:33:33,776 and so once that temperature goes up, 765 00:33:33,779 --> 00:33:36,011 they can become hyperthermic. 766 00:33:36,014 --> 00:33:37,913 We have our folks with the water... 767 00:33:37,916 --> 00:33:39,915 They're spraying the animal down, 768 00:33:39,918 --> 00:33:42,318 trying to get it cool. 769 00:33:42,321 --> 00:33:44,119 Get some airflow to it. 770 00:33:44,122 --> 00:33:46,522 We want to finish processing as soon as we can 771 00:33:46,525 --> 00:33:49,058 and get it in the trailer so it's not as stressed 772 00:33:49,061 --> 00:33:51,460 and not fighting us and ready to go. 773 00:33:51,463 --> 00:33:53,729 Narrator: Biologists will continue to collect data 774 00:33:53,732 --> 00:33:56,465 about the herd's health and movements in their new home. 775 00:33:56,468 --> 00:33:58,868 The satellite collar will signal a location 776 00:33:58,871 --> 00:34:03,072 every 15 minutes for the next 510 days. 777 00:34:03,075 --> 00:34:04,606 It will allow us to track her 778 00:34:04,609 --> 00:34:07,209 once we release her back into marfa. 779 00:34:07,212 --> 00:34:09,678 Right now, I'm seeing a good combined effort 780 00:34:09,681 --> 00:34:13,349 between our biologists, our volunteers, the vets. 781 00:34:15,621 --> 00:34:17,086 Dittmar: Pronghorn are very unique. 782 00:34:17,089 --> 00:34:19,021 They are much more difficult to handle 783 00:34:19,024 --> 00:34:20,289 than a lot of wildlife species 784 00:34:20,292 --> 00:34:22,090 when you put your hands on them. 785 00:34:22,093 --> 00:34:23,892 By the same token, they're very unique 786 00:34:23,895 --> 00:34:26,362 in their physiology in general. 787 00:34:26,365 --> 00:34:28,564 We tried to put them in small containers 788 00:34:28,567 --> 00:34:30,566 and treat them like we would handle a whitetail 789 00:34:30,569 --> 00:34:33,102 or some other deer species, and they didn't like that. 790 00:34:33,105 --> 00:34:34,904 They much prefer these big, open trailers, 791 00:34:34,907 --> 00:34:36,638 and they're much quieter and calmer in those 792 00:34:36,641 --> 00:34:38,641 than they are in small, confined areas, 793 00:34:38,644 --> 00:34:41,042 because they're used to be out there in the wide-open spaces. 794 00:34:41,045 --> 00:34:42,578 And they're also very social animals, 795 00:34:42,581 --> 00:34:44,446 and so when when we put them in the trailers, 796 00:34:44,449 --> 00:34:47,917 we try to put them in in a group rather than one by itself. 797 00:34:47,920 --> 00:34:50,785 ♪♪ 798 00:34:50,788 --> 00:34:54,256 I'll be driving a 24-foot modified cattle trailer. 799 00:34:54,259 --> 00:34:56,725 And so, I'm responsible from the time they leave here 800 00:34:56,728 --> 00:34:58,260 about 400 miles down 801 00:34:58,263 --> 00:35:00,796 to the trans-pecos between marfa and alpine, 802 00:35:00,799 --> 00:35:02,598 and get them there safely. 803 00:35:02,601 --> 00:35:06,268 ♪♪ 804 00:35:06,271 --> 00:35:09,070 Narrator: Back in east Texas near beaumont, 805 00:35:09,073 --> 00:35:11,941 game warden dockery heads out on night patrol. 806 00:35:11,944 --> 00:35:14,143 Tonight, we're gonna be isolating an area 807 00:35:14,146 --> 00:35:17,345 that I'm getting some reports the last three weekends, 808 00:35:17,348 --> 00:35:19,281 late at night around 11:00 to 12:00, 809 00:35:19,284 --> 00:35:22,118 about some boys that's doing a little road hunting. 810 00:35:25,491 --> 00:35:26,956 I'm gonna make sure he don't crank up 811 00:35:26,959 --> 00:35:30,292 and get across this road and take off down the road. 812 00:35:30,295 --> 00:35:33,696 Let's see where he's going. 813 00:35:33,699 --> 00:35:36,966 Narrator: Atvs are illegal on Texas public roads. 814 00:35:36,969 --> 00:35:41,236 ♪♪ 815 00:35:41,239 --> 00:35:42,771 That's a public road. 816 00:35:42,774 --> 00:35:47,075 ♪♪ 817 00:35:47,078 --> 00:35:50,246 We're gonna nip this in the bud before it becomes an issue. 818 00:35:52,718 --> 00:35:54,783 Oh, good, he turned around for me, 819 00:35:54,786 --> 00:35:56,719 and a big u-turn in the road. 820 00:35:59,191 --> 00:36:02,524 What's up, man? 821 00:36:02,527 --> 00:36:03,725 Where were you headed? 822 00:36:03,728 --> 00:36:05,995 I was going back to my house over on falcon pointe. 823 00:36:05,998 --> 00:36:07,329 - On falcon pointe? - Yes, sir. 824 00:36:07,332 --> 00:36:08,931 Okay, when you were going to falcon pointe, 825 00:36:08,934 --> 00:36:10,933 where were you coming from? 826 00:36:10,936 --> 00:36:12,268 Just the end of the street. 827 00:36:12,271 --> 00:36:15,471 I came down 'cause my girlfriend had left in her mustang. 828 00:36:15,474 --> 00:36:17,873 You got an I.D. On you or anything? 829 00:36:17,876 --> 00:36:19,741 At night, things can happen. 830 00:36:19,744 --> 00:36:21,210 There's culverts, 831 00:36:21,213 --> 00:36:24,880 concrete culverts, ditches, traffic on the roadway, 832 00:36:24,883 --> 00:36:27,082 vehicles not looking for four-Wheeler traffic. 833 00:36:27,085 --> 00:36:29,751 It's a recipe for disaster... Accidents to happen. 834 00:36:29,754 --> 00:36:32,020 You know what happens when these thing get on the road, 835 00:36:32,023 --> 00:36:33,489 - right? - Uh... 836 00:36:33,492 --> 00:36:35,357 You know they're not supposed to be on the road, right? 837 00:36:35,360 --> 00:36:36,692 - Yes, sir. - You're not that far 838 00:36:36,695 --> 00:36:38,893 from falcon pointe. That other road where you were at, 839 00:36:38,896 --> 00:36:40,162 - that's home, right? - Yes, sir. 840 00:36:40,165 --> 00:36:41,496 Okay, we're gonna go straight there. 841 00:36:41,499 --> 00:36:43,698 You're gonna stay off the side of the road and go slow. 842 00:36:43,701 --> 00:36:45,701 - Yes, sir. - I'll follow you home. 843 00:36:45,704 --> 00:36:48,903 ♪♪ 844 00:36:48,906 --> 00:36:50,238 It was less than a year ago, 845 00:36:50,241 --> 00:36:52,240 we actually had a man and a woman on a four-Wheeler. 846 00:36:52,243 --> 00:36:53,775 She was on the back of it. 847 00:36:53,778 --> 00:36:56,511 And he hit a concrete culvert, 848 00:36:56,514 --> 00:36:59,114 I believe, or hit something that threw her off. 849 00:36:59,117 --> 00:37:01,116 And she did not make it. 850 00:37:01,119 --> 00:37:04,786 People forget how dangerous these four-wheelers are. 851 00:37:04,789 --> 00:37:06,255 You understand why I'm visiting with you 852 00:37:06,258 --> 00:37:07,856 - about the four-Wheeler, right? - Yes, sir. 853 00:37:07,859 --> 00:37:09,724 Okay? All right, man. Good luck to you. 854 00:37:09,727 --> 00:37:11,526 Be safe, all right? 855 00:37:11,529 --> 00:37:12,728 Our biggest goal, 856 00:37:12,731 --> 00:37:14,730 being game wardens and being a peace officer, 857 00:37:14,733 --> 00:37:17,666 is not always taking them to jail or citing them. 858 00:37:17,669 --> 00:37:19,468 It's educational. 859 00:37:19,471 --> 00:37:26,875 ♪♪ 860 00:37:26,878 --> 00:37:29,678 Who is that walking? 861 00:37:29,681 --> 00:37:32,214 What in the world is that? 862 00:37:39,424 --> 00:37:42,324 ♪♪ 863 00:37:42,327 --> 00:37:45,260 Who is that walking? 864 00:37:45,263 --> 00:37:48,330 What in the world is that? 865 00:37:48,333 --> 00:37:50,131 There's a whole group of people sitting here 866 00:37:50,134 --> 00:37:51,633 and sitting on the side of the road 867 00:37:51,636 --> 00:37:55,470 with kids and chairs and... 868 00:37:55,473 --> 00:37:56,872 Everybody doing all right? 869 00:37:56,875 --> 00:37:58,140 Yeah, we ran out of gas. 870 00:37:58,143 --> 00:37:59,874 Okay, I've got a few gallons of gas 871 00:37:59,877 --> 00:38:01,343 to get you on down to the gas station. 872 00:38:01,346 --> 00:38:03,078 You got somebody coming, or what's the deal? 873 00:38:03,081 --> 00:38:05,214 Well, I was talking to my dad seeing if he can come out here. 874 00:38:05,217 --> 00:38:06,815 - He's in Houston. - Let me get off the road 875 00:38:06,818 --> 00:38:08,684 just a little bit back this way, and then we'll try 876 00:38:08,687 --> 00:38:09,885 - to get you going. - Yes, sir. 877 00:38:09,888 --> 00:38:11,453 - Thank you. - You bet. 878 00:38:13,758 --> 00:38:14,956 Got about 4 gallons. 879 00:38:14,959 --> 00:38:16,625 - I think that'll work for you. - Oh, yeah. 880 00:38:16,628 --> 00:38:18,494 And I tell you what, let's do this. 881 00:38:18,497 --> 00:38:21,363 - Yeah. - Let's keep them... 882 00:38:21,366 --> 00:38:22,697 Let's keep them right over here. 883 00:38:22,700 --> 00:38:24,633 - Right here? - Yeah, while we go get fuel. 884 00:38:24,636 --> 00:38:25,968 And then before you get ready to go, 885 00:38:25,971 --> 00:38:27,769 we'll put everybody back out. I don't want anybody 886 00:38:27,772 --> 00:38:29,637 hitting my truck and hurting anybody. 887 00:38:29,640 --> 00:38:31,774 I don't want anybody hitting your truck and trailer. 888 00:38:31,777 --> 00:38:33,241 Okay. 889 00:38:33,244 --> 00:38:36,312 ♪♪ 890 00:38:36,315 --> 00:38:38,981 Let's see if we can't get it fired up. 891 00:38:38,984 --> 00:38:40,916 [ Engine starts ] 892 00:38:40,919 --> 00:38:43,152 Sounds like it's it. All right. 893 00:38:46,191 --> 00:38:47,655 Get your family in here, and then 894 00:38:47,658 --> 00:38:49,458 - at the very next exit... - Yes, sir. 895 00:38:49,461 --> 00:38:52,193 There will be three gas stations right there. 896 00:38:52,196 --> 00:38:54,863 At 1:00 in the morning, to see a 2-year-old, a 3-year-old, 897 00:38:54,866 --> 00:38:57,132 and a 12-year-old sitting on the side of the road... 898 00:38:57,135 --> 00:38:59,067 We were able to help them out. 899 00:38:59,070 --> 00:39:00,869 Now if they see a game warden... 900 00:39:00,872 --> 00:39:02,804 "hey, we're here to take care of you." 901 00:39:02,807 --> 00:39:04,306 - Thank you so much. - Yep. 902 00:39:09,214 --> 00:39:11,213 Zitterich: We're heading to the northern part of the county 903 00:39:11,216 --> 00:39:14,083 to meet up with a couple of biologists. 904 00:39:14,086 --> 00:39:15,684 They've got some pronghorn antelope 905 00:39:15,687 --> 00:39:19,221 that they've captured in the panhandle of Texas. 906 00:39:19,224 --> 00:39:23,025 ♪♪ 907 00:39:23,028 --> 00:39:26,095 They're gonna relocate down here to presidio county. 908 00:39:28,834 --> 00:39:30,699 It's late. It's been a long trip, 909 00:39:30,702 --> 00:39:33,035 but, uh, we made it without a hitch. 910 00:39:37,842 --> 00:39:40,709 The pronghorn... They've finally arrived. 911 00:39:40,712 --> 00:39:43,645 All look healthy. 912 00:39:43,648 --> 00:39:45,647 Weaver: We had 28 head in the trailer, 913 00:39:45,650 --> 00:39:48,850 and they all took off, and so that's good. 914 00:39:48,853 --> 00:39:50,318 Zitterich: We got a few more trailers 915 00:39:50,321 --> 00:39:52,054 that's gonna come in tomorrow night, 916 00:39:52,057 --> 00:39:54,656 but I think this is gonna help presidio county 917 00:39:54,659 --> 00:39:57,726 quite a bit as far as antelope population. 918 00:39:57,729 --> 00:39:59,261 It's a good thing to see animals 919 00:39:59,264 --> 00:40:01,396 come from one part of the state to another part of the state. 920 00:40:01,399 --> 00:40:05,534 It'll be interesting to see how the population survives. 921 00:40:05,537 --> 00:40:07,402 Overall, tonight was a success. 922 00:40:07,405 --> 00:40:08,536 This was a big win 923 00:40:08,539 --> 00:40:11,673 for the biologists here in presidio county. 924 00:40:15,213 --> 00:40:17,546 ♪♪ 925 00:40:18,305 --> 00:41:18,880