"Lone Star Law" Trespassers Beware

1 00:00:10,143 --> 00:00:11,809 Got it. 2 00:00:11,812 --> 00:00:13,945 Narrator: Coming up on "lone star law"... 3 00:00:13,948 --> 00:00:15,413 Have him cut it. 4 00:00:15,416 --> 00:00:17,014 [ Shouting in Spanish ] 5 00:00:17,017 --> 00:00:19,817 It makes me upset, just because they're destroying the species. 6 00:00:19,820 --> 00:00:21,552 Just taking one look at it, it is a cottonmouth, 7 00:00:21,555 --> 00:00:22,887 and it is dangerous. 8 00:00:22,890 --> 00:00:25,423 Man! That's a big gator. 9 00:00:25,426 --> 00:00:27,558 I really don't want to get a kid in trouble, 10 00:00:27,561 --> 00:00:30,094 I just don't want him being on my land. 11 00:00:30,097 --> 00:00:31,629 Do you have any weapons on you? 12 00:00:31,632 --> 00:00:32,630 Man: Yeah, I do. 13 00:00:32,633 --> 00:00:34,298 Looks like we got some traffic. 14 00:00:34,301 --> 00:00:36,567 Here they come. 15 00:00:36,570 --> 00:00:39,103 State game warden! Shut that off! 16 00:00:39,106 --> 00:00:40,304 Shut it off! 17 00:00:40,307 --> 00:00:48,306 ♪♪ 18 00:00:50,317 --> 00:00:51,316 [ Rattling ] 19 00:00:56,257 --> 00:00:57,654 [ Gunshot ] 20 00:00:57,657 --> 00:01:04,795 ♪♪ 21 00:01:04,798 --> 00:01:06,130 Man: A Texas game warden's job 22 00:01:06,133 --> 00:01:08,532 is to protect wild animals and wild places, 23 00:01:08,535 --> 00:01:09,733 keep the public safe, 24 00:01:09,736 --> 00:01:12,203 and, every now and again, put a bad guy in jail. 25 00:01:12,206 --> 00:01:15,139 Captions by vitac... www.Vitac.Com 26 00:01:15,142 --> 00:01:18,208 captions paid for by discovery communications 27 00:01:18,211 --> 00:01:26,210 ♪♪ 28 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:34,074 29 00:01:35,563 --> 00:01:36,761 How you doing? 30 00:01:36,764 --> 00:01:37,795 What's going on? 31 00:01:40,167 --> 00:01:41,765 Well, what are we taking pictures of? 32 00:01:41,768 --> 00:01:42,967 Anything good yet? 33 00:01:42,970 --> 00:01:44,702 - Hogs. - Bunch of hogs? 34 00:01:44,705 --> 00:01:46,103 Bunch of hogs. 35 00:01:46,106 --> 00:01:47,971 What's up, little man? 36 00:01:47,974 --> 00:01:50,508 Better take that home to mama. 37 00:01:50,511 --> 00:01:51,708 You ready to go to school? 38 00:01:51,711 --> 00:01:52,643 Yep. 39 00:01:52,646 --> 00:01:54,111 You gonna be in first grade? 40 00:01:54,114 --> 00:01:56,180 - No, second. - Second? 41 00:01:56,183 --> 00:01:57,648 I'll be danged. 42 00:01:57,651 --> 00:01:59,250 Getting any deer picks at all? 43 00:02:02,256 --> 00:02:03,387 Have they? Yeah. 44 00:02:04,725 --> 00:02:07,258 Oh, they do. They do. 45 00:02:07,261 --> 00:02:10,261 They'll start batching up this time of year, so it'll... 46 00:02:10,264 --> 00:02:12,063 Yeah. They can be anywhere. 47 00:02:12,066 --> 00:02:13,264 All right. 48 00:02:13,267 --> 00:02:14,264 Well, y'all be careful. 49 00:02:14,267 --> 00:02:15,132 - Yes, sir. - Appreciate it. 50 00:02:15,135 --> 00:02:16,133 I appreciate you stopping. 51 00:02:16,136 --> 00:02:18,001 Good luck in school, little man. 52 00:02:18,004 --> 00:02:20,404 All right, y'all shout if you need something. 53 00:02:20,407 --> 00:02:21,939 - I sure will. - All right. 54 00:02:21,942 --> 00:02:23,608 Be safe. 55 00:02:23,611 --> 00:02:31,610 ♪♪ 56 00:02:31,819 --> 00:02:35,752 That's what we love to see, is daddy or grandpa 57 00:02:35,755 --> 00:02:37,889 taking their kids out into the outdoors. 58 00:02:37,892 --> 00:02:41,491 That little fella, he's just a little bit too young to start, 59 00:02:41,494 --> 00:02:44,027 but, hopefully, his daddy will continue 60 00:02:44,030 --> 00:02:45,630 to bring him in the outdoors 61 00:02:45,633 --> 00:02:48,766 and, you know, make him a hunter one day. 62 00:02:48,769 --> 00:02:53,704 ♪♪ 63 00:02:53,707 --> 00:02:55,306 I got a call from a landowner. 64 00:02:55,309 --> 00:02:57,975 He's got some individuals entering his property, 65 00:02:57,978 --> 00:02:59,443 his private property. 66 00:02:59,446 --> 00:03:01,979 Got some surveillance-camera footage of 'em. 67 00:03:01,982 --> 00:03:04,048 All the individuals that were on the property 68 00:03:04,051 --> 00:03:07,652 were in possession of weapons. 69 00:03:07,655 --> 00:03:10,053 But we're gonna go down there and meet with him, 70 00:03:10,056 --> 00:03:11,589 kind of get the layout. 71 00:03:11,592 --> 00:03:16,994 ♪♪ 72 00:03:16,997 --> 00:03:18,862 I think we can get in there. 73 00:03:18,865 --> 00:03:21,332 [ Cellphone rings ] 74 00:03:21,335 --> 00:03:22,533 Hello? 75 00:03:22,536 --> 00:03:24,268 Hey, man. 76 00:03:24,271 --> 00:03:26,070 Yeah, we're down here at the gate right now. 77 00:03:28,142 --> 00:03:29,807 Okay, bye. All right, bye. 78 00:03:29,810 --> 00:03:32,743 Right now, the landowner that I visited with, 79 00:03:32,746 --> 00:03:35,680 he's sending me over some pictures of some individuals 80 00:03:35,683 --> 00:03:38,081 that are trespassing on his property. 81 00:03:38,084 --> 00:03:40,751 They got camel hats on. 82 00:03:40,754 --> 00:03:43,354 Every one of them's got possession of firearms. 83 00:03:43,357 --> 00:03:46,757 Criminal trespass is one thing, but it's a state felony 84 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:49,760 to hunt white-tail deer without landowner's consent. 85 00:03:49,763 --> 00:03:55,166 ♪♪ 86 00:03:55,169 --> 00:03:57,101 - How you doing? - Mike Boone. 87 00:03:57,104 --> 00:03:58,569 Todd Bryson. Nice to meet you finally. 88 00:03:58,572 --> 00:03:59,770 My pleasure. 89 00:03:59,773 --> 00:04:01,305 How far from where they're coming in your... 90 00:04:01,308 --> 00:04:02,707 Where they're cutting it is it? 91 00:04:02,710 --> 00:04:04,775 I never went on the other guy's property to see where it goes, 92 00:04:04,778 --> 00:04:06,777 but I imagine we can lead right to where it goes. 93 00:04:06,780 --> 00:04:08,111 Yeah, that's what I'm thinking. 94 00:04:08,114 --> 00:04:09,713 The way they're on that four-Wheeler... 95 00:04:09,716 --> 00:04:12,516 Three grown men aren't gonna ride a four-Wheeler like that. 96 00:04:12,519 --> 00:04:14,184 It's gotta be kids. Right. 97 00:04:14,187 --> 00:04:16,253 And if it was yesterday they were in here, 98 00:04:16,256 --> 00:04:18,389 that eliminates somebody that's in school. 99 00:04:18,392 --> 00:04:20,791 But when we look back and seen it was Sunday, 100 00:04:20,794 --> 00:04:22,326 it's gonna be kids. 101 00:04:22,329 --> 00:04:26,196 Right now, I'm gonna go into the property with the landowner 102 00:04:26,199 --> 00:04:27,465 to see what kind of traffic 103 00:04:27,468 --> 00:04:29,933 we have coming through onto the property 104 00:04:29,936 --> 00:04:31,935 and leaving the property, and see if I can pick up 105 00:04:31,938 --> 00:04:34,638 where the individuals are actually coming from. 106 00:04:34,641 --> 00:04:38,009 Get a little mosquito-bit in here. 107 00:04:38,012 --> 00:04:41,478 You haven't found any gut-shot deer or hogs in here? 108 00:04:41,481 --> 00:04:44,014 No, sir. 109 00:04:44,017 --> 00:04:46,617 Them coyotes clean 'em up pretty quick anyway. 110 00:04:46,620 --> 00:04:48,552 - I would think so. - Yeah. 111 00:04:48,555 --> 00:04:50,087 And you can see right in front of us 112 00:04:50,090 --> 00:04:52,089 where they've been wearing it out. 113 00:04:52,092 --> 00:04:54,825 I really don't want to get a kid in trouble, 114 00:04:54,828 --> 00:04:57,228 I just don't want him being on my land. 115 00:04:57,231 --> 00:05:05,230 ♪♪ 116 00:05:08,375 --> 00:05:09,840 Hey, there. State game warden. 117 00:05:09,843 --> 00:05:12,176 Oh, man, you were already ready for me. 118 00:05:12,179 --> 00:05:13,711 My name's kryssie Thompson. 119 00:05:13,714 --> 00:05:15,479 I been a warden just over a two years. 120 00:05:15,482 --> 00:05:16,647 Good luck. Okay, guys? 121 00:05:16,650 --> 00:05:18,715 Really, what made me want to become a warden 122 00:05:18,718 --> 00:05:21,185 is that I worked at the zoo for a little bit 123 00:05:21,188 --> 00:05:22,319 just right out of college, 124 00:05:22,322 --> 00:05:24,055 and then went on my first ride-along. 125 00:05:24,058 --> 00:05:26,523 And after that, I was... that was it. 126 00:05:26,526 --> 00:05:27,658 I knew that's what I was gonna do. 127 00:05:27,661 --> 00:05:29,259 Hey, there. How are you doing? 128 00:05:29,262 --> 00:05:30,261 Any luck? 129 00:05:33,266 --> 00:05:34,665 Big ones or like slot? 130 00:05:35,536 --> 00:05:36,600 Okay. 131 00:05:36,603 --> 00:05:37,667 I love contact with the public. 132 00:05:37,670 --> 00:05:38,802 That's how you get your name out, 133 00:05:38,805 --> 00:05:40,203 that's how you get people to call you, 134 00:05:40,206 --> 00:05:42,873 that's how you get integrated into the community. 135 00:05:42,876 --> 00:05:44,041 New nibbles, no nothing? 136 00:05:45,278 --> 00:05:46,744 Oh, really? 137 00:05:46,747 --> 00:05:48,145 Thank you, I appreciate it. 138 00:05:50,150 --> 00:05:55,286 Cameron county is the most southern county in the state. 139 00:05:55,289 --> 00:05:56,821 It's as far south as you can go 140 00:05:56,824 --> 00:05:58,689 before you cross the border into Mexico. 141 00:05:58,692 --> 00:06:00,157 It's got everything. 142 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:01,892 It's got fishing, it's got hunting, 143 00:06:01,895 --> 00:06:03,494 it's got border issues. 144 00:06:03,497 --> 00:06:05,763 Anything that has to deal with being a game warden, 145 00:06:05,766 --> 00:06:06,831 it's got it. 146 00:06:06,834 --> 00:06:08,366 It's kind of a Jack of all trades 147 00:06:08,369 --> 00:06:09,700 being a game warden down here 148 00:06:09,703 --> 00:06:11,368 'cause you never know what you're gonna run into. 149 00:06:11,371 --> 00:06:14,504 ♪♪ 150 00:06:14,507 --> 00:06:16,106 Narrator: Thompson meets up 151 00:06:16,109 --> 00:06:20,310 with fellow game wardens Lopez, zuniga, and Gonzales 152 00:06:20,313 --> 00:06:23,914 to patrol the rio grande river border for illegal gillnets. 153 00:06:23,917 --> 00:06:24,915 All right, coming up. 154 00:06:24,918 --> 00:06:27,050 [ Motor whirs ] 155 00:06:27,053 --> 00:06:28,852 Thompson: If, by chance, we do find someone 156 00:06:28,855 --> 00:06:31,922 on the U.S. side of the river setting net, 157 00:06:31,925 --> 00:06:33,591 we will take that person into custody 158 00:06:33,594 --> 00:06:36,927 and deal with whatever violations that are there. 159 00:06:36,930 --> 00:06:38,595 There's usually one right up here. 160 00:06:38,598 --> 00:06:41,932 - Yeah. - There ain't nobody there. 161 00:06:41,935 --> 00:06:43,801 Narrator: A gillnet strung across a river 162 00:06:43,804 --> 00:06:45,269 creates a wall of netting 163 00:06:45,272 --> 00:06:48,205 that snags everything attempting to pass. 164 00:06:48,208 --> 00:06:50,073 Gillnets are illegal in Texas, 165 00:06:50,076 --> 00:06:52,609 but legal in some Mexican waters. 166 00:06:52,612 --> 00:06:55,345 Thompson: Anything that swims in between the shore lines 167 00:06:55,348 --> 00:06:56,613 is gonna get caught in that net. 168 00:06:56,616 --> 00:06:59,416 It doesn't matter whether it's big, it's little, 169 00:06:59,419 --> 00:07:02,085 whether it's an illegal species to possess... 170 00:07:02,088 --> 00:07:03,888 It's gonna catch it one way or the other. 171 00:07:03,891 --> 00:07:05,530 And that's what makes them so detrimental. 172 00:07:08,629 --> 00:07:11,695 ♪♪ 173 00:07:11,698 --> 00:07:13,697 We'll get to the middle, we'll check it, 174 00:07:13,700 --> 00:07:14,898 see if it's coming under. 175 00:07:14,901 --> 00:07:18,102 Maybe they didn't put floats on this side. 176 00:07:18,105 --> 00:07:19,303 According to my chart plotter, 177 00:07:19,306 --> 00:07:21,372 I'm gonna stick to the center of the river. 178 00:07:21,375 --> 00:07:24,908 Whatever's on our side, take it. 179 00:07:24,911 --> 00:07:29,112 ♪♪ 180 00:07:29,115 --> 00:07:30,448 That gillnet is legal 181 00:07:30,451 --> 00:07:33,917 just because it's completely and entirely on the Mexico side. 182 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:36,586 So, had it crossed over into our side, 183 00:07:36,589 --> 00:07:39,456 whatever was into Texas, 184 00:07:39,459 --> 00:07:41,125 we would cut it right there in the middle 185 00:07:41,128 --> 00:07:42,460 and give them their half back 186 00:07:42,463 --> 00:07:44,395 and would take whatever was in our half. 187 00:07:44,398 --> 00:07:46,130 All right, coming up. 188 00:07:46,133 --> 00:07:49,667 [ Motor whirs ] 189 00:07:49,670 --> 00:07:53,938 ♪♪ 190 00:07:53,941 --> 00:07:55,072 See one right ahead. 191 00:07:55,075 --> 00:07:57,474 Yep. 192 00:07:57,477 --> 00:08:02,345 ♪♪ 193 00:08:02,348 --> 00:08:03,681 Boone: That's where they keep going? 194 00:08:03,684 --> 00:08:05,616 Bryson: Yep. 195 00:08:05,619 --> 00:08:07,751 ♪♪ 196 00:08:07,754 --> 00:08:11,488 We got several different tracks coming through here. 197 00:08:11,491 --> 00:08:13,624 This particular property is private hunting. 198 00:08:13,627 --> 00:08:15,893 It's for the gentleman's family. 199 00:08:15,896 --> 00:08:18,362 And, you know, they don't need individuals in there 200 00:08:18,365 --> 00:08:21,565 trespassing on their land, shooting recklessly. 201 00:08:21,568 --> 00:08:24,100 There could be a family member in there. 202 00:08:24,103 --> 00:08:28,572 Looks like there's several different atvs 203 00:08:28,575 --> 00:08:31,174 that have used this road. 204 00:08:31,177 --> 00:08:34,445 These tracks may lead to a gated house or something. 205 00:08:34,448 --> 00:08:36,647 There's no telling where they're going. 206 00:08:36,650 --> 00:08:39,049 But it looks like more than just a couple of buggies in here. 207 00:08:39,052 --> 00:08:43,120 ♪♪ 208 00:08:43,123 --> 00:08:45,656 Looks like we've got some traffic. 209 00:08:45,659 --> 00:08:48,392 We could follow that, 'cause it's pretty wore out. 210 00:08:48,395 --> 00:08:49,793 Yeah. They've been using it. 211 00:08:51,865 --> 00:08:53,263 We'll get these taken care of. 212 00:08:53,266 --> 00:08:54,932 Yeah. Thank you. 213 00:08:54,935 --> 00:08:55,966 No problem. 214 00:08:58,872 --> 00:09:01,138 I'm gonna actually go into the neighborhood itself, 215 00:09:01,141 --> 00:09:04,140 and I'm gonna try to locate which house they're coming from. 216 00:09:04,143 --> 00:09:09,146 ♪♪ 217 00:09:09,149 --> 00:09:11,615 This is a subdivision, 218 00:09:11,618 --> 00:09:14,218 and these guys are coming in here somewhere 219 00:09:14,221 --> 00:09:15,485 to one of these houses. 220 00:09:15,488 --> 00:09:20,624 ♪♪ 221 00:09:20,627 --> 00:09:23,494 Not seeing anything yet. 222 00:09:23,497 --> 00:09:30,567 ♪♪ 223 00:09:30,570 --> 00:09:34,305 If anybody's home, I might be doing a knock and talk. 224 00:09:34,308 --> 00:09:35,639 [ Car door opens ] 225 00:09:35,642 --> 00:09:41,778 ♪♪ 226 00:09:41,781 --> 00:09:44,648 I think it's just been recently washed. 227 00:09:47,654 --> 00:09:48,653 How you get along? 228 00:09:49,823 --> 00:09:51,188 Fair to middling? 229 00:09:51,191 --> 00:09:54,058 Mike Boone, nice to meet you. 230 00:09:54,061 --> 00:09:56,526 Do you have a son? Yeah. 231 00:09:56,529 --> 00:09:57,995 Let me show you this in the shade. 232 00:09:57,998 --> 00:09:59,997 - Okay, come on. - So you can see it. 233 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:04,335 You know if they took off here riding Sunday morning? 234 00:10:05,271 --> 00:10:07,471 Three of his chucklehead friends? 235 00:10:07,474 --> 00:10:09,339 Let me show you this picture. 236 00:10:09,342 --> 00:10:12,076 And the landowner's got a better picture. 237 00:10:12,079 --> 00:10:14,144 But it's gotta stop. 238 00:10:18,952 --> 00:10:21,552 And every one of them's got a high-powered rifle. 239 00:10:22,623 --> 00:10:23,754 Mm-hmm. 240 00:10:23,757 --> 00:10:25,923 Right now, they're not in any trouble. 241 00:10:27,227 --> 00:10:29,826 But they gotta stay their butts out of there. 242 00:10:29,829 --> 00:10:31,828 After visiting with the father here, 243 00:10:31,831 --> 00:10:33,897 I feel like he's gonna take care of the issues 244 00:10:33,900 --> 00:10:35,499 with the kids entering the property. 245 00:10:35,502 --> 00:10:36,967 Good to meet you. 246 00:10:36,970 --> 00:10:40,237 And that's the landowner wants, is for the trespassing to cease. 247 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:42,706 We want to encourage the youth to enjoy the outdoors, 248 00:10:42,709 --> 00:10:45,709 but we want them to abide by the law and be safe about it. 249 00:10:45,712 --> 00:10:48,712 All right, stay out of trouble, man! 250 00:10:48,715 --> 00:10:50,581 I appreciate it. 251 00:10:50,584 --> 00:10:52,916 ♪♪ 252 00:10:52,919 --> 00:10:53,851 Right there, see it? 253 00:10:53,854 --> 00:10:55,452 Yep. 254 00:10:55,455 --> 00:10:58,188 It's still on our side. 255 00:10:58,191 --> 00:11:01,525 Yeah. 256 00:11:01,528 --> 00:11:07,998 ♪♪ 257 00:11:08,001 --> 00:11:10,668 We got some redfish. 258 00:11:10,671 --> 00:11:12,402 Got quite a few snook. 259 00:11:12,405 --> 00:11:14,137 Got some mullet. 260 00:11:14,140 --> 00:11:18,208 Here's a snook that's alive here. 261 00:11:18,211 --> 00:11:19,409 It kind of makes me upset, 262 00:11:19,412 --> 00:11:22,880 just because they're destroying the species. 263 00:11:22,883 --> 00:11:24,047 I mean, these fish... 264 00:11:24,050 --> 00:11:25,882 Like, these snook are really hard to catch, 265 00:11:25,885 --> 00:11:28,685 and there's not as many as there used to be. 266 00:11:28,688 --> 00:11:32,256 So, to me, it's kind of... It's just upsetting to me. 267 00:11:35,228 --> 00:11:37,694 This is the first one. 268 00:11:37,697 --> 00:11:38,896 Let's go get some more. 269 00:11:38,899 --> 00:11:39,830 All right, coming up. 270 00:11:39,833 --> 00:11:42,499 [ Motor whirs ] 271 00:11:42,502 --> 00:11:49,439 ♪♪ 272 00:11:49,442 --> 00:11:51,775 There's gonna be a net, ira, right ahead. 273 00:11:51,778 --> 00:11:54,044 It's looking like our side. 274 00:11:54,047 --> 00:11:55,712 [ Radio chirps ] 10-4. 275 00:11:55,715 --> 00:12:02,519 ♪♪ 276 00:12:02,522 --> 00:12:03,720 [ Radio chirps ] 277 00:12:03,723 --> 00:12:06,457 Hey, there's a boat up ahead right on our side. Go ahead. 278 00:12:08,862 --> 00:12:10,260 Go! 279 00:12:10,263 --> 00:12:15,732 ♪♪ 280 00:12:15,735 --> 00:12:18,435 He's booking it. He's hauling it. 281 00:12:21,041 --> 00:12:25,576 ♪♪ 282 00:12:25,579 --> 00:12:27,310 Go. 283 00:12:27,313 --> 00:12:29,379 Narrator: On the rio grande, 284 00:12:29,382 --> 00:12:31,849 Krystal Thompson and a group of game wardens 285 00:12:31,852 --> 00:12:36,453 approach a suspected Mexican boat in U.S. waters. 286 00:12:36,456 --> 00:12:38,255 He's booking it. He's hauling it. 287 00:12:38,258 --> 00:12:41,858 ♪♪ 288 00:12:41,861 --> 00:12:45,662 Go forward. 289 00:12:45,665 --> 00:12:46,730 Got it. 290 00:12:46,733 --> 00:12:47,732 Hey! 291 00:12:49,135 --> 00:12:50,534 Have him cut it. 292 00:13:03,483 --> 00:13:05,983 Pull it. 293 00:13:07,954 --> 00:13:10,654 Yep. Okay. 294 00:13:15,361 --> 00:13:16,693 He just laid that out. 295 00:13:16,696 --> 00:13:19,897 Mm-hmm. He was still on the U.S. side when we saw him. 296 00:13:19,900 --> 00:13:21,965 Had he still been on the U.S. side when we got here, 297 00:13:21,968 --> 00:13:23,099 he would've gone to jail. 298 00:13:23,102 --> 00:13:24,034 Yep. 299 00:13:24,037 --> 00:13:26,903 These are snook. 300 00:13:26,906 --> 00:13:28,037 We'll try to get them out of the net. 301 00:13:28,040 --> 00:13:29,973 It looks like they are still alive. 302 00:13:29,976 --> 00:13:31,975 But we definitely want to try to get them back into the water 303 00:13:31,978 --> 00:13:34,411 as soon as we can. 304 00:13:38,317 --> 00:13:40,918 Today, overall, I think we had a pretty successful day. 305 00:13:40,921 --> 00:13:42,319 We did get some net out of the water. 306 00:13:42,322 --> 00:13:43,920 All right. 307 00:13:43,923 --> 00:13:46,222 You know, those nets are pretty detrimental to the environment, 308 00:13:46,225 --> 00:13:47,858 just because anything that swims past them 309 00:13:47,861 --> 00:13:49,059 is not gonna get past them. 310 00:13:49,062 --> 00:13:50,326 They're gonna get stuck in it. 311 00:13:50,329 --> 00:13:52,395 So it's over for them right then and there 312 00:13:52,398 --> 00:13:54,063 unless we're able to release them. 313 00:13:54,066 --> 00:13:56,133 There's some good-sized snook in that one. 314 00:13:56,136 --> 00:13:57,200 Sure. 315 00:13:57,203 --> 00:13:59,069 Is that what that last one was, a snook? 316 00:13:59,072 --> 00:14:00,404 Yeah, both of them were. 317 00:14:00,407 --> 00:14:03,273 Probably 28 each. 318 00:14:03,276 --> 00:14:04,741 Thompson: The end result of that... 319 00:14:04,744 --> 00:14:06,643 They're not able to go and spawn 320 00:14:06,646 --> 00:14:09,012 and make more fish for the future. 321 00:14:09,015 --> 00:14:11,281 So I think what we did today was very important. 322 00:14:11,284 --> 00:14:19,283 ♪♪ 323 00:14:26,766 --> 00:14:28,832 Man: Attention! 324 00:14:28,835 --> 00:14:32,101 Dress right. Dress! 325 00:14:32,104 --> 00:14:33,570 Ready, front. 326 00:14:33,573 --> 00:14:35,305 Present arms. 327 00:14:35,308 --> 00:14:36,974 Narrator: In Hamilton, Texas, 328 00:14:36,977 --> 00:14:39,709 cadet raj ataya and his classmates 329 00:14:39,712 --> 00:14:43,179 raise the flag to begin their 27th week of training. 330 00:14:43,182 --> 00:14:44,180 Before I got in the academy, 331 00:14:44,183 --> 00:14:45,715 I was in the restaurant business. 332 00:14:45,718 --> 00:14:48,051 Had a lot of success in it, but being a game warden 333 00:14:48,054 --> 00:14:49,253 is just a lifelong dream. 334 00:14:52,859 --> 00:14:55,392 I did my first ride-along with a game warden 335 00:14:55,395 --> 00:14:56,660 about eight years ago. 336 00:14:56,663 --> 00:14:57,994 After doing those ride-alongs, 337 00:14:57,997 --> 00:14:59,729 I realized this is the right time for me. 338 00:14:59,732 --> 00:15:02,466 My business got to a point where I could be without it, 339 00:15:02,469 --> 00:15:03,748 and I'm not getting any younger. 340 00:15:06,072 --> 00:15:08,204 At first, my family thought I was a little crazy, 341 00:15:08,207 --> 00:15:10,607 but once they realized how passionate I was, 342 00:15:10,610 --> 00:15:12,542 they've been onboard ever since. 343 00:15:12,545 --> 00:15:16,546 ♪♪ 344 00:15:16,549 --> 00:15:18,548 [ Gunshots ] 345 00:15:18,551 --> 00:15:20,317 Five to the body, one to the head. 346 00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:22,085 Time limit... three seconds. 347 00:15:22,088 --> 00:15:24,754 [ Gunshots ] 348 00:15:24,757 --> 00:15:27,557 Our training at the gun range is very intense. 349 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:29,626 We go from our glock 22s to our m4s, 350 00:15:29,629 --> 00:15:31,094 and we shoot thousands of rounds a day. 351 00:15:31,097 --> 00:15:32,496 It's very, very hot. 352 00:15:32,499 --> 00:15:34,497 Live with two knees down... go. 353 00:15:34,500 --> 00:15:37,300 Their scenarios are very difficult. 354 00:15:37,303 --> 00:15:40,037 [ Gunshots ] 355 00:15:40,040 --> 00:15:42,973 ♪♪ 356 00:15:42,976 --> 00:15:44,774 It's very important for us to be knowledgeable 357 00:15:44,777 --> 00:15:47,177 in handling as many firearms as possible, 358 00:15:47,180 --> 00:15:49,312 because most of the public we deal with are gonna be armed 359 00:15:49,315 --> 00:15:50,246 and carrying firearms. 360 00:15:50,249 --> 00:15:52,849 [ Gunshots continue ] 361 00:15:52,852 --> 00:15:55,251 ♪♪ 362 00:15:55,254 --> 00:15:56,386 [ Beep ] 363 00:15:56,389 --> 00:15:59,456 The last seven months here at the academy 364 00:15:59,459 --> 00:16:02,125 hasn't just been hard for me, it's been hard for all of us. 365 00:16:02,128 --> 00:16:04,327 We're 13 days away from graduation. 366 00:16:04,330 --> 00:16:07,330 Looking forward to getting out and putting all of our skills 367 00:16:07,333 --> 00:16:09,665 and knowledge that we learned to use. 368 00:16:09,668 --> 00:16:16,006 ♪♪ 369 00:16:16,009 --> 00:16:17,674 Man #2: Welcome, everyone. 370 00:16:17,677 --> 00:16:19,876 [ Applause ] 371 00:16:19,879 --> 00:16:22,879 Raj ataya. 372 00:16:22,882 --> 00:16:26,616 [ Cheers and applause ] 373 00:16:26,619 --> 00:16:34,618 ♪♪ 374 00:16:36,696 --> 00:16:38,962 Ataya: Today, I have a lot of family that are here... 375 00:16:38,965 --> 00:16:41,364 My parents, my sister, brother-in-law. 376 00:16:41,367 --> 00:16:42,832 Especially an important day for my dad. 377 00:16:42,835 --> 00:16:44,368 He had open heart surgery at the beginning of the year, 378 00:16:44,371 --> 00:16:46,169 and we didn't think he was gonna make it. 379 00:16:46,172 --> 00:16:48,304 He fought through it, so it's a real big day. 380 00:16:48,307 --> 00:16:49,773 To have your father here, 381 00:16:49,776 --> 00:16:52,909 knowing that he was very close to not being here, 382 00:16:52,912 --> 00:16:55,378 is more emotional than the graduation itself. 383 00:16:55,381 --> 00:16:57,313 Man #2: Please raise your right hand. 384 00:16:57,316 --> 00:17:00,050 In the name by the authority of the state of Texas... 385 00:17:00,053 --> 00:17:03,253 Jones: There's only 540 of us throughout the whole state. 386 00:17:03,256 --> 00:17:07,457 And so, as you get that badge pinned on, 387 00:17:07,460 --> 00:17:09,592 it's an elite group that they're joining. 388 00:17:09,595 --> 00:17:11,594 Cadets, up! 389 00:17:11,597 --> 00:17:14,865 Man #2: Ladies and gentlemen, it's my privilege and honor 390 00:17:14,868 --> 00:17:17,734 to introduce the 61st class of Texas game wardens. 391 00:17:17,737 --> 00:17:21,871 [ Cheers and applause ] 392 00:17:21,874 --> 00:17:23,473 I'm very proud to be wearing this badge, 393 00:17:23,476 --> 00:17:26,143 and not just for me, but for my family 394 00:17:26,146 --> 00:17:30,147 and also for everyone that earned this badge today, too. 395 00:17:30,150 --> 00:17:32,615 This has been a long dream for me, 396 00:17:32,618 --> 00:17:33,884 and it's finally coming true. 397 00:17:33,887 --> 00:17:35,751 One, two, and three. 398 00:17:35,754 --> 00:17:37,687 [ Camera shutters click ] 399 00:17:37,690 --> 00:17:45,689 ♪♪ 400 00:17:47,300 --> 00:17:48,498 Okay. 401 00:17:48,501 --> 00:17:52,502 ♪♪ 402 00:17:52,505 --> 00:17:54,771 23-06, 23-10. 403 00:17:54,774 --> 00:17:57,874 - Hey. - Hey, what's y'all's location? 404 00:18:01,581 --> 00:18:02,712 All right, 10-4. 405 00:18:02,715 --> 00:18:05,115 Then I'll meet you all down here at the boat ramp. 406 00:18:05,118 --> 00:18:07,851 Man: Okay. 407 00:18:07,854 --> 00:18:09,586 Powell: We're headed to lake Joe pool. 408 00:18:09,589 --> 00:18:11,588 We got a call yesterday afternoon 409 00:18:11,591 --> 00:18:13,323 that we had a drowning on the lake. 410 00:18:13,326 --> 00:18:15,125 Our victim was actually in a boat. 411 00:18:15,128 --> 00:18:18,061 He was with his family... His wife and his kids. 412 00:18:18,064 --> 00:18:20,430 He decided to cool off, jumped in the water. 413 00:18:20,433 --> 00:18:22,198 Unfortunately, he wasn't wearing a life jacket, 414 00:18:22,201 --> 00:18:24,801 and never did resurface. 415 00:18:24,804 --> 00:18:26,069 We're gonna head out here, 416 00:18:26,072 --> 00:18:27,871 and we're gonna try to make a quick recovery, 417 00:18:27,874 --> 00:18:30,073 you know, so that the family has some closure. 418 00:18:30,076 --> 00:18:36,078 ♪♪ 419 00:18:36,081 --> 00:18:38,014 I'll be working with warden aviado. 420 00:18:38,017 --> 00:18:41,618 We're gonna go out there where the victim was last seen. 421 00:18:41,621 --> 00:18:48,291 Powell: Our longitude is gonna be west 097 degrees, 00.125. 422 00:18:48,294 --> 00:18:50,627 That's the coordinates we got from the cellphone. 423 00:18:50,630 --> 00:18:53,229 The victim's family, they had the cellphone, 424 00:18:53,232 --> 00:18:56,232 and where it will download information on that, 425 00:18:56,235 --> 00:18:57,700 that gave us GPS coordinates 426 00:18:57,703 --> 00:19:00,303 of exactly where our victim went down. 427 00:19:00,306 --> 00:19:02,305 Lake Joe pool, it's not a big lake, 428 00:19:02,308 --> 00:19:03,773 but it's not a small lake, either. 429 00:19:03,776 --> 00:19:06,442 We've got depths out to 15-, 16-foot. 430 00:19:06,445 --> 00:19:09,246 Our equipment almost can't handle that deep a depth, 431 00:19:09,249 --> 00:19:12,048 so we're gonna actually call in the dive team members. 432 00:19:12,051 --> 00:19:14,784 They've got a lot more sophisticated sonar 433 00:19:14,787 --> 00:19:18,120 on their boats. 434 00:19:18,123 --> 00:19:20,657 We're gonna try to get a good, clear image of the body. 435 00:19:20,660 --> 00:19:22,992 Furlow: I was looking at Tony's computer. 436 00:19:22,995 --> 00:19:24,928 He had the tracks that were marked on there. 437 00:19:24,931 --> 00:19:26,529 We'll start at this one. 438 00:19:26,532 --> 00:19:29,732 Y'all gonna go back north-south or east-west first, or...? 439 00:19:29,735 --> 00:19:30,600 East-west, yeah. 440 00:19:30,603 --> 00:19:31,601 - All right. - Yeah. 441 00:19:31,604 --> 00:19:32,935 Well, we'll keep these boats off y'all 442 00:19:32,938 --> 00:19:35,605 until y'all are about to do, and get a perimeter set up. 443 00:19:35,608 --> 00:19:37,607 ♪♪ 444 00:19:37,610 --> 00:19:38,875 All right, well, let me swing back around, 445 00:19:38,878 --> 00:19:41,144 and we'll put the towfish in the water. 446 00:19:41,147 --> 00:19:44,147 Drop it in, Jared. 447 00:19:44,150 --> 00:19:46,283 A towfish is actually a sonar. 448 00:19:46,286 --> 00:19:49,953 It's really, really clear, and once they get that image, 449 00:19:49,956 --> 00:19:51,354 we'll put the divers down 450 00:19:51,357 --> 00:19:52,956 and hopefully make that quick recovery. 451 00:19:54,794 --> 00:19:58,160 The sonar is on. 452 00:19:58,163 --> 00:20:01,631 Most objects that are gonna be off the bottom show up as white. 453 00:20:01,634 --> 00:20:05,368 We're actually trying to read the shadow off of the object. 454 00:20:05,371 --> 00:20:07,570 Big ball of fish. 455 00:20:07,573 --> 00:20:09,772 The sonar records in real time, 456 00:20:09,775 --> 00:20:12,842 so we can actually go back and review 457 00:20:12,845 --> 00:20:14,710 things that we see that may be interesting. 458 00:20:14,713 --> 00:20:17,913 ♪♪ 459 00:20:17,916 --> 00:20:21,251 Hey, let's run a path, like, toward the end of that bridge. 460 00:20:21,254 --> 00:20:24,321 - Okay. - Let's try that. 461 00:20:24,324 --> 00:20:27,991 ♪♪ 462 00:20:27,994 --> 00:20:29,059 Boom, boom. 463 00:20:29,062 --> 00:20:31,228 Got him, got him, got him, got him. 464 00:20:34,033 --> 00:20:37,234 ♪♪ 465 00:20:37,237 --> 00:20:40,503 Narrator: South of Dallas, game warden Jeff Powell 466 00:20:40,506 --> 00:20:43,039 joins the dive team search for a drowning victim. 467 00:20:43,042 --> 00:20:43,906 Furlow: They got him. 468 00:20:43,909 --> 00:20:45,242 Jeff, hey. It's robb. 469 00:20:45,245 --> 00:20:46,509 We found him. 470 00:20:46,512 --> 00:20:50,179 Okay. 10-4. 471 00:20:50,182 --> 00:20:53,850 Throw it... straight back. 472 00:20:53,853 --> 00:20:55,252 Dive team just dropped a buoy. 473 00:20:55,255 --> 00:20:57,453 They got the location of where the victim's gonna be, 474 00:20:57,456 --> 00:21:01,458 so they're gonna go back and actually drop their metal marker 475 00:21:01,461 --> 00:21:03,392 so they can start the recovery process. 476 00:21:03,395 --> 00:21:08,198 All right, I'm at... Call it 2,800. 477 00:21:08,201 --> 00:21:11,201 Furlow: Divers are getting ready. We've got a checklist. 478 00:21:11,204 --> 00:21:14,070 We go through every piece of equipment that they have. 479 00:21:14,073 --> 00:21:16,806 We don't want to leave anything to chance. 480 00:21:16,809 --> 00:21:18,808 Check. 481 00:21:18,811 --> 00:21:20,743 Powell: Whenever we're working with these drownings 482 00:21:20,746 --> 00:21:23,079 and when we have the dive team with their training 483 00:21:23,082 --> 00:21:25,348 and their expertise and their equipment, 484 00:21:25,351 --> 00:21:27,149 it helps us dramatically. 485 00:21:27,152 --> 00:21:29,552 Furlow: Give me a comms check when you're done. 486 00:21:32,024 --> 00:21:34,090 Jared, let us know when you hit bottom. 487 00:21:39,765 --> 00:21:42,498 10-4. Clint's coming down. 488 00:21:42,501 --> 00:21:44,834 ♪♪ 489 00:21:48,841 --> 00:21:50,640 All right. 490 00:21:50,643 --> 00:21:53,209 Okay, pull up alongside him. 491 00:21:56,783 --> 00:21:58,381 Got him? 492 00:21:58,384 --> 00:22:00,116 Powell: You know, as game wardens, 493 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:03,386 you know, we see more drownings than we want to see. 494 00:22:03,389 --> 00:22:06,456 And that's not a glorious, fun part of being a game warden, 495 00:22:06,459 --> 00:22:09,926 but it's an important part of our job. 496 00:22:09,929 --> 00:22:12,128 You know, for the family, that's... 497 00:22:12,131 --> 00:22:13,796 Bring a little bit of closure to the family, 498 00:22:13,799 --> 00:22:15,398 and that's what it's all about. 499 00:22:15,401 --> 00:22:23,400 ♪♪ 500 00:22:26,279 --> 00:22:31,614 Let me check a voicemail real quick. 501 00:22:39,692 --> 00:22:42,025 So, I got a voicemail here from a guy 502 00:22:42,028 --> 00:22:45,628 that has came across an alligator on his property. 503 00:22:45,631 --> 00:22:48,164 And we're gonna get by there and see what's going on, 504 00:22:48,167 --> 00:22:49,565 how he came across it, 505 00:22:49,568 --> 00:22:51,701 and also see about getting the alligator relocated itself. 506 00:22:51,704 --> 00:22:54,571 ♪♪ 507 00:22:54,574 --> 00:22:56,639 Here in chambers county, there's a lot of calls 508 00:22:56,642 --> 00:22:57,974 that involve alligators. 509 00:22:57,977 --> 00:22:59,442 And that can range from 510 00:22:59,445 --> 00:23:02,445 alligators on front porches and driveways. 511 00:23:02,448 --> 00:23:04,447 We've had calls where there's been accidents 512 00:23:04,450 --> 00:23:05,648 involving alligators. 513 00:23:05,651 --> 00:23:07,317 And if you think about a good-size alligator, 514 00:23:07,320 --> 00:23:08,318 it's like a big speed bump. 515 00:23:08,321 --> 00:23:10,787 Could possibly flip a vehicle. 516 00:23:10,790 --> 00:23:13,990 ♪♪ 517 00:23:13,993 --> 00:23:16,659 [ Dog barks ] 518 00:23:16,662 --> 00:23:18,127 Dockery: Good morning. Stuart: Morning. 519 00:23:18,130 --> 00:23:19,595 You got an alligator? Yes, sir. 520 00:23:19,598 --> 00:23:21,597 All right. Tell me about your alligator. 521 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:23,065 Well, yesterday, I went down to check to see 522 00:23:23,068 --> 00:23:25,067 if I would mow out there, 'cause it's always wet. 523 00:23:25,070 --> 00:23:27,870 And I went around, and as I was going down along the pond, 524 00:23:27,873 --> 00:23:31,807 I saw an alligator, and he hissed at me when I went by. 525 00:23:31,810 --> 00:23:34,010 And we snared him with a catch-pole. 526 00:23:34,013 --> 00:23:36,546 We didn't tape up his mouth or anything, so he's in there. 527 00:23:36,549 --> 00:23:38,681 - Okay. - And he's not taped up. 528 00:23:38,684 --> 00:23:39,682 Well, I'll follow you. 529 00:23:39,685 --> 00:23:42,151 All right. Let's go look at it. 530 00:23:42,154 --> 00:23:44,153 Two types of calls we commonly get about alligators 531 00:23:44,156 --> 00:23:47,424 is one that's being a nuisance and one that's in his habitat. 532 00:23:47,427 --> 00:23:49,559 Either one of them is handled differently. 533 00:23:49,562 --> 00:23:50,693 One's gonna be removed, 534 00:23:50,696 --> 00:23:52,428 and one's gonna remain in its habitat. 535 00:23:52,431 --> 00:23:55,097 Yeah. Look at that. 536 00:23:55,100 --> 00:23:58,034 Well, let's dump this water out here. 537 00:23:58,037 --> 00:24:00,003 And he's not gonna be happy. 538 00:24:02,975 --> 00:24:05,041 We don't go off and tell everybody, 539 00:24:05,044 --> 00:24:06,775 "go handle this," for obvious reasons. 540 00:24:06,778 --> 00:24:09,779 So... but you did right, not trying to keep it as a pet. 541 00:24:09,782 --> 00:24:11,247 And that's what the intent of the law is, you know. 542 00:24:11,250 --> 00:24:12,849 We don't want anybody getting hurt. 543 00:24:12,852 --> 00:24:15,185 If this subject went out of his way 544 00:24:15,188 --> 00:24:17,854 to keep this alligator, that's an issue. 545 00:24:17,857 --> 00:24:19,789 It's illegal to possess a live alligator 546 00:24:19,792 --> 00:24:21,057 unless you're an alligator farmer. 547 00:24:21,060 --> 00:24:24,393 Pretty soon, you'll be in the nuisance alligator business. 548 00:24:24,396 --> 00:24:26,663 We'll start calling you to go out and get these things. 549 00:24:29,068 --> 00:24:30,133 [ Chuckles ] 550 00:24:30,136 --> 00:24:32,335 Whew! 551 00:24:32,338 --> 00:24:35,004 Let him get a little tired first. 552 00:24:35,007 --> 00:24:36,606 He's been cooped up all night. 553 00:24:36,609 --> 00:24:40,143 He didn't get to party last night, so he's not happy. 554 00:24:40,146 --> 00:24:42,612 All right. 555 00:24:42,615 --> 00:24:43,879 [ Grunts ] 556 00:24:43,882 --> 00:24:45,014 [ Alligator squeaks ] 557 00:24:45,017 --> 00:24:46,950 So, it's still a young alligator. 558 00:24:46,953 --> 00:24:49,084 Typically, they make those noises when they're young. 559 00:24:49,087 --> 00:24:52,755 It kind of lets their mother know that something's going on. 560 00:24:52,758 --> 00:24:54,090 This one's already on its own. 561 00:24:54,093 --> 00:24:55,424 But it still hasn't learned 562 00:24:55,427 --> 00:24:57,560 the fact that its mama's not gonna show up to help it. 563 00:24:57,563 --> 00:24:59,696 [ Alligator squeaks ] 564 00:24:59,699 --> 00:25:00,763 Well, Stuart, I appreciate it. 565 00:25:00,766 --> 00:25:02,031 You get another one, holler at us. 566 00:25:02,034 --> 00:25:03,232 I know it's gonna be a continuous issue 567 00:25:03,235 --> 00:25:05,635 with where you're at and that canal. 568 00:25:05,638 --> 00:25:08,437 I'll make sure I'll not put him back in that canal 569 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:09,972 and you have the same issue tomorrow. 570 00:25:09,975 --> 00:25:10,840 All right, man. Thanks a lot, Dustin. 571 00:25:10,843 --> 00:25:11,841 Thank you. Enjoy your day. 572 00:25:11,844 --> 00:25:14,043 - All right, you, too. - See ya. 573 00:25:14,046 --> 00:25:17,313 We'll just put him right back here, 574 00:25:17,316 --> 00:25:20,850 and we'll get him down the road and get him relocated. 575 00:25:20,853 --> 00:25:24,587 ♪♪ 576 00:25:24,590 --> 00:25:26,656 Alligators have territories. 577 00:25:26,659 --> 00:25:28,524 The bigger they are, they're more dominant. 578 00:25:28,527 --> 00:25:31,460 And this young fella, he's just trying to find some place 579 00:25:31,463 --> 00:25:34,664 where nobody's gonna bully him or run him out. 580 00:25:34,667 --> 00:25:37,500 I'm gonna pull back down here into this bayou. 581 00:25:40,606 --> 00:25:41,538 [ Alligator hisses ] 582 00:25:41,541 --> 00:25:43,273 All right, little guy. 583 00:25:43,276 --> 00:25:44,740 I know, I know. 584 00:25:44,743 --> 00:25:47,176 It's hot, you're mad. 585 00:25:48,614 --> 00:25:52,215 [ Alligator squeaks ] 586 00:25:52,218 --> 00:25:55,751 All right. Off to your new home. 587 00:25:55,754 --> 00:25:58,488 There he goes. 588 00:25:58,491 --> 00:26:06,490 ♪♪ 589 00:26:07,500 --> 00:26:10,700 Ataya: It's my first day to ride along as a game warden. 590 00:26:10,703 --> 00:26:14,303 I got stationed in orange county. 591 00:26:14,306 --> 00:26:17,073 Orange county is actually the 10th smallest county 592 00:26:17,076 --> 00:26:19,441 in the state of Texas, by size. 593 00:26:19,444 --> 00:26:21,778 But you still have a lot of areas for hunting 594 00:26:21,781 --> 00:26:22,979 and fishing here. 595 00:26:22,982 --> 00:26:26,582 We've actually got two wildlife management areas. 596 00:26:26,585 --> 00:26:28,918 I'm from beaumont, which is the county right next door. 597 00:26:28,921 --> 00:26:32,188 I'm real fortunate to be stationed back here. 598 00:26:32,191 --> 00:26:34,190 ♪♪ 599 00:26:34,193 --> 00:26:36,325 Looks like there's a couple guys fishing over here. 600 00:26:36,328 --> 00:26:39,662 Let's go ahead and have a little conversation with them. 601 00:26:42,802 --> 00:26:44,600 Hey, how are you? 602 00:26:44,603 --> 00:26:46,135 Y'all doing pretty good? 603 00:26:46,138 --> 00:26:47,003 Got three. 604 00:26:47,006 --> 00:26:48,471 Oh, look at that. 605 00:26:48,474 --> 00:26:49,939 That's pretty good. 606 00:26:49,942 --> 00:26:51,607 How long is that small one? 607 00:26:51,610 --> 00:26:54,277 - It's 16, 17. - 16, all right. 608 00:26:54,280 --> 00:26:57,279 Let's just go ahead and measure that small one real quick. 609 00:26:57,282 --> 00:26:58,715 15 inches. You're good. 610 00:27:00,286 --> 00:27:02,018 Well, good deal. We appreciate it. 611 00:27:02,021 --> 00:27:03,619 Uh, fish. 612 00:27:03,622 --> 00:27:05,154 - Do a fist-bump. - Bump, there you go. 613 00:27:05,157 --> 00:27:06,422 All right, will that work? Okay. 614 00:27:06,425 --> 00:27:07,824 Yeah, maybe I'll catch something. 615 00:27:07,827 --> 00:27:10,092 Hey, you can shake her hand. She don't have any fish on it. 616 00:27:10,095 --> 00:27:11,760 You're doing all the work. 617 00:27:11,763 --> 00:27:18,034 ♪♪ 618 00:27:18,037 --> 00:27:20,770 Ataya: It's been a good start so far. 619 00:27:20,773 --> 00:27:22,772 The most important thing is just letting the public know 620 00:27:22,775 --> 00:27:24,107 that I'm here for them. 621 00:27:24,110 --> 00:27:27,377 ♪♪ 622 00:27:27,380 --> 00:27:32,314 I've been out all day on patrol, but at nighttime, 623 00:27:32,317 --> 00:27:36,585 you definitely have more opportunity to catch poachers 624 00:27:36,588 --> 00:27:38,988 and catch people that are doing the wrong things. 625 00:27:38,991 --> 00:27:41,057 So I'm gonna go out and do a couple fishing checks 626 00:27:41,060 --> 00:27:42,059 this evening. 627 00:27:43,662 --> 00:27:45,527 There are some guys right here. 628 00:27:45,530 --> 00:27:48,597 Let's see what they're up to. 629 00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:50,867 How you doing, man? - Yo. 630 00:27:50,870 --> 00:27:52,535 Game warden raj. Nice to meet you. 631 00:27:52,538 --> 00:27:54,336 How many fish y'all caught? 632 00:27:54,339 --> 00:27:55,605 Nothing yet? 633 00:27:57,008 --> 00:27:58,074 Oh, you did? 634 00:27:58,077 --> 00:28:00,342 Threw him back? Oh. 635 00:28:00,345 --> 00:28:02,678 Yeah, a little bit short, so... 636 00:28:02,681 --> 00:28:03,880 Okay. Appreciate that. 637 00:28:03,883 --> 00:28:06,749 Yep, no problem. We'll see y'all later. 638 00:28:09,621 --> 00:28:11,888 [ Radio chirps ] 42-10. 639 00:28:14,693 --> 00:28:16,426 All right, 10-4. 640 00:28:23,368 --> 00:28:25,435 All right, he doesn't... He doesn't... 641 00:28:25,438 --> 00:28:26,769 He doesn't need to do anything with them. 642 00:28:26,772 --> 00:28:27,891 Just wait until I get there. 643 00:28:34,580 --> 00:28:37,980 Hey, can you transfer him to my phone? 644 00:28:37,983 --> 00:28:41,316 Okay, let me... Let me talk to him. 645 00:28:41,319 --> 00:28:44,120 Hi, this is game warden raj. I'm pretty close. 646 00:28:44,123 --> 00:28:46,322 I don't want you to engage them or anything, okay? 647 00:28:46,325 --> 00:28:48,124 Do you have any weapons on you? 648 00:28:49,662 --> 00:28:51,860 All right, well, just keep them tucked away right now. 649 00:28:51,863 --> 00:28:54,663 I'm about... A few hundred feet. 650 00:28:54,666 --> 00:28:56,733 Can you come up to the gate? 651 00:28:57,870 --> 00:28:58,901 Why not? 652 00:29:06,812 --> 00:29:13,082 ♪♪ 653 00:29:13,085 --> 00:29:16,352 Hi, this is game warden raj. I'm pretty close. 654 00:29:16,355 --> 00:29:18,320 I don't want you to engage them or anything, okay? 655 00:29:18,323 --> 00:29:19,989 Do you have any weapons on you? 656 00:29:21,694 --> 00:29:23,760 All right, well, just keep them tucked away right now. 657 00:29:23,763 --> 00:29:26,829 I'm about a few hundred feet. 658 00:29:26,832 --> 00:29:33,368 ♪♪ 659 00:29:33,371 --> 00:29:36,105 Man: You coming down the road? 660 00:29:36,108 --> 00:29:37,573 I'm coming down the road. 661 00:29:37,576 --> 00:29:38,974 Yeah, okay, I see you. 662 00:29:38,977 --> 00:29:40,376 I see your lights. 663 00:29:40,379 --> 00:29:43,045 You're gonna come from the left-hand side. 664 00:29:43,048 --> 00:29:44,647 Around there. You hear 'em? 665 00:29:44,650 --> 00:29:46,048 I can hear 'em. 666 00:29:46,051 --> 00:29:48,251 But just sit tight right now. 667 00:29:48,254 --> 00:29:50,853 I'm not too worried about being blacked out, 668 00:29:50,856 --> 00:29:52,388 because if they're making a run for it, 669 00:29:52,391 --> 00:29:55,257 they're gonna head out back to the main entrance. 670 00:29:55,260 --> 00:29:57,760 So I just want to get out there as quickly as possible. 671 00:29:59,931 --> 00:30:02,998 ♪♪ 672 00:30:03,001 --> 00:30:05,268 What's up, man? 673 00:30:05,271 --> 00:30:07,069 You hear 'em? 674 00:30:07,072 --> 00:30:08,671 These guys are local. 675 00:30:08,674 --> 00:30:11,140 And they've been back here many a times. 676 00:30:11,143 --> 00:30:12,675 They've stole feeders, they've stole... 677 00:30:12,678 --> 00:30:17,346 Okay, do you have any identifying information on them? 678 00:30:17,349 --> 00:30:19,015 Like color of the atvs or... 679 00:30:19,018 --> 00:30:20,483 I've got pictures from a deer camera. 680 00:30:20,486 --> 00:30:23,286 I'll give you my card, and you can send them to me. 681 00:30:23,289 --> 00:30:24,353 Please. 682 00:30:24,356 --> 00:30:26,088 I'm the new game warden here, 683 00:30:26,091 --> 00:30:28,023 so I haven't met you before. 684 00:30:28,026 --> 00:30:29,157 Nice to meet you. 685 00:30:29,160 --> 00:30:30,092 Go ahead and move up, 686 00:30:30,095 --> 00:30:32,094 'cause I can hear them right now. 687 00:30:32,097 --> 00:30:34,363 They're right up here. 688 00:30:34,366 --> 00:30:39,368 ♪♪ 689 00:30:39,371 --> 00:30:42,638 Vest, night vision. 690 00:30:42,641 --> 00:30:44,306 I think we're good. 691 00:30:44,309 --> 00:30:48,377 ♪♪ 692 00:30:48,380 --> 00:30:52,247 [ Ringing ] 693 00:30:52,250 --> 00:30:54,850 Please leave your message. [ Beep ] 694 00:30:54,853 --> 00:30:56,519 It's Dustin dockery, game warden here in chambers county. 695 00:30:56,522 --> 00:30:57,720 I talked to you earlier 696 00:30:57,723 --> 00:30:59,188 about that snake you caught in your garage. 697 00:30:59,191 --> 00:31:01,791 It's about 8:27. I'm headed your way. 698 00:31:01,794 --> 00:31:02,925 I want to make sure you're still at the house. 699 00:31:02,928 --> 00:31:06,729 We'll come take care of it for you. 700 00:31:06,732 --> 00:31:08,864 I just received a phone call from a lady. 701 00:31:08,867 --> 00:31:12,535 She got home, and found a snake she believes to be cottonmouth. 702 00:31:12,538 --> 00:31:16,605 She called me kind of frantic. She was a little panicked. 703 00:31:16,608 --> 00:31:19,008 Those can lead to a pretty nasty bite. 704 00:31:19,011 --> 00:31:21,743 ♪♪ 705 00:31:21,746 --> 00:31:24,580 Let's check the snake out. 706 00:31:27,218 --> 00:31:28,484 How are you, sir? - All right. 707 00:31:28,487 --> 00:31:29,885 Is it a cottonmouth or what? 708 00:31:29,888 --> 00:31:32,555 Ah, I think so. 709 00:31:32,558 --> 00:31:35,157 Yeah. It is a cottonmouth. 710 00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:38,093 I was standing over here, and I was picking up clovers. 711 00:31:38,096 --> 00:31:39,428 And I grabbed it like that, 712 00:31:39,431 --> 00:31:40,830 and the freakin' snake was in my hand. 713 00:31:40,833 --> 00:31:43,299 And I threw it down, and I had the jar right here. 714 00:31:43,302 --> 00:31:45,100 I grabbed the jar and... And put it right on top of it? 715 00:31:45,103 --> 00:31:46,102 Right on top of it. 716 00:31:46,105 --> 00:31:48,036 I got a shovel, went under it, 717 00:31:48,039 --> 00:31:51,974 and then I threw the lid on top. 718 00:31:51,977 --> 00:31:53,643 Just taking one look at it, it is a cottonmouth. 719 00:31:53,646 --> 00:31:55,111 It's a baby cottonmouth. 720 00:31:55,114 --> 00:31:57,947 You can tell by the diamond- shape or the spade-shaped head. 721 00:31:57,950 --> 00:31:59,648 Cottonmouths are dangerous, 722 00:31:59,651 --> 00:32:01,650 and she's very fortunate she did not get bit. 723 00:32:01,653 --> 00:32:04,320 I bet you won't be picking clovers anytime soon. 724 00:32:04,323 --> 00:32:05,520 No. Oh, no, sir. 725 00:32:05,523 --> 00:32:07,390 Did y'all take a look at it? 726 00:32:07,393 --> 00:32:08,924 You see it kind of has a diamond head? 727 00:32:08,927 --> 00:32:10,459 Your mom was very lucky. 728 00:32:10,462 --> 00:32:11,860 What we're gonna do... We'll take this cottonmouth 729 00:32:11,863 --> 00:32:14,130 down the road to a bayou not far away, 730 00:32:14,133 --> 00:32:16,932 but far enough away not to come back up and interfere 731 00:32:16,935 --> 00:32:18,801 with any of these houses around here. 732 00:32:18,804 --> 00:32:19,869 - Thanks. - You bet, man. 733 00:32:19,872 --> 00:32:21,070 - All right. - Y'all be good. 734 00:32:21,073 --> 00:32:22,338 See y'all. 735 00:32:22,341 --> 00:32:23,605 And, hopefully, it will live out its life in the marsh 736 00:32:23,608 --> 00:32:27,076 and continue to thrive in the ecosystem. 737 00:32:27,079 --> 00:32:28,611 Y'all be good. 738 00:32:30,615 --> 00:32:33,549 ♪♪ 739 00:32:33,552 --> 00:32:36,285 Ataya: I can hear 'em right now. They're right up here. 740 00:32:36,288 --> 00:32:40,689 ♪♪ 741 00:32:40,692 --> 00:32:42,625 I want to catch these guys. 742 00:32:42,628 --> 00:32:44,760 This is starting to tick me off. 743 00:32:44,763 --> 00:32:48,230 This could be an all-night affair with these guys. 744 00:32:48,233 --> 00:32:49,431 They're somewhere around here. 745 00:32:49,434 --> 00:32:50,699 Now I'm just gonna slow-roll, 746 00:32:50,702 --> 00:32:52,701 and hopefully, they might pop out. 747 00:32:52,704 --> 00:32:55,104 I see some lights. 748 00:32:55,107 --> 00:32:56,305 Look over there. 749 00:32:56,308 --> 00:32:57,573 They're still there. 750 00:32:57,576 --> 00:33:00,042 I estimate they're about a hundred yards away. 751 00:33:00,045 --> 00:33:04,347 But I just don't know if I can make it by truck that way. 752 00:33:06,718 --> 00:33:08,250 They are right here. 753 00:33:08,253 --> 00:33:13,188 ♪♪ 754 00:33:13,191 --> 00:33:17,326 They're right across this Ridge, this treeline. 755 00:33:17,329 --> 00:33:20,396 I hear voices there. 756 00:33:20,399 --> 00:33:26,935 ♪♪ 757 00:33:26,938 --> 00:33:28,337 Here they come. 758 00:33:28,340 --> 00:33:31,607 ♪♪ 759 00:33:31,610 --> 00:33:35,077 [ Engines revving ] 760 00:33:35,080 --> 00:33:43,079 ♪♪ 761 00:33:47,959 --> 00:33:50,526 State game warden! Get out here now! 762 00:33:52,364 --> 00:33:54,130 State game warden! 763 00:33:57,202 --> 00:34:00,603 ♪♪ 764 00:34:00,606 --> 00:34:02,337 [ Engine revving ] 765 00:34:02,340 --> 00:34:07,542 State game warden! Get out here now! 766 00:34:07,545 --> 00:34:15,544 ♪♪ 767 00:34:16,288 --> 00:34:17,552 Give me the keys. 768 00:34:17,555 --> 00:34:19,354 Man: Yes, sir. 769 00:34:19,357 --> 00:34:22,757 All right. Get out, carefully. 770 00:34:22,760 --> 00:34:24,293 You guys in the back, get out. 771 00:34:24,296 --> 00:34:25,628 You guys got any guns on you? 772 00:34:25,631 --> 00:34:27,496 No, sir. 773 00:34:27,499 --> 00:34:28,763 You got any knives on you? 774 00:34:28,766 --> 00:34:31,233 - No, sir. - Knives? 775 00:34:31,236 --> 00:34:33,368 Who just took off from me? 776 00:34:33,371 --> 00:34:35,838 I don't know that guy. We was riding with some... 777 00:34:35,841 --> 00:34:37,639 They just ran from state police. 778 00:34:37,642 --> 00:34:39,708 Yes, sir, that's why... You guys have I.D. On you? 779 00:34:39,711 --> 00:34:40,642 No, sir. 780 00:34:40,645 --> 00:34:41,710 Where do y'all come from? 781 00:34:41,713 --> 00:34:42,778 We come from vidor. 782 00:34:42,781 --> 00:34:44,246 We was told we could be back here. 783 00:34:44,249 --> 00:34:45,514 Who told you that? 784 00:34:45,517 --> 00:34:46,916 That guy we was riding with. 785 00:34:46,919 --> 00:34:48,117 You three, go back there. 786 00:34:48,120 --> 00:34:49,985 I want to talk to you. You're the driver. 787 00:34:49,988 --> 00:34:51,987 Y'all stay right there. 788 00:34:51,990 --> 00:34:54,123 You, sir, put yourself on them. 789 00:34:56,461 --> 00:34:57,660 All right, who ran from me? 790 00:34:57,663 --> 00:34:59,394 I don't know that guy, though. 791 00:34:59,397 --> 00:35:02,264 We was riding with a friend of ours. 792 00:35:02,267 --> 00:35:03,599 We've rode back here before, and never... 793 00:35:03,602 --> 00:35:04,934 We was told we could ride back here 794 00:35:04,937 --> 00:35:06,268 as long as we didn't get on that... 795 00:35:06,271 --> 00:35:08,537 Who is that? I don't know that fella. 796 00:35:08,540 --> 00:35:10,539 He was riding with a group. 797 00:35:10,542 --> 00:35:12,074 [ Radio chirps ] 798 00:35:12,077 --> 00:35:13,542 42-10. 799 00:35:13,545 --> 00:35:15,678 I got two males, two females. 800 00:35:15,681 --> 00:35:17,345 Need you to run an I.D. For me real quick. 801 00:35:17,348 --> 00:35:18,747 What's your name? [Bleep] 802 00:35:18,750 --> 00:35:21,883 Stay right there. 803 00:35:21,887 --> 00:35:23,152 [ Radio chirps ] 804 00:35:23,155 --> 00:35:24,434 I'm gonna call you on my mobile. 805 00:35:26,425 --> 00:35:27,956 Narrator: The I.D. Check indicates 806 00:35:27,959 --> 00:35:31,626 an outstanding arrest warrant for an unpaid speeding ticket. 807 00:35:31,629 --> 00:35:32,761 Sir, stay. 808 00:35:32,764 --> 00:35:33,629 Oh, oh. 809 00:35:33,632 --> 00:35:35,097 Do me a favor. Don't move. 810 00:35:35,100 --> 00:35:37,700 Okay, we're gonna go ahead and walk him back up my truck. 811 00:35:37,703 --> 00:35:40,236 He doesn't know, so I'm just gonna treat him normally. 812 00:35:40,239 --> 00:35:42,504 He's being very compliant at this point. 813 00:35:42,507 --> 00:35:44,907 How close do you have a deputy? 814 00:35:44,910 --> 00:35:46,575 Okay, he can come put cuffs on him 815 00:35:46,578 --> 00:35:48,043 when I get to the truck. 816 00:35:48,046 --> 00:35:49,645 Okay. I've got your keys. 817 00:35:49,648 --> 00:35:52,514 We can go ahead and walk up to my truck. 818 00:35:52,517 --> 00:35:58,587 ♪♪ 819 00:35:58,590 --> 00:35:59,989 You're the wife? 820 00:35:59,992 --> 00:36:01,389 Come with me. 821 00:36:01,392 --> 00:36:02,258 You two, stay right there. 822 00:36:02,261 --> 00:36:04,927 Yes, sir. 823 00:36:04,930 --> 00:36:08,063 Did you know he has warrants? 824 00:36:08,066 --> 00:36:08,863 Okay. 825 00:36:08,866 --> 00:36:10,332 Hmm. 826 00:36:13,539 --> 00:36:14,869 Can you drive that bike? 827 00:36:14,872 --> 00:36:15,938 I can drive it, but I don't know... 828 00:36:15,941 --> 00:36:17,006 Where we are. 829 00:36:17,009 --> 00:36:18,807 Where to turn, where to go. Okay. 830 00:36:18,810 --> 00:36:20,142 If you let me take it home, I'll go get it out. 831 00:36:20,145 --> 00:36:21,944 I'm... that's what I'm offering you right now. 832 00:36:21,947 --> 00:36:23,145 The opportunity. 833 00:36:23,148 --> 00:36:24,813 I'll walk back down and push it out myself. 834 00:36:24,816 --> 00:36:26,348 Okay. We're gonna get it out. 835 00:36:26,351 --> 00:36:27,416 It might take a little bit of doing. 836 00:36:27,419 --> 00:36:29,618 - Well, can...? - You can get a ride. 837 00:36:29,621 --> 00:36:30,819 I don't care at this point. 838 00:36:30,822 --> 00:36:33,622 I'm getting information from all of you guys, okay? 839 00:36:33,625 --> 00:36:34,690 - Okay. - All right. 840 00:36:34,693 --> 00:36:36,491 You're gonna ride with me in the truck. 841 00:36:36,494 --> 00:36:38,694 Ataya: I've got two people now that I've released 842 00:36:38,697 --> 00:36:42,831 and let them go pick up the atv, get it off private property. 843 00:36:42,834 --> 00:36:45,166 Now I've gotta figure out who this other individual was, 844 00:36:45,169 --> 00:36:46,035 who got away from me. 845 00:36:46,038 --> 00:36:47,570 You good? Yes, sir. 846 00:36:47,573 --> 00:36:50,172 He failed to stop, and this is a big deal. 847 00:36:50,175 --> 00:36:52,708 So, he hasn't seen the last of me. 848 00:36:52,711 --> 00:37:00,710 ♪♪ 849 00:37:08,794 --> 00:37:09,858 How are y'all? 850 00:37:09,861 --> 00:37:12,127 Y'all catching all the fish today? 851 00:37:12,130 --> 00:37:14,663 What kind of gar did y'all catch? 852 00:37:14,666 --> 00:37:16,398 An alligator gar? 853 00:37:16,401 --> 00:37:19,335 A big one? Yeah! 854 00:37:19,338 --> 00:37:20,602 He get another gar? 855 00:37:20,605 --> 00:37:23,138 How about that. 856 00:37:23,141 --> 00:37:25,607 Watch, he's gonna get the back of your ankle. 857 00:37:25,610 --> 00:37:27,276 Man: Want to see my fishing license, sir? 858 00:37:27,279 --> 00:37:28,410 Sure. 859 00:37:28,413 --> 00:37:29,445 All right, thank you. 860 00:37:33,151 --> 00:37:35,150 Is he in that little ditch back here or...? 861 00:37:35,153 --> 00:37:36,352 You ain't gotta walk far. 862 00:37:36,355 --> 00:37:38,353 Is he sitting up there? 863 00:37:38,356 --> 00:37:39,755 Down here, we see alligators 864 00:37:39,758 --> 00:37:41,957 anywhere from four- to eight-foot range 865 00:37:41,960 --> 00:37:43,425 quite regularly. 866 00:37:43,428 --> 00:37:46,362 From time to time, we do see them get larger than 10-foot 867 00:37:46,365 --> 00:37:48,430 into the 12-foot range. 868 00:37:48,433 --> 00:37:51,433 Oh, they just said they think there's a 15-footer over here. 869 00:37:51,436 --> 00:37:53,702 I'll go take a look. I know of a big one here. 870 00:37:53,705 --> 00:37:55,103 See if it's the same one. 871 00:37:55,106 --> 00:37:57,306 We've had complaints of a big gator down here before. 872 00:37:57,309 --> 00:38:03,312 ♪♪ 873 00:38:03,315 --> 00:38:06,314 Oh, yeah. That is a big 'UN. 874 00:38:06,317 --> 00:38:08,384 Wow. 875 00:38:11,156 --> 00:38:17,760 ♪♪ 876 00:38:17,763 --> 00:38:20,161 Dockery: Oh, yeah. This is a big boy. 877 00:38:20,164 --> 00:38:23,432 Oh, wow. 878 00:38:23,435 --> 00:38:26,101 He's every bit a 14-foot. 879 00:38:26,104 --> 00:38:29,237 Look at that. He's eating right here... right there. 880 00:38:29,240 --> 00:38:32,541 That's not something you get to see every day. 881 00:38:34,379 --> 00:38:36,177 He's eating that dead gar. 882 00:38:36,180 --> 00:38:38,513 Man! That's a big gator. 883 00:38:38,516 --> 00:38:43,852 ♪♪ 884 00:38:43,855 --> 00:38:47,589 He's over here, guys. 885 00:38:47,592 --> 00:38:48,924 That's a big 'UN. 886 00:38:48,927 --> 00:38:50,125 He's right through there. Right through. 887 00:38:50,128 --> 00:38:52,261 See him moving his head right now, turning? 888 00:38:52,264 --> 00:38:59,935 ♪♪ 889 00:38:59,938 --> 00:39:02,137 Now you can see how he catches any type of raccoons 890 00:39:02,140 --> 00:39:03,539 or any type of varmints up here. 891 00:39:04,676 --> 00:39:06,474 See, he thought it was a log that first time. 892 00:39:06,477 --> 00:39:08,076 That's how he catches 'em. 893 00:39:08,079 --> 00:39:10,078 The size of this alligator definitely lets me know 894 00:39:10,081 --> 00:39:11,547 that he's been here a long time, 895 00:39:11,550 --> 00:39:13,415 probably the better part of 30 or 40 years. 896 00:39:13,418 --> 00:39:15,350 He's the ruler of this marsh right now. 897 00:39:15,353 --> 00:39:17,219 This alligator is not doing anything wrong. 898 00:39:17,222 --> 00:39:19,621 It's in its own habitat, doesn't pose any kind of threat. 899 00:39:19,624 --> 00:39:20,555 So we're just gonna let it be 900 00:39:20,558 --> 00:39:22,291 and let him keep doing his thing. 901 00:39:22,294 --> 00:39:23,425 There he goes. 902 00:39:23,428 --> 00:39:30,165 ♪♪ 903 00:39:30,168 --> 00:39:35,904 These are gonna be the individuals that I caught. 904 00:39:35,907 --> 00:39:38,440 Oh, yeah. That's a pretty distinctive four-Wheeler. 905 00:39:38,443 --> 00:39:41,309 That's one of those racing-style four-wheelers. 906 00:39:41,312 --> 00:39:45,046 Oh, I could definitely identify that one if it's parked by his house. 907 00:39:45,049 --> 00:39:49,317 Narrator: The day after one of the atv drivers got away, 908 00:39:49,320 --> 00:39:51,520 ataya and his partner Phillip ledoux 909 00:39:51,523 --> 00:39:53,055 are following up on a lead. 910 00:39:55,393 --> 00:39:58,794 Oh, we've got the significant other, supposedly, 911 00:39:58,797 --> 00:40:02,197 of the guy that got away from me. 912 00:40:02,200 --> 00:40:06,935 I think we head to her house and talk to her. 913 00:40:06,938 --> 00:40:10,739 ♪♪ 914 00:40:10,742 --> 00:40:12,540 Somebody's home. 915 00:40:12,543 --> 00:40:17,612 ♪♪ 916 00:40:17,615 --> 00:40:18,813 Oh, there it is. 917 00:40:18,816 --> 00:40:21,749 Ataya: Oh. Look at that. 918 00:40:21,752 --> 00:40:24,753 Yeah, you don't forget one with tires that big. 919 00:40:24,756 --> 00:40:28,156 State game warden! 920 00:40:28,159 --> 00:40:31,293 You can knock on that door. 921 00:40:31,296 --> 00:40:34,162 [ Knocking on door ] 922 00:40:34,165 --> 00:40:35,697 - Yes? - How you doing? 923 00:40:35,700 --> 00:40:37,633 Ledoux: State game warden. Is your husband home? 924 00:40:39,304 --> 00:40:41,169 Okay, that's his atv over here? 925 00:40:41,172 --> 00:40:42,237 Woman: Yeah. 926 00:40:42,240 --> 00:40:44,305 Where was [bleep] the other night? 927 00:40:44,308 --> 00:40:48,109 Uh, he went with some friends, and he was back here late. 928 00:40:48,112 --> 00:40:49,444 Do you know where he went? 929 00:40:49,447 --> 00:40:52,313 Yeah, they went to somebody's property and rode. 930 00:40:52,316 --> 00:40:54,315 Ataya: Okay. "Somebody's property." 931 00:40:54,318 --> 00:40:55,317 You know which property it was? 932 00:40:55,320 --> 00:40:57,452 - Unh-unh, I stayed here. - No? Okay. 933 00:40:57,455 --> 00:40:59,120 You know when he's gonna come back from work? 934 00:40:59,123 --> 00:41:01,389 Oh, he don't get home till 7:00 at night. 935 00:41:01,392 --> 00:41:02,324 All right. 936 00:41:02,327 --> 00:41:04,526 - Thank you, ma'am. - No problem. 937 00:41:04,529 --> 00:41:08,530 ♪♪ 938 00:41:08,533 --> 00:41:10,064 It's a small county. Yeah. 939 00:41:10,067 --> 00:41:11,666 He's riding a very distinctive atv. 940 00:41:11,669 --> 00:41:12,600 Mm-hmm. 941 00:41:12,603 --> 00:41:13,869 It's only a matter of time. 942 00:41:13,872 --> 00:41:15,137 All right. We'll have to catch him later. 943 00:41:15,140 --> 00:41:17,072 That's what it's all about, is the hunt. 944 00:41:17,075 --> 00:41:17,739 Yep. 945 00:41:17,742 --> 00:41:24,413 ♪♪ 946 00:41:25,305 --> 00:42:25,161 -== [ www.OpenSubtitles.com ] ==-