"Lone Star Law" The Face of Danger

1 00:00:09,610 --> 00:00:11,809 [ Suspenseful music plays ] Hang tight, little buddy. 2 00:00:11,812 --> 00:00:14,478 Narrator: Coming up on "lone star law"... 3 00:00:14,481 --> 00:00:16,814 That's a lot of weed. 4 00:00:16,817 --> 00:00:19,217 Do you know what that is? 5 00:00:19,220 --> 00:00:20,751 If you don't leap correctly, 6 00:00:20,754 --> 00:00:22,687 you can get smashed between these two boots. 7 00:00:22,690 --> 00:00:24,689 Woman: Whoo. - Man: Hello. 8 00:00:24,692 --> 00:00:28,026 We got reports that you killed 15 deer. 9 00:00:28,029 --> 00:00:31,429 I'm looking for body parts, hair. 10 00:00:31,432 --> 00:00:32,563 There ain't no telling what we're gonna find, 11 00:00:32,566 --> 00:00:34,231 once we get in there. 12 00:00:34,234 --> 00:00:35,632 Is there a reason why you carry crossbows 13 00:00:35,635 --> 00:00:36,834 inside your vehicle with you? 14 00:00:36,837 --> 00:00:38,169 [ Suspenseful music climbs ] 15 00:00:38,172 --> 00:00:39,437 I just located something. 16 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:41,105 [ Suspenseful chord strikes ] 17 00:00:41,108 --> 00:00:49,107 ♪♪ 18 00:00:51,118 --> 00:00:52,117 [ Rattling ] 19 00:00:54,588 --> 00:00:56,053 [ Whip cracks ] 20 00:00:56,056 --> 00:00:57,121 [ Horse neighs ] 21 00:00:57,124 --> 00:00:58,589 [ Gunshot ] 22 00:00:58,592 --> 00:01:05,529 ♪♪ 23 00:01:05,532 --> 00:01:06,730 Man: A Texas game warden's job 24 00:01:06,733 --> 00:01:09,200 is to protect wild animals and wild places, 25 00:01:09,203 --> 00:01:10,401 keep the public safe 26 00:01:10,404 --> 00:01:12,870 and every now and again, put a bad guy in jail. 27 00:01:12,873 --> 00:01:15,939 Captions by vitac... www.Vitac.Com 28 00:01:15,942 --> 00:01:18,910 captions paid for by discovery communications 29 00:01:23,284 --> 00:01:31,283 ♪♪ 30 00:01:33,494 --> 00:01:35,759 Today, we're gonna be assisting coast guard 31 00:01:35,762 --> 00:01:38,395 with a deep-drag vessel boarding. 32 00:01:38,398 --> 00:01:42,233 This is called a radiological nuclear detection pager. 33 00:01:42,236 --> 00:01:47,038 The device will alert if it detects some type of radiation. 34 00:01:47,041 --> 00:01:49,307 My name is Carmen rickel. I'm a Texas game warden. 35 00:01:49,310 --> 00:01:50,908 I'm a member of mtog, 36 00:01:50,911 --> 00:01:54,312 which is the marine tactical operations group. 37 00:01:54,315 --> 00:01:57,314 Mtog's primary mission is to assist the coast guard 38 00:01:57,317 --> 00:02:00,384 in screening vessels entering the port at corpus christi. 39 00:02:00,387 --> 00:02:02,520 We're looking at anything from narcotics 40 00:02:02,523 --> 00:02:05,523 and human smuggling to radiological sources 41 00:02:05,526 --> 00:02:07,024 that could be smuggled into the country. 42 00:02:07,027 --> 00:02:15,026 ♪♪ 43 00:02:16,003 --> 00:02:17,869 Your hair looks great. 44 00:02:17,872 --> 00:02:19,069 You're just saying that. 45 00:02:19,072 --> 00:02:20,738 No, you got a few loose hairs. 46 00:02:20,741 --> 00:02:21,939 [ Laughter ] 47 00:02:21,942 --> 00:02:24,675 When people ask me about being a female on the team, 48 00:02:24,678 --> 00:02:27,077 I don't see that there's any gender differences 49 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:30,614 in what we have to do or what's required of me on this team. 50 00:02:30,617 --> 00:02:31,883 I think, if anything, it shows that, 51 00:02:31,886 --> 00:02:34,752 if you have a passion for this work, anybody can do it. 52 00:02:34,755 --> 00:02:36,621 - You ready to go? - Ready. 53 00:02:36,624 --> 00:02:37,754 [ Outro plays ] 54 00:02:37,757 --> 00:02:45,756 ♪♪ 55 00:02:46,833 --> 00:02:48,432 The port of corpus christi is gonna have ships 56 00:02:48,435 --> 00:02:50,101 that are coming in from all over the world. 57 00:02:50,104 --> 00:02:52,903 Different locations that sometimes don't necessarily 58 00:02:52,906 --> 00:02:55,840 have security measures in place that could protect that ship 59 00:02:55,843 --> 00:02:58,842 in that particular country, so before we can allow it 60 00:02:58,845 --> 00:03:00,377 to enter the port of corpus christi, 61 00:03:00,380 --> 00:03:02,580 that vessel has to be searched. 62 00:03:02,583 --> 00:03:05,349 Motor vessel mare pacific. Motor vessel mare pacific. 63 00:03:08,588 --> 00:03:09,687 Man: Good morning, captain. 64 00:03:11,525 --> 00:03:12,623 Rickel: Okay. 65 00:03:12,626 --> 00:03:16,327 [ Suspenseful music plays ] 66 00:03:16,330 --> 00:03:18,796 To get a crew onto that vessel safely 67 00:03:18,799 --> 00:03:21,132 is actually the hardest part of this whole day. 68 00:03:21,135 --> 00:03:25,736 ♪♪ 69 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:35,146 ♪♪ 70 00:03:35,149 --> 00:03:37,682 One foot! 71 00:03:37,685 --> 00:03:39,016 All right, I'm good! 72 00:03:39,019 --> 00:03:40,751 [ Clanging ] 73 00:03:40,754 --> 00:03:44,822 ♪♪ 74 00:03:44,825 --> 00:03:47,291 - Whoo! - Hello. 75 00:03:47,294 --> 00:03:48,759 Rickel: The seas are rough today. 76 00:03:48,762 --> 00:03:50,494 Might be the roughest we've had 77 00:03:50,497 --> 00:03:52,430 since we boarded a deep-drag vessel. 78 00:03:52,433 --> 00:03:54,965 I mean, it's all about timing. 79 00:03:54,968 --> 00:03:57,702 The swells are moving along the side of the ship. 80 00:03:57,705 --> 00:04:00,304 Our boat buoy up and down off of those swells 81 00:04:00,307 --> 00:04:01,571 and that's how you get your timing 82 00:04:01,574 --> 00:04:04,108 to make the jump for the Jacob's ladder. 83 00:04:04,111 --> 00:04:06,577 If you don't take that leap correctly, 84 00:04:06,580 --> 00:04:08,512 you can get smashed between these two boats. 85 00:04:08,515 --> 00:04:10,247 I'm just waiting on my swell. 86 00:04:10,250 --> 00:04:11,315 It's got my name on it. 87 00:04:11,318 --> 00:04:19,317 ♪♪ 88 00:04:19,793 --> 00:04:21,058 How are y'all? Morning, sir. 89 00:04:21,061 --> 00:04:23,294 How are you? Carmen rickel. 90 00:04:25,866 --> 00:04:28,131 All right. Over there. 91 00:04:28,134 --> 00:04:29,466 Man: All my crew's up safe. 92 00:04:29,469 --> 00:04:31,335 They're gonna be starting their deck sweep, 93 00:04:31,338 --> 00:04:33,471 meaning they're gonna go around to all the exterior doors 94 00:04:33,474 --> 00:04:35,139 on the boat and make sure there's no one hiding 95 00:04:35,142 --> 00:04:36,474 in any of the spaces in here. 96 00:04:36,477 --> 00:04:38,008 The engineers are checking out the engine room 97 00:04:38,011 --> 00:04:40,077 at the same time. If there was something going on, 98 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:42,212 they'd call us and just give us a little keyword, 99 00:04:42,215 --> 00:04:44,748 saying, "hey, we got something." 100 00:04:44,751 --> 00:04:45,949 We're always on our toes. 101 00:04:45,952 --> 00:04:53,951 ♪♪ 102 00:04:58,698 --> 00:05:00,064 Hey, guys. State game warden! 103 00:05:00,067 --> 00:05:01,365 What's going on? 104 00:05:01,368 --> 00:05:02,699 You guys just coming back in? 105 00:05:02,702 --> 00:05:04,434 - Sure. - You guys doing all right? 106 00:05:04,437 --> 00:05:07,171 - Sure. - Can I see fishing licenses, please? 107 00:05:07,174 --> 00:05:08,372 Narrator: 200 miles east, 108 00:05:08,375 --> 00:05:10,040 game warden hendrik volschenk 109 00:05:10,043 --> 00:05:13,911 patrols a popular fishing spot on the Gulf of Mexico. 110 00:05:13,914 --> 00:05:15,980 I'm patrolling with game warden Mark bane 111 00:05:15,983 --> 00:05:17,515 and game warden Michael blevins. 112 00:05:17,518 --> 00:05:20,117 I'm just checking some reef fishermen to see if we can check 113 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:21,585 what kind of fish that they have caught, 114 00:05:21,588 --> 00:05:23,721 make sure that they are in compliance 115 00:05:23,724 --> 00:05:25,989 and just seeing what we can find. 116 00:05:25,992 --> 00:05:26,990 You guys catch anything? 117 00:05:26,993 --> 00:05:28,592 A couple. Not many. 118 00:05:28,595 --> 00:05:30,394 Where do you guys keep your fish? 119 00:05:30,397 --> 00:05:32,530 - Ice chest. - Okay. 120 00:05:32,533 --> 00:05:33,597 Oh, look at that! 121 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:37,267 Let's see what you guys got here. 122 00:05:37,270 --> 00:05:38,336 There's lots of red snapper, 123 00:05:38,339 --> 00:05:39,270 there's some mackerel inside there. 124 00:05:39,273 --> 00:05:41,605 There's a shark they caught. 125 00:05:41,608 --> 00:05:43,474 And there seems like there might be one or two snapper 126 00:05:43,477 --> 00:05:47,144 that's a little undersized. 127 00:05:47,147 --> 00:05:48,812 Can I just put him aside? 128 00:05:48,815 --> 00:05:51,348 The red snapper is a fairly short season 129 00:05:51,351 --> 00:05:53,284 and it's a very prized game fish. 130 00:05:53,287 --> 00:05:55,219 When there's something people really want 131 00:05:55,222 --> 00:05:57,554 and there's a short amount of time that they can get it, 132 00:05:57,557 --> 00:05:59,689 that does lead an individual here and there 133 00:05:59,692 --> 00:06:01,225 to want to bend the rules a little bit, 134 00:06:01,228 --> 00:06:02,960 just to get that last one in. 135 00:06:02,963 --> 00:06:06,430 ♪♪ 136 00:06:06,433 --> 00:06:08,966 The minimum-size limit is 15 inches. 137 00:06:08,969 --> 00:06:11,101 There was one that was just slightly under 138 00:06:11,104 --> 00:06:14,839 and there was one that was clearly 14 inches. 139 00:06:14,842 --> 00:06:16,573 Captain, if you don't mind, if I can get 140 00:06:16,576 --> 00:06:18,308 your driver's license, please. 141 00:06:18,311 --> 00:06:20,844 At this point, we got to confiscate the fish 142 00:06:20,847 --> 00:06:22,846 and I'm gonna give him a citation. 143 00:06:22,849 --> 00:06:25,182 I think that these guys knew better. 144 00:06:25,185 --> 00:06:27,050 They had the boat, they had the right equipment, 145 00:06:27,053 --> 00:06:30,053 so they knew the size limits, they knew the rules, 146 00:06:30,056 --> 00:06:32,256 and I think they just wanted to let this one slip in. 147 00:06:32,259 --> 00:06:33,498 Just need you sign right there. 148 00:06:36,663 --> 00:06:38,396 [Laughing] All right. Yeah. 149 00:06:38,399 --> 00:06:40,464 But what they don't understand is the big picture. 150 00:06:40,467 --> 00:06:42,533 I've got no idea on how many people 151 00:06:42,536 --> 00:06:45,402 were out there today, fishing, that we didn't check. 152 00:06:45,405 --> 00:06:48,472 If every one of those people caught an undersized fish, 153 00:06:48,475 --> 00:06:51,741 all of a sudden, your one undersized fish 154 00:06:51,744 --> 00:06:53,878 can become 500, it can become 1,000, 155 00:06:53,881 --> 00:06:55,279 it can become 10,000. 156 00:06:55,282 --> 00:06:57,548 You're potentially taking out thousands of eggs 157 00:06:57,551 --> 00:07:01,218 that these fish could have to keep the resources in the water. 158 00:07:01,221 --> 00:07:02,553 Just watch those sizes, all right? 159 00:07:02,556 --> 00:07:04,088 We appreciate it. 160 00:07:04,091 --> 00:07:05,689 - You guys be safe out there, ah? - We will. Thank you. 161 00:07:05,692 --> 00:07:06,757 Okay. Bye-bye. 162 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:14,759 ♪♪ 163 00:07:16,503 --> 00:07:19,703 Go right here, where the people are. 164 00:07:19,706 --> 00:07:22,506 Those guys are fishing, right in front of us. 165 00:07:22,509 --> 00:07:24,307 I wanna go check them. 166 00:07:24,310 --> 00:07:26,309 There's this little look that people give you 167 00:07:26,312 --> 00:07:28,712 that make you think something's up. 168 00:07:28,715 --> 00:07:30,714 [ Suspenseful music plays ] 169 00:07:30,717 --> 00:07:32,316 Hello. - Hi. 170 00:07:32,319 --> 00:07:34,050 - How are you? - Good. 171 00:07:34,053 --> 00:07:36,119 You guys catch any fish? 172 00:07:36,122 --> 00:07:37,654 We just caught a couple of catfish here 173 00:07:37,657 --> 00:07:39,390 while my brother was washing his boat. 174 00:07:39,393 --> 00:07:41,525 All right. Well, you guys have your licenses with you? 175 00:07:41,528 --> 00:07:44,595 - Yes. - Can I see them please, ah? 176 00:07:44,598 --> 00:07:46,677 Hi, ma'am. Do you have your fishing license with you? 177 00:07:49,469 --> 00:07:50,934 No, my husband, he's the fisherman. 178 00:07:50,937 --> 00:07:52,176 We have a boat here. - Oh, yeah? 179 00:07:54,274 --> 00:07:55,739 Okay. You wanna give me your fishing license 180 00:07:55,742 --> 00:07:57,007 and then, we can just, I mean... 181 00:07:57,010 --> 00:07:59,743 But they're from California, visiting. 182 00:07:59,746 --> 00:08:01,612 I have a California fishing license. 183 00:08:01,615 --> 00:08:03,881 I didn't... that was the only thing I fished. 184 00:08:03,884 --> 00:08:06,817 Okay, then bring me your California driver's license 185 00:08:06,820 --> 00:08:08,552 and your license and all those things. 186 00:08:08,555 --> 00:08:10,153 Is everything inside here? - The backpack 187 00:08:10,156 --> 00:08:11,288 or I didn't bring it. 188 00:08:11,291 --> 00:08:13,891 She's not giving me straight answers. 189 00:08:13,894 --> 00:08:16,893 She says she has a fishing license from California, 190 00:08:16,896 --> 00:08:19,697 but it doesn't sound like she has one over here in Texas. 191 00:08:19,700 --> 00:08:21,298 Is that the guy that was fishing? 192 00:08:21,301 --> 00:08:23,233 No, that's my husband. 193 00:08:23,236 --> 00:08:24,367 Okay. 194 00:08:24,370 --> 00:08:26,370 So, the guy who was fishing with you guys, 195 00:08:26,373 --> 00:08:27,504 where's he? - Oh, that was my husband. 196 00:08:27,507 --> 00:08:30,708 Yeah, yeah. So, where is he right now? 197 00:08:30,711 --> 00:08:32,442 He's loading the car with all our stuff. 198 00:08:32,445 --> 00:08:33,978 Okay. Well, come. Let's get in your car, then. 199 00:08:33,981 --> 00:08:41,980 ♪♪ 200 00:08:42,856 --> 00:08:44,121 Coast guard sector, corpus christi. 201 00:08:44,124 --> 00:08:47,057 54-5606-45606. 202 00:08:47,060 --> 00:08:48,325 Charge off one one three. 203 00:08:48,328 --> 00:08:50,861 ♪♪ 204 00:08:50,864 --> 00:08:52,329 Rickel: It's a hole about that big. 205 00:08:52,332 --> 00:08:53,530 Man: You have that compartment 206 00:08:53,533 --> 00:08:55,599 and then you have the rudder shaft. 207 00:08:55,602 --> 00:08:57,200 You can put 20 guys in there. 208 00:08:57,203 --> 00:08:59,469 Rickel: Yeah. 209 00:08:59,472 --> 00:09:01,939 Typically, when a boat is being used for human smuggling, 210 00:09:01,942 --> 00:09:03,874 you'll see large amounts of bottled water, 211 00:09:03,877 --> 00:09:05,876 a space where people obviously have been living 212 00:09:05,879 --> 00:09:07,678 or staying for a while, and so, you're looking 213 00:09:07,681 --> 00:09:11,415 for those things, and areas that shouldn't be there. 214 00:09:11,418 --> 00:09:13,283 - Crawl down in there. - Got it. 215 00:09:13,286 --> 00:09:14,552 ♪♪ 216 00:09:14,555 --> 00:09:15,819 [ Metal clangs ] 217 00:09:15,822 --> 00:09:18,622 ♪♪ 218 00:09:18,625 --> 00:09:21,425 Okay, we're good down there. 219 00:09:21,428 --> 00:09:22,760 Thank y'all. 220 00:09:22,763 --> 00:09:25,496 ♪♪ 221 00:09:25,499 --> 00:09:27,231 We were able to board this vessel 222 00:09:27,234 --> 00:09:30,301 and determine that there were no threats. 223 00:09:30,304 --> 00:09:35,105 As a crew, we go home today knowing that boat is safe. 224 00:09:35,108 --> 00:09:36,507 Whoo. 225 00:09:36,510 --> 00:09:40,043 To be part of a team that protects Texas waterways 226 00:09:40,046 --> 00:09:42,579 is something I'm proud of, and I'm proud to be part of it. 227 00:09:42,582 --> 00:09:45,182 ♪♪ 228 00:09:45,185 --> 00:09:46,917 Like a champ, will. 229 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:49,119 Nothing to it. 230 00:09:49,122 --> 00:09:51,055 - Okay, bye-bye. - Thank y'all. 231 00:09:51,058 --> 00:09:53,390 [ Suspenseful music climbs, chord strikes ] 232 00:09:53,393 --> 00:09:56,193 ♪♪ 233 00:09:56,196 --> 00:09:58,261 That's my husband. He doesn't know how to fish. 234 00:09:58,264 --> 00:10:00,196 So, the guy that was fishing here with you guys, 235 00:10:00,199 --> 00:10:01,465 where's he, now? - Oh, that was my husband, yeah. 236 00:10:01,468 --> 00:10:03,133 Yeah. Yeah. 237 00:10:03,136 --> 00:10:05,936 Okay. Well, come. Let's get in your car, then. 238 00:10:05,939 --> 00:10:07,738 She's not giving me straight answers. 239 00:10:07,741 --> 00:10:10,341 She's trying to go zigzag around them. 240 00:10:10,344 --> 00:10:12,142 - Yes. - Do you guys have your fishing licenses with you? 241 00:10:12,145 --> 00:10:13,744 - We don't. - You don't? 242 00:10:13,747 --> 00:10:15,012 No, they're visiting from San Diego. 243 00:10:15,015 --> 00:10:17,080 Woman over radio: 10-4. - And how long are you guys 244 00:10:17,083 --> 00:10:18,882 gonna be here for? - Another few days. 245 00:10:18,885 --> 00:10:20,818 Another few days? All right. 246 00:10:20,821 --> 00:10:23,887 ♪♪ 247 00:10:23,890 --> 00:10:26,489 - [Chuckle] - Relax! 248 00:10:26,492 --> 00:10:29,092 - I'm curious. - Relax! Okay? 249 00:10:29,095 --> 00:10:31,495 They're from California and, um, 250 00:10:31,498 --> 00:10:33,296 sometimes people tend to think that that's an excuse. 251 00:10:33,299 --> 00:10:34,765 That they think that going to a different state, 252 00:10:34,768 --> 00:10:37,101 everything's different, everything's changed, 253 00:10:37,104 --> 00:10:39,302 which is not the case. How many fish did you catch? 254 00:10:39,305 --> 00:10:42,973 Um, that I didn't throw back? 255 00:10:42,976 --> 00:10:44,174 Woman #2: Does it matter? - Well, you caught a perch 256 00:10:44,177 --> 00:10:45,375 and I used the perch as bait. 257 00:10:45,378 --> 00:10:46,510 - How many fish did you catch? - A couple. 258 00:10:46,513 --> 00:10:47,578 - A couple? - Yeah. 259 00:10:47,581 --> 00:10:50,580 How many fish did you catch? 260 00:10:50,583 --> 00:10:52,983 I don't... I caught two, uh, catfish right there 261 00:10:52,986 --> 00:10:54,718 - come, let's go see the fish. - And I let it go. 262 00:10:54,721 --> 00:10:56,319 Okay. Go and look at the fish. - There we go. 263 00:10:56,322 --> 00:11:04,321 ♪♪ 264 00:11:06,199 --> 00:11:07,231 Who caught this one? 265 00:11:10,804 --> 00:11:13,270 Do you know what that is? 266 00:11:13,273 --> 00:11:15,005 [ Suspenseful music climbs, chord strikes ] 267 00:11:16,977 --> 00:11:20,510 ♪♪ 268 00:11:20,513 --> 00:11:25,115 [ Suspenseful music plays ] 269 00:11:25,118 --> 00:11:26,216 Who caught this one? 270 00:11:29,989 --> 00:11:31,121 Do you know what that is? 271 00:11:33,727 --> 00:11:35,325 Okay. 272 00:11:35,328 --> 00:11:38,062 They have a very tiny, little black drum. 273 00:11:38,065 --> 00:11:40,730 The minimum-size limit is 14 inches 274 00:11:40,733 --> 00:11:42,465 and I can just look at it and know that that's 275 00:11:42,468 --> 00:11:44,401 well below 14 inches. 276 00:11:44,404 --> 00:11:46,002 And you caught that one right over here, sir? 277 00:11:46,005 --> 00:11:47,905 - Huh? - And you caught that one right over here? 278 00:11:51,077 --> 00:11:52,876 Oh, so you guys were out on the boat, fishing today? 279 00:11:52,879 --> 00:11:54,211 - Oh, yeah. Yeah. - Okay, okay. 280 00:11:54,214 --> 00:11:55,545 [ Tranquil tune plays ] 281 00:11:55,548 --> 00:11:57,267 Do you have something that you measure with? 282 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:05,074 Support us and become VIP member to remove all ads from www.OpenSubtitles.org 283 00:12:06,292 --> 00:12:08,292 You know, I just bought my son a fish tank. 284 00:12:08,295 --> 00:12:09,692 I can almost put that little black drum 285 00:12:09,695 --> 00:12:13,363 inside that fish tank. That's how small it was. 286 00:12:13,366 --> 00:12:14,898 Woman #1: Yeah. - We don't know the rules. 287 00:12:14,901 --> 00:12:19,503 I mean, you guys have got the boat, you got all the Poles. 288 00:12:19,506 --> 00:12:21,437 You know, I mean... - Yes. 289 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:22,506 This... this isn't the first time 290 00:12:22,509 --> 00:12:23,774 that you guys are out, doing this. 291 00:12:23,777 --> 00:12:26,576 [ Suspenseful music plays ] 292 00:12:26,579 --> 00:12:28,778 And this is your fishing license? - Yes. 293 00:12:28,781 --> 00:12:31,981 Okay, but when did this one expire? 294 00:12:31,984 --> 00:12:33,183 Okay. And we're in August. 295 00:12:33,186 --> 00:12:35,118 - I know. I understand. - Okay? 296 00:12:35,121 --> 00:12:39,923 So, what we have here is your fishing license is expired, 297 00:12:39,926 --> 00:12:42,525 you've got an undersized black drum, all right? 298 00:12:42,528 --> 00:12:46,063 And you guys don't have fishing licenses, okay? 299 00:12:46,066 --> 00:12:48,465 I understand that you guys are from San Diego. 300 00:12:48,468 --> 00:12:51,668 You knew that you have to have a license. 301 00:12:51,671 --> 00:12:53,136 You could've told them, okay? - That's true. 302 00:12:53,139 --> 00:12:56,539 So either you never told them or you guys really didn't know 303 00:12:56,542 --> 00:12:57,941 or you guys just didn't wanna do it. 304 00:12:57,944 --> 00:13:00,010 But this is how we're gonna handle this one, okay? 305 00:13:00,013 --> 00:13:01,945 I'm gonna give you guys warnings 306 00:13:01,948 --> 00:13:04,281 for not having a fishing license, okay? 307 00:13:04,284 --> 00:13:06,950 And that's it, okay? 308 00:13:06,953 --> 00:13:09,152 I am gonna give you a citation, okay? - I know. 309 00:13:09,155 --> 00:13:10,888 I mean, that's little-bitty. 310 00:13:10,891 --> 00:13:12,021 [ Eerie music plays ] 311 00:13:12,024 --> 00:13:13,824 [ Laconic tune plays ] 312 00:13:13,827 --> 00:13:15,425 We want people to come to Texas. 313 00:13:15,428 --> 00:13:17,561 We want people to enjoy the resources. 314 00:13:17,564 --> 00:13:19,762 That's our goal. - Thank you, sir. 315 00:13:19,765 --> 00:13:22,766 It's also our goal that people do that in the right way. 316 00:13:22,769 --> 00:13:24,567 Know what to do next time? 317 00:13:24,570 --> 00:13:26,369 All right, guys. Thank you, sir. 318 00:13:26,372 --> 00:13:27,637 All right, then. See you guys later. 319 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:35,639 ♪♪ 320 00:13:35,915 --> 00:13:37,754 Yes, this is Benny Richards, state game warden. 321 00:13:41,454 --> 00:13:42,519 Right. 322 00:13:45,925 --> 00:13:47,457 Uh, yeah. It sounds like it to me. 323 00:13:47,460 --> 00:13:48,659 Okay. 324 00:13:50,596 --> 00:13:55,332 Okay. They're pretty confident that they're in there 325 00:13:55,335 --> 00:13:58,135 or it's just kind of a rumor? 326 00:13:58,138 --> 00:13:59,236 Okay. All right. 327 00:14:01,540 --> 00:14:02,673 All right. Well, good enough. 328 00:14:02,676 --> 00:14:04,607 I'll find out shortly. Thank you, sir. 329 00:14:04,610 --> 00:14:06,009 - All right, bye. - All right, buh-bye. 330 00:14:06,012 --> 00:14:07,144 ♪♪ 331 00:14:07,147 --> 00:14:09,079 This is kind of a strange time of year 332 00:14:09,082 --> 00:14:11,348 to be getting calls about poached deer. 333 00:14:11,351 --> 00:14:14,084 Normally, I get those, you know, in the springtime. 334 00:14:14,087 --> 00:14:16,153 But you never know. So, I'm just gonna 335 00:14:16,156 --> 00:14:18,621 take the information that I got, limited as it is, 336 00:14:18,624 --> 00:14:19,823 and go over there and investigate this 337 00:14:19,826 --> 00:14:22,092 and see if it goes anywhere. 338 00:14:22,095 --> 00:14:23,493 He mentioned a trailer. 339 00:14:23,496 --> 00:14:27,431 ♪♪ 340 00:14:27,434 --> 00:14:29,565 [ Banging on door ] 341 00:14:29,568 --> 00:14:30,767 ♪♪ 342 00:14:30,770 --> 00:14:32,436 [ Outro plays ] 343 00:14:32,439 --> 00:14:34,838 [ Banging on door ] 344 00:14:34,841 --> 00:14:38,041 [ Outro plays ] 345 00:14:38,044 --> 00:14:41,111 [ Suspenseful music plays ] 346 00:14:41,114 --> 00:14:44,181 ♪♪ 347 00:14:44,184 --> 00:14:49,119 I'm looking for any evidence of body parts, hair, drag marks, 348 00:14:49,122 --> 00:14:51,321 places where the vegetation around the edge of the pond 349 00:14:51,324 --> 00:14:52,323 has been disturbed. 350 00:14:55,061 --> 00:14:57,994 ♪♪ 351 00:14:57,997 --> 00:15:00,930 I'm usually cautious when I receive an anonymous tip 352 00:15:00,933 --> 00:15:02,399 'cause sometimes they're bogus. 353 00:15:02,402 --> 00:15:05,635 He did not give me a lot of information to work off of 354 00:15:05,638 --> 00:15:06,937 and it was a little shaky, 355 00:15:06,940 --> 00:15:09,539 given the time of year, the vagueness of it. 356 00:15:09,542 --> 00:15:15,612 ♪♪ 357 00:15:15,615 --> 00:15:17,013 Uh. 358 00:15:17,016 --> 00:15:19,282 [ Suspenseful chord strikes ] 359 00:15:19,285 --> 00:15:20,284 We got a dead deer. 360 00:15:20,287 --> 00:15:20,951 [ Suspenseful chord strikes ] 361 00:15:20,954 --> 00:15:25,822 [ Mid-tempo tune plays ] 362 00:15:25,825 --> 00:15:28,758 Tsk, come on. 363 00:15:28,761 --> 00:15:32,362 You wonder what's going on, ain't you? 364 00:15:32,365 --> 00:15:33,697 Let's go! 365 00:15:33,700 --> 00:15:34,965 Hey, [smooch] Let's go. 366 00:15:34,968 --> 00:15:37,033 My name's Tommy Johnson and I've been a game warden 367 00:15:37,036 --> 00:15:39,502 in matagorda county for approximately two years. 368 00:15:39,505 --> 00:15:42,172 [ Whistling ] 369 00:15:42,175 --> 00:15:43,773 I've always wanted to become a game warden. 370 00:15:43,776 --> 00:15:44,974 I like to hunt and fish. 371 00:15:44,977 --> 00:15:47,444 My dad was a game warden for 30-something years, 372 00:15:47,447 --> 00:15:50,380 so it kind of runs in the family. 373 00:15:50,383 --> 00:15:51,514 Y'all are next. 374 00:15:51,517 --> 00:15:53,850 [ Gobbling ] 375 00:15:53,853 --> 00:15:55,118 I've always been an animal lover. 376 00:15:55,121 --> 00:15:58,055 I grew up in a farming/ ranching background. 377 00:15:58,058 --> 00:15:59,389 No eggs. 378 00:15:59,392 --> 00:16:05,929 We got chickens, a donkey, two dogs, and two horses. 379 00:16:05,932 --> 00:16:07,264 The sorrel horse is junior; 380 00:16:07,267 --> 00:16:09,466 the gray horse, we just call gray; 381 00:16:09,469 --> 00:16:13,002 and the donkey is just donkey. 382 00:16:13,005 --> 00:16:14,671 The dog is timber. 383 00:16:14,674 --> 00:16:16,406 That's a catahoula dog. 384 00:16:16,409 --> 00:16:19,142 We use her for tracking crippled deer. 385 00:16:19,145 --> 00:16:21,077 [ Howling ] 386 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:22,345 Yeah, she'll talk to ya. 387 00:16:22,348 --> 00:16:24,881 She'll really talk when she finds a hurt deer. 388 00:16:24,884 --> 00:16:26,016 C'mere. [Smooch, pats leg] Here. 389 00:16:26,019 --> 00:16:27,583 Hey. [Smooch] Let's go. 390 00:16:27,586 --> 00:16:29,352 [ Outro plays ] 391 00:16:29,355 --> 00:16:34,490 ♪♪ 392 00:16:34,493 --> 00:16:37,827 Let's run over here to grab some bait. 393 00:16:37,830 --> 00:16:39,162 Today, I'm riding with Scott Blackburn 394 00:16:39,165 --> 00:16:40,496 out of wharton county. 395 00:16:40,499 --> 00:16:42,231 I've known him for a long time, 396 00:16:42,234 --> 00:16:44,568 way before I ever become a game warden. 397 00:16:44,571 --> 00:16:46,036 We're pretty good friends. 398 00:16:46,039 --> 00:16:49,706 ♪♪ 399 00:16:49,709 --> 00:16:51,108 How y'all guys doing? 400 00:16:51,111 --> 00:16:52,141 Pretty good. How are you doing? 401 00:16:52,144 --> 00:16:54,978 Oh, pretty good. Y'all caught a few, huh? 402 00:16:54,981 --> 00:16:56,212 Yeah, we had a good day. 403 00:16:56,215 --> 00:16:58,515 Yeah? We have to catch some raccoons. 404 00:16:58,518 --> 00:17:02,518 We're gonna set a trap, so I'm gonna borrow some scraps. 405 00:17:02,521 --> 00:17:04,388 I received a call earlier. 406 00:17:04,391 --> 00:17:07,857 A lady had two kittens that were killed by some coons 407 00:17:07,860 --> 00:17:09,392 that she had at her house, 408 00:17:09,395 --> 00:17:12,195 so, today, we're gonna go out and try to catch these coons 409 00:17:12,198 --> 00:17:14,731 and take them and release them in another place. 410 00:17:14,734 --> 00:17:15,732 All right, guys. Y'all have a good one. 411 00:17:15,735 --> 00:17:17,467 All right, you too. Thanks, guys. 412 00:17:17,470 --> 00:17:19,002 [ Outro plays ] 413 00:17:19,005 --> 00:17:21,137 You don't wanna put them in the back seat? 414 00:17:21,140 --> 00:17:23,006 The fish? [ Laughter ] 415 00:17:23,009 --> 00:17:24,674 No. 416 00:17:24,677 --> 00:17:26,810 ♪♪ 417 00:17:26,813 --> 00:17:29,212 In my experience, nothing attracts a raccoon better 418 00:17:29,215 --> 00:17:31,548 than some fresh, smelly fish. 419 00:17:31,551 --> 00:17:33,483 But, raccoons will eat anything. 420 00:17:33,486 --> 00:17:37,620 They'll eat animals, they'll eat chickens, berries, fruit. 421 00:17:37,623 --> 00:17:39,489 Raccoon's a scavenger. 422 00:17:39,492 --> 00:17:40,556 What you putting on gloves for? 423 00:17:40,559 --> 00:17:42,225 I don't wanna get all fishy right now. 424 00:17:42,228 --> 00:17:45,562 [ Laughing ] 425 00:17:45,565 --> 00:17:47,364 Here, right here. 426 00:17:47,367 --> 00:17:50,032 I am putting out a little bait in here. 427 00:17:50,035 --> 00:17:52,302 They come up here and smell it and get a little interested 428 00:17:52,305 --> 00:17:54,771 and then, walk in here, get the rest of it, 429 00:17:54,774 --> 00:17:57,507 and they'll hit the trigger and this door will go down on them. 430 00:17:57,510 --> 00:17:59,775 All right. Where you wanna put the other one at? 431 00:17:59,778 --> 00:18:01,912 We'll put it under this simmon tree. 432 00:18:01,915 --> 00:18:03,847 You asked what they've been eating: Them persimmons. 433 00:18:03,850 --> 00:18:06,716 ♪♪ 434 00:18:06,719 --> 00:18:09,586 That'll work. 435 00:18:09,589 --> 00:18:12,122 You're gonna have every coon for five miles 436 00:18:12,125 --> 00:18:13,790 - mm-hmm. - In that cage in the morning. 437 00:18:13,793 --> 00:18:15,058 -I know that. 438 00:18:15,061 --> 00:18:16,793 Sometimes, when raccoons do have rabies, 439 00:18:16,796 --> 00:18:18,528 they do do odd things. 440 00:18:18,531 --> 00:18:20,864 More than likely, these people would be seeing them 441 00:18:20,867 --> 00:18:22,532 in the daylight more. 442 00:18:22,535 --> 00:18:25,202 If we do run across these raccoons and they are rabid, 443 00:18:25,205 --> 00:18:26,203 they will be euthanized 444 00:18:26,206 --> 00:18:28,471 and taken to a vet for further testing. 445 00:18:28,474 --> 00:18:31,207 We won't know until we catch them and trap them. 446 00:18:31,210 --> 00:18:32,542 See what happens. 447 00:18:32,545 --> 00:18:35,278 [ Outro plays ] 448 00:18:35,281 --> 00:18:37,814 [ Suspenseful music plays ] 449 00:18:37,817 --> 00:18:39,949 I received a tip from a caller who said 450 00:18:39,952 --> 00:18:42,152 I would find two deer dumped in the pond. 451 00:18:42,155 --> 00:18:44,220 ♪♪ 452 00:18:44,223 --> 00:18:48,357 Uh. 453 00:18:48,360 --> 00:18:51,027 We got a dead deer. 454 00:18:51,030 --> 00:18:54,231 Hm. But it has been removed. 455 00:18:54,234 --> 00:18:57,367 Evidently, the complainant had some good information 456 00:18:57,370 --> 00:19:00,303 because there's hair in the pool and up on the shore. 457 00:19:00,306 --> 00:19:05,174 ♪♪ 458 00:19:05,177 --> 00:19:07,377 There is no doubt that there was 459 00:19:07,380 --> 00:19:10,580 at least one deer carcass in this pond. 460 00:19:10,583 --> 00:19:11,848 I can't imagine a scenario 461 00:19:11,851 --> 00:19:13,516 why they would've removed these deer, 462 00:19:13,519 --> 00:19:15,485 so I'm thinking that maybe somebody was tipped off 463 00:19:15,488 --> 00:19:17,988 that I was coming and they're trying to hide the evidence. 464 00:19:17,991 --> 00:19:21,858 I can see, by the way the grass is laying, 465 00:19:21,861 --> 00:19:26,196 that the carcass was drug away from the pond 466 00:19:26,199 --> 00:19:28,932 and up onto the property. 467 00:19:28,935 --> 00:19:33,270 Following the trail of hair. 468 00:19:33,273 --> 00:19:35,338 Figure out where they took this deer. 469 00:19:35,341 --> 00:19:37,073 You can clearly see that there's 470 00:19:37,076 --> 00:19:40,343 what I believe to be a white-tailed deer 471 00:19:40,346 --> 00:19:43,747 has been drug through the backyard of this property. 472 00:19:43,750 --> 00:19:45,282 Just about to... 473 00:19:45,285 --> 00:19:47,417 Actually, I think I have ran out of hair. 474 00:19:47,420 --> 00:19:49,486 ♪♪ 475 00:19:49,489 --> 00:19:54,824 [ Banging on door ] 476 00:19:54,827 --> 00:19:56,359 I knocked a while ago. Was you asleep? 477 00:19:56,362 --> 00:19:57,961 No, I wasn't home. I just got home. 478 00:19:57,964 --> 00:20:00,297 - Oh, did you just get home? - I just took my son to work. 479 00:20:00,300 --> 00:20:02,431 - Let me tell you why I'm here. - Yeah. 480 00:20:02,434 --> 00:20:04,033 In the pool back here, it's obvious 481 00:20:04,036 --> 00:20:05,168 that there's been a deer. 482 00:20:05,171 --> 00:20:06,569 Well, we were very upset by that. 483 00:20:06,572 --> 00:20:09,305 Rhonda's ex-husband Dean told us that that he put 484 00:20:09,308 --> 00:20:10,840 a couple of deer carcasses in there. 485 00:20:10,843 --> 00:20:12,108 You know, that's just unsanitary. 486 00:20:12,111 --> 00:20:14,176 Yeah, yeah. And Rhonda lives...? 487 00:20:14,179 --> 00:20:15,778 - In that trailer. - Okay. 488 00:20:15,781 --> 00:20:18,715 The woman told me that her sister-in-law Rhonda 489 00:20:18,718 --> 00:20:21,151 had an ex-husband who killed the two deer 490 00:20:21,154 --> 00:20:22,652 and placed them in the pond. 491 00:20:22,655 --> 00:20:25,254 I messaged Dean and told him that my husband was mad 492 00:20:25,257 --> 00:20:27,056 and asked him to get them out of there, you know. 493 00:20:27,059 --> 00:20:29,526 She seems very willing to cooperate, so, at this point, 494 00:20:29,529 --> 00:20:31,527 I have no reason to doubt what she's telling me. 495 00:20:31,530 --> 00:20:33,596 Where are the carcasses at now? 496 00:20:33,599 --> 00:20:34,797 Okay. Do you mind if I have a look 497 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:36,532 out in the field behind the house? 498 00:20:36,535 --> 00:20:37,734 - Okay. - I appreciate your help. 499 00:20:37,737 --> 00:20:39,068 Thank you. 500 00:20:39,071 --> 00:20:40,870 I'm gonna go try to find these deer. 501 00:20:40,873 --> 00:20:43,740 ♪♪ 502 00:20:43,743 --> 00:20:46,476 [ Suspenseful chord strikes ] 503 00:20:46,479 --> 00:20:50,280 I see a vehicle trail leading back to a grove of trees 504 00:20:50,283 --> 00:20:52,015 behind the house on the property. 505 00:20:52,018 --> 00:20:53,149 It doesn't look like it's gonna be 506 00:20:53,152 --> 00:20:54,884 any kind of farm equipment, like a tractor. 507 00:20:54,887 --> 00:20:58,221 He's not shredding, not feeding cows, obviously. 508 00:20:58,224 --> 00:20:59,956 So, this trail... 509 00:20:59,959 --> 00:21:02,692 [ eerie music plays ] I just located something. 510 00:21:02,695 --> 00:21:04,394 [ Eerie music climbs, chord strikes ] 511 00:21:06,132 --> 00:21:09,666 ♪♪ 512 00:21:09,669 --> 00:21:14,070 [ Suspenseful music plays ] 513 00:21:14,073 --> 00:21:15,739 I just located something. 514 00:21:15,742 --> 00:21:18,608 It looks like... 515 00:21:18,611 --> 00:21:20,409 Two dead deer. [ Suspenseful chord strikes ] 516 00:21:20,412 --> 00:21:23,346 ♪♪ 517 00:21:23,349 --> 00:21:24,814 You can tell they'd been in a pool 518 00:21:24,817 --> 00:21:26,549 because the hair's beginning to slip, 519 00:21:26,552 --> 00:21:28,952 but, uh, it don't look like the varmints have found them yet. 520 00:21:28,955 --> 00:21:31,887 [ Melancholy tune plays ] 521 00:21:31,890 --> 00:21:34,357 Aah, it stinks! 522 00:21:34,360 --> 00:21:36,092 Some hunters, when they harvest a deer, 523 00:21:36,095 --> 00:21:38,428 they'll take the head to a taxidermist 524 00:21:38,431 --> 00:21:41,630 to make what they call a European mount of the skull. 525 00:21:41,633 --> 00:21:43,899 It's possible that this guy took a shortcut 526 00:21:43,902 --> 00:21:45,368 and just decided to just do it on his own 527 00:21:45,371 --> 00:21:50,240 and let nature eat away the hair and the hide from the skulls. 528 00:21:50,243 --> 00:21:51,574 I'm gonna leave them here, for now, 529 00:21:51,577 --> 00:21:52,842 because, at this point, I don't know 530 00:21:52,845 --> 00:21:54,977 that there's anything illegal about them. 531 00:21:54,980 --> 00:21:57,914 ♪♪ 532 00:21:57,917 --> 00:22:00,383 The good thing about it is they both got a tag on them, 533 00:22:00,386 --> 00:22:02,118 so they're gonna give me a lot of the information 534 00:22:02,121 --> 00:22:03,520 that I'm gonna be needing to determine 535 00:22:03,523 --> 00:22:06,656 whether or not we got a case. 536 00:22:06,659 --> 00:22:09,992 A properly completed deer tag will have the hunter's name, 537 00:22:09,995 --> 00:22:12,461 the date of his kill, and the location of his kill. 538 00:22:12,464 --> 00:22:14,564 It looks like they were not poached. 539 00:22:14,567 --> 00:22:17,467 They were killed legally during the open season. 540 00:22:17,470 --> 00:22:19,002 I'm gonna have to go back, check the book, 541 00:22:19,005 --> 00:22:21,604 to see if there's any kind of animal restrictions 542 00:22:21,607 --> 00:22:25,675 as far as taking two deer over 13 inches. 543 00:22:25,678 --> 00:22:29,412 We have some counties in Texas where you can only harvest 544 00:22:29,415 --> 00:22:31,948 one deer that's 13 inches or greater. 545 00:22:31,951 --> 00:22:39,950 ♪♪ 546 00:22:42,028 --> 00:22:43,293 Hello! 547 00:22:43,296 --> 00:22:45,428 Rhonda, Benny Richards. - Hi. 548 00:22:45,431 --> 00:22:47,363 Good to meet you. How are you? 549 00:22:47,366 --> 00:22:50,299 Hard day at work today? 550 00:22:50,302 --> 00:22:52,035 [ Laughter ] Hard. Uh, 551 00:22:52,038 --> 00:22:54,103 let me ask you some questions about Dean. 552 00:22:54,106 --> 00:22:55,705 He's a pretty good, ethical hunter, doesn't...? 553 00:22:55,708 --> 00:22:58,041 - Yeah. - Hasn't been in trouble before? 554 00:22:58,044 --> 00:22:59,442 Okay. As far as you know, 555 00:22:59,445 --> 00:23:01,444 those were the only two deer he got? 556 00:23:01,447 --> 00:23:03,246 All in the same trip? 557 00:23:03,249 --> 00:23:05,714 Okay. Do you happen to have his phone number I could get? 558 00:23:05,717 --> 00:23:09,586 - Yeah. - Let me get it from ya. 559 00:23:09,589 --> 00:23:11,254 Well, I appreciate your cooperation, 560 00:23:11,257 --> 00:23:12,989 letting us come look and all, everything. 561 00:23:12,992 --> 00:23:14,858 If I have any other questions, I'll be back in touch. 562 00:23:14,861 --> 00:23:16,125 - Okay. - Thank ya. 563 00:23:16,128 --> 00:23:18,794 [ Mid-tempo tune plays ] 564 00:23:18,797 --> 00:23:20,797 She told me 565 00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:23,933 that he got all this wildlife on the same trip. 566 00:23:23,936 --> 00:23:26,802 However, when I look at these tags, 567 00:23:26,805 --> 00:23:28,938 he's got different counties listed on here. 568 00:23:28,941 --> 00:23:31,340 [ Outro plays ] 569 00:23:31,343 --> 00:23:33,943 It could be the case that he was 570 00:23:33,946 --> 00:23:37,680 putting down a second county to go around the limitations 571 00:23:37,683 --> 00:23:42,084 on killing more than one 13-inch buck. 572 00:23:42,087 --> 00:23:43,886 Yep, he may have a problem. 573 00:23:43,889 --> 00:23:45,421 [ Suspenseful music plays ] 574 00:23:45,424 --> 00:23:48,824 In my mind, it's gonna be difficult for one person 575 00:23:48,827 --> 00:23:50,960 to kill two deer on a single hunting trip 576 00:23:50,963 --> 00:23:54,097 in two counties that are 100 miles away. 577 00:23:54,100 --> 00:23:57,500 My suspicions are now that this hunter killed two deer, 578 00:23:57,503 --> 00:24:03,373 one illegally, and he's using the tags to get around the law. 579 00:24:03,376 --> 00:24:05,441 ♪♪ 580 00:24:05,444 --> 00:24:09,045 [ Ring ] 581 00:24:09,048 --> 00:24:12,047 Listen. Hey, listen. I got a call about 582 00:24:12,050 --> 00:24:14,050 a couple of deer that were in a pond 583 00:24:14,053 --> 00:24:15,985 and I went out there to kinda look into the matter 584 00:24:15,988 --> 00:24:19,322 and I had some follow-up questions on the deer. 585 00:24:19,325 --> 00:24:20,657 Could you tell me... Did you kill 586 00:24:20,660 --> 00:24:22,425 both those deer in the same trip? 587 00:24:25,998 --> 00:24:28,932 What you're saying is you hunted on two different properties 588 00:24:28,935 --> 00:24:29,966 on the same trip? 589 00:24:37,943 --> 00:24:39,141 Okay. 590 00:24:39,144 --> 00:24:41,277 Everything is legal. He went on a single trip, 591 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:43,746 killed one of these buck deer 592 00:24:43,749 --> 00:24:45,882 that I've located, in one county; 593 00:24:45,885 --> 00:24:49,018 and then, he drove over 100 miles to another country 594 00:24:49,021 --> 00:24:51,153 and harvested another buck deer, 595 00:24:51,156 --> 00:24:53,022 so he's being honest and cooperative. 596 00:24:53,025 --> 00:24:55,091 All right. If I need anything else, I'll give you a call back. 597 00:24:55,094 --> 00:24:56,158 Yes, sir. 598 00:24:56,161 --> 00:24:57,760 All right. Have a good day. 599 00:24:57,763 --> 00:25:00,963 Uh-huh. You too. Buh-bye. 600 00:25:00,966 --> 00:25:04,900 After talking to the hunter, he had the right answers 601 00:25:04,903 --> 00:25:06,969 that put him in compliance with the law. 602 00:25:06,972 --> 00:25:09,572 Turned out to be one family member 603 00:25:09,575 --> 00:25:12,308 threw two deer in a pond, stunk up the place, 604 00:25:12,311 --> 00:25:15,244 and made the other family members mad, but, 605 00:25:15,247 --> 00:25:18,047 no violations, no citation, no case is filed. 606 00:25:18,050 --> 00:25:20,916 [ Mid-tempo outro plays ] 607 00:25:20,919 --> 00:25:23,920 ♪♪ 608 00:25:23,923 --> 00:25:28,324 [ Cheering, whistling, and applause ] 609 00:25:28,327 --> 00:25:30,259 You should've frisked every one of them, okay? 610 00:25:30,262 --> 00:25:33,663 - I should have? - Yes, you should've. 611 00:25:33,666 --> 00:25:38,133 Today, we're at at&t stadium in Arlington, Texas. 612 00:25:38,136 --> 00:25:40,069 Every year, about this time, we participate 613 00:25:40,072 --> 00:25:42,738 with happy hills and the Dallas cowboys. 614 00:25:42,741 --> 00:25:44,940 Happy hills is a nonprofit organization 615 00:25:44,943 --> 00:25:48,144 that benefits underprivileged kids k-12th grade. 616 00:25:48,147 --> 00:25:50,280 [ Cheering and applause ] Number 82, 617 00:25:50,283 --> 00:25:52,882 Jason whitten. 618 00:25:52,885 --> 00:25:54,950 Number 4, dak Prescott. 619 00:25:54,953 --> 00:25:56,686 We've been invited by the Dallas cowboys 620 00:25:56,689 --> 00:25:59,755 and happy hills to show up in a security fashion here. 621 00:25:59,758 --> 00:26:04,694 The head coach of the Dallas cowboys, Jason Garrett. 622 00:26:04,697 --> 00:26:05,895 But we really just hang out 623 00:26:05,898 --> 00:26:07,830 and take pictures with the cowboys. 624 00:26:07,833 --> 00:26:09,298 You stand way over there. 625 00:26:09,301 --> 00:26:12,502 Now you stand way over there, so me... me and you get... 626 00:26:12,505 --> 00:26:13,636 Might as well take my other one. 627 00:26:13,639 --> 00:26:14,770 There ya go. 628 00:26:14,773 --> 00:26:16,706 Hey, do we look the same? [ Laughter ] 629 00:26:16,709 --> 00:26:20,043 Do we look... The same? 630 00:26:20,046 --> 00:26:21,177 I get that a lot. 631 00:26:21,180 --> 00:26:23,846 [ Outro plays ] 632 00:26:23,849 --> 00:26:25,648 [ Suspenseful music plays ] 633 00:26:25,651 --> 00:26:28,651 Narrator: As the event winds down, the game wardens get a call 634 00:26:28,654 --> 00:26:30,786 about a large-scale marijuana grow 635 00:26:30,789 --> 00:26:34,123 37 miles from the stadium. 636 00:26:34,126 --> 00:26:35,524 The DEA called. 637 00:26:35,527 --> 00:26:38,194 What he's telling me is the only way you get into it 638 00:26:38,197 --> 00:26:41,798 is either by boats or by air. 639 00:26:41,801 --> 00:26:44,199 We're here at the behest of the DEA 640 00:26:44,202 --> 00:26:45,934 because they flown it several times 641 00:26:45,937 --> 00:26:47,537 and they just can't get into this site. 642 00:26:47,540 --> 00:26:49,939 The only other way to get in is by boat 643 00:26:49,942 --> 00:26:52,809 and game wardens have boats. 644 00:26:52,812 --> 00:26:54,944 Narrator: They're here to find a place to launch boats 645 00:26:54,947 --> 00:26:59,215 for a sting operation in the morning. 646 00:26:59,218 --> 00:27:00,749 These guys are gonna be trying to harvest it, 647 00:27:00,752 --> 00:27:03,019 so we wanna hurt their pocketbook. 648 00:27:03,022 --> 00:27:05,020 What time are we gonna get started in the morning? 649 00:27:05,023 --> 00:27:07,490 Early. We're gonna have the boats in the water. 650 00:27:07,493 --> 00:27:09,559 As soon as the sun's up, we're motoring in. 651 00:27:09,562 --> 00:27:11,360 ♪♪ 652 00:27:11,363 --> 00:27:13,896 [ Alert chimes ] 653 00:27:13,899 --> 00:27:14,964 This has been identified 654 00:27:14,967 --> 00:27:16,498 as the best location to put the boats in. 655 00:27:16,501 --> 00:27:18,635 About five minutes away from the grow site. 656 00:27:18,638 --> 00:27:20,770 This is gonna be a big operation with a lot of people 657 00:27:20,773 --> 00:27:22,238 and it's gonna be a lot of moving parts 658 00:27:22,241 --> 00:27:25,107 and we're gonna have a small time window to get this done. 659 00:27:25,110 --> 00:27:28,444 The actual plan is to go in in the cover of darkness. 660 00:27:28,447 --> 00:27:30,179 We're going upriver... 661 00:27:30,182 --> 00:27:31,714 - Yep. - And then, it's just 662 00:27:31,717 --> 00:27:33,982 grow, grow, grow. 663 00:27:33,985 --> 00:27:36,518 All of that up through there is no man's land. 664 00:27:36,521 --> 00:27:37,986 Right. Me and you will go to that first grow 665 00:27:37,989 --> 00:27:39,789 and then the boats just continue 666 00:27:39,792 --> 00:27:42,692 dropping people in. - All right. 667 00:27:42,695 --> 00:27:44,861 Marijuana growers are always dangerous for us. 668 00:27:44,864 --> 00:27:46,396 We've gotta contend with the water. 669 00:27:46,399 --> 00:27:49,332 We gotta contend with the terrain, the heat, 670 00:27:49,335 --> 00:27:52,935 bugs, snakes, so everything's a concern for us. 671 00:27:52,938 --> 00:27:55,204 Marijuana is illegal, 672 00:27:55,207 --> 00:27:56,939 so, you never know what you're gonna find 673 00:27:56,942 --> 00:27:58,274 when you get into one of these. 674 00:27:58,277 --> 00:28:01,343 ♪♪ 675 00:28:01,346 --> 00:28:04,681 [ Eerie music plays ] 676 00:28:04,684 --> 00:28:06,282 [ Birds trilling ] 677 00:28:06,285 --> 00:28:08,550 Stapleton: One, two, three, go! 678 00:28:08,553 --> 00:28:09,885 Okay. All right, good. 679 00:28:09,888 --> 00:28:13,956 ♪♪ 680 00:28:13,959 --> 00:28:17,093 These guys have invested a lot of time and effort 681 00:28:17,096 --> 00:28:20,897 and money in this grow and they may not take it so well 682 00:28:20,900 --> 00:28:21,964 that we're coming in to remove it. 683 00:28:21,967 --> 00:28:24,767 Yeah, come straight back. Come on. 684 00:28:24,770 --> 00:28:26,102 We're gonna be the first ones in, 685 00:28:26,105 --> 00:28:27,436 so we're gonna clear it from the ground. 686 00:28:27,439 --> 00:28:28,838 So there ain't no telling what we're gonna find 687 00:28:28,841 --> 00:28:30,039 once we get in there. 688 00:28:30,042 --> 00:28:32,041 No. There could be anything in there. 689 00:28:32,044 --> 00:28:33,309 Yep. 690 00:28:33,312 --> 00:28:41,311 ♪♪ 691 00:28:47,526 --> 00:28:50,259 ♪♪ 692 00:28:50,262 --> 00:28:53,262 [ Suspenseful music plays ] 693 00:28:53,265 --> 00:28:55,731 [ Suspenseful chord strikes ] 694 00:28:55,734 --> 00:28:58,801 As we're snaking down this river, we can see hoses. 695 00:28:58,804 --> 00:29:01,003 They're pulling the water out of the river 696 00:29:01,006 --> 00:29:02,671 to irrigate this marijuana grow. 697 00:29:02,674 --> 00:29:06,742 ♪♪ 698 00:29:06,745 --> 00:29:08,611 [ Eerie music plays ] 699 00:29:08,614 --> 00:29:11,814 [ Suspenseful music plays ] 700 00:29:11,817 --> 00:29:18,620 ♪♪ 701 00:29:18,623 --> 00:29:20,355 [ Sibilant flourish plays ] 702 00:29:20,358 --> 00:29:26,262 ♪♪ 703 00:29:28,767 --> 00:29:30,966 ♪♪ 704 00:29:30,969 --> 00:29:32,769 Oh. That's a lot of weed. 705 00:29:32,772 --> 00:29:34,811 [ Suspenseful chord strikes, ominous chord strikes ] 706 00:29:36,108 --> 00:29:39,575 ♪♪ 707 00:29:39,578 --> 00:29:43,579 [ Ominous chord strikes, suspenseful music plays ] 708 00:29:43,582 --> 00:29:45,915 Oh. That's a lot of weed. 709 00:29:45,918 --> 00:29:47,183 That's a lot of weed. 710 00:29:47,186 --> 00:29:50,920 ♪♪ 711 00:29:50,923 --> 00:29:53,121 This is a mature grow, as you'll... you'll see. 712 00:29:53,124 --> 00:29:54,857 This is... I mean, 713 00:29:54,860 --> 00:29:56,525 that's probably the biggest plant, 714 00:29:56,528 --> 00:29:59,261 marijuana plant, I've seen. 715 00:29:59,264 --> 00:30:00,863 This is the water pump. When it's dry, 716 00:30:00,866 --> 00:30:02,731 this is how they're irrigating everything, 717 00:30:02,734 --> 00:30:05,201 complete with gasoline. 718 00:30:07,405 --> 00:30:13,209 A trip wire is all it is. 719 00:30:13,212 --> 00:30:14,744 It's just a simple piece of wire 720 00:30:14,747 --> 00:30:17,880 tied between a couple of trees to injure us 721 00:30:17,883 --> 00:30:20,749 or to let them know that someone is in their grow, 722 00:30:20,752 --> 00:30:22,285 so they can get outta dodge. 723 00:30:22,288 --> 00:30:26,689 [ Mid-tempo tune plays ] 724 00:30:26,692 --> 00:30:28,557 We don't want to move the marijuana by boat 725 00:30:28,560 --> 00:30:30,893 'cause the river right now is rolling, 726 00:30:30,896 --> 00:30:32,495 so we've got a helicopter up in the air 727 00:30:32,498 --> 00:30:33,962 and they're gonna haul them out of here. 728 00:30:33,965 --> 00:30:41,964 ♪♪ 729 00:30:43,642 --> 00:30:47,844 [ Outro plays ] 730 00:30:47,847 --> 00:30:49,579 Stapleton: 'So, growing the weed's one thing. 731 00:30:49,582 --> 00:30:51,914 Environmental damage is another. 732 00:30:51,917 --> 00:30:54,917 They've had to come in here and cut down mature trees 733 00:30:54,920 --> 00:30:57,586 to open this up for sunlight to get to their plants 734 00:30:57,589 --> 00:30:59,589 and that... that aggravates us. 735 00:30:59,592 --> 00:31:06,796 ♪♪ 736 00:31:06,799 --> 00:31:09,631 There's all kinds of pesticides, 737 00:31:09,634 --> 00:31:13,803 fertilizers, insecticides, and all of that 738 00:31:13,806 --> 00:31:15,604 are detrimental to all the animals, 739 00:31:15,607 --> 00:31:18,607 as well as all the plants, and all the fish in the water. 740 00:31:18,610 --> 00:31:21,677 ♪♪ 741 00:31:21,680 --> 00:31:24,347 Today, we removed about 5,000 marijuana plants, 742 00:31:24,350 --> 00:31:25,948 with a street value of 743 00:31:25,951 --> 00:31:27,883 $6.3 million. 744 00:31:27,886 --> 00:31:30,353 And these guys will be coming in to harvest this 745 00:31:30,356 --> 00:31:32,688 any... probably any day. 746 00:31:32,691 --> 00:31:33,890 That's gonna hurt. 747 00:31:33,893 --> 00:31:38,227 ♪♪ 748 00:31:38,230 --> 00:31:40,095 It's always worth the planning that goes into this. 749 00:31:40,098 --> 00:31:43,165 Feels good to get in there and clean up this mess. 750 00:31:43,168 --> 00:31:44,299 I'm happy about today. 751 00:31:44,302 --> 00:31:45,835 It was a win for the good guys. 752 00:31:45,838 --> 00:31:48,504 ♪♪ 753 00:31:48,507 --> 00:31:50,773 [ Outro plays ] 754 00:31:50,776 --> 00:31:53,642 [ Birds chirping ] 755 00:31:53,645 --> 00:31:56,779 [ Suspenseful music plays ] 756 00:31:56,782 --> 00:31:59,848 ♪♪ 757 00:31:59,851 --> 00:32:01,984 [ Alert chiming ] 758 00:32:01,987 --> 00:32:03,319 Hey, butch, you ready? 759 00:32:03,322 --> 00:32:09,925 ♪♪ 760 00:32:09,928 --> 00:32:13,529 I just received a tip that this guy shot 15 deer 761 00:32:13,532 --> 00:32:16,198 with a crossbow at addicks reservoir. 762 00:32:16,201 --> 00:32:18,667 The addicks reservoir is a huge area 763 00:32:18,670 --> 00:32:21,604 and no hunting's allowed in the reservoir at all. 764 00:32:21,607 --> 00:32:26,409 It's out of season, so every case has multiple violations. 765 00:32:26,412 --> 00:32:27,410 The reason why seasons are there is 766 00:32:27,413 --> 00:32:28,677 that there has to be parameters. 767 00:32:28,680 --> 00:32:30,613 Sometimes, depending on the species, 768 00:32:30,616 --> 00:32:33,281 those parameters go into breeding 769 00:32:33,284 --> 00:32:35,617 or, you know, the best time to take the animals 770 00:32:35,620 --> 00:32:37,552 to where there's a minimal amount of loss. 771 00:32:37,555 --> 00:32:41,157 If someone's taking 15 deer out of season, 772 00:32:41,160 --> 00:32:44,226 that is a serious offense. 773 00:32:44,229 --> 00:32:45,827 We're going to a neighborhood, at night, 774 00:32:45,830 --> 00:32:47,696 that we haven't been in before. 775 00:32:47,699 --> 00:32:49,898 This guy's a hunter, so he's definitely gonna have, 776 00:32:49,901 --> 00:32:52,301 you know, some form of weapon inside the house. 777 00:32:52,304 --> 00:32:54,903 Seems like he has had run-ins with the police before, 778 00:32:54,906 --> 00:32:56,972 so it's just gonna be, um... 779 00:32:56,975 --> 00:32:58,974 Just gonna have to be extra careful. 780 00:32:58,977 --> 00:33:01,978 Are you taking the first turn? 781 00:33:01,981 --> 00:33:03,912 Yeah, 10-4. 782 00:33:03,915 --> 00:33:06,382 I'm meeting game warden bane over there. 783 00:33:06,385 --> 00:33:07,717 We were in the academy together 784 00:33:07,720 --> 00:33:10,319 and we've been working together for five years now. 785 00:33:10,322 --> 00:33:11,520 You know, there's no better person 786 00:33:11,523 --> 00:33:13,922 that I feel comfortable with in situations like this. 787 00:33:13,925 --> 00:33:16,458 [ Outro plays ] 788 00:33:16,461 --> 00:33:18,861 [ Dog barking ] 789 00:33:18,864 --> 00:33:20,863 Um, I'm gonna make contact. 790 00:33:20,866 --> 00:33:23,265 You look on the side of the house. 791 00:33:23,268 --> 00:33:25,801 See if you see anything. 792 00:33:25,804 --> 00:33:29,405 If I go inside the house, I'll let you know. 793 00:33:29,408 --> 00:33:30,739 Okay. - Copy. 794 00:33:30,742 --> 00:33:33,142 -All right. [ Dogs barking ] 795 00:33:33,145 --> 00:33:36,211 Hey, bud. 796 00:33:36,214 --> 00:33:37,479 State police. 797 00:33:37,482 --> 00:33:38,614 You Mike? - No. 798 00:33:38,617 --> 00:33:40,749 You know where Mike is? 799 00:33:40,752 --> 00:33:41,951 Thank you. 800 00:33:41,954 --> 00:33:44,152 [ Continues indistinctly ] 801 00:33:44,155 --> 00:33:45,421 Hey, ma'am. How are you doing? 802 00:33:45,424 --> 00:33:47,089 State police. 803 00:33:47,092 --> 00:33:48,424 Um, is Mike home? 804 00:33:51,029 --> 00:33:52,194 Thank you. 805 00:33:54,499 --> 00:33:57,500 [ Suspenseful music plays ] 806 00:33:57,503 --> 00:33:58,834 Mike, how you doing, man? 807 00:33:58,837 --> 00:34:00,036 Uh, all right. How are you? 808 00:34:00,039 --> 00:34:02,038 My name's hendrik, state game warden. 809 00:34:02,041 --> 00:34:03,305 I guess you're coming home. 810 00:34:03,308 --> 00:34:04,773 Hey, I just got a couple of questions for you, man. 811 00:34:04,776 --> 00:34:06,775 Okay. 812 00:34:06,778 --> 00:34:09,912 ♪♪ 813 00:34:09,915 --> 00:34:10,913 Hey, how's it going? 814 00:34:10,916 --> 00:34:12,047 Hey. It's going all right, man. 815 00:34:12,050 --> 00:34:13,182 How you doing? Um, -all right. 816 00:34:13,185 --> 00:34:16,585 We got reports of you taking some deer 817 00:34:16,588 --> 00:34:18,587 from the... - Taking deer? 818 00:34:18,590 --> 00:34:21,123 Yes, sir. From the addicks reservoir, okay? 819 00:34:21,126 --> 00:34:23,993 I didn't get no deer. 820 00:34:23,996 --> 00:34:25,261 No. 821 00:34:25,264 --> 00:34:26,662 Would you mind just showing me your truck? 822 00:34:26,665 --> 00:34:28,864 Okay. 823 00:34:28,867 --> 00:34:29,865 Can I just take a look, ah? 824 00:34:29,868 --> 00:34:31,333 Sorry. - Go ahead. 825 00:34:31,336 --> 00:34:32,467 -Ah. 826 00:34:32,470 --> 00:34:35,771 ♪♪ 827 00:34:38,310 --> 00:34:41,577 ♪♪ 828 00:34:41,580 --> 00:34:43,245 [ Suspenseful chord strikes ] 829 00:34:43,248 --> 00:34:44,780 ♪♪ 830 00:34:44,783 --> 00:34:46,782 - Can I take a look, ah? Sorry. - Go ahead. 831 00:34:46,785 --> 00:34:47,983 -Ah. 832 00:34:49,387 --> 00:34:50,519 That's all right. 833 00:34:50,522 --> 00:34:56,124 ♪♪ 834 00:34:56,127 --> 00:34:58,294 So, when did you get your crossbow, ah? 835 00:34:59,865 --> 00:35:01,130 Where are your bolts? 836 00:35:05,137 --> 00:35:07,269 Okay. 837 00:35:07,272 --> 00:35:08,804 Hey, Mark. 838 00:35:08,807 --> 00:35:10,339 I'm investigating a tip received 839 00:35:10,342 --> 00:35:14,210 about the possible poaching of 15 deer with a bow. 840 00:35:14,213 --> 00:35:15,411 Are these yours? 841 00:35:15,414 --> 00:35:18,614 - Yeah, the end. Yeah. - All right. 842 00:35:18,617 --> 00:35:20,282 It's not hunting season 843 00:35:20,285 --> 00:35:22,551 and, uh, we're finding crossbows 844 00:35:22,554 --> 00:35:26,021 and some camo outfits in the back of the truck, 845 00:35:26,024 --> 00:35:28,357 which is a little odd at this time of year. 846 00:35:28,360 --> 00:35:31,160 But can you figure out why someone would say 847 00:35:31,163 --> 00:35:33,596 that you killed 15 deer? 848 00:35:34,833 --> 00:35:36,432 - Mm-hmm. - I've never, ever 849 00:35:36,435 --> 00:35:39,034 killed a deer, period. 850 00:35:39,037 --> 00:35:40,102 Okay. 851 00:35:40,105 --> 00:35:41,770 Never in my life, a deer. 852 00:35:41,773 --> 00:35:43,305 All right. Is there a reason why 853 00:35:43,308 --> 00:35:44,974 you carry two crossbows 854 00:35:44,977 --> 00:35:46,275 inside your vehicle with you? 855 00:35:55,587 --> 00:35:58,254 Yeah, I got them over here. 856 00:35:58,257 --> 00:35:59,721 Is that what you use? 857 00:35:59,724 --> 00:36:01,323 All right. 858 00:36:01,326 --> 00:36:03,992 Although he said that he hasn't hunted at all, 859 00:36:03,995 --> 00:36:08,730 I'm not completely satisfied because of the crossbows, 860 00:36:08,733 --> 00:36:11,400 so I do want to do a little bit more investigating. 861 00:36:11,403 --> 00:36:13,001 Would you mind just showing me around? 862 00:36:13,004 --> 00:36:14,803 Is that... is that all right? 863 00:36:14,806 --> 00:36:16,605 Any freezers that you may have, you know? 864 00:36:16,608 --> 00:36:18,407 Get... get back. 865 00:36:18,410 --> 00:36:21,210 - That's fine. - A... Nd... 866 00:36:21,213 --> 00:36:25,614 What's inside those bags over there, just bait and fish? 867 00:36:25,617 --> 00:36:26,649 Okay. 868 00:36:28,420 --> 00:36:30,352 Hey, ma'am, can I speak to you for a moment, quickly? 869 00:36:30,355 --> 00:36:31,686 - Sure. - Thank you. 870 00:36:31,689 --> 00:36:33,889 - Mm-hmm. - If you don't mind just stepping outside. 871 00:36:33,892 --> 00:36:35,691 Stay. 872 00:36:35,694 --> 00:36:38,027 What I always do is, when there's 873 00:36:38,030 --> 00:36:39,762 boyfriend/girlfriend, husband/wife, 874 00:36:39,765 --> 00:36:41,564 they're together, always separate them. 875 00:36:41,567 --> 00:36:42,965 If the stories don't link up, 876 00:36:42,968 --> 00:36:45,100 I know that someone's being untruthful. 877 00:36:45,103 --> 00:36:48,170 Hunting a deer out of season, that is a very serious charge. 878 00:36:48,173 --> 00:36:50,305 - I know. - Okay? So, 879 00:36:50,308 --> 00:36:52,041 every deer that's been shot, the meat, 880 00:36:52,044 --> 00:36:53,108 no matter where it is, 881 00:36:53,111 --> 00:36:54,176 that's evidence. - Right. 882 00:36:54,179 --> 00:36:55,978 If it comes out that I find out 883 00:36:55,981 --> 00:36:59,315 that you knew where the evidence was, 884 00:36:59,318 --> 00:37:01,016 anything like that... 885 00:37:05,123 --> 00:37:07,189 All right. It does appear that the stories 886 00:37:07,192 --> 00:37:10,859 are lining up and, um, 887 00:37:10,862 --> 00:37:12,261 so, you know, that's something that I need 888 00:37:12,264 --> 00:37:16,665 to take into consideration, moving forward. 889 00:37:16,668 --> 00:37:21,203 That's a lot... a lot of meat and stuff to drag. 890 00:37:21,206 --> 00:37:22,871 I walked all over that backyard. 891 00:37:22,874 --> 00:37:24,539 I didn't see any blood back there. 892 00:37:24,542 --> 00:37:26,408 And I didn't see anywhere they could hang a deer, 893 00:37:26,411 --> 00:37:27,475 unless they did it on the ground. 894 00:37:27,478 --> 00:37:30,412 I didn't see anything on the ground. 895 00:37:30,415 --> 00:37:32,280 All right. 896 00:37:32,283 --> 00:37:34,082 At this point, I feel that warden bane and I 897 00:37:34,085 --> 00:37:36,084 have done absolutely everything we can. 898 00:37:36,087 --> 00:37:39,421 We found no deer hair or blood in the back of his truck. 899 00:37:39,424 --> 00:37:40,556 You seem like a nice guy, man. 900 00:37:40,559 --> 00:37:42,558 I'm... I'm still trying to figure out 901 00:37:42,561 --> 00:37:43,959 why someone would say this about you. 902 00:37:43,962 --> 00:37:45,894 I... don't have 903 00:37:45,897 --> 00:37:47,629 the slightest clue. 904 00:37:47,632 --> 00:37:50,165 - Okay. - No deer. 905 00:37:50,168 --> 00:37:51,700 No deer here. 906 00:37:51,703 --> 00:37:53,435 But this is what game wardens do. 907 00:37:53,438 --> 00:37:55,704 We get calls and we investigate it. 908 00:37:55,707 --> 00:37:57,439 Sometimes, things just don't turn up, 909 00:37:57,442 --> 00:37:58,640 but, at least, I guarantee that 910 00:37:58,643 --> 00:38:00,376 he'll be telling all his friends tomorrow 911 00:38:00,379 --> 00:38:01,776 that the game wardens came 912 00:38:01,779 --> 00:38:03,244 and they stayed and they asked questions 913 00:38:03,247 --> 00:38:04,780 until there was no more questions to ask. 914 00:38:04,783 --> 00:38:06,115 - All right, man. - All right, man. 915 00:38:06,118 --> 00:38:07,515 - See y'all later, man. - See you guys later. Buh-bye. 916 00:38:07,518 --> 00:38:10,852 [ Mid-tempo outro plays ] 917 00:38:10,855 --> 00:38:13,589 [ Crickets chirping ] 918 00:38:13,592 --> 00:38:17,326 ♪♪ 919 00:38:17,329 --> 00:38:18,861 Narrator: In matagorda, Texas, 920 00:38:18,864 --> 00:38:20,796 game wardens Johnson and Blackburn 921 00:38:20,799 --> 00:38:24,166 check on the traps they set to catch some nuisance raccoons. 922 00:38:29,807 --> 00:38:31,006 Very carefully. 923 00:38:31,009 --> 00:38:32,207 Mm-hmm. 924 00:38:32,210 --> 00:38:33,809 I'll come up with something. 925 00:38:33,812 --> 00:38:36,878 That's what I'm worried about: You coming up with something. 926 00:38:36,881 --> 00:38:39,547 That fish don't work, we're gonna get some sardines. 927 00:38:39,550 --> 00:38:41,617 Yeah. Aren't they fish? 928 00:38:41,620 --> 00:38:43,552 Yeah, but it's got a little bit more smell to it. 929 00:38:43,555 --> 00:38:44,753 [ Laughing ] 930 00:38:44,756 --> 00:38:45,954 They might want caviar. 931 00:38:45,957 --> 00:38:48,023 [ Laughter ] 932 00:38:48,026 --> 00:38:49,892 ♪♪ 933 00:38:49,895 --> 00:38:51,493 Let's go see. 934 00:38:51,496 --> 00:38:53,962 [ Alert chimes ] 935 00:38:53,965 --> 00:38:55,163 Hey, that's a coon. 936 00:38:55,166 --> 00:38:56,164 That is a coon. 937 00:38:56,167 --> 00:38:57,298 He don't look real happy, either. 938 00:38:57,301 --> 00:38:58,834 [ Grumbling ] [ Ominous chord strikes ] 939 00:39:01,072 --> 00:39:08,343 ♪♪ 940 00:39:08,346 --> 00:39:10,212 - Hey, that's a coon. - That is a coon. 941 00:39:10,215 --> 00:39:11,413 He don't look real happy, either. 942 00:39:11,416 --> 00:39:13,482 - Unh-unh. - [Laughing] 943 00:39:13,485 --> 00:39:16,017 He got that "I'm fixing to eat you up" look. 944 00:39:16,020 --> 00:39:17,819 Come on. 945 00:39:17,822 --> 00:39:19,287 If that gate comes open, just drop it. 946 00:39:19,290 --> 00:39:21,090 [ Laughter ] You're gonna see me jump 947 00:39:21,093 --> 00:39:23,826 on top of this thing. 948 00:39:23,829 --> 00:39:26,895 - Got it? - Got it. 949 00:39:26,898 --> 00:39:28,030 Hang tight, little buddy. 950 00:39:28,033 --> 00:39:30,833 You'll be all right. 951 00:39:30,836 --> 00:39:32,100 Hey, we got to check this other one. 952 00:39:32,103 --> 00:39:34,503 Oh. 953 00:39:34,506 --> 00:39:37,038 [ Snarl-hissing ] Something in there. 954 00:39:37,041 --> 00:39:40,909 That's two for two, isn't it? - Two for two. 955 00:39:40,912 --> 00:39:42,444 These raccoons, now that we caught them, 956 00:39:42,447 --> 00:39:45,647 look very good, in good shape, healthy, 957 00:39:45,650 --> 00:39:48,250 no signs of being rabid at all. 958 00:39:48,253 --> 00:39:49,852 That's a boar coon. I bet that's the one 959 00:39:49,855 --> 00:39:51,253 that got the kittens. 960 00:39:51,256 --> 00:39:52,454 Yeah, probably so. 961 00:39:52,457 --> 00:39:55,657 Let's go turn 'em loose. 962 00:39:55,660 --> 00:39:59,594 Well, let's go to the boat ramp, face them towards the woods. 963 00:39:59,597 --> 00:40:01,262 Ah, they'll be in good shape over here. 964 00:40:01,265 --> 00:40:02,998 Yep. 965 00:40:03,001 --> 00:40:04,332 The more land that's developed, 966 00:40:04,335 --> 00:40:05,901 the more calls that we're getting. 967 00:40:05,904 --> 00:40:10,672 People moving into the animals' territories does cause problems. 968 00:40:10,675 --> 00:40:13,475 I mean, they're moving into where they live, their homes, 969 00:40:13,478 --> 00:40:16,678 and they have no place to go, a lot of times. 970 00:40:16,681 --> 00:40:18,680 ♪♪ 971 00:40:18,683 --> 00:40:20,082 [ Snarl-hisses ] 972 00:40:20,085 --> 00:40:22,017 He ain't gonna get you but once. 973 00:40:22,020 --> 00:40:23,752 Uh-huh. Yeah, but once is right. 974 00:40:23,755 --> 00:40:27,489 Be all right. Hyah! 975 00:40:27,492 --> 00:40:30,826 Quit. Settle down, son. 976 00:40:30,829 --> 00:40:34,696 See these woods? That's where you need to go. 977 00:40:34,699 --> 00:40:36,832 All right. Tilt it back. 978 00:40:36,835 --> 00:40:38,567 C'mere. [Clucking] 979 00:40:38,570 --> 00:40:41,970 ♪♪ 980 00:40:41,973 --> 00:40:43,105 Watch your fingers. 981 00:40:43,108 --> 00:40:45,774 I'm watching. Go on. 982 00:40:45,777 --> 00:40:47,376 Hey, why don't you do it...? 983 00:40:47,379 --> 00:40:48,310 All right. - That's where I want him at. 984 00:40:48,313 --> 00:40:51,579 I want him... - Uh-huh. 985 00:40:51,582 --> 00:40:53,448 Just like that. 986 00:40:53,451 --> 00:40:54,516 [ Laughing ] 987 00:40:54,519 --> 00:40:58,854 At least he went in the right direction. 988 00:40:58,857 --> 00:41:01,056 All right, one down, one to go. 989 00:41:01,059 --> 00:41:02,457 This one's quiet. 990 00:41:02,460 --> 00:41:05,460 This'll be the one to get you. - Just pulling it up. 991 00:41:05,463 --> 00:41:06,661 -All right, buddy. 992 00:41:06,664 --> 00:41:08,796 ♪♪ 993 00:41:08,799 --> 00:41:09,998 All right. [Sigh] 994 00:41:10,001 --> 00:41:13,602 ♪♪ 995 00:41:13,605 --> 00:41:15,604 This is a great habitat for these raccoons. 996 00:41:15,607 --> 00:41:17,806 They have plenty of fresh water to drink, 997 00:41:17,809 --> 00:41:20,275 plenty of fish, a lotta good areas to hide. 998 00:41:20,278 --> 00:41:23,411 It's a great place for them to live out the rest of their life. 999 00:41:23,414 --> 00:41:25,547 A successful catch-and-release. 1000 00:41:25,550 --> 00:41:27,549 Successful catch-and-release. 1001 00:41:27,552 --> 00:41:35,551 ♪♪ 1002 00:41:36,305 --> 00:42:36,275