"Lone Star Law" When Deer Attack

1 00:00:10,344 --> 00:00:11,876 Heck yeah. 2 00:00:11,879 --> 00:00:14,012 Narrator: Coming up on "lone star law"... 3 00:00:14,015 --> 00:00:16,614 - Got a raft going across! - Raft, raft, raft! Go, go! 4 00:00:16,617 --> 00:00:21,152 ♪♪ 5 00:00:21,155 --> 00:00:22,887 This guy fell out of a tree, 6 00:00:22,890 --> 00:00:26,891 so he has no idea what's going on. 7 00:00:26,894 --> 00:00:29,093 Cathy: She says she shot a mountain lion in a tree, 8 00:00:29,096 --> 00:00:30,294 and it's injured. 9 00:00:30,297 --> 00:00:31,895 Y'all didn't cross over to private property? 10 00:00:31,898 --> 00:00:33,831 - No, no, right here. - Don't lie to me. 11 00:00:33,834 --> 00:00:35,032 Show me where he's at. 12 00:00:35,035 --> 00:00:37,769 ♪♪ 13 00:00:37,772 --> 00:00:40,104 Powell: All my years, I've never heard a story like this. 14 00:00:40,107 --> 00:00:41,773 We want to know why a deer attacked. 15 00:00:41,776 --> 00:00:44,175 There's an intact lymph node. 16 00:00:44,178 --> 00:00:45,643 Underneath that tree? 17 00:00:45,646 --> 00:00:47,778 - Is that a body? - Yeah. 18 00:00:47,781 --> 00:00:49,980 [ Sighs ] 19 00:00:49,983 --> 00:00:57,982 ♪♪ 20 00:00:59,993 --> 00:01:01,125 [ Rattling ] 21 00:01:01,128 --> 00:01:05,196 ♪♪ 22 00:01:05,199 --> 00:01:07,331 [ Gunshot ] 23 00:01:07,334 --> 00:01:14,405 ♪♪ 24 00:01:14,408 --> 00:01:17,141 Man: A Texas game warden's job is to protect wild animals 25 00:01:17,144 --> 00:01:19,744 and wild places, keep the public safe, 26 00:01:19,747 --> 00:01:22,613 and, every now and again, put a bad guy in jail. 27 00:01:22,616 --> 00:01:25,550 Captions by vitac... www.Vitac.Com 28 00:01:25,553 --> 00:01:28,619 captions paid for by discovery communications 29 00:01:28,622 --> 00:01:33,224 ♪♪ 30 00:01:33,227 --> 00:01:35,893 [ Railroad crossing bell dinging ] 31 00:01:35,896 --> 00:01:40,698 ♪♪ 32 00:01:40,701 --> 00:01:43,701 I'm going to go pick up this baby squirrel. 33 00:01:43,704 --> 00:01:46,537 The mother was killed by a cat. 34 00:01:46,540 --> 00:01:49,973 ♪♪ 35 00:01:49,976 --> 00:01:51,175 Hey, Mary, how are you? 36 00:01:51,178 --> 00:01:52,710 - Hey. Pretty good. - So, whatcha got? 37 00:01:52,713 --> 00:01:55,780 This squirrel just fell out of a tree. 38 00:01:55,783 --> 00:01:57,515 He was moving a little bit, but he didn't have 39 00:01:57,518 --> 00:01:59,783 - that quick squirrelly motions. - Okay. 40 00:01:59,786 --> 00:02:01,385 You haven't noticed any injuries? 41 00:02:01,388 --> 00:02:02,453 Haven't noticed any injuries. 42 00:02:02,456 --> 00:02:04,455 The mom was lying dead in his yard, 43 00:02:04,458 --> 00:02:07,658 so I'm not sure how long he was in there. 44 00:02:07,661 --> 00:02:09,393 Looks like a fox squirrel. 45 00:02:09,396 --> 00:02:12,463 Yeah. Where he has no idea what's going on. 46 00:02:12,466 --> 00:02:15,399 Look at him. He's not far from opening his eyes. 47 00:02:15,402 --> 00:02:17,401 Yeah, should be anytime. 48 00:02:17,404 --> 00:02:19,069 Okay, I'll get him to a rehab facility 49 00:02:19,072 --> 00:02:20,605 and ultimately get him released in the wild. 50 00:02:20,608 --> 00:02:21,873 I think that'd be the best thing for him. 51 00:02:21,876 --> 00:02:23,807 Great. Awesome. 52 00:02:23,810 --> 00:02:25,676 There you go, little guy. 53 00:02:25,679 --> 00:02:28,212 ♪♪ 54 00:02:28,215 --> 00:02:29,280 A big part of what we do 55 00:02:29,283 --> 00:02:31,749 is the conservation of natural resources 56 00:02:31,752 --> 00:02:33,483 and that includes all the animals 57 00:02:33,486 --> 00:02:35,019 and little critters in Texas. 58 00:02:35,022 --> 00:02:36,621 It's unfortunate that we had to intervene. 59 00:02:36,624 --> 00:02:38,555 We don't like to intervene with these baby animals 60 00:02:38,558 --> 00:02:39,890 when we don't have to, 61 00:02:39,893 --> 00:02:42,426 but in a case like this, when the mother's been killed 62 00:02:42,429 --> 00:02:44,895 and there's no hope or chance of survival 63 00:02:44,898 --> 00:02:47,698 for him in the wild, we need to step in. 64 00:02:47,701 --> 00:02:53,904 ♪♪ 65 00:02:53,907 --> 00:02:55,573 Dr. Voltz-creamer: Why don't we go in that room 66 00:02:55,576 --> 00:02:57,174 - for right now? - Okay. Perfect. 67 00:02:57,177 --> 00:03:00,111 - Thank you. - You're welcome. 68 00:03:00,114 --> 00:03:01,779 Okay. So, is he biting? 69 00:03:01,782 --> 00:03:03,581 No. He still has his eyes closed. 70 00:03:03,584 --> 00:03:06,050 Hi, angel. 71 00:03:06,053 --> 00:03:08,185 - He's beautiful, isn't he? - Yeah. 72 00:03:08,188 --> 00:03:10,321 This guy fell out of a tree, 73 00:03:10,324 --> 00:03:13,857 so I don't know if he's sustained any injury. 74 00:03:13,860 --> 00:03:15,526 I'm gonna get you to kind of hold him, 75 00:03:15,529 --> 00:03:17,929 'cause he feels more comfortable, 76 00:03:17,932 --> 00:03:20,064 and I'll see about listening to his heart. 77 00:03:20,067 --> 00:03:22,466 - Okay. - How many days has she had him? 78 00:03:22,469 --> 00:03:24,001 Just yesterday. 79 00:03:24,004 --> 00:03:26,070 Okay. Hi, baby. 80 00:03:26,073 --> 00:03:28,272 The stethoscope's bigger than him. 81 00:03:28,275 --> 00:03:30,741 ♪♪ 82 00:03:30,744 --> 00:03:32,543 Fun thing about heart rate 83 00:03:32,546 --> 00:03:35,613 is the smaller the animal, the faster the heart. 84 00:03:35,616 --> 00:03:37,882 - Oh, yeah? - His is really going. 85 00:03:37,885 --> 00:03:40,217 He looks fantastic. 86 00:03:40,220 --> 00:03:42,753 I don't see any cuts on him or anything. 87 00:03:42,756 --> 00:03:44,422 And he just peed on you. 88 00:03:44,425 --> 00:03:47,291 Yep, he sure did. 89 00:03:47,294 --> 00:03:49,093 And that's good. 90 00:03:49,096 --> 00:03:52,229 That means he's getting enough food and water. 91 00:03:52,232 --> 00:03:55,299 - [ Laughs ] - Let's put him back over here, 92 00:03:55,302 --> 00:03:58,302 and then you can wash up, and I'll clean this top. 93 00:03:58,305 --> 00:04:00,704 So, what do you think his chances are of survival? 94 00:04:00,707 --> 00:04:02,039 - I think it's awesome. - Good. 95 00:04:02,042 --> 00:04:04,442 I mean, they do really, really well. 96 00:04:04,445 --> 00:04:05,842 I'm happy with what we've been able 97 00:04:05,845 --> 00:04:07,244 to determine with him so far. 98 00:04:07,247 --> 00:04:09,113 They're gonna raise it as naturally as possible 99 00:04:09,116 --> 00:04:12,716 so that it can ultimately be released back into the wild. 100 00:04:12,719 --> 00:04:18,722 ♪♪ 101 00:04:18,725 --> 00:04:20,390 Winters: Hooked up, ready to go. 102 00:04:20,393 --> 00:04:22,860 All right. Let's see what we can get into today. 103 00:04:22,863 --> 00:04:25,862 ♪♪ 104 00:04:25,865 --> 00:04:27,731 Gould: Today, we're patrolling the rio grande. 105 00:04:27,734 --> 00:04:30,801 I'm working with my partner, Kevin winters. 106 00:04:30,804 --> 00:04:32,202 This portion is a little bit different 107 00:04:32,205 --> 00:04:34,004 than a lot of other parts of the rio 108 00:04:34,007 --> 00:04:36,807 just because of all the activity we have going on here. 109 00:04:36,810 --> 00:04:38,742 We've got a lot of illegal traffic in this area, 110 00:04:38,745 --> 00:04:40,944 being so close to nuevo laredo. 111 00:04:40,947 --> 00:04:45,082 It's the third busiest illegal entry port in the United States. 112 00:04:45,085 --> 00:04:47,685 Got some snacks in here in case we have to do an overnight. 113 00:04:47,688 --> 00:04:48,686 Winters: Damn. 114 00:04:48,689 --> 00:04:50,954 Dude, prepared, like boy scouts. 115 00:04:50,957 --> 00:04:53,424 - Always got to be prepared, bro. - Always prepared. 116 00:04:53,427 --> 00:04:56,894 ♪♪ 117 00:04:56,897 --> 00:04:58,495 With all the traffic, sometimes you'll get a line 118 00:04:58,498 --> 00:05:00,631 coming all the way across, 119 00:05:00,634 --> 00:05:02,099 the whole day just full of people 120 00:05:02,102 --> 00:05:04,568 just trying to come over to the United States. 121 00:05:04,571 --> 00:05:06,036 I've been here when I'm checking fishermen, 122 00:05:06,039 --> 00:05:08,372 and you'll get a group of 10 or 15 people 123 00:05:08,375 --> 00:05:10,307 crossing right next to you, so we never know 124 00:05:10,310 --> 00:05:11,776 what to expect out of here. 125 00:05:11,779 --> 00:05:13,778 We're good. 126 00:05:13,781 --> 00:05:15,179 Coming up! 127 00:05:15,182 --> 00:05:16,580 [ Boat engine revving ] 128 00:05:16,583 --> 00:05:24,322 ♪♪ 129 00:05:24,325 --> 00:05:26,857 Hey, a black hawk flying from Mexico. 130 00:05:26,860 --> 00:05:29,059 ♪♪ 131 00:05:29,062 --> 00:05:30,728 Gould: The rio grande down here is the border 132 00:05:30,731 --> 00:05:32,663 between the United States and Mexico, 133 00:05:32,666 --> 00:05:35,199 basically right down the middle is where the boundary line is. 134 00:05:35,202 --> 00:05:38,069 Our primary focus is parks & wildlife violations. 135 00:05:38,072 --> 00:05:40,271 What we're looking for is recreational fishing 136 00:05:40,274 --> 00:05:42,406 and people that may be coming over from Mexico 137 00:05:42,409 --> 00:05:45,008 that are setting illegal equipment in our waters 138 00:05:45,011 --> 00:05:49,814 and taking those fish and resources back to Mexico. 139 00:05:49,817 --> 00:05:51,615 How's it going, guys? State game warden. 140 00:05:51,618 --> 00:05:54,151 How's the fishing today? 141 00:05:54,154 --> 00:05:55,886 Not yet? Nothing? All right, watch out. 142 00:05:55,889 --> 00:05:57,087 - I'm gonna step on. - Got it? 143 00:05:57,090 --> 00:05:59,423 Yeah, appreciate it. All right, take a look 144 00:05:59,426 --> 00:06:00,891 at everybody's fishing license real quick. 145 00:06:00,894 --> 00:06:03,761 - Sure. - Hey, your bait's washing away. 146 00:06:03,764 --> 00:06:05,629 All right. 147 00:06:05,632 --> 00:06:07,898 So, this license is only valid today. 148 00:06:07,901 --> 00:06:09,032 - Yeah. - You understand? 149 00:06:09,035 --> 00:06:10,501 So you need to get... If you're gonna fish again, 150 00:06:10,504 --> 00:06:11,969 you're gonna need to get a one-year license 151 00:06:11,972 --> 00:06:14,371 or the year-to-day license, okay? 152 00:06:14,374 --> 00:06:16,974 Okay. I'm gonna give that back to you. 153 00:06:16,977 --> 00:06:18,709 Mine, too, is just one for one day. 154 00:06:18,712 --> 00:06:21,579 Okay. You each have the one-day? 155 00:06:21,582 --> 00:06:23,514 Gould: This is fairly common for Mexican citizens 156 00:06:23,517 --> 00:06:25,649 that cross from the U.S., and they want to fish. 157 00:06:25,652 --> 00:06:27,117 They purchase their one-day license, 158 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:28,652 and that allows them to fish that day 159 00:06:28,655 --> 00:06:30,120 with their family and friends. 160 00:06:30,123 --> 00:06:31,522 Nothing in here? 161 00:06:31,525 --> 00:06:33,323 All right. No cerveza? 162 00:06:33,326 --> 00:06:35,593 - No. - Why not? Come on. 163 00:06:35,596 --> 00:06:37,461 - 9:00.9:00. - 9:00. All right. 164 00:06:37,464 --> 00:06:39,263 - We'll come back at 9:00, then. - Yeah. 165 00:06:39,266 --> 00:06:40,397 All right, guys, appreciate it. 166 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:43,267 - Have a good one. - You, too. 167 00:06:43,270 --> 00:06:45,603 Winters: Can't beat that... Everybody's got their license, 168 00:06:45,606 --> 00:06:47,471 - everybody's good. - It's a good day. 169 00:06:47,474 --> 00:06:49,072 They must have known you were gonna come today. 170 00:06:49,075 --> 00:06:51,141 I'm telling you, they heard about us. 171 00:06:51,144 --> 00:06:54,945 ♪♪ 172 00:06:54,948 --> 00:06:56,947 The wind is hot. 173 00:06:56,950 --> 00:06:59,283 It's like a blow dryer. 174 00:06:59,286 --> 00:07:01,685 ♪♪ 175 00:07:01,688 --> 00:07:04,088 - I got a raft! - Raft, raft, raft! Go! 176 00:07:04,091 --> 00:07:12,090 ♪♪ 177 00:07:13,967 --> 00:07:15,833 It's gonna be hot. 178 00:07:15,836 --> 00:07:21,305 ♪♪ 179 00:07:21,308 --> 00:07:23,907 State game warden. How are y'all? 180 00:07:23,910 --> 00:07:25,776 - Y'all have any luck? - Yeah. 181 00:07:25,779 --> 00:07:27,511 Yeah, let's see what you got. 182 00:07:27,514 --> 00:07:29,313 Y'all got a fishing license? 183 00:07:29,316 --> 00:07:30,914 My name's Landon cook. I've been a game warden 184 00:07:30,917 --> 00:07:33,183 here in nueces county for about a year now. 185 00:07:33,186 --> 00:07:34,718 How long y'all been out? 186 00:07:34,721 --> 00:07:37,054 - Whew! Y'all worn out, then. - Oh! 187 00:07:37,057 --> 00:07:39,123 When I was growing up, I always thought it would be cool 188 00:07:39,126 --> 00:07:41,458 to be a game warden. I was from a small town, 189 00:07:41,461 --> 00:07:43,994 so I saw how involved the game warden was in the community, 190 00:07:43,997 --> 00:07:45,462 which, to me, stood out. 191 00:07:45,465 --> 00:07:47,664 - Good deal. Thank y'all. - Have a good one. 192 00:07:47,667 --> 00:07:50,267 ♪♪ 193 00:07:50,270 --> 00:07:51,668 How are y'all? 194 00:07:51,671 --> 00:07:54,538 I'm from a little town in west Texas called throckmorton, 195 00:07:54,541 --> 00:07:56,407 population about 800. 196 00:07:56,410 --> 00:07:58,408 How are y'all? 197 00:07:58,411 --> 00:08:00,344 No. I need it, don't I? 198 00:08:00,347 --> 00:08:01,812 Coming to a coastal county, 199 00:08:01,815 --> 00:08:05,349 being that I grew up where there's not much water, 200 00:08:05,352 --> 00:08:07,217 it was definitely something I had to get used to. 201 00:08:07,220 --> 00:08:09,820 It's a pretty awesome place to work. 202 00:08:09,823 --> 00:08:13,290 Right now, we're in the middle of prime fishing season. 203 00:08:13,293 --> 00:08:16,093 Anybody down here worth checking that you've seen? 204 00:08:16,096 --> 00:08:19,162 ♪♪ 205 00:08:19,165 --> 00:08:22,166 Big drum? Yeah, they can't keep over 30 inches. 206 00:08:22,169 --> 00:08:23,968 Woman: Yeah, there in the... 207 00:08:23,971 --> 00:08:26,770 - No! - Yeah. 208 00:08:26,773 --> 00:08:28,505 All right, appreciate it. 209 00:08:28,508 --> 00:08:31,241 Thank you. 210 00:08:31,244 --> 00:08:35,245 He said they were here by the vehicles. 211 00:08:35,248 --> 00:08:36,446 They're big fish. 212 00:08:36,449 --> 00:08:38,849 Maybe it's taken them a while to clean them. 213 00:08:38,852 --> 00:08:40,917 Those guys that were just down here cleaning fish, 214 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:42,520 did you see them? 215 00:08:42,523 --> 00:08:43,988 Yeah. 216 00:08:43,991 --> 00:08:46,389 That's them right there, isn't it? 217 00:08:46,392 --> 00:08:49,059 Right beside the camper here, it looks like. 218 00:08:49,062 --> 00:08:54,398 ♪♪ 219 00:08:54,401 --> 00:08:57,001 - I got a raft! - Raft, raft, raft! Go! 220 00:08:57,004 --> 00:09:04,074 ♪♪ 221 00:09:04,077 --> 00:09:06,676 [ Shouting in Spanish ] 222 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:11,548 ♪♪ 223 00:09:11,551 --> 00:09:13,183 I guess they were trying to get across, 224 00:09:13,186 --> 00:09:16,754 but we beat them right to the punch. 225 00:09:16,757 --> 00:09:18,154 Gould: Advise border patrol... 226 00:09:18,157 --> 00:09:22,425 There's a group attempting to cross north of one river. 227 00:09:22,428 --> 00:09:24,761 Busy down here in laredo. Never a dull moment. 228 00:09:24,764 --> 00:09:27,965 Gould: Most of these people that are crossing don't know how to swim. 229 00:09:27,968 --> 00:09:30,367 There's a lot of debris, rocks, trees, 230 00:09:30,370 --> 00:09:32,102 hidden obstacles that can snag you, 231 00:09:32,105 --> 00:09:34,238 so it's a very dangerous situation. 232 00:09:34,241 --> 00:09:36,840 ♪♪ 233 00:09:36,843 --> 00:09:39,109 Hey, pull over. They want to talk to us. 234 00:09:39,112 --> 00:09:44,114 ♪♪ 235 00:09:44,117 --> 00:09:46,249 You can pull up next to them. I'll grab on to the boat. 236 00:09:46,252 --> 00:09:50,186 ♪♪ 237 00:09:50,189 --> 00:09:52,389 - What's going on, guys? - Hey. 238 00:09:52,392 --> 00:09:54,258 How are y'all? 239 00:09:54,261 --> 00:09:58,796 ♪♪ 240 00:09:58,799 --> 00:10:01,131 - Where? I can catch... - we got a GPS for it. 241 00:10:01,134 --> 00:10:02,399 Okay. 242 00:10:02,402 --> 00:10:04,868 It's about 400 yards down the U.S. side. 243 00:10:04,871 --> 00:10:06,870 Is it by that cul-De-sac right past Masterson? 244 00:10:06,873 --> 00:10:08,872 - Past the rapids. - Okay. 245 00:10:08,875 --> 00:10:10,341 Well, let's go to it. 246 00:10:10,344 --> 00:10:12,876 - Thanks, guys. Appreciate it. - Thank you. 247 00:10:12,879 --> 00:10:15,012 Gould: Border patrol said that they've got a body 248 00:10:15,015 --> 00:10:16,413 floating on the U.S. side. 249 00:10:16,416 --> 00:10:19,149 Unfortunately, sometimes this happens on the rio grande 250 00:10:19,152 --> 00:10:21,685 with people trying to cross illegally. 251 00:10:21,688 --> 00:10:24,354 ♪♪ 252 00:10:24,357 --> 00:10:25,622 Part of our job down here 253 00:10:25,625 --> 00:10:27,624 is to work with the medical examiner's office, 254 00:10:27,627 --> 00:10:30,226 as well as laredo p.D. And the sheriff's departments 255 00:10:30,229 --> 00:10:31,961 in retrieving these drown victims. 256 00:10:31,964 --> 00:10:33,430 These agencies don't have boats 257 00:10:33,433 --> 00:10:35,232 that they can access the river with, 258 00:10:35,235 --> 00:10:37,768 so we often help with body recovery. 259 00:10:37,771 --> 00:10:41,772 ♪♪ 260 00:10:41,775 --> 00:10:44,507 What is that underneath that tree? 261 00:10:44,510 --> 00:10:46,443 Is that gonna be our... Our body? 262 00:10:46,446 --> 00:10:48,479 Yeah, that's gonna be our body right there, man. 263 00:10:51,685 --> 00:10:58,222 ♪♪ 264 00:10:58,225 --> 00:11:00,157 Winters: Is that gonna be our... our body? 265 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:02,259 Yeah, that's gonna be our body right there, man. 266 00:11:02,262 --> 00:11:06,096 ♪♪ 267 00:11:06,099 --> 00:11:08,165 [ Radio chirps ] Paul William, 53-8. 268 00:11:08,168 --> 00:11:10,100 Have y'all been notified of a body on the rio 269 00:11:10,103 --> 00:11:12,169 between Masterson and one river? 270 00:11:12,172 --> 00:11:14,771 ♪♪ 271 00:11:14,774 --> 00:11:16,573 10-4. Thank you. 272 00:11:16,576 --> 00:11:19,309 ♪♪ 273 00:11:19,312 --> 00:11:21,311 Gould: We notify the police because we don't know 274 00:11:21,314 --> 00:11:25,115 if this is an accident or if it's a crime scene. 275 00:11:25,118 --> 00:11:27,718 ♪♪ 276 00:11:27,721 --> 00:11:29,253 Man: No I.D.? 277 00:11:29,256 --> 00:11:31,054 Woman: Nothing on him. 278 00:11:31,057 --> 00:11:33,056 - One... are you good? - Two, there. 279 00:11:33,059 --> 00:11:34,525 - Yeah. - Probably. 280 00:11:34,528 --> 00:11:38,996 ♪♪ 281 00:11:38,999 --> 00:11:41,198 Something that we have to deal with down here quite often. 282 00:11:41,201 --> 00:11:43,299 Most likely, the guy was drowning 283 00:11:43,302 --> 00:11:45,536 while trying to cross illegally into the U.S. 284 00:11:45,539 --> 00:11:48,472 What do you on the time now that you've seen him? 285 00:11:48,475 --> 00:11:50,741 Yeah. It's a tough part of the job 286 00:11:50,744 --> 00:11:52,942 that I don't think anybody likes to do, 287 00:11:52,945 --> 00:11:54,144 but unfortunately, it's... 288 00:11:54,147 --> 00:11:56,679 It's part of our everyday job down here. 289 00:11:56,682 --> 00:11:59,149 Ready? One, two, three. 290 00:11:59,152 --> 00:12:00,950 [ Grunts ] 291 00:12:00,953 --> 00:12:02,952 This gentleman does have family somewhere, 292 00:12:02,955 --> 00:12:04,288 and they're gonna be wondering about him 293 00:12:04,291 --> 00:12:06,223 and worried about him, so my hope 294 00:12:06,226 --> 00:12:09,693 is that the medical examiner will be able to identify him 295 00:12:09,696 --> 00:12:11,562 and at the very least notify the family 296 00:12:11,565 --> 00:12:15,899 and get the body back into their hands for a proper burial. 297 00:12:15,902 --> 00:12:23,901 ♪♪ 298 00:12:28,581 --> 00:12:32,582 Cook: Somebody is keeping oversized black drum. 299 00:12:32,585 --> 00:12:35,318 Right beside the camper here, it looks like, 300 00:12:35,321 --> 00:12:37,387 might be the possible guys I'm after. 301 00:12:37,390 --> 00:12:40,457 ♪♪ 302 00:12:40,460 --> 00:12:42,125 How are y'all? Where are the fish at 303 00:12:42,128 --> 00:12:43,593 that y'all were just cleaning? 304 00:12:43,596 --> 00:12:47,397 Where? In the cooler? 305 00:12:47,400 --> 00:12:49,666 Over here? Let's take a look. 306 00:12:49,669 --> 00:12:53,470 Is this the only one? Where... Where are the other ones? 307 00:12:53,473 --> 00:12:55,939 That's the only fish you have? Okay. 308 00:12:55,942 --> 00:12:58,275 Y'all don't have any filets? 309 00:12:58,278 --> 00:13:00,944 Y'all have any filets? 310 00:13:00,947 --> 00:13:02,479 I can tell by their mannerisms 311 00:13:02,482 --> 00:13:04,414 and how they're behaving that they're lying, 312 00:13:04,417 --> 00:13:06,883 but I just don't have the physical evidence. 313 00:13:06,886 --> 00:13:08,752 ♪♪ 314 00:13:08,755 --> 00:13:11,288 I think they were filleting fish. 315 00:13:11,291 --> 00:13:13,289 Looks like a knife there. 316 00:13:13,292 --> 00:13:15,225 If they filleted the fish already, basically, 317 00:13:15,228 --> 00:13:17,894 they probably already dumped the remains somewhere. 318 00:13:17,897 --> 00:13:19,629 They could have packaged up the fish already 319 00:13:19,632 --> 00:13:21,297 and sent it with somebody else 320 00:13:21,300 --> 00:13:24,100 or hid it somewhere that's difficult to find. 321 00:13:24,103 --> 00:13:27,504 License? You have your license? 322 00:13:27,507 --> 00:13:29,706 Who caught this fish? 323 00:13:29,709 --> 00:13:30,974 You did? 324 00:13:30,977 --> 00:13:32,576 - Okay, this is your fish? - Yeah. 325 00:13:32,579 --> 00:13:33,777 You're not just saying it's your fish 326 00:13:33,780 --> 00:13:36,112 'cause they don't have their license? 327 00:13:36,115 --> 00:13:37,948 Okay. Come with me real quick. 328 00:13:37,951 --> 00:13:40,717 We'll go to my truck where I've got a measuring stick. 329 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:42,586 ♪♪ 330 00:13:42,589 --> 00:13:43,854 He's an illegal fish. 331 00:13:43,857 --> 00:13:46,256 - Not legal? - He's not legal. 332 00:13:46,259 --> 00:13:48,125 He's over 30. 333 00:13:48,128 --> 00:13:49,326 32 inches. 334 00:13:49,329 --> 00:13:51,661 Black drum have to be between 14 and 30 inches. 335 00:13:51,664 --> 00:13:54,865 Anything 30 or above is gonna be considered oversized. 336 00:13:54,868 --> 00:13:56,132 Those are our breeders. Those are the ones 337 00:13:56,135 --> 00:13:58,068 that are gonna be responsible for making sure 338 00:13:58,071 --> 00:14:01,471 we sustain a healthy population. 339 00:14:01,474 --> 00:14:03,273 Give them away. I just can't let you keep it, 340 00:14:03,276 --> 00:14:05,275 'cause it's an illegal fish. 341 00:14:05,278 --> 00:14:07,611 All right, so here's what I actually think. 342 00:14:07,614 --> 00:14:10,213 I think that you're taking the wrap for those other guys. 343 00:14:10,216 --> 00:14:11,615 None of those guys have their fishing license, 344 00:14:11,618 --> 00:14:13,817 and you do, right? 345 00:14:13,820 --> 00:14:16,152 Yeah. 346 00:14:16,155 --> 00:14:17,821 All right, sir. 347 00:14:17,824 --> 00:14:20,156 You're receiving a citation for the oversized drum. 348 00:14:20,159 --> 00:14:21,424 Just make sure you take care of it. 349 00:14:21,427 --> 00:14:23,360 - All righty. - Thank you. 350 00:14:23,363 --> 00:14:31,362 ♪♪ 351 00:14:32,973 --> 00:14:35,238 [ Alarm ringtone blaring on cellphone ] 352 00:14:35,241 --> 00:14:36,239 Hello? 353 00:14:36,242 --> 00:14:37,574 Noxon: Hey, man. What's going on? 354 00:14:37,577 --> 00:14:39,443 Oh, nothing much. 355 00:14:39,446 --> 00:14:46,182 ♪♪ 356 00:14:46,185 --> 00:14:48,051 Okay. I'm close. 357 00:14:48,054 --> 00:14:49,853 I'll come over there and give you a hand with it. 358 00:14:49,856 --> 00:14:52,923 - Okay, that sounds good. - Okay, bye. 359 00:14:52,926 --> 00:14:55,525 Jake noxon, he's a game warden in Liberty county. 360 00:14:55,528 --> 00:14:57,594 They've got a gator in a farm pond. 361 00:14:57,597 --> 00:15:00,630 They don't want him in there, so we consider him a nuisance. 362 00:15:00,633 --> 00:15:04,267 You got to be cautious any time you handle any alligator, 363 00:15:04,270 --> 00:15:06,469 but on this particular case, 364 00:15:06,472 --> 00:15:09,873 we're gonna try to remove him alive 365 00:15:09,876 --> 00:15:12,008 and relocate him into the Trinity river 366 00:15:12,011 --> 00:15:14,544 or one of the local marshes. 367 00:15:14,547 --> 00:15:16,013 [ Cows mooing ] 368 00:15:16,016 --> 00:15:20,016 ♪♪ 369 00:15:20,019 --> 00:15:24,821 Not a very big pond. That's gonna make it easier on us. 370 00:15:24,824 --> 00:15:27,357 We got a little road jam here. 371 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:29,225 ♪♪ 372 00:15:29,228 --> 00:15:31,294 Just a little road jam. 373 00:15:31,297 --> 00:15:33,363 ♪♪ 374 00:15:33,366 --> 00:15:36,566 Get out, and I got to get rigged up 375 00:15:36,569 --> 00:15:38,435 with the hook and line. 376 00:15:38,438 --> 00:15:42,439 ♪♪ 377 00:15:42,442 --> 00:15:45,108 Get some of these cows out here, it'd help us. 378 00:15:45,111 --> 00:15:47,244 [ Cows mooing ] 379 00:15:47,247 --> 00:15:49,913 This gator poses a little threat to the landowner's pond. 380 00:15:49,916 --> 00:15:51,915 He's got ducks and geese that live on the pond. 381 00:15:51,918 --> 00:15:54,851 He's got other livestock on the ranch as far as cattle 382 00:15:54,854 --> 00:15:56,319 and, you know, baby calves. 383 00:15:56,322 --> 00:15:58,989 And it's a threat to all the livestock he's got. 384 00:15:58,992 --> 00:16:00,323 If top-water bait doesn't work, 385 00:16:00,326 --> 00:16:02,926 we'll have to get the snag hook out. 386 00:16:02,929 --> 00:16:10,928 ♪♪ 387 00:16:15,141 --> 00:16:17,007 He's not hungry. 388 00:16:17,010 --> 00:16:18,675 Gonna have to get the snag. 389 00:16:18,678 --> 00:16:20,676 ♪♪ 390 00:16:20,679 --> 00:16:22,412 Usually on the smaller gators like this 391 00:16:22,415 --> 00:16:25,214 they show a lot of aggression to a top-water bait. 392 00:16:25,217 --> 00:16:27,283 In this case, he's not being that aggressive. 393 00:16:27,286 --> 00:16:28,752 He's not following the bait. 394 00:16:28,755 --> 00:16:31,688 Good thing about alligators is they got very thick skin. 395 00:16:31,691 --> 00:16:33,490 I'm gonna change to a snag hook, 396 00:16:33,493 --> 00:16:35,225 and I'm gonna try to throw it over his back 397 00:16:35,228 --> 00:16:38,762 and at least get a hook in him so we can remove him safely. 398 00:16:38,765 --> 00:16:40,297 As long as he stays up on top of the water 399 00:16:40,300 --> 00:16:42,299 where we can see him... Once he gets under, 400 00:16:42,302 --> 00:16:46,303 it might be more difficult to... To try to catch him. 401 00:16:46,306 --> 00:16:49,840 Boone: Yeah, I think he's under that dock right now. 402 00:16:49,843 --> 00:16:52,442 May have to put the hip waders on and go out there 403 00:16:52,445 --> 00:16:54,111 and get on top of that dock. 404 00:16:54,114 --> 00:16:56,045 - Did he go under? - He's got to be. 405 00:16:56,048 --> 00:16:59,049 He's right up next to it. 406 00:16:59,052 --> 00:17:01,051 He's hiding from us, I think. 407 00:17:01,054 --> 00:17:02,452 We might have to get on top of that dock, 408 00:17:02,455 --> 00:17:05,321 make some noise to get him out from under it. 409 00:17:05,324 --> 00:17:06,989 Walk around there and see if he's in the... 410 00:17:06,992 --> 00:17:10,393 At the front of that dock, like around that way. 411 00:17:10,396 --> 00:17:18,395 ♪♪ 412 00:17:18,871 --> 00:17:20,270 He may be on the bottom. 413 00:17:20,273 --> 00:17:23,540 They can hold... hold their breath for a good while. 414 00:17:23,543 --> 00:17:27,444 I hope he comes up. 415 00:17:27,447 --> 00:17:29,413 Not but about 2 feet by that dock. 416 00:17:29,416 --> 00:17:32,015 Yeah, but how... how sturdy you think that dock is? 417 00:17:32,018 --> 00:17:34,417 Well, you just have to test it out. 418 00:17:34,420 --> 00:17:36,820 I'm not real sure. 419 00:17:36,823 --> 00:17:39,089 Better you than me. 420 00:17:39,092 --> 00:17:40,156 Yeah, I guess. 421 00:17:40,159 --> 00:17:42,758 If you play like a gymnast, 422 00:17:42,761 --> 00:17:47,431 you can probably walk straight down that 2x4. 423 00:17:47,434 --> 00:17:50,099 Yeah. 424 00:17:50,102 --> 00:17:53,236 I think he's probably hovering under that dock. 425 00:17:53,239 --> 00:17:54,704 Make some noise on that pier, 426 00:17:54,707 --> 00:17:57,107 and it'll probably flush him out of there. 427 00:17:57,110 --> 00:17:58,909 Us being present here, that's gonna make him 428 00:17:58,912 --> 00:18:01,511 a little bit leery, but normally he wouldn't... 429 00:18:01,514 --> 00:18:07,384 He wouldn't stay down this long if he's right down in the water. 430 00:18:07,387 --> 00:18:08,585 Here, take this pole, 431 00:18:08,588 --> 00:18:12,455 and you can kind of tap around on that dock. 432 00:18:12,458 --> 00:18:14,925 Use it as a crutch, too, huh? 433 00:18:14,928 --> 00:18:17,661 It's hard. 434 00:18:17,664 --> 00:18:21,597 Maybe he'll walk all the way out there. I don't know. 435 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:23,200 Watch them nails. 436 00:18:23,203 --> 00:18:29,672 ♪♪ 437 00:18:29,675 --> 00:18:31,074 Hey. There he is. 438 00:18:31,077 --> 00:18:32,943 You flushed him. 439 00:18:32,946 --> 00:18:35,145 See where his air bubbles went to? 440 00:18:35,148 --> 00:18:37,147 ♪♪ 441 00:18:37,150 --> 00:18:38,548 Right there. 442 00:18:38,551 --> 00:18:40,216 He's down again. 443 00:18:40,219 --> 00:18:41,818 He's a little leery. 444 00:18:41,821 --> 00:18:43,887 Just keep tapping on it. 445 00:18:43,890 --> 00:18:49,091 ♪♪ 446 00:18:49,094 --> 00:18:50,894 Come on. You need some air. 447 00:18:50,897 --> 00:18:54,364 ♪♪ 448 00:18:54,367 --> 00:18:57,033 Boy, he's got a set of lungs on him. 449 00:18:57,036 --> 00:18:58,568 Yep. 450 00:18:58,571 --> 00:19:02,706 Hold tight. Don't move. 451 00:19:02,709 --> 00:19:05,775 ♪♪ 452 00:19:05,778 --> 00:19:06,843 Heck yeah. 453 00:19:11,417 --> 00:19:18,421 ♪♪ 454 00:19:18,424 --> 00:19:20,557 Boone: Hold tight. Don't move. 455 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:27,230 ♪♪ 456 00:19:27,233 --> 00:19:30,166 We can probably take him up on this bank right here, Jake. 457 00:19:30,169 --> 00:19:33,102 He gonna play for a little while, though. 458 00:19:33,105 --> 00:19:36,506 He don't really know that he's caught yet. 459 00:19:36,509 --> 00:19:39,109 See if I can get him... Pull him straight to you. 460 00:19:39,112 --> 00:19:41,778 ♪♪ 461 00:19:41,781 --> 00:19:43,579 He's still got a little fight in him. 462 00:19:43,582 --> 00:19:45,047 Yeah. 463 00:19:45,050 --> 00:19:47,049 He's starting to wear me out, though. 464 00:19:47,052 --> 00:19:52,522 ♪♪ 465 00:19:52,525 --> 00:19:55,057 Boone: Got him now. 466 00:19:55,060 --> 00:19:57,594 Heck yeah. 467 00:19:57,597 --> 00:20:01,531 Watch those... got to watch those hooks. 468 00:20:01,534 --> 00:20:03,933 [ Alligator hisses ] Oh, shut up. 469 00:20:03,936 --> 00:20:11,007 ♪♪ 470 00:20:11,010 --> 00:20:13,609 Go ahead and take the pole off of him. 471 00:20:13,612 --> 00:20:17,013 I got his mouth if you'll get them hooks out of him. 472 00:20:17,016 --> 00:20:20,750 ♪♪ 473 00:20:20,753 --> 00:20:22,685 You're caught, baby. 474 00:20:22,688 --> 00:20:24,554 ♪♪ 475 00:20:24,557 --> 00:20:27,490 [ Cows mooing ] 476 00:20:27,493 --> 00:20:29,959 I got him. Go ahead. 477 00:20:29,962 --> 00:20:32,362 - That'll work. - Good to go. 478 00:20:32,365 --> 00:20:36,165 - Want to do his legs? - Yeah, just these back two. 479 00:20:36,168 --> 00:20:38,768 This size, they can get up on the wheel Wells. 480 00:20:38,771 --> 00:20:40,970 They'll jump out. 481 00:20:40,973 --> 00:20:42,572 Time for a new home. 482 00:20:42,575 --> 00:20:45,909 Good job. One less alligator we got to worry about. 483 00:20:45,912 --> 00:20:49,712 We're gonna go do a release on him right quick. 484 00:20:49,715 --> 00:20:51,380 Boone: This gator was probably brought in 485 00:20:51,383 --> 00:20:53,783 by the floodwaters of hurricane Harvey, 486 00:20:53,786 --> 00:20:55,518 so I'm gonna name him Harvey. 487 00:20:55,521 --> 00:20:57,120 We're gonna take it up to a refuge 488 00:20:57,123 --> 00:20:59,322 up there off the Trinity river, 489 00:20:59,325 --> 00:21:00,790 cut little Harvey go. 490 00:21:00,793 --> 00:21:03,826 You know, he can live happily ever after. 491 00:21:03,829 --> 00:21:10,599 ♪♪ 492 00:21:10,602 --> 00:21:12,802 [ Boone laughs ] 493 00:21:12,805 --> 00:21:14,137 What are you laughing about? 494 00:21:14,140 --> 00:21:16,039 I know how much you like handling them. 495 00:21:16,042 --> 00:21:17,407 Not a big fan. 496 00:21:17,410 --> 00:21:18,941 Not a big fan? [ Alligator hisses ] 497 00:21:18,944 --> 00:21:21,811 [ Laughs ] 498 00:21:21,814 --> 00:21:24,547 He's got a little energy back in him now. 499 00:21:24,550 --> 00:21:26,416 [ Alligator hisses ] 500 00:21:26,419 --> 00:21:29,619 Why you jumping? 501 00:21:29,622 --> 00:21:31,220 Look at him. He's getting... 502 00:21:31,223 --> 00:21:34,157 He's getting brave. 503 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:36,159 Don't let him go yet. 504 00:21:36,162 --> 00:21:38,161 All right, I got him. 505 00:21:38,164 --> 00:21:45,635 ♪♪ 506 00:21:45,638 --> 00:21:47,770 Go on. There's water down there. 507 00:21:47,773 --> 00:21:50,774 ♪♪ 508 00:21:50,777 --> 00:21:52,442 There he goes. 509 00:21:52,445 --> 00:22:00,444 ♪♪ 510 00:22:01,988 --> 00:22:04,053 Woman: I got fresh apple pie. 511 00:22:04,056 --> 00:22:06,922 ♪♪ 512 00:22:06,925 --> 00:22:09,058 This joint is a 24-hour joint, 513 00:22:09,061 --> 00:22:10,659 and when you're a game warden, 514 00:22:10,662 --> 00:22:13,997 you learn the 24-hour joints. 515 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:15,665 It's nice to know a place you can come get coffee 516 00:22:15,668 --> 00:22:17,400 at 3:00 in the morning. 517 00:22:17,403 --> 00:22:19,602 - All right, have a good night. - Y'all, too. 518 00:22:19,605 --> 00:22:23,073 I will. 519 00:22:23,076 --> 00:22:25,408 I just got a call from another warden 520 00:22:25,411 --> 00:22:28,077 that spotted a few people trespassing on a dam. 521 00:22:28,080 --> 00:22:29,879 This dam is privately owned. 522 00:22:29,882 --> 00:22:33,083 They use this dam to let out water out of a larger lake 523 00:22:33,086 --> 00:22:34,617 into the bay system. 524 00:22:34,620 --> 00:22:37,420 It's an area that sometimes is difficult for us to get to, 525 00:22:37,423 --> 00:22:39,221 and anytime that people think 526 00:22:39,224 --> 00:22:41,224 that we're not patrolling the area, 527 00:22:41,227 --> 00:22:45,094 that's definitely a place where you'll find a lot of violations. 528 00:22:45,097 --> 00:22:47,297 A lot of times, when you run into somebody breaking the law, 529 00:22:47,300 --> 00:22:49,031 they're breaking it on... On different fronts, 530 00:22:49,034 --> 00:22:50,700 so there's no telling what other things 531 00:22:50,703 --> 00:22:51,901 they might be involved in. 532 00:22:51,904 --> 00:22:53,837 They may have guns. They may have drugs. 533 00:22:53,840 --> 00:22:55,771 You really never know when you go into a situation, 534 00:22:55,774 --> 00:22:57,707 especially at night. 535 00:22:57,710 --> 00:22:59,575 The other game warden is in a position 536 00:22:59,578 --> 00:23:02,445 where he's got a good vantage point to see what's going on, 537 00:23:02,448 --> 00:23:03,913 but where they're gonna be parked 538 00:23:03,916 --> 00:23:06,649 is on my side of the water, and so I'm gonna be the one 539 00:23:06,652 --> 00:23:08,718 that's gonna have to make contact with them. 540 00:23:08,721 --> 00:23:12,388 ♪♪ 541 00:23:12,391 --> 00:23:14,791 The problem with them fishing on this other property 542 00:23:14,794 --> 00:23:16,192 is there are safety concerns. 543 00:23:16,195 --> 00:23:17,394 The water flows pretty fast 544 00:23:17,397 --> 00:23:19,195 out of this area where they're letting water out. 545 00:23:19,198 --> 00:23:21,398 Somebody was to fall in, trip, whatever it may be, 546 00:23:21,401 --> 00:23:23,400 that could be dangerous. 547 00:23:23,403 --> 00:23:25,000 [ Cellphone ringing ] 548 00:23:25,003 --> 00:23:30,606 ♪♪ 549 00:23:30,609 --> 00:23:33,476 Yes, sir. 550 00:23:33,479 --> 00:23:34,877 Whatcha got? 551 00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:40,416 ♪♪ 552 00:23:40,419 --> 00:23:43,153 So... so, they're fishing the actual private waters 553 00:23:43,156 --> 00:23:45,888 over there, not just... Not just the discharge? 554 00:23:45,891 --> 00:23:50,560 ♪♪ 555 00:23:50,563 --> 00:23:51,895 Okay. 556 00:23:51,898 --> 00:23:53,496 - Sounds good. - All right. Bye. 557 00:23:53,499 --> 00:23:58,167 ♪♪ 558 00:23:58,170 --> 00:24:03,106 He just sent me a video he took using his night-vision camera. 559 00:24:03,109 --> 00:24:06,643 See one guy up on top of the catwalk there at the dam. 560 00:24:06,646 --> 00:24:09,512 ♪♪ 561 00:24:09,515 --> 00:24:11,514 [ Cellphone rings ] 562 00:24:11,517 --> 00:24:12,849 Go ahead. 563 00:24:12,852 --> 00:24:20,851 ♪♪ 564 00:24:20,993 --> 00:24:23,326 Okay. I'm gonna run that way. 565 00:24:23,329 --> 00:24:28,932 ♪♪ 566 00:24:28,935 --> 00:24:30,533 Anytime we're working at night, 567 00:24:30,536 --> 00:24:33,068 there's just that other element of not knowing if they're armed 568 00:24:33,071 --> 00:24:34,737 or if they're not armed, and so that's something 569 00:24:34,740 --> 00:24:37,606 that always makes it dangerous from my standpoint. 570 00:24:37,609 --> 00:24:43,746 ♪♪ 571 00:24:43,749 --> 00:24:46,482 Okay. 572 00:24:46,485 --> 00:24:48,551 We'll see. Stick close. 573 00:24:48,554 --> 00:24:54,757 ♪♪ 574 00:24:54,760 --> 00:24:55,759 State game warden. 575 00:24:58,730 --> 00:25:03,733 ♪♪ 576 00:25:03,736 --> 00:25:05,534 Cook: State game warden. 577 00:25:05,537 --> 00:25:06,936 How many we have, three of you all? 578 00:25:06,939 --> 00:25:09,005 You mind coming over here real quick for me, sir? 579 00:25:09,008 --> 00:25:15,478 ♪♪ 580 00:25:15,481 --> 00:25:18,347 Where are the fish at? 581 00:25:18,350 --> 00:25:20,082 Let's see them. All back here? 582 00:25:20,085 --> 00:25:22,552 - That's all. - That's it? 583 00:25:22,555 --> 00:25:23,819 Let's take a look at them real quick. 584 00:25:23,822 --> 00:25:25,821 Go ahead and pull them all out. 585 00:25:25,824 --> 00:25:29,025 Where'd you catch them at? 586 00:25:29,028 --> 00:25:32,295 Okay. Y'all didn't cross over to private property? 587 00:25:32,298 --> 00:25:34,564 Okay. Y'all didn't go over the fence, though? 588 00:25:34,567 --> 00:25:36,098 All right. 589 00:25:36,101 --> 00:25:37,633 - I watched y'all the whole time. - Okay. 590 00:25:37,636 --> 00:25:40,703 Yeah, so I know that y'all were up on the dam. 591 00:25:40,706 --> 00:25:42,237 Y'all were fishing the other property, right? 592 00:25:42,240 --> 00:25:44,507 - Don't... don't lie to me. - Right there. 593 00:25:44,510 --> 00:25:46,042 I can tell by the look on their face 594 00:25:46,045 --> 00:25:47,710 that I'm the last person they expected to see 595 00:25:47,713 --> 00:25:48,778 at 2:30 in the morning. 596 00:25:48,781 --> 00:25:50,246 Y'all just be honest with me, 597 00:25:50,249 --> 00:25:52,115 and... and we can work from there. 598 00:25:52,118 --> 00:25:53,916 At this point, I have the advantage. 599 00:25:53,919 --> 00:25:55,451 I do know the answer to most of the questions 600 00:25:55,454 --> 00:25:57,453 that I'm asking them, and I'm able to tell 601 00:25:57,456 --> 00:25:58,721 when they are lying to me. 602 00:25:58,724 --> 00:25:59,789 Y'all got any more fish? 603 00:25:59,792 --> 00:26:01,858 Go ahead and show them to me real quick. 604 00:26:01,861 --> 00:26:04,460 Okay, if you'll grab those for me real quick. 605 00:26:04,463 --> 00:26:06,462 There's some more fish right there. 606 00:26:06,465 --> 00:26:08,731 Yeah. Here, I got him. I got him. 607 00:26:08,734 --> 00:26:13,002 ♪♪ 608 00:26:13,005 --> 00:26:15,471 That's gonna be about 16. 609 00:26:15,474 --> 00:26:18,274 That one's gonna be about 14 1/2. 610 00:26:18,277 --> 00:26:20,142 Okay. Just looking right here, 611 00:26:20,145 --> 00:26:22,144 all the fish were taken from the other side, 612 00:26:22,147 --> 00:26:25,815 so they're all gonna be illegal, but we also... you know, 613 00:26:25,818 --> 00:26:28,417 you have to stay within the limits as far as the size, 614 00:26:28,420 --> 00:26:31,621 so the redfish has to be between 20 and 28. 615 00:26:31,624 --> 00:26:34,624 We got four of them that are there that are too small. 616 00:26:34,627 --> 00:26:36,626 Black drum has to be between 14 and 30. 617 00:26:36,629 --> 00:26:38,694 Trout have to be at least 15. 618 00:26:38,697 --> 00:26:41,897 Any of y'all have a fishing license? 619 00:26:41,900 --> 00:26:43,232 You have a fishing license? 620 00:26:43,235 --> 00:26:45,034 Y'all have one? 621 00:26:45,037 --> 00:26:46,302 You don't have one. You don't have one. 622 00:26:46,305 --> 00:26:47,503 If you got your fishing license, 623 00:26:47,506 --> 00:26:50,773 let's take a look at the fishing license. 624 00:26:50,776 --> 00:26:52,642 You don't have it? 625 00:26:52,645 --> 00:26:54,644 Okay. 626 00:26:54,647 --> 00:26:57,046 If you'll sit tight with me for just a second... 627 00:26:57,049 --> 00:26:58,514 Just kind of hang out right there, 628 00:26:58,517 --> 00:27:00,716 and we'll get through this. 629 00:27:00,719 --> 00:27:03,986 Can you run a fishing-license check 630 00:27:03,989 --> 00:27:05,788 using a Texas d.L.? 631 00:27:05,791 --> 00:27:10,592 ♪♪ 632 00:27:10,595 --> 00:27:12,862 Well, that's what I needed to know. 633 00:27:12,865 --> 00:27:14,664 Thank you very much. 634 00:27:14,667 --> 00:27:16,732 We can't be trespassing for many reasons. 635 00:27:16,735 --> 00:27:19,335 It's their property. There's also fast-moving water there. 636 00:27:19,338 --> 00:27:20,936 They're opening those spill gates. 637 00:27:20,939 --> 00:27:23,473 I made it clear to these guys that they were trespassing 638 00:27:23,476 --> 00:27:25,942 and that next time, they will receive citations for that. 639 00:27:25,945 --> 00:27:27,610 For tonight, they are, however, gonna receive 640 00:27:27,613 --> 00:27:30,813 the citations for the undersized fish. 641 00:27:30,816 --> 00:27:32,881 We can't have them over there keeping undersized fish. 642 00:27:32,884 --> 00:27:34,016 Anytime they're doing that, 643 00:27:34,019 --> 00:27:36,218 that's detrimental to the population. 644 00:27:36,221 --> 00:27:38,688 ♪♪ 645 00:27:38,691 --> 00:27:40,423 Next time, let's stay on this side. 646 00:27:40,426 --> 00:27:42,024 Stay on the legal side of the fence, 647 00:27:42,027 --> 00:27:43,760 - and we'll be good, all right? - All right, bro. 648 00:27:43,763 --> 00:27:45,294 All right, thank y'all. 649 00:27:45,297 --> 00:27:53,296 ♪♪ 650 00:27:59,712 --> 00:28:02,178 - Whatcha say, Mike? - What's up, sunshine? 651 00:28:02,181 --> 00:28:03,913 I never thought I'd be happy to see you. 652 00:28:03,916 --> 00:28:05,181 [ Laughs ] You doing all right? 653 00:28:05,184 --> 00:28:06,783 - Yeah. Glad you're out, finally. - Yeah. 654 00:28:06,786 --> 00:28:08,317 I started riding along with Mike Boone 655 00:28:08,320 --> 00:28:10,786 before I even ever got accepted into the game warden academy, 656 00:28:10,789 --> 00:28:14,590 so to be able to be stationed back into the same district 657 00:28:14,593 --> 00:28:16,592 that he's in and get to work with him every single day, 658 00:28:16,595 --> 00:28:19,128 it's really an honor and a privilege. 659 00:28:19,131 --> 00:28:20,463 You want to make a round today? 660 00:28:20,466 --> 00:28:22,664 - Yeah, let's do it. - You gonna bring a ticket book? 661 00:28:22,667 --> 00:28:23,933 Of course I'm gonna bring a ticket book. 662 00:28:23,936 --> 00:28:25,535 - You sure about that? - Yeah. 663 00:28:25,538 --> 00:28:27,336 I learned at the academy never to leave 664 00:28:27,339 --> 00:28:28,670 your ticket book in your own truck. 665 00:28:28,673 --> 00:28:29,939 You just never know. 666 00:28:29,942 --> 00:28:32,074 Raj ataya has been stationed in orange county, 667 00:28:32,077 --> 00:28:34,010 which is right next door to me, 668 00:28:34,013 --> 00:28:37,212 and today, we're gonna sit on a big hunting club area. 669 00:28:37,215 --> 00:28:38,814 We're just gonna do routine inspections, 670 00:28:38,817 --> 00:28:40,349 make sure they're in compliance. 671 00:28:40,352 --> 00:28:43,086 I'm gonna see if I can give him a few pointers here and there. 672 00:28:43,089 --> 00:28:46,822 ♪♪ 673 00:28:46,825 --> 00:28:49,092 We may have a customer hunting. 674 00:28:49,095 --> 00:28:52,695 ♪♪ 675 00:28:52,698 --> 00:28:54,831 There he is, right there in the bushes. 676 00:28:54,834 --> 00:28:56,965 ♪♪ 677 00:28:56,968 --> 00:28:59,635 Yeah, I see two of them right there. 678 00:28:59,638 --> 00:29:01,971 License, hunting license. 679 00:29:01,974 --> 00:29:04,707 Mm-hmm. And then check the birds. 680 00:29:04,710 --> 00:29:07,176 ♪♪ 681 00:29:07,179 --> 00:29:08,778 What's up, guys? How you doing? 682 00:29:08,781 --> 00:29:11,314 - Texas game warden. - Sir. 683 00:29:11,317 --> 00:29:12,448 - Any luck? - No, sir. 684 00:29:12,451 --> 00:29:14,049 No? I'll go ahead and check that shotgun. 685 00:29:14,052 --> 00:29:15,384 - It's loaded. - Okay. 686 00:29:15,387 --> 00:29:18,120 I need to check your license. Why don't you unload it for me? 687 00:29:18,123 --> 00:29:19,922 [ Gun clicking ] 688 00:29:19,925 --> 00:29:23,659 You're good to go here. I'm gonna check your... 689 00:29:23,662 --> 00:29:25,260 This is a nice gun. 690 00:29:25,263 --> 00:29:27,529 All right. Back to you. 691 00:29:27,532 --> 00:29:29,132 - Thank you, sir. - Yeah? 692 00:29:29,135 --> 00:29:31,667 You know to keep it pointed in a safe direction, huh? 693 00:29:31,670 --> 00:29:33,202 - Mm-hmm. - All right, good deal. 694 00:29:33,205 --> 00:29:34,203 All right, man, you guys are good to go. 695 00:29:34,206 --> 00:29:35,270 Appreciate it. Be safe. 696 00:29:35,273 --> 00:29:36,471 - Good luck, man. - I'll try. 697 00:29:36,474 --> 00:29:39,142 All right, y'all be good. 698 00:29:39,145 --> 00:29:41,811 - Any doves? - No, they hadn't seen anything. 699 00:29:41,814 --> 00:29:44,479 Golly. They're diehards. 700 00:29:44,482 --> 00:29:46,549 All right, we'll roll on. 701 00:29:46,552 --> 00:29:51,954 ♪♪ 702 00:29:51,957 --> 00:29:55,557 [ Cellphone ringing ] 703 00:29:55,560 --> 00:29:56,959 - Hello? - Hey, Mike. 704 00:29:56,962 --> 00:29:58,561 It's Cathy from sheriff's office. 705 00:29:58,564 --> 00:30:00,296 Hey, Cathy. What's going on? 706 00:30:00,299 --> 00:30:01,297 I got one for you. 707 00:30:01,300 --> 00:30:04,433 She's got a mountain lion on her property. 708 00:30:04,436 --> 00:30:05,968 She says she shot two of them, 709 00:30:05,971 --> 00:30:08,504 and one of them is climbed up in a tree 710 00:30:08,507 --> 00:30:11,774 and is injured, and she needs a game warden to come out there. 711 00:30:11,777 --> 00:30:14,710 Okay, we'll get on scene up there, 712 00:30:14,713 --> 00:30:17,646 take a look around. 713 00:30:17,649 --> 00:30:21,116 Boone: Being stationed in hardin county for the last 25 years, 714 00:30:21,119 --> 00:30:24,519 do I get reports of panthers, mountain lions, 715 00:30:24,522 --> 00:30:26,722 cougars in the area? Yes, I do. 716 00:30:26,725 --> 00:30:29,792 Have I ever been able to confirm a sighting in hardin county? 717 00:30:29,795 --> 00:30:31,260 Not at all. 718 00:30:31,263 --> 00:30:39,262 ♪♪ 719 00:30:42,407 --> 00:30:45,808 Show me where he's at. 720 00:30:45,811 --> 00:30:47,109 In the woods? 721 00:30:51,349 --> 00:30:55,083 ♪♪ 722 00:30:55,086 --> 00:30:58,553 Show me where he's at. 723 00:30:58,556 --> 00:31:00,089 In the woods? 724 00:31:00,092 --> 00:31:05,894 ♪♪ 725 00:31:05,897 --> 00:31:08,297 The one's... one's dead hanging in the tree? 726 00:31:08,300 --> 00:31:10,432 ♪♪ 727 00:31:10,435 --> 00:31:12,635 - In this tree? - Why don't you... 728 00:31:12,638 --> 00:31:15,104 - This tree right here? - Come out here and show me. 729 00:31:15,107 --> 00:31:18,173 ♪♪ 730 00:31:18,176 --> 00:31:19,508 Come show me this cat in this tree. 731 00:31:19,511 --> 00:31:21,177 Ataya: Come show me. 732 00:31:21,180 --> 00:31:23,312 Ataya: I've lived in this part of Texas my whole life, 733 00:31:23,315 --> 00:31:25,848 and I've never seen or encountered mountain lion. 734 00:31:25,851 --> 00:31:29,251 Really, see a mountain lion is like saying you saw bigfoot. 735 00:31:29,254 --> 00:31:31,187 Where's the other cat? 736 00:31:31,190 --> 00:31:34,723 ♪♪ 737 00:31:34,726 --> 00:31:37,192 That black, little bucket? 738 00:31:37,195 --> 00:31:38,661 Where's he at? 739 00:31:38,664 --> 00:31:41,964 ♪♪ 740 00:31:41,967 --> 00:31:44,066 Is that it? Is that what y'all saw? 741 00:31:44,069 --> 00:31:45,334 Coming out of the woods, 742 00:31:45,337 --> 00:31:47,669 I'm holding this big, old, black scooter. 743 00:31:47,672 --> 00:31:49,538 And I see one lady picking flowers, 744 00:31:49,541 --> 00:31:53,009 the other guy's still looking around. 745 00:31:53,012 --> 00:31:55,211 At some point, it starts to be more serious. 746 00:31:55,214 --> 00:31:58,814 Boone: How many times did you shoot out here? 747 00:31:58,817 --> 00:32:01,149 So, you shot five times? 748 00:32:01,152 --> 00:32:02,284 'Cause y'all aren't seeing 749 00:32:02,287 --> 00:32:05,087 what you think you're seeing right now. 750 00:32:05,090 --> 00:32:09,224 Cat was right there in that limb when we walked up. 751 00:32:09,227 --> 00:32:11,360 He's gone. 752 00:32:11,363 --> 00:32:12,828 He didn't jump out of that tree and run 753 00:32:12,831 --> 00:32:15,297 when we was on that back porch. 754 00:32:15,300 --> 00:32:18,100 Did you know what you were shooting at? 755 00:32:18,103 --> 00:32:22,171 Obviously not. So why would you take the shot? 756 00:32:22,174 --> 00:32:24,373 You're in the middle of a neighborhood, 757 00:32:24,376 --> 00:32:25,774 and you're taking your gun... 758 00:32:25,777 --> 00:32:27,910 - Yes. - And you're firing it. 759 00:32:27,913 --> 00:32:29,912 And you're not in good condition right now, 760 00:32:29,915 --> 00:32:31,314 I'm telling you that right now. 761 00:32:31,317 --> 00:32:35,117 So, you taking medications, or you drinking, and... 762 00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:37,586 And you've had a couple drinks today? 763 00:32:37,589 --> 00:32:40,055 Cathy: 10-4. I've tried to reach her three times. 764 00:32:40,058 --> 00:32:42,924 [ Indistinct radio chatter ] 765 00:32:42,927 --> 00:32:44,326 I appreciate you apologizing, 766 00:32:44,329 --> 00:32:46,462 but the main thing is this can happen again. 767 00:32:46,465 --> 00:32:47,863 'Cause I'll tell you what, it'd be a different story 768 00:32:47,866 --> 00:32:50,733 if you shot a kid back here, and you killed him. 769 00:32:50,736 --> 00:32:52,468 Boy, that would be a different... 770 00:32:52,471 --> 00:32:55,137 We'd be having a different conversation right now. 771 00:32:55,140 --> 00:32:56,938 Mm-hmm. 772 00:32:56,941 --> 00:32:59,474 Whatever y'all been drinking today or taking today, 773 00:32:59,477 --> 00:33:00,876 it needs to stop, 774 00:33:00,879 --> 00:33:04,013 because your body can't handle it. 775 00:33:04,016 --> 00:33:05,348 Ataya: At this point, 776 00:33:05,351 --> 00:33:07,850 they really haven't committed any sort of violation, 777 00:33:07,853 --> 00:33:10,953 but I think what the most important thing is to emphasize 778 00:33:10,956 --> 00:33:13,755 our services are for something that's very important, 779 00:33:13,758 --> 00:33:15,157 and this is not it. 780 00:33:15,160 --> 00:33:17,159 We don't need this to happen again. 781 00:33:17,162 --> 00:33:18,960 Y'all stay in the house. Don't go anywhere tonight 782 00:33:18,963 --> 00:33:21,230 - since you been drinking. - Okay. 783 00:33:21,233 --> 00:33:23,833 Be safe. All right. 784 00:33:23,836 --> 00:33:26,101 He has no clue what he's shooting at. 785 00:33:26,104 --> 00:33:28,537 Did he see a small pet in the neighborhood? 786 00:33:28,540 --> 00:33:31,640 We don't know, but the point is be sure of your target, 787 00:33:31,643 --> 00:33:35,311 and don't mix alcohol and guns, period. 788 00:33:35,314 --> 00:33:38,514 What's that sitting right there in the stool? 789 00:33:38,517 --> 00:33:41,250 Bobcat sitting in that... In that rust spot on the sign. 790 00:33:41,253 --> 00:33:43,786 It looks like a bobcat, doesn't it? 791 00:33:43,789 --> 00:33:51,788 ♪♪ 792 00:33:58,069 --> 00:34:00,069 Powell: Yeah, my mom and dad built this windmill 793 00:34:00,072 --> 00:34:02,671 by hand about 25 years ago. 794 00:34:02,674 --> 00:34:04,673 I've been working on it for the last month, 795 00:34:04,676 --> 00:34:06,608 restoring it and power-washing it. 796 00:34:06,611 --> 00:34:08,343 Now I'm just spraying it, 797 00:34:08,346 --> 00:34:10,479 so hopefully, by next month, 798 00:34:10,482 --> 00:34:11,947 I'm gonna have it up and running. 799 00:34:11,950 --> 00:34:16,018 So, it's kind of nostalgic for me and my brother, my sisters. 800 00:34:16,021 --> 00:34:19,955 Looking forward to getting it set up and spinning again. 801 00:34:19,958 --> 00:34:24,827 ♪♪ 802 00:34:24,830 --> 00:34:26,495 [ Cellphone rings ] 803 00:34:26,498 --> 00:34:27,963 - Hello? - Yes, sir, my name's Matt. 804 00:34:27,966 --> 00:34:35,965 ♪♪ 805 00:34:42,581 --> 00:34:44,313 Okay. Hey, I'm not very far from there, 806 00:34:44,316 --> 00:34:46,181 so I'll see you in just a little bit. 807 00:34:46,184 --> 00:34:47,649 - Okay. - All right, thanks. 808 00:34:47,652 --> 00:34:49,651 - All right. Bye. - This is new to me. 809 00:34:49,654 --> 00:34:52,321 Never had a deer attack a hunter. 810 00:34:52,324 --> 00:35:00,323 ♪♪ 811 00:35:00,398 --> 00:35:02,031 - Hey. You Matt? - Yes, sir. 812 00:35:02,034 --> 00:35:03,199 Matt, Jeff Powell, game warden. 813 00:35:03,202 --> 00:35:05,000 - How are you? - Good. Yourself? 814 00:35:05,003 --> 00:35:06,535 Understand you had a little ordeal. 815 00:35:06,538 --> 00:35:07,736 A little bit of one, yes, sir. 816 00:35:07,739 --> 00:35:09,271 My children wanted to get out in the field, 817 00:35:09,274 --> 00:35:11,406 so I took them and carried a crossbow. 818 00:35:11,409 --> 00:35:13,876 Didn't really have much intention of shooting anything, 819 00:35:13,879 --> 00:35:16,745 but got out of the truck there at the parking area, 820 00:35:16,748 --> 00:35:19,548 and as soon as we did, here comes this buck. 821 00:35:19,551 --> 00:35:20,616 He was friendly. 822 00:35:20,619 --> 00:35:22,150 We got ready to go. Kids said... 823 00:35:22,153 --> 00:35:23,953 He's following around along behind them, and they said, 824 00:35:23,956 --> 00:35:25,220 "hey, take a picture with us real quick 825 00:35:25,223 --> 00:35:26,955 before we... Before we lose this deer." 826 00:35:26,958 --> 00:35:29,358 I said, "okay," and I turned around about that time. 827 00:35:29,361 --> 00:35:31,259 I guess them stopping... 828 00:35:31,262 --> 00:35:32,428 - Yeah? - He didn't like that. 829 00:35:32,431 --> 00:35:34,897 That sucker got a hold of the... My oldest son, 830 00:35:34,900 --> 00:35:36,298 and, you know, come after him, and... 831 00:35:36,301 --> 00:35:37,766 Like he's trying to charge him? 832 00:35:37,769 --> 00:35:39,601 Yeah. Oh, he had him down on the ground. 833 00:35:39,604 --> 00:35:41,903 - He had him down on the ground? - So I got ahold of his antlers 834 00:35:41,906 --> 00:35:43,239 and shoved him down on the ground, and... 835 00:35:43,242 --> 00:35:46,442 I mean, once I got ahold of him, my son got up and got away. 836 00:35:46,445 --> 00:35:48,243 And I was just a few feet from him 837 00:35:48,246 --> 00:35:50,179 - when all this happened anyway. - Which way is he facing? 838 00:35:50,182 --> 00:35:52,448 Was he facing back toward or away from me 839 00:35:52,451 --> 00:35:53,782 or left, right, or right to left? 840 00:35:53,785 --> 00:35:55,651 He was kind of quartered away from me at that point. 841 00:35:55,654 --> 00:35:57,853 So his right side was facing... 842 00:35:57,856 --> 00:35:59,855 I shot him in his right side and kind of quartered away, 843 00:35:59,858 --> 00:36:01,723 and it... I, you know, got him in behind the shoulder. 844 00:36:01,726 --> 00:36:03,325 I knew he was an illegal deer, but, I mean... 845 00:36:03,328 --> 00:36:05,194 Yeah. You know, hey, I don't blame you. 846 00:36:05,197 --> 00:36:07,462 I'd do what I had to do, too, to protect somebody I knew, 847 00:36:07,465 --> 00:36:08,731 and especially your son. 848 00:36:08,734 --> 00:36:11,066 So, I went ahead and took him to the processor. 849 00:36:11,069 --> 00:36:14,603 He told me that he was gonna cut it up tomorrow... 850 00:36:14,606 --> 00:36:16,338 - Okay. - Unless you told him otherwise. 851 00:36:16,341 --> 00:36:18,473 Yeah, we'll... We'll definitely look at it. 852 00:36:18,476 --> 00:36:20,609 But... 853 00:36:20,612 --> 00:36:22,477 'cause, yeah, that's... That's kind of concerning. 854 00:36:22,480 --> 00:36:24,446 Main concern's your boy's all right. 855 00:36:24,449 --> 00:36:25,881 Yeah, I think he's fine. 856 00:36:25,884 --> 00:36:29,218 I went ahead and called his doctor just to make sure. 857 00:36:29,221 --> 00:36:31,153 You got your license... Hunting license with you, too? 858 00:36:31,156 --> 00:36:32,821 Let me just take a look at it real quick. 859 00:36:32,824 --> 00:36:34,423 There's that, and there's that hunting... 860 00:36:34,426 --> 00:36:35,624 Okay. And you got your permit, too, 861 00:36:35,627 --> 00:36:37,092 - and all that. - Yeah. 862 00:36:37,095 --> 00:36:39,562 I do want to go take a look at this deer at the processor. 863 00:36:39,565 --> 00:36:41,029 I need to look into it a little bit more 864 00:36:41,032 --> 00:36:42,631 and to verify everything that he's told me. 865 00:36:42,634 --> 00:36:44,700 - Appreciate it. - Yes, sir. 866 00:36:44,703 --> 00:36:49,070 ♪♪ 867 00:36:49,073 --> 00:36:50,639 I'm gonna call our wildlife biologist, too, 868 00:36:50,642 --> 00:36:52,441 and have him come out. 869 00:36:52,444 --> 00:36:55,110 We don't know exactly what's going on with this deer yet. 870 00:36:55,113 --> 00:36:56,378 It might have been a scenario 871 00:36:56,381 --> 00:36:59,180 where, you know, "hey, I shot an illegal deer. 872 00:36:59,183 --> 00:37:00,983 Let me make up some crazy story." 873 00:37:00,986 --> 00:37:04,319 So we'll look at the deer, and, you know, I've got to do my job 874 00:37:04,322 --> 00:37:07,589 and just verify exactly what happened. 875 00:37:07,592 --> 00:37:10,031 You know, in all my years, I've never heard a story like this. 876 00:37:13,097 --> 00:37:18,233 ♪♪ 877 00:37:18,236 --> 00:37:20,769 We don't know exactly what's going on with this deer yet. 878 00:37:20,772 --> 00:37:22,437 You know, we're just trying to get all the facts. 879 00:37:22,440 --> 00:37:24,707 As a game warden, we want to know why a deer attacked. 880 00:37:24,710 --> 00:37:26,241 Deer are wild. They're scared of humans. 881 00:37:26,244 --> 00:37:27,776 You know, they're not supposed to act this way. 882 00:37:27,779 --> 00:37:31,113 So we want to look into all avenues of how this happened. 883 00:37:31,116 --> 00:37:34,249 I'm gonna have the biologist meet us over here. 884 00:37:34,252 --> 00:37:38,053 He's gonna actually take a brainstem sample. 885 00:37:38,056 --> 00:37:39,321 We're gonna do a cwd 886 00:37:39,324 --> 00:37:41,990 or a chronic wasting disease sample off this deer. 887 00:37:41,993 --> 00:37:44,660 It's a neurological disease that affects the brain. 888 00:37:44,663 --> 00:37:47,329 It's transmitted through saliva, 889 00:37:47,332 --> 00:37:48,864 you know, soft tissues, 890 00:37:48,867 --> 00:37:50,933 and being around other deer. 891 00:37:50,936 --> 00:37:52,668 It slowly eats the brain. 892 00:37:52,671 --> 00:37:55,070 I mean, it's a slow, painful death for the deer. 893 00:37:55,073 --> 00:37:59,407 It can have a big impact on Texas hunting. 894 00:37:59,410 --> 00:38:03,279 It's gonna be my processor right here. 895 00:38:03,282 --> 00:38:06,081 Our deer processor is basically a butcher shop for our hunters. 896 00:38:06,084 --> 00:38:08,150 That's where they take their deer to get processed 897 00:38:08,153 --> 00:38:10,686 for the meat. 898 00:38:10,689 --> 00:38:11,953 - Hey, what's going on? - Good to see you. 899 00:38:11,956 --> 00:38:14,156 Good to see you. You want to look at this deer? 900 00:38:14,159 --> 00:38:15,957 - It looks healthy. - This attack deer. 901 00:38:15,960 --> 00:38:17,960 Attacked a kid, huh? He said he shot it with his bow, 902 00:38:17,963 --> 00:38:19,761 but it looked like he was kind of a quarter away shot 903 00:38:19,764 --> 00:38:21,897 when he took it. There's no exit wound. 904 00:38:21,900 --> 00:38:23,832 The entry wound looks like it's matching up 905 00:38:23,835 --> 00:38:25,434 with what the hunter told me happened, 906 00:38:25,437 --> 00:38:27,503 so I'm gonna let the biologist take it from here. 907 00:38:27,506 --> 00:38:29,972 I'll probably take some antler measurements and just a sample. 908 00:38:29,975 --> 00:38:31,307 My name's Taylor Garrison. 909 00:38:31,310 --> 00:38:33,442 I'm parks & wildlife district biologist in the area, 910 00:38:33,445 --> 00:38:35,176 so I work with private landowners, 911 00:38:35,179 --> 00:38:37,980 with land management, and also with disease sampling 912 00:38:37,983 --> 00:38:39,915 and data collection for wildlife. 913 00:38:39,918 --> 00:38:42,650 People contact me quite a bit on seeing a deer that looked odd, 914 00:38:42,653 --> 00:38:44,453 and I'll come and investigate. 915 00:38:44,456 --> 00:38:46,121 And I've even had cases where, you know, 916 00:38:46,124 --> 00:38:50,526 a deer just dropped down in front of them and died. 917 00:38:50,529 --> 00:38:52,795 Y'all have any information on behavior 918 00:38:52,798 --> 00:38:54,062 before... obviously it attacked, 919 00:38:54,065 --> 00:38:56,398 but was it weak or stumbling or heading... 920 00:38:56,401 --> 00:38:59,134 No, he said it wasn't weak or... It was just kind of... 921 00:38:59,137 --> 00:39:00,935 It just kind of walked up towards him 922 00:39:00,938 --> 00:39:04,807 and walked in behind him, and sounds like... 923 00:39:04,810 --> 00:39:08,076 Yeah, and he didn't say anything about walking in circles or... 924 00:39:08,079 --> 00:39:10,746 You know, anything like that would raise concerns, but... 925 00:39:10,749 --> 00:39:13,082 Yeah, so, the retropharyngeal lymph nodes... 926 00:39:13,085 --> 00:39:14,483 You can feel them on your mouth. 927 00:39:14,486 --> 00:39:17,352 So, if you touch in here on each side below your jaw, 928 00:39:17,355 --> 00:39:18,487 those two little balls in there 929 00:39:18,490 --> 00:39:20,088 are what we're... we're taking. 930 00:39:20,091 --> 00:39:23,358 And they're mainly, you know, kind of that self-defense, 931 00:39:23,361 --> 00:39:24,993 you know, against diseases and stuff, 932 00:39:24,996 --> 00:39:27,162 and so they hold a lot of white blood cells 933 00:39:27,165 --> 00:39:28,497 and different things. 934 00:39:28,500 --> 00:39:30,632 There's an intact lymph node 935 00:39:30,635 --> 00:39:33,201 with some of the tissue around it. 936 00:39:33,204 --> 00:39:34,970 On this one, I just cut up... If you look in there, 937 00:39:34,973 --> 00:39:36,438 you can kind of see a... 938 00:39:36,441 --> 00:39:38,974 Kind of like a membrane material inside. 939 00:39:38,977 --> 00:39:40,442 We'll actually take that lymph node 940 00:39:40,445 --> 00:39:42,444 and take it to college station, Texas, 941 00:39:42,447 --> 00:39:44,312 and they're gonna run the sample 942 00:39:44,315 --> 00:39:48,450 and see if it's positive for chronic wasting disease. 943 00:39:48,453 --> 00:39:49,985 So, if this deer... If y'all don't think 944 00:39:49,988 --> 00:39:52,854 it had any weird behavior as far as being sick, 945 00:39:52,857 --> 00:39:54,523 I'm not gonna take the obex, but... 946 00:39:54,526 --> 00:39:55,858 Yeah, just based on that condition, 947 00:39:55,861 --> 00:39:57,325 and the hunter verified, too, 948 00:39:57,328 --> 00:39:58,860 you know, it didn't act like it was sick, 949 00:39:58,863 --> 00:40:01,062 so, I mean, he looks pretty healthy. 950 00:40:01,065 --> 00:40:03,531 ♪♪ 951 00:40:03,534 --> 00:40:04,666 Pierced, or is it a hole? 952 00:40:04,669 --> 00:40:06,869 That don't tell me a lot right there. 953 00:40:06,872 --> 00:40:09,071 You know, that's a big cut right there. 954 00:40:09,074 --> 00:40:11,139 Makes me think it's gonna be a permitted deer 955 00:40:11,142 --> 00:40:14,676 or captive deer. 956 00:40:14,679 --> 00:40:17,679 A deer with a notch in his ear like that does show me that, 957 00:40:17,682 --> 00:40:20,482 you know, it might have been illegally raised as a pet deer. 958 00:40:20,485 --> 00:40:22,150 Yeah, let's do the horns real quick. 959 00:40:22,153 --> 00:40:24,152 That was one of the concerns, too, anyway. 960 00:40:24,155 --> 00:40:26,622 ♪♪ 961 00:40:26,625 --> 00:40:28,089 9 1/2 inches. 962 00:40:28,092 --> 00:40:30,225 The father shot an undersized buck, 963 00:40:30,228 --> 00:40:32,160 but there wasn't a violation there. 964 00:40:32,163 --> 00:40:34,162 You know, in this case, he was defending his son. 965 00:40:34,165 --> 00:40:36,832 You know, I think he did what anybody else would've done. 966 00:40:36,835 --> 00:40:39,034 Good. I appreciate you coming out and doing that. 967 00:40:39,037 --> 00:40:40,969 - Thank you, sir. - Thank you. 968 00:40:40,972 --> 00:40:42,838 It is a great help that I was called out here today 969 00:40:42,841 --> 00:40:44,239 and was able to take the sample 970 00:40:44,242 --> 00:40:46,108 as part of our monitoring project. 971 00:40:46,111 --> 00:40:47,976 The more we know about the deer in our state, 972 00:40:47,979 --> 00:40:50,045 the more we might know that it may or may not have it 973 00:40:50,048 --> 00:40:51,513 in a certain area. 974 00:40:51,516 --> 00:40:54,850 ♪♪ 975 00:40:54,853 --> 00:40:58,320 This is probably a captive deer, a deer that got out of a pen, 976 00:40:58,323 --> 00:41:00,188 or somebody raised this deer. 977 00:41:00,191 --> 00:41:02,190 It got bigger. People couldn't handle it. 978 00:41:02,193 --> 00:41:04,593 So instead of calling us or calling a rehabber, 979 00:41:04,596 --> 00:41:07,595 they think they're just gonna let them go in the woods, 980 00:41:07,598 --> 00:41:09,531 and they think they can survive, but they can't survive. 981 00:41:09,534 --> 00:41:11,466 Poor deer was probably just going up there 982 00:41:11,469 --> 00:41:12,934 probably looking for food, 983 00:41:12,937 --> 00:41:15,204 'cause that's how he's been fed for two years. 984 00:41:15,207 --> 00:41:18,139 So, you know, that's the main reason right there. 985 00:41:18,142 --> 00:41:20,475 You know, we don't want people to pick up fawns, 986 00:41:20,478 --> 00:41:21,743 try to raise them on their own, 987 00:41:21,746 --> 00:41:24,680 'cause we're lucky that deer didn't hurt somebody. 988 00:41:24,683 --> 00:41:32,682 ♪♪