"Narrator:" "COMING UP ON "NORTH WOODS LAW"..." "THIS IS JUST A RECIPE FOR DISASTER." "WE GOT A CALL SAYING A GUY JUST SHOT TOO CLOSE TO A HOUSE." "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" "Simmons:" "THIS GUY JUST TAGGED A DEER" "THAT WAS KILLED BY ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER." "THEY'RE NOT TRYING TO PROTECT YOU, ARE THEY?" "CHAD IS TRYING TO CATCH HIS FIRST NIGHT HUNTER." "HE MIGHT HAVE A GUN." "[ GUNSHOT ]" "SHOTS FIRED." "SHOTS FIRED." "Man:" "HOLD IT UP!" "GAME WARDEN!" "DON'T MOVE!" "Narrator:" "FOR THE GAME WARDENS OF MAINE..." "HANG ON." "WHAT'S THAT RIGHT THERE?" "...THE WOODS ARE FILLED WITH DANGER." "HOLY SMOKES." "OH!" "HE'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME." "THIS ELITE FORCE PATROLS THE RUGGED BACKCOUNTRY" "FROM LAND, AIR, AND WATER." "THEY SAVE LIVES..." "[ SIREN WAILING ] ...AND FIGHT CRIME." "GAME WARDEN!" "POLICE!" "OPEN UP." "WM'RE GONNA CATS A POACHER TONIGHT." "IN THE NORTH WOODS, THE WARDENS ARE THE LAW OF THE LAND." "MAINE WARDEN SERVICE!" "CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS" "EACH FALL, HUNTERS IN MAINE GET THEIR ONE SHOT" "AT TAKING THEIR SINGLE DEER FOR THE YEAR." "[ GUNSHOTS ]" "AND EACH FALL, ANOTHER CROP OF NEWLY TRAINED ROOKIES" "JOIN THE SERVICE AS FULLY FLEDGED WARDENS." "HEY, THERE." "GAME WARDEN." "HOWEVER, DEPUTY WARDEN CHAD ROBERTSON" "IS STILL WORKING HARD FOR HIS SHOT" "AT GETTING CALLED UP TO THE BIG SHOW." "Robertson:" "A FEW OF US WENT THROUGH THE HIRING PROCESS LAST YEAR." "DIDN'T QUITE MAKE IT, AND THEY ASKED A FEW OF US" "TO STICK IT OUT A LITTLE FURTHER THROUGH THE FALL" "KIND OF ON A CONDITIONAL HIRE." "BASICALLY, GIVES THE WARDEN SERVICE A GOOD LOOK AT US," "AND THEY CAN DECIDE IF THEY LIKE US FOR A FULL-TIME POSITION." "Narrator:" "AND IF ROBERTSON PROVES HIMSELF," "HE MAY GET INVITED TO JOIN THE PRESTIGIOUS RANKS" "AT THE END OF HUNTING SEASON." "Robertson:" "THIS IS ALL I WANT TO DO IS TO BE A GAME WARDEN." "YOU'RE PROTECTING THE WILDLIFE AND THE RESOURCE" "THAT THE STATE HAS TO OFFER." "I MEAN, I LOVE MAINE." "I NEVER WANT TO LEAVE THE STATE." "Narrator:" "TONIGHT, ROBERTSON WILL BE JOINING" "A TEAM OF WARDENS FOR HIS FIRST STAKEOUT." "BUT FOR NOW, HE'S ON HIS OWN." "HE SWINGS BY A SPOT IN HIS DISTRICT" "WHERE HE'S NOTICED SOME ILLEGAL ACTIVITY." "You can see they've got some grain in here, some acorns." "You know, it's right in front." "You know, I can't say that they are baiting this right now, but at some point, maybe they just do it in the winter." "Narrator:" "ALTHOUGH DEPUTIES AREN'T FULLY FLEDGED WARDENS," "THEY DO HAVE MANY OF THE SAME RESPONSIBILITIES," "INCLUDING STOPPING DEER HUNTERS FROM SHOOTING OVER BAIT." "THERE'S A BAIT PLACE DOWN HERE ON THE RIGHT." "YOU CAN SEE THE TREE STAND RIGHT THERE." "EASILY SOMEONE COULD TAKE A SHOT RIGHT HERE." "THIS IS THE BAIT." "THERE'S REALLY NO REASON WHY PEOPLE WOULD DUMP PUMPKINS" "AND OTHER VEGETABLES OUT HERE." "Narrator:" "NO LUCK THIS AFTERNOON," "BUT ROBERTSON WILL RETURN IN THE FUTURE." "HE PACKS IT IN AND HEADS TO THE RENDEZVOUS POINT" "FOR THE BIG NIGHT-HUNTING OPERATION." "OVER IN FARMINGTON, SERGEANT SCOTT THRASHER GETS A CALL" "ABOUT SOME FUNNY BUSINESS AT A TAGGING STATION." "WE'RE HEADING OVER TO ONE OF THE DEER-REGISTRATION STATIONS." "WE LEARN A LOT OF INFORMATION OFF THE REGISTRATION SLIPS " "WHERE THE DEER WAS KILLED, THE TIME IT WAS KILLED," "WHAT TIME IT WAS REGISTERED." "IF SOMEONE LIES ON ONE OF THOSE FORMS," "THEY'RE ACTUALLY COMMITTING A CRIMINAL OFFENSE." "Narrator:" "MAINE CAREFULLY CONTROLS THE NUMBER OF DEER" "THAT ARE HARVESTED EACH YEAR." "THE INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM THESE STATIONS" "HELPS BIOLOGISTS KEEP THINGS IN CHECK." "HEY, HOW YOU DOING?" "WE DID HAVE THE OTHER DAY A COUPLE GUYS COME IN" "WHICH WE HAD A QUESTION ON." "OKAY." "WE COULDN'T GET A NORMAL STORY OUT OF THEM." "WE HAD A COUPLE DIFFERENT ANSWERS OF WHERE THEY SHOT IT," "WHERE THEIR TAG WAS FOR." "SUBMITTING MISINFORMATION IS ONE TECHNIQUE" "INTENTIONAL VIOLATORS USE" "TO REGISTER A POACHED DEER AS A LEGAL KILL." "ALL RIGHT." "THINK WE'LL GO PAY THIS GUY A VISIT." "SEE YOU LATER." "60 MILES NORTH IN SOMERSET COUNTY," "DEPUTY ROBERTSON MEETS UP WITH THE TEAM" "FOR THE STAKEOUT OPERATION." "SERGEANT CHRIS SIMMONS LAYS OUT THE PLAN." "WE CAN DRIVE RIGHT OUT BY THIS RACETRACK" "AND LET YOU OFF RIGHT THERE." "ROBERTSON AND WARDEN TOM McKENNEY LAY IN" "ALONG A ROAD WHERE DEER HAVE BEEN FEEDING AT NIGHT." "McKenney:" "YEAH, THIS IS A SPOT IN MY AREA" "WHERE I'VE RECEIVED NUMEROUS NIGHT-HUNTING COMPLAINTS." "IT'S AN AREA WITH A LOT OF FIELDS" "AND A LOT OF PRETTY GOOD DEER CROSSINGS," "SO WE'RE SITTING HERE TONIGHT." "Narrator:" "SERGEANT SIMMONS WATCHES FROM HIS TRUCK," "HIDDEN FURTHER UP THE ROAD." "COVER THE LIGHTS UP." "Narrator:" "NIGHT HUNTING IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM" "THAT THREATENS MAINE'S DEER POPULATION." "WE HEAR SHOTS EVERY NIGHT WE'RE WORKING." "THE PROBLEM WITH NIGHT HUNTING IS," "THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO SPORT WHATSOEVER." "IF YOU CAN GET THEIR EYES IN HEADLIGHTS, A LOT OF TIMES," "THEY'LL SET THERE AND LOOK AT YOU." "Narrator:" "NIGHT HUNTING IS PUNISHABLE BY JAIL TIME" "AND A MINIMUM $1,000 FINE." "TONIGHT, I'M THE WHEEL MAN." "WHEN YOU'RE WORKING NIGHT HUNTERS," "YOU ALWAYS WANT TO HAVE ONE GUY IN THE VEHICLE" "AND ONE GUY WATCHING." "Narrator:" "CATCHING A NIGHT HUNTER" "IS AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE FOR ANY WARDEN." "FOR DEPUTY ROBERTSON," "IT COULD HELP ENSURE HIS SPOT AS A FULLY FLEDGED WARDEN." "Simmons:" "IF TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT," "IT'S KIND OF NEAT FOR THE REST OF US." "IT'S SOMETHING THAT GAME WARDENS LIKE TO DO " "BE WITH A YOUNG WARDEN ON THEIR FIRST NIGHT-HUNTING CASE." "TIME TO PULL THE MUSTACHE INTO THE MIX HERE." "Robertson:" "THAT GUY'S BEEN RAZZING ME ALL DAY" "ABOUT THE MUSTACHE." "AND I'M GETTING SICK OF LOOKING AT IT." "McKenney:" "THERE YOU GO." "HE CATCHES HIS FIRST NIGHT HUNTER," "HE'S GONNA SHAVE THAT MUSTACHE, SO..." "WE'LL SEE." "WE GOT ONE STOPPING RIGHT NOW." "YEAH, HE'S SLOWING DOWN." "Narrator:" "BUT THE CAR PULLS AWAY." "I WOULDN'T THINK A NIGHT HUNTER WOULD PUT THEIR BLINKER ON." "WE'RE DEFINITELY SEEING A LOT OF TRAFFIC TONIGHT." "Narrator:" "WHILE SIMMONS AND HIS TEAM PLAY THE WAITING GAME 45 MILES AWAY IN FRANKLIN COUNTY," "SERGEANT THRASHER MEETS UP WITH WARDEN TROY THIBODEAU." "THEY HEAD TO THE HOUSE OF THE MAN" "WHO FILLED OUT THE SUSPICIOUS TAGGING SLIP." "[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]" "Thrasher:" "CAN I JUST SPEAK TO YOU OUTSIDE FOR A MINUTE?" "I JUST NEED TO CLARIFY A COUPLE THINGS ON YOUR DEER." "NOW, THERE'S A QUESTION ON HERE" "OF WHERE THE DEER WAS ACTUALLY KILLED," "'CAUSE WE HAVE KINGFIELD AND NEW VINEYARD." "WEST KINGFIELD?" "HUNTERS ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO TAKE A DOE" "IN THE ZONE FOR WHICH THEY HOLD A PERMIT." "DO YOU KNOW WHAT WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT THAT IS?" "Thibodeau:" "NEITHER OF THOSE ARE ZONE 16." "Narrator:" "THE MAN'S CONFUSION ABOUT WHERE THE DEER WAS SHOT" "RAISES SEVERAL RED FLAGS FOR THE WARDENS." "YOU KNOW, WHEN I SHOOT A DEER, I REMEMBER EXACTLY WHERE I WAS," "WHAT TIME IT WAS, WHICH WAY THE DEER WAS STANDING." "HE HAD A TOUGH TIME ANSWERING ALL THOSE TYPES OF QUESTIONS." "Narrator:" "THE WARDENS NEED TO FIND OUT" "WHAT THIS MAN IS COVERING UP." "WHERE'S THE DEER NOW?" "WAS HE WITH YOU THE DAY HE WAS " "DID HE SEE YOU SHOOT IT?" "Thibodeau:" "MAYBE HE CAN TELL US WHERE IT WAS KILLED." "Narrator:" "THRASHER CALLS THE SECOND HUNTER" "AND ASKS HIM TO SWING BY HIS BUDDY'S PLACE." "WHILE THEY WAIT FOR HIM TO ARRIVE BACK AT THE STAKEOUT, THINGS ARE HEATING UP." "A LOT OF PEOPLE SLOW-ROLLING BY THIS FIELD." "WE HAVE SEEN DEER OUT IN THE FIELD." "JUST HAVEN'T HAD THE RIGHT CREW COME BY AT THIS POINT." "WE GOT ONE COMING BACK, CHRIS." "HE'S TURNING AROUND." "COME ON, BABY." "ROBERTSON:" "Shh." "Hold on." "Simmons:" "THE PROBLEM WITH NIGHT HUNTING IS," "THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO SPORT WHATSOEVER." "McKenney:" "A LOT OF PEOPLE SLOW-ROLLING." "JUST HAVEN'T HAD THE SIGHS CRG COMM BY." "WE GOT ONE COMING BACK, CHRIS." "[ CHUCKLING ]" "Narrator:" "THE DRIVER IS SHOOTING WITH A PHONE, NOT A GUN." "BUT THE TEAM KEEPS THEIR GUARD UP." "THE NEXT SHOOTER THEY FACE COULD HAVE A LOADED RIFLE." "BACK IN TOWN, SERGEANT THRASHER QUESTIONS THE SECOND HUNTER," "WHILE INSIDE," "THIBODEAU CONTINUES TO INTERVIEW THE SHOOTER." "THEY NEED TO FIND OUT" "WHY THEY MAY HAVE LIED ON THEIR TAGGING SLIP." "Woman:" "WE COULDN'T GET A NORMAL STORY OUT OF THEM." "WE HAD A COUPLE DIFFERENT ANSWERS OF WHERE THEY SHOT IT," "WHERE THEIR TAG WAS FOR." "Thrasher:" "I JUST NEED TO CLARIFY A FEW THINGS." "WAIT, WAIT, WAIT." "BACK UP." "START AT THE VERY BEGINNING." "DID YOU GUYS SPLIT UP?" "OKAY." "OH, SO YOU COULD HEAR IT?" "SURE." "YOU DIDN'T SEE IT?" "NO." "Thrasher:" "DID HE SEE YOU SHOOT IT?" "Thrasher:" "WHERE DID HE SHOOT IT?" "RAPID STREAM ROAD, UP ABOVE " "RAPID STREAM ROAD?" "YEAH, YEAH." "A TOWN DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WAS LISTED ON THE TAG." "HE'S GETTING HIS TOWNS MIXED UP." "Thibodeau:" "MM-HMM." "ALL RIGHT, WE'LL GO TALK TO HIM AGAIN." "WHILE THE WARDENS TRADE SUSPECTS BACK IN THE WOODS, THE NIGHT-HUNTER STAKEOUT TEAM" "IS SURE THAT THE THIRD TIME WILL BE A CHARM." "BUT AN EERIE SOUND BREAKS THE SILENCE." "[ HOWLING IN DISTANCE ]" "COYOTES." "HELLO?" "McKENNEY:" "Hey, Chris." "BUNCH OF COYOTES HAVE MOVED THROUGH, AND..." "I THINK WE'RE READY TO HEAD OUT HERE IN A LITTLE BIT." "LOOKING LIKE WE'RE GONNA CALL IT A NIGHT." "Narrator:" "OVER IN FARMINGTON, THRASHER AND THIBODEAU" "HAVE FINALLY MADE SOME HEADWAY IN THEIR INVESTIGATION." "Thrasher:" "OKAY." "WARDEN THIBODEAU TELLS ME" "YOU'VE COME CLEAN ON THIS WHOLE THING." "Man:" "YEAH." "I COULD TELL YOU WEREN'T TELLING ME THE TRUTH." "I KNOW YOU DIDN'T." "WHO SHOT IT?" "OKAY." "IT'S ILLEGAL TO TAG A DEER FOR SOMEONE ELSE." "THE HUNTER IS NOW FACING FINES." "HE COULD LOSE HIS HUNTING LICENSE AND HIS DEER, AS WELL." "WELL, BASICALLY, WHAT'S HAPPENED HERE," "YOU'VE FALSELY REGISTERED A DEER." "WE'LL GO TALK TO HIM AGAIN." "SO WHAT ARE THESE HUNTERS COVERING UP?" "NOW'S YOUR CHANCE TO COME CLEAN ON THIS WHOLE DEER STORY." "WHO SHOT IT?" "Man #2:" "I DID." "WHY DID YOU WANT SOMEBODY ELSE TO REGISTER THE DEER?" "DID YOU WANT TO JUST GO HUNTING AGAIN?" "WELL, THAT WOULD'VE BEEN NICE." "IT TURNS OUT, THE MAN WHO REGISTERED THE DEER" "WASN'T EVEN ON THE HUNT," "WHICH IS WHY HE WAS CONFUSED ABOUT WHERE IT WAS SHOT." "Thibodeau:" "THIS IS BASICALLY A SUMMONS" "FOR FAILURE TO REGISTER YOUR DEER" "'CAUSE YOU HAD SHOT THE DEER." "YEP." "I WANTED IT LEGAL," "BUT I WANTED TO BE ABLE TO GO HUNTING A COUPLE MORE TIMES." "Narrator:" "BECAUSE ONE HUNTER GOT GREEDY, A FAVOR BETWEEN FRIENDS" "WILL SEE THEM BOTH PUNISHED FOR THE CRIME." "WE HAD TO TAKE THE MEAT." "WE DON'T ALLOW ANYONE TO POSSESS AN ANIMAL" "THAT'S TAKEN IN VIOLATION." "Narrator:" "THE FROZEN DEER MEAT WILL BE KEPT AS EVIDENCE" "BEFORE BEING DONATED TO FAMILIES IN NEED." "THE NEXT MORNING, IN YORK COUNTY, WARDEN RICK LaFLAMME" "GETS A CALL FROM A BOW HUNTER ABOUT A MISSING DEER." "DID YOU FIND HIM?" "DAN SHOT AT A BUCK LAST NIGHT." "SAID HE WENT BACK IN THERE THIS MORNING," "FOUND ABOUT 75 YARDS OF BLOOD AND KIND OF AT A DEAD END." "Narrator:" "THE DEER COULD BE DEAD OR GRAVELY WOUNDED." "AN ETHICAL HUNTER WILL FIND AND EUTHANIZE" "A SERIOUSLY INJURED ANIMAL." "GIVE EVERYTHING I CAN, SO..." "YEAH, ABSOLUTELY." "THAT'S THAT DUTY AS HUNTERS." "BEST THING TO DO." "BOW HUNTING IS NOT AS SIMPLE AS PULLING A TRIGGER ON A GUN." "HOW MANY POUNDS ARE YOU SHOOTING?" "70." "HOW FAR WAS THE DEER?" "10 YARDS." "OOH." "THAT'S THE ONLY BAD THING." "10 YARDS IS NOT FAR ENOUGH AWAY FOR SHOOTING WITH A BOW." "AN ARROW NEEDS TO TRAVEL TO BUILD UP SPEED." "IT DOESN'T BUILD UP ENOUGH KINETIC ENERGY " "YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?" " WHEN YOU'RE CLOSE LIKE THAT." "IT'S ACTUALLY, WITH AN ARROW," "WHEN YOU GET 15, 20, 30 YARDS," "THAT'S WHEN IT'S BUILDING UP MORE SPEED." "LaFLAMME CALLS IN A LOCAL BOW HUNTER" "WHO TRAINS STATE-CERTIFIED TRACKING DOGS." "HE'S HELPED THE WARDENS FIND MISSING GAME" "IN SOME TOUGH CASES." "LaFlamme:" "THIS DOG IS REALLY GOOD." "I MEAN, I'VE SEEN HIM FIND DEER THAT I SAID," ""THERE'S NO WAY THAT WE'RE GONNA FIND THIS DEER."" "SO IF THAT DEER'S THERE, THAT DOG'S GONNA FIND IT." "Rick:" "I DON'T SEE MUCH BLOOD HERE, THOUGH." "I MEAN..." "Dan:" "WELL, THE ARROW WAS STILL IN." "AND IT BOLTED FULL STEAM RIGHT THERE." "OKAY." "SO YOU'VE GOT PAPER RIGHT THERE" "TO THE NEXT SPOT OF BLOOD?" "THAT'S THE FIRST GOOD SPOT." "Narrator:" "THE BOW HUNTER LEFT A PAPER TRAIL" "WHERE HE FOUND DROPS OF BLOOD EARLIER IN THE MORNING." "THE DOG USES THE BLOOD TO PICK UP THE SCENT TRAIL." "PRETTY DECENT BLOOD RIGHT THERE." "SOME MORE RIGHT HERE." "Narrator:" "THEY MIGHT BE CLOSE TO THE INJURED ANIMAL." "YEAH." "WE'RE ON THE BLOOD TRAIL, SO WE'LL SEE WHAT WE FIND." "Narrator:" "SUDDENLY, THE TRACKING DOG GETS EXCITED" "WHILE CATCHING A SCENT." "60 MILES NORTH IN SOMERSET COUNTY," "ANOTHER TAGGING STATION CALLS WITH A TIP." "A MAN JUST REGISTERED A SECOND DEER" "UNDER SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES." "WARDEN ETHAN BUUCK INVESTIGATES." "Buuck:" "WE SUSPECT HE'S THE ONE WHO KILLED THE DEER" "AFTER ALREADY KILLING A DEER EARLIER IN THE SEASON," "SO WE'RE GONNA TALK TO HIM," "SEE IF WE CAN GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT." "Narrator:" "IN MAINE," "HUNTERS ARE ONLY ALLOWED ONE DEER PER LICENSE." "BUUCK IMMEDIATELY SPOTS A FRESHLY KILLED DEER" "HANGING IN THE DOORYARD." "WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH THE DEER NOW?" "OKAY." "BUT I TAGGED OUT VETERAN'S DAY." "OKAY." "AND I HEARD A LOT OF SHOOTING." "SO I WORKED MY WAY BACK TO WHERE THEM GUYS WAS," "AND THEY HAD THAT ONE, SO I HAULED IT OVER TO THE STORE." "SO, WHO SHOT THIS ONE?" "MY BOY." "MY OLDEST SON." "BUUCK LEARNS THAT THE MAN'S SON IS STILL OUT HUNTING," "WHICH HE'S NOT ALLOWED TO DO IF HE'S ALREADY TAGGED OUT." "BUUCK ASKS SERGEANT SIMMONS TO TRACK DOWN THE SON" "TO GET HIS SIDE OF THE STORY." "SIMMONS:" "All right." "ALL RIGHT." "SEE YA." "WE'RE GONNA JUST SCOOT RIGHT OVER RIGHT NOW AND CHECK IT OUT." "WHAT WERE YOU HUNTING WITH FOR A GUN?" "ME?" "I GOT IT RIGHT IN THE HOUSE, IF YOU WANT TO SEE IT." "IS IT A SHOTGUN?" "YEAH." "SO, WHAT WAS THE DEER KILLED WITH?" "I BELIEVE MY BOY HAS A RIFLE." "I THINK THAT'S WHAT HE HAD." "DO YOU KNOW WHY WE'RE HERE TALKING TO YOU?" "I SUSPECT BECAUSE I TAGGED OUT MONDAY," "AND THEN MY BOY TAGGED OUT TODAY." "OUR NAMES ARE SO ALIKE." "I JUST FIGURED MAYBE THAT'S WHY THEY WAS THINKING" "MAYBE I SHOT TWO AND HE SHOT TWO OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT," "OR TRIED TO TAG AN EXTRA DEER." "SO YOU HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS DEER HERE?" "ONLY TO HELP HIM TAKE IT OVER TO HAVE IT TAGGED." "IT'S AWFUL STRANGE TO ME" "THAT THE MINUTE I KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR," "YOUR ABSOLUTE FIRST THING" "THAT COMES OUT OF YOUR MOUTH ALMOST" "IS THAT YOU WERE BIRD HUNTING THIS MORNING." "OKAY?" "THAT TELLS ME THAT YOU WEREN'T ACTUALLY BIRD HUNTING." "THAT TELLS ME" "THAT YOU'VE ALREADY GOT A STORY MADE UP IN YOUR MIND." "SO IF I LOOK AT THIS DEER RIGHT NOW," "I'M NOT GONNA FIND A COUPLE DIFFERENT HOLES IN IT" "FROM YOUR BUCKSHOT?" "I DON'T THINK SO." "WAIT." "OKAY." "YOU DON'T THINK SO?" "NO." "I MEAN, YOU CAN CHECK IT." "OKAY." "WELL, I'M GONNA CHECK IT," "BUT I WANT TO GET THE STORY STRAIGHT," "'CAUSE RIGHT NOW, YOUR STORY'S NOT ADDING UP." "SIMMONS AND McKENNEY LOCATE THE SON," "WHO IS STILL HUNTING WITH SEVERAL FAMILY MEMBERS." "McKenney:" "YOU KILL THIS DEER?" "NO." "WHO ELSE SHOT?" "I DIDN'T ACTUALLY SEE WHO WAS SHOOTING." "BUT YOU HAVEN'T SHOT YOUR GUN AT ALL THIS MORNING?" "DID HE SHOOT AT THAT DEER OR NO?" "IN FACT, THE WHOLE HUNTING PARTY DENIES KNOWING" "WHO KILLED THE DEER THAT WAS BROUGHT TO THE TAGGING STATION." "WHATEVER IS GOING ON HERE," "IT'S STARTING TO LOOK LIKE EVERYONE IS IN ON IT." "BACK DOWN IN YORK COUNTY, LaFLAMME AND THE TRACKING TEAM" "HOPE THE BLOOD TRAIL LEADS THEM TO THE INJURED ANIMAL." "YEAH, RIGHT HERE." "THE DOG FINDS THE ARROW, BUT THERE'S NO DEER." "YOU GOT WHITE HAIR." "YEAH." "THAT'S MORE A SUPERFICIAL WOUND THAN A FATAL WOUND." "THAT'S NOT GONNA KILL A DEER." "THE ARROW'S A TELLTALE SIGN OF EVERYTHING." "RICK, YOU AND ME ALL KNOW, BEING A BOW HUNTER," "AND LOOKING AT THAT, I'M GONNA SAY THE DEER'S GONNA LIVE." "HE SHOT, AND THE ARROW WENT IN," "THEN THE BLOOD WAS RUNNING DOWN THE ARROW," "AND THAT'S WHY IT WAS COAGULATING" "GOING ONTO THE GROUND, SO..." "THAT DEER'S GONNA BE SORE FOR A LITTLE WHILE," "BUT HE'S GONNA BE FINE, HEAL OVER." "Narrator:" "WHILE THIS HUNTER'S DEER MAY HAVE SLIPPED AWAY BACK IN SOMERSET COUNTY," "THE WARDENS ARE LOOKING TO STOP A POSSIBLE POACHER." "SERGEANT SIMMONS INFORMS WARDEN BUUCK" "THAT NONE OF THE FAMILY MEMBERS ADMIT TO SHOOTING THE DEER," "INCLUDING THE SON WHO TAGGED IT." "TELL DAD IT'S TIME TO STEP UP." "OH, I HEAR YOU." "All right." "OKAY, THANKS." "SEE YA." "SO, WHY DON'T ANY OF THEM KNOW WHO KILLED THE DEER, THEN?" "THEY'RE NOT TELLING US, BUT WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL?" "THEY SHOULD KNOW, 'CAUSE MY OLDEST BOY SHOT IT." "NONE OF THEM CAN COME UP WITH A PERSON WHO KILLED THE DEER." "YOU UNDERSTAND, THAT SEEMS A LITTLE STRANGE, RIGHT?" "I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THEY'RE DOING THAT." "THEY'RE NOT TRYING TO PROTECT YOU, ARE THEY?" "NO." "NO." "Narrator:" "IF THIS MAN KILLED MORE THAN HIS ONE DEER," "HE WOULD LIKELY LOSE HIS HUNTING LICENSE." "HE COULD ALSO BE FACING A $1,000 FINE AND JAIL TIME." "I'M GONNA WALK DOWN RIGHT NOW AND TAKE A LOOK AT THIS DEER." "I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT YOUR STORY, THOUGH, OKAY?" "DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO YOU?" "THEY SHOT IT." "I DIDN'T, SO..." "ALL I DID WAS HELP HIM GET IT OUT." "Narrator:" "THE WOUND IS FROM A RIFLE, NOT A SHOTGUN," "WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE MAN'S STORY." "IF THE HUNTERS AREN'T LYING TO PROTECT THE FATHER," "WHAT ARE THEY TRYING TO HIDE?" "BUUCK CALLS THE TEAM WITH AN UPDATE." "HEY." "THERE'S A RIFLE ROUND THROUGH THE NECK." "EVERYONE IN THIS PARTY WAS STILL HUNTING," "BUT ONE OF THEM ALREADY TOOK A DEER" "AND WAS LOOKING TO TAKE ANOTHER." "WHOEVER THAT MAN IS, IS NOW FACING SERIOUS CHARGES." "SIMMONS TAKES THE SON ASIDE TO TRY TO GET AN HONEST ANSWER" "FROM THIS TIGHT-LIPPED FAMILY." "WE'RE NOT THROWING ANYONE IN HANDCUFFS TODAY." "WE'RE NOT GONNA HAUL ANY OF YOU BOYS OFF." "YOU ADMIT THAT YOU DRUG THE DEER OUT," "YOU ADMIT THAT YOU TAGGED THE DEER," "BUT YOU'RE STILL GONNA TELL US" "THAT YOU DIDN'T SHOOT THAT DEER?" "WELL, WHO SHOT THE DEER?" "Simmons:" "WE JUST RECEIVED A COMPLAINT" "THAT THIS GUY JUST TAGGED A DEER" "THAT WAS KILLED BY ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER." "Simmons:" "YOU ADMIT THAT YOU DRUG THE DEER OUT," "YOU ADMIT THAT YOU TAGGED THE DEER," "BUT YOU'RE STILL GONNA TELL US" "THAT YOU DIDN'T SHOOT THAT DEER." "WELL, WHO SHOT THE DEER?" "Narrator:" "THE WARDENS TURN THEIR ATTENTION TO THE COUSIN" "FOR ANSWERS." "YOU KILLED THE DEER, RIGHT?" "I DIDN'T SHOOT IT." "I FINISHED IT OFF." "ARE YOU SURE OF THAT?" "YOU DON'T SEEM LIKE YOU'RE REAL SURE." "Simmons:" "HE'S ALREADY SAYING HE DIDN'T SHOOT IT, SO..." "IT MAKES NO SENSE." "SOMEBODY NEEDS TO MAN UP, SAY WHAT HAPPENED." "Narrator:" "WHILE THE WARDENS SEARCH FOR EVIDENCE" "TO HELP POINT THE FINGER AT THE GUILTY PERSON A FEW MILES AWAY, DEPUTY ROBERTSON RETURNS" "TO THE SAME AREA AS THE DAY BEFORE" "AND FINDS ANOTHER ACTIVE BAITING SITE." "NOTICE SOME APPLES, MIGHT BE SOME GRAIN." "AND HE'S BASICALLY GOT A CHAIR IN THERE SET UP" "LOOKING DIRECTLY AT THIS BAIT." "AND HE'S GOT THE GAME CAMERA THERE." "[ SNIFFING ]" "YOU CANNOT PLACE BAIT TO ENTICE DEER AT THIS TIME." "Narrator:" "WHILE SEARCHING FOR THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE," "ROBERTSON STOPS A MAN FROM NEW YORK ON AN ATV." "IT TURNS OUT HE'S THE LANDOWNER." "WHAT DO YOU GOT FOR A STAND OUT THERE RIGHT NOW?" "OH, THERE'S NO STANDS OUT THERE RIGHT NOW." "I BOUGHT THIS FOR MY POP." "THINKING MAYBE HE WOULD BE ABLE TO USE IT." "HAVE YOU HUNTED OUT OF IT AT ALL?" "NO." "OKAY." "WE'VE BEEN WALKING AROUND A LITTLE BIT." "I'VE BEEN CHECKING THE AREA," "SO I KNOW OF SOME THINGS GOING ON, SO..." "OKAY." "WHAT, DID YOU HAVE APPLES OUT IN FRONT OF THAT ONE?" "NO." "NO?" "OKAY." "THE GROUND BLIND BEHIND THE HOUSE?" "OKAY." "WITH YOUR CAMERA ON IT?" "CORRECT?" "THAT'S YOUR CAMERA?" "NOT MY CAMERA." "WELL, ANYWAY, THAT HAD APPLES" "AND SOME OF THAT STUFF ON THERE." "I DIDN'T EVEN " " I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE NOTHING TO DO " "I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS THERE AT ALL." "WELL, WHERE'S YOUR STAND?" "THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO GO SEE." "I WANT TO SEE YOUR STAND." "I DON'T HAVE A STAND." "OKAY." "WHERE DO YOU HUNT OUT OF?" "I WASN'T HUNTING." "OKAY." "I KNOW YOU'RE OUT HERE HUNTING." "I MEAN..." "NO, I'M NOT HUNTING." "I WAS UP POSTING MY LINE." "YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHY I WOULD HAVE A CONCERN." "I UNDERSTAND." "ROBERTSON SEES THAT EVEN THOUGH THE MAN" "CLAIMS HE WASN'T HUNTING, HE'S GOT A GUN." "IS IT YOUR HUNTING RIFLE?" "UH, IT'S A RIFLE I BOUGHT WHEN I WAS A KID, YEAH." "DO YOU HAVE YOUR HUNTING LICENSE WITH YOU?" "NO, I'M NOT -- I'M NOT HUNTING." "SO WHAT DO YOU HAVE THE GUN FOR, THEN?" "PROTECTION." "FROM...?" "PEOPLE, COYOTES." "DO YOU HAVE A HUNTING LICENSE AT ALL?" "WHILE ROBERTSON PRESSES THE MAN FROM NEW YORK FOR ANSWERS BACK IN SOMERSET COUNTY," "THE WARDENS FIND THE SHELLS THAT WERE USED TO TAKE THE DEER." "AND THE ONLY MEMBER OF THE PARTY" "WITH THIS TYPE OF RIFLE IS THE COUSIN." "WHEN CONFRONTED WITH THIS EVIDENCE, HE BREAKS." "I'M GONNA BE HONEST ABOUT IT " " I DID IT." "OKAY." "I SHOT THE DEER." "THAT'S ME." "THE DEER COME UP, I SHOT TWICE," "AND THAT THIRD TIME FINISHED IT OFF." "BUT WHY DIDN'T YOU TAG IT?" "JUST..." "FLIP A COIN, YOU KNOW?" ""YOU SHOOT, I SHOOT, WE FINISHED IT OFF." "HEY, IT'S A DEER." "IT'S DEAD, YOU KNOW?"" "Narrator:" "EVEN THOUGH THE COUSIN CAME CLEAN," "THE FATHER IS STILL STICKING TO HIS STORY." "SO THE WARDENS HEAD OVER TO LET HIM KNOW THE JIG IS UP." "WHO KILLED THAT DEER THIS MORNING?" "MY OLDEST BOY." "EVEN AFTER HE'S JUST GIVEN US A STATEMENT" "SAYING HE DIDN'T AND SO DID MIKE?" "FAR AS I KNOW, HE DID." "OKAY." "NOW, ONE THING THAT YOU GOT TO REMEMBER," "WE SEEM TO KNOW NAMES OF PEOPLE THAT AREN'T HONEST." "AND I'M GONNA GO WITH MY ASSUMPTION" "THAT YOU PEOPLE ARE HONEST." "DO YOU KNOW WHY I KNOW YOU'RE AN HONEST FAMILY?" "BECAUSE WE'RE NEVER IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW." "EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU THAT THREW US A TALE TODAY," "YOU STINK AT IT." "[ LAUGHING ]" "FAMILIES HAVE TO STICK UP FOR FAMILIES." "THE THREE OF US HAVE TO TALK FOR A MINUTE." "WE'LL MEET WITH ALL YOU BOYS TOGETHER, OKAY?" "OKAY." "Narrator:" "BECAUSE ONE FAMILY MEMBER" "DIDN'T WANT TO STOP HUNTING FOR THE SEASON," "ALL OF THEM ARE NOW FACING CHARGES FOR THE COVER-UP." "ALL RIGHT, GUYS, EVERYONE INVOLVED IS INVOLVED" "IN AN ILLEGAL TRANSPORTED DEER." "YOU'RE GETTING A TICKET FOR HUNTING AFTER YOU'RE DONE." "Buuck:" "YOURS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT." "IT'S A FALSE REGISTRATION OF DEER." "AND MAKE SURE YOU TAKE CARE OF THIS TICKET, OKAY?" "THEY'RE THINKING OF PUTTING AN ARREST WARRANT OUT FOR YOU." "Narrator:" "THE WARDENS CONFISCATE THE ILLEGAL DEER." "Simmons:" "WE SEE IT ALL THE TIME." "COUSIN KILLED THE DEER," "HE WANTED TO HUNT AGAIN LATER IN THE SEASON," "AND THE PERSON THAT TAGGED THE DEER" "DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME TO HUNT," "AND HE JUST SIMPLY SAID, "I'LL TAG THE DEER."" "OUR DEER NUMBERS JUST CAN'T SUPPORT A HUNTER GOING OUT" "AND KILLING DEER EVERY DAY FOR THEIR BUDDIES" "OR THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS TO TAG." "THAT'S WHY EACH INDIVIDUAL'S ALLOWED ONE DEER." "Narrator:" "BACK IN THE WOODS, DEPUTY ROBERTSON SUSPECTS" "THIS NEW YORKER MAY BE FEEDING HIM A LINE OF BULL." "DO YOU HAVE A HUNTING LICENSE?" "NO." "YOU DIDN'T EVEN PURCHASE ONE?" "I WASN'T HUNTING." "THE MAN IS WEARING ORANGE AND CARRYING A RIFLE," "THOUGH HE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A HUNTING LICENSE." "YOU HAVE REGISTRATION?" "FOR THE QUAD?" "YEAH." "UM, IT'S ACTUALLY HOME." "MAINE REGISTRATION?" "NO, I DON'T." "OKAY." "IS THAT A PROBLEM?" "YOU NEED TO HAVE YOUR ATVs REGISTERED" "IF YOU'RE IN THE STATE AND YOU'RE RIDING ON STATE LAND." "WE'LL MEET YOU BACK AT CAMP." "WITHOUT ENOUGH EVIDENCE" "TO CONNECT THE MAN TO THE BAIT SITES," "ROBERTSON ISSUES A SUMMONS FOR THE UNREGISTERED ATV." "BUT HE STILL SUSPECTS THERE WAS MORE GOING ON IN THE WOODS." "Robertson:" "SO, HERE'S THE BIGGER THING." "I THINK YOU WERE HUNTING WITHOUT A LICENSE." "I MEAN -- OKAY." "I WASN'T." "RIGHT." "BUT I MEAN -- I WASN'T." "OKAY." "BUT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU TOLD ME " "IF I WAS HUNTING, I WOULDN'T BE IN BLUE JEANS" "AND TRAIPSING THROUGH THE WOODS" "AND COMING OUT AT 2:00 IN THE AFTERNOON." "BUT, I MEAN, LOOK AT IT -- TREE STAND, A RIFLE, ORANGE." "IT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD." "HOPEFULLY, THIS NEW YORKER GOT THE MESSAGE" "FOR HOW THINGS WORK IN MAINE." "Robertson:" "I MEAN, WORKING AS A DEPUTY WARDEN," "THIS IS EXACTLY A DAY I WOULD HOPE FOR." "ONE BAITED GROUND BLIND LED TO AN UNREGISTERED ATV," "AND WE GOT WORD OUT THAT THE WARDEN SERVICE IS AROUND" "AND WE'RE GONNA UPHOLD THE FISH AND WILDLIFE LAWS FOR SURE." "Narrator:" "A SMALL VICTORY FOR DEPUTY ROBERTSON" "IN HIS QUEST TO BECOME A WARDEN," "BUT A BIG NIGHT IS STILL AHEAD WITH ANOTHER STAKEOUT OPERATION." "DOWN IN SUBURBAN BIDDEFORD," "WARDEN LaFLAMME THINKS HE'S DONE FOR THE NIGHT" "WHEN HE GETS AN URGENT CALL FROM HIS DAD." "[ SIREN WAILING ]" "MY DAD GOT A CALL FROM ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORS," "SAYING A GUY JUST SHOT TOO CLOSE TO A HOUSE." "BUT WE'RE GONNA SMOKE IT DOWN THERE" "AND SEE IF HE'S STILL DRAGGING IT OUT OR WHAT." "Narrator:" "HUNTING RECKLESSLY AT DUSK" "IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN." "PEOPLE IN THE AREA ARE STILL TALKING ABOUT A RECENT INCIDENT" "WHERE A SHOT WENT RIGHT THROUGH A HOME." "SUBURBAN HUNTING." "Narrator:" "THIS HUNTER" "WASN'T JUST CLOSE TO A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD" "BUT ALSO NEAR A BUSY SHOPPING CENTER." "RIGHT THERE." "THERE HE IS." "Narrator:" "LaFLAMME RECOGNIZES THIS GUY RIGHT AWAY." "LaFlamme:" "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" "REALLY, WE COULD BE LOOKING IN THE WRONG SPOT." "IF I FETCH HIM UP IN A LIE, THOUGH, GIG'S UP RIGHT THERE." "I'M ALL DONE PLAYING HIS GAME." "[ GUNSHOT ]" "SHOTS FIRED." "SHOTS FIRED." "Man:" "HOLD IT UP!" "GAME WARDEN!" "DON'T MOVE!" "PUT YOUR HANDS UP!" "[ SIREN WAILING ]" "MY DAD GOT A CALL SAYING A GUY JUST SHOT TOO CLOSE TO A HOUSE." "RKGKT#TGEWE." "THERE." "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" "MORE THAN 100 YARDS AWAY." "HE CAME OUT, I'M LIKE, "HEY."" "I WAS LIKE, "YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT POSTED."" "Narrator:" "IN MAINE, IT'S AGAINST THE LAW TO DISCHARGE A FIREARM" "WITHIN 100 YARDS OF A DWELLING." "HOW MANY TIMES DID YOU SHOOT?" "ALL RIGHT." "I WAS TOTALLY NICE TO THE GUY." "I SAID, "LISTEN, I JUST GOT OUT OF WORK." "I HAD A HALF AN HOUR LEFT, WANTED TO JUMP IN THE WOODS."" "RIGHT." "HE THOUGHT THE SHOTS WERE A LITTLE CLOSE," "SO WERE YOU JUST WALKING OR WERE YOU IN THE STAND HERE?" "YEAH, I WAS JUST WALKING." "OKAY." "AND YOU WERE DOWN THIS WAY?" "YEAH." "DID YOU DRIVE HERE IN A CAR?" "WHY DOESN'T ANYTHING SURPRISE ME WITH YOU?" "WELL, I HAD A HALF AN HOUR LEFT." "I'M LIKE, "WHAT DO I HAVE THAT'S IN THE AREA?"" "AND I ALWAYS WANTED TO GO IN HERE." "Narrator:" "LaFLAMME IS A LOCAL, BUT KNOWING THE PEOPLE INVOLVED" "DOESN'T STOP HIM FROM DOING HIS JOB." "GO AHEAD AND FINISH GUTTING IT OUT." "YOU GOT YOUR TAG ON IT YET?" "I DON'T." "I DON'T." "THERE MIGHT BE AN ISSUE HERE, DEPENDING ON WHERE HE WAS" "WHEN HE PULLED THE TRIGGER AND HOW CLOSE WAS HE WHEN HE SHOT" "IN RELATION TO THE OTHER HOUSE RIGHT ACROSS HERE," "HOW CLOSE WAS HE." "Narrator:" "LaFLAMME PULLS UP A SATELLITE MAP" "AND CALLS THE HOMEOWNER" "TO VERIFY WHERE HE SAW THE HUNTER IN THE WOODS." "WAS IT BETWEEN THE TRAILERS AND THE POND" "OR WAS IT ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE POND?" "BEHIND THE POND?" "OKAY." "THE HUNTER GIVES A DIFFERENT ANSWER." "WHERE " " RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW." "WHERE WERE YOU?" "OTHER SIDE OF THE POND." "OTHER SIDE OF THE POND?" "NO, I'M DOWN, I'M DOWN." "OKAY." "AND THE DEER DROPPED OVER HERE BY " "UH, NO." "THE DEER DROPPED UP HERE ON, LIKE, A LITTLE RIDGE." "OKAY." "THE CONFLICTING STORIES ARE SUSPICIOUS." "WHILE LaFLAMME PIECES TOGETHER WHAT REALLY HAPPENED UP IN THE MOUNTAINS, SERGEANT SIMMONS, WARDEN McKENNEY," "AND DEPUTY ROBERTSON POSITION THEMSELVES" "FOR ANOTHER NIGHT-HUNTING STAKEOUT." "THE WARDENS ARE HOPING THAT TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT" "ROBERTSON WILL CATCH HIS FIRST NIGHT HUNTER," "A BIG RITE OF PASSAGE FOR A YOUNG DEPUTY." "MY FIRST NIGHT HUNTER, I WAS ACTUALLY A DEPUTY GAME WARDEN." "YOU'LL NEVER FORGET YOUR FIRST NIGHT HUNTER." "Narrator:" "THE TEAM HAS BEEN ON A STAKEOUT" "FOR SEVERAL NIGHTS NOW WITH NO RESULTS." "TONIGHT, JUST AS THEY SETTLE IN, THEY SEE HEADLIGHTS." "CHAD, WE GOT ONE COMING." "GOT ONE COMING BACK." "Narrator:" "THE TRUCK SLOWS TO A CRAWL." "DOWN IN BIDDEFORD, LaFLAMME IS CONCERNED" "THAT THE MAN'S DESCRIPTION OF WHERE HE WAS HUNTING AND THE MAP" "ARE TELLING TWO DIFFERENT STORIES." "ALL RIGHT, LET ME TALK TO YOU FOR A MINUTE HERE." "I'M GONNA BE STRAIGHT UP WITH YOU, OKAY?" "WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS I'M GONNA GO AND LOOK" "WHERE THE BLOOD WAS AND WHERE THE DEER ENDED UP." "WHEN YOU SHOT, DID IT DROP RIGHT AWAY OR DID IT RUN?" "IT RAN." "OKAY." "AND YOU SHOT TWO MORE TIMES?" "I SHOT THREE TIMES." "I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS WHEN IT WAS LEAVING, BUT I HIT IT " "LIKE I SAID, I HIT TWO OUT OF THREE TIMES." "DID YOU PICK UP ANY OF YOUR SHELLS?" "ONE." "ONE." "YOUR FIRST ONE?" "YEAH." "ALL RIGHT." "THE OTHER TWO ARE STILL THERE." "THEY SHOULD BE THERE." "OKAY." "THE HUNTER MAY HAVE PICKED UP THE SHELL" "BECAUSE IT WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE HOUSE." "I'M GONNA CHECK IT OUT," "MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S FINE, KOSHER," "AND IF EVERYTHING'S GOOD, NO ISSUES." "LaFlamme:" "IF HE WAS SHOOTING WITHIN 100 YARDS OF A DWELLING," "DISCHARGING A WEAPON WITHIN THAT DISTANCE," "HE'S LOOKING AT LOSING HIS HUNTING LICENSE." "IT'S A VERY SERIOUS VIOLATION." "YOU KNOW, WE TAKE HUNTING IN MAINE VERY SERIOUSLY." "Narrator:" "LaFLAMME WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL MORNING" "TO SEARCH THE AREA WITH A K-9 UNIT." "I'M DEFINITELY GONNA FOLLOW UP WITH FINDING THE SHELLS" "AND MEASURE SOME DISTANCES." "Narrator:" "AT THE NIGHT-HUNTER STAKEOUT," "A SLOW-ROLLING TRUCK HAS THE WARDENS ON HIGH ALERT." "ROBERTSON:" "Here he comes." "KEEP STOPPING, KEEP STOPPING." "CHRIS, YOU COPY?" "COME BACK." "Simmons:" "YEP, I SEE HIM." "[ GUNSHOT ]" "SHOTS FIRED." "SHOTS FIRED." "Man:" "HOLD IT UP!" "GAME WARDEN!" "DON'T MOVE!" "PUT YOUR HANDS UP!" "Simmons:" "GET OUT OF THE TRUCK." "PUT 'EM UP." "PUT YOUR HANDS UP." "PUT YOUR HANDS UP." "HANDS ON THE HOOD." "DON'T MOVE." "YOU GOT ANY OTHER FIREARMS ON YOU?" "NO." "TWO GUNS, ONE ON FIRE, TOM." "PUT YOUR HANDS ON THE HOOD OF THIS TRUCK." "FEET BACK." "WHO SHOT?" "WHO SHOT?" "YOU'LL NEVER FORGET YOUR FIRST NIGHT HUNTER." "Robertson:" "YEAH, THERE THEY ARE RIGHT THERE." "[ GUNSHOT ]" "SHOTS." "SHOTS FIRED." "Man:" "PUT YOUR HANDS UP!" "WHO SHOT?" "WHO SHOT?" "OKAY." "DO YOU HAVE A HUNTING LICENSE CURRENTLY?" "YOU DO?" "Narrator:" "THE PASSENGER CONFESSES" "TO PULLING THE TRIGGER," "BUT A LOOK INSIDE THE TRUCK REVEALS" "THAT HE MAY HAVE BROKEN MORE THAN ONE LAW TONIGHT." "ONE LIVE ROUND IN THE CHAMBER, TOM." "HERE'S THE EMPTY RIGHT THERE." "I'LL GET A PICTURE OF THAT." "YEAH." "Narrator:" "A SHELL IN THE TRUCK MEANS HE SHOT FROM THE VEHICLE," "A DANGEROUS CRIME THAT HAS RESULTED IN HUNTERS" "SHOOTING OTHER PASSENGERS AND EVEN THEMSELVES." "HE SHOT FROM INSIDE." "HE TOLD ME." "WELL, THE SHELL CASING'S INSIDE." "RIGHT." "THE WARDENS FIND MORE THAN JUST A SPENT SHELL INSIDE." "THIS NIGHT HUNTER MAY BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE." "YOU ESTIMATE 10 TO 15 BEERS TODAY?" "WHAT TIME DID YOU START DRINKING?" "YOU SHOT A DEER ALREADY THIS YEAR, DIDN'T YOU?" "YEAH." "YOU DID?" "YOU TAGGED IT?" "HUNTING AFTER TAGGING A DEER IS ANOTHER SERIOUS OFFENSE." "THE VIOLATIONS KEEP ADDING UP." "DO YOU GOT ANYTHING IN YOUR GLOVE BOX?" "NO." "OKAY." "MIND IF I PEEK IN THERE?" "ARE YOU A MAINE GUIDE?" "YOU ARE A HUNTING GUIDE?" "HOW LONG YOU BEEN A GUIDE FOR?" "AS A MAINE HUNTING GUIDE," "THE SHOOTER IS SWORN TO UPHOLD THE LAW," "BUT HE'S JUST COMMITTED SEVERAL OF THE WORST HUNTING CRIMES." "TOM." "THE WARDENS MAKE A PLAN." "HE'S HAD 15 BEERS." "Simmons:" "I THINK WE OUGHT TO ARREST HIM." "TAKE HIM RIGHT DOWN TO JAIL AND TEST HIM." "HUNTING UNDER THE INFLUENCE, NIGHT HUNTING." "AS OF THIS TIME, YOU ARE UNDER ARREST." "[ HANDCUFFS CLICKING ]" "Narrator:" "AT THE POLICE STATION," "THE SHOOTER PASSES HIS BREATHALYZER TEST" "BY THE SKIN OF HIS TEETH" "BUT IS STILL IN A HEAP OF TROUBLE." "THE SHOOTER WHO I DEALT WITH WAS CHARGED WITH NIGHT HUNTING." "[ GUNSHOT ]" "SHOTS FIRED." "SHOTS FIRED." "HE WAS ALSO CHARGED WITH SHOOTING A DEER" "AFTER ALREADY TAGGED ONE AND SHOOTING FROM A MOTOR VEHICLE." "HE'S ALSO A GUIDE." "THAT MAKES IT EVEN WORSE FOR HIM." "I MEAN, MOST LIKELY, HE WILL LOSE HIS LICENSE OUT OF THIS." "IT WILL DEFINITELY BE RECOMMENDED." "GUIDES CAN'T BE DOING THIS TYPE OF THING." "THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE" "IS CHARGED WITH NIGHT HUNTING, AS WELL." "IT IS A MINIMUM MANDATORY OF $1,000 AND 3 DAYS IN JAIL." "SO..." "YEAH, 'CAUSE YOU WERE THE DRIVER." "SO THEY CONSIDER THE DRIVER AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT." "THESE GUYS WE CAUGHT TONIGHT," "THEY GOT CAUGHT UP IN THE MOMENT." "THE UNFORTUNATE THING IS, WE LOSE A LOT OF DEER" "TO GUYS JUST GETTING CAUGHT UP IN THE MOMENT." "YOU KNOW, THEY SEE THOSE ANTLERS AND THEY GET THE URGE TO KILL." "Narrator:" "FOR DEPUTY ROBERTSON, TONIGHT IS A MAJOR MILESTONE." "Robertson:" "BEEN WAITING FOR THIS," "WORKING MANY NIGHTS FOR THIS NIGHT TO COME." "TONIGHT, IT JUST KIND OF ALL CAME TOGETHER" "AND MADE IT ALL WORTH IT, FOR SURE." "GOOD JOB." "Narrator:" "BUT THERE'S STILL A MATTER OF THAT MUSTACHE." "EARLY THE NEXT MORNING, LaFLAMME MEETS UP" "WITH WARDEN JEREMY JUDD AND K-9 TUNDRA" "TO SEARCH FOR CLUES" "TO WHERE THE SUBURBAN HUNTER ACTUALLY SHOT HIS DEER." "LaFlamme:" "IF HE WAS SHOOTING WITHIN 100 YARDS OF A DWELLING," "DISCHARGING A WEAPON WITHIN THAT DISTANCE," "HE'S LOOKING AT LOSING HIS HUNTING LICENSE." "HOW YOU DOING, BROTHER?" "GOOD, GOOD." "YOU AIN'T GONNA BELIEVE WHERE THIS GUY WAS HUNTING." "YOU JUST AIN'T EVEN GONNA BELIEVE IT." "HE PICKED UP HIS FIRST SHELL," "WHICH GETS ME THINKING HE KNEW RIGHT WHERE HE WAS." "YEAH." "WE'RE LOOKING FOR TWO SHELLS." "LET'S GO LOOK." "Judd:" "WHEN SHE COMES OUT OF THIS TRUCK ON STUFF LIKE THIS," "IT'S GAME TIME." "OH, YEAH." "Narrator:" "TUNDRA WILL TRACK THE SCENT OF BLOOD OR GUNPOWDER" "TO LOCATE THE SITE WHERE THE DEER WAS SHOT." "Judd:" "THERE SHOULD BE TWO SHELL CASINGS LEFT BEHIND." "SHE'LL SMELL THOSE AND INDICATE ON THEM," "SHOW US WHERE THEY WERE AT." "LaFlamme:" "RIGHT NOW, WE'RE JUST MARKING THE BLOOD TRAIL" "OF WHERE HE DRAGGED IT OUT." "THEN WE'RE GONNA BACKTRACK FROM THERE" "WHERE HE POSSIBLY COULD HAVE SHOT FROM." "THEN I'LL MARK ALL THIS FOR GPS." "YOU KNOW, AFTER THE DOG FINDS THE SHELLS," "WE'LL BE ABLE TO TRIANGULATE IN BETWEEN THESE HOUSES," "OVERLAY IT ONTO A MAP," "AND WE'LL GET EXACT DISTANCES FROM HOUSES AND WHAT HAVE YOU." "THERE'S A BUILDING RIGHT THERE AT, YOU KNOW, 40 YARDS." "THERE'S A HOUSE RIGHT THERE." "I'M GUESSING LESS THAN 100 YARDS." "IF YOU LOOK RIGHT THERE," "THERE'S A TRAILER AND A HOUSE RIGHT THERE." "THIS IS JUST THE TYPE OF SITUATION" "THAT'S A RECIPE FOR DISASTER." "Narrator:" "BUT AFTER AN HOUR OF SEARCHING," "TUNDRA HASN'T FOUND THE SHELLS OR VERY MUCH BLOOD." "REALLY, WE COULD BE LOOKING IN THE WRONG SPOT." "Narrator:" "WITH NO SIGN OF THE SHELLS," "WARDEN LaFLAMME CALLS THE HUNTER AGAIN." "HE'S AGREED TO COME BACK AND SHOW US WHERE HE WAS STANDING." "HE SAID HE ONLY PICKED ONE SHELL UP," "SO THE OTHER TWO SHELLS SHOULD BE RIGHT THERE." "IF I FETCH HIM UP IN A LIE, THOUGH, GIG'S UP RIGHT THERE." "I'M ALL DONE PLAYING HIS GAMES." "Narrator:" "WHILE LaFLAMME WAITS FOR THE SUSPECT TO ARRIVE UP IN SOMERSET COUNTY, IT'S TIME FOR DEPUTY ROBERTSON" "TO LIVE UP TO HIS END OF THE BARGAIN." "Simmons:" "WE'VE BEEN RIDING CHAD ALL FALL." "IT'S ABOUT TIME TO GET RID OF THAT SILLY LITTLE MUSTACHE." "[ GUNSHOT ]" "SHOTS FIRED." "SHOTS FIRED." "Simmons:" "HE CAUGHT HIS FIRST NIGHT HUNTER," "AND THE MUSTACHE IS COMING OFF." "SO, WAS IT WORTH CATCHING A NIGHT HUNTER FOR?" "OH, YEAH." "CONGRATULATIONS." "YEAH." "THANKS." "Narrator:" "WITH THIS MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT UNDER HIS BELT," "DEPUTY ROBERTSON HAS HIGH HOPES," "BUT HE'LL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL NEXT MONTH TO FIND OUT" "WHETHER OR NOT HE'LL BE ASKED TO JOIN THE WARDEN SERVICE." "Robertson:" "IF I DIDN'T GET IT THIS TIME," "THAT WOULD BE A BIG, BIG BLOW, FOR SURE." "Narrator:" "IN BIDDEFORD, THE HUNTER ARRIVES." "LaFLAMME QUESTIONS HIM FURTHER" "ABOUT WHERE HE FIRED HIS GUN THE NIGHT BEFORE." "RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE NOT UNDER ARREST." "WHAT I WILL TELL YOU, I'VE KNOWN YOU A LONG TIME." "I'M A STRAIGHTFORWARD GUY." "YOU KNOW THAT." "IF YOU DID NOTHING WRONG," "WHICH I'M HOPING THERE'S NOTHING," "THEN WE'RE GONNA MOVE FORWARD." "YOU TOLD ME YOU SHOT THREE TIMES." "THE PERSON OVER THERE TOLD ME YOU SHOT THREE TIMES." "YOU SAID YOU ONLY PICKED UP ONE SHELL." "SO THERE'S TWO SHELLS OUT THERE SOMEWHERES." "YOU'RE GETTING VERY EXCITED, AND " "GO POUND SAND." "I KNOW." "I KNOW YOU WOULD." "I GREW UP IN THIS TOWN, OKAY?" "SO, YEAH, EVERYONE JOKES AROUND " ""MAN, YOU KNOW EVERYONE."" "YEAH, I DO KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE." "BUT YOU GOT TO KNOW HOW TO BALANCE THAT." "THESE GUYS KNOW I HAVE A JOB TO DO, AND I'M GONNA DO MY JOB." "IT'S A FINE." "THAT'S IT?" "AND POSSIBILITY OF LOSING YOUR HUNTING LICENSE FOR A YEAR." "'CAUSE IT'S WITHIN 100 YARDS OF A DWELLING." "OH, I AGREE." "AN OCCUPIED DWELLING, WHETHER IT BE THIS BUILDING," "WHETHER IT BE THAT HOUSE OVER THERE." "RIGHT TO THE DWELLING, PERIOD, END." "Narrator:" "IN THE LIGHT OF DAY, THIS HUNTER DOESN'T SEEM CERTAIN" "ABOUT WHERE HE SHOT FROM LAST NIGHT." "BUT HE TAKES LaFLAMME TO WHERE HE HOPES THE SHELLS WILL BE." "AND WHERE WAS THE DEER COMING FROM?" "THIS WAY?" "RUNNING UP." "AND WHERE'D YOU SHOOT AT IT?" "I SHOT FIRST SHOT THERE, SECOND SHOT RIGHT IN THERE." "LaFlamme:" "THIRD SHOT?" "RIGHT IN THERE." "SO BANG, BANG, BANG?" "Judd:" "FIND IT." "Narrator:" "WITH A MORE ACCURATE LOCATION," "TUNDRA GOES BACK TO WORK TO FIND THE CASINGS." "Judd:" "THERE YOU GO." "SEE HER TAIL?" "SO, RIGHT HERE, THERE'S TWO CASINGS " "ONE THERE AND ONE RIGHT NEXT TO IT." "AND IT DIDN'T TAKE TUNNY JUST A FEW SECONDS TO FIND THOSE." "BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE BUILDING ARE AND STUFF," "HOW CLOSE HE IS TO THAT." "THAT'LL BE UP TO RICK TO KIND OF MEASURE THAT OUT." "Narrator:" "AND IF THESE SHELLS" "ARE WITHIN 100 YARDS OF THE NEAREST DWELLING," "THE HUNTER'S FATE IS SEALED." "YOU AIN'T GONNA BELIEVE WHERE THIS GUY WAS HUNTING." "THERE'S A BUILDING RIGHT THERE AT 40 YARDS." "THERE'S A HOUSE RIGHT THERE." "I'M GUESSING LGSW THAN(180 YARDS." "LaFlamme:" "WE'RE LOOKING FOR TWO SHELLS." "POSSIBILITY OF LOSING YOUR HUNTING LICENSE FOR A YEAR." "THEY'RE RIGHT HERE." "THERE'S TWO CASINGS." "Narrator:" "WARDEN LaFLAMME SETS HIS GPS" "AND WALKS FROM THE SHELLS" "TO THE DWELLING OF THE NEIGHBOR THAT CALLED IN THE COMPLAINT." "SO I'M JUST GONNA MARK THE CORNER OF YOUR SHOP," "IF YOU DON'T MIND." "NO PROBLEM, YOU GUYS." "COOL." "A HUNDRED AND..." "YEAH, 120 YARDS." "130 YARDS." "Man:" "MADE IT." "HE JUST MADE IT." "WELL, AT LEAST HE'S LEGAL." "THAT'S IT." "YOU KNOW?" "AND HE'S GOT HIS DEER, AND HE'LL BE DONE." "YOU KNOW, I'M NOT JUST ABOUT WRITING TICKETS." "WE HAVE TO INVESTIGATE EVERY CALL." "IN MY BOOK, EVERYONE IS INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY." "SIMPLE AS THAT, MAN." "THANK YOU." "GOOD GIRL." "COME ON." "WE'D LIKE TO EXTEND THE OPPORTUNITY TO BOTH YOU GUYS" "TO WEAR THE RED COAT." "CONGRATULATIONS." "WELCOME ABOARD." "FOR MORE INFO ON "NORTH WOODS LAW,""