Wardens: Operation Rocky Mountain Front | FD Real Show

Wardens - Season 3, Episode 8: Operation Rocky Mountain Front | Outdoor Documentary
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This week, game wardens are kept busy during hunting season as they're out catching poachers with an elk decoy, tracking down trespassers, and checking tags.
When your job is protecting our most precious natural resources in some of the nation’s most remote areas, there is rarely a dull moment. Wardens chronicles the lives of Conservation Officers in America. The show features the men and women who protect public lands, from ride-alongs on interstate game checks, to anti-poaching sting operations; from remote snowmobile trails in grizzly bear country, to unforgiving white-water rapids. While the focus of Wardens is enforcement of regulations, the show takes special precautions to ensure the general public understand those who would violate the rules are the minority and the vast majority of encounters with our Wardens are law-abiding citizens.
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[@dano9215]

As an elk hunter, I would like to say thanks to the Montana game wardens for showing some mercy to legitimate mistakes that hunters make. (Unlike Colorado) When you get an elk your blood is pumping and nerves are high. I have no problem with getting poachers and cheaters.

[@danieldeanmasterfinisher4715]

As a hunter it’s your responsibility to know the laws and regulations , all tags and licenses required . Ignorance is no excuse for the laws.

[@myboomstick0056]

I completely understand what you're saying but when you have 50+ different rules and regulations to follow it becomes a little tedious. Which is one of the reasons I suspect hunter numbers are going down year by year. Take duck hunting on the river in my state: You have Federal laws, State laws, State Boating laws, and Corp of Engineer rules. Some of which contradict each other. I'm not saying they aren't needed but when you're trying to be an upstanding hunter and you accidentally miss 1 of 50+ rules and get busted with a $150 ticket, it's hard to want to keep going anymore. The massive amounts of red tape make it not enjoyable bc you're on pins and needles making sure every little thing is good while actively trying to be on the right side of the law.

[@danlewis6157]

“I did not know I needed a federal duck stamp.” Dude it’s only been a law since the 1930’s. How could you possibly be aware of it if your grandfather didn’t tell you?

[@militarized_monk755]

I don't think a single person has been duck hunting in the last 100 years that doesn't know you need a federal duck stamp.

[@Berm_Blaster]

Federal duck stamp? Never heard of it before 🤨🤔🤣

[@chiliwistcattleco5675]

Never heard of a federal duck stamp tax for hunting waterfowl... crazy useless law designed to make money.

[@alexgil852]

@@chiliwistcattleco5675 Don't hunt if you don't know about the laws simple. Every Real duck hunter knows about the federal Duck stamp.

[@warrengreen3217]

Im a deer hunter i get doe tags for meat and to help with population and i save my buck tag for a mature good racked buck and the only birds I hunt is turkey in springtime and I never hunted ducks or geese but i even know you need a stamp

[@mechanicgray]

The amount of permission slips you need from the government to kill an animal is crazy 😮

[@allaboutroofing2]

Good. Follow the rules or don't hunt.

[@AndrewPureMI]

Yea waaaaay too damn many!!!

[@lollol2172]

Go to Europe and see how much there is

[@tboniusmaximus3047]

face the wall, lick the boots, the feds and the states are the absolute worst at managing wildlife, #1 killers of wildlife are rehab centers, and then state or federal regs and reintroduction programs.

[@markhamblin8195]

It's only about the money.....

[@MechanicMcGee]

Did anybody notice the dead coyote just laying in there casually

[@iceyreelz3228]

Asking for evidence of sex with a bull elk head sitting right there is a joke 😂😂

[@Mtoutdoorsman]

Bulls tend to have a lighter color than cows to

[@rudolfyakich6653]

Evidence of sex needs to remain on the animal since at some point when the carcass is reduced it serves as proof. The tag must also stay with the largest part of the meat.

[@theziadragon4322]

Antlers don't count, big problem in my state where we don't have doe hunts for deer. Dudes will shoot a buck then keep the head in their cooler and shoot a doe the same day

[@mtguy234]

Meat could have been a cow elk, not necessarily a bull since its been quartered. So yes it makes sense

[@jackdundon2261]

Easiest way to tell the sex in a car cuz it's look at the pelvis little bitty pelvis. It's a male huge pelvis. It's a female. This isn't rocket science people. There's your proof of sex

[@leewilson9226]

Hunting in a lot of states has become much more complicated with more restrictions and the animals don't know the boundaries.

[@user-kl5pt4qn4y]

I understand the nessesity of wildlife law enforcement. I apreciate the dangerous circumstamces they can find themselves in. I dont hunt in the lower 48 as much as i did through the eighties and ninties. It sesms that oportunities on private land have really dried up and with the disastrous effect the wolves have had on elk herds in idaho, the average hunter is forced to push the boundaries, both literal and figurative to bag an animal. Furthermore, if one is hunting within 5 miles of a road the chances of a solitary wilderness experience is nigh on unatainable. All my old honey holes have been discovered and hold nowhere near the game i remember.

[@aaronmorales5992]

Guilty until proven innocent.

[@allaboutroofing2]

That's how enforcement works. Once you are in court, the burden of proof is upon the state.

[@TheJTvonE]

False accusations are not ok

[@use-ThatIsWhatIamTalkingAbout]

No wardens no wildlife.

[@douglaslanners6221]

Great conservation officer !

[@Milkywayboy]

The warden as he pulls up “Hunting without permission guaranteed” Guilty until proven innocent

[@NickFrom1228]

There are several ways to look at this. But most of all, every single citation, arrest etc assumes there is enough suspicion or evidence to support that. This was no different. Based on what he knew he knew what he would be charging them with. Then he talked to them and determined things were different. I realize we don't want LE to be unfairly judging people but they have a job to do so they have to check out everything.

[@alonzowitt5931]

A really nice game Warden, usually game wardens want to make a example out of you and they throw the book at you!

[@denniscrane9753]

Humans never cease to amaze me!

[@douglaslanners6221]

You manage the area so well! I have met DNR in WI that hate their job and are pricks

[@paulmartin6895]

I known about fed and state duck stamps when it was just lead shot before they cam out with non lead shot . This was back in the early 70's

[@malcolmscoins7581]

Got too keep up with what's going on good job again guys

[@troyjaniszeski-rm5jk]

First time watching this.. love it!

[@woodduck614]

I wished all game wardens were as understanding as you guys were 👍u guys were nice to the hunters but at the same time you have job to do,and you did it right!

[@specag31]

Backup is hours away, they have to be nice.

[@woodduck614]

@@specag31 O okay, I make sure ,they get to see this comment you made!

[@specag31]

It is a federal statistic I learned at FLETC when I was with INS. It's about survival because guess what LEOs get shot at the most? Game Wardens/Park Rangers. Was told that by a fed park cop. Peace.

[@woodduck614]

@@specag31 well none the less I will guess your going to be having a warden visit !!!!!!!!!

[@keithwilson1647]

Those first 2 tickets written we’re honestly a blessing in disguise. Shooting from a road way is wayyyyyy illegal

[@douglaslanners6221]

Pretty decoy!

[@larryok8156]

Spunds like this entire episode was a wild goose chase

[@dominicjohnson8427]

In 1 episode we saw 3 deer all shot in the legs and rear quarters, thats shooting at long range in windy conditions, that shows a complete lack of ethical hunting

[@calvingillen1858]

So far the wardens that I've watched on here are some of the nicest regular type people like you ever want to meet. They're not overbearing like these are down here in the lower States. They're not down demanding they're not going to tell you this. Tell you that they just explain things to you and they're going to do their job and then they do a good job but they give out plenty of plenty of warnings and I'm not saying they should but here and wrong you're wrong but they'll work with you. They treat you like somebody not the city cops and some of the county cops down here. Real pieces of work. I mean the worst of the worst

[@earlblackjackmartinjr5750]

Good videos Maximo

[@orrintripp2829]

I agree the sex thing is out of control especially with horns hmmm maybe these elk are idntifying as something else lmao

[@troyrichardson1308]

Identify as a Tree 🌳

[@CamDee13]

I think the logic on it is, the antlers show that you killed a bull, but u could of killed a bull whacked the head and left the body to waste, then went and killed a cow and took all the quarters out. but i agree i think its ridiculous cuz with that logic if i had 4 quarters and proof of sex on one of the quarters how do they know that the other 3 quarters are nor from 3 seperate poached elk?...

[@ET-sp6qm]

Forcing people to retain those smelly nuts with the meat is asinine.

[@davidfarrens3572]

The Old Guy that put The void tag on that elk hoped to shoot another elk. I've seen that before.

[@JVR-gd7zw]

Id like to see the same effort from leo's to handle the tweaker camps in the forest. You know the people who trash the woods and abandon trailers on public land. But hey hunters actually pay there fines.

[@jackdundon2261]

Tweakers just pick up and go someplace else there's no money in it....

[@allaboutroofing2]

*their fines

[@watchingforhisreturn4709]

...And the Huckleberry cartels?!

[@crimsonknight7011]

I want to go to Montana some day, but sadly my passport is expired so I can’t cross the border into Canada.

[@christinehull1090]

Everyone they stop they find something to get them in trouble.

[@Brrrap743]

entrapment

[@aracnid007]

If you can't tell the difference between a decoy and a live elk, you have no business hunting...

[@TheJTvonE]

Game wardens love to make good hunters look bad while Ignoring poaching. Easier and safer to chase

[@jonnyweaver1912]

They waved to us😅😅😅😅

[@rileymod6541]

The hunter from Nebraska got over on you with the void tag. He was going to hunt with his elk tag in case he saw a bigger one.

[@morrisegna9585]

Bryan Golie looks a lot like the game warden in my area of South Dakota, only Brian don't wear his Wranglers as skintight as our warden does.

[@lyleswavel320]

Getting them to close to the road taxes for Montana, lol

[@scrappydog175]

If that giant elk herd was on public land, and the cops tried to tell me how to hunt them, I’d have a big problem.

[@WanderingBobAK]

Sounds like you are asking for one.

[@idatrails3925]

So, landowners don't get tags checked??

[@mtguy234]

Yes they do

[@AndrewPureMI]

Man It really seems like the wardens with the decoy are on grounds that could be a crime or could be entrapment if they were actually charging these guys with stuff and not just warning tickets..... that almost seems criminal in itself!!!!

[@bullcrap9409]

Get a clue.

[@lostnetwork5717]

Wonder if they have a " wild goose chase " permit

[@nathanadrian7797]

So far, British Columbia does not have CWD. (probably because we do not allow farming of native animals other than Bison)

[@bridgerdemers3349]

I’d like to know why the landowners son didn’t get his tags checked and whatnot..bunch of bs if ya ask me!

[@cocinaycocteleriaconjunjun7823]

@bridgerdemers3349 I'm asking myself the same question.

[@scott6252]

130 dollar duck dinner 😋

[@Chad-qe6yv]

Well even if the guy has only been hunting since 2014 when the stamp went up to $25 he's still $120 ahead

[@loril.mangold8160]

That's about what it costs if you want to buy a goose, or dck, for Thanksgiving dinner to roast nowadays

[@user-rn6hr1qw3l]

ROOOOOOKIE VILLE😂😂 SHOOTING A DECOY DEER😂😂EFFING HILARIOUS AND BIG TIME ROOOOOOKIE D OUT😂😂😂HILARIOUS

[@maximes.6959]

they all got flip phones! Is it still the 90's in Montana?

[@CoreyTiff-kv1nq]

Did he say u have to be 100 yards from road to legally shoot

[@TomBTerrific]

I believe in hunting license. I just think it should be much simpler of a process. To many are feeding at the trough of sportsman. Over regulation and multiple authorities is not for conservation reasons but for revenue.

[@450rhino1]

Should have checked the blood on the tailgate of that white halfton.

[@m.rogers9490]

THE PROBLEM WITH POACHERS IS THAT THEY DON'T SEE THE ANIMALS WARM BREATH IN THE COLD AIR OR TRY TO CALL THEM FOR A RESPONSE .

[@domicon2k6]

I feel like with the duck hunters education on what is required would be so much more helpful than giving a ticket

[@Paqq6969]

quit giving out of staters slack. fine them to the max

[@travelteam89]

If a Warden has already checked it they should write a paper showing it. How many times ppl have to stop by DNR waste ppl time.

[@308scoutrfl]

Those wardens need to back off a bit. They're steering those herds

[@finngamesknudson1457]

Hunters are required to wear blaze orange and homeowners are encouraged to do the same so that they won’t be mistaken for dear or elk and get shot. Meanwhile wardens wander around hunting areas wearing all brown. Do they their dear colored outfits magically protect them from accidental shootings? Doesn’t seem smart given stupidity and eagerness of some hunters - it only takes one.

[@thatsright4046]

Idk if you're just talking about Montana and some other states but nm don't require you too wear orange

[@user-xk9xq3uo6e]

I disagree with something that was said, even ethical hunters will fall for something like this, no, absolutely not.

[@jacobwilliams4226]

I think he’s just saying ethical hunters will also think it’s alive. Not saying that they would just get out and shoot at it as if they were poaching.

[@rickyshultz2051]

After buying a migratory license, I had to go to three different post offices to get a duck stamp . Season s aren’t in the hand book you have to search to find them . One and done .

[@user-hu1he6ef9j]

Those are geese not ducks

[@saxman7131]

You use decoys to catch hunters. Can hunters use decoys to catch their prey?

[@wingsoverglades]

Surprisingly yes! It's just most hunters can't drive where the warden can and lugging around a huge elk decoy is a pain for most people. But they do make some 2d lightweight ones and duck hunters and turkey hunters use plenty of decoys.

[@johnwillenburg1586]

Need a lawyer to read all rules while you hint

[@thatsright4046]

They think of any way to get more funds habitat stamp,access validation stamp,fed. stamp,it's just a way to get unsuspecting violators they make it too difficult for the hunter's when all they have to do is put all the extras on the license so there is no infraction and there is no breaks with the game and fish

[@user-hj2ee9hk8g]

This could suck

[@JudeLeinster]

how is this hunting fun jumping outta your car and shooting? i go hunting for the experience of the out doors and what your made of. we need to stop this.

[@SpiderMan-qu8ht]

I'm from Australia and I've done a lot of hunting, this is not hunting,we call this drive buy shootings.

[@crimsonknight7011]

That zoom in and zoom out sound effect is funny but kinda annoying lol

[@K.Fulkerson]

These wardens are the best ones on the series. The guys that go after the glass bottle bandits and the fishing worm guys are not!

[@allaboutroofing2]

Why? Aren't both illegal?

[@K.Fulkerson]

@@allaboutroofing2 It has nothing to do with the legality, it’s because the other guys act like d-bags and really seem disappointed when they don’t get to bust someone for fishing illegally or having a plastic bottle instead of a glass bottle. It’s the way they conduct themselves as professionals.

[@allaboutroofing2]

@@K.Fulkerson it has everything to do with legality. They are law enforcement.

[@K.Fulkerson]

@@allaboutroofing2 I’m not questioning the legality, I’m questioning their behavior.

[@K.Fulkerson]

@@allaboutroofing2 you can watch the other videos that I’m talking about and see the disappointment in their faces when they don’t get to cite the people for breaking the law. When in fact, they should be happy that no one broke the law.

[@JasRaymond1]

Is there anything the federal government not have their hands out for ?

[@frank64409]

Hello, gentlemen, I'm Ranger Stiff, and I want to see your Duck Stamp. I see you are from Witchamacallit? Let me see your Duck stamps; you need the state, the federal stamp, the rapid stamp, the county stamp, The Tuesday stamp, and the Feathered duck stamp. Okay, that all looks good. All I need now is your Stamp for stamps stamp! WHAT! YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR STAMP FOR STAMPS STAMP? This isn't good...

[@Berm_Blaster]

A bit exaggerated... 🤦

[@specag31]

Just dont ask for a tea stamp. If I remember, quite a few Redcoats got lead poisoning over that.

[@specag31]

Oh oh, a wild goose chase. Wonder if they have their Wild Goose Stamp.

[@Rwhite1974]

I poached an egg without a permit

[@user-cf6bh6qr4h]

Y doesn’t the warden have orange on??

[@Honkers716]

I wonder why they call it Hunter Orange and not Warden Orange then. But then thinking would have to be used

[@jondurr]

Copyright 2013

[@user-oc7py9bk6n]

That cow elk by the road is intrapment and sholud be illegal for the sorry game warens

[@Honkers716]

Meh, if you're not doing legal things, traps will get ya

[@waterishdrake8693]

I understand protecting wildlife and support it but some of the laws/rules are just ridiculous and it’s why most hunters hate game wardens

[@themissouripatriot5078]

None of these wardens have hunter orange on. You have to wear hunter orange during rifle season rather your hunting or not while in the woods/prairie. While out enforcing law they are breaking the law.

[@hilljackoutlaw]

Umm not true.

[@joehobbs490]

I think in 2023 you no longer needed evidence of sex naturally attached. At least looking at the regs

[@406rts3]

Correct only if you're in a unit where either sex is legal.

[@Sundog0811]

Can you imagine the office politics inside a law enforcement building. You think normal office politics is unbearable, i honestlt can't imagine. It would be goody two shoes galore combined with two-faced, back-stabbing politics. Its why i left the corporate life.

[@Stevemotzkus]

Entrapment tactics, and ruining the enjoyment of the hunters is a good day?

[@Bullrider33Outdoors]

I Believe This If Your A Land Owner And You Got Elk On Your Property You Have To Allow Certain Amount Of Hunters On The Property As Long As There Peaceful And Respectful And Not Destructive And Montana Should Pay Those Land Owners A Check For Every Elk That Was Taken On The Property And Once An Elk Taken

[@user-yl8kg7ww8f]

There are block management areas that are private land, the state pays the land owners and hunters can use it with permission etc.

[@arcticmorning]

Terrible editing. Why all the star war sounds. Why all the dramatic sounds. I'm surprised at the sloppy hunters

[@paulb7334]

If that's what they have to do to pass out fines its time for career change

[@ricksanchez1180]

Tyrants

[@Roosterboy_00]

Do you ever wonder why you have to pay the government to hunt? One day they decided you couldn’t hunt or fish unless you paid them. All the money you paid for those tags and licenses are going to Ukraine, Israel, Iraq and Afghanistan. I understand paying for tag keeps people from slaughtering everything they see but that money should go to conservation efforts and charities

[@hilljackoutlaw]

Yea...completely false.

[@FeralFBI]

What kinda of a petty weasel do you have to be to call the game warden over a suspected trespassing over a freaking Deer? Do you know how many times I have shot a dear and it ran on private property? I always attempt to contact the land owner..

[@Honkers716]

😂

[@terrydooley1380]

HOW MUCH LAND DOES BILL GATES OWN ?

[@Skay24]

Bill Gates owns a ton of farmland in the United States-as in, about 270,000 acres.

[@elbacono]

that duck stamp fine was BS.

[@bullcrap9409]

A show about hunters lying and not being able to get a clean kill shooting at a herd of hundreds of elks.

[@jesustorrez4520]

Who wants to hunt anywhere when the DNR are watching every move you make that's not fun it's like looking into the girls shower room Everytime someone goes into the field. I call bs and then they let them kill the animal when they can stop the death before screaming game warden wtf. Intrapulmonary

[@christinehull1090]

This is why I don't like game wardens

[@Nightmarehc130]

I hate these setups....entrapment...

[@Oldspartan65]

Not if your honest

[@waterishdrake8693]

Im not a fan of poachers by any means but I just have a dislike for the game warden’s 🤷🏼‍♂️ always have

[@felipegarcia742]

Liers!!