Lone Star Law

Texas Game Wardens patrol the inland waterways and the Gulf of Mexico. A nuisance alligator gets too close for comfort. Illegal fish lead to multiple citations. A suburban squirrel hunter gets caught trespassing. Wardens race to free an injured deer.

Two new rookies from the 59th cadet class of Texas Game Wardens work their first cases. Game wardens rescue softshell turtles caught on illegal trotlines on Llano River. In East Texas, the search is on for a hunter lost in the Big Thicket Preserve.

Across the state, Texas Game Wardens are busy enforcing fish and game law. An injured bald eagle needs medical attention. Game Wardens go undercover to catch someone selling illegal alligator parts. A tip leads to an angler with multiple undersized fish.

It's dove season in Texas, the start of hunting season. In Beaumont, road hunters get an early start on deer season during a decoy sting. Near Texarkana, a rogue gator is lassoed. On the Gulf Coast, undersized angling means citations.

Game Wardens beef up patrols for the short pronghorn season. A deer needs to be captured and relocated from an industrial site, and an injured hawk is rushed to a rehabber. Near Port Aransas, Game Wardens check duck hunters on the bay.

Down on the Mexican border, Game Wardens pull in an illegal gill net. A group caught trespassing is found with firearms and narcotics. In East Texas, Game Wardens question a man suspected of illegally hunting on private property.

It's opening weekend of deer season and Game Wardens head out around the state to ensure everyone plays by the rules. In East Texas, an injured owl is rushed to the vet. On the Gulf, Game Wardens get tough when an oysterman's catch doesn't add up.

Texas Game Wardens are deep into deer season, investigating a suspected poacher and a felon who shouldn't be using a firearm to hunt. An alligator and her hatchlings must be captured and relocated from an East Texas school.

Texas Game Wardens relocate a large herd of pronghorn to restore populations in West Texas, investigate the killing of a protected rattlesnake, and wrangle a loose bull. Game Wardens check hunting camps to ensure no one's taking too many white-tail deer.

Texas Game Wardens see plenty of violations at night, from road hunters to felons possessing firearms. Game Wardens stop wildlife crimes with anonymous tips about anglers keeping over the limit and a specially trained k-9 unit to sniff out illegal items.