A Hardin County game warden patrolling Village Creek by boat came across a woman in distress. Two ladies had been paddling in two separate canoes when one of the women flipped over in deep water with a strong current and couldn’t get loose from the trees or get her belongings out of the canoe.
The warden gave her his life jacket and instructed her to swim away from the canoe and move downstream to a sandbar. He then grabbed the canoe and pulled it in his patrol boat and met both ladies downstream at the sandbar. He retrieved the lifejacket that she lost and gave it back to her and they were on their way again.
Losing all my cool
Checking fisherman on a nearby shoreline for freshwater fishing compliance a Polk County warden spotted a man emerging from under a bridge with a pole and tackle box. When the warden asked if he had a fishing license, the man said he didn’t need one because he wasn’t fishing.
The warden showed the man the fresh bait and water dripping off the hook and asked if he would like to start over. The man confessed to fishing, not having a license and being on probation.
When asked if he had any weapons or illegal narcotics, the man said he didn’t want to go to jail and admitted to having marijuana in his car. The warden started to do a pat down search when the man turned and tried to distract the warden, then confessed to having cocaine in his possession. The warden found multiple folded dollar bills containing a white powdery substance. A Polk County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics and Probation Officer was contacted and took over the case. Charges pending.
Acting squirrelly
An Angelina County game warden saw someone driving in his direction as he approached a boat ramp on the Angelina River. A man quickly laid a gun on the bow of a boat and walked away.
When the warden approached the two people aboard the vessel, one decided to change out of wet socks while the other talked on their cell phone. The warden unloaded the .22 rifle left on the bow and inspected the cooler in the boat which contained a squirrel that was dressed and put on ice. Since the man started squirrel season six days early, he was issued a citation for hunting squirrels during a closed season. Case is pending.
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