13 Counts Filed: How a Hidden Radio Transmitter Broken the Case | Wardens | S5 E18

In this masterclass of wildlife forensics and high-tech tracking, Montana's game wardens deploy cutting-edge surveillance to shatter a complex, multi-suspect poaching ring. The saga begins on opening day of archery season at Asparagus Point in Region 5, when a landowner reports suspicious night gunfire. Warden Lee Burroughs uncovers a grim scene hidden deep within a creek's Russian olive brush: a majestic trophy bull elk carcass, completely decapitated. Facing a cold trail, wardens drill into the skull cap to plant a hidden radio frequency transmitter, turning the stolen trophy into a live tracking beacon. Watch the high-stakes operation scale into the clouds as a Fish, Wildlife, and Parks surveillance plane flies a strict grid pattern, intercepting the transmitter's unique signal hiding inside a residence in Shepherd, Montana. Backed by a district court search warrant, wardens converge on the property for a high-intensity raid, capturing the evidence and securing a felony arrest warrant for the primary shooter. Meanwhile, in Region 2, wardens stalk an invisible boundary line on a private ranch where a lucky hunter beats all odds, harvesting a world-class bighorn ram right off a steep 40-foot cliff edge. Subscribe to witness the explosive water intercepts, intense biosecurity busts, and real-life justice operations of the Montana Game Warden family!