"Hold Your Fire!" Intense Morning Elk Decoy Sting | Wardens | S5 E4

In this action-packed episode of Wardens, Montana’s conservation officers deploy high-tech tactics and sharp observation to crack down on hunting infractions. In Region 2, Wardens Terry Alouse, Joe Kamik, and Derek execute an opening morning Elk Decoy Sting. Using electronically controlled spike decoys just off a notorious access road, they catch a hunting party completely off guard. Watch the intense moment the wardens yell "Hold your fire!" after a barrage of 15 shots rings out against illegal targets in a brow-tine-only district. Meanwhile, in Region 5, Warden Paul Lupkkey uses his spotting scope on private land to track a group of hunters harvesting a respectable mule deer buck. When the hunter fails to tag the animal immediately upon retrieval, Paul moves in to address the infraction, balancing a "teachable moment" with the strict requirements of state hunting laws. Finally, Warden Brett Logan tracks down a late-season angler holding a decade-old license, while Warden Dirk Pollson untangles a boundary dispute involving bird hunters out of Michigan. Subscribe to follow the real-life patrols, decoys stings, and backcountry investigations of the Montana Game Wardens!