Lone Star Law - Season 9
Season 9
Lone Star Law: Patrol and Protect
The saying is true: everything is bigger in Texas, including the jobs of the Texas Game Wardens who have been protecting the Lone Star State's wildlife and more than 29 million citizens since 1895. Discovery Channel audiences get a front row seat as the Texas Game Wardens encounter perilous situations that affect citizens and wildlife alike as they oversee more than 250,000 squares miles of deserts, lakes, piney woods, bayous, plains and coasts.
Episodes
Wake of Destruction
Game wardens intervene when an overloaded boat and jet skiers risk lives.
Marshland Massacre
A slew of poached birds is discovered on an abandoned boat, changing a missing person's search into a hunt for a hiding poacher. Game Wardens Mike Boone and Lauren Iles rescue a tangled 12-foot gator, while multiple boats are inspected on Lake Limestone.
Garage Gator
In Liberty County, Warden Jake Noxon investigates a family for illegally keeping a pet deer; an alligator roams a garage; Warden Mike Boone joins forces with local police to track down armed suspects after a robbery.
Deadly Spill
Game Warden Randolph McGee assesses a major gasoline spill in the local water system then tracks down a trash dumping culprit; young jet skiers are confronted, and game warden Mike Boone helps relocate an alligator.
Sunk in Seconds
On Sam Rayburn Lake, Game Wardens Morgan Inman and Austin Cryer discover that a brave citizen rescued passengers from a sunken boat. A suspected poisoning could be the cause of numerous dead doves, and alligators are found on school property.
Lake Showdown
When a drunken man wreaks havoc on Sam Rayburn Lake, Game Wardens Randy Sovall and Sean Reneau deal with the aftermath. Game Warden Mike Boone tracks down the culprits responsible for an illegal dumpsite, and hooks a gator residing in a family's pond.
Sparking Disaster
During wildfire season, Game Warden Dustin Delgado catches people throwing out lit cigarettes and stops them in their tracks. Game Warden Cynde Aguilar helps hunt down the criminal of a high-speed chase, and a call is made about a gator lurking in a pond.
Actions Have Consequences
Game Warden Cummings arrives at the scene of a domestic dispute only to discover the man has a warrant out for his arrest; during water patrols, a fisherman is caught empty-handed; a couple and their baby are kayaking without life jackets.
Bracing for Impact
On the Gulf of Mexico, a routine inspection turns treacherous for Game Warden Carmen Rickel and the Marine Tactical Operations Group. Warden Kyle Hadley wrangles a rattlesnake found in a home, and underaged boaters are busted for alcohol on deck.
Caught in the Crossfire
Suspicions flare when stray bullets strike an elderly couple's home and their neighbors are questioned. Game Wardens Raj Ataya and Clint Caywood rush to help an injured boater, and an overnight kayak patrol reveals campers throwing caution to the wind.
Guns and Meth
During a routine hunting license check, husband and wife Game Wardens Ben and Chelsea Bailey discover illegal drugs. Trespassers get caught in a dangerous restricted area, and Warden James Cummings races to track down a man threatening self-harm.
Wild Riders
Game Wardens Matt Kiel and Michael Serbanic race to confront reckless jet skiers wreaking havoc at a boat ramp. A rogue ATV rider tries to lie his way out of a trespassing charge, and a crabber turns hostile when caught without a fishing license.
No License to Kill
Foolhardy speedsters run afoul of wardens on a nighttime stakeout mission. Game Warden Mike Boone investigates reckless gunfire endangering life and property, and Game Warden Chelsea Bailey crosses paths with a wanted man during a routine safety check.
Hunter Games
Game Wardens Mike Boone and James Noxon question a felon suspected of illegally hunting with a firearm. Hunters are tracked down and interrogated after a suspicious sighting on private property, and a late-night shrimp boat search uncovers illegal fish.
Blood Evidence
Game Wardens Morgan Inman and Justin Eddins interrogate a group of hunters suspected of trespassing and theft. Lifeless ducks are found floating mysteriously in Port Aransas, and wardens hit the water before dawn to bust clandestine shrimpers.
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