If you like fish and wildlife content, be sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on future videos. An officer with the Missouri Department of Conservation received a call inquiring about bobcat and otter tagging. Hello. Hi, is uh Danny here? Danny? Yeah, Danny. Who do you uh is it okay if I go in and knock on the door or Okay, thank you. Hey, Danny. Hey, good to meet you. How you doing? I still got Tim in my truck. >> Oh, yeah. He only retired a couple years ago. Yeah. Yeah, I'm all wrapped. Good deal. Are they your fiance's? She got them both? Okay, where'd she get them? Well, I know, right here. Oh, okay. Cool, cool, cool, cool. Good deal. Both of them? Okay. You want me to open it or >> Yeah, if you could. Um what is she planning on selling them? >> to I'm going to take them over to taxidermy? >> What's her name over here? Kayla? Kayla. Yeah, Kayla. Kayla. Yeah. I'll write them over here tomorrow. >> And she shot them both or okay. Not a trapper? No. I got you. She draws blood. You probably had your You had your blood drawn down there at Lamb Corp. That's where she got No, I haven't. Do you know what day they were shot or It was before after the otter wildcat was during deer season. Okay. And the otter was right at it. Okay. I got kind of got to have a date. Do you have like pictures? Did she send you a picture maybe the day she did or text you about it? Okay, we'll get it get it hammered down as close as possible. So, the bobcat was during which deer season? Rifle? Okay. And this one This was right right here at it. And this guy was When was this one? Right at rifle too. Okay, like She popped she popped really a coyote okay that the same day. >> Okay, cool cool cool. She was in in her robe. Oh no kidding from up here. I got you getting run around there she is a wild. >> Yeah, okay. She's a happy woman. All right. You need to open another one. Uh here just go ahead and pull them all the way out. >> Okay. Get out of here dog. And I won't need to put tags in. Okay. Them. Um. Dog like oh meat yeah. Yeah, you ain't getting these and then the bobcat. Okay. This one here ain't wrapped again. I got you. Oh boy. Yeah. I don't know if they're male or females right now. >> Yeah. Hard to tell I couldn't tell if it was a male. No, it's a female. Usually they're pretty pretty obvious on there. Yeah, I know right. All right, so they were both shot in Lyndon County. There's one issue man. Can't shoot an otter. Oh you can't oh really. You got to trap it. Damn. So I was hoping she had trapped it to be with you. Um. I didn't know you know what I mean they're always in a pond. They're in their little world um but yeah you got to you got to trap the otters anything aquatic so your muskrat >> Okay and all that stuff. and whatnot is she she home right now or >> ain't. Is she at work? Sucking blood. Right. All right, so here's what I'm going to do. The woman was ecstatic and all that I didn't I know. Yeah, so um I kind of got to do something. So here's the deal and We're just >> You guys are engaged right? Yeah. Okay, so she's comfortable with me talking to you about it you think okay. >> do yeah. Um. She probably is pretty upset losing that otter I would assume. Oh sure she would be fine yeah. Here's what I'm going to do. Um and what I'm going to do, she's going to get a ticket, but but I'm going to what's called write a disposition for that otter to you. Okay. So she technically can't have it. I do have to take it from her. >> Right. I got it. >> But I can give it to you. >> Okay. All right. Okay. And then the other thing with the bobcat what I'm going to do, which it's not illegal, there's nothing wrong with the bobcat. >> one, yeah. I'm just going to write the same kind of slip to her for it. That way we don't have to put a tag in. Um in fact I bring things to KO over there too. And that way she'll do all the cutting on it. That means I don't have to cut into it possibly damage it. >> Okay. But um could I leave my number with you to have her just just to have her explain it to her. And it's not the end of the world. It's not like we're taking her gun. We're not going to take her to jail. She's not going to lose her privileges over it, but >> do you know how much that is? I don't, but all of our fine None of our fines are like in the thousands or anything. So you know um shooting a deer from the road is like 400, so I would assume it would be less. >> cheaper than that. I would assume it would be less than that. So it it's not the end of the world. Um could I get >> how all that worked anything quite now that I know, but I'm sitting there reading and then I go well She she's got to trap the otters, but uh and they do have to be registered still, so but they got to be trapped and that's any aquatic. So turtles, fish muskrats, mink, otter, bob or not bobcat and beaver. Okay. Um So any any other one any any >> This isn't like a go to jail thing at all. So I I So if we got to open the ticket All right. Oh my god. Oh my god. I should be crying over it. Oh, I'm sorry. I don't like ruining people's days. All right. Well I mean what are you going to do you know what I mean? Yeah. Are you comfortable taking receipt of the citation for her? Okay. All right. All right. I I even eat you more than I like. All right. Well, that that way yeah, that way I'd either have to mail it or drive and I have no problem driving back out here if you're more comfortable with that. I just if she'd rather deal with you. Yeah, if you're okay with that. Um No, I appreciate you being cool about it, man. But what do you mean? Do I pay you for >> Oh, no, no. So we don't get any of the money money doesn't go to conservation. It goes to the school district. So yeah, the county collects it and then it's distributed to the school district. So there'll be a court date assigned, but you don't have to show up to it. As long as you pay beforehand. Yeah. So and I'll give you instructions on how all that goes and and I'll I'll talk to her tonight and again reassure her that it's it's not the end of the Okay. I got you. I got you. Yeah, and I don't like to bother people at work. Who knows? I might be No, and and You guys being honest and That's why you Tim's a good guy. Yeah, and you know, that's why you guys are kind of getting to keep the otter. I'm giving it to you. Yeah, you don't see him like Yeah, if you want to go get warm, I'll be right back and then I'll write out those slips. Do you have an ID so I can write the slip to you as well? Okay. Sure, yeah, whatever you got is is no big deal. I'll just leave it with you. Um it'll be to her, but no, I can't put it in your name Yeah. I know. I know. No, and and I'll leave my number. Um I'm out of business cards, but I'll write it on a slip of paper. Just Just have her give me a call tonight. Tell her. You Oh yeah, you have my number. Um just have her give me a call tonight and I can explain it to her. I'm not going to, you know, berate her or anything and I I promise it's it's not the end of the world, you know. >> woman, Well, I mean it's cool. >> so bad. >> It's pretty cool to get an otter. Like that bobcat, she was really freaking The bobcat's cool. Yeah, I've I could have shot one this year, but I had a muzzleloader and I really didn't want to put a .50 caliber hole in it. So, good deal. Well, I'll get all that that draw up and you're welcome if you I mean, I think my truck's a little messy, you're welcome to sit in there, too, but All right. Thanks, sir. I got quite a bit of snow on my boots. All right, so here's Thank you a lot. These are the two That's what you need, a license. I hear you. That's how my house is. Two pieces of paper. And here's your ID card. So, just take those to K H, she'll know what to do with them. >> Okay, on them. Okay. Yep. And then this court date, that's just if you want to plead not guilty. If you want to take it to court, you're welcome to do >> Sit on your back here in a little bit. >> Okay, yeah, so give it about a week. >> I ain't short a damn ticket. Yeah, I'm sorry. Uh, so 214 or 25. Yeah, so all the instructions are on here, which it is really small. I have to put my readers on to see it, to be honest with you, but um So, I'll read off this. Is that it? Is that the same Yeah, that's the same. So, so this this um orange or goldenrod is the same >> as the other one? So, okay. But it says the date on here or the violation >> don't have it in there yet. Yeah, this doesn't say anything important. The blue sheet has it. Oh, it has Oh, on the back. >> and you can do it online. You can pay it online with a credit card. Yeah, so what you'll want to do is there's a link for Case Net there. Go to that link, give it a couple weeks. Excuse me, and then search by that ticket number. You can plead and pay online. But now, I appreciate you being cool about it. I'm glad Oh, yeah. Well, I was able to lend us three tickets. Yeah, that was the main thing. I know. Oh my god, you have no idea. I was sitting there like Thank god I believe she loves you. Yeah, I know. I don't want to Yeah. Well, I mean I don't I don't like writing people sometimes I have to, but if I can make it as un-painless as possible. This will take care of myself and her. I hear you. Well, I appreciate it. If you need anything give me a holler. What's this? Does she date you or Those are all dated. Yeah, all I didn't put a date on that one. You take care. It was good to meet you. I'm sorry we had to meet this way, but I'm going to change the name of the thing. Oh, you know what? Now I know. I bet you're loving this snow. Like if you trap them and then you shoot them you're That's totally cool. Okay. Just got to be in the traps. I just didn't I just didn't know, you know what I mean? Yeah, and it happens. All right. Kill it whatever, you know what I mean? It says it. No, I get I didn't really go through the Right, yeah. Sometimes the print smaller And the reason Yeah, the reason it is is shooting at aquatics will have potential to ricochet. Right. They won't don't want people shooting into the water and things like that. I know. Yeah, they don't give me a lot of leeway. Is that where it's probably coming out of? It came out of but I told her I said there's got to be another one. There's one there's two. There's There's got to be, so. You know when in the one that I know you've seen them in my pond and nothing. Yeah, I get I got quite a few of them. I Yeah, it sounds like you got a little slice of heaven out here. She knows sitting out there looking. Waiting Waiting, huh? Draws blood at work and draws blood at home. She's a little hunter, man. She loves it. >> Well, good luck and hopefully next season she has some success. >> Yeah, I'll make sure I tell her. Yeah, yeah. >> Next time we got the traps out there. Traps, yeah, absolutely. Well, you take care. We'll see you. Thank you. In the end, the suspect was charged with taking a river otter by hunting methods. She later played guilty and paid $173 in costs and fines. If you like this video and want to see more like it, subscribe to Arrest Cam. As always, thanks for watching.