How you doing? How you doing? >> Good. You uh been doing any hunting? >> Yeah, >> I got you. Done any good? >> Huh? >> Said have you done any good? >> No. You got a fire going on? >> Were you in there hunting and then I guess they lit a fire and ran you out of there? >> Yeah. >> 10th floor. Uh what were you hunting for? >> Huh? >> What were you hunting for? >> I just uh this guy named King. >> Huh? >> This guy named King. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> I got you. I've been seeing him for 3 years now. >> Yeah, I got you. So, were you were you deer hunting in there? >> Huh? >> Were you deer hunting? I got you. >> So, uh Hey man, if you don't mind, um if you don't mind, can you just go here to the black top and uh stop right there on the right? Just I I don't want to be sitting right here with this fire coming. >> Do you have your uh ID on you? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Off called me about a vehicle being down there. >> I got you. >> They knew I had land. So, >> I got you. Are you >> I'm Bob. Okay. All right. >> How you doing, B? >> Hey, man. You don't learn, D. >> Have you uh been in trouble for this before, I'm assuming? >> Huh? >> Have you been in trouble for this before? >> Trouble for what? >> You know, deer season's not open up here right now, right? >> Oh, God. No. What do you just opened back up? >> No, it didn't. >> Is that gun unloaded? >> Huh? >> Is that gun unloaded? >> It's not loaded. >> All right. If you don't mind, can you Oh, okay. It's not loaded. All right. Um, >> like I said, um, I'm going to follow you to the black top. Don't go anywhere, okay? I'm just going to turn around and get behind you. >> All right. So, uh, >> man, I don't believe this. It's I think I can understand these things and and then then I'm always wrong. >> Right. So I guess uh were you just were you parked down 29? Okay. And I guess did you go back into the section on this side of the road? >> Huh? >> So you went back into the Blackwater side on this side of the road, right? Yeah. >> Okay. All right. Um and you said you weren't aware. Have you been >> I'm not aware of like I tried to I tried to do this thing and it you know it's it's hard to understand but it's it's and I was like my is it open or not? my buddy cuz I you not I got PTSD and it's hard for me to understand things sometimes and it's like how y'all got this stuff. It's hard to understand. I mean I don't know if you >> It's hard to understand this thing. >> Well, just hang tight for me. Okay. >> The officer called for an additional unit before proceeding with the investigation. >> Hey, how's it going sir? >> How you going man? >> I'm offic Fish and Wildlife. How you doing today? >> I'm not doing good right now. You see right there the still hunt date. It doesn't open again till this weekend. >> Say again. >> See, you were just looking at it. It doesn't open again till the 16th, which is this weekend. >> Open. >> The the family hunt was this past weekend, but it closed the Sunday that after Thanksgiving. >> Confusing, man. I just don't Okay. What? Let Let us try to help you understand. What are you confused about? I thought the season's open right now >> for I >> I had the same problem last year. >> Yes, sir. Good. >> What What happened last year? >> I They said it was closed, you know. I don't and I'm seeing that it's open and it's like >> Where are you seeing that it's open? >> Yeah, we're we're literally we're trying to understand. >> Are they burning the section you were in? >> Huh? >> Are they burning the section you're in or you just were getting this? >> Okay. This is saying November. That's not >> So this is the This is So that's not the unit you're in. That's Tallahassee to the east. >> This is zone D. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Just zone D. >> We're in zone D two right now. >> I don't know how to do this. So, if you zoom out on your phone, I'll try to help you. >> Can I hold it for a second? >> Yeah. >> So, let's see. This is your season dates. This is for private property. >> Hang on. Let me see. I got to see this. >> So, what you're looking at right now is the Florida season dates for private property. Okay. >> How I was I've pulled up uh uh Blackwater Management. >> Okay. So, >> how do I >> So, pull up pull up your Blackwater Management Area map and I'll look. >> I thought I was just on it. >> This is So, this is our website for that. So, it might have been back or you might have to just type in Blackwater WMA. >> Blackwater Wildlife Management Area. >> So, scroll down a little bit. >> Go down. >> Yeah, just keep scrolling down and I'll try to find the one. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. So, click on that one. The brochure. That's what you were just on a second ago. Yep. The brochure. >> And then go to PDF brochure on the top left. You might have to this one right here. >> And then open it up however you would like. I don't know what that is. Some ad. >> What do I do? >> Uh, can I hold it for a second? I'll try to help you out here. Here, let me get my state phone and I'll open it up for you and show you. You don't have a brochure in your truck. I don't. So, go back to uh the website you were just on. There it is right there. So if you look, this is for Blackwater management area. Okay. >> Okay. >> You go down to where all your seasons are going to be down here. So it's got, you know, guns, dogs, bags, and possession limit. And then down here, it's going to have your seasons. So it's got your fox, raccoon, possum season. Down here is going to be your general gun season. Okay. So that shows it's open from the 23rd to the 26th of November, which is Thanksgiving weekend. And then it does not open again until December 16th, which is this weekend. So >> Oh man. >> Down here is the family hunt, which was open the 9th through the 10th, but that was this past weekend. So there's no hunting deer season in here open right now. >> Oh man. What's your what's your name, sir? >> Okay. Yeah, I'm I'm Officer Brown. I'm I'm late to the party here. Um so I'm not sure what occurred. Um do you mind taking us in there where you were hunting? >> They're burning that thing. That's why I come out. I >> They don't have this side on the road. >> Burning the east side of the road. >> Yeah, they This is where they lot it. They light it at the road and it goes that way. >> I'll take you in there. >> Okay. We'll follow you in there. What's going on? >> What's going on, man? >> How are you? >> How's it going? I'm Jason. >> I'm David. >> Nice to meet you, Jason. >> So, y'all burning this way to that way or is it going to the road? >> We're going to take it to the road. >> Yeah, but >> he's done pulled a line all the way down that damn road there. >> It ain't went much on this side of the road yet. It goes in there and takes a hard left and it ain't >> basically from here to the branches so far is on fire. >> Okay. >> So, it hadn't made it on this side of the road yet. Pretty much all we've left is from here and it going in. >> Okay. >> You ain't going to have to worry about it running. >> Right. No, I don't. No. >> The deal. Well, the deal is is >> this where you parked at, boss? >> Is this where you were parked at? >> Right here. >> Okay. >> All right. If you don't mind uh just walking us in there, and I want you to take me to the tree you were climbing. >> I want you to take me to the tree you were sitting in. Say again. I want you to take me to the tree you were sitting in. >> Take nothing. >> Have you killed any deer yet this year? >> Huh? >> Have you killed any deer yet this year? >> What'd you get? >> Six points. >> Gotcha. You kill him up here, >> huh? >> Kill him up here in Blackwater >> in Hulk. >> Okay. So, that yellow river management area. >> It's private lake. >> Okay. >> Yeah. All right. Give me a warning. This That's This is crazy. I I don't want to lose I got I got my gun permits. >> We We'll talk about that. >> I don't want to get, you know, lose my hunt privileges. I just >> We'll We'll talk about that. >> I just don't understand this stuff, man. >> Is it inside of that fire? >> Huh? >> Is it inside of that fire? >> Pass it. It's on the road. Straight down the road. >> All right. >> What side of the road were you hunting on? >> Straight on the road. Okay. So, you're basically sitting on the road. >> No, I was in a stand. >> Right. Right. But I'm saying you were in a tree right there on the road. Okay. >> Lost your headlamp this morning. >> You lose your headlamp this morning? >> No, I just put it down cuz I couldn't turn it off. >> Oh, I got you. Do you see anything today? >> I see a bunch of deer. >> Really? Yeah. >> I didn't shoot at none of them. Seemed like probably small six. I already killed six points, so I'm not I'm I've been trying to see this deer out here for three years now. And I named him King cuz he's like his horns are like this tall and they're like gold, solid gold looking. And every time I see him, he's like 100 yards or a little bit longer. And uh he'll sit there and watch you and and you know, he's a smart deer. And uh that was the first year I seen him. And then uh last year he made a circle completely all the way around me just far enough where I I wouldn't shoot at him. >> Dang. >> There ain't no bait out here. I don't I don't bait. It's like I I can't believe that I'm hunting again with, you know, out of the season, you know, cuz I don't try to do anything wrong, you know. I try to obey the law. And now for It's like I get I get VA disability and I get enough to pay my bills and that's it. Now now a fine and all this other stuff and you know have to deal with this court stuff, man. >> Where were you at last year when you got in trouble >> right here? That's what I'm saying. It's like I >> Same time of year, >> huh? >> Same time of year. >> I'm not sure. I like 10 43 50 103 1020 >> that's 43 >> you don't have any bait in here? Do you? >> No. No. I'm not I'm not going to do that. You know, it's like I say, if I known it was out of season right now, I wouldn't be here. Right. >> So, if we were to bring a canine in here, we wouldn't find anything. >> Send it. >> So, if we brought a canine here, we wouldn't find anything. >> You can do it. I don't I'm not find I just saw the empty corn bag in the back of your truck. >> You're not Yep. I hunt private land. This first day, I've hunted out here. Okay. >> I swear to God. No bait. You bringing a dog out here. I swear to God. >> All right. I just have to ask. So, >> I understand. >> All right. Yeah, we're good to go. We can walk back in the truck. You can get up in the stand that way you see everything and look. No, we're good. Like I said, we just we just walk with people where they're hunting at in this situation. >> All right, man. You can hang tight right here for a second. All right. So basically, I mean, I'll be honest with you. You can get a citation today. Okay? You're going to get a citation for this. Okay? It's closed season. I mean, we've been, you're not the first one we've got during this split. So, um, keeping it across the board. But basically, you have you've got this ticket last year or actually earlier this year in February. So, really and truthfully, you just need to you need to make sure you're looking at those a little better. Okay. >> Yeah. So, I got a question. >> Go ahead. So, the season on um on um December the 16th through uh February 7th is open net here. >> I've opened If you got the brochure, I'll tell you exactly. Don't want to tell you nothing wrong, but I'm if that's what you're saying, I'm pretty sure. >> Let me see. So, if you go just always always always look at these. Every July 1st we put a new one out. >> Every what? >> July the 1st. >> Okay. >> We put a new one out. Okay. So if you go in here to archer season has something general gun. >> So December 16th to the 7th steel hunt area only. And then this is the dog hunt area only. July January 1. So if you're looking just for general gun steel hunt >> November 23rd to the 26th which that's over then it comes in this weekend the 16th to the 7th. Okay. >> Through February 7th. Yes. February. >> Open all the way through till December. >> Yes. Make sure I tell everybody this. Make sure I don't care if you're going to Yellow River, Eggland, Blackwater, Escambia River, you go down south to you have to look at these brochures because they have different dates on these brochures. Okay. All righty, boss. Like I said, you receive a citation today. Hunting in a close season. Okay. So, all your information is on the top. This is the violation. Hunting during close season. This is what we observed today. And then this is your court date. It's going to be on to go to court. >> January 16th. Yes, sir. January 16th, 24 at 8 a.m. Santa Rosa County Courthouse. Okay. If you have any questions on it, call this number. If you can't attend it, make sure you call this number. I'm not telling they're going to change it, but they might be able to work with you. Okay. Sign by the eight signers out of Michigan State. You'll show up in court, talk to the judge. All right. Here's your copy of that. You got any questions on it? All right. How do you have a safe rest of your day? >> In the end, 60-year-old Ralfo was charged with hunting in an area during a closed season. He pled no contest and his adjudication was withheld. The actual sentencing document is locked from public access, but we can confirm that he paid $298 in cost and fees. If you like this video and want to see more like it, subscribe to Arrest Cam. As always, thanks for watching. [Music]