If you like fishing wildlife content, be sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on future videos. The Missouri Department of Conservation received an anonymous tip about an individual hunting a baited stand. Conservation agent, can you come down? What did I do wrong? Come down. Show your permits real quick. Opening day, huh? Oh, you're for real. Yeah, conservation agent. Come on down. That's one heck of a stand you got there. I'll be sitting here all day. Come on out. You really must have pissed you guys off. Why? You put my guy over there earlier. Well, it doesn't mean I'm mad at you. Just making sure everybody's following the rules. I'm a licensed person with the conservation department. Opening day. Just got to have them handy. Well, I got them handy. Okay. See anything today? Nope. I'll be with you in a second. What's probable cause for being on this property? We'll We'll discuss that in just a minute. Let me see if I can scan the QR code. Internet's slow out here. I apologize. What's your name, sir? Rick. Rick. I'm Ben. Waiting for my connectivity here. It's still slow. Do you lease the property or are you own it here? Lease it. Lease it. Owner's right over there in that house. That house over there? Okay. All right. Well, someone called in an anonymous tip about this being a baited stand. That's why I'm here. Yeah. >> Is there any corn or bait out here anywhere? We corn earlier this year, not now. >> Not now? When was the last time you put corn out? I have been in Iowa. I have no idea. You have no idea? >> in Iowa this morning or yesterday morning. I'm not getting any connectivity to pull up your permits. So, can I see it again? Sure. There's no firearm or any deer. Screenshot it. So, no no corn that you're aware of? I'm not aware of. I know earlier this year, like when we were setting these up like in September, we were throwing corn. Mhm. Maybe even October. I don't know. Yeah. Okay. Well, Franklin County is a chronic wasting disease county. You can't feed deer anytime of the year, whether you're hunting them or not. So. I wasn't aware of that. Yeah. Well, we're not testing this year, so Well, it's still chronic wasting disease county. You can't put mineral or feed out for deer. That's That's Okay. That's the way it is year-round. So. >> Okay. But, do you think all the corn's gone now? I have no idea. This is the first I hunted. I wasn't here this morning. I'm here this now. Okay. Is there anybody else up in there with you? >> No. Okay. I'm going to walk around >> that way. I'm going to walk around and look for some corn Yeah. and uh if I don't find anything, I'll get out of your hair and you can go back to hunting. Okay. So, just hang tight right here and I'll be done in just a minute, okay? >> All right. Thanks for your cooperation. >> You guys have corn anywhere else other than right here? You don't know. I've been in Iowa. Yeah. Sorry I'm so pissed. I drove 6 hours Yeah. to hunt this weekend. Here we are. >> I understand. But >> You're doing your job. I understand. >> I'm getting pissed because I literally I've been in Iowa all year. I've been looking forward to this weekend and this whole evening's up. Yeah. Are you a I didn't look at your information. Are you a member of the club? >> I'm local here, but I'm working up there cuz my company Well, who who would put the corn out then? We I was I come home on with some weekends. I haven't been home in a month and a half. >> So, did you put the corn out then? Not somebody else? No, I didn't, but I know I'm working with you, right? Someone called and said that they're hunting over bait. >> Don't believe that. And >> How would they know that? Louis right there. He knows everyone that comes through here. Yeah, does he know that >> Prairie, I can see that happening because it's right out the road. This is crazy. Yeah. You guys are I mean If you're going to be here all weekend, I'm going home. Honestly, that's where I'm at right now. >> Right. So, or I'm going back. As of now, this spot cannot be hunted until all the corn is gone for 10 days. What corn? I I picked up a piece for you. Okay. All right. That's fine. All right. So, there's corn here, right? Sure. Looks like it's been broadcast and spread. Like a like a spreader or back of an ATV that spreads it around. So, it's not like a pile, but it's definitely baited, right? >> Okay. Would you agree that that's corn? That's definitely corn. >> That's definitely corn, right? >> Yeah. But doesn't say that I'm not saying you put it here. I'm saying somebody did it. You're the one hunting here. >> That's fine. You got a job to do. I understand. You got to understand why I'm upset. I get it. I get it. I haven't had a day to bow hunt this whole year and I've been sour about it. And here we are opening day. Yeah. But That's fine. Yeah. So, as of now, go ahead and get your gun out and your your hunting is done for the night. Okay? >> Go and gather your equipment >> leave anyway, but that's fine. You want to gather your equipment and meet me at the truck. We'll do some paperwork and then I'll be done. Okay? Sure. Just make sure you unload your gun for safety. How long has that been a rule in Kansas? Throw corn for CWD. Um, that's been several several years. It's for every CWD county. When you get the We knew we couldn't during rifle season or when it's hunting season we couldn't do it. >> Yeah, but you can't feed in CWD counties or place minerals. And that's been That's news to me. >> 5 to 10 years it's been News to me. It's been quite a while. >> saying that you're wrong. It's I just How are we supposed to know? It's in the It's in the rule book. Um, if you get the rule book, it's in there. Never I haven't got one since I was Yeah. >> 15. So Every year I'd just buy a tag and call it good. Never in my wildest dreams could I thought this would ever be a problem. I'll follow you to the truck. Whether it's a feeder set up or pile of corn, sure. I can fully understand that. Do you have any other firearms in your vehicle? Nope. No pistols or anything in your bag? No. Do you have a driver's license? Yep. May I see it? Yep. Nothing in here. >> Okay, I'm watching. It's fine. Sorry, I never seen one of you guys before. Well, we're kind of like a unicorn. Everybody's heard of us, nobody's ever seen one before. Again, sorry. I'm It's okay. You have the right to be upset. Thank you. Just hang out here. I'm going to do some paperwork. I'll be right back with you. Driver's license back, Mr. Armstrong. Missouri Associate Circuit Court of Franklin County. We are in the Franklin County. Your social security number. The undersigned agent, which is me, knowing that false statements on this form are punishable by law, has probable cause to believe that today, near Road around 4:00 p.m., your name, address, height, weight, descriptors, all that, did unlawfully commit the following offense contrary to the statutes of the state of Missouri, statute number 252.040, conservation code 7.431, take or attempt to take deer with bait. Code to use the process, the ticket, my badge number, my name and signature. Court date, 9:00 a.m., May the 6th, 2025, in Franklin County Courthouse in Union, Missouri. >> 2026, you mean? That's right. Thank you for correcting that. 2026. May 6th, 2026, in the Franklin County Courthouse in Union. You do not have to appear on that date, and I'll explain that in just a moment. Can you sign right there? I'll give you a copy of your citation. One thing you need to know is the ticket number and your court date. This is your copy. With your copy, I'm going to give you instructions on how to take care of this ticket. Have you been to Case Net? No. >> Missouri Courts, there's the website right there. >> you know I don't have any I haven't I didn't run your record, so Never been Yeah, anyway, go ahead. I appreciate it. So, uh this is Missouri Case Net. You can go online and you can pay your ticket online, all right? Um or you can go to the county clerk's office there at the courthouse and pay it there. Or you're going to appear at this date and time and either plead guilty or not guilty. You can have a jury trial if you wish, okay? Failure to do one of those three things could result in a warrant issued for your arrest, Okay. So, and uh do you have any questions for me? >> No. Now, don't go online today or tomorrow and look for your ticket because it could take up to 30 days for the clerk to get it into Case Net. Okay. Okay? I'll give you 6 months to pay the ticket, so that's pretty good long time. Mhm. >> So, okay? Any other questions for me? This spot is closed for 10 days, okay? All right? Okay. Okay. You have a better day. In the end, the suspect was charged with taking or attempting to take deer with bait. He later played guilty, paid a $249.50 fine, and received eight points on his hunting license. If you like this video and want to see more like it, subscribe to Arrest Cam. As always, thanks for watching. >> [music] [music] >> Mhm.