A team of wardens take to the skies to coordinate an air-to-ground assault on nocturnal poachers, while another team tracks down a serial poacher who kills fawns. A special operations unit spends Halloween capturing a deer poacher theyve been surveilling for weeks, and wardens Boyd and Karnow meticulously track down a meth addict who uses a bow and arrow to endanger more than one species.
After getting a tip-off, John Nores and the Marijuana Eradication Team scout a grow site. A few hundred miles north, Mike Beals patrols the Oroville Wildlife Area, a county park known for rampant drug activities. He encounters drugs, trespassers and a stolen vehicle. Meanwhile, two squads race to capture dangerous hunters feeding their methamphetamine addictions by poaching deer.
With hundreds of square miles to patrol in one of the largest states in the country, wardens take to Monterey Bay for the opening of sport rockfish season and track down a poacher deep in Feather Falls. A squad investigates a sea lion thats been shot in the face, while other wardens patrol a river in the Oroville Wildlife Area and investigate suspected poaching in the Mendocino National Forest.
To help protect native species, wardens man an abalone checkpoint on the northern coast of California. With the black market value at roughly one hundred dollars each, wardens have their hands full stemming the tide of poachers. While wardens face off against a shark being illegally kept in a pet shop, a rookie assigned to the Los Angeles beat snares lobster poachers in Redondo. And later, wardens work together to bust a black market piranha operation.
A hunter finds himself on a dangerous military field; another hunter's dog is bitten by a rattlesnake; a warden catches a fish poacher.
A group of wardens go after a suspected deer poacher; an illegal marijuana crop is shut down.
Warden Nick Buckler scouts a trapper to make sure he's following code. Warden Conely comes to the aid of some abandoned bobcat kittens.
A warden goes undercover to bust an online genet sale; early crabbers are chased down; and illegal woodcutting is stopped.
Warden Brian Boyd gets the inside scoop and tracks down a suspected, younger deer poacher. Elsewhere, Warden Stoots confronts minors shooting cotton-tails out of season, and Warden Ulrich finds a wordy wood-cutter with a troubled past.
Wardens Stoots and Gomes use technology to catch a trapper while Warden Farrell and his team try to take down an illegal abalone sales ring. Elsewhere, undercover operatives put the squeeze on illegal commercial sales of aquatic wildlife.
The Coast Guard tracks down boats that are causing damage to the environment; a warden discovers some unsettling information about a poacher; another warden is recognized for his work.
An assistant chief and his team work to push a dolphin back out to sea; Los Angeles wardens try to remove a family of bears from a residential area; and a warden hopes to catch fishermen operating without licenses.
Warden Boyd uses his patience and a disguise to try and get his man. Warden Kroll covers all his bases when looking into a duck poacher, and Warden Little comes across a special someone on a routine stop in the woods.
Warden Change heads into the line of fire to keep trespassers from hurting themselves. Lt. Nores sets up an undercover sting to track down felony sales of wildlife. Wardens Hendricks and Hrbacek track down abalone poachers on multiple fronts.
A warden makes an effort to protect salmon; snake poachers are followed; a warden takes out a search warrant on a local poacher.
Trespassers are caught in an unfortunate position in the Season 4 premiere. Also: A warden gets answers by using a poacher's relationship as leverage; two wardens go on a stakeout to rescue a deer fawn.
Hidden cameras help catch a pig poacher; a California lake is surveyed for illegal fishing activity; a warden goes undercover to bust a family who are illegally feeding wildlife.
A warden takes out a warrant to track down a poacher; an illegal grow is busted; a call about a mountain lion is made.
A deer poacher is pursued; a warden discovers a mysterious hut; a mountain lion attacks livestock.
A warden receives multiple reports about poachers; two wardens team up with undercover agents to chase down deer poachers.
A sea lion is killed by poachers; wardens check on a deer hunter who hasn't had a license in a decade; potential fish and deer poachers are tracked.
A warden protects lobsters from poachers in Southern California; a deer poacher is tracked down; illegal fishing is halted in Monterey Bay.
Spotlighters who hunt at night are caught; a warden has to make a difficult decision regarding a fawn.
Two wardens go after a hunter who shot a doe; a hunting party is chased; a bear settles in a residential area.
A hunter using a strange weapon is confronted; a suspicious bear-hunting party is tracked. Also: a crackdown on illegal activity in San Francisco markets.
Two wardens track a pair of trespassers; a group of bear hunters are followed; a family who have set up a gold mine on public property answer for their actions.
A K-9 dog helps track a poacher; a lieutenant remembers his former K-9 partner; an investigation comes to an abrupt end.
A habitual liar shoots neighborhood birds; a resident feeds bears and local wildlife; a farmer is upset that deer are eating his crop.
A warden investigates a case involving deer poaching; a team track down spotlighters; abandoned wildlife babies get assistance.
Illegal piranha sales are stymied; a blacktip shark is removed from a store; a team crack down on abalone poaching; wardens plan an undercover bust on an illegal fish market.
A warden follows up on a tip about spotlighting activity; an informant leads two wardens to a grisly scene; a decoy is used to catch poachers.
Wild-boar poachers are exposed and chased down by a group of wardens. Also: A dog is brought in to assist in a manhunt on public property.
The opening of bear season is closely monitored; a biologist tries to deter a wild bear from entering residential areas; a routine traffic stop becomes difficult for a game warden.
California’s Department of Fish & Game helps local authorities crack down on the rise in gang and cartel presence in and around national parks.
