BUCK BUCKY DANIEL KENN KENNAN MALE MALE_WITH_BEARD MAN MARGARET_ANN PILOT TIM TODD VO VO We have a huge problem. MAN I don’t need these coyotes eatin’ my calves. VO This is definitely a rogue coyote. BUCK You hear ‘em? MARGARET ANN What are you doing? BUCK It’s called indoor blowgun decorating. BUCK Badass. BUCK I can shoot it all over the house. BUCK All right. Right now. VO Grab her! Jump on the hog! BUCK Animal capture, man. It is awesome. VO South Texas. One of the most hostile environments for man and beast. But there’s one man whose mission is to maintain the balance between nature and civilization. BUCK BUCK (VO) My name is Buck Medley, and I keep a watch over the ranchlands of Texas. BUCK That’s where you get bit, right there. BUCK If you have an animal problem, you call me. Daniel Been having trouble with bobcats. BUCK The water’s infested with huge alligators. DANIEL Man this fella is one of a kind. Just look at him. BUCK Down here in South Texas, you’re going to have to have back up. TODD No stranger to danger! MALE WITH BEARD Buck is a South Texas legend because everybody knows him down here. V.O. Not only is Buck extreme in what he does, but he’s also kind of extreme in what he looks like. BUCK How does my hair look? MARGARET-ANN We’re not the Beaver Cleaver family but we have lots of fun. MALE He knew exactly what to do; he’s absolutely the best. BUCK I’m gonna be out in that jungle making sure that justice for all living creatures. Freedom awaits you! VO The South Texas heat is relentless this morning. So before Buck kicks off his day, he seeks refuge indoors to hone one of his unique skills. BUCK I been using the blowgun since I was a small kid. Precision requires practice. BUCK And if you can do it in your living room or in your house, do it. BUCK Oo-hoo. That baby’s accurate. Oo-hoo, look at that. Almost perfect bull’s-eye. BUCK Now I’m probably not like most guys. They don’t’ shoot their high-powered compound bow through the living room. Bonk. [LAUGHS] MARGARET ANN What are you doing in my house? Why aren’t you outside on a tree? BUCK The air conditioner’s on. MARGARET ANN Every time I walk in, I never know what Buck’s going to be doing. MARGARET ANN If I get really lucky, he vacuums the floor probably because he’s covering his tracks. BUCK You know, this thing could be useful all over the house. MARGARET ANN I don’t know about that, Buck. What are you doing? BUCK Look at that. I mean, that thing’s anchored in there. That’s pretty deep. MARGARET ANN I think you got caught with your new toy. BUCK You know what? I think I can use this blowgun for other things in our household. MARGARET ANN Uh-huh. BUCK I think I could take this, put this right here, and there you go. Tell me that’s not perfect. I could shoot it all over the house! BUCK It’s called indoor blowgun decorating. Badass. MARGARET ANN No babe. BUCK You in? MARGARET ANN No. We need to take it outside. BUCK Well, I’m gonna leave this one for now, because that’s my favorite sign. MARGARET ANN [OVERLAP] Oh yeah, leave it. Leave it. I like it. VO Buck will have to find somewhere else to practice his blowgun. VO In the meantime, there’s always work to be done on the ranches of South Texas. BUCK Hello? TIM (OC) Hey Buck, it’s Tim. BUCK Hey, what’s going on, Tim-bo? TIM (OC) I’ve got some hogs getting into my south pasture. BUCK Wow, man. That seems to be everybody’s problem right now. Those hogs are outta control. I’m headed that way, brother. TIM (OC) Okay, great. BUCK Bye bye. BUCK I just got a call from my buddy Tim. He’s got a huge hog problem. I’m real close to Tim’s family. His dad, Sunny, was one of my mentors, and I’ve always looked up to him. If Tim calls with a problem, we’re like blood brothers. I’m gonna be there no matter what, no matter when. I’m gonna solve the problem. TIM Hey, Buck. BUCK What’s goin’ on, Tim-bo? TIM Oh not much. You? How you been? BUCK Good. How you doin’? TIM Doin’ good, doin’ good, doin’ good. I’ve got uh, three big hogs back here in the south end. BUCK Yeah? TIM Um, they’re really tearing heck out of everything. I need something done now. BUCK Them big boars, I know they can dig some pretty deep holes. TIM Yeah, they can get deep. BUCK Tim’s got a big cattle operation. Hogs make big, deep holes in the ground. They can ruin expensive ranch equipment, and injure cattle. BUCK Do you wanna relocate? TIM I don’t care. Let’s get ‘em gone. BUCK I mean, I don’t’ have any hands with me right now. TIM I’ve got one hand. Uh, his name’s Kennan. He’s a little green right now, but uh, I’ll send him with you, if you need him. But I need these hogs out today, especially three big boars. BUCK All my normal guys are busy. Tim’s got a guy, he’s kinda green. I’m gonna have to use him. BUCK Just have him meet me over at my place today. TIM Okay, I’ll send him on. BUCK I’m on it right now. TIM All right. Appreciate it. BUCK You bet. TIM Later. BUCK Take care. VO Back at the house, Buck plans for the hog capture job while he waits for the arrival of Tim’s inexperienced ranch hand, Kennan. BUCK Hey buddy. KENNAN Howdy. I’m Kennan. BUCK I’m Buck. Nice to meet you. KENNAN [OVERLAP] Nice to meet you. KENNAN My first impression of Buck he kinda looks like a professional wrestler. BUCK You got snake boots? KENNAN No. BUCK You have good camo? KENNAN I usually just wear my jeans and shirt like this. BUCK Do you do any predator calling? KENNAN No, I never have. BUCK I’m not so sure how much experience this kid has, but one day with me, he’ll be a different guy. BUCK All right. We’ll go see what you’re made of. What do they call you again? KENNAN I’m Kennan. BUCK I think we’re gonna call you Kenn-dog. KENNAN What? BUCK So Kenn-dog, this truck. KENNAN Yeah. BUCK Is it like safe? BUCK I’m lookin’ at the door panel. There’s like exposed windows, there’s like missing parts, there’s like parts from other trucks. Basically, when I see a guy roll up in a truck like that, I’m thinking, you know, he’s not all there. BUCK (cont’d) And the truck’s definitely not all there. BUCK There is a violent shaking going on of the whole truck. I’ll bet you can’t even go over 30 miles an hour in this thing without it falling apart. No, no, no, no. BUCK (cont’d) He starts accelerating, we go into a high speed wobble. BUCK All right, all right, all right, all right. Slow down, man! The whole truck’s gonna fly apart, man! BUCK I’m not afraid of anything in this world. Kenn-dog’s truck? That’s a little scary. BUCK My way of catching animals is usually way more aggressive than other guys. A lotta people don’t last very long with me. It’s just ‘cause everything I do freaks them out totally. BUCK Okay, dude. This hog hunt, it’s gonna be a little bit different. KENNAN Uh-huh. BUCK We’re gonna net giant boars with a net gun. KENNAN Those actually exist? BUCK Animal capture, man. It’s -- it’s awesome. Once I net the big hog, you’ve only got seconds to get to it, contain it, and hog-tie it. KENNAN So you want me to jump on these hogs while they’re thrashing around in the nets with their sharp tusks and everything. BUCK Yeah. KENNAN I really don’t know what I’ve gotten myself into. Wrestling hogs, I was like, what are you talking about, crazy man. BUCK I’m gonna have an eagle eye view of what you’re doing. KENNAN You’re gonna be where? BUCK Look, you hear that? KENNAN Yeah. BUCK Now look, right there. BUCK The plan is, I’m in the chopper, Kenn-dog is supposed to be watching the chopper, listen for the sound of the net gun, soon as he hears that sound, he’s supposed to be out of the truck, running full force. PILOT There’s your shot, right there. BUCK Follow me… follow me! KENNAN Follow me, he says. BUCK So finally I find this big monster boar, but I don’t see Kenn-dog anywhere. KENNAN Where’d he go? I lost him. BUCK I’m telling him, Kenn-dog, Kenn-dog, here’s your coordinates, go this way. BUCK Why isn’t he on his way?! Why isn’t he on his way!?!? KENNAN I unbuckled this thing, what are you -- oh. BUCK Man, where you been? KENNAN I been here for a half an hour! BUCK Jump on this thing, hurry up! Jump on it, get on it! BUCK It’s Kenn-dog’s first really dangerous hog hunt, and uh, he’s just not cuttin' it. BUCK All right, I’m going back. KENNAN All right. BUCK I’m not a control freak, but I wanna control the situation that I’m controlling [LAUGHS]. BUCK We’re pushing the hogs out of the river bottom. All of a sudden, a big boar blew out of the river BUCK All right, hang on. Wait, wait, wait… all right… right… now BUCK Boom. Perfect net shot BUCK Go, go, go, go, go, go! Grab it, quick! BUCK I see Kenn-dog running. I knew he was in trouble. We can’t let that hog get away. BUCK Jump on the hog! BUCK Grab her…grab her! Dude, you jump on the hog! BUCK Tim wanted me to remove three wild hogs from his property. So far it’s not going too good. BUCK Dude, what happened? KENNAN Hog got away. KENNAN I been boar huntin’ before, but uh, not like this. Not shootin’ ‘em with a net gun out of a helicopter. This is craziness KENNAN They’re short little guys, but man, they can move. BUCK All right, try to get there a little quicker, man. KENNAN All right. BUCK This one boar got loose from Kenn, so I’m back in the chopper. I’m gonna track this hog down. Nothing’s gettin’ away from me. BUCK There he is, right there. Right… right now. PILOT Buck has got one on the ground! KENNAN Got it. BUCK Tie his mouth up, tie his feet and get him outta the net. Now get his leg. Here take him. BUCK South Texas wild helicopter capture, that’s what I’m all about. Finally it got done. Three big hogs down, that’s the way to end a day. BUCK Hang on, Kenn-dog. Kennan I’m hangin’ on. BUCK We’ve got these hogs in the catch trailer. We’re gonna transfer ‘em to another ranch where they won’t endanger any more livestock. BUCK All right, let ‘em go. There ya go. [LAUGHS] That’s your new home there, the jungle. Woo! BUCK Good job, brother. KENNAN Yeah. BUCK This was Kenn’s first time running down hog, but there’s definitely room for him to improve. BUCK The big boar, they’ve been caught and relocated. Kenn-dog and I are headed over to Tim to tell him the good news. BUCK What’s happening? How you doin’? TIM Doin’ good, doin’ good. What’d you all do? What’d you all do? BUCK Well we did it, man. TIM What’d you -- good. BUCK Got rid of them hogs. TIM Well that’s good, man. I appreciate that. I really do appreciate that. But listen, I have another problem. BUCK All right. TIM Run across a calf in the pasture back here. Uh, the calf was dead, newborn calf. I seen a coyote on the carcass. BUCK Oh wow. TIM So I’m having a problem with that right now. I need you to go do something about it. I don’t need these coyotes eatin’ my calves. He come up here and chase one of my dogs the other day. BUCK Wow. TIM Yeah. BUCK Okay, yeah, I can do that like right now. TIM Let’s do it. BUCK I know how clever these coyotes can be, and I hope to catch this one before he can strike again. BUCK Me and Kenn-dog, we’re scouting on the north end of the ranch. What I’m looking for is coyote tracks in the soft dirt in the road tracks. BUCK Yep, here’s tracks right here. These are fresh coyotes. This is probably today’s tracks, otherwise the wind would’ve covered it. BUCK When somebody calls me in to get rid of some coyotes, I know it’s gonna be a challenge. You know, they don’t call ‘em Wile E. Coyote for nothing. BUCK Here we go. This is coyote sign. We’ve got fresh tufts. We’ll set a snare here, hopefully we’ll catch the coyote. BUCK Snares are a cable with a lock that as the animal goes through, it constricts around any part of their body. The more you pull, the more it tightens. BUCK You make the hole a little deeper. KENNAN Uh-huh. BUCK I showed Kenn-dog a few tricks. Barely tie one knot. Now he’s on his own. He’s settin’ the snares and he’s doing a good job. BUCK It’s getting pretty late in the day and it’s kinda hot. The coyotes aren’t gonna be moving right now. But I’m hoping these snares might catch ‘em overnight. BUCK All right, let’s go. VO It’ll be tomorrow morning before Buck and Kenn can check the coyote snares. So Buck heads home to see what’s up with his son, Bucky. BUCK What are you doin’, boy? BUCKY Chillin’. BUCK Did you see that target I set up inside? BUCKY Uh, yeah, why’d you do that? BUCK We’re gonna do some indoor blowgunning. BUCKY For real? BUCK Yeah. BUCKY My mom does not like it when we do dangerous things in the house, because she thinks that we’ll end up destroying it. And sometimes we do. BUCK Wanna try it? BUCKY Yeah. BUCK All right, let’s try it. BUCKY Is mom okay with this? BUCK I don’t think mom’s gonna know about it right now. MARGARET ANN Hey guys. You weren’t expecting momma to be home, are ya? MARGARET ANN Knowing Buck’s personality, something in the back of my mind told me he’s up to something. I’m really concerned there’s gonna be another crazy Buck moment in the house. BUCK Bucky’s wantin’ to shoot the blowguns in the house. BUCKY No. It was his idea. BUCK Was that the way it went? MARGARET ANN I don’t want Bucky to learn how to blow dart in the house. Teach him outside. MARGARET ANN I think you need to take it outside. BUCK Take what outside? MARGARET ANN Take your target outside. Before you know it, all of his friends are gonna be over here in my living room lined up shooting my wall. BUCK You wouldn’t do that, would you? MARGARET ANN Only if mama’s not here. BUCK Take the target down. I got work to do anyway. All right, have a good day. BUCKY All right. BUCK Boy, take care of them dogs. BUCKY All right. BUCK Kenn-dog and I, we set the snares for the rogue coyote that’s been attacking Tim’s livestock and his pet dog. But now we’re gonna go check the snares, see if we did any good. BUCK I don’t see anything. Line’s still good. I don’t see any fresh tracks. Nothing. KENNAN Nothing there. BUCK Look at that, Kenn-dog. The buzzard’s in the tree. KENN There must be something dead over there. BUCK Wow, look at that. Dude, a dead calf. I knew it. KENNAN Coyote must have got it. BUCK Wow. Thing’s only 100 pounds. Ooh, that thing stinks. Ah. That’s two calves in less than two to three days. If this keeps continuing, it could wipe out the whole herd. TIM I lost a dog last night. BUCK Having to put down an animal? That’s really my last resort. BUCK Did you see something down that sendero? Right there. BUCK This coyote’s smart enough to avoid the trap we set for him. I gotta get back with the rancher Tim and make a new plan. BUCK Que paso? TIM Nada. BUCK We are having extreme difficulty in taking the coyote. TIM I’m having extreme difficulty myself. I lost a dog last night. BUCK Oh don’t tell me that. TIM Yeah. BUCK Here in South Texas, there’s a balance between nature and people that needs to be kept. I wanna make sure this coyote doesn’t harm any more of Tim’s cattle or his ranch dogs. BUCK I’m gonna have to step it up a bit. Keep your phone on, lock the dogs up, keep the ranch quiet. TIM Done deal. BUCK If you can’t catch him with a live trap, the only other option is to hunt him down. BUCK I’m gonna try to go after this coyote the most humane way I can. I’m gonna use a predator call and I’m gonna use my bow on this mission. I’m extremely accurate with it, and it’ll put the animal down without it having to suffer. BUCK Let’s move. KENNAN All right. BUCK I know the area where the coyote’s been spotted. BUCK Did you see something down that sendero? BUCK So I’m gonna have to go downwind and then start our call. BUCK [MAKES CALLING NOISES] BUCK My philosophy on hunting is the animal is sacred. Having to put down an animal, that’s really my last resort. BUCK Let’s move. Stay ready. BUCK Kenn-dog, hear ‘em? KENNAN They’re right there. BUCK Dude, right here, look, shh. There’s the track right there BUCK They’re going right through there. Let’s go down here, we’ll set up down here. Listen. What’s that over there? BUCK Look, there he is, right there. VO Now it’s time for Buck 101. BUCK [MAKES CALLING NOISES] That was some of the calls of the most abundant animal in South Texas. In fact, Texas has more of this animal than any other state. What do you think this animal is? The answer when we come back. VO Back to Buck 101. BUCK This South Texas animal that is more abundant in Texas than any other state is the white tailed deer. There are over a half a million of these animals in the state, and they sometimes breed with other deer species such as the mule deer [MAKES CALLING NOISES]. BUCK Keep your gun ready. BUCK Kenn and I finally track this coyote down. He’s on the south end of Tim’s ranch. KENN What’s that over there? BUCK Suddenly, we spot the big rogue coyote. BUCK Look, there he is, right there. BUCK So I drew my bow, released the arrow, all of a sudden everything went quiet. It’s the circle of life. You gotta treat life with respect. If I have to kill anything, I’m not gonna kill it vain. KENNAN He’s done. BUCK That’s a pretty big coyote. We did it, man. Good job. All right, why don’t you go get Tim, get him back over here, and we’ll show him we got it done. KENNAN Cool. BUCK All right. BUCK I’m relieved we’ve got the coyote problem solved before he can strike again. BUCK That was a tough job. TIM Look, man, I appreciate everything you’ve done for me and I thank you a million for that. BUCK Anything for you. TIM I’m really glad that Buck came in and helped me with this problem. Man, this feller is one of a kind. TIM So how did Kenn-dog do? BUCK Kenn-dog? Pretty good hand. He uh, he’s gonna need a little more training on the animal capture, TIM Right. BUCK But got a good team together. TIM Well that’s good. That’s good. BUCK My boy, Kenn-dog, he was there when I needed him and you know, at the end of the day, he is gonna make a pretty good ranch hand. TIM Well I appreciate everything you’ve done for me. BUCK No problem. TIM Thank you a lot. BUCK Yes sir. TIM See ya later. BUCK All right. KENNAN See you in a little bit, Tim. KENNAN I’ve definitely learned a lot. I really enjoyed working with him. Hopefully I get to work with him again. BUCK We need to bury this coyote. Let’s go get some shovels and put this dog to rest. KENNAN All right. BUCK Thank you, bud. KENNAN No problem. Thank you. VO Now that the coyote job is complete, Buck finally has a little leisure time on his hands. BUCK Ooh. Not bad. BUCKY Hey, dad. BUCK What’s up? BUCKY Nothin’ much. Just practicing. BUCK That’s awesome, man. BUCK You know what I’m thinking? Where’s my blowgun? BUCKY Uh-oh. Mayday. MARGARET ANN What are you doin’? BUCK Um, shootin’ our blowguns outside. BUCKY Not even in the house. MARGARET ANN Wait, there’s lighter fluid right there. This is getting too dangerous, Buck. BUCK When Margaret Ann came outside and saw what we were doing, she about blew her Margaret Ann gasket. BUCK Hang on to your butt. MARGARET ANN Buck! BUCK Woo! Look at that baby go! MARGARET ANN Oh my god. BUCK Ha! Perfect shot! BUCKY Feel that from all the way back here. MARGARET ANN This is too close to the house. BUCK Look at the good side, Margaret Ann. We’re outside. MARGARET ANN I never know what Buck’s going to think of next, but that’s what makes life exciting with him, and that’s one of the many reasons that I love him. MARGARET ANN I think it’s getting outta hand. BUCKY I think it’s just getting started. MARGARET ANN Yeah. BUCK Dude, I think my dart is toast! Margaret Ann? BUCK For more Lone Star Legend, go to animalplanet.com/lonestarlegend