a law enforcement official now says sweat and matt had been gathering their own clues for almost a year from conversations with guards at clinton about hunting cabins and fields in the area. jeff dumas is a former corrections officer at clinton. >> they gathered information. they had a pretty good layout of the surrounding areas of hunting camps, what could be in them as far as maps knives weapons that are left there. >> reporter: jeff dumas says a lot of corrections officers at clinton have hunting cabins in that area and they often talk out loud about the cabins the supplies they need. and he says inmates listen to every word. now, according to a law enforcement official guards at clinton are being questioned by investigators about the friendly conversations they've had with inmates. the two escapees and others. brian todd, cnn, washington. you are watching "cnn newsroom." the deadly attack at a tunisian beach resort caught on camera.