Wayne and John discuss a warden life across the border in Canada with special guest Sean Cronsberry. Sean is a dog handler and warden with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. He’s handled several interesting cases with his K-9 companions Timber and Blaze. Sean covers a large area and has a unique area that involves the commercial fishing industry out of the great lakes.
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Here’s What’s Discussed in this Episode:
- Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
- A Professional Mouthful
- Warden’s Watch International – Crossing the Border into Canada
- Cases with the United States – Michigan, Lacey Act, US Fish and Wildlife
- Working in Quebec and Needing an Interpreter
- Ice Fishing on Lake Simcoe
- Deputy Conversation Officer Program
- 1000 Hours of Volunteering
- Fish House and Open Holes
- Whitefish and Lake Trout
- Great Lakes and the Commercial Fishery
- Southwestern Region Ontario
- A K-9 Handler
- Timber, a Chocolate Lab
- Finding the Right Dog
- K-9 Blaze, a Yellow Lab
- Timber Would Wrap Up Cases on His Own
- Losing a Service Dog
- Into the Lions Den
- A Good Game Warden Story
- A Trespass to Hunt Call
- Finding Poached Turkeys, Only with a Dog
- A Sudden Death Call, Blaze Opened the Case Wide Open
- Finding a Bullet
- Labs- English vs US
- The Gun Powder Wag
- Tighty Whities
- Shooting Towards the Road
- The Cases we Remember Most are the Cases we Didn’t Make
- 99% Time the Dogs Will Find the Evidence
- Protecting the Interest of Other Hunters
- Sleeping in the Truck after 8 Hour Trip
- 3 Rotten Fish in a Net
- 165 Field Officers
- Naming Dogs, the Timber Wolf
- Spreading the Word for Wardens, a Way of Life