Fans of the Animal Planet television series North Woods Law will recognize Sgt. Heidi Murphy, an 18-year veteran Conservation Officer with New Hampshire Fish & Game, and the state’s first and only female CO. She has been an active member of the Advanced Search and Rescue Team, instructs courses for Fish and Game’s Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program, and was awarded the Shikar-Safari International Wildlife Officer of the Year in 2015. In this episode, Heidi and Wayne discuss some of her more memorable cases, what drew her to a career in wildlife management, and her hopes to attract more women to the profession.
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Here’s what we discuss:
- 18 years on duty
- Only female officer on staff
- Don’t need to fit a “box” to become a game warden
- Attracting more women into the profession
- Need to be passionate about job
- Moving from Lieutenant to Sergeant
- A boat at dawn is a pretty nice office
- Work smarter
- Busy Search & Rescue area
- Bringing loved ones home
- Sending rescuers into danger
- Twenty-six hour days
- Turkey magnet
- Sometimes you get lucky
- A memorable moose case
- Filming North Woods Law
- Inspiring the next generations of game wardens
- Becoming an Outdoors-Woman
- Teachers make good game wardens – and vice versa
- Following clues to get to the facts
- On the spot necropsies
- Variety is the greatest part of the job
- Networking with game wardens from other states
- Keeping conservation relevant
Credits
Hosts: Wayne Saunders and John Nores
Producer: Jay Ammann
Social Media: Stacey DesRoches
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