151 – The Game Warden Channel

Introducing The Game Warden Channel! From the creators of smash hits North Woods Law and Lone Star Law, TGWC is now streaming exclusively on YouTube – bringing you even more real-life stories from game wardens across the US. In this episode, we go behind the scenes with Steve Engel and Ben Shank of Engel Entertainment, Director of Photography Jamie Azar, and New Hampshire’s own Col. Kevin Jordan and Conservation Officers Jon Demler, Austin Valladares, Kevin Bronson, and Josiah Towne. Subscribe now for an even closer look into the world of conservation law enforcement.

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Here’s what we discuss:

  • “We’re back!”
  • The first call was to New Hampshire
  • YouTube allows more flexibility
  • Episodes will feature NH, then move to Texas, Nevada, and other states
  • NH Fish & Game staff voted unanimously to participate
  • Carrying the torch for conservation and conservation officers
  • “I’d rather be doing this than probably anything else in television.”
  • Officers and camera crew become good friends
  • A turkey poacher in the wrong neighborhood
  • New show features a smaller crew than network television
  • Camera crew helped tend CO Towne’s animals after work
  • “It’s on the interwebs!”

Credits

Hosts: Wayne Saunders and John Nores

Producer: Jay Ammann

Warden’s Watch logo & Design: Ashley Hannett

Research / Content Coordinator: Stacey DesRoches

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136 Operation Night Cat with Ron Arsenault & Kevin Bronson – New Hampshire

It started with a single game camera trained on an illegal bait site. Evidence recovered from that camera would ultimately lead to a lengthy multi-agency investigation, and the arrest of a ring of poachers who would trade hundreds of photos and videos of their multiple illegal harvests. In this episode, New Hampshire COs Ron Arsenault and Sgt. Kevin Bronson break down the story of “Operation Night Cat.”

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Here’s what we discuss:

  • Upcoming YouTube channel featuring NH game wardens
  • Investigation began as an illegal deer baiting case
  • Cell phone pictures reveal a protected bobcat shot at night
  • US Fish & Wildlife is brought in
  • Multiple search warrants are executed
  • A mountain of digital evidence reveals several suspects
  • Poaching activities were incredibly well-documented
  • “It was like they had a camera crew.”
  • One suspect attempts to hide a cell phone… but is foiled by K9 Winni
  • Bobcat, deer, crows, fisher, coyotes, and foxes were all targeted
  • Speed and coordination are key when executing warrants
  • The importance of preservation letters to prevent destruction of evidence
  • Poaching also occurred in other states, more charges could be pending
  • Five people were arrested, charged with over 50 night hunting violations alone
  • Felony charges were also laid
  • County attorneys were integral to these cases
  • Local sportsmen were “appalled, and wanted to help.”
  • Poaching is still prevalent and ongoing
  • “One guy may start, but it takes a team to get a win.”

Credits

Hosts: Wayne Saunders and John Nores

Producer: Jay Ammann

Warden’s Watch logo & Design: Ashley Hannett

Research / Content Coordinator: Stacey DesRoches

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