Tag: Wildlife

Here’s What We Discuss:

Wayne’s experience with Oklahoma
Carlos’s energy
Operation Jersey
Undercover turtles
Wildlife war with China
Importance of prosecution
Judge shopping
Educate and build relationships with violators
Game wardens are hunters too
Interactions with Tiger King
Stolen polar bear
Carlos’s deer case
Stay tuned for part two!

048 Scott Fischer – Arizona Game and Fish

Posted on November 19, 2020June 22, 2021 by nhfishcop10

Scott Fischer is an Officer with Arizona Game and Fish and also the director of the department’s Operation Game Thief program. Scott and Wayne discuss the qualification for becoming an Arizona warden, Arizona’s outdoor opportunities for big game outdoors men and women, and a few operations that Scott has been on trying to stop illegal drug trafficking. They also discuss how important the community is to assisting with illegal poaching through Operation Game Thief.

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Location, Permits, Time Frame Compliance
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Qualifications for Arizona Game and Fish
Education Component
Background History, Abuse
Dream to Be a Game Warden
Pool of Law Enforcement Dwindling
Loosening the Reins for Applicants
Scientific Method Biology
600 Applicants Down to 120 Today
Minimum Standard Physical Regs
Operation Game Thief
Coos vs Coues
Dispatcher to Officer
2000 Sq. Mile District to Cover
Cactus and Agriculture
Playing Dumb Cop
Sticking to Lies
Cal Fish and Game and Wildlife
Wildlife Canine Handler
The Detail, Treat it Like a Homicide
Big Elk, Lottery Program
Mountain Lion, Deer Archery Over the Counter
Bear Season
Elk Over the Counter – Low Success
Shorts and a T-Shirt Hunting
Desert Mule Deer
Illegal Border Activity
High Human Traffic High Human Traffic
Cowboy Type, Let’s Go Get Him
I’m in Good Shape, But…
Drug Runners are In Better Shape
12 Illegals and a Big Load of Dope
Moose Case on International Lines
State Dispatchers are Life Lines
Arizona is Diverse
We Need the Public Thru Operation Game Thief

046 Matt Holmes Part II – The OHRV Crash

Posted on October 8, 2020June 22, 2021 by nhfishcop10

Matt Holmes, a NH Fish and Game Conservation Officer and regular on North Woods Law, jumps in the pick up truck with Wayne to talk more about Matt’s career as a Game Warden. They discuss in detail Matt’s OHRV crash that occurred in June 2020 while on radar patrol. Special narration and commentary from Bob Mancini.

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Here’s What We Discuss:

Evolution of OHRV Riding in NH
The North Woods Law Crew
The Bear that Killed the Chickens
A Errant Discharge of a High Power Rifle
2 Vehicle Crash, Running Radar
Connecting with Bob Mancini
2 Side By Sides at Excessive Speed
Blue Lights On
A Red and White Collision
Did I Break My Back? Can I Breath?
Familiar Faces in the ER
Pain Level
Physical Therapy and Back to Work
My Favorite Trainee
Just Wanted to Clarify that Your Not From Maine

045 Matt Holmes – Part I

Posted on September 24, 2020June 22, 2021 by nhfishcop10

Matt Holmes, a NH Fish and Game Conservation Officer and regular on North Woods Law, jumps in the pick up truck with Wayne this week to talk about Matt’s career as a Game Warden. Wayne and Matt go way back and have lots of stories to tell on this episode.

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Here’s What We Discuss:

Shooting and teaching hunter safety
Not loosing face with the court
Integrity
A Short Burst of Automatic Fire
Losing a Wheel on the Cruiser
A Repeater and the Cats Out of the Bag
I’m Not from Maine, Despite the NH Accent
Typing Skills, Old Fashion Man in Modern World
Driving with Code 3
Robert’s Brook Washout
We All Bring a Skill Set
Multiple Does in Parts and 22 Bullets
Irate Because a Deer Was Wasted
Hit Em, Hit Em Simultaneously
A White Suite and Moose Necropsy
Only One Party Didn’t Return the 2nd Weekend
Mass Residence Listing Their Firearms
The Perfect Villain
Own Up When You Mess Up
How You Act After the Fact Determines Your Fate
No Short Way to the Summit
Glen Is Grumpy about It
Ed Bacon, Perfect Storm of Misery
Mount Lafayette

043 Dennis Amsden – Vermont Fish and Wildlife Game Warden

Posted on August 27, 2020June 22, 2021 by nhfishcop10

Dennis Amsden was a Lieutenant and Game Warden with the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Service. Dennis served with the Vermont Fish and Wildlife for 20 years and was involved in many cases over the years, from the high profile media cases to the everyday poaching incident. He shares with us his journey over his career, shares details about several memorable investigations, and hints on where he’d like to go in retirement.

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