Tag: Wildlife

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“Tales of a Texas Game Warden” by Benny Richards
Virtual book signing: December 2nd at 7:00pm
Recently retired
Everything is real
New season of Lone Star Law is coming
Game warden and peace officer
First interaction with a game warden
Different trails
Cocaine in the taxi cab
Dirty deeds under the cover of dark
Trip to jail makes them pass out
Phones change everything
Moving the bucket
Watch to get evidence
Wardens answer more than just outdoor calls
Housing development
Landowner permission
Diverse environment
Upcoming children’s book
Moose antler

071 Jeff Baile – Illinois Part II

Posted on November 4, 2021 by nhfishcop10

Jeff Baile is a retired conservation police officer and instructor in Illinois. He started out as a patrol officer in 1976, and moved to become a conservation police officer in 1979. Additionally, Jeff has worked as an instructor in his self-developed interview and interrogation course across the country. Jeff is a Certified Forensic Interviewer, and a member of the International Association of Interviewers. It is estimated he extratected over 7000 confessions over the course of his career. In this episode, Jeff speaks on his interviewing techniques, best stories, and more.

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There’s no end to it, stick new stuff in
Compliance increase after communication skills increases
Catfish case
Killed 24,000 fish, 600 bullfrogs
Boat accident
Published poaching
Hotel deer
25 illegal racoons
The Beagle
Making a case out of an interview
A person can only control their body language for so long
Everyone can learn it
A dead eagle
Columbo style
Baile & Associates courses
Administrative and teacher classes
Different prongs

070B Jeff Baile – The Wave – Bonus

Posted on October 29, 2021 by nhfishcop10

A Bonus Episode to Episode 070…

070 Jeff Baile – Illinois Part One

Posted on October 22, 2021 by nhfishcop10

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Conservation police
Getting into a niche
What do you need to do in interrogation
Mobile training unit
Body language and lie detection are two different animals
Interview before interrogation
Gather facts
Retell the story
Truth never changes
Getting good at interviews
Suppressing “we”
Conservation – specific course
Use both police and conservation examples
Interrogating our kids

069 Jeffrey Milner – Indiana

Posted on September 30, 2021February 21, 2024 by nhfishcop10

Jeffrey Milner is a conservation warden and K9 unit coordinator working for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. He has been working for over 27 years, 23 of those as a K9 handler. Throughout his time as a K9 officer and coordinator, Jeffrey has trained a multitude of dogs and has also had many of his own. He also helped found the Conservation Canine Officers Association. In this episode, Jeffrey tells some of his many stories that he has collected over the years.

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K9s are embedded in our organization
Jeffrey’s background
Knocking on the game warden’s door
1 lab turned into 11 labs
Only 9 other agencies that had K9 agencies
Dogs are an introduction
Dogs help to bridge the message of conservation
First partner
Indiana is one of the biggest K9 agencies in the country
Primarily labrador retrievers
I name my dogs with purpose
Journey: running a track on suspects
Different terrain holds scent differently
You have to love it to do it
Voyage’s best track – lifesaving
Fury: ginseng diggers
When you put value on a resource people will exploit it
Koda: in training
Training schools
From no members to 108 members in the CCOA
When I hang up my K9 shoes, the program is in good hands
Facility
Jason Lagore – Ohio
Follow and like Conservation Canine Officers Association on Facebook
Tight budgets
People will know a dog’s name 20 years later

068 The Colebrook Murders Part IV – Featuring Counselor Paula Booth

Posted on September 16, 2021 by nhfishcop10

Counselor Paula Booth has been working with law enforcement officers and other clients for over 35 years with the state of New Hampshire. Her unique knowledge of critical incidents and trauma response has made her a valuable asset to many agencies. She is also the director for the New Hampshire Employee Assistant Program. Paula has a masters degree in clinical social work from Boston University, is a member of the National Academy of Certified Social Workers, and is nationally certified as an employee assistance professional. Additionally, she has served as the president of the Grant State employee assistant program. Paula works on the governor and attorney general’s commission on domestic violence, and is an advisor to the state government’s decision makers. Her lectures at conferences, community events, and state sponsored events are well renowned. To Wayne, Paula Booth was his counselor after the critical incident that took place in Colebook in which he was shot.

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Introduction to Paula Booth
Counseling is very different in today’s world
Wayne’s breaking point
Counseling is for everyone
Everyone has a critical incident in their life
Healthy people get help
Education on counseling to law enforcement
We ask for help all the time, why not this?
Affects officers, family members, peers
Academy program: stress management in law enforcement
Traumatic experience from those that were on vacation
Critical incident tools
Simple, briefs directives
Eat something simple
Don’t fill the silence
Look into programs
Supervisors and peers watch you
Don’t use a cookie cutter approach
Connection is important
I’ve got the best job in the world
Make it palatable
If I didn’t have counseling, I wouldn’t have finished my career
Horrible week for New Hampshire
Approach it from a problem solving perspective
Make the appointment, you can always cancel it
Give and take
Uniform represents so much
Partners and supporters take the journey too

065 The Colebrook Murders Part I – Ft. Richard Adams Carey

Posted on August 5, 2021August 19, 2022 by nhfishcop10

Richard Adams Carey is the author of the book “In That Evil Day” in which he discusses the events of the violent 1997 shooting in Colebrook, New Hampshire in which Wayne Saunders was shot. Richard grew up in Connecticut and attended Harvard. He moved around the country while writing various books that are acclaimed by The New York Times, Alaska Magazine, and more. In this interview, Adams Carey explains his background, research for the book, the community around Colebrook, and much more.

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The Colebrook Murders
Putting the puzzle pieces together
Not enough exposure on the event
Listings in a telephone book
Went about the book stupidly
Battle between burying the incident and opening up
Expected to “suck it up” after incidents
Challenge: freedom of information
Dissecting the documents; generosity of agencies
No sense of competition in law enforcement
Not a typical true crime book
Mindset of those in the community
Flirtations with militia groups
National problem with little reporting
Breakdown of the incident
The good out of the incident
Civilian heroes
Outsider looking in to insider looking in
Book title

052 Carlos Gomez – Oklahoma Department of Wildlife

Posted on January 28, 2021June 22, 2021 by nhfishcop10

Carlos Gomez spent 41 years as a game warden in the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation – 34 years serving Tulsa County and 7 years serving in Oklahoma County. He is the only game warden in Oklahoma’s history to spend his entire career in urban areas. Despite this, his time was filled with hunting and fishing interactions, as well as education of the public. In his retirement, he actively enjoys the outdoors and regularly attends meetings with conservation clubs.

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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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Arizona Command Structure
Law Enforcement Program Manager
Wildlife Managers 92 State Wide
Voluntary Reporting at the End of the Season
Location, Permits, Time Frame Compliance
Higher Education Requirement in AZ
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, 2020April 17, 2024 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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