Dogs nose in and help stop poachers. Labrador Retrievers, a dream dog for legal hunters, are becoming a nightmare for Poachers. Game wardens are using the breed’s natural hunting instincts and strong desire to please their owners to bust people … Continue reading →
The Short Life & Times of a Twin-spotted Rattlesnake by Dave Prival Tucson, Arizona, USA. The bad luck all started on an otherwise idyllic after noon in late May 2006. The Gambel oak branches rustled in the slight breeze, … Continue reading →
Internet Officers by By Sgt. Tony Robinson It was to turn out to be major turning point in my life and career as a North Carolina Wildlife Enforcement Officer. I remember feeling like a fish out of water, but yet … Continue reading →
The Problem with Brittan’s BadgersBy Doug Lucyshyn In 1971, a Gloucestershire farmer found a badger that had died of bovine tuberculosis. The farmer’s cattle had been infected with bovine TB and he made a link between the two. Within a … Continue reading →
ANRET By Daniel Boyco For readers of this magazine, it is unlikely that I need dwell in the importance of training for law enforcement officers. The International Game Warden Magazine has for years done it’s part to underscore training as … Continue reading →
Avoiding Death in Close Quarters A Florida Fish and Wildlife Officer Shoots It Out on a Sailboat By Bob Lee Nestled between the sanddunes of Anastasia Islandand St. Augustine’s Light- Nhouse is Salt Run; a tidal lagoon thatserves as a … Continue reading →
IGW: From Whence It Came by Pat and Don Hastings Sr. Founders I was standing in a field in Montana one evening as dusk was creeping in and I was doing an imitation of someone with a hot foot or … Continue reading →
Georgia Ranger Added toLaw Enforcement MemorialBy Lt. Judd Smith,Georgia Department of Natural Resources For years I had heard over and over again that Georgia had lost only one ranger in the line of duty, and all the other rangers I worked … Continue reading →
IF&W urges anglers to switch to biodegradable lures Reprinted courtesy of Maine Fish and Wildlife Magazine THE MAINE DEPARTMENTOF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE (IF&W)is strongly encouraging anglers toprotect Maine’s fish by changing fromsoft plastic lures to biodegradable ones. Maine fisheries … Continue reading →
Microscopic Monsters, Just another part of the job.By Kevin L. Clayton,Massachusetts Environmental PoliceandCahterine Brown, DVM, MSc, MPH Conservation Officers never know when parasites will show them “1000 Ways to Die”. When I’m relaxing after a long day, I take in … Continue reading →
