The Jeffrey Foiles Case Fall from grace Jeffrey “Jeff” Foiles must have once thought he had it all. For more than a decade, everything he touched turned to gold. What started as a cottage industry – making bird calls during … Continue reading →
Face to Face, Power & Perspective TakingBy Jeff Baile Raise your dominant hand index finger out in front of you and imagine the tip has been dipped in black ink. Place your “inked” finger in the center and at the … Continue reading →
Man Tracker We’re not talking about the popular reality show on the Outdoor Life Network, but real tracking where evidence is collected and lives are at stake. I’m not trying to knock the TV show. After all, I would … Continue reading →
Scared Straight By Bob H. Lee A three-quarter moon rose above the pine forest and deep shadows fell across Forest Road 8 in southeast Marion County. As darkness descended, a 23-year-old man, whom I will call Rick, sat behind the … Continue reading →
Transforming Data Into Better Information for Effective Conservation Law Enforcement When asked what the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Law Enforcement Program wanted most from its new records management system when it live in 2010, Chief Bruce Bjork’s … Continue reading →
Killer Rogue on the Crocodile River In the summer of 2010, I took a month-long trip to Africa and spent two weeks on safari and two weeks exploring and visiting friends. I was the guest of renowned Professional Hunter Stef … Continue reading →
Paddlefish Wars Game Wardens lay motionless in the black, shadowy patches of boulders, weeds, and roots. As if playing a game of hide and seek, an occasional water snake popped its head up out of the water casting a periscope-like … Continue reading →
Alabama Deer Poaching Problem In 1978, the director of the Alabama Game and Fish Department (AG&F) telephoned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Law Enforcement’s Washington office requesting assistance with a poaching problem. I was Special Agent in Charge … Continue reading →
Adapting To Change, The Key To Successful Conservation Law Enforcement:Automated Records Management Last Year the Indiana State Legislature enacted a new law which, for the first time, made operating a boat while under the influence of marijuana and other drugs … Continue reading →
Day of Reckoning Wildlife crime has become a big business. Worldwide, the value of the illegal wildlife trade is estimated to have doubled in the last five years, to $10 billion(US) annually. As organized criminal networks span the globe to … Continue reading →
