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This podcast brings you stories from Game Wardens across the world. Listen to their favorite cases, worst cases, what led them to their career, and what makes their job unique. Hosted by retired game wardens Wayne Saunders and John Nores.
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TGL036 Karen Hunter
Karen Hunter is a prominent figure in the firearms and defense community, contributing significantly through her writings, instruction, and advocacy. Her extensive work includes contributions to major print publications like Personal Defense World Magazine, Ballistic Magazine, Gun Primer Magazine, Concealed Carry Handguns Magazine, and Skillset Magazine. Beyond print, Hunter is active in digital spaces, contributing to platforms such as NRA’s America’s 1st Freedom and Getzone. This blend of print and digital outreach underscores her influence and commitment to Second Amendment and personal protection issues.
Beyond her writing, Karen Hunter is deeply involved in firearms education and safety. As the Senior Range Officer for Force Options USA, she plays a pivotal role in firearms training and safety instruction. Her certifications in defensive handgun and carbine instruction further demonstrate her expertise and dedication to responsible firearms use and self-defense training.
Her advocacy extends to public speaking and digital appearances, where she has been a guest on various podcasts, sharing her knowledge and views on gun rights, self-defense, and firearms education. Her active involvement in the community, both as an educator and a communicator, highlights her commitment to advancing the conversation around the Second Amendment and personal defense in a responsible and informed manner.
Hunter's work embodies a blend of advocacy, education, and communication, positioning her as a significant voice in the firearms and personal defense community.
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Sheila Paquette – Rhode Island
Sgt. Sheila Paquette can only be described as a trailblazer for women in conservation law enforcement. During her nearly 29-year career with the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, she has excelled in accident reconstruction and forensic investigation, is a multi-disciplinary trainer, boat handling instructor and Master Captain, was the agency’s first Detective – and did we mention she’s also active with both NAWEOA and the North American Game Warden Museum, an avid photographer, passionately community-minded, and a mom? On this International Women’s Day, join us for a conversation with an officer who not only challenges stereotypes, but leaves no boundary untouched.
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Here’s what we discuss:
· Born and raised in Rhode Island
· Hired in 1995
· Beginning her 29th year with RI Dept of Environmental Management
· Exposed to the outdoors from a young age
· Interned with the state to build volunteer hours
· Encouraged to apply by a coworker
· “I didn’t know what I was getting into.”
· Working in fish identification
· A fish that had never been documented in RI
· Joined at a time when few women were game wardens
· Misconceptions around women in law enforcement
· Camaraderie and networking opportunities at field days
· “Almost like a mini family.”
· Joining the North American Game Warden Museum
· The Memorial Paving Stone project and scholarship program
· Tune into the Warden’s Watch podcast episode about the museum
· An autopsy led to an interest in accident investigation and reconstruction
· Every boat accident has a critical moment
· First Detective in the agency
· The challenge of attracting more women to law enforcement
· Finding your niche and learning from everyone you can
· Obtained a 50-ton boat Master Captain’s license in 2006
· Teaches boat handling and captains’ courses
· Gaining confidence through experience
· “You can do anything you put your mind to.”
Credits
Hosts: Wayne Saunders and John Nores
Producer: Jay Ammann
Art & Design: Ashley Hannett
Research / Content Coordinator: Stacey DesRoches
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Texas K9 Teams – With Royce Ilse, Kevin Winters & Joni Owen
Since the early 20th century, the term “K9” has stood as both a clever play on words and a symbol of unity and partnership between law enforcement officers and their four-legged companions. Recognizing their increasingly valuable contributions to public service, the Conservation Canine Officers Association (CCOA) was founded in 2020 to promote professional development and support for conservation canine teams in North America and beyond. From the CCOA’s annual conference in Newry, Maine, we sit down with Texas wardens and K9 handlers Royce Ilse, Kevin Winters, and Joni Owen to explore the world of conservation K9 handling, the roots and growth of the CCOA, and more!
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Here’s what we discuss:
Texas K9 officers are currently Labrador Retrievers and German Shepherds
Different K9s are trained in different specialties
Dogs will provide both obvious and subtle cues when alerting
Received training in Utah
Currently seven trained conservation K9s in the state
Membership in CCOA has helped build connections
Training a cadaver dog
K9s can distinguish between human and animal remains
Giving up a K9 partner
Building partnerships at the state and federal level
The first shark fin case in San Antonio
Training to differentiate between different species and cuts of fish
How boat inspections are conducted
Combatting the illegal sea turtle trade
CCOA is on Facebook
Hopes for the future of the organization
K9s can be used in multiple complex situations
Kevin’s hat!
Support the CCOA
Credits
Hosts: Wayne Saunders and John Nores
Producer: Jay Ammann
Art & Design: Ashley Hannett
Research / Content Coordinator: Stacey DesRoches
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Great American Outdoor Show with Cole LeTourneau – NH Fish & Game
From the Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg, PA, we catch up with New Hampshire Fish & Game CO Cole LeTourneau, at the show promoting careers in wildlife and resource protection, and recruiting for his home agency.
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Here’s what we discuss:
· New Hampshire is hiring!
· Working on the coast
· Coastal wardens are deputized for Federal enforcement
· New Hampshire’s many fishing and hunting options
· More open access land than many states
· Contentious trail cameras
· New regulations for tree stands
· Many landowners will post permission and guidelines on their property
· An unforgettable poaching case
· “I killed seven deer.”
· A dumped deer leg… with a registration seal
· Persistence paid off
· Cole’s background
· No one’s path to becoming a game warden is the same
· “If this is your dream, you can get here.”
Credits
Hosts: Wayne Saunders and John Nores
Producer: Jay Ammann
Art & Design: Ashley Hannett
Research / Content Coordinator: Stacey DesRoches
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CJ Box “Three-Inch Teeth”
Fans of Joe Pickett rejoiced at the news that the 24th offering in the bestselling series would be available in early 2024. Now on the eve of the book’s release, celebrated author CJ Box returns to Warden’s Watch to discuss “Three-Inch Teeth”, a pulse-pounding tale that sees Joe join Wyoming Game & Fish’s Predator Attack Team on the hunt for a rampaging killer grizzly - but in true Box style, the bear may not be the biggest threat in the high country.
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Wildlife Heritage Foundation of NH
International Wildlife Crimestoppers
Here’s what we discuss:
· Inspiration for the latest book
· Unprovoked bear attacks seem to be on the rise
· A tragic ambush that killed an experienced guide
· Same bear attacked the investigators’ helicopter
· Investigators could not determine any reason for the animal's aggression
· Public safety vs. wildlife conservation
· Wyoming Game & Fish’s Predator Attack Team
· Bear attacks can happen quickly
· Book raises thought-provoking ethical questions
· A landmark corner crossing case in Wyoming
· The mythology of bears
· An update on the Joe Pickett television series
· Incorporating technical accuracy into the story
· “Three-Inch Teeth” will be available in hardcopy and digital formats
· Preorder and find book tour dates at cjbox.net
Credits
Hosts: Wayne Saunders and John Nores
Producer: Jay Ammann
Art & Design: Ashley Hannett
Research / Content Coordinator: Stacey DesRoches
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