Game Warden

Of all law enforcement officers, game wardens inspire the most awe in the mind of the public. Working day and night, often in challenging terrain and bad weather, game wardens typically operate alone in remote areas and must understand the natural rhythms and cycles of the creatures and ecosystems they protect, all while encountering and sometimes interacting with people who are usually armed. Outdoors writer Jerald Horst spent one year riding on patrol with game wardens in the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. In riveting episodes, he chronicles their adventures, providing an up-close view of this demanding job and the band of men who take it on. From the piney woods of the northwestern part of the state to the soggy Mississippi River delta and beyond to the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, Horst accompanied dozens of wildlife agents, observing them, asking questions, sometimes sitting for hours with no action, and occasionally fearing for his life, as in the case of one speedboat chase. His candid observations show that the work of agents is often mentally and physically challenging, sometimes tedious, and -- more often than would be expected -- humorous, but never dull. Whether wardens are conducting routine checks of law-abiding sportsmen or in pursuit of suspected poachers, the unanticipated is the norm. A seemingly ordinary stop can turn deadly in an instant. As one officer told Horst "complacency can get you killed." More than a job, serving as a game warden is a way of life, and Horst relates how the agents he met came to their calling. An objective look at a heroic career, Game Warden offers an enthralling portrait of both the profession and the men behind the badge.

The Hunter. As the new Game Warden, Xrez Ym’ihla brings patrons from across the galaxy to track prey in a game built to enslave the weak and mate the strong. The business is a long running family legacy and Xrez is determined to succeed as his father had before him. He hadn’t meant to let one human occupy his thoughts, mind, and body. His lies may come back to haunt him, but if he reveals the truth, he’ll ruin his chance to capture the heart of the one he wants. The Prey. Esme Valdez had her entire life planned from an early age. As a chemist, her life was average and mundane, just the way she liked it. Until the impossible happened. Never did she imagine being abducted by aliens and forced to participate in a survival of the fittest game called The Hunt. If she survives and makes it to the end, she’ll be freed. If not, she’ll be forced to mate the one who captures her. Esme is determined to win at all costs, even if it means putting her trust in a sexy alien who taunts her in the most delectable way. Their love was built on betrayal. Can she trust him with her heart and life?

This is not a novel. The WARDEN FORCE series is a collection of short stories, all true adventures of the finest protectors of wildlife in the world. Game wardens, or conservation officers as they're known in some states, have been the subject of an explosion of interest during the past few years. The WARDEN FORCE series is a collection of short stories, all true adventures of the finest protectors of wildlife in the world. TV reality shows such as JOE PICKETT (Paramount+), WILD JUSTICE (National Geographic), NORTH WOODS LAW (Animal Planet), LONE STAR LAW (Animal Planet) have introduced the public to this dangerous and little known profession, and left them hungry for more. Award winning author Terry Hodges was himself a California State Fish and Game warden and supervisor/leader of game wardens for over 30 intense years. He writes with the authority possible only by those who have actually lived the life, who have actually packed a badge and a gun on behalf of wildlife and battled all manner of wildlife-destroying outlaws. Season seven contains episodes 76 - 87: Skin-Head Fred: Wardens tangle with a murderous, meth-cooking, game-killing, Neo Nazi. Spreaders: Wardens target a highly intelligent, super-wary commercial lobster pirate. Deadly Intent: An alert warden stays alive and saves a life. The Poor Eyesight Of Love: The arrest of a man and wife poaching team reminds wardens that love can indeed be blind. Ruthless: Crossbow-wielding, night-hunting outlaws face sly wardens who never give up. Ghost Of The Feather: Salmon poachers on the Feather River mix it up with an old pro warden. Abalone Boy: An abalone-poaching commercial sea urchin diver earns his way into state prison. Anything But Cheap: A tough young warden targets ruthless, bear-killing houndsmen. Knock-And-Talks: A highly experienced, slick-talking warden outsmarts goose and deer poachers. Woody Peckerwood: A dumb crook story in which the dumb crook steals the wrong man’s boots. Kegger: Wardens break up a midnight keg party, and a gutsy college student becomes an instant legend. The Troubling Case Of Walter Sumpter: A highly troubled teenager commits a terrifying crime with ominous implications.

This is not a novel. The WARDEN FORCE series is a collection of short stories, all true adventures of the finest protectors of wildlife in the world. Game wardens, or conservation officers as they're known in some states, have been the subject of an explosion of interest during the past few years. The WARDEN FORCE series is a collection of short stories, all true adventures of the finest protectors of wildlife in the world. TV reality shows such as JOE PICKETT (Paramount+), WILD JUSTICE (National Geographic), NORTH WOODS LAW (Animal Planet), LONE STAR LAW (Animal Planet) have introduced the public to this dangerous and little known profession, and left them hungry for more. Award winning author Terry Hodges was himself a California State Fish and Game warden and supervisor/leader of game wardens for over 30 intense years. He writes with the authority possible only by those who have actually lived the life, who have actually packed a badge and a gun on behalf of wildlife and battled all manner of wildlife-destroying outlaws. Season five contains 13 more exciting adventures: Uncatchable Chick Feathers - A clever deer-poaching archer, widely considered to be too smart to catch, meets an old-time game warden who disagrees. Incident at Killer Cove - Armed killers on the run tangle with game wardens on the prowl. Sooner or Later - An outlaw falconer outsmarts a new and inexperienced game warden. A year later, he’s not so lucky. Otter Killers and Uncommon Luck - Wardens pursue sea-otter-killing commercial abalone divers. Leo’s Demise - One man dies before wardens deal with an African lion, a grown pet gone rogue, in the suburbs of Los Angeles. Tough Customers - A game warden and a hostage-taking armed robber nearly destroy a drugstore. Bug Pirates - Trap-raiding lobster thieves meet with misfortune. Setliners - Wardens target long-line catfish poachers. A Matter of Preference - Wardens attempting to ambush season-jumping commercial lobster fishermen get a big surprise. Delta Ambush - Night-prowling, canoe-borne wardens stalk a wily and destructive Delta outlaw. Rake Man - A well disguised warden outsmarts lawless abalone pickers. The Honest to God Truth - An honest mistake and a white-knuckle, midnight vehicle tail through Long Beach yields a surprise and an important arrest. Raid of the Stockton Airborne - Did they or didn’t they? Wardens from the sky? A day for mass-killing duck poachers does not end well.

This is not a novel. The WARDEN FORCE series is a collection of short stories, all true adventures of the finest protectors of wildlife in the world. Game wardens, or conservation officers as they're known in some states, have been the subject of an explosion of interest during the past few years. The WARDEN FORCE series is a collection of short stories, all true adventures of the finest protectors of wildlife in the world. TV reality shows such as JOE PICKETT (Paramount+), WILD JUSTICE (National Geographic), NORTH WOODS LAW (Animal Planet), LONE STAR LAW (Animal Planet) have introduced the public to this dangerous and little known profession, and left them hungry for more. Award winning author Terry Hodges was himself a California State Fish and Game warden and supervisor/leader of game wardens for over 30 intense years. He writes with the authority possible only by those who have actually lived the life, who have actually packed a badge and a gun on behalf of wildlife and battled all manner of wildlife-destroying outlaws. Season four contains 11 more exciting adventures: Trash Can Joe - Wardens pursue an infamous, outlaw hunting-guide who uses donuts to illegally bait bears. Meet “The Black Robinhood.” Callous Hearts - A rogue band of meth-cooking deer poachers meets with misfortune. Rascal’s Road to Justice - “The world’s greatest duck caller,” as a renowned waterfowl violator bills himself, crows that he’s too smart to be caught. His education to the contrary soon follows. True Remorse - One of the coldest of the cold, cold hearts, pays a heavy price for extreme cruelty to a trapped bear. Turkeys - The wardens meet a hardened criminal whose hobbies are turkey hunting and home-invasion robberies. A Weekend with “Starsky and Hutch.” - A swashbuckling pair of wardens cram a fourth-story, roof-to-roof foot chase in old San Francisco and heroic rescues from burning buildings into a single, memorable weekend. The Natural - A young woman proves that she was born to be a Fish and Game warden. Dirty Harry and Ape Island - A warden thinks his way out of a jam in this story that features a good-humored Highway Patrol sergeant and an ill-humored monkey. Lucky Breaks - A warden demonstrates his substantial tracking skills to put away an outlaw houndsman who traffics in bear gallbladders. Lobster Jake - An infamous lobster pirate teams with “The Muppet,” a character straight out of a nightmare. Cold, Cold Hearts - A California warden, at great risk to himself, flies to Alaska to help state troopers there deal with a team of highly dangerous, cruel and destructive grizzly poachers.

This is not a novel. The WARDEN FORCE series is a collection of short stories, all true adventures of the finest protectors of wildlife in the world. Game wardens, or conservation officers as they're known in some states, have been the subject of an explosion of interest during the past few years. The WARDEN FORCE series is a collection of short stories, all true adventures of the finest protectors of wildlife in the world. TV reality shows such as JOE PICKETT (Paramount+), WILD JUSTICE (National Geographic), NORTH WOODS LAW (Animal Planet), LONE STAR LAW (Animal Planet) have introduced the public to this dangerous and little known profession, and left them hungry for more. Award winning author Terry Hodges was himself a California State Fish and Game warden and supervisor/leader of game wardens for over 30 intense years. He writes with the authority possible only by those who have actually lived the life, who have actually packed a badge and a gun on behalf of wildlife and battled all manner of wildlife-destroying outlaws. Volume Three contains 12 more exciting adventures: Delta Ghosts - A team of wardens ambush outlaw gillnetters at Grizzly Bay, in the same Delta waters patrolled 80 years earlier by Fish Patrol Warden and famous writer, Taylor London . Smooth Operator - Wardens stalk a cagy and arrogant abalone-poaching commercial sea urchin diver. Time Bomb - A dangerous and mentally unstable deer poacher proves highly troubling for pursuing wardens. Cheaters - An inexperienced warden consults an old pro of his profession to capture a pair of super-wary striped bass snaggers. Tigers Revenge - A cocky and confident salmon poacher makes the mistake of “pulling the tail of the tiger,” that is, taunting a local game warden. A Calculated Risk - Despite a comedy of errors, wardens close in on highly destructive pig poachers. Killer John - Future serial killer? Wardens deal with a scary deer poacher and born killer. New Talent - A new warden astounds a mentor with his almost super-human sensory skills. Slow Learners - A once major league pitcher proves to be a highly interesting adversary for wardens. Davie Crockett and the Bush Baby - A Hollywood stunt man and elk poacher tangles with border wardens. Then Came Speedy - A Peruvian sheepherder and a small sheepdog pay dearly to save their sheep from marauding bears in high meadows of the Sierra Nevada range.. Lethal Intent - Would-be assassins are thwarted by a fearless warden who puts his life on the line for the intended victims. *** Learn more at GameWarden.net

This is not a novel. The WARDEN FORCE series is a collection of short stories, all true adventures of the finest protectors of wildlife in the world. Game wardens, or conservation officers as they're known in some states, have been the subject of an explosion of interest during the past few years. The WARDEN FORCE series is a collection of short stories, all true adventures of the finest protectors of wildlife in the world. TV reality shows such as JOE PICKETT (Paramount+), WILD JUSTICE (National Geographic), NORTH WOODS LAW (Animal Planet), LONE STAR LAW (Animal Planet) have introduced the public to this dangerous and little known profession, and left them hungry for more. Award winning author Terry Hodges was himself a California State Fish and Game warden and supervisor/leader of game wardens for over 30 intense years. He writes with the authority possible only by those who have actually lived the life, who have actually packed a badge and a gun on behalf of wildlife and battled all manner of wildlife-destroying outlaws. Season six contains 13 more exciting adventures: Scum of the Delta - A lone warden faces three armed and dangerous outlaws at night on a lonely Delta island. Night of the Beach Walkers - Wardens set a trap for renegade abalone pickers on an Island off the California coast. The High Cost of Greed - A massive overlimit of snow geese equals bad news for greedy poachers. The Best Medicine - A young boy provides a cure for racial tension. Ordeal at Skull Canyon - A dark night and a mistake on an offshore island nearly proves fatal for a young warden. Hoffman’s Lucky Shot - A lucky break spares the evil life of a dangerous poacher. Moseley’s Reward - A well timed tip sets wardens on the trail of outlaw mountain lion trappers. Herpie and the Snake Lady - Wardens raid an absolute house of horrors and target lawless reptile dealers. Road Hunter - A road-hunting pheasant poacher leads a clever warden to pull off the most spectacular arrest of his career. Harold’s Toughest Race - A tough, marathon-running warden amazes everyone by running down an escaping would-be rapist. Fatal Flaw - One dark mountain night, a lone warden, at great personal risk, bluffs a lawless band of brush-cutters to arrest a deer poacher and a wanted felon. Tuffy’s Sweet Moment - An epic foot chase ends in near death for a fleeing violator. An Ending of Sorts - A warden-turned-writer, one winter’s evening, reflects on his career and that of his long-dead mentor

This is not a novel. The WARDEN FORCE series is a collection of short stories, all true adventures of the finest protectors of wildlife in the world. Game wardens, or conservation officers as they're known in some states, have been the subject of an explosion of interest during the past few years. The WARDEN FORCE series is a collection of short stories, all true adventures of the finest protectors of wildlife in the world. TV shows such as JOE PICKETT (Paramount+), WILD JUSTICE (National Geographic), NORTH WOODS LAW (Animal Planet), LONE STAR LAW (Animal Planet) have introduced the public to this dangerous and little known profession, and left them hungry for more. Award winning author Terry Hodges was himself a California State Fish and Game warden and supervisor/leader of game wardens for over 30 intense years. He writes with the authority possible only by those who have actually lived the life, who have actually packed a badge and a gun on behalf of wildlife and battled all manner of wildlife-destroying outlaws. A collection of 13 award-winning short stories (true crime/narrative non-fiction) of true adventures of California Fish and Game Wardens and the wildlife-destroying outlaws they pursue. These stories illustrate the wide variety of wildlife-related problems wardens face in California, which has a greater diversity of wildlife and wildlife habitat than any other state and is second only to Alaska in its vast expanses of wilderness. Bonus: Contains a full-length audio narration of Combat Fishing (Story #9) The eighth season contains 13 exciting true-story narrative adventures: A Matter of Survival: A warden's worst fear nearly comes true. Some Kind of No Good: A warden's exceptional skill and some blind luck combine for an interesting outcome. Payback Time: The vengeful victim of a childhood bully retaliates years later, his revenge spectacular. Drop-Countin' at Gunner's Swamp: A long-retired warden helps two employed wardens make an important duck overlimit case. Threats and Promises: A search warrant search of the home of two deer poachers yields surprises, plus a brush with a bad cop. An Extra Set of Eyes: An aging game warden lieutenant, a few days following knee surgery, ends up being far more than an observer during the action-packed, nighttime arrest of salmon poachers. Operation High Hog: A large team of wardens pit their wits against some of the worst deer and pig poachers in California history. Primal Instincts: Wardens pursue the puzzling case of two deer poachers who kill far more deer than they could ever use. Combat Fishing: An old warden, his days of foot-chases far behind him, employs stealth and trickery to capture two fleet-footed young salmon poachers. Masters of Destruction: A fearless and horribly destructive ATV-riding deer poacher repeatedly evades wardens and officers of other agencies before finally going down hard. The Ghosts of Tipper Slough: A wealthy farmer pays far more than money when he ignores a warden and destroys a particularly wonderful wetland. Leonard's Bad Word: Does a warden known for never using profanity have a slip-up over his radio one dark night? Trophy Poacher: A disturbing, physically imposing, trophy-hunting poacher and a monster wildfire put wardens to the test.