Warden's Watch

By Wayne Saunders / John NoresSports Science True Crime Wilderness Nature

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Warden's Watch episodes

August 19, 2021066 The Colebrook Murders Part II - My Badge Saved My Life
In this episode our two hosts become an interviewer and an interviewee. In 1997, a rogue gunman began a violent rampage in the town of Colebrook. One of the responding officers, Warden Wayne Saunders of New Hampshire was injured in an attempt to apprehend the subject. The badge he wore on that day deflected the bullet shot by the suspect and saved his life. In this episode Wayne tells his personal account of that day and how it affected his life.

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Here's What We Discuss:
Episode dedicated to Senior Corporal Jeff Neal of Hope, Arkansas
Dedicated to Scott Phillips and Leslie Lord, New Hampshire State Police
Survived a critical incident in a small town
A regular day with a field day the next day
Report of a stolen cruiser, possibly by a kid
“Turn off your blue lights”
Jurisdictional issues in mind
Dust hanging under a bridge pass
Man with a campaign hat pointing a gun 15 yards away
Cover and concealment
Everything was in slow motion, yelled at people in a restaurant to leave
Backed up slow, then fast into a tree
I didn’t know what was going on
Center of the badge was shot off
Ricochet of the 7 rounds
Don’t my boots; sorry I wrecked the cruiser
Shredded my bicep, scarred to this day
Found out what happened from the news
Staying in the fight even when injured
From the hospital to funerals
Brothers holding me up
Improving communication, switched rifles
New York response team
It takes a horrible incident for improvement
The only woman that made me cry: physical therapist breaking down scar tissue
Negative comments made me transfer
Critical incident fallout; learning experience
Worse for your partner to get shot than to be the victim
Physical and mental pain
I always wanted to be the cowboy in the woods, no one would take that for me
Brought game wardens to state police with shooting pay support
We’re always on duty
More tools available now
Pack of wardens
Usually not next to cruiser
People hide and hide things in the woods
Educate the public on what we go through

Credits
Hosts: Wayne Saunders and John Nores
Producer: Jay Ammann
Social Media/Marketing: Morgan Day

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1 hr 25 min
August 12, 2021 TGL020 Kip Adams
As deer season opens across the country for 2021, we open up a conservation conversation with Kip Adams, the director of the Nation Deer Association. Kip is a certified wildlife biologist and QDMA's Director of Conservation. He has a bachelor's degree in wildlife and fisheries science from Penn State University and a master's in wildlife from the University of New Hampshire. He's also a certified taxidermist. Before joining QDMA, Kip was the deer and bear biologist for the New Hampshire Fish & Game Department.

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1 hr 3 min
August 05, 2021065 The Colebrook Murders Part I - Ft. Richard Adams Carey
Richard Adams Carey is the author of the book “In The 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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Here's What We Discuss:
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

Credits
Hosts: Wayne Saunders and John Nores
Producer: Jay Ammann
Social Media/Marketing: Morgan Day

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1 hr 10 min
July 22, 2021064 Lonnie Sushil - Florida
Lonnie Sushil is a game warden with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (SA), and is the Commander of the SA Special Operations Group (SOG). Florida’s SOG group was created after 9/11 and focuses on homeland security as well as public service. Lonnie commands 14 operators in the alpha south region of the state.

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Here's What We Discuss:
Merging of Thin Green Line into Warden’s Watch
Lonnie’s background
Creation of SOG in Florida
Duties of the group
Diversity of warden training
Ecosystem differences within Florida
SOG is a collateral duty
Collaborative training
Picking out the oddities
Academy and training
Female officers
Assess people up front

Credits
Hosts: Wayne Saunders and John Nores
Producer: Jay Ammann
Social Media/Marketing: Morgan Day

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1 hr 10 min
July 15, 2021 TGL019 Charlie Pitt - Rural Badge
Located in the rural mountains of the western United States, Charlie Pitt has been part of the blue family for more than 30 years. Charlie's training and background are in writing, marketing, recruiting and teaching. Charlie is a self proclaimed newshound, data junkie, word nerd. I use those things to write about rural law enforcement, the ones who love them, past issues and current events.

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1 hr 14 min
July 08, 2021063 Todd Vandivert - Washington Part II
Todd Vandivert was a game warden for 34 years with the Washington Department of Natural Resources, and now writes books about his experiences. He worked both as a uniformed officer and also as an undercover officer, making multiple cases in each position. Todd’s work as an author is well-known, especially his book Operation Cody in which he breaks down his role in the operation. In this episode, Todd discusses his upbringing, work as a warden, and life as an author.
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Here's What We Discuss:
Started with bighorn sheep
One toe in the water
Wildlife trafficker, cock fighting, and marijuana growth
Being a uniformed officer is more dangerous than undercover
Dangerous individual
Operation shut down early
Breaks to the media
The takedown
Detailing the cockfights
Didn’t write the book to make money
Small circles of people
Bigger busts undercover
Hard to kick a case down the road with a good case in your hands
Sturgeon caviar
Only would talk to Russians
Officer exchanges
6 written books
Examine the crime scene: physical evidence but no suspect
The individual who didn’t lie
Rolled into a larger case
Put yourself in other’s shoes
Bear poop in my mouth

Credits
Hosts: Wayne Saunders and John Nores
Producer: Jay Ammann
Social Media/Marketing: Morgan Day

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1 hr 5 min
June 24, 2021062 Todd Vandivert - Washington Part I
Todd Vandivert was a game warden for 34 years with the Washington Department of Natural Resources, and now writes books about his experiences. He worked both as a uniformed officer and an undercover officer, making multiple cases in each position. Todd’s work as an author is well-known, especially his book Operation Cody in which he breaks down his role in the operation. In this episode, Todd discusses his upbringing, work as a warden, and life as an author.

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Here's What We Discuss:
34 years as a game warden
Born in California
Love of the outdoors while raised in Virginia
Plan was to go into the Navy; failed color vision test
Flying career came to an end, went into oceanography
Rethought decisions and went into forestry
Started working in a habitat area
Cameras everywhere
First posing
Work as an undercover
The issues with informants
The case: hound hunting with lions
The “Kill ‘Em All Boys”
Conference
More exposure = more hazardous
Each state has different laws
Built a fake business: website, posters, business cards, etc
Best of the wild
Lawful stuff close to unlawful
Poacher within two days
Misrepresenting product is still illegal
Taking DNA
Rotted mountain lion and a paycheck
Dried dates as a decoy to Hong Kong
Growing operations and money laundering
Interior decorator setup
Entrapment debate

Credits
Hosts: Wayne Saunders and John Nores
Producer: Jay Ammann
Social Media/Marketing: Morgan Day

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1 hr 10 min
June 17, 2021 TGL018 Jamie Lee Thurston
Music is not a hobby for Jamie Lee Thurston. It’s the only thing. The act of performing music is how he enters and relates to the world. And when you watch him live, it’s as if you’re witnessing a red giant of a star form before you, drawing in all of the stardust and matter of the immediate universe to power its very being…even if only for a fraction of time. It stands to reason that all music is good music as long as it finds its way to the one person who enjoys it.
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1 hr 39 min
June 03, 2021061 Chris Conroy, Scotland
Chris Conroy is the director of the Ness District Salmon Fishery Board and a water bailiff. He graduated from Liverpool John Moores University with a degree in Applied Biology, and has over 25 years of experience working as an aquatic resource manager. Through his duties, he has developed an in-depth knowledge of freshwater, marine and estuarine resource management and the associated stresses, utilisation, and conservation demand. In this episode, we dive in to the lore around Loch Ness, the differences in enforcement, the specs of being a water bailiff, and more

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Here's What We Discuss:
Cover the Loch Ness waters in Scotland
Loch means lake
Fishery bailiff = fishery enforcement officer
Sightings of the Loch Ness monster
20 miles wide, 700 feet deep
Don’t work for the government; statutory powers
Lots of fisheries
Differences in laws
Don’t carry firearms; gear differences
Good cases
Thermal imaging
Enforcement and management
Topography
Fish counts
Intervention of impacts
Issues with stocking fish
Collecting evidence
162 offenses last year
Pulley system case
American vs Scottish bailiffs

Credits
Hosts: Wayne Saunders and John Nores
Producer: Jay Ammann
Social Media/Marketing: Morgan Day

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1 hr 11 min
May 27, 2021 TGL017 Mark Oliva
Mark Oliva is director of public affairs for the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade association for the firearms and ammunition industries. He is a retired Marine Master Gunnery Sergeant with 25 years of service, including tours in Iraq, Afghanistan, Haiti, Albania, and Zaire.
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1 hr

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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…