David Loewen spent time in the US Coast Guard stationed in California, mostly chasing drug crime. His post Coast Guard career lead him back to Montana to protect the wildlife in the land only second to the wildness of Alaska. David shares with us many stories of poachers and about the dangers that the job presents.

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Mark Rutkowski is one of six supervisors for the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Mark started out as a deputy and eventually worked his way into a full time Warden. Mark has been involved in many interesting game thief investigations over the years in a state with a rich tradition of hunting. Mark shares with us many stories on this episode.

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Before John Nores retired and wrote his book Hidden Wars, he was a Game Warden for the State of California. There he trained and learned and developed his skills that would eventually take him to a special task force called MET- Marijuana Enforcement Team. Through MET, John dealt with thousands of members of drug cartels where he discovered that the cartel operations were growing toxic marijuana, destroying habitats and natural resources, and leaving behind an environmental disaster.

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Todd Szewczyk is a retired Sargent with NH Fish and Game. Todd shared a similar timeline as Wayne did and has many colorful stories to tell about life on the job as a Game Warden. We cover a near death experience, snorkling for pagers, and a new phenomenon -investigation using Facebook.

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Nick Brunson is a Nevada Fish and Wildlife Warden. Nevada is some vast wild west territory and Nick has 9000 square miles to cover on his patrol. With only 31 Warden's in the state, it can be overwhelming and Nick often times will camp out as he attempts to catch a poacher instead of returning home for the night. It's just part of the job.

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Jen Wolf is with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and has seen a variety of work over the last 21 years. Jen has spent time on the Michigan State Police, as a VCO and also was involved in the environment enforcement of the Flint Michigan Water Quality issue. Physical fitness is a priority for Jen and she says that the job has always had it's challenges, but says your reaction is how you keep chaos under control.

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Grant Hacking a world renowned wildlife artist and whom the International Wildlife Crime Stoppers call their own. Grant's pieces sell for from $1,000 to $30,000. Grant's prints can often be seen on the covers of well know wildlife magazines like Gray's Sporting Journal and Safari Magazine.

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Hitting clean up is Kris MacCabe as part of our interview series of North Woods Law Warden's as a lead up to the North Woods Law Throwdown Softball Game. Kris is a competitive guy with a passion for the woods of Maine and the Maine Warden Service.  

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Eric Fluette covers the north east region of New Hampshire and is the operator handler for K-9 Moxie. This is part two of a two part interview. We discuss moose season, accidental moose shootings, scuba diving in the Carribean, and a few rescue missions turned recovery.

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Eric Fluette covers the north east region of New Hampshire and is the operator handler for K-9 Moxie. This is the first of a two part interview. We discuss the beginning of Eric's career, to Alaska, to the seacoast of NH and eventually to northern New Hampshire. And we tell a few great stories too.

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