Warden's Watch

Eric Hannett is a 16 year Conservation Officer veteran of the NH Fish and Game Department covering the Monadnock region of New Hampshire. Eric is also one of the featured Game Wardens on Animal Planet's hit television show North Woods Law. Eric says that the demands of the job are never the same and that some days he can't believe he gets paid do his job, yet other days he says he doesn't get paid enough.

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Maine is an awesome place to be a game warden. They don't call it Vacationland for nothing. Woods, waterways, mountains, oceans, coastline, Maine has it all. Similar to New Hampshire, Maine's Warden Service goes hand in hand with operations along the NH border. Norm Lewis is a great warden and woodsman. He's big, burly with a soft touch and a mean streak when needed. 

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Covering the mainland is one thing, but having to cover the seacoast in addition to the mainland in a densely populated area adds a whole new dimension to being a game warden. The Joint Enforcement Agreement helps to cover an area with lots of traffic and keep the fisheries sustainable. The 13 miles of coastline in NH doesn't seem like much, but it's as active as any coastline area in the country with lots of commercial and recreational fisherman using these coastal waters.

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We're going to Vermont on this episode to talk to an old friend Lieutenant David Gregory. It's fun when as the host of the show, I also get to be the listener. Lt Gregory has some amazing stories to share and we were able to capture them here. I was on the edge of my seat. Some of the stories we discuss are light hearted and some make you look life right in the face and realize that being a Game Warden is about life and death, and sometimes we're putting our own lives on the line.

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Kevin Jordan is a colleague and a great friend and he's the Colonel of the New Hampshire Fish and Game. I've worked side by side with the Colonel for many years and learned ton from him. Colonel Jordan is a great investigator and prosecutor. I caught 'em, he cleaned 'em as we used to say. I was a sponge when it came to working with Kevin and he took me under his wing and help me get back into law enforcement after I was shot in the line of duty.  

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The best day and the best cases is about an investigation and a night hunting case. I discuss the Warden's involved and the perpetrators and how the cases evolved. 

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I thought this podcast endeavor would be easy after being on North Woods Law and on radio. Turns out, podcasting is much about soul searching. Hopefully you'll recognize my passion and dedication to promote conservation (not preservation) by finding the balance between people and animals. I hope to promote my brothers and sisters in conservation law enforcement by visiting the dangers, through stories, that the job brings. 

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Join me Game Warden Wayne Saunders and other game wardens on our adventures protecting wildlife, saving lives, and having fun while serving the public and the natural resources of our planet. Hear tales you will barely believe about encounters with poachers, wildlife investigations, murder investigations, near death experiences, search and rescues missions, and wildlife interactions from Game Wardens around the county and the world.

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