Thursday, November 19, 2020

048 Scott Fischer - Arizona Game and Fish


Scott Fischer is an Officer with Arizona Game and Fish and also the director of the department's Operation Game Thief program.  Scott and Wayne discuss the qualification for becoming an Arizona warden, Arizona's outdoor opportunities for big game outdoors men and women,  and a few operations that Scott has been on trying to stop illegal drug trafficking.  They also discuss how important the community is to assisting with illegal poaching through Operation Game Thief.
 
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  • Arizona Command Structure
  • Law Enforcement Program Manager
  • Wildlife Managers 92 State Wide
  • Voluntary Reporting at the End of the Season
  • Location, Permits, Time Frame Compliance
  • Higher Education Requirement in AZ
  • Qualifications for Arizona Game and Fish
  • Education Component
  • Background History, Abuse
  • Dream to Be a Game Warden
  • Pool of Law Enforcement Dwindling
  • Loosening the Reins for Applicants
  • Scientific Method Biology
  • 600 Applicants Down to 120 Today
  • Minimum Standard Physical Regs
  • Operation Game Thief
  • Coos vs Coues
  • Dispatcher to Officer
  • 2000 Sq. Mile District to Cover
  • Cactus and Agriculture
  • Playing Dumb Cop
  • Sticking to Lies
  • Cal Fish and Game and Wildlife
  • Wildlife Canine Handler
  • The Detail, Treat it Like a Homicide
  • Big Elk, Lottery Program
  • Mountain Lion, Deer Archery Over the Counter
  • Bear Season
  • Elk Over the Counter - Low Success
  • Shorts and a T-Shirt Hunting
  • Desert Mule Deer
  • Illegal Border Activity
  • High Human Traffic High Human Traffic
  • Cowboy Type, Let's Go Get Him
  • I'm in Good Shape, But...
  • Drug Runners are In Better Shape
  • 12 Illegals and a Big Load of Dope
  • Moose Case on International Lines
  • State Dispatchers are Life Lines
  • Arizona is Diverse
  • We Need the Public Thru Operation Game Thief

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Thursday, November 5, 2020

047 Chris Wright - Idaho Fish and Game


Chris Wright is the Assistant Chief with the Idaho Fish and Game Department. Chris began his career in Montana and has had a colorful career involving many cases in Idaho.  Chris, Wayne, and John discuss many of the details of Chris's biggest investigations including a case that involved 86 poached deer and a prosecution attempt that ended in political influences.  We also discuss CWD, Operation Game Thief, citizen involvement to catch poachers, and creating gene diversity in wildlife populations when necessary.
 
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Here's What We Discuss:

  • Assistant Chief Idaho
  • Starting in Montana
  • Father was a Fish and Game Employee
  • School to be a Science Teacher
  • An Opportunity in Idaho, External Hire
  • Let's Take the Case from a Different Angle
  • Lateral Career Moves, Supervising People Twice His Age
  • 86 Dead Deer on Search
  • 82 of 86 Died from Bullets, Then a Warrant for the House
  • Political Issues in Prosecution
  • Frustrating Case vs Outfitter
  • Competing for Kids Time, Outdoor Solutions
  • Sports are Different Now
  • Getting Out, Creating Memories
  • Never too Late to Start Hunting Again
  • COVID Effects on Hunting and Enforcement Changes
  • Big Game Species, CWD
  • Deer Dying Along River Beds
  • Operation Game Thief and Turning in a Poacher
  • Citizens Involvement
  • Tag Prices for Non-Residents
  • License Fraud Utah and Washington
  • A Moose Population in Idaho
  • Warden's Working Close with Biologists
  • Relocating Big Horn Sheep to Create Gene Diversity
  • Biologize
  • More Complaints About Wildlife from Non-Hunters
  • Culture Clashes
  • Apprentice Hunting License and Passport
  • Hunter Ed, Online, No Field Day, a COVID Change
  • Game Wardens are Ambassadors

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