Book Description

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.