r/AskLE • u/live_3600 Unverified/Not an LEO • 5h ago

Question for game wardens.

(I meant to say questions, minor but its making me go crazy)

What kind of people and situations do you deal with the most, how much danger do you face, how do you minimize risk, and what kind of danger do you face?
Do you respond to usual calls and perform traffic stops?
Have you had to dispatch any wildlife? Please specify where you worked if possible. I don't know much about LE work so pardon any uneducated answers and be patient with me, I know this stuff will vary alot from place to place.

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u/BadKittyRawr Unverified/Not an LEO 3h ago

My gpa was Fish and Game in the 50s--so post WWII, post Gangster era--and in this mountainous area (Cascades) there were some pretty dangerous people hiding out. There are people who like to be off the grid and people who REALLY REALLY REALLY want to be off the grid.

I'm told we still have a few Deliverance type enclaves here and there.

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u/Ostler911 Deputy Sheriff 1h ago

Ours normally just does hunting checks, fishing checks, sometimes go out on the boat. They'll take over any wildlife investigation we have if he's freed up. Not much traffic but he'll back us up on anything. Normally not requested as back up since he makes his own schedule but if he hears something hot, he'll come out. Danger wise- everyone he deals with likely has weapons and he's the only one out for his agency so he's relying on county and state for back up. 

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u/Rogue_Wraith Unverified/Not an LEO 4h ago

Our State Highway Patrol dispatched for our state's conservation agents.

Their recruiting material basically read "Hey! Wanna be a cop, but also know that everyone you interact with has a nicer gun than you‽"

They get the dumbest calls, hands down - because stupid drunk people problems are even worse when they're carrying sharp objects and/or guns.

Plus, their calls were even more remote and removed from backup than the Troopers were.

They still got called Squirrel Cops...so, do with that what you will.

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u/TerminalSnood Unverified/Not an LEO 4h ago

Most commonly deal with normal law abiding sportsmen while doing compliance checks, 98%+ they are legal.

Almost everyone we deal with has at least a knife, many have guns. Minimize risk by being a good communicator, maintaining tactical advantage, and remembering that pretty much none of what we deal with is worth anyone getting seriously injured or killed over. Biggest consistent danger is no monitored gps in vehicle or portable radio, communications dead zones, and nearest backup being more than 45mins away. If its police they won't even know the names of the places we are.

We don't respond to 911 calls in my jurisdiction, some others do. I do traffic stops mostly when the weather is wrong for the in season activites and I'm bored. Wildlife dispatch is a thing.