Warden's Watch
This podcast brings you stories from Game Wardens across the world. Listen to their favorite cases, worst cases, what led them to their career, and what makes their job unique. Hosted by retired game wardens Wayne Saunders and John Nores.
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September 14, 2026 • 50 mins
178 The Turtle Trap – With Zach Abrahamsson
A quiet back road, a string of dead turtles, and a community determined to protect local wildlife.
Conservation Officer Zach Abrahamsson joins Warden's Watch to tell the incredible story behind "The
Turtle Trap," an investigation that used a toy turtle decoy to catch a suspect responsible for a shocking
act of wildlife cruelty. From citizen observations to undercover surveillanc...
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August 28, 2026 • 78 mins
W10 Lisa Feener & Kelly Irwin – Pack Life
Kelly Irwin and Lisa Feener join the podcast to share their experiences in the world of hound hunting,
from raising generations of bear dogs to navigating a traditionally male-dominated sport. This
conversation explores memorable hunts, dog breeding, wildlife behavior, mentorship, and the deep
bond between houndsmen and their dogs. More than anything, this episode is about the...
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August 20, 2026 • 104 mins
177 The Creek Kings Case – With Mark Williams
What happens when modern poaching meets social media fame? Ohio Wildlife Officer Mark Williams
shares the story of the Creek Kings case, an investigation that exposed years of illegal deer hunting
hidden behind a successful YouTube channel. What began with a park visitor finding hunting equipment
in a metro park quickly grew into a massive digital investigation involving trail...
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July 26, 2026 • 48 mins
176 Open Fields Doctrine - With Chief Travis McLain
This week on Warden's Watch, Wayne sits down with Missouri Department of Conservation Chief of
Protection Travis McLain to tackle one of the most misunderstood topics in conservation law: the Open
Fields Doctrine. As both a conservation officer and attorney, Travis breaks down where the doctrine
came from, what it actually means, and why protecting wildlife resources requires ...
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July 14, 2026 • 35 mins
175 Jessica Avery – Manitoba, Canada
Jessica Avery from Manitoba Conservation Officer Service joins Wayne at the North American Game
Warden Museum to talk about her career, life as a conservation officer in Manitoba, serving on the
museum’s board of directors, and some of the incredible places game wardens patrol in northern
Canada. From winter road caribou patrols and -60C mornings to fish poaching stakeouts and wi...
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June 25, 2026 • 48 mins
174 Chris Egan - With Tayton Keezer
This episode brings us a fresh perspective as Conservation Law student Tayton Keezer steps behind the
mic to interview retired New Hampshire CO Chris Egan. What starts as a simple student-to-officer
conversation turns into a mix of mentorship, hard truths, and wild field stories, as Tayton connects what
he’s learning in school to what the job really looks like in the field.
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June 12, 2026 • 60 mins
173 Etienne Daigle – Quebec, Canada
If you’ve ever wondered what game wardens deal with north of the border, this one delivers. From bear
decoy busts to baby crocodiles in a bunker, “Agent de la faune” Etienne Daigle gives us a front row seat
to wildlife enforcement in Quebec, Canada - and it’s anything but predictable.
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May 28, 2026 • 61 mins
W09 New England Naturals - With Jake DeBow
Jake DeBow didn’t just grow up around trapping; he grew into it, built a life around it, and somehow
turned frozen beaver ponds, late nights, and a sewing machine into a thriving business. In this episode,
Wayne sits down in Jake’s trapping shed to talk about New England Naturals, the art of fur, and why
more people are starting to care about where their food and even their...
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May 13, 2026 • 43 mins
In this National Police Week memorial episode, Wayne sits down with two men who lived through an
unimaginable moment when a training exercise turned into a fight for survival. Retired Indiana DNR
Lieutenant Colonel Terry Hyndman and First Sgt. Tom Jahn revisit the day they lost their friend and
teammate, First Sgt. Karl Kelley, in a swift water incident that still shapes them decades later. It’s a
difficult listen at time...
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May 7, 2026 • 31 mins
On this episode of Warden’s Watch, we sit down again with Ohio’s Kevin Behr - this time joined by his
wife, Kathy - to talk about survival, recovery, and the purpose they’ve found after Kevin was shot in the
line of duty. Recorded at the International Game Warden Conference, this conversation goes beyond
the incident itself and into what happens after - for officers, spouses, families, and anyone navigating a
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April 23, 2026 • 41 mins
In this episode of Warden’s Watch, we’re introducing a new sponsor to the show - Iron Skillet Seasonings - and sitting down with the people behind the product. Founder Dennis Dedek and new owner Cody Baciuska join us to talk about how Iron Skillet got its start, why their seasonings are developed specifically for wild game, and what makes them different from anything else on the shelf. From decades‑old family recipes to...
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April 17, 2026 • 64 mins
What began as a baffling discovery in a Washington State clearcut quickly turned into one of the most significant wildlife cases in the region – mainly because of the sentence that followed. Officers Lanny McOmber and Sergeant Brian Alexander walk us through a long, technical investigation involving multiple poached elk, complex necropsies, geofence warrants, cutting-edge tech and a suspect who just couldn’t stay away. ...
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April 3, 2026 • 39 mins
In this episode of Warden’s Watch, we sit down with members of the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Tracking Team - a rare, highly trained group of game wardens who specialize in man tracking. From grassroots beginnings and intense training standards to real‑world deployments where everything clicks, this conversation explores what it truly means to be experts in the woods. Along the way, the guys share powerful success s...
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March 20, 2026 • 39 mins
Spring might still be a snow-covered dream up north, but down in Georgia the dogwoods are thinking about blooming – and that means the turkeys
are waking up. This week, Georgia Game Warden Patrick Gibbs and Ben Martin of HuntRegs join Wayne for a closer look into the southern turkey season, the surprising quirks of Georgia’s big‑game rules, and why the HuntRegs app is becoming one of the most powerful tools in the field...
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March 6, 2026 • 40 mins
It’s Women’s History Month, and there’s no better time to highlight CPO Amanda McKune - Illinois officer, new mom, and the 2025 NWTF Officer of the Year. Amanda shares the behind‑the‑scenes reality of the job: the long hours, the high‑stakes turkey and deer cases, the instincts that guide her, and the determination that has already defined her first six years in the field. Humble and relentless, she’s exactl...
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February 26, 2026 • 51 mins
On this episode of Warden’s Watch, we head deep into Louisiana with Captain Will Roberts and Sergeant Terry Hicks — two wildlife agents who bring the state’s culture, cases, and Cajun humor to life. From crawfish wars and cooking secrets to big-game patrols, wild night‑hunting busts, and the state’s legendary boat poker runs, Will and Terry share stories that reveal a Louisiana most of us have only imagined....
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February 13, 2026 • 69 mins
After more than 30 years with Georgia DNR, Sgt. Shawn Elmore joins Warden’s Watch for a long‑awaited conversation filled with humor, hard lessons, and unforgettable cases. From hunting alongside his dad as a child to becoming one of Georgia’s leading boating‑incident investigators, Shawn shares a mix of heartfelt family stories, outrageous poaching cases, and high‑stakes investigations that helped change state law. Join...
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January 29, 2026 • 47 mins
In this episode, Wayne sits down with Nevada Game Warden James Mortimore from the floor of the Sheep Show® in Reno, NV - complete with bugling elk echoing in the background! From rescuing kayakers in monsoon swells on Lake Mead to blow-darting mountain lions and tracking illegal alligator sales on Facebook, James has lived the full spectrum of wildlife policing in one of the most diverse law enforcement landscapes in the country. ...
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January 16, 2026 • 71 mins
From growing up with a game warden father to leading investigations, Staff Sergeant and canine handler Larry Hergenroeder has seen it all—and loved every minute of it. In this episode, Larry shares why he believes being a game warden is “the coolest job on earth,” how his canine partners have cracked cases in record time, and why networking through NAWEOA matters more than ever.
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January 1, 2026 • 94 mins
In this powerful episode of The Thin Green Line Podcast, we sit down with Andy Huynh, a conservation professional whose career has taken him from global conflict zones to the front lines of wildlife protection.
Andy shares his journey from growing up in Southern California, to military service, to nearly a decade working overseas combating illegal wildlife trade, environmental crime, and transnational criminal organizations. His f...
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