WARDEN FORCE IBD

Sinopsis

This is not a novel. This book, like the other eight books of theáWARDEN FORCEáseries, is a collection of short stories, all true, the fascinating and often harrowing experiences of real game wardens pursuing armed violators in wild and remote places. TV shows such asáJOE PICKETTá(Spectrum/Paramount+),áWILD JUSTICEá(National Geographic),áNORTH WOODS LAWá(Animal Planet) andáLONE STAR LAWá(Animal Planet) introduced the public to the real-life adventures of game wardens and conservation officers, a public hungry for more. And now, for readers, theáWARDEN FORCEáseries provides the most exhaustive and comprehensive work in literature on this little known and often dangerous profession.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.The fifth season contains 13 more exciting adventures:Uncatchable Chick Feathersá- A clever deer-poaching archer, widely considered to be too smart to catch, meets an old-time game warden who disagrees.Incident at Killer Coveá- Armed killers on the run tangle with game wardens on the prowl.Sooner or Laterá- An outlaw falconer outsmarts a new and inexperienced game warden. A year later, heâÇÖs not so lucky.Otter Killers and Uncommon Lucká- Wardens pursue sea-otter-killing commercial abalone divers.LeoâÇÖs Demiseá- One man dies before wardens deal with an African lion, a grown pet gone rogue, in the suburbs of Los Angeles.Tough Customersá- A game warden and a hostage-taking armed robber nearly destroy a drugstore.Bug Piratesá- Trap-raiding lobster thieves meet with misfortune.Setlinersá- Wardens target long-line catfish poachers.A Matter of Preferenceá- Wardens attempting to ambush season-jumping commercial lobster fishermen get a big surprise.Delta Ambushá- Night-prowling, canoe-borne wardens stalk a wily and destructive Delta outlaw.Rake Maná- A well disguised warden outsmarts lawless abalone pickers.The Honest to God Truthá- An honest mistake and a white-knuckle, midnight vehicle tail through Long Beach yields a surprise and an important arrest.Raid of the Stockton Airborneá- Did they or didnâÇÖt they? Wardens from the sky? A day for mass-killing duck poachers does not end well.