Fish and Game Wardens

Patrol assigned area to prevent fish and game law violations. Investigate reports of damage to crops or property by wildlife. Compile biological data.

Job Task

• Patrols assigned area by car, boat, airplane, horse, or on foot to observe persons engaged in taking fish and game.
• Resurveys area and totals bag counts of hunters to determine effectiveness of control measures.
• Assists in promoting hunter safety training.
• Recommends revisions or changes in hunting and trapping regulations or seasons, animal relocation and release to obtain balance of wildlife and habitat.
• Seizes equipment used in fish and game law violations and arranges for disposition of fish and game illegally taken or possessed.
• Ensures method and equipment used are lawful and apprehends violators.
• Collects and reports information on population and condition of fish and wildlife in their habitat, availability of game food and cover, and suspected pollution.
• Searches area of reported property damage for animal tracks, leavings, and other evidence to identify specie of animal responsible.
• Serves warrants, makes arrests, and prepares and presents evidence in court actions.
• Investigates hunting accidents and reports of fish and game law violations, issues warnings or citations, and files reports.
• Traps beavers, dynamites beaver dams, and tranquilizes animals to implement approved control measures.
• Photographs extent of damage, documents other evidence, estimates financial loss, and recommends compensation.
• Addresses schools and civic groups to disseminate wildlife information and promote public relations.

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