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Warden's Watch

by Wayne Saunders / John Nores

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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178 The Turtle Trap – With Zach Abrahamsson

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

Sep 14
50 min

W10 Lisa Feener & Kelly Irwin – Pack Life

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 generation

Aug 28
1 h 18 min

177 The Creek Kings Case – With Mark Williams

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 Cre

Aug 20
1 h 44 min

176 Open Fields Doctrine - With Chief Travis McLain

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 McL

Jul 26
48 min

175 Jessica Avery – Manitoba, Canada

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 car

Jul 14
35 min

174 Chris Egan - With Tayton Keezer

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 H

Jun 25
48 min

173 Etienne Daigle – Quebec, Canada

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

Jun 12
1 h 00 min

W09 New England Naturals - With Jake DeBow

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 pon

May 28
1 h 01 min

172 For the Fallen: First Sgt. Karl Kelley - Indiana DNR

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 sur

May 13
43 min

171 Kevin & Kathy Behr - Survivors With Purpose

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 the

May 7
31 min

Field to Fork - Wild Game Cooking with Iron Skillet

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 De

Apr 23
41 min

170 The Ray Anderson Case – Washington State

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 sen

Apr 17
1 h 04 min

169 – PAGC Tracking Team

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 special

Apr 3
39 min

168 Talking Turkey - With Patrick Gibbs & Ben Martin

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, G

Mar 20
39 min

167 Amanda McKune – Illinois

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 th

Mar 6
40 min

166 Badges on the Bayou

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, cas

Feb 26
51 min

165 Shawn Elmore – Georgia DNR

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

Feb 13
1 h 09 min

164 James Mortimore - Nevada

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 backgrou

Jan 29
47 min

163 Larry Hergenroeder – Pennsylvania

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

Jan 16
1 h 11 min

TGL045 Andy Huynh

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

Jan 1
1 h 34 min

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