He was assigned to the Torrington district in May 2023.ĭexter has been settling into his district over the past month. He then served 15 years with the Converse County Sheriff’s Department before returning to Game and Fish in April 2023. Mark Dexter graduated from the University of Wyoming with a bachelor’s degree in wildlife and fisheries biology and management, and worked with Game and Fish and private wildlife groups for several years. Read on to learn more about these new faces in the region, and say hello if you see them around! Required to attend and successfully complete/pass the Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy Peace Officer basic and annual training.Laramie - The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has welcomed new game wardens to districts across the Laramie Region. Participate in law enforcement (including firearms and intermediate weapons), wildlife management, wildlife conflict resolution/damage, injured wildlife, immobilization of wildlife, equipment (motorized and non-motorized), working with the public and other training as assigned or deemed necessary. Develop and present structured educational and information programs related to watercraft safety and hunter education. Provide information and education on various wildlife topics and boating safety as well as the wide variety of other WGFD issues. Make regular public contacts, both in the field and office setting, with landowners, sportsmen, boaters, public-at-large, conservation groups, government agencies and non-government organizations. On a daily basis, develop and maintain effective working relationships and communication/coordination with WGFD employees. Public and Agency Contacts and CommunicationĪct as the local liaison between the WGFD and the public. Educate public regarding watercraft safety.Įvaluate damage to crops and livestock by wildlife, including investigations, data collection and delivering damage materials to mitigate conflict. Enforce/check compliance with watercraft statutes and regulations. Utilize immobilization or lethal techniques based upon evaluation of circumstances.Ĭonduct watercraft safety and registration inspections along with HIN, VIN and AIS inspections. Respond to and appropriately handle injured and nuisance wildlife calls which may require euthanization of wildlife. Carry and maintain law enforcement weapons and gear. Write enforcement reports, attend court, work with other enforcement agencies, conduct investigations, and collect intelligence. Sample wildlife for research and disease surveillance.Įnforcement of Game and Fish Laws and RegulationsĮnforce/check compliance with hunting, fishing, trapping and watercraft statutes and regulations as well as littering and state land camping, open fires and closed/off road travel restrictions. Work with wildlife biologists and neighboring game wardens on hunting season strategies and recommendations. Wildlife Management/Data Collection & AnalysisĬollect/summarize wildlife data, from both ground and air, to determine distribution, abundance, recruitment, hunter harvest and mortality causes of wildlife. Additional information is available on the Wyoming Game Wardens Association's website. Wardens are considered the local "expert" when constituents want to find out what's going on with their wildlife and their department. They are wildlife biologists, wildlife law enforcement officers, wildlife educators, problem solvers, and ambassadors to landowners, hunters, anglers and communities throughout Wyoming. Part of the job's attraction is never quite knowing what the day will hold-whether trapping bears, darting and transplanting moose, flying in a helipcopter to count bighorn sheep, getting a deer out of a resident's backyard, hazing 1,000 elk out of a rancher's field, talking to hunters, or catching poachers. Though wardens in many states spend the bulk of their time on law enforcement, Wyoming's wardens have highly diverse responsibilities, as you'll note below. "The greatest job in the world," says North Pinedale Game Warden Bubba Haley.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |