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This is not a novel. This book, like the other eight books of the WARDEN FORCE series, 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 as WILD JUSTICE (National Geographic), NORTH WOODS LAW (Animal Planet) and LONE STAR LAW (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, the WARDEN FORCE series 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. Season 1 contains the first 13 episodes The Midnight Ride of Bonnie and Clyde: Wardens tangle with a murderous mother-and-son poaching team. Night Rider: A California warden pursues highly dangerous night-poachers of wild pigs. Decisions: Wardens off the coast of Southern California's Catalina Island risk their lives to save the crew of a sinking commercial squid-fishing boat. A Second Second Chance: A California game warden ambushes outlaw catfish fishermen using baby swallows for bait. The Collectors: California wardens take on a nest of Nazi-worshiping, weapons-collecting, deer poaching outlaws. Nothin' Personal: California wardens track down a thief who steals the head and antlers of another hunter's buck. Bottom Feeders: California wardens go after a band of white-trash, sturgeon-poaching hillbillies with attitudes. An Outing with Team Taylor: A California game warden and his family, on a short vacation, team up to capture antelope, bear and steelhead poachers. Rookie: A rookie California game warden gets his first taste of his hazardous new career. Grand Trickery: A California warden employs a magnificent bluff to catch outlaws night-poaching deer. Tough Luck on the Little Sur: California wardens pursue gaunch-hook steelhead poachers. Serial Poacher: Wardens pursue a disturbing and dangerous lone-wolf deer poacher. The Vision: A boy's fondest dream comes true. ""Hodges is a gifted writer able to let you imagine you are right there experiencing the workings of California's game wardens. I have read most of his books and thoroughly enjoy his writing. He is able to capture factual events mixed with creativity to describe events in a manner that puts you there. Anyone who enjoys the outdoors will appreciate this book.""- John Johnson

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"""I once had hopes of becoming a game warden, but it wasn't to be. I have learned, however, that reading game warden stories by Terry Hodges is the next best thing. Terry's are the only outdoor books that I read in their entirety. His latest is an extraordinary piece of work."" --Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Examiner ""Not even in your imagination could you conjure up the intriguing stories in Terry Hodges' latest book. Most people have no idea how dangerous and complex a warden's job is, but they will, when they read this book. It's hard to put down without saying to yourself, One more story, just one more story."" --Bob Simms, KFBK Radio, Sacramento ""Lieutenant Terry Hodges is to wildlife protectors what Joseph Wambaugh is to big-city cops. ...evocative story-telling."" --Paul Dean, Los Angeles Times ""...great true stories by this celebrated and very talented California conservation officer and outdoor writer, and they have become required reading for fish and game cops across North America. He portrays game poachers and violators for what they are - thieves who steal fish, fur and game from everyone. This is a great read, and one every law officer and sportsman should read."" --Dave Richey, Outdoor Writer, The Detroit News"

I once had hopes of becoming a game warden, but it wasn't to be. I have learned, however, that reading game warden stories by Terry Hodges is the next best thing. Terry's are the only outdoor books that I read in their entirety. His latest is an extraordinary piece of work. --Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Examiner Not even in your imagination could you conjure up the intriguing stories in Terry Hodges' latest book. Most people have no idea how dangerous and complex a warden's job is, but they will, when they read this book. It's hard to put down without saying to yourself, One more story, just one more story. --Bob Simms, KFBK Radio, Sacramento Lieutenant Terry Hodges is to wildlife protectors what Joseph Wambaugh is to big-city cops. ...evocative story-telling. --Paul Dean, Los Angeles Times .. .great true stories by this celebrated and very talented California conservation officer and outdoor writer, and they have become required reading for fish and game cops across North America. He portrays game poachers and violators for what they are - thieves who steal fish, fur and game from everyone. This is a great read, and one every law officer and sportsman should read. --Dave Richey, Outdoor Writer, The Detroit News

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