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| Wildlife Wars: The Life and Times of a Fish and Game Warden | 
| Author: Terry Grosz
Publisher: Johnson Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 54746
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 1555662463
Dewey Decimal Number: 363.28
EAN: 9781555662462
ASIN: 1555662463
Publication Date: September 1999
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 In place of the docudrama on Animal Planet Network July 7, 2008
When you can't think of a thing to give your outdoor guys, this is it. I was introduced to Terry Grosz on the docudrama on Animal Planet Network and wanted to give the DVD as a gift. I could not find it; I wish it were for sale. The stories in this book are primarily the basis for the TV show. He is an excellent story teller who has a profound regard for our wildlife and game. He nails the humour in serious situations. Just a great read.
Excellent read from a Game Warden March 24, 2008
I first picked up this book not knowing what to expect, I thought if it was bad, I would throw it in the corner. Little did I know, how much I'd love this book and actually all of them in the series. From the first page, I was not able to put the book down. I think I read Wildlife Wars in about 3 days and quickly started ordering all the books. Mr. Grosz is a bear of a man with a heart as big as he is! He spent 25+ years defending wildlife so that the next generation would have something left. Some of the stories are exciting, others comical and some just amazing, but in the end I was sad finish the book. When reading his adventures, its easy to close your eyes and picture what he saw so many years ago. If you are looking for an adventurous book that leaves an impression on you, then this is book for you.
Helped shape a path for me March 16, 2008
I bought this book back when I was a junior in high school, in 2002. At the time I was considering where I wanted to go to school and what I wanted to major in. This book, and others by Terry, helped me decide that wildlife conservation was my path. I've since graduated from Humboldt State with my BS in Wildlife Management and Conservation and will be applying this fall as a Conservation Officer in Idaho. Wildlife management takes many forms, from academia to habitat management, but I've decided I can best protect "America's wildlife heritage" by being part of the first line of defense against their destruction thanks in large part to getting a idea of the field from Terry's first hand experiences. Terry also stresses the importance of community support and education if we are to have a hope of winning the wildlife wars. The field of wildlife is my passion, and Terry's books helped put me on that path.
 Easy Read January 7, 2008
This is a fun, easy to read book. I hate to think that all of the incidents of this book occured, but at least there are some out there willing to fight for those who can't fight for themselves. Love the way Grosz lays down the law.
An old-school game warden and natural story-teller August 2, 2007
Game wardens go out alone into the wilderness at night to arrest groups of people carrying guns. If you think about that, it's amazing that any of them survive, much less arrest people. It's not surprising that they suffer much higher injury and death rates than any other kind of law enforcement officer. Grosz gets shot once in this book, and has several more close calls.
The book consists of a a bunch of stories from Grosz's early days as a game warden in California in the late 1960s. Grosz is a born story-teller, and each chapter is engaging. However, each story seems to have been written to stand alone, so that some facts are repeated pointlessly (especially his size but also the names of his partners, the fact that his wife is a schoolteacher).
Gross is also an old-school law enforcement officer. You won't find him reading anyone their Miranda rights. In several cases he and some partners take the law into their own hands, harassing "lads" who might otherwise be difficult to prosecute.
You can read this book as the memoirs of a cop who happens to be on the poacher beat. But I suspect that most people who pick it up will be interested in wildlife more than law enforcement per se. You won't be disappointed, and you're likely to be shocked by how many people violate every wildlife law in the book. In one chapter, Grosz performs routine checks on two dozen people during deer season, and every single one of them ends up with a citation for one thing or another.
The most memorable chapter tells the story of a lifelong duck "dragger," who might kill hundreds of ducks a night for sale to the market in San Francisco. This poacher has decided that his profession is no longer sustainable, and he decides to teach Grosz the ways of duck dragging so that he will be a more effective game warden. It's a nice story of an unlikely friendship during the passing of an era.
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