A Career As A Wildlife Officer

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Wildlife officers are certified law enforcement officers that are primarily responsible for the enforcement of all wildlife laws and can also enforce state laws also. You have to have at least one year in college and all of the different types of law enforcement degrees. And as you can probably figure out you need your hunter's license there is also on the job training required such as activities in shooting practice in a designated shooting range, practice in operating the technology in the vehicles they drive. Of Course you will also need a Drivers License you should know out of common sense. The average salary of an Arkansas Game and Fish Commision wildlife officer is $62,080 annually. There are pretty decent work conditions at the Arkansas Game and Fish Commision centers located all over …show more content…
Also when you are on the field for patrol you are either in your vehicle or checking on hunters making sure that they are following the Arkansas Game and Fish Commision along with state laws in

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