Fisheries and wildlife is a very large part of people’s lives. People do it for a living, they do it for fun, or they do it for a job. But how will we know these people will behave honestly? Well, we do have laws put in place to deter these people from misbehaving, but who’s to say they do or do not? That’s what a game and fish warden is for. They are the enforcing of these wildlife laws to help conserve all the woodland creatures and fish of the waters. They make sure someone bags 3 pheasants instead of 30. This paper is here to inform you all you need to know about game wardens, and becoming one, with information such as what a game warden does, required education, availability of jobs, expected salary range, types of technology used, and
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The minimum requirements for this occupation is a high school diploma. The funny thing is you could go to college to do something like sports sciences and become a game warden. Still, the majority of people who want to become a game warden take courses that fit the job, such as conservation, law enforcement, and wildlife classes. And most people have at least an associate’s degree and still a big portion go on to get their bachelor’s degree. The only other thing that is absolutely required for an individual to become game warden is training. Each state has separate guidelines for the job (National Center for O*NET Development, …show more content…
I learned a lot of these things when I job shadowed a game warden back home, Shae Magstadt. He told me a lot of things wardens use as long as information I found off of O*NET. Some of the tools that they use are pickups or other motor vehicles to go and check stuff out like animal carcasses they see. They also use handcuffs in case they do have to arrest someone for breaking the law, or hold them for a while. They use guns for protection from animals and people. Some of the more advanced technology they use are things like excel spreadsheets to keep track of information they need to keep track of. They use GPS’ to track animals and find locations they have specifically marked down. They also use other simpler things to write reports and look up information (Nation Center for O*NET Development,
The minimum requirements for this occupation is a high school diploma. The funny thing is you could go to college to do something like sports sciences and become a game warden. Still, the majority of people who want to become a game warden take courses that fit the job, such as conservation, law enforcement, and wildlife classes. And most people have at least an associate’s degree and still a big portion go on to get their bachelor’s degree. The only other thing that is absolutely required for an individual to become game warden is training. Each state has separate guidelines for the job (National Center for O*NET Development, …show more content…
I learned a lot of these things when I job shadowed a game warden back home, Shae Magstadt. He told me a lot of things wardens use as long as information I found off of O*NET. Some of the tools that they use are pickups or other motor vehicles to go and check stuff out like animal carcasses they see. They also use handcuffs in case they do have to arrest someone for breaking the law, or hold them for a while. They use guns for protection from animals and people. Some of the more advanced technology they use are things like excel spreadsheets to keep track of information they need to keep track of. They use GPS’ to track animals and find locations they have specifically marked down. They also use other simpler things to write reports and look up information (Nation Center for O*NET Development,