Louisiana Wildlife Agents: In Their Own Words

Wildlife agents prepare themselves for anything. In the blink of an eye, a routine arrest for hunting rabbits at night--a crime that carries only a nominal fine--can turn into a manhunt, with an officer s life suddenly at risk.

In Louisiana Wildlife Agents officers tell of the unimaginable dangers lurking in their supposedly routine tasks and recall side-splitting tales of misadventures on Louisiana's bayous. The sequel to Game Warden: On Patrol in Louisiana, this book allows wardens to share their unforgettable memories, and to detail the perils and pleasures of life behind the wildlife badge.

Jerald Horst compiled vivid anecdotes of the grueling training academy, laughably inept criminals, and real dangers in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, all told in the unique voices of the officers. Some of the agents' spouses also speak up, sharing their perspective on what it means to be married to a wildlife man.

Thrilling, funny, heart-wrenching, and life-affirming--sometimes all at once--the stories of Louisiana Wildlife Agents will instill in readers a new respect for this challenging, and never-unexciting profession.