"I went under a railroad trestle, and he had set up an ambush, so he started shooting at me," Saunders said. He's got a gun! Wayne Saunders said he has seen a lot during his years of service, but he will forever be remembered for coming face-to-face with a killer. And it says the area is a place where doors are left unlocked and car thefts are so rare that they make the front page -- ''and the culprits always get caught. In 1997, something happened that forever linked Saunders to one of the state's greatest tragedies. ©2020, Hearst Television Inc. on behalf of WMUR-TV. Game Wardens Killed In The Line Of Duty: They are known by various names such as Conservation Officers, Game Wardens, Wildlife Enforcement Agent, and Fish Wardens just to name a few. "You know, it's kind of slow motion, surreal, but it hit me in the badge." Drega was later killed by police. ''TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers.Rampage in New Hampshire Kills 4 Before Gunman Dies But Saunders said there have been far more good days than bad spent protecting the natural resources he loves with people who share the same passion. "I'm still going to be out there experiencing that. Conservation Officers prosecute all of their own cases involving offenders of wildlife law. "I love the woods," he said. Live Now
Saunders, who is retiring Thursday, said he knew he wanted to work for Fish and Game after he met a game warden while hunting grouse with his father when he was 6. HE SAID "THAT IS THE GAME WARDEN." "And I'm like, 'Who was that?'" 48 New Hampshire law enforcement officers have died in the line of duty. But I always called him the cowboy in the woods because he had the Stetson on, and so I told my dad I wanted to be the cowboy in the woods. "I love the woods," he said. Carl Drega, 67, kills four people and wounds four law-enforcement officers before being killed in shootout in woods with some 20 New Hampshire and … Saunders, who is retiring Thursday, said he knew he wanted to work for Fish and Game after he met a game warden while hunting grouse with his father when he was 6. The Maine Warden Service yesterday offered a detailed, written response to the story about game wardens in last Sunday’s Maine Sunday Telegram.. But Saunders said there have been far more good days than bad spent protecting the natural resources he loves with people who share the same passion. ANDY: THAT ROUND WENT THROUGH HIS BADGE, IN SAUNDERS’ ARM, AND OUT HIS SHOULDER. THEN IN 1997, SOMETHING HAPPENED THAT FOREVER LINKED SAUNDERS TO ONE OF THE STATE’S GREATEST TRAGEDIE LT. SAUNDERS: I WENT UNDER A RAILROAD TRESTLE, AND HE HAD SET UP AN AMBUSH, SO HE STARTED SHOOTING AT ME. The other trooper was only slightly hurt, authorities said.In one more piece of the day's puzzle, neighbors said that Mr. Drega's house in Columbia, N.H., southwest of Colebrook, had burned to the ground. "And I'm like, 'Who was that?'"
Drega was later killed by police. "I went under a railroad trestle, and he had set up an ambush, so he started shooting at me," Saunders said. ''She ran into our offices. No matter what your state calls them there jobs are all basically the same, to protect our wildlife by enforcing game … LT. SAUNDERS: THE FIRST ROUND CAME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. And it describes an undercover warden who went so far as to illegally kill a deer in a bid to entice someone else into poaching. So it's kind of stuck with me." After college, Saunders worked for the National Park Service, but he came home when he got the job with Fish and Game. BUT I ALWAYS CALLED HIM "THE COWBOY IN THE WOODS," BECAUSE HE HAD THE STETSON ON, AND SO I TOLD MY DAD I WANTED TO BE THE COWBOY IN THE WOOD SO IT’S KIND OF STUCK WITH ME.
Fish and Game Lt. Saunders set to retire after more than 20 years So, from that 6-year-old, I've had that love of the woods and love of animals, and I want to pass that along, too." Colebrook residents described Mr. Drega as militantly anti-government.Armed with a semiautomatic weapon, Mr. Drega shot a state trooper at the supermarket, the authorities said, then killed a highway inspector in a nearby field and set off in a stolen police cruiser to the office of the local newspaper, The News and Sentinel.The newspaper shared its building with Vickie Bunnel, a lawyer, associate judge and selectman who had angered Mr. Drega with a property tax ruling several years ago.
9 Loves: Popular Fish & Game lieutenant retiring The story describes a poaching raid in Allagash that some experts found was over the top. After college, Saunders worked for the National Park Service, but he came home when he got the job with Fish and Game. "He said, 'That's the game warden.' Saunders was in his sights. The round went through his badge, in his arm and out his shoulder. "Hearst Television participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on purchases made through our links to retailer sites.Fish and Game Lt. Saunders set to retire after more than 20 years
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