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Texas Game Wardens #recruiting


Since 1895, Texas Game Wardens have been protecting the people, wildlife, and natural resources of Texas. As part of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, game wardens enforce laws related to hunting, fishing, boating safety, and natural resource conservation across every corner of the state. In addition to law enforcement, Texas Game Wardens are trained in search and rescue operations, deploying to natural disasters within and across state lines when called upon. Their work combines conservation, public safety, and community service to protect both Texans and the land they call home. For more than a century, they’ve been the Law Enforcement Off the Pavement. Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/3fvdv3xm

Texas Game Wardens #recruitment


Since 1895, Texas Game Wardens have been protecting the people, wildlife, and natural resources of Texas. As part of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, game wardens enforce laws related to hunting, fishing, boating safety, and natural resource conservation across every corner of the state. In addition to law enforcement, Texas Game Wardens are trained in search and rescue operations, deploying to natural disasters within and across state lines when called upon. Their work combines conservation, public safety, and community service to protect both Texans and the land they call home. For more than a century, they’ve been the Law Enforcement Off the Pavement. Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/3fvdv3xm

Texas Game Warden Dive Team


The Texas Game Warden Dive Team responds to urgent situations across the state. A group of applicants compete for a coveted spot on the elite team by proving their physical strength and ability to be a good teammate. Full Episode: https://youtu.be/jJ7c0r9s1So Texas Parks and Wildlife Episode 25, Season 40, Program 3325 When to watch on Texas PBS stations: https://tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/tv/tvwhere.phtml #texasoutdoors #outdooradventure #outdoors #texas #texaslaw #lawenforcement #police #diving #swimming #training #safetyfirst

Wardens on the Water


Texas Game Wardens ensure the safety of park guests through vigilant patrols and education. They conduct regular checks on park visitors to ensure compliance with safety regulations, such as life jacket usage on waterways and adherence to park rules. With so many guests visiting parks for the first time, making sure they are properly prepared in case of an emergency is their top priority. Full Episode: https://youtu.be/4aUOhj7e2Ao Texas Parks and Wildlife Episode 23, Season 39, Program 3223 When to watch on Texas PBS stations: https://tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/tv/tvwhere.phtml Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/texasparksandwildlife Join us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/texasparkswildlife/ #texasoutdoors #outdoors #texas #gamewarden #lawenforcement

Laredo Port of Entry


The Lincoln-Juarez International Bridge at the Laredo Port of Entry teems with a steady influx of passenger vehicles, buses, and freight. It’s one of the busiest international crossings along the United States-Mexico border, and Texas Game Wardens are helping check for illegally transported game and fish resources. Full Episode: https://youtu.be/y3nDdspNdWI Texas Parks and Wildlife Episode 22, Season 39, Program 3222 When to watch on Texas PBS stations: https://tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/tv/tvwhere.phtml Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/texasparksandwildlife Join us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/texasparkswildlife/ #gamewarden #lawenforcement #texas

East Texas Game Wardens - From The Archives (1993)


This is a classic story from 1993 about multiple generations of game wardens and the day-to-day challenges they face doing their job to protect people and wildlife in East Texas. We've had many requests for this video so we've pulled it from the archives to make it available to everyone. Explore more memories from our archives: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7ZG8MkruQh0JDlcbXyFSPjRVVl_aDaTe&si=QoNMbNKpsgD8ncfm Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/texasparksandwildlife Join us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/texasparkswildlife/ #texas #gamewarden #lawenforcement #easttexas #texasoutdoors #outdoors #hunting

Do you agree with Steve's mom?


A Memorial Day message from Texas Game Warden Steve Stapleton #Shorts #SafeBoating

Becoming a Texas Game Warden


Becoming a Texas Game Warden Zack Stevenson's mom didn't know the first thing about hunting, until she enrolled her son in Texas Parks and Wildlife's Youth Hunting programs. Little did she know, Zack's hunting experiences would lead to the game warden cadet school and a career in the outdoors. Find out more about Texas Game Wardens: https://tpwd.texas.gov/warden/ Find out about youth hunts: https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/hunt/youth_hunting/

Texas Game Warden Shawn Hervey


Game Warden Shawn Hervey Profile Each year, Game Warden Shawn Hervey takes kids hunting. Kids from Texarkana, from a nearby orphanage, even a teenager fighting cancer. Throughout his career as a Game Warden, he’s introduced thousands of children to the outdoors. Some of these kids have never seen a deer. All of them will have an opportunity to experience stewardship, many for the first time in their young lives. Find out more about Texas Game Wardens at: https://tpwd.texas.gov/warden/

Texas Game Wardens, Answering the Call


Texas Game Warden Search & Rescue Disaster Response Texas Game Wardens help protect our lands, our waters, our fish, our wildlife, our property, our environment, but also our lives. The Texas Game Warden Search and Rescue Disaster Response Team is here to help in times of need.

Sky Rescue: Helicopter Search and Rescue Team


When Hurricane Harvey stranded coastal residents, the Texas Game Warden helicopter crew helped rescue hundreds from the flood waters. To learn more about Texas Game Wardens, visit http://tpwd.texas.gov/warden/

Fishing with the Law: Kathleen Stuman


Helping those with disabilities catch their first fish is all in a day’s work for this Texas Game Warden. To learn more about Texas Game Wardens, visit http://tpwd.texas.gov/warden/

Texas Game Wardens Put Dent in Illegal Oystering


A multi-agency law enforcement surge operation led by Texas game wardens has made a sizable dent in illegal commercial oyster harvest and possession along the coastal bend this season, netting more than 300 criminal cases. A majority of the violations were for oystering in off-limits management areas designed to protect the resource, and for possession of undersized oysters. Learn more about Texas Game Wardens at https://tpwd.texas.gov/warden/

K-9 Wardens, A Nose for the Job


K-9 Wardens, A Nose for the Job Game Wardens do a lot of varied tasks with a wide variety of tools. One of their tools has a fuzzy face and four legs. Meet the Texas Game Warden K-9’s. Searching for hidden game, weapons, missing people, or playing with a tennis ball, it’s all in day’s work for these canine commissioned Texas Game Wardens.  Help support the K-9s at http://www.GearUpForGameWardens.org

New Search and Rescue Drone - Texas Parks and Wildlife Department


Texas game wardens are adding a new set of eyes in the sky with a new Search and Rescue Drone or Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). Watch this simulated rescue of some lost children.

Hurricane Harvey Hits and Texas Responds


Hurricane Harvey devastated the Texas coast on August 26, 2017. Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Wardens and State Park Police Officers mobilized for search-and-rescue operations while Texas State Parks waived entrance fees for evacuees, hosting more than 3,000 evacuees within 24 hours. To see a list of state parks with space for evacuees, visit http://www.TexasStateParks.org

Compassion in Uniform: Critical Incident Response Team


Referred to as the peer support team, the Texas Game Warden Critical Incident Response Team gives support to law enforcement officers, first responders and others in need of emotional support. The team provides "crisis first aid" to those in need from officers trained to provide counseling and support.

360 video: Texas Game Warden search-and-rescue helicopter hoist training


Get a 360-degree view of what it's like to do a helicopter rescue. Texas Game Wardens were training on search-and-rescue operations in preparation for flooding and other natural disasters. To learn more about Texas Game Wardens, visit http://tpwd.texas.gov/warden/

Texas Game Warden Search and Rescue Operations


The Texas Game Warden specialized Search and Rescue Team deploys for swiftwater rescues and land-based search and rescue missions. Learn more about Texas Game Wardens at http://tpwd.texas.gov/warden/

K-9 Wardens


Meet the new K-9 corps! This story shows the first-ever K-9 team of Texas Game Wardens meeting their new four-legged partners. The first training phase shown here focuses on narcotics. That's a reality of what game wardens encounter in the field, though it's only one aspect of their broader work. K-9 teams also learn search and rescue, how to sniff out illegal hunting/fishing evidence, and many other skills. For more information on what Texas Game Wardens do or how to become a game warden, go to http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/warden/

Underwater Search and Recovery Dive Team


Highly trained, dedicated and compassionate, the Texas Game Warden Underwater Search and Recovery Dive Team finds evidence to solve cases and perform the necessary duty of recovering drowning victims. For more information about Texas Game Wardens, visit: http://tpwd.texas.gov/warden/

Lone Star Law, Texas Game Wardens


For more than 100 years they’ve protected our natural resources, the fish and wildlife that we enjoy. They even help in disasters with water rescues and save human lives. But we don’t always see them in action …. until now. Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Wardens have their own television series called Lone Star Law that begins airing June 2 on Animal Planet. State Game Wardens featured in the first season walked the red carpet in Austin at a sneak preview earlier this year. The show premieres June 2 on Animal Planet. Anyone can follow Lone Star Law at https://www.facebook.com/LoneStarLaw/

Ride along on Texas Game Warden flood rescue helicopter


Ride along with Texas Game Wardens on their search and rescue operations during the 2015 Halloween Floods in central Texas. For more information about Texas Game Wardens, visit http://www.tpwd.texas.gov/warden

Texas Game Wardens Respond to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita


After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit the Gulf Coast region in 2005, Texas Game Wardens were among the first rescuers on the scene. In New Orleans the wardens maneuvered their boats among submerged skyscrapers and subdivisions to rescue nearly 5,000 people from the lingering floodwaters. Less than a month later, game wardens fanned out across East Texas to aid in the disaster relief in the wake of Hurricane Rita. To learn more about Texas Game Wardens, visit http://www.tpwd.texas.gov/warden/

Hurricane Stories From Texas Game Wardens


In August of 2005 Texas Game Wardens answered the call to help as New Orleans flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Less than a month later, they were called on again as Hurricane Rita devastated much of East Texas. Hear their stories as they tell about the experiences in their own words. To learn more about Texas Game Wardens, visit https://www.tpwd.texas.gov/warden/