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Warden of the County


Jim Daniels is a young Game Warden who turned a tragedy from his youth into a career helping people. We’ll follow him patrolling the sparsely populated counties north of Abilene.

Game Warden Water Survival


If you're a Texas Game Warden patrolling the water, drowning is a very real danger, especially when you're wearing 20 pounds of gear. That's why some Texas Game Wardens took this swimming lesson on steroids. Here's an underwater view of their water survival training. To learn more about Texas Game Wardens, visit http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/warden/

Female Game Warden: Fitting In, Standing Out


Fitting In, Standing Out Today's Texas game wardens have dual roles as enforcement officers and educators. Meet Texas warden Cynthia Guajardo-Echols, whose involvement with the kids in her community not only helps change their lives, but enriches her as well.

Texas Game Wardens - From the Archives (1970s)


As the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department celebrates its 50th anniversary (2013), we open the vaults to some old films that showcase the history of the agency. This week, sit around the campfire with some longtime game wardens, and hear some tall tales. Watch the Texas Parks & Wildlife PBS television series www.tpwd.state.tx.us/tv

Swift-water Flood Rescue by Texas Game Wardens


Footage of the Texas Game Warden Search-and-Rescue Team performing an actual swift-water rescue near Austin. Three men were trapped in a flooded field after the San Marcos River overran its banks during the 2013 Halloween flood. For more information about Texas Game Wardens, visit http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/warden/

Game Warden Technology, A Plan for the Worst


Global Positioning System or GPS technology, at its simplest, can help keep hikers from getting lost in the woods, but this same technology can also help first-responders prepare for the most complex disasters. Follow Texas Game Wardens as they get some high tech training in the field.

Texas Game Wardens Policing Pollution


Meet a select few, specially-trained game wardens who, as part of a Texas task force, work to protect our air, water, fish and wildlife from environmental law-breakers.

The Gulf Game Wardens of Texas


Climb aboard with Texas game wardens who patrol offshore to protect the state's precious Gulf resources. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/warden/

Little League Champ Wants to be a Texas Game Warden


You'd think a Little League champ would want to become a baseball pro but Wyatt Willis dreams of becoming a Texas game warden. Game warden info. at http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/warden/

Game Warden Training Center Celebration


The Texas Game Warden Training Center celebrates the first phase construction of its state-of-the-art training facility. With funding from public-private partnerships, the Training Center is halfway toward its $20 million project goal. More info. at http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/warden/training_center/index.phtml

What Texas Game Wardens Do


[cc] Ride along with some Texas game wardens by air, land and water as they work to protect Texas' natural resources. For more on Texas game wardens, visit http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/warden/

Unlawfully Captured Harris' Hawks Returned to Texas


[cc] A pair of Harris' Hawks, unlawfully captured in Texas and transported to North Carolina, are returned to their home in south Texas thanks to Operation Game Thief. Learn about Operation Game Thief, Texas' "crime stoppers" for wildlife, at http://www.ogttx.com/

How To Become A Texas Game Warden


[cc] So you want to be a game warden? Before you can earn that honor, you've got to spend 6 grueling months training and learning. Follow a class of cadets as they find out if they have what it takes at the Game Warden Academy. For more information on Texas game wardens, visit http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/warden/

Texas Game Warden Academy Groundbreaking


[cc] Until recently, the Texas Game Warden Academy was headquartered in a converted warehouse in downtown Austin. Cadets had to travel offsite for specialized training. But now, thanks to a public-private partnership, Texas Parks and Wildlife has broken ground on a new state-of-the-art training center in rural Hamilton County. For more information on Texas game wardens, visit http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/warden/