- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Johnson Books (September 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1555662463
- ISBN-13: 978-1555662462
- Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 16.5 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 408 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #991,519 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Environmentalism meets Indiana Jones in these rip-snorting tales of a former wildlife conservation officer. The bad guys here are illegal deer hunters, law-breaking drag-boat fishermen who pilfer the ocean depths, poachers who kill elk, anglers who disrupt historic salmon spawning grounds and other miscreants who feed the flourishing illicit wildlife trade. Grosz has seen them allAand arrested manyAin his 32 years as a special agent for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and as a California state fish and game warden. A bear of a manAsix-foot-four, over 300 poundsAGrosz relates his exploits in adventures full of slam-bang action and bravado tempered by a coolheaded sense of humor. Motivated by reverence for God's creation, he comes off as a mixture of guts and heart. In one episode, he sleeps overnight in a California rice field with a feeding flock of several thousand mallard ducks to protect them from commercial hunters. Full of gumption and guile, Grosz readily admits to failings that render him more likably human. He gets seasick and retches while making on-board boat inspections, and in one bust gone bad, a duck hunter sprays his backside with 189 shotgun pellets. Overall, these offbeat tales effectively dramatize the underfunded, underappreciated, dangerous and heroic activities of wildlife agents. (Oct.)
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
The author of these memoirs worked for the California Department of Fish and Game from 1966 to 1970 and for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from 1970 to 1998. He fought a war against the greed of the market hunters, who traded in animals and animal parts, and the egos of the trophy hunters, who consider themselves above the law. His collection of tales needs to be told, for it helps combat an enormous problem concerning our country's natural wildlife. Grosz is obviously a very committed individual--and also a natural storyteller. This collection consists of stories about his early years as a warden in California. They relate many close calls with mother nature: wild creatures and savage lawbreakers. The fact that the prosecution of environmental crimes has dropped precipitously in recent years indicates a need for a wake-up call such as this. Those who cherish the outdoors for hunting and fishing as well as those involved in environmental studies will benefit from this work. Fred Egloff
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent!!!,
By Sue Hamber (Escondido, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wildlife Wars: The Life and Times of a Fish and Game Warden (Paperback)
Terry Grosz not only put himself in precarious and, often times, hilarious situations, he has a superb gift of storytelling. No other book has had me laughing so hard! Great gift!
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A great pleasure to have read,
By A Customer
This review is from: Wildlife Wars: The Life and Times of a Fish and Game Warden (Paperback)
This is the first of Terry Grotz's books that I've read but I'm hooked. Wonderful stories and insightful and interesting perspectives on the management of wildlife and our governments role. I look forward to reading "A Sword for Mother Nature".
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One of my favorite books!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Wildlife Wars: The Life and Times of a Fish and Game Warden (Paperback)
Some of the stories in this book had me in hysterics--a new experience from a book for me. What a great writer and a great guy. I'm currently reading his 4th book and recommend them all.
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