88 Terry Hodges – Warden Force

Award winning author Terry Hodges is the creator of the popular Warden Force series of short stories, the true adventures of game wardens and the wildlife-destroying outlaws they pursue. Having been a California Fish & Game warden himself for over three decades, Terry writes with the special authority found only among those who have worn a badge on behalf of wildlife. In this episode, he shares some compelling - and often comical - stories of the legendary game warden who would become not only a mentor, but also the inspiration for the book that would launch a surprising new career.


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Here’s what we discuss:

Documenting history

The many tales of Ol’ Sabertooth

The first book

Learning to self-publish

Inventing an alter ego

Staying in the field after promotion

Frenchy’s last ride

Goose poaching in rice country

Snake gets sapped

Surprising a poacher deep in the woods

Sometimes moonshiners made good allies

Poacher escapes, but leaves Mercer a gift

Nine collections of short stories

From the latest collection: Death on Snake Mountain

Where to find the Warden Force series

In the works: two new books of Sabertooth stories


Credits
Hosts: Wayne Saunders and John Nores
Producer: Jay Ammann
Art & Design: Ashley Hannett
Content Coordinator: Stacey DesRoches

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