075 Heidi Murphy - New Hampshire

Fans of the Animal Planet television series North Woods Law will recognize Sgt. Heidi Murphy, an 18-year veteran Conservation Officer with New Hampshire Fish & Game, and the state’s first and only female CO. She has been an active member of the Advanced Search and Rescue Team, instructs courses for Fish and Game’s Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program, and was awarded the Shikar-Safari International Wildlife Officer of the Year in 2015. In this episode, Heidi and Wayne discuss some of her more memorable cases, what drew her to a career in wildlife management, and her hopes to attract more women to the profession. 

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Here’s what we discuss:


18 years on duty 

Only female officer on staff

Don’t need to fit a “box” to become a game warden

Attracting more women into the profession

Need to be passionate about job

Moving from Lieutenant to Sergeant

A boat at dawn is a pretty nice office

Work smarter

Busy Search & Rescue area

Bringing loved ones home

Sending rescuers into danger

Twenty-six hour days 

Turkey magnet 

Sometimes you get lucky

A memorable moose case

Filming North Woods Law

Inspiring the next generations of game wardens

Becoming an Outdoors-Woman 

Teachers make good game wardens – and vice versa

Following clues to get to the facts 

On the spot necropsies

Variety is the greatest part of the job

Networking with game wardens from other states

Keeping conservation relevant 



Credits
Hosts: Wayne Saunders and John Nores
Producer: Jay Ammann
Social Media: Stacey DesRoches

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