S2E13: AMBUSH!
From Nature's Secret Service by Ed Newcomer
December 23, 2025 · 37 min · Season 2 · Episode 13
About this episode
The episode discusses the ambush of USFWS Agent Vic Blasevic by poachers in 1962 and his survival story.
In 1962, USFWS Agent Vic Blasevic was ambushed by poachers and shot twice at close range. Join Ed and retired Special Agent Jerry Smith as they talk about who Vic was, what he was like, and how he survived those harrowing events on a dark and cold Illinois cornfield. CORRECTION - This episode references the Central Flyway but should have referenced the Mississippi Flyway.
People in this episode
Host: Ed Newcomer
Guest: Jerry Smith
Topics covered
- poaching
- survival
- law enforcement
- wildlife
- true crime
Keywords
- Vic Blasevic
- poachers
- USFWS
- Illinois
- survival
- true crime
- ambush
- Jerry Smith
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: USFWS
Places: Illinois
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