About this episode
The episode features a discussion with the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Tracking Team about their training, experiences, and the importance of camaraderie in their work.
In this episode of Warden’s Watch, we sit down with members of the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Tracking Team - a rare, highly trained group of game wardens who specialize in man tracking. From grassroots beginnings and intense training standards to real‑world deployments where everything clicks, this conversation explores what it truly means to be experts in the woods. Along the way, the guys share powerful success stories, gear talk, and a reminder that camaraderie might just be the most important tool they carry. Our Sponsors: Thin Green Line Podcast Don Noyes Chevrolet North American Game Warden Museum Hunt Regs WiseEye SecureIt Gun Storage XS Sights “A Cowboy in the Woods” Book Maine Operation Game Thief New Hampshire Operation Game Thief North East Conservation Law Enforcement Chiefs Association International Wildlife Crimestoppers Here’s what we discuss: · How Pennsylvania’s Tracking Team grew from a small grassroots idea · Wardens investing in their own training before the team officially existed · The missing person search that proved the team’s value · What it really means to be “the police in the woods” · Why earning a tab can take two to five years · The training…
People in this episode
Hosts: Wayne Saunders, John Nores
Guest: Members Of The Pennsylvania Game Commission S Tracking Team
Topics covered
- man tracking
- game wardens
- training
- success stories
- camaraderie
Keywords
- tracking team
- grassroots
- missing person search
- police in the woods
- training standards
Mentioned in this episode
Products: SecureIt, XS, K9, TuneIn, Warden’s Watch, Thin Green Line Podcast, Don Noyes Chevrolet, North American Game Warden Museum, Hunt Regs, WiseEye
Books & works: Warden’s Watch, Thin Green Line
Places: Maine, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania
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