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Show Notes
On this episode of Warden’s Watch, we head deep into Louisiana with Captain Will Roberts and Sergeant Terry Hicks — two wildlife agents who bring the state’s culture, cases, and Cajun humor to life. From crawfish wars and cooking secrets to big-game patrols, wild night‑hunting busts, and the state’s legendary boat poker runs, Will and Terry share stories that reveal a Louisiana most of us have only imagined. It’s part culture lesson, part law‑enforcement adventure, and entirely Louisiana.
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Here’s what we discuss:
· Cajun cooking traditions, heavy seasoning, and why the roux matters.
· “You season everything two or three times.”
· Crawfish culture, regional boil methods, and the friendly “crawfish wars.”
· How Louisiana farms, regulates, and harvests crawfish — and how dry weather affects production.
· Wildlife across the state: deer, turkey, black bears, and tightly regulated alligator seasons.
· Long deer seasons, electronic tagging, and how multiple hunting seasons overlap.
· Busy waterways, boating safety, and enforcing alcohol laws on the water.
· “A DWI on the water is the same as on the highway.”
· The Tickfaw 200 poker run, big boats, long routes, and how safety has evolved.
· Career paths, teamwork, and how Operation Game Thief works behind the scenes.
· Memorable trespass, baiting, and night‑hunting cases, including turkey hunters caught sitting on cracked corn.
· Decoy operations and the mix of funny, tense, and unpredictable encounters.
· Working small communities where they often know the people they catch.
· Strong landowner relationships and why most hunters follow the rules.
· Cajun identity, accents, and local names like sac‑a‑lait and pull‑dues.
· What keeps them in the job — the adventure, the outdoors, and the humor.
· “I’m surprised they pay us for a lot of the stuff we do.”
Credits
Hosts: Wayne Saunders and John Nores
Producer: Jay Ammann
Warden’s Watch logo & Design: Ashley Hannett
Research / Content Coordinator: Stacey DesRoches
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