[Dolphin]

So I just wanted to ask the community what y'all know about being a game warden. I've been thinking that I want to pursue a job in the Fishing and wildlife department of law enforcement. Biology and law enforcement have always been things that I have wanted to look into and possibly make a career out of. This job seems like the perfect blend of the two. Currently, I am a junior in high school so I have plenty of time to prepare and research what I'm getting into. As of right now, I work as an unpaid apprentice at a strings shop here in South Carolina. We are taught plenty of valuable skills and really just improve as musicians. I wonder how being a game warden would affect my musical career. My hope is to be able to keep playing violin and cello, but also hold up a job as a game warden. Maybe I'm being naive in thinking I can juggle the two but I'll try. I have a passion for both music and biology. Perhaps this isn't the right place to post this but to hell with it. Might as well ask and see what kind of knowledge I might gain. While I'm at it I suppose it wouldn't hurt to ask about everyone else's careers. I'm fairly certain a similar thread has been posted but an update would be cool.

I studied environmental science and talked to some people who work in enviro police (state and USFWS) and the like, most of them went to college for more criminal justice/law related things since they are still cops, just a special type, and though you could theoretically double major it's probably better along the way to go into the police side first. You might also not want to spend too much on college because while the public sector benefits are great, while you are going into it for the fact you enjoy it, the pay is not that great as compared to the level of responsibility (unless you do federal). You also might want to watch North Woods Law on Animal Planet which follows New Hampshire's fish and game police, I love that show. It's still TV so there's things cut out I'm certain, but it shows a lot of the good and bad that they have in their daily jobs.

I got you covered with the watching Animal planet part. I absolutely love watching that channel. I'm actually watching Lone Star Law right now on Animal Planet. I agree it makes sense to study more on the law side of things as Wardens typically deal more with people than with wildlife. It's still vital to be well versed in both fields though. I feel that my biggest obstacle would be learning all of the laws and regulations of my state, I imagine that is a learning curb for most wardens in training though so I shouldn't be too worried.