
Backcountry Lawman
True Stories from a Florida Game Warden
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Jeremy Arthur
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With 30 years of backcountry patrol experience in Florida, Bob Lee has lived through incidents of legend, including one of the biggest environmental busts in Florida history. His fascinating memoir reveals the danger and the humor in the unsung exploits of game wardens.
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- Brian Hill
- 05-16-21
Well put together.
Great listen. Very well written and narrated I’ve been a hunter and fisherman all my life and it’s cool to hear the stories of the other side of the law. From a great lawman.
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- southern gothic
- 04-20-22
Great story telling
I have the privilege of living somewhat local to area describes and to have met the author several years ago. Being an avid outdoorsman and on the water quite a bit I have a new appreciation for our Florida Wildlife Control officers. The story was narrated well and thoroughly enjoyed this.
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- jimmy
- 01-15-22
Jimmy in Florida
Being a true Florida cracker, this book has a lot to offer. The tales of monkey fishing and turkey poachers are fun, entertaining and intriguing. It’s narrated great and paced well. So far I’ve listened to it twice and possibly a third is order.
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- Carol I. Meeds
- 11-11-22
Wildlife poachers and fishing game cops play toget
Disclaimer I worked in Florida in environmental enforcement so maybe I have more of an affinity for this book than others may but I thought it was well written and told nice stories about real characters and the person who told the stories was someone you want to know it's kind of good when books do that for you Thanks Carol
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- Michael King
- 11-29-20
very informative.
Well done, kept my interest. A deep look into the lives of the fish and wildlife service.
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-19-20
Awesome Find
Excellent book with well written stories! This was one of those books you give a try and end up really enjoying.
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- RENEE L.
- 10-08-22
Truly enjoyed
This book made me feel like I was the game, Morden’s partner along for the adventure!
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- R. Surdez
- 10-17-23
True and gritty
This book was surprisingly well written & cohesive. It was lots of fun. Descriptors, and individual stories of bad guys and rapscallions . I live in Florida; North Central Florida in fact, so many of the areas that were mentioned in the book places I've been to . Rodman damn , St. John's river & Palatka . It is great fun to hear the stories of real people.
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- Michael
- 07-16-20
great read
amazing book. it is a great look into the life of a game warden.
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- Chad_Barden
- 01-29-22
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Overall this was a great book! I have lived in FL my whole life and am an avid outdoorsman! I can relate to many of these stories, having lived them or heard countless stories from friends and family around the dinner table or a camp fire. The author told these stories in a very entertaining way that makes the reader feel like they were present for the adventures! This book will shed a bright light on the trial and tribulations of a wildlife officer’s daily life and definitely deepened my respect for them!
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