LEADER 04118nam 2200577Ia 450 001 9910786476703321 005 20230310213421.0 010 $a1-61277-731-7 035 $a(CKB)2670000000279224 035 $a(EBL)3119515 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000817864 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12359058 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000817864 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10831283 035 $a(PQKB)10602871 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3119515 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3119515 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10629309 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL561522 035 $a(OCoLC)823738790 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000279224 100 $a20121216d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aPoachers were my prey $eeighteen years as an undercover Wildlife Officer /$fR. T. Stewart, as told to W. H. "Chip" Gross 210 1$aKent, OH :$cBlack Squirrel Books,$d2012. 210 4$aŠ2012 215 $a1 online resource (xiii, 202 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aBlack Squirrel Books 300 $aIncludes index. 311 0 $a1-60635-137-0 327 $a""Cover ""; ""Copyright ""; ""Contents ""; ""Foreword by Kevin Oa???Dell ""; ""Introduction by W. H. a???Chipa??? Gross ""; ""1 Operation Clanbake ""; ""2 Operation Redbud ""; ""3 Operation Ego ""; ""4 Operation Tag ""; ""5 Operation River Sweep ""; ""6 Operation Cornerstone ""; ""7 Operation Stir-fry ""; ""8 Operation Camp Kill ""; ""9 Operation Take a???Em ""; ""10 Operation Enough ""; ""11 Training Day: Preparing to Go Under ""; ""12 Living the Lie: Some Final Thoughts ""; ""Index "" 330 $aThus begins the story of R.T. Stewart's career as an undercover wildlife law enforcement officer with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife. For nearly two decades, Stewart infiltrated poaching rings throughout Ohio, the Midwest, and beyond. Poachers Were My Prey chronicles his many exciting undercover adventures, detailing the techniques he used in putting poachers behind bars. It also reveals, for the first time, the secrets employed by undercover wildlife officers in catching the bad guys. Poaching the illegal taking of wild game goes on every day in the United States and throughout the world. Millions of dollars change hands annually from the illegal sale or trade of antlers, hides, horns, meat, feathers, fur, teeth, claws, gall bladders, and other wild-animal parts. As a result, wildlife populations suffer? including endangered and threatened species and legitimate, law-abiding sport hunters get a bad reputation. R.T. Stewart dedicated his professional career to stopping such slaughter by actually living with poachers for months or even years. In essence, being an undercover officer involves living a lie, quips Stewart. You're always pretending to be someone you're not. Undercover law enforcement is dangerous work and, as a result, extremely stressful. Stewart recalls one particular case during which he realized he was too deeply undercover and came close to forgetting his real identity. Many undercover officers have crossed the line to become the very person they initially swore to stop. In Poachers Were My Prey, readers look over R.T. S'wart?s shoulder as he deals with the temptations offered to an undercover officer, including money, sex, and drugs, and watch as he gets the job done and brings the poachers to justice. Poachers Were My Prey will be enjoyed by readers interested in law enforcement, wildlife, preservation, hunting, fishing, and the outdoors. 410 0$aBlack Squirrel Books 606 $aPoaching 606 $aWildlife conservation 615 0$aPoaching. 615 0$aWildlife conservation. 676 $a364.1628 700 $aStewart$b R. T.$f1951-$01536637 701 $aGross$b W. H$g(Warren H.),$f1951-$01523502 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786476703321 996 $aPoachers were my prey$93785491 997 $aUNINA