Statement Of Purpose: Game And Fish Ward

The perfect position for me right after college is a Game and Fish Ward. My friends and me have always been a active fishermen and hunters so this is the perfect job for me. Game wardens serve in the state and federal agencies as law enforcement tasked with everything from monitoring and managing wildlife growth and decrease to tracking and catching poachers (How to Become a Fish and Game Warden Conservation Officer, 207). State wardens are active through each state’s fish, parks and wildlife department, while federal wardens are employed as agents with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (How to Become a Fish and Game Warden Conservation Officer, 207). Arkansas game wards are hired through the wildlife department. At the state or federal

Those applying for federal warden jobs through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must be between the ages of 21 and 36 (How to Become a Fish and Game Warden Conservation Officer, 207). In Arkansas to work for the game and fish you have to be at least twenty-one. Game wardens main task is to patrol wilderness areas, such as forests, rivers, lakes, hills and with off-road vehicles, or boats (Locsin, 2017). They must make sure people are not hunting or fishing without a valid license. They can also get people for driving boats or off-road vehicles without the right license. Though wardens require good social skills for defusing possibly explosive situations, they may not encounter another person for hours on their patrols. Game wardens enjoy a significant salary package. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated that in May 2012, wardens averaged a yearly salary of $49,400. (Applegate, 2017). The lowest twenty-five percent of wardens, employed in zones with a lower cost of living or as entry-level employees, averaged a decent $38,100 annually (Applegate, 2017). The top ten percent of wardens make a solid $70,750 yearly. Game wardens also collect a full benefits package, with paid time off, a pension, medical and dental

(Network, 2017). Game and Fish Wards have a lot of good benefits that go along with that good job. While wardens may have to work occasionally long hours, they enjoy flexible scheduling rules. Wardens employed by the U.S. Department of the Interior have a profitable federal pension, recreation benefits, tuition repayment, options to telecommute and a host of other federal perks (Applegate, 2017)Most agencies pay for a college degree related to the occupation, and assign the warden several pieces of equipment, including a 4x4 vehicle, watercraft, computer, phone, digital camera (Locsin, 2017). Wards that are working for a specified period and then retiring from the profession, receive a pension that may combine both government-granted and contributory income. As with all law enforcement positions, the main benefits for fish and game wardens is the chance to help people, protect the environment and make a difference. Wards learn the skills to rescue victims from dangerous situations and to save plant and animal life and they also have the power to arrest people who violate hunting, fishing, boating and environmental laws (Locsin, 2017). Even though they are a lot of pros about being a ward their also