any game wardan/co's here

jcbruno

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I am curently studying after work taking difernt classes to help get a job in this field when i get out of the army, I am taking a corrospondance wildlife consevation credit diploma and a firearms repair diploma, other little courses ie trapper, slowly working up a pilots licence and once my contract in the army is over i plan to take a guide school in montana. also planning on doing a contract in the New Zealand Army and plan to take more courses available in New Zealand/ Australia.

what i am asking is for advise from anyone on this forum who knows anything about getting a job in this field weather Game wardan,park ranger,or co :confused:

cheers in advance for any help:)
 
jc, I work in the area of fisheries but am NOT an enforcement officer. I do spend some time working/ ride alongs with the local CO's. I get to pick their brains a lot.

My suggestion would be to get at least a two year diploma form a college/university. The testing and interview process is very rigorous. They hire very few staff and it is extremely competetive. In BC they won't give you a shot without the diploma or degree.
 
I am not a CO either, but thought about going to school for one, and was told you'd be very lucky to get a job in Sask. afterwards.
 
Definitely more people qualified than positions available. I too was considering it. On PEI we have less than a dozen COs and I am sure I know of a dozen more waiting for one to leave!!!.
 
I'm not a CO but I did take the 2 year Conservation Enforcement program at the LCC in Lethbridge. I'm not sure what it is like now, but in the 80s it was difficult to get a year round position and a lot of the related jobs were seasonal.
 
When I worked in Jasper I had several friends that were Wardens. It is very hard to get a position, with lots of applicants. But they loved thier jobs so it was worth all the work.

It's much easier to become an RCMP, which might be more in line with your training and experience. And you could request to work in a National Park, like Jasper or Banff.

After all, they are both enforcement positions. John
 
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Since there enforcement courses, would there be tough physical requirements too? or is it just whatever.
 
BC CO's joke about not getting a position until somebody dies. It's stiff compition. There is a course at Malaspina University-College in BC called Resource Management Officer Training RMOT. www.mala.ca

Most of these guys don't get jobs. those that do are usally hired by the BC forest service as compliance and enforcement officers.
 
Join the mounties, they get to enforce all the wildlife regs and ussually posted close to SERM anyways. Alot of opportunity to get to work with one another.
 
Ditto everyone else's sentiments!! I looked into it myself...not worth it although it is an AWESOME course. I don't think the colleges are very honest with the student about job placement. I had a friend who was CO here and got incredible job offer in the U.S. ( seems alot easier there) Another guy I was talking to this week had only summer employment at a park. You might try law enforcement at the local animal shelter to gain some experience in the enforcement field, dealing with people in parks, etc. Some deal with a lot of wildlife as well. Until our gov't starts reinvesting some more money into the MNR, enforcement will continue to suffer and therefore, our resourses:mad:
 
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