An interesting exception to the no-trespassing enforcement is the right of a hunter, on foot and without a gun, to come onto land without permission to get his hunting dog back. Chris, born and raised in Southwest Virginia's Lee County was graduated from Virginia Tech with a degree in biology. I knew this is what I wanted to do right out of college. To become a game warden, he completed the standard police academy four-month course plus additional months of specific training for game wardens. Although first assigned to Henrico, he later was transferred to Goochland.
Wardens live in the county served.
The hardest part of this job is being on call 24 hours a day. But, it's obvious that Chris loves being out doors all day. I grew up hunting and fishing. This job has lots of variety. Every day you get up and go to work, it's always something different.