
On foot, by car or off-road vehicle, by plane or by boat, the California Game Wardens -- 240 in all -- patrol the state's 159,000 square miles, pursuing poachers, polluters and drug runners around the clock while making sure hunters and anglers follow the rules. No two days are alike, and each is adventure-filled as the officers, working alone or with a canine companion, often patrol sparsely populated areas where help can be hours away.

A Marijuana Eradication Team work to capture Mexican cartel members who are growing marijuana on a remote mountain.

As bear hibernation season approaches the effects of poaching are felt across the country.

Wardens assault nocturnal poachers; a fawn killer and a deer poacher are caught.

Wardens apprehend a suspect on Monterey Bay and make a shocking discovery.