Show Game Officers Versatile Fisheries Game Public relations Law enforcement All of these adjectives apply to Utah Division of THE versatility of the conservation officer role provides a challenge and wide opportunity for the 57 men filling this capacity for the Requirements for the job include a bachelors degree in wildlife or related and completion of a course in basic training at the Utah Law Enforcement which certifies them as peace Division conservation officers participate in range studies each spring to mine condition of deer and their food Recommendations made to the Interagency Committee are based on these Officers make big game and upland game counts upon which to base recommendations for hunting and ag and collect information during hunting THEY make stream assist stocking make creel census and shock streams to determine fish IN metropolitan they receive numerous calls to care for wounded complaints regarding and calls to identify unknown species of They are asked the latest hunting and including where to go for the best and how to They assist in search and rescue industrial representatives often call upon them for background information regarding potential development ALL OF these duties supplement the officer's major duties enforcing and make it easy to understand how 12 hour days are Making patrolling Utah's wildlife attending court building good relationships between landowners and sportsmen are all in a day's work for the Utah conservation |