You’re listening to Shootin’ the Bull — a podcast by Idaho Department of Fish and Game. From fish squeezers to deer muggers and everyone in between, these are the conversations with the men and women of Idaho Fish and Game.

Host Connor Jay Liess (Public Information Specialist) sits down with Ben Bieri (Digital Content Specialist) and long-time conservation officer Brian Marek, who recounts some of his most memorable moments patrolling the Treasure Valley and beyond for 26 years.

Other Topics: Connor's squirrel skinning crime ring; from forestries to Florida; parking Shaquille O'Neal's car at Disney World; cutting your teeth as a wildlife tech; going to the "dark side"; Arco, the Atomic City; waiting in hay fields for spotlighters; a Treasure Valley love affair; upstate New York gets cold; being an urban conservation officer; the huge problem with litter; Tootsie Rolls and Ritz crackers; why you have a lasso in your patrol truck; the "Roaming Officer"; Treasure Valley alligators; pets becoming problems; working with other local law enforcement; Brian's wild Tazmanian poaching case; a horrific day at Brownlee Reservoir; when a beaver wipes out 10 of your prized maples; when (and when not) to call the CAP hotline; running out of gas in a helicopter; Elliott the Elk; and more.

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