As lifelong fishery officer Randy Nelson proves in this wildly entertaining book, no cops-and-robbers chase has gone on quite as long or involved quite as many hair-raising twists as the eternal war of wits between game wardens and poachers. With stories gathered through thousands of interviews with North American fish and wildlife officers, The Wildest Hunt bristles with adventures from every province and state, ranging from hysterically hilarious to absolutely disgusting. From busting turtle-trafficking rings in Oklahoma to confiscating a taxidermied beluga whale from a bus in Saskatchewan, Nelson's amazing-but-true tales shed light on the crucial work wildlife officers do in conserving what remains of our over-stressed fish and game stocks, detailing the often massy, and frequently dangerous situations they face, as well as the important role citizens can play in solving wildlife crime.