They Used to Call Us Game Wardens - Softcover

Bill Callies

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1424300754 ISBN 13: 9781424300754

Publisher: Callies/Hanson Publishing, 2006

Synopsis

Bill Callies was a Minnesota Game Warden who retired in 1980. He wrote 60 stories in this book. Some of the stories are funny, some are exciting and all are informative. They are all factual accounts that describe the job of a Minnesota Game Warden during the era from 1960 to 1980. Bill thought being a game warden was the best job in the world and he wrote wonderful stories of his adventures.

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From the Inside Flap:

Reviews from local papers, 2006 and 2007 (published to the trade 11/15/2016): "...thank goodness someone documented an era...Bemidji Pioneer Press 5/12/07 "...the energy, enthusiasm, determination and love of the job are evident..." The Game Warden, Summer 2007 "Bill ran herd on the poachers." The Game Warden Summer 2007 "...compelling mix (of) stories..." Hibbing Daily Tribune 5/7/06 "...many interesting, amazing and often educational stories..." Grand Rapids Herald Review 5/13/07 "The stories are written in a straight forward, unsentimental style from notes Callies kept throughout his career. He kept the notes in the event he was called into court to testify." The Brainerd Dispatch 3/25/07 "Bill's account of his game warden activities names offenders and gives quite a bit of detail about locations and methods used by poachers..." Voyageur Sentinel 9/15/07 "Callies served and set enforcement standards in many areas where game wardens were resented by those who--before Bill showed up--openly flaunted their disrespect for Minnesota's game laws." Voyageur Sentinel 9/15/07 "..there are stories of lying in ambush for wrong-doers and tales of hot pursuit of'deer shiners' who made the mistake of catching his attention." Voyageur Sentinel 9/15/07 "It's certain--these are books you can't put down, once you've started reading them." Voyageur Sentinel 9/15/07 "At once informational, humorous, light-hearted and serious, the stories often make mention of the people and wildlife of northern Minnesota." Grand Rapids Herald –Review 5/13/07 "The stories are written in a casual, personal, reminiscent style." Grand Rapids Herald–Review 5/13/07 "Callies recollections include not only the names, but the conversations and thoughts that crossed his mind which paint a vivid picture of the event." Hibbing Daily Tribune 5/7/06 "...easy to read and apparently...written ...as Bill would have told the stories out loud." Moosecop 10/25/07 "One tough warden...highly recommend this book to the outdoorsmen." Amazon review 8/29/07 ""well told stories in an understated, wry style..." Amazon review 7/11/07 "The stories are written in a straightforward, unsentimental style..." Outdoor News 4/27/07

About the Author:

Bill was born in Iowa but lived most of his life in Minnesota. He was in the floor covering business in the Twin Cities when he took the test to become a game warden at age 43. He took a huge cut in pay to become a warden and was stationed at Waskish, Crosby-Ironton, Orr, and Baudette. He wrote stories after he retired but asked his children to wait until after he died to publish the book.

About this edition

• Publisher: Callies/Hanson Publishing
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1424300754
• ISBN 13: 9781424300754
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 271
• Editor: Ivy Hanson
• Illustrator: Photos