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True Stories of the Maine Warden Service
Narrator
Chris Reilly
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Length
7 hours 20 minutes
Language
English
Before reality TV, GPS devices, and dashboard computers, there was a coming of age for the Maine Warden Service. It was a time when a compass, map, and one's wits were what mattered most in the field. Every day offered the potential for an exciting new adventure, many of which endangered the wardens' lives.
Recreating the full warden experience, Open Season includes twenty stories from two former colonels, two lieutenants, two sergeants, four district wardens, a warden pilot, and one currently active-duty corporal. Altogether, their cumulative experiences account for more than 300 years of north woods law.
In addition to hair-raising, life-and-death scenarios, the collection covers moments such as a child innocently outing his parents as "looking for deer" at night, the doldrums of a stakeout, and the grief of tragedy. You'll live through the eyes of these twelve wardens and feel the excitement of a twig snapped in the dark . . . the frustration of second guessing yourself when lives are at stake . . . and the duty to do what's right, even when it means breaking the law.
Daren Worcester is a native of Hanover, Maine, and a graduate of the University of Maine. He has been published in Backpacker and Down East magazines, and he runs the website northeasthikes.com. Daren lives in New Hampshire with his family.
Chris Reilly has had a serendipitous career using his voice. After graduating from college in New York City, for a decade you could hear him reading the news on 1010 WINS ("All News, All the Time") and on WNYC, New York Public Radio, the top public radio station in America and nowadays a major podcast producer. A change of pace brought him back to the greenery of bucolic northern Connecticut, where he's originally from. In the wake of tedious stints in sales and marketing, audiobooks took the world by storm, and Chris didn't miss a beat. When he's not behind the microphone in his home studio, you might find Chris riding his scooter around town, drinking black coffee, caring for his Ragdoll cat, or solving a crossword puzzle.