• Airboat Operator
• Canine Handler
• Covert Team
• Dive Team
• Division Investigator
• Evidence Response Team
• Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (EVOC) Instructor
• Forensic Mapping Specialist
• Field Training Officer

• Firearms Instructor
• Honor Guard Member
• Hover Craft Operator
• Incident Management Team Member
• Pilot (Air Wing)
• Police Academy Cadre Member
• Police Academy Instructor
• Warden Academy Instructor
• Whitewater Specialist

Hiring Process - It's Easy to Apply...

• Application Form
• Alert Exam
• Fitness Exam
• Supplemental Questionnaire

Meet Our New Wardens

Game Warden Evan Franklin

I first had aspired to be a Maine Game Warden since my early high school years. I was always fond of Maine’s natural beauty, and wanted to work in the field assisting its users, and protecting the natural resources my family had taught me to respect and enjoy.

My educational experiences include a high school diploma from Brunswick High School and a Bachelor of Science degree in Conservation Law Enforcement from Unity College. I am also a graduate of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy’s 13th Basic Law Enforcement Training Program.

My employment experiences include a municipal Park Ranger for the Town of Brunswick, Dispatcher for the Operation Game Thief program, Reserve Police Officer for the Town of Old Orchard Beach, and full-time Patrolman for the Town of Monmouth.

Game Warden Peter Herring

I am Warden Peter Herring. I live in Gorham with my wife and two children. I was employed with the State of Maine Department of Corrections for 18 years, most of which were spent as a full-time law enforcement officer and Criminal Investigator. I have a strong and long standing investigative background and have worked with the Moss Group out of Washington, DC teaching investigations to state correctional facilities all across the country. I commanded both a tactical team and a K-9 team for the Department of Corrections and was a certified K-9 handler myself.

As a young boy, my grandfather taught me to love the outdoors. He taught me to hunt and fish, and it is the memory of those times with him that are some of my most treasured. I’ve always enjoyed snowmobiling and time spent on the water boating is a favorite pastime for my family.

It is this love for Maine’s outdoors, coupled with my personal and family background in law enforcement (my father is a retired State Police Detective) that made becoming a Game Warden a life-long ambition. With drive and determination, it really is never too late to begin your dream job.

Game Warden Rick LaFlamme

I grew up in Arundel, Maine with my parents Gil and Jackie Laflamme and two brother’s Bob and Ron. From the time I was a young boy I worked in our family business cutting up big game animals. My parents both worked two jobs but still made time to introduce us to hunting, fishing, camping, and enjoying the great outdoors of Maine. I will never forget the time I got my first deer when I was only ten years old. That is when I met a Maine Game Warden for the first time. His name was Don Gray. After a brief discussion with the man in green, he congratulated me and went on his way. I knew that day that I was going to be a Maine Game Warden.

As the years passed, my passion for the outdoors grew even more. I was trapping, hunting, fishing, as much as I could. When I was in High School, my father fell very ill, my brothers were gone in the Military, and I had to take over the family business with my mother. I thought my dream of becoming a Game Warden was over. When I graduated from Biddeford High School, I went to Unity College part time still trying to run the business traveling back and forth. When my brother Bob came home from the Air force, he took over the business for me. I finished college with an associates degree in Conservation Law and Applied Science. I Then Loaded my truck and headed to Alaska to work a seasonal position as a fisheries technician for six months.

When I returned home, I married my best friend Tammy of fourteen years now. I started a career with the Maine Marine Patrol when I was twenty-two years old. I went from being an Officer, to Pilot, and then on to Sergeant in thirteen years. I owe that to my wife and my parents. I always gave one hundred and twenty percent. The Department of Marine Resources was awesome to my family and me. I have made many friends within Marine Patrol, as well as the Warden Service, and State Police. Little did I know throughout my career I would see the legendary Game Warden Don Gray time and time again. Every time I saw him, I would think back to the time I was just a boy and had that first encounter with a Maine Game Warden. I asked him one day, when I was in the academy if he remembered meeting me. He said yes, but I am sure he was just saying that to be polite. I saw Don about a year ago in Rangeley while snowmobiling with my family. He was having lunch with his wife. We talked briefly, and I felt like I now had a bond with this legend. I knew I had to pursue a career as a Maine Game Warden. Now at thirty-five years old, I did not want to go through the next twenty years wondering should have, could have, would have. Therefore, I applied for the Warden Service and went through the hiring process. I met with Colonel Joel Wilkinson and he offered me a career as a Maine Game Warden. My journey had been completed and he made my dream come true. So no matter what life throws you, never give up on a dream. Enjoy this trip of life we are on, it is a one-way trip and there are no do over’s.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

The Maine Warden Service dates back to 1880, when the first wardens were appointed to enforce laws giving Maine’s moose and deer their first legal protection. The service’s first enforcement action occurred on March 12, 1880 when two men were apprehended for killing a doe in closed season.

From this modest beginning, the Maine Warden Service now has a complement of 124 uniformed members and is the largest of three bureaus in the Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife. It consists of a control headquarters located in Augusta and three divisions with a varying number of districts. Division headquarters are located in Gray, Greenville, and Ashland. Each division is administered and supervised by a Lieutenant and sectional Sergeants. Warden districts cover the entire state; they are generally geographically smaller in southern Maine where the population is higher, and larger in the more sparsely populated Northern sections

Today, the Maine Warden Service is a modern, professional, highly effective law enforcement agency. Members are certified law enforcement officers who use state-of-the-art equipment, including four-wheel drive trucks, boats, snowmobiles, ATV’s, personal computers, a two-way radio repeater network, portable radios, fixed wing aircraft, and night vision equipment, in carrying out their responsibilities. In addition, the service maintains its own forensic laboratory, dive team, K-9 unit, and aircraft. These aircraft enable Wardens to patrol remote sections of their assigned districts, effectively respond to emergency situations, participate in fish stocking, conduct angler surveys, and oversee boating activity.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

This is certified, uniformed, law enforcement work as a member of the Maine Warden Service, Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, protecting inland fish and wildlife resources and the safety of the public. A Game Warden’s work includes:

patrolling an assigned area called a district. Patrolling is usually done alone in areas where there is a concentration of hunting, fishing, and trapping activity. While on patrol, Wardens inspect licenses as well as fish and wildlife possessed by individuals, and explain fish and wildlife, recreation, and environmental laws, rules, and regulations. Patrol may be conducted on foot or by truck, boat, canoe, snowmobile, all-terrain vehicles (ATV’s), or airplane.

• issuing warnings and summonses, and making arrests as necessary. In addition to enforcing fish and wildlife, recreation, and environmental laws, Wardens are empowered to enforce all other state laws.
• conducting investigations, gathering evidence, writing reports, and testifying in court. Investigations may stem from citizen complaints or observed incidents of law violations, and may include complaints involving ATV’s, sick or nuisance wildlife, and landowner issues.
• investigating accidents involving hunting, boats, wildlife, and off-highway snowmobiles and ATV’s.
• organizing, directing, and/or participating in search and rescue operations. This is a priority requirement and may entail working on the recovery of drowning victims and other deceased persons.
• working with biologists, animal control agents, and/or wildlife rehabilitators.

• have a high school diploma or equivalent;
• be at least 21 years old by January 11, 2010 -OR- can be only 20 years old and have completed an associate’s Degree or 60 credit hours of post-secondary education by January 11, 2010; have successfully passed the Maine Criminal Justice Academy’s ALERT examination; (see below for scheduling)
• have successfully passed the Maine Criminal Justice Academy’s Pre-Employment Physical Fitness Test within the past year; (see below for scheduling)
• have or be able to obtain a valid Maine Class C motor vehicle operator’s license;
• be willing to locate anywhere within the State of Maine.

• You must attach within the application:
  • proof of age (copy of birth certificate or driver’s license);
  • a copy of your high school diploma or GED certificate;
  • a letter from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy showing your ALERT examination score;
  • a letter from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy showing your Pre-Employment Physical Fitness Test results (date of test must be within a year of the closing date of this posting).
  • Answers to Supplemental Qualifications form.
• If you are only age 20, you must attach within the application proof of your Associate’s Degree or completed 60 credit hours of post-secondary education.
• FAILURE TO PROVIDE ANY OF THESE MATERIALS WILL RESULT IN FAILURE OF THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.

• APPLICATION EVALUATION: Applications are reviewed to ensure that each applicant meets the minimum requirements defined in this Bulletin. Applicants MUST answer all Supplemental Questions (see below) outlined in this posting and attach them to the Application. Any applicant who does not meet these requirements are disqualified from further consideration.

• Oral Board – The Oral Board is administered by a board of three members of the Maine Warden Service. Candidates will be rated in the following categories. Commitment/Independence; Judgment/Logic; Communication Skills; Applied Knowledge; Decision Making/Decisiveness; and Tact and Diplomacy. If you pass this phase, the Oral Board will constitute 70% of the final score of the Comprehensive Exam.
• Written Exam - The questions (multiple choice) fall within the following categories: Vocabulary, Spelling, Reading Comprehension, and Math; Hunting, Trapping, Fishing, and Equipment; Mammals, Fish, and Birds of Maine; Watercraft, Snowmobiles, and All-Terrain Vehicles; and General Knowledge. If you have a passing score in this phase, the Written Exam will constitute 30% of the final score of the Comprehensive Exam.
• Essay – Candidates will have the option to either type or handwrite their Essay. The Essay will be scored using a nationally recognized, holistic scoring procedure. There is no right or wrong answer. The Essay will be evaluated using the following criteria: how well the writer develops a position on the question; appropriate use of examples and reason to support their position; organization, coherence, and logical progression of ideas; facility with choice of language and vocabulary; variety of sentence structure; and correct use of grammar, spelling and mechanics. The Essay will be given a numerical score using a 12 point system. A cut score will be determined as a minimum criteria for a passing.