Celtics ☘️ Sentinel

  My encounter with North Woods Law and the talking partridge -  September 12, 2018 When you watch North Woods Law filmed in New Hampshire, believe what you see. It is quite real, and these Game Wardens are called upon to do everything. Living in the North Country, my wife, Linda, and I encounter them quite often, and one meeting was quite bizarre. We were hunting for partridge on a logging road a few years ago and a guy in a pickup truck stopped and told us there was a partridge just off the road and quite close to us. We followed him, and he pointed it out, sitting in a clearing about 20 yards off the road. He wondered why I wasn't shooting it because they were in season - I was licensed - and we were in a legal shooting location. I hesitated because I knew a camp was a distance beyond the bird. That's when it happened. Partridge that flew through my porch screen. Released unharmed. The three of us heard a disembodied voice from the woods -  "Don't shoot the bird!...

I am a huge fan of North Woods Law, seen on the Animal Planet TV channel. I also have the advantage of living in the Great North Woods where so much of the Conservation Officers' education and enforcement take place. I have encountered these men on a number of occasions, and they are fit, courteous, intelligent and versatile - they have to be. Their tasks are so demanding, in so many ways, I delved into the physical requirements for trainees. These standards are very task-specific, and for the curious, here they are: Description of Physical Aptitude Test 1. Water Requirements: (A) Tread water for 15 minutes; and (B) Swim 200 yards, in 7 minutes, using any stroke except the dog paddle. 2. 1 ½ mile run – 12-minute time allowance. 3. Using an attached rope, candidates must drag (continuous motion/without stopping) a 185 lb. object a distance of 75 feet. 4. Simulated litter carry: The candidate, with a 20 lb. backpack, must carry a pail weighing 35 lbs. up and down a fligh...