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Wardens "question" a suspeci at a wardens training session in which field problems were augmented by lectures on various phases of law enforce- 

 ment and by group discussions. Wardens are Matt Remezane, left, Ted Holladay (the suspeci) and Jack Wilson. 



— Fish and Game Photo 



Marksmanship Training Program 



While informal pistol shoots among wardens have 

 been held for many years, a pistol marksmanship train- 

 ing program was not initiated until the beginning of 

 the biennium. 



The uniform regulations specify that wardens shall 

 equip themselves with a .38 caliber revolver. With the 

 increase of population, more major crimes are being 

 committed over a wider area than ever before. 

 Wardens' vehicles are equipped with two-way radios 

 and in many localities they have direct communication 

 with the county sheriff's office. As a result, wardens 

 are often called upon to assist other law enforcement 

 agencies in the apprehension of persons who had com- 

 mitted felonious crimes. The department believes that 

 if its enforcement personnel have occasion to enter 



a dangerous situation, knowingly or in the normal 

 course of checking armed hunters or apprehending 

 armed game law violators, the wardens should then 

 have adequate pistol training to defend themselves 

 properly and take command of a situation if attacked. 

 In the first year of the program, 100 rounds of .38 

 caliber ammunition were purchased for each member 

 of the force. Prior to this time pistol practice shoots 

 were held irregularly with wardens furnishing their 

 own ammunition. Early in the 1957-58 Fiscal Year, the 

 ammunition allotment was increased to 300 rounds per 

 man, with the requirement that at least six 30-round 

 Camp Perry type course scores be fired during the 

 year. Wardens were encouraged to use the remaining 

 ammunition for additional target practice at their con- 

 venience. 



