Poachers Were My Prey

Eighteen Years as an Undercover Wildlife Officer

By: R. T. Stewart, W. H. "Chip" Gross

Narrated by: Corey M. Snow

"You ain't no damn game warden, are ya?" the poacher snarled. I looked him straight in the eye and lied, "Game warden? I ain't no game warden!" The poacher paused, mulling over my answer, and added quietly, "Then why you askin' so many questions?

Thus begins the story of R. T. Stewart's career as an undercover wildlife law enforcement officer with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife. For nearly two decades, Stewart infiltrated poaching rings throughout Ohio, the Midwest, and beyond. Poachers Were My Prey chronicles his many exciting undercover adventures, detailing the techniques he used in putting poachers behind bars. It also reveals, for the first time, the secrets employed by undercover wildlife officers in catching the bad guys.

In Poachers Were My Prey, listeners look over R. T. Stewart's shoulder as he deals with the temptations offered an undercover officer, including money, sex, and drugs, and watch as he gets the job done and brings the poachers to justice.

In his honest storytelling style, Stewart also recounts some of the more humorous episodes of undercover work, as when, early in his career, he was so nervous around a group of poachers that he inadvertently put a lit cigar in his mouth backwards.

Poachers Were My Prey will be enjoyed by listeners interested in law enforcement, wildlife, preservation, hunting, fishing, and the outdoors.

The book is published by The Kent State University Press.

©2012 The Kent State University Press (P)2013 Redwood Audiobooks

Very good read/listen

I enjoyed this book, the stories were enticing and titillating. You were able to put yourself right into them and picture them.

Great stories and interesting perspective on wildlife crime

First heard about this book from the Bear Grease podcast. The book lived up to the hype!

Awesome stories about how major wildlife poaching operations were busted.

Very interesting and entertaining

I heard about R.T. on the Bear Grease Podcast. I thought the book was very entertaining and interesting to see behind the scenes how an undercover officer worked. If you enjoy the outdoors and/or hunting-this book would be a good one to get.

Amazing stories from a wildlife officer

If you love hunting, fishing, wildlife, or the outdoors then I think that you will enjoy this audiobook. The stories were captivating and very interesting.

amazing! Thanks RT!!!!!

Amazing!!!!!! RT = real turkey (inside joke) is amazing and this story is astonishing and impactful. Crazy that he lived to tell this tail. Great interview in the bear grease podcast was where I first learned of RT and this book. Worth a listen! He sacrificed a lot so we can hunt! Thanks brother!

Absolutely loved it

A great story and excellent reading. really enjoyed this title and got me to listen to several other books in this genre

More entiertaining than i thought it would be.

Great read/listen, inspirational to young sportsmen/women and a great message to the general public. Big thanks to the men and women that give up there personal freedoms to fight for the rights of the outdoors. Interesting the whole way through listen to the whole thing in one sitting.

Great book

Please get the actual authors to narrate. I heard RT on the bear grease podcast and it was hard to listen to the guy's voice who they got to narrate it.

very entertaining listen

kept me interested and entertained the entire time. I definitely recommend this to anyone interested in such material.

Great book, lacking narrator

I really enjoy the book, it’s stories, and theme, but the narrator fell short. At times I felt as if a computer was reading the book.