Trading One Addiction for Another: 30 bucks in 3 years - WARDEN STORIES with guest Spencer Grace

🔥 SUBSCRIBE for more raw, unfiltered stories from the thin green line. "I’ve been waiting for you guys." When Oklahoma Game Wardens Spencer Grace and Larry Green served a search warrant on a suspected poacher in Pawhuska, they weren't expecting to walk into a scene of absolute devastation. What they uncovered was a massive illegal operation involving over 30 poached deer, hawks, eagles, and a shocking psychological confession: the suspect was using the high of illegal poaching to replace a severe drug addiction. In this heavy episode of Warden Stories, host Darrin Hill sits down with Kay County Game Warden Spencer Grace to pull back the curtain on what it truly takes to protect Oklahoma’s wildlife. Spencer details the extensive investigation that led to a massive $30,000 restitution plea deal. Later in the episode, the conversation shifts to a heartbreaking and harrowing rescue operation on Kaw Lake during Winter Storm Goliath in 2017. Spencer shares vital survival advice regarding duck hunting in extreme weather, the surprising truth about neoprene waders in a submersion crisis, and the heavy emotional toll that recovery missions take on the warden brotherhood. Wildlife has no voice—Game Wardens are the thin green line that speaks for them. If you respect the outdoors and the men and women protecting it, hit that LIKE button, SUBSCRIBE, and share this episode with a fellow sportsman! ⏳ TIMESTAMPS • 0:00 – Meet K County Game Warden Spencer Grace • 2:15 – Roots in Newkirk & Trapping Bears in SE Oklahoma • 5:40 – The Pawhuska Search Warrant: "I've been waiting for you..." • 8:12 – The Mind of a Poacher: Replacing Addiction with the Hunt • 11:45 – The $30,000 Verdict & Forfeiture • 14:30 – Winter Storm Goliath: The 2017 Call Lake Tragedy • 18:15 – Survival Myth-Busting: Do Waders Keep You Buoyant? • 22:00 – The Emotional Toll of the Job