From the DOW website: (so there is ONE chick...but which one is it?:smiley_crocodile
The newest ODNR Division of Wildlife state wildlife officers were sworn in at a ceremony in Columbus on Thursday, July 3, 2014. Of Ohio’s 16 new state wildlife officers, 10 will be assigned to a county and six will serve at-large regions. The 16 state wildlife officers were hired from a pool of more than 800 applicants.
• Wildlife officers have statewide jurisdiction to enforce wildlife regulations, investigate allegations of waterway pollution, protect state property, and make arrests. They conduct educational programs, perform fish and wildlife management duties, and advise landowners on dealing with wildlife. Wildlife officers also serve an important role as a point of contact with law enforcement and other agencies on topics of mutual interest, providing assistance and expertise.
• Following completion of the Ohio Peace Officer Basic Training course May 4, the officers completed eight weeks of wildlife officer specific training by the ODNR Division of Wildlife. In addition to wildlife law enforcement procedures and agency policies, the cadets received training in areas of wildlife and fisheries management, communications, outdoor education, ATV operation, hunter safety, and advanced firearms and self-defense topics.
• The new officers will continue training by working with experienced officers in their assignment area for the next six months.
The 16 new Ohio wildlife officer and their assignments:
• Kelsey A. Brockman, assigned at-large, Wildlife District Five
• Michael H. Budd, assigned to Knox County, Wildlife District One
• Scott A. Cartwright, assigned to Adams County, Wildlife District Five
• Martin E. Cisine, assigned to Trumbull County, Wildlife District Three
• Austin M. Dickinson, assigned to Seneca County, Wildlife District Two
• Ryan J. Donnelly, assigned to Cuyahoga County, Wildlife District Three
• Tyler W. Eldred, assigned to Morrow County, Wildlife District One
• Maurice A. Irish, assigned to Delaware County, Wildlife District One
• Nathan W. Kaufmann, assigned at-large, Wildlife District Two
• Anthony G. Lemle, assigned at-large, Wildlife District Two
• Austin D. Levering, assigned at-large, Wildlife District Five
• Patrick L. Muldovan, Jr., assigned to Licking County, Wildlife District One
• Allen S. Patton, assigned at-large, Wildlife District Four
• Marino A. Pellegrini, assigned to Lake County, Wildlife District Three
• Kyle C. Queer, assigned to Carroll County, Wildlife District Three
• Nathan S. West, assigned at-large, Wildlife District Four