Dave Duncan Oral History Transcript

Dave describes his early upbringing in South Dakota. He first started working as a game warden for the State of South Dakota. He took the civil service test and was hired as a special agent in Duluth, Minnesota, where he worked his entire Fish and Wildlife Service career. Dave worked on waterfowl hunting compliance, enforcement of the new Endangered Species Act of 1973 with a focus on bald eagle and timber wolf protection. He also worked undercover and assisted in many special operations. Dave maintained good working relationships with his state counterparts and with tribal police from several Native American reservations.