Investigation of WDFW Enforcement Administration

[HardCorpsHuntr]

Bob Weaver is the new Region 3 (Yakima) Captain. He most recently served as the Sergeant for Lewis and Cowlitz Counties. Prior to that nearly all of his time was as a field officer in Whitman County.

Off topic.

I haven't heard that name in awhile, but it reminded me of a funny story he told me when he worked out of Lake Chelan.  With Bob's east coast accent, I heard he had a mix-up with WSP communications one day as a young officer on the peninsula some 15 plus years ago.  I guess earlier in the day a complaint had came in and was broadcast to local wildlife patrols that there was a sea-lion problem on a private beach.  Sometime later, Bob, with his east coast accent, advised communications that he would "...be out on the C line."  Well, the story goes they went back and forth on the radio...  WSP, "verify you're out with the sea-lion?"  Bob, "No, I'm out on the C line!"  WSP, "Right, with the sea-lion".  Bob "NO, the A, B, C LINE!"     

[bigtex]

Bob Weaver is the new Region 3 (Yakima) Captain. He most recently served as the Sergeant for Lewis and Cowlitz Counties. Prior to that nearly all of his time was as a field officer in Whitman County.

Off topic.

I haven't heard that name in awhile, but it reminded me of a funny story he told me when he worked out of Lake Chelan.  With Bob's east coast accent, I heard he had a mix-up with WSP communications one day as a young officer on the peninsula some 15 plus years ago.  I guess earlier in the day a complaint had came in and was broadcast to local wildlife patrols that there was a sea-lion problem on a private beach.  Sometime later, Bob, with his east coast accent, advised communications that he would "...be out on the C line."  Well, the story goes they went back and forth on the radio...  WSP, "verify you're out with the sea-lion?"  Bob, "No, I'm out on the C line!"  WSP, "Right, with the sea-lion".  Bob "NO, the A, B, C LINE!"     

That's a good one. If I remember correctly he's from North Carolina, and I think he was a game warden out there too before he came to WDFW around 2000. He does have a good ol boy southern type accent.

[bigtex]

Bob Weaver is the new Region 3 (Yakima) Captain. He most recently served as the Sergeant for Lewis and Cowlitz Counties. Prior to that nearly all of his time was as a field officer in Whitman County.

Should be a big improvement.....he's a good guy from what I understand.

Any new drama/news in enforcement Todd?

[csaaphill]

 

[dreamunelk]

 

[ucwarden]

Bob Weaver is the new Region 3 (Yakima) Captain. He most recently served as the Sergeant for Lewis and Cowlitz Counties. Prior to that nearly all of his time was as a field officer in Whitman County.

Should be a big improvement.....he's a good guy from what I understand.

Any new drama/news in enforcement Todd?

Plenty, but mostly we are all just waiting to see who the next chief is.  That selection will have an enormous impact on the officers.  I sincerely hope that this time they pick someone who can repair the damage to the program (instead of making it worse), make some personnel changes, and get things back on-track.   There is a lot of work to do, and a great deal of animosity to quash.  Enforcement is about as divided and dysfunctional as possible now, but with a leader who doesn't lie to the officers and play favorites, things would improve quickly.

[trophyhunt]

Todd, do you know when they will make a decision?  Thanks

[ucwarden]

Todd, do you know when they will make a decision?  Thanks

I believe it was kept open until July 31st, which would mean they would begin the selection process now.  I have no idea how long the process will take now.  A month?

[DOUBLELUNG]

Bob Weaver is the new Region 3 (Yakima) Captain. He most recently served as the Sergeant for Lewis and Cowlitz Counties. Prior to that nearly all of his time was as a field officer in Whitman County.

Bob was also a field officer in Chelan County, based in Chelan.

[BNAElkhntr]

As I asked earlier............anyone?

"What happened to the current Region 3 captain....retire?"

Capt. Mann Retired Last Month

[ucwarden]

Click on the following link, for an article WDFW Deputy Chief Mike Cenci wrote for THE REEL NEWS, then scroll down to the sixth from the bottom paragraph which starts with; "If we had lost.....".  Trust me, you don't want to read the whole rambling article, but these last six paragraphs are priceless.  Including such quotes as; (referring to life after the merger of fisheries and wildlife) "Many officers gravitated toward simpler wildlife issues".
 
http://www.thereelnews.com/fish-for-fun.html

[Special T]

F him and f fishing in this state. I say starve the WDFW out. I'll give me as little as legally possible that double faced b tard.

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[ucwarden]

I do find it interesting that one of the deputy chiefs of the WDFW enforcement program (AKA- the F&W POLICE) used an outdoors magazine to slam his own subordinates.  If one of the officers had done so, I am certain they would be facing discipline.....unless it was a marine officer.

[Special T]

Fishing in this state will collapse. Mostly because the WDFW cannot manage it alone. The tribes have no interest in working with the wdfw.(somewhat understandably)  I also think tribes have a financial incentives to keep salmon endangered.  In Skagit  County  the tribes have locked up water rights. Between federal esa $ and tying up the water rights there is WAY more $ to the tribe than fishing ever could. Cenci is a tool because you cannot solve the problem of the fish runs without including the tribes.

[pianoman9701]

I do find it interesting that one of the deputy chiefs of the WDFW enforcement program (AKA- the F&W POLICE) used an outdoors magazine to slam his own subordinates.  If one of the officers had done so, I am certain they would be facing discipline.....unless it was a marine officer.

I'm so disappointed that director Unsworth hasn't addressed the lack of leadership and accountability in the enforcement program. I thought with the change at the helm, we might see some improvement. Obviously to everyone following, that's not the case. This article very clearly shows the reader that Cenci is not only a poor team member (in his comments publicly denouncing subordinates), but as a leader, he's either a sociopath or narcissist, completely incapable of seeing his own contributions to the failures of the enforcement division. How incredibly revealing and discouraging.