William Wasserman

While growing up in rural Pennsylvania, Wasserman began hunting, trapping, and fishing at the age of ten. After graduating from high school, he took on various construction jobs until he was accepted into the Pennsylvania Game Commission Training School in 1975. Wasserman, a former world champion third-degree black belt in Tang Soo Do and national bodybuilding champion, has authored sixteen books about his experiences as a state game warden. Throughout his career, he received numerous awards for his contributions to wildlife conservation, including the United Bowhunters of Pennsylvania Game Protector of the Year Award, Pennsylvania Game Commission Northeast Region Outstanding Wildlife Conservation Officer, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Conservation Medal, and the Pennsylvania Trappers Association Presidential Award. Wasserman is a prolific writer who has been featured in several national magazines, including Black Belt, Pennsylvania Game News, Fur-Fish-Game, South Carolina Wildlife, International Game Warden, and The Alberta Game Warden. He also wrote a weekly outdoor newspaper column for fifteen years and hosted a popular outdoor talk-radio program for eight years. Wasserman retired from the Pennsylvania Game Commission after thirty-two years of dedicated service and resides in South Carolina with his wife, Mary Ann.