i dont know where you are lawdawg, but we have that problem here in mississippi, go figure. we had a new interstate being built and alot of equipment was being broken in to and stolen. every time we would try to patrol the area the 4 wheelers would take off down the dirt strip.the sheriff recieved enough complaints about it from the contractors and green lighted us dto do whatever it took to catch the bandits..we were able to get our search and rescue to give us their 4 wheelers to do a sting in the area... we started going to the site and waiting on the suspects and were able to catch them using 4 wheelers and horses.most of the 4 wheelers thought they could go where horses could not go , but were proven wrong real quick... happy ending, we seized the atvs and were awarded them in court.. the county had alot of 4 wheelers to patrol the parks and malls during speacial events.BTW, every time im told i can ride my horse on duty i get so happy i pee.

never head of lucedale, but i have a bud from alabama, he loves it there, and they use atvs and horses also.right now i would like a change of scenery and would love to be on horses back and get paid for it. we have park and speaical event riders but i wanjt to be out on my own. go out for 8-10 hours then go home..policing on horse back is my last dream.

My father in law owns land/house in Lucedale he wants to get rid of. Its in the south east corner of the state by the border of AL. I didn't realize how big mississippi is. We had 2 horses but lost them for budget reasons. I'd love to ride horses but not patrol on them i the city streets. As far as change of scenery, my wife is ready to head back to the south....so maybe I'll learn to ride horses..

I'm looking at mobile county right now see what happens. The pay scares me compared to up here in MA, but houses/land are more reasonably priced down there.

yep hawk, new orleans, went to a school in meridan with some coon asses, great bunch of guys and crazyier than a $h1t house rat. i was invited ti visit and never did...regreats regreats regreats..

i was bourn i va. son of a navy vietnam vet.

Whats your family think about the move. I got my wife and kids telling me to get my ass in gear and get on a PD/County down there...their all itchin to go. The $ scares me like i said but I've heard conflicting stories about what guys make. A MCS deputy had told me with OT he made about 60K, another guy was telling me around 40K. I don't know how the overtime stuff works at that dept.

if you can work close to the big citys you might be suprised. in memphis the boots make some where around 55 k to 65 k after 2 years depending on over time.

Don't get me wrong I love the job, the kids gotta eat. We have guys right around 100K but they end up divorced and giving it all away. I work alot of "details" but keep time with the fam to. A typical house up here is 300K to decent 450K and they sit on 10,000 square feet of land. I want some privacy, land and be able to fish and hunt.

I'd rather hunt. Bought a black lab thinking I could get him trained after this past deer season. Then I went and fu$ked up my back. I'm back to work now. If I have the opportunity to do one or the other I'm in. If the opp comes up for both, I'm going in the woods/field to shoot something.

I fish for trout and large mouth bass mostly. When the stripers move up the north east coast I get out there when I can. As for hunting, I live in a city but am fortunate to have a farm in a smaller town thats close. I hunt deer, geese and ducks. As a favor to the land owner we go out and shoot the crows by his crops.

i prefer deer hunting but like boar and bear hunting with a gun or bow.

never been to dc, and dont think i would like it, i dont believe in hunting game farms.

after seeing on of my brothers die in front of me then going to his memorial and helping out with the charity game for his kids.im spent on seeing any more. it makes me to crazy when i go to work. i tend to look a little too hard for someone to take it out on, ..no i dont abuse my powers but it may come out someday with someone that hurts one of my brothers.

i have been to three officer survival schools they show tape of officers being killed in the line of duty over and over again, they also let you hear tape of officers after being shot while undercover, and gasping and crying over the wire while their partner trys to get to him in time... you come out of those classes looking for the toughest mother out there.