You’d be amazed at the sweeping authority Fish & Game wardens have. I’ve heard of cops, who lack probable cause to search a suspect vehicle with or without a warrant, call in their game warden buddies who have statutory authority to search for poached game without a warrant.
You’ve touched on one of the glaring reasons why I judge the authority given to them, to be way over the top.
BTW, I don’t see a warden as a LEO. It was a mistake to ever go that route IMO.
I may be mistaken, but wasn’t that part of Clinton’s put 100,000 more police on the streets?