I think I was interested in working with animals as I grew older. After I got outta high school and went to college, being a Zoology major and wanting to work with animals, you realized that if you were going to do it, there were probably two ways to do it. Fish and Wildlife Departments, which I was interested in pursuing or a zoological park. The Fish and Wildlife endeavor, it was very tough to do because in many cases, that was a pretty competitive field in the state of Nebraska. Even to be a game warden, it was competitive. So, it was tough to get on to these civil service positions in Fish and Wildlife or the Nebraska Department of Wildlife or the Missouri Department of Wildlife. They’re publicly supported institutions and as a result, they tended to want to take people who lived within the state. So, it was very difficult if there wasn’t an opening, you’re not gonna be considered until there was an opening.
