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Our Mission Statement is as follows.
This is a free and voluntary organization, dedicated to the preservation and protection of the bountiful natural fish and wildlife resources of the State of Oklahoma. The goals of the association will be to encourage a stronger camaraderie among the Oklahoma State Game Wardens; to encourage and developed high standards and practices of professional wildlife law enforcement; to promote and increased public awareness of the activities performed by the Oklahoma State Game Wardens; to encourage public support and participation in natural resource protection; and to accomplish these purposes without disrupting the normal duties of the Oklahoma State Game Wardens.
Oklahoma State
Game Warden Memorials
Melvin "Bucky" Garrison (1946-1971)
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| Melvin “Bucky” Garrison was born on 2-18-46
and became an Oklahoma Game Ranger in 1971. He was assigned to Okmulgee
County. He left home on 12-27-1971 to work duck hunters. When he
didn’t come home, his wife contacted District Chief Elmer Cathron.
Several other Rangers arrived and began searching for Bucky. His
truck was soon found and a short time later Garrison’s body
was located in three feet of water. His coat was bunched up around
his neck in a peculiar manner leading his fellow Rangers to believe
he was drowned. Like Estes, Garrison’s murder was never solved.
Several leads were investigated but no arrest ever came about. |
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| A memorial to Bucky Garrison was dedicated in June
24, 2005 in Wagoner at the intersection of highways 69 and 51. A
marker mounted on a large boulder and a cement patio mark the spot
where Garrison’s sacrifice is memorialized. |
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