Game Warden Walter K. Krukow, aged 41, tragically lost his life on April 20, 1947, in Whiskeytown, California. Krukow, who had served with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife for ten years, was ambushed and fatally shot by a 17-year-old boy. The incident occurred while Krukow was patrolling Boulder Creek, north of Whiskeytown, where he encountered the boy and a friend fishing for trout before the season had officially opened. After issuing a warning to the boy and indicating his inten
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