It's a tough field, for sure. In my part of the world, there are lots of folks who want to do it for every opening that there is. Alot of times you may have to take a technician job at low pay just to get your foot in the door, because the positions that require a 4 year degree are being filled by ones that have a masters... Like said before, be prepared to work your butt off and move alot to fill openings untill you get enough experience to be able to have a real shot at the positions that you want. At least in the government type positions. Private sector is a little different, but it still ain't easy to get where you want to go.

That is one of the reasons I am not working in the wildlife field at present. I can make much more money as a production manager for a the manufacturing company I am with, and it is in a rural location where I want to raise my family, close to me and my wifes parents. I may get back into the wildlife field at some point, but it will be private sector and probably on a local basis. I help some of the folks around here, but it is strictly on the side.

Also bear in mind that working in a field that you love can sometimes burn you out on it. I have a very good friend who is a game warden now (we went through the wildlife science program together), and he does not hunt near as much as he used to. Hunting season is his busy time of year, and when he has time off he wants to do something else. He still hunts, but not like he used to.