Details
Collection: FND002 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Peace Officer Memorial Program
Series:
Tribute
Folder:
DIG
Item:
03498
Title:
Charles V. Pulver
Date:
Creator:
Inscription/Marks:
2/14/1949
Summary:
District Game Warden Charles V. Pulver
Date of death: 11-13-1995 North
Dakota State Game And Fish Dept.
Age at death 46
The opening of North Dakota deer gun season occurred on Friday noon November 10, 1995. The first two and a half days of the season were extremely active for District Warden Chuck Pulver. He planned to work several of the wildlife management areas and a couple of private hunting stands by foot during the sixteen day season. He had past reports and incidents indicating subjects taking illegal deer in the back country and he felt foot patrol was the only way to detect individuals and past activity and/or crime scenes.
On the early morning of November 13, 1995, Warden Pulver moved his State vehicle into cover near his home in an attempt to give the impression to any passing hunters that he was away from home in his vehicle on patrol. His wife Terry stated he left the house at approximately 7 AM. Since the Pulver residence is a rural home between two sections of the Cavalier County Wildlife Management Area, Officer Pulver left from his home on foot.
At approximately 7:45 p.m. Chuck's wife, Terry Pulver, called State Radio and asked for warden supervisor Bruce Burkett to call her. She informed him that Chuck was overdue and she had not heard from him. She stated he had left on foot at 7 a.m. Burkett called Warden Gary Rankin who was in the Emerado area to respond to the Pulver residence. Burkett also contacted the Pembina County Sheriff's Office for assistance from deputies. They sent a number of deputies and also notified Cavalier County as the Pulver residence is just inside their county. Also responding was the Cavalier County Search and Rescue Team.
At approximately 8:30 p.m., Deputy Alan Latozke, Pembina County Sheriff's Office, arrived and he and Burkett started tracking Officer Pulver. He was known to be carrying his portable radio and his department issued M-14 rifle. His trail went to the northwest of his residence traveling through timber and traversing two wooded draws. Approximately 150 yards in the timber they found a blaze orange vest believed to have come off his back pack. At approximately 10:30 p.m. Officer Pulver was found laying face down in the snow. He was holding the M-14 rifle in a port arms position. There was no sign of blood around nor did it appear that his weapon had been fired. The snow was not disturbed around his body. At a couple places prior to where Chuck collapsed he was taking smaller steps and back tracking over his steps.
No other signs of human crossing were detected during the tracking and it appeared to the rescue team that Officer Pulver must have had a heart attack or blood clot that caused such an instant death.
Warden Pulver is survived by his wife, Terry, stepdaughters, Melissa and Jessica Haakenson, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Pulver, Zap, ND and a brother Chester, Westhope, ND.
Red ID: FND_I_77332 Image ID: 509152 Image Notes: 10950 00002 03498
Collection: FND002 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Peace Officer Memorial Program
Date:
Summary: The North Dakota Peace Officer Memorial Program honors fallen officers with highlights of their lives and careers.
Collection: FND002 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Peace Officer Memorial Program
Series:
Tribute
Folder:
DIG
Item:
03498
Title:
Charles V. Pulver
Date:
Creator:
Inscription/Marks:
2/14/1949
Summary:
District Game Warden Charles V. Pulver
Date of death: 11-13-1995 North
Dakota State Game And Fish Dept.
Age at death 46
The opening of North Dakota deer gun season occurred on Friday noon November 10, 1995. The first two and a half days of the season were extremely active for District Warden Chuck Pulver. He planned to work several of the wildlife management areas and a couple of private hunting stands by foot during the sixteen day season. He had past reports and incidents indicating subjects taking illegal deer in the back country and he felt foot patrol was the only way to detect individuals and past activity and/or crime scenes.
On the early morning of November 13, 1995, Warden Pulver moved his State vehicle into cover near his home in an attempt to give the impression to any passing hunters that he was away from home in his vehicle on patrol. His wife Terry stated he left the house at approximately 7 AM. Since the Pulver residence is a rural home between two sections of the Cavalier County Wildlife Management Area, Officer Pulver left from his home on foot.
At approximately 7:45 p.m. Chuck's wife, Terry Pulver, called State Radio and asked for warden supervisor Bruce Burkett to call her. She informed him that Chuck was overdue and she had not heard from him. She stated he had left on foot at 7 a.m. Burkett called Warden Gary Rankin who was in the Emerado area to respond to the Pulver residence. Burkett also contacted the Pembina County Sheriff's Office for assistance from deputies. They sent a number of deputies and also notified Cavalier County as the Pulver residence is just inside their county. Also responding was the Cavalier County Search and Rescue Team.
At approximately 8:30 p.m., Deputy Alan Latozke, Pembina County Sheriff's Office, arrived and he and Burkett started tracking Officer Pulver. He was known to be carrying his portable radio and his department issued M-14 rifle. His trail went to the northwest of his residence traveling through timber and traversing two wooded draws. Approximately 150 yards in the timber they found a blaze orange vest believed to have come off his back pack. At approximately 10:30 p.m. Officer Pulver was found laying face down in the snow. He was holding the M-14 rifle in a port arms position. There was no sign of blood around nor did it appear that his weapon had been fired. The snow was not disturbed around his body. At a couple places prior to where Chuck collapsed he was taking smaller steps and back tracking over his steps.
No other signs of human crossing were detected during the tracking and it appeared to the rescue team that Officer Pulver must have had a heart attack or blood clot that caused such an instant death.
Warden Pulver is survived by his wife, Terry, stepdaughters, Melissa and Jessica Haakenson, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Pulver, Zap, ND and a brother Chester, Westhope, ND.
Red ID: FND_I_77332 Image ID: 509153 Image Notes: 10950 00002 03498
Collection: FND002 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Peace Officer Memorial Program
Date:
Summary: The North Dakota Peace Officer Memorial Program honors fallen officers with highlights of their lives and careers.
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