Hunting Men: The Career of an Oregon State Police Detective

Mike Davis grew up in eastern Oregon riding dirt bikes, hunting, fishing, and attempting to avoid the Oregon State Police. It was not until after a stint in the US Marines, however, that Davis joined the very department he once tried to evade and realized his long-held dream of arresting bad guys. He soon learned that there were citizens who did not respect law enforcement-and some who wanted to kill anyone in uniform.

As Davis chronicles his diverse law enforcement experiences from 1977 un...