NM Game Wardens Raise Concerns Over Director's Violation of Game Laws New Mexico game wardens with the state Department of Game and Fish are complaining that the man who runs the department lacks leadership skills. Colin Duff, the president of New Mexico Conservation Officers, says the group has sent a letter to the Game and Fish Commission complaining that Bruce Thompson lacks leadership skills and is a poor communicator. “The core content of it [the letter] is about his leadership ability and his communication skills,” said Duff. Another concern among some wardens is the fact that Thompson, the state’s chief game officer, shot and killed a deer illegally in Lincoln County last year. Thompson claimed that he misread his GPS device, was fined $500 and was put on 180 days of probation. Thompson has since gotten another deer tag for the upcoming fall hunt, a license that still could be revoked by the game commission in October.