Most states provide toll-free hotlines for reporting poaching activity. Dr. Stephen Webb and Dr. Aaron Haines, authors of “To Catch a Poacher” in the December 2012-Jaunary 2013 issue of Quality Whitetails, compiled the original list of numbers and websites below, and they have been updated most recently in June 2021.

To help your local conservation officers anytime you witness a poaching incident, collect the following information:
• vehicle make and model
• license plate number
• suspect description
• location (GPS coordinates or address)

When collecting information on poaching suspects, stay a safe distance and do not put yourself in harm’s way.