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.
State | Program Name/Website Link | Phone |
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Alabama | Operation Gamewatch | (800) 272-4263 |
Alaska | Fish and Wildlife Safeguard | (800) 478-3377 |
Arizona | Operation Game Thief | (800) 352-0700 |
Arkansas | No official program | (800) 482-9261 |
California | CalTIP | (888) 334-2258 |
Colorado | Operation Game Thief | (877) 265-6648 |
Connecticut | Turn In Poachers | (800) 842-4357 |
Delaware | Operation Game Theft | (800) 292-3030 |
Florida | Wildlife Alert | (888) 404-3922 |
Georgia | Ranger Hotline | (800) 241-4113 |
Hawaii | No official program | (808) 643-3567 |
Idaho | Report a Wildlife Crime | (800) 632-5999 |
Illinois | Target Illinois Poachers | (877) 236-7529 |
Indiana | Turn In a Poacher or Polluter | (800) 847-4367 |
Iowa | Turn in Poachers | (800) 532-2020 |
Kansas | Operation Game Thief | (877) 426-3843 |
Kentucky | No official program | (800) 252-5378 |
Louisiana | Operation Game Thief | (800) 442-2511 |
Maine | Operation Game Thief | (800) 253-7887 |
Maryland | Wildlife Crime Stoppers | (443) 433-4112 |
Massachusetts | No official program | (800) 632-8075 |
Michigan | Report All Poaching | (800) 292-7800 |
Minnesota | Turn In Poachers | (800) 652-9093 |
Mississippi | Report a Violation | (800) 237-6278 |
Missouri | Operation Game Thief | (800) 392-1111 |
Montana | TIP-MONT | (800) 847-6668 |
Nebraska | Wildlife Crime Stoppers | (800) 742-7627 |
Nevada | Operation Game Thief | (800) 992-3030 |
New Hampshire | Operation Game Thief | (800) 344-4262 |
New Jersey | Operation Game Thief | (855) 648-8477 |
New Mexico | Operation Game Thief | (800) 432-4263 |
New York | Report an Environmental Violation | (844) 332-3267 |
North Carolina | Turn In Poachers | (855) 945-3847 |
North Dakota | Report All Poachers | (701) 328-9921 |
Ohio | Turn in a Poacher | (800) 762-2437 |
Oklahoma | Operation Game Thief | (800) 522-8039 |
Oregon | Turn In Poachers | (800) 452-7888 |
Pennsylvania | Operation Game Thief | (888) 742-8001 |
Rhode Island | No official program | (401) 222-3070 |
South Carolina | Operation Game Thief | (800) 922-5431 |
South Dakota | Turn In Poachers | (888) 683-7224 |
Tennessee | No official program | (615) 781-6580 |
Texas | Operation Game Thief | (800) 792-4263 |
Utah | Turn in a Poacher | (800) 662-3337 |
Vermont | Operation Game Thief | (800) 752-5378 |
Virginia | Report a Wildlife Violation | (800) 237-5712 |
Washington | Report a Violation | (877) 933-9847 |
West Virginia | Report a Natural Resource Crime | (304) 558-2784 |
Wisconsin | Report a Violation | (800) 847-9367 |
Wyoming | Stop Poaching | (877) 943-3847 |