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Reporting Wildlife Violations
Here is a list of phone numbers, e-mail addresses, and or websites you can contact to report wildlife violations for each state. You can also contact the United States Fish & Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement at http://www.le.fws.gov. A word of caution - as much as you may want to, interfering in any way with legal hunting practices is against the law in many states (maybe all of them). This includes, but is not limited to:
When reporting a wildlife violation, try to provide as much information as possible. In general, most states ask that you provide the following:
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| = Georgia has taken down their website on reporting wildlife violations. Neither will they respond to my inquiries. They do not seem to take it seriously. |
| State | Governing Body | Phone Number | Mailing Address | Website / E-mail |
| Alabama | Division of Wildlife & Freshwater Fisheries | 1-800-272-GAME (4263) |
Operation Gamewatch 46 Commerce Street Montgomery, AL 36104 |
http://www.dcnr.state.al.us/agfd/ gwatch.html |
| Alaska | Dept. of Fish & Game | 1-800-478-3377 |
http://www.state.ak.us/adfg/wildlife/wild main.htm |
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| Arizona | AZOutdoors.com | 1-800-352-0700 | http://azoutdoors.com/hunting/main.htm | |
| Arkansas | Game & Fish Commission | 1-800-482-9262 |
http://www.agfc.state.ar.us/agfc/ divisions.html#Enforcement |
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| California | Dept. of Fish & Game | 1-888-DFG-CALTIP (334-2258) |
E-mail: lschwall@dfg.ca.gov http://www.dfg.ca.gov/enforcement/ caltip.html |
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| Colorado | Operation Game Thief | 1-800-332-4155 |
E-mail: game.thief@state.co.us. http://wildlife.state.co.us/OGT/index.asp |
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| Connecticut | Department of Environmental Protection | 1-800-842-HELP (4357) |
http://dep.state.ct.us/aboutdep/contact/ emer24.htm |
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| Delaware | Division of Fish & Wildlife | 1-302-739-4403 |
Natural Resources and Environmental Control 89 Kings Hwy Dover DE 19901 |
http://www.dnrec.state.de.us/fw/ogtpgm.htm |
| Florida | Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission | 1-888-404-FWCC (3922) |
http://www.floridaconservation.org/q&a/rprt viol.html |
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| Hawaii | Department of Land and Natural Resources | 1-808-587-0077 | http://www.hawaii.gov/dlnr/ContactInfo.htm | |
| Idaho | Fish & Game | 1-800-632-5999 |
http://www2.state.id.us/fishgame/us/ enforcement/cap.htm |
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| Illinois | Department of Natural Resources, Office of Law Enforcement | 1-877-2DNRLAW (236-7529) |
E-mail: jsample@dnrmail.state.il.us http://dnr.state.il.us/law3/poach.htm |
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| Indiana | Department of Environmental Management | 1-888-233-7745 |
P.O. Box 6015 Indianapolis, IN 46206 |
http://www.in.gov/idem/enforcement |
| Iowa | Department of Natural Resources, Law Enforcement Bureau | 1-800-532-2020 |
http://www.state.ia.us/government/dnr/ organiza/fwb/enforcmt/tip.htm |
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| Kansas | Department of Wildlife and Parks | 1-877-426-3843 |
http://www.kdwp.state.ks.us/alert/ outdooralert.html |
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| Kentucky | Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources | Depends on district - see webpage | http://www.kdfwr.state.ky.us/contact.htm | |
| Louisiana | Dept. of Wildlife & Fisheries | 1-800-442-2511 |
E-mail: LaCaze_bl@wlf.state.la.us http://www.wlf.state.la.us/apps/netgear/ index.asp?cn=lawlf&pid=580 |
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| Maine | Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, Warden Service | Depends on Region - see webpage |
http://www.state.me.us/ifw/aboutus/ warden.htm |
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| Maryland | Department of Natural Resources, Police | 1-410-260-8888 |
580 Taylor Avenue Tawes State Office Building E-3 Annapolis, Maryland 21401 |
E-mail: customerservice@dnr.state.md.us http://www.dnr.state.md.us/nrp/contact.html |
| Massachusetts | Inland Enforcement Bureau |
1-508-366-6537 or 1-508-366-6420 |
183 Milk Street Westboro, MA 01581 |
E-mail: roger.arduini@state.ma.us http://www.state.ma.us/dfwele/dle/ INLAND.htm |
| Coastal Enforcement Bureau |
1-781-740-1163 1-617-727-0882 1-617-727-5629 |
349 Lincoln Street, Building 45 Hingham, MA 02043 |
E-mail: philip.mcmann@state.ma.us http://www.state.ma.us/dfwele/dle/ CoastalEnf.htm |
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| Michigan | Department of Natural Resources | 1-800-292-7800 | http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/1,1607,7-153-10366_15383---,00.html | |
| Minnesota | Department of Natural Resources | 1-800-652-9093 |
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/enforcement/ tip.html |
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| Mississippi | Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks | 1-800-BE SMART | http://www.mdwfp.com/smartline.asp | |
| Missouri | Department of Conservation | 1-800-392-1111 |
http://www.conservation.state.mo.us/help/ contact.html |
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| Montana | Fish, Wildlife & Parks | 1-800-TIP MONT (847-6668) | ||
| Nebraska | Game & Parks Commission | 1-800-742-7627 | http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/law/game.html | |
| Nevada | Division of Wildlife | 1-800-992-3030 | http://www.operationgamethief.org | |
| New Hampshire | Operation Game Thief | 1-800-344-4262 | http://wildlife.state.nh.us/Opgamethf.htm | |
| New Jersey | Division of Fish & Wildlife | 1-800-222-0456 |
Operation Game Thief c/o 169 Powell Place Rd. Tabernacle, NJ 08088 |
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/ogt.htm |
| New Mexico | Department of Game & Fish | 1-800-432-GAME |
http://www.gmfsh.state.nm.us/PageMill_TExt/ FAQ/faq9a.html#anchor5747257 |
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| New York | Division of Forest Protection & Fire Management | 1-518-402-8839 |
http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/ protection/index.html |
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| Environmental Conserv. Officers, Div. of Law Enforcement | 1-518-402-8829 |
http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/ protection/index.html |
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| North Carolina | Wildlife Resources Commission |
1-800-662-7137 or 1-919-662-4381 (Wake County) |
http://216.27.49.98/fs_index_06_coexist.htm | |
| North Dakota | Game & Fish department | 1-800-472-2121 |
RAP Box 188 Valley City, ND 58072 |
http://www.state.nd.us/gnf//info/rap brochure.html |
| Ohio | Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife | 1-800-Poacher (762-2437) |
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/news/nov01/ 1121violations.htm |
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| Oklahoma | Department of Wildlife Conservation | 1-800-522-8039 | http://www.wildlifedepartment.com/ogt.htm | |
| Oregon | State Police | 1-800-452-7888 | ||
| Pennsylvania | Fish & Boat Commission | Depends on county - see webpage |
http://sites.state.pa.us/PA_Exec/Fish_Boat/ dir.htm |
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| Rhode Island | Department of Environmental Management, Division of Law Enforcement | 1-401-222-2284 |
83 Park Street Providence, RI 02903 |
http://www.state.ri.us/dem/programs/bnatres/ enforce/index.htm |
| South Carolina | Department of Natural Resources | 1-800-922-5431 | http://www.dnr.state.sc.us/cec/dnrfaq.html | |
| South Dakota | Department of Game, Fish & Parks, Division of Wildlife | 1-800-592-5522 |
http://www.state.sd.us/gfp/DivisionWildlife/ TIPS/Index.htm |
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| Tennessee | Wildlife Resources Agency | 1-615-781-6580 | http://www.state.tn.us/twra/faqmain.html | |
| Texas | Parks & Wildlife | 1-800-792-GAME (4263) |
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/enforce/ogt/ report.htm |
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| Utah | Division of Wildlife Resources | 1-800-662-DEER | http://www.wildlife.utah.gov/hsp.htm | |
| Vermont | Agency of Natural Resources | 1-800-75ALERT | http://www.anr.state.vt.us/contact.htm | |
| Virginia | Virginia Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries | 1-800-237-5712 | http://www.dgif.state.va.us/info/wildlife-violations.html | |
| Washington | Department of Fish & Wildlife | 1-800-477-6224 | http://www.wa.gov/wdfw/enf/poaching.htm | |
| West Virginia | Division of Natural Resources, Law Enforcement |
Bld. 3, Capitol Complex Charleston, West Virginia 25305 |
E-mail: law@dnr.state.wv.us E-mail: wildlife@dnr.state.wv.us http://www.dnr.state.wv.us/law/Default.htm |
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| Wisconsin | Department of Natural Resources | 1-800-TIP-WDNR (847-9367) |
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/es/ enforcement/hotline.htm |
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| Wyoming | Game & Fish Department | 1-800-442-4331 | http://gf.state.wy.us/HTML/hunting/huntinfo.htm | |