Operation Game Thief

August, 2022

• 3 August

  One anonymous tip leads to multiple poaching convictions

  

  Thanks to a tip from a local resident and the efforts of multiple law enforcement agencies, three individuals have been convicted on a total of 20 charges related to the illegal killing of elk on the Cross D Ranch near Mayhill, New Mexico. Otero County residents Alix Miller, Kasen Flotte …

September, 2021

• 8 September

  See a wildlife crime, earn a reward

  

  Operation Game Thief (OGT) is a New Mexico Department of Game and Fish program that offers rewards to citizens who turn in poachers. The OGT program is a Crime Stoppers program for wildlife. Operation Game Thief began here in New Mexico in 1977. The program was modeled after the first …

May, 2020

• 28 May

  Anonymous tip leads to conviction of poacher

  

  If we go back more than 40 years ago to 1977, the Department of Game and Fish began to realize that poaching was a wider problem than they initially suspected and started to look into ways of stopping poachers. With that in mind, they also realized that what they were …

June, 2019

• 13 June

  Turn tips into cash by calling Operation Game Thief

  

  Operation Game Thief (OGT), a New Mexico Department of Game and Fish program, offers rewards to citizens who turn in poachers. The OGT program is a Crime Stoppers program for wildlife that began here in New Mexico in 1977. In fact, the program was modeled after the first Crime Stoppers …

October, 2016

• 28 October

  Help catch poachers

  

  Those spending time outdoors can help catch poachers. Whether spending time in the field on a hunt, fishing at a favorite lake or simply recreating outdoors, the eyes and ears of the public can be vital in catching those doing wrong. Acts such as illegally stocking goldfish or poaching a …