Operation Game Thief Hotline

Brandon Lyddon, Conservation Agent

Operation Game Thief (OGT) is the dispatch hotline that was developed as a partnership between the Conservation Federation of Missouri and the Missouri Department of Conservation for the public to report conservation violations to Missouri Conservation Law Enforcement Agents. The OGT system was designed to protect the fish, forest, wildlife resources, and conservation areas in Missouri.  Examples of violations that are reported to OGT are shooting from a public roadway, spotlighting wildlife, permit violations, taking over limits of wildlife, conservation area violations, littering, etc.  

To report conservation violations, you can call the OGT (Operation Game Thief) 24-hour hotline at 1-800-392-1111, you can remain anonymous and rewards are possible. You can also contact Conservation Law Enforcement Agents directly (numbers on MDC website and in regulation booklets), or by calling the county or state dispatch center. a landowner who was able to obtain a vehicle description and license information leading Conservation Agent Wood to a suspect. MDC Agent Wood discovered during his investigation that the suspect had recently shot a large velvet antlered buck. The investigation also uncovered multiple suspects involved, as well as four additional bucks and one doe being recently poached. Additionally, the investigation uncovered that virtually all the meat from these animals was left to waste. This case is still under investigation. Conservation Agents rely heavily on public cooperation to aide in the enforcement of the Wildlife Code of Missouria landowner who was able to obtain a vehicle description and license information leading Conservation Agent Wood to a suspect. MDC Agent Wood discovered during his investigation that the suspect had recently shot a large velvet antlered buck. The investigation also uncovered multiple suspects involved, as well as four additional bucks and one doe being recently poached. Additionally, the investigation uncovered that virtually all the meat from these animals was left to waste. This case is still under investigation. Conservation Agents rely heavily on public cooperation to aide in the enforcement of the Wildlife Code of Missouri