Originally Posted By: bushbear
Calling 911 is the best start here. The poaching hotline is not very efficient. Some folks have cell numbers for the local WDFW officer which can be useful if they're on duty. Pictures are also helpful - cell phone or camera to document vessel(s), people, etc. Try to get some background, too, so that the area can be identified.


Unfortunately WDFW made reporting a poaching even more confusing when they created the Poaching Hotline because now people call it 24/7/365, when in fact it is only manned Mon-Fri 8A-5P, this also includes the texting program WDFW created.