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Caught on Camera in Oregon: Poacher’s Illegal Angling on Walla Walla River Sparks Reward Hunt News By Diane Megaw On Jan 21, 2025 Walla Walla River in Oregon | Courtesy: Washington State Department of Ecology A person unlawfully angling on the Walla Walla River near Milton-Freewater on December 13 and December 16 last year was captured on camera. The Oregon State Police (OSP) Fish and Wildlife Division asked the public to help identify the angler and significant rewards were offered. Report Illegal Fishing on Walla Walla River Trout and warmwater fish angling on the Walla Walla River had been closed since October 31, 2024, and steelhead angling was prohibited in 2024. Despite this, a person was photographed angling with what appeared to be trout/steelhead fishing gear. Umatilla Angler | Oregon State Police Photo If you have any information about the incidents, please get in touch with OSP Dispatch using reference case number #SP25-014838 at 1-800-452-7888, *OSP (*677), or send an email to [email protected] . Points Rewards For Reporting Wildlife and Habitat Law Violators The Turn In Poachers (TIP) program offers preference point rewards. The information must lead to an arrest or issue of a citation for the unlawful take/possession or waste of big game mammals. The TIP Preference Points Rewards for information on wildlife and habitat Law violators (which must result in an arrest or citation for the unlawful taking, possession, or waste of big game mammals) are: Bear: 4 points Bighorn Sheep: 5 Points Cougar: 4 points Deer: 4 points Elk: 4 points Moose: 5 points Pronghorn Antelope: 4 points Rocky Mountain Goat: 5 points Wolf: 5 points TIP Cash Rewards For Reporting Illegal Wildlife and Habitat Law Violators TIP is a collaboration between the OSP, the Oregon Hunters Association (OHA), the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFF), the Oregon Wildlife Coalition (OWC), the Oregon Outfitter and Guides Association, and the Oregon State Marine Board. Cash rewards, similarly for information leading to an arrest or citation, can also be awarded for habitat destruction, illegally obtaining an angling or hunting license or tag, borrowing or lending big game tags, spotlighting, or snagging. The cash rewards include: Rewards From Oregon Hunters Association (OHA): Bighorn Sheep, Mountain Goat, or Moose: $2,000 Elk, Deer, or Antelope: $1,000 Bear, Cougar, or Wolf: $600 Habitat destruction: $300 Obtaining Oregon hunting or angling license or tags illegally: $200 Unlawful borrowing or lending big game tag(s): $200 Shellfish and Game Fish: $200 Game Birds or Furbearers: $200 Spotlighting: $200 Snagging/Attempting to Snag: $200 Rewards From Oregon Wildlife Coalition (OWC): Species listed under state or federal Endangered Species Acts as “threatened” or “endangered” (excluding fish): $1,000 Cougar, Bobcat, Beaver (only on public land), Black bears, Bighorn Sheep, Marten, Fisher, Sierra Nevada Red Fox: $500 Hawk, Falcon, Eagle, Owl, Osprey: $500 Rewards From Oregon Outfitters & Guides Association (OOGA): A reward of $200 is offered for: Acting or offering to act as an Outfitter Guide for killing wildlife illegally as set out in ORS 704.010 and 704.020. Securing Oregon hunting or angling licenses or tags illegally. To report a wildlife and/or habitat violation or any suspicious activity: Call the TIP hotline at 1-800-452-7888 or *OSP (*677) Email TIP at [email protected] For more information, visit the TIP webpage . Share Twitter Facebook ReddIt WhatsApp Pinterest Email