Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department runs Operation Game Thief as administrator of the nonprofit the Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs sponsors. People may call 1-800-752-5378 any day to report fish and wildlife crimes and collect rewards after arrests from their information. Col. Justin Stedman asked for names plus descriptions of suspects and vehicles with plates because few wardens patrol, noting poachers rob legal hunters and anglers of chances, may sour public views, and sometimes hit threatened endangered or nongame species.