OUTDOORS: TIP-MONT works 24-7 to stop poachers

Montana FWP

Montana's outdoor crime-stopper help line, TIP-MONT, has an online option to report poachers and other hunting-season violators.

Now alert citizens can report poaching and violations of hunting regulations by going to the FWP website at http://www.fwp.mt.gov . Click "TIP-MONT" to use the online report form.

The TIP-MONT toll-free number — 1-800-TIP-MONT or 1-800-847-6668 — is the best way to report crimes that are in progress, or where immediate assistance is needed.

While the online service isn't a real-time TIP-MONT connection, the reports are checked several times...