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DIVISION OF WILDLIFE LAW ENFORCEMENT SUPERVISOR HONORED

AKRON, OH - Wildlife Law Enforcement Supervisor for northeast Ohio, Doug Miller was recently honored as “Wildlife Officer of the Year” by The Association of Midwest Fish and Game Law Enforcement Officers according to the ODNR Division of Wildlife.

“Miller is an exceptional credit to the Division of Wildlife,” said Jeff Herrick, district manager for Division of Wildlife. “He was nominated for this award for many reasons, including outstanding contributions to fish and wildlife law enforcement. He has shown great leadership, skill and ingenuity during the performance of his job, and in promoting law enforcement training and education for other officers. He has always demonstrated high ethics, standards and practices.”

Miller’s 15-year commitment to his work is also demonstrated through his efforts to help culminate a series of wildlife offender takedowns over the last several years in northeast Ohio. Some of the more notable cases would be Operation Cornerstone involving the sale of sport-caught fish (Ashtabula County); Operation Overkill involving various deer poaching violations (Lorain County); Pine Hills Meats involving the commercialization of deer (Columbiana County); Operation Tag involving fraudulent use of state harvest tags to poach deer and turkey (Jefferson County). Another notable event was the repeat arrest in 2007 of the kingpin ringleader taken down in the Division of Wildlife’s first undercover project in the early 1990’s. This project, titled “Operation Clanbake” involved an organized group of poachers who shot dozens of deer and turkeys utilizing illegal methods (southeast Ohio).

“As a result of these wildlife enforcement projects, thousands of dollars in fines have been levied, poaching equipment has been confiscated, and hunting privileges have been suspended or revoked for life. These enforcement actions have created a deterrent to anyone who chooses to illegally kill Ohio’s wildlife,” noted Herrick. 

The Association of Midwest Fish and Game Law Enforcement Officers (AMFGLEO) was established in 1944. There are currently 28 member agencies from the Arctic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico and from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean. The AMFGLEO has become the lead group among wildlife enforcement organizations in the development and maintenance of training for field officers that protects the resource and benefits the citizens of our states, provinces, and countries.