Ohio Wildlife Officers Earn National Recognition for Landmark Deer Poaching Case

Ohio Game Wardens Who Busted CJ Alexander Honored with Pope and Young Award

A pair of Ohio game wardens who cracked one of the biggest poaching cases in state history — the CJ Alexander buck — have been honored for their work by the Pope and Young Club. Isaiah Gifford and Matt Roberts, both wildlife officers with the state’s Department of Natural Resources, received P&Y’s Wildlife Law Enforcement Officer Award at the club’s Arizona convention this month. P&Y gives out the award once every two years to an officer (or in …

Ohio Wildlife Officers Earn National Recognition for Landmark Deer Poaching Case

XENIA, Ohio — Two Ohio wildlife officers have been nationally recognized for their outstanding work in cracking a high-profile deer poaching case, becoming the first Ohio recipients of a prestigious conservation law enforcement award. Officers Isaiah Gifford and Matt Roberts of the Ohio Departmen