SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE RENO, Nev. — Due to a decline in turkey population numbers, low hunter success, and based on the recommendation of the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW), the Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners closed the 2010 fall turkey season at its meeting in Ely on Saturday. “Turkey populations in areas that have...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE ELKO, Nev. — The newly formed Mule Deer Restoration Committee is set to hold its second meeting in Elko Thursday, April 15, beginning at noon in the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) office on 60 Youth Center Road. A teleconference phone will be set up at the 1100 Valley Road Headquarters...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE RENO, Nev. — Hunters interested in applying for Nevada’s big game tags, can begin online application at 8 a.m. on Friday, March 19, when the online applications go live on www.huntnevada.com. Hunters that applied online in the past will be sent a postcard reminding them it is time to apply. Those...
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Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) game wardens are investigating a rash of illegally killed big-game animals around the Reno area over the past month, and are seeking the public’s help to solve these poaching cases. “We’ve been swamped,” said Rob Buonamici, chief game warden at NDOW. “Between many cases locally and multiple poachings near...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE The Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners (NBWC) will hear recommendations to adopt changes to several regulations including new language defining certain antelope, elk and deer physical descriptions for hunting, and changes to the hunt units available for the Moapa Valley limited entry fall and spring turkey hunts at its Dec. 4-5...
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SUBMITTED PRESS RELEASE Private land owners in Nevada often have a hot-cold relationship with hunters. Some hunters show proper courtesy by asking permission, always closing gates, and respecting private property. But others not so much – and ranchers, farmers and other landowners may sometimes wonder what they can do to deal with the issue....
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NDOW NEWS RELEASE: This hunting season the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) encourages small game hunters to take the Nevada Hunter’s Journal into the field to log and track conditions and harvest information. Doing this will not only help hunters recollect important harvest and hunter effort data when filling out small game questionnaires, but...
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NDOW NEWS RELEASE: When it comes to hunting, preparation is the key to success. Sportsmen from across the state will be taking trips to their favorite sporting goods stores this fall to stock up on all the necessary items to assure a successful hunting trip. The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) would like to...
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BLM news release: ELKO — With hunting season under way and the upcoming Labor Day weekend fast approaching, Northeastern Nevada land management and fire agency officials remind outdoor enthusiasts who enjoy the backcountry to be cautious while traveling, and to use the following tips to prevent wildfires and the spread of invasive weeds: Bring:...
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According to Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) game biologist Tony Wasley big game hunters who want to increase their chances of success should be preparing now for their upcoming hunts. Wasley, formerly the game biologist for the state’s largest deer herd, area 10, recently accepted the new mule deer staff specialist position with NDOW,...
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