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 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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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE RENO, Nev. — Like many communities across the West, those in Nevada have seen residential and commercial development reach into wild lands. As it has elsewhere, that development has had a direct impact on numerous wildlife species and their habitats. Ironically, while some species suffer from the impacts of urban development...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE RENO, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Winnemucca District has concluded the Calico Mountains Complex gather north of Gerlach, Nev., with 1,922 excess wild horses removed. The gathered horses were transported to the Indian Lakes Road holding facility in Fallon, Nev. where they are being prepared for the BLM’s...
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Schell Field Office has released the preliminary environmental assessment for the Eagle Herd Management Area (HMA) Wild Horse Gather. The BLM is proposing to reduce the herd size to approximately 100 animals, to maintain a thriving natural ecological balance among wild horse populations, wildlife and livestock. The BLM...
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With winter storms dropping snow in the high country, the holiday season is an excellent time to take the kids outside for some snowy fun. It’s also a good time to teach the kids, and anyone else who’s interested, about Nevada’s wildlife.
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Eagles & Agriculture, the annual celebration of birding and agriculture in the Carson Valley, offers several programs over its three days each February. One of the most popular is a kayak/raft trip with expert birders on the Carson River. The experience, a serene trip on the river with the snowcapped Sierra in the background...
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Eagles and Agriculture kicks off each year with an entertaining reception. It can be compared to a mini version of the event, complete with great food, live birds and interesting information. The object is to whet one’s appetite for history of our local agriculture and to witness the wildlife it supports, which includes...
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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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The winning entry in the annual art contest was selected by a panel of seven judges including two wildlife commissioners. Klinefelter’s painting of two northern shovelers near a patch of reeds will now grace Nevada’s 2010-2011 State Duck Stamp.
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