Early Trip Planning Leads to Lack of Disappointment
Outdoor enthusiasts taking to Nevada’s wide open spaces for the rest of the hunting season should be doing homework before embarking on their journey. Federal agencies such as the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the National Park Service (NPS) have expanded some existing wilderness study areas (WSA) and created several new wilderness areas within the state of Nevada...Learn More. |
2007 Nevada Big Game Forecast
 The 2007 season has shaped up to be a mixed bag for big game tag holders in the Silver State. With the lone exception of mule deer, Nevada’s big game herds continue to exhibit good to excellent population growth. But with mule deer’s ongoing struggles due to a host of climatic and habitat related issues, the outlook for this bread and butter species continues to cloud an otherwise sunny forecast for Nevada big game hunters....Learn More.
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 The Facts About Predation Management
Few topics are as controversial as predation management. Why? Maybe because of the belief that basic predator and prey relationships are as “natural” as life and death itself, and also, the partly correct assumption that predators don’t control prey populations. The whole truth is that predators don’t control prey populations, “unless those populations are already being additively suppressed by other factors.”...Learn More.
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Cooler Fall Temp Means Better Fishing
Some people believe that when the temperature begins to cool off and the leaves start to change color, it means that fall is approaching. For Chris Vasey, regional outdoor education coordinator for the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW), it only means one thing. It’s time to go fishing...Learn More.
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Wildfire Rehabilitation: One Year Later
What a difference a year makes. At this time last year, the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) launched rehabilitation of critical wildlife habitat burned by the summer’s devastating wildfires. NDOW acted quickly to treat 40,000 of the more than 1.3 million acres burned...Learn More.
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Upland Game Hunting Forecast
Extremely dry conditions have prevailed over much of the Western Region throughout the spring and summer months of 2007. This has translated into minimal production rates. Coupled with low production rates in 2006, hunters can expect to see fewer numbers of sage grouse in the field during the 2007 season...Learn More.
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What Kind of Ducks Can You Shoot on a Full Moon Tuesday?
That has become sort of a catch phrase as waterfowlers have come to jokingly exaggerate the complexity of waterfowl hunting regulations during the last couple of decades. Some hunters find the amount and annual inconsistency of regulations maddening. They are rightly concerned since regulatory complexity can place hunters in jeopardy of noncompliance. Well, there is method behind the madness...Learn More. |
 Registration for Hunter Education Classes Goes Online
Registering for Nevada’s mandatory Hunter Education class could be getting a whole lot easier and much more convenient. That’s because the registration process may soon be available online statewide. When that happens, all one will have to do is visit the agency’s website (www.ndow.org) and click on the appropriate link...Learn More. |
 NDOW Looking for a Few Good Volunteers
Volunteers have a long history of donating time, money and other resources to the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW). With current budget restrictions, and possible future budget cuts, never have volunteers and Sportsmen’s groups been so valued by NDOW. Volunteers are an invaluable resource in completing many projects, and, in many cases, their donated time is matched by federal grants, multiplying the benefit to NDOW...Learn More.
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