The Las Vegas chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation and the Nevada Department of Wildlife are hosting a special outdoor event just for the ladies, and there is still room for those women with an adventurous heart. The “Women in the Outdoors” workshop is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008 from 9 a.m. to [...]
September 22, 2008 | Posted in
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Just as Memorial Day marks the official beginning of the annual boating season on Lake Mead and Lake Mohave, Labor Day marks the official ending. With their children heading back to school, many boaters put their boats away for the year. But that could be a big mistake.
“Some of the best boating water of the [...]
September 12, 2008 | Posted in
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Are largemouth bass a good fish or a bad fish? Depending on which lake or pond you are visiting this can be a very difficult question. In Nevada, anglers consider largemouth bass to be one of the most desired game fish, but in special ponds like those at the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge largemouth [...]
June 18, 2008 | Posted in
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The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) will be holding a non-competitive Kids Fishing Derby at the Chinese Garden Ponds in Carlin on Saturday, June 14 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 am. The derby is for children under 18, but everyone is welcome to come out and fish that day.
This is an opportunity for those who [...]
June 5, 2008 | Posted in
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The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) calls them the 2008 Angler Information Guides, but you can just call them your cheat sheets for the best fishing in Nevada.
Each year NDOW puts together individual fact sheets for 79 of the state’s top waters that include stocking information, biologist forecasts for the year, fishing and boating regulations [...]
The Clark County Commission is accepting applications from boating enthusiasts who are interested in filling one of two vacancies on the county’s seven-member Boating Facilities and Safety Committee. Applicants must be a resident of Clark County.
One vacancy is for an individual who is a member of a nonprofit organization involved in outdoor recreational activities associated [...]
May 29, 2008 | Posted in
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Artificial water developments, or guzzlers as they’re commonly called, literally blanket Nevada. And with almost 1,600 guzzlers statewide to keep track of, the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) needs all the help it can get to properly maintain these devices that are critical to the survival of the state’s wildlife. Now with the creation of [...]
May 16, 2008 | Posted in
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A record number of hunters applied for Nevada’s big game tags this year. Wildlife Administrative Services, the contracted vendor responsible for producing the big game draw for the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW), reported 146,911 applications for the 2008 main draw, a 4.2 % increase over 2007 numbers. A total of 53,757 hunters applied in [...]
May 16, 2008 | Posted in
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Nevada’s hunters, anglers and outdoor enthusiasts are a motivated, organized group, constantly searching newspapers and the Nevada Department of Wildlife website (www.ndow.org) for population reports, fish stocking information, new information on hunt units, and changes in boating laws. This is a prepared group that strives for the most recent information.
With that in mind, the Nevada [...]
Imagine a sunset over a small fishing hole, dad and daughter walking home along a country road after spending the day together catching fish. Fourth grader Kiersten Boyd of Piñon Hills Elementary in Minden vividly captured this image with her winning entry in Nevada’s 6th Annual Free Fishing Day Poster Contest sponsored by the Nevada [...]
May 3, 2008 | Posted in
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