Date: 6/25/08
Contact: Aaron Meier
Phone: (775) 688-1998

WILDLIFE COMMISSION TO SET UPLAND GAME AND FURBEARER SEASONS

The Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners will set seasons for upland game and furbearers at its June 27-28 meeting in Reno.

The meeting will be held at NDOW headquarters at 1100 Valley Road in Reno, and will commence at 10:30 a.m. on Friday and at 8 a.m. on Saturday. The meeting is open to the public and everyone is invited to attend.

In addition to the upland game and furbearer season setting, other agenda items include a regulation to classify the gray wolf as a game mammal, an amendment to revise the circumstances under which a resident or nonresident is eligible to apply for a tag to hunt antelope, bighorn sheep or mountain goat, and an amendment requiring NDOW to return the fees submitted for a tag for a subspecies of bighorn sheep or mountain goat under certain circumstances and prohibiting the department from returning the fees submitted for a tag for elk or deer under certain circumstances.

The Commission will be asked to review and approve funding for 14 Upland Game Stamp and 22 Duck Stamp projects. The Upland Game projects include Southern Nevada Upland Game Water Development, the Haypress Meadow exclosure and the Lincoln County Upland Game Water Development program. The 14 projects come in at an estimated $292,672. The North American Wetlands Conservation Act that supports migratory bird programs, a wood duck study and the transfer of water rights for Carson Lake are among the 22 Duck Stamp projects that have a projected total of $121,995.

Also included on the agenda is a presentation on the new regulatory constraints imposed on bighorn sheep hunting on the Nevada Test and Training Range, and reports on the Clark County Shooting Park, East Fork of the Walker River environmental assessment update, and the Canada Goose translocation program.

For a complete agenda and support materials visit www.ndow.org, under “Our Agency, Commissions & Boards.”

The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) protects, restores and manages fish and wildlife, and promotes fishing, hunting, and boating safety. NDOW’s wildlife and habitat conservation efforts are primarily funded by sportsmen’s license and conservation fees and a federal surcharge on hunting and fishing gear. Support wildlife and habitat conservation in Nevada by purchasing a hunting, fishing, or combination license. For more information, visit www.ndow.org.