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This is Sandy's first hunting season. She is 2 years old and already has 150 birds under her belt. - Bill Snyder

Ronnie Jordan and 4-year-old Jordy Terral-Jordan teamed up at Pyramid on 5/8/08 to nab this 9 lb, 9oz male (left) and a smaller 5 lb, 2 oz female. Steven Lee Hall, 2 years old, april 24 skipping lunch hoping to land the big one. - Seth Hall.
Dallin Nielsen of Henderson, NV took this dandy buck in area 231 while on his first deer hunt – Doug Nielsen I caught this 8 lbs 3 oz. cutthroat trout during the pyramid lake fishing derby. - Pete Schuster

I caught and released this nice brook trout April 15th, out of a small creek near Crescent Valley. - Marcial Evertsen

My Son Sammy (5 years old) caught this 6lb large mouth by himself at Bowman reservoir.
It was a great fight; I hope he never forgets it. - Carl Simon
Nevada gentleman hunt…..Turkey on Friday with Coyote on Saturday, experiencing the hunt with your son, Perfect. - Lee Browne
Aaron Luzier and Dave Rials arrowed some monster carp on the Truckee River. Dave's fish is 37 inches long and 35 pounds while Aaron's fish is 40 inches long and close to 40 pounds. After 10 Days of hunting with our 3 year old son Brock, Katie Eastman was finally able to harvest this hard horned buck with her bow near Ely in 2007. What an adventure that was!!
Great morning at Sunset Park. Myself, my son (Danny) and my father (not in picture). Caught 14 nice Rainbows on Sunday morning in 2 hours. - Ching "CJ" Johnson This is a photo of myself (Daryk Leben) with my Pronghorm buck taken on opening day in Unit 115 in "07". Nevada is AWESOME! After 15 days of hunting Amy Lawry was able to harvest this nice ram in unit 263 on the last day of the 2007 season.
Phil Walker harvested this ram in Stillwater in November 2007. Anthony Wilkinson (13-years-old) shows off the antelope he harvested on September 1, 2007 with a little help from his dad Gus. This nice buck was taken by Michael Williams in area 10 on a hunt with Humbolt Outfitters and with a lot of help from Mike Morrison.
Rusty Ruby caught and released this hefty striper on the Colorado River. A southern Nevada bobcat trapped by Brennan Truman. 13-year-old Andrea Bailey with her first deer, taken December 23, 2007.
My 3 1/2 year old son Kade got to be with me on my first limit of geese. - Aaron Luzier John Hanna took this "Kick Stand" bull outside of Wells, NV in Late November. Jacob Benke caught this 31 pound striper around B-4 on February 7th.
This is 7-year-old Lily Easter holding up the 22.5 pound striper she caught January 3 at Lake Mohave. - picture taken by her dad Curtiss. This deer was taken by Shawn Salmonson in the Santa Rosas. The official score on the deer was 172 2/8. 13-year-old Breanan Enox of Mason Valley took this 6x4 buck in area 203 with her 20 gauge shot gun.
Pete Leonard, on his first antelope hunt, scored with this fine buck taken in area 32 on Aug 26, 2007. It ended up with a B & C score of 80 2/8's. - Photo taken by Pete's father-in-law and guide Joe Hawley of Carson City. Mark Lory's 2006 desert bighorn sheep from Unit 161 atop of Pine Creek. I want to thank J. Robb and Gary Lawry for the help, without them it would have not been possible. Thanks guys Look what I caught on the Truckee River! It took 20 minutes of pure excitement to land this fish, which I released after taking a few photos. - Robert Sabo
James Cope pushing 20 lbs. from the river. Carl Simon caught this four-pound Large Mouth Bass at Bowman Reservoir in Nov 2007. This heavy horned buck was taken in the Egan Range in area 22 by Justin Baker.
 
Case Kelly and Jacob Stone (both 12 years old) on a late season duck hunt in Churchill County. Reile Cole's first chucker hunt with his dad and Papa. - photo submitted by Christopher Cole  
The ducks were cooperative on 1/13/08 at Overton WMA. Hunters are Alec Acevedo and Rick Welter. Dean Bacon caught this 25 pound striper at PWC beach December 19, 2007.
A nice buck that wanted his picture taken. He ran in from over 700 yards to thirty and stood still for some photos. - Jerry Barton Jeff Zang holds up two stripers caught at B-4 North Saddle Cove on 1-05-08 by boat. One weighed 16.12 and the other 27.4. Heather Ramirez helps Nolan Lackey show off
the buck he harvested in Unit 203 on
November 25, 2007.
I harvested my first Nevada deer on December 30, 2007. This was a late season hunt in Unit 021 on the Peterson Range North of Reno. He may not be the biggest deer on the mountain, but he is a good one. My name is Mike Ivy, from Henderson, NV and I harvested this 6x6 in Area 111 on 11-7-07 with the help from my good friend Stanley. It took me 20 years to get this elk tag and I am very happy with the results. Jacob Lescenski of Las Vegas won the BASS Castingkids Western Division Championship at the Bass Federation Nation National Championship on November 10, 2007 in Kissimmee, Fl.
Lon Dalley harvested this heavy horned 33" 3x3 buck in area 27, on Nov. 26th 2007. 15-year-old Zach Honea harvested this antelope in Area 035 with his grandfather Rober Ranta. Tyler Johnson attempts to stay warm while pursuing his deer outside of Ely.
John O'Brien pulled in this 8 1/2 pound Striper (left) caught north of Saddle cove in December of 2007 and the smallmouth off of Boulder Islands in November. Catch and release!!!!!!!!!! This is Bill McBeath with his 5x6 buck he shot in Unit 22. It scored 185 BC.
Nick Berry with Sage after a Southern Nevada Duck hunt. - Photos by George Berry Mike McBeath harvested this bull elk in Unit 22.
12-year-old “JT” Pete is proud to display his first deer snow or shine. This heavy antlered deer was taken in the Snake Mtn. Range. - Wesley Pete 300 yards away, calling them in to 20yards, watching your Australian Shepard do a water retrieve...perfect. - Lee Browne My Nephews Dalton, Pierce, and Grant enjoying lunch on my pontoon boat after swimming and jet skiing at Waler Lake, NV.
These swans were harvested January 6, 2008 from Stillwater NWR on the lastt day of hunting and two lucky shots. Justin Hendrix (left) took a jump shot on his back while Rollin Smith (right) had to wade through 75 yards of ice and water for retrieval. Kalob(left) and Dalton(right) Tracy with Dads late season area 14 Buck!!
Rick Welter was able to do a little dove hunting and still throw in some fishing at Kirch WMA (left). Welter then tried out his new side by side 12 gauge on this nice little greenwing teal drake at Overton WMA on December 30, 2007. George Berry shows off the 2007 bull elk he harvested.
Nate Schafer pulled in this 12.15 pound channel catfish at the Sparks Marina. Len Van Dover shows off the Nevada bull elk he harvested November 24, 2007 in Elko County. This 25.5 inch 4X3 was taken by Matt Johns in the Rubys on Nevada Day.
This deer was killed by James Alexandrou, 16, on October 9, 2007 after 5 days of hard hunting in Unit 222. This was my first muel deer. Mike Greenwalt ll took this fine 3x3 22 1/2 mule deer in 115 on September 29, the last weekend of muzzle loader. 14-year-old Nolan Burfield shot this buck on the last day of his Junior Hunt in unit 014. Nolan's dad Joe helped out with the hunt.
Mike McBeath harvested this bull elk in Unit 22. Mike McBeath harvested this 4x4 buck in Unit 13. Clayton Larsen of Fallon took this bull on September 8, 2007 in Lincoln County.
My name is Jacob Becker and I was 16-years-old when I caught and released these fish. They are smallmouth bass that I caught in the carson river in carson city on various techniques in the summer of 2007. I hope to become a professional bass fisherman and always practice catch and release on the bigger fish that I catch Todd Eckhardt with his first swan at Stillwater NWR. - Photo by Mike Spencer.
This is the result of a full day and half hunt in the Ruby Mountains during the late season hunt. This is my son Kye Bourne on the left. That's me Tony Bourne on the right. Dan Bahlman and John Williams with two Nevada bucks taken in October 2007.
I harvested this bull on Nov. 10, 2007 in area 222. Many thanks to my dad, brother, uncle, and friends who helped me out. - Jed Topham Mark Arana and Miren Lejardi harvested this 4X4 mule deer buck on the late hunt Northern Nevada on 11/03/07. Rodney (Hooper) Leininger shot this amazing muley in area 10 after four days of hard hunting with his brother-in-law Mark Gangested.
Justin Fanti killed this nice buck in Area 6, while his dad Corey harvested his first bull elk in Ely. Chris Jasmine harvested this goat on October 4th, near Lamoille Canyon.
Here is a picture of Randy Jackson's 2007 Archery Bull, taken on the last day of the hunt in Area 072. My friend Jimmy helped me put a 2 days stalk on this deer. It was a lot of work but worth it for a decent 4x5 25 wide. - Tyson Hollis 12-year-old Clay Norcutt with his 1st deer that he shot in Area 7 during the 2007 youth hunt.
Susan Rogers took this buck on 10/18/07 after ten days of hunting and a five hour stalk in the Snake Range in Eastern Nevada. Braiden Barton's second thirty inch buck taken in Northern Nevada. Both were taken with a muzzle loader. Nevada: what a great place. Here is the 3 x 3 mule deer I harvested on Oct. 20 while hunting in the Pearl Peak area of
Unit 103.
Jim and George, showing off their mule deer, October 2007. Picture taken by their friend Randy. The 2007 hunting season has apparently been good to Dennis Davids, shown here with the 5x5 bull he harvested during the 2007 muzzle loader season in Area 222 (left), and with a nice Buck taken during the 2007 muzzle loader in Area 18.
We harvested this 2x2 Buck on October 18th in 222. 60 yard shot and deer dropped 20 feet from where it was hit. - Randy Hegg This typical 4 X 4, 28-inch wide buck was harvested by Justin Rodgers with his friend Josh Ellison in Area 10 opening weekend. Angela Galindo,age 12, shot this buck in Area 231 on Oct. 6, 2007. Her question was,"Is there an age when I have to stop hunting?"
Richard Katsma shot this elk after 20 days during the 2007 archery elk season in unit 077. The elk scores 368 points. Gary Brown's 2007 archery elk killed in unit 077 during the archery season. Elk scored 330 points and was taken after 18 days of hard hunting. Gary Farmer shows off the 22 1/2 inch long, 4 pounds, 15.5 ounce rainbow trout he caught at Lake Mohave on November 9.
Devin Barton's first buck, a 4x4 23” wide 21” tall taken in Area 14 opening day 2007. 12-year-old Natalie Norcutt with her 1st deer Grandpa Bennett helped her find in Area 7. Here is a picture of my son's first deer. It was shot in area 12, on Oct. 21,2007. His name is Kaleb T. Schmidt and he could not be happier.
Rusty Ruby seems to have figured out how to catch stripers at Lake Mead. Matt Adams harvested this buck on the west side of the Egan Range below Ely on 10/11/07. Jose Mendoza of Winnemucca shows off the elk he harvested 9/1/07 during Archery Season.
I took a day off from work to enjoy a day of fishing with my son Nathaniel at Sunset Park. We caught this catfish using a deep diver rapala lure. We've got the "cat by its tail" literally. Alex and Baron Bybee with Alex’s opening day Northern Washoe buck.
This is 14 year old Nikolette Barrail's first mule deer harvested in unit 033 on October 18th 2007. She was able to make a terrific shot on this nice 3x3 with help from her uncle Ted Fisher and Father Alan Barrail. Brendan Bosch (age 12) took his first buck on 10/18/07 while hunting with his dad in unit 033. Brendan's buck is an 8x7, 23" wide, 18" tall, with an 11" circumference around the bases. Dennis P. Zubieta harvested this Rocky Mountain Bighorn 09/26/07 in area 101 of Nevada. The Nevada Dept of Wildlife unofficially scored the ram at 190 5/8.

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