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My first hunt! Thanks to all of my CLFT friends for making it happen. -Ryan

Another great Chukar hunt in the Pine Forest!  Rob Easton with dog tired Cookie and Sadie

My 2011 elk was taken in the southern Schell Creek Range. It was my first elk ever. The exhilaration was overwhelming, thought I was going to have a heart attack! The gentleman in the photo with me is guide Brad Lloyd, he made it all possible. The mule deer was harvested in Paradise Valley. The photo made the front page of Winnemucca Hunting News last year.

My Husband and I both filled our swan tags and my first pheasant!! - Tracy

Brandon Chico's first buck age 13 near Yerington

I would like share a picture of my deer I shot on 10/07/2011 this past year.
-Lance Lomprey

We harvested this ram in area 204 on opening morning. -Dennis

This is my 2011 area late 7 buck. -Karie Wright

2011 Archery Elk - Taken By: Erik Rowley - Officially Scores 389 1/8" Gross and Nets 377" - Taken in White Pine County

This is my 2011 unit 22 buck -Randy Pectol

Aaron Locke - Area 6

It took three days to shoot the elk and one long day to get it to the truck. It was good times with friends hunting and enjoying Ely. Michele made an awsome shot on the cow with no tracking. One and done!

Kole Smith at age 14 with his Nevada deer that scored 182!!! Congrats Kole!!

This is my son Aidan's first chukar ever, taken November 2011 in North Washoe County. Hooked for life! -Erik

Here is a pic of the elk my father and I got 12/05/2011. It was a cold weekend temp -5 but was well worth it!

Here is a picture of my rifle 2011 bull elk killed in the Knoll Mountains of area 7.  He scores 425 0/8 SCI officially and 417 4/8 B&C Non Typical unofficial. I took him on opening day at about 250 yards with a 7mm Remington Magnum. What a magnificent animal. From left to right are myself, Nick Senrud, Casey Kelly, Gary Powell, and Chris Konakis.

Here are a few pics of my 2011 Nevada lion that I shot with my bow.

He was scored as a 10 x10 204 gross. Thanks to my son, Casey (eagle eye) Jones. -George

Dana Pastrell with a beautiful Tiger Trout caught on a black Wooley Worm at Knott Creek Reservoir. 10-14-11 (catch and release)

Sidney and Cody Newberry on their 2011 Junior deer hunts!!!!! This was Cody’s first deer. Congrats to both of you!!!!!!!!!!

Kylie Sondermann took this deer in unit 151 on October 23, 2011. Kylie is 14 years old and this is her third deer.

I felt this deer was a bit unique so I took it to a taxidermist and was told he is a stag and probably never lost his antlers or bred and as you can see he is still in complete velvet. Unfortunately, he did break one point when he fell and I couldn't find it. -Sally Kendall

We would like to thank the NDOW for such an opportunity. Here is a photo of Ashley Smith's 2011 bull-elk a 6 by 5, not the biggest, but a hard earned bull after dealing with extreme weather conditions over a two weekend period. Not finding bigger bulls, she decided on this one and put him to his knees with one shot through the lungs at yards. I have never seen an animal drop so fast.
-Very proud dad Gordon Smith of West Wendover Nev. area 7 bull-elk

Here is a photo of my daughter Ashley's 2011 deer out of area 7. We had spotted at first light at over a mile away with the spotting scope. After watching him for a while we decided we would go for him. 2 hours later and a very slow stalk in open country we found him laying under a boulder. He had bedded three different times on us. I give her the yardage 171 and she got him good with one shot. Then it took me and her seven hours to get him all to the truck, very ruff country side. We thank NDOW for the youth tags. My children are growing up with great experiences that they would never get in any other way. Photo by a very proud dad Gordon Smith of Wendover, Nevada. P.S. she will be on the mountain next weekend trying to fill the area 7 rifle bull elk tag she drew in her first year applying.       

Brock and Payton Tsukamoto 14 years old with their 2011 Northern Nevada bucks.

2011 - Megan Donham and dad, Tom.  This was Megan’s 3rd and biggest buck yet.  A nice central Nevada buck, 25” 4x5.

My son Justin was lucky this year and drew two tags, his first Antelope (unit 012- 014) and his last youth deer tag (Unit 194 and 196). He was very successful and showed me that I have raised a very ethical and good hunter. Both were taken with one shot and he made some amazing stalks on both animals. The Antelope we belly called for 300 yards and taking his time, got within 150 yards. The deer was about 2 miles and he was within 280 yards when he made a heart shot. Like most fathers I am very proud of him but I just wanted to thank NDOW for the opportunities it gives to kids and now I know I have raised three sons who will hunt the rest of there lifes and carry on the family traditions.

Kaylee Risi took this great buck in unit 065 on her first deer hunt.

This is Nikki Martinsen, from Overton, with her 9 x 5 buck. She got it in Southern Nevada.

My 2011 junior hunt and my first mule deer at age 13 in area 041-042. Thanks to my two big brothers David Robles and Frankie Robles, I had a blast. In the picture is Elena Robles and David Robles

From right to left: Carson City Residents Dalton Butler (14), Robby Easton (15) and Joe Runge (15) in northern Humbolt County opening day of the youth hunt.

This was Joe's first time hunting. He came home with 5 Chukar and Robby and Dalton each took home 10 birds over the weekend hunt. 

Rob Easton with first Turkey. Nice mature Tom (8" beard) taken on opening weekend of Spring Turkey hunt. 

October 8th and 9th Sagehen Hunt

My son Zach Wrenn-Jameson, taken during the youth migratory bird hunt. - Robyn Jameson

Nevada Youth Day 2011 - Nick Abreu hunted in the Carson Valley.  He had his limit of ducks before the sun came up!  Five Gadwall and two Bluewing Teal.  Shortly after, the geese started to work the pond and he got his limit of honkers in about twenty minutes.  Our trusty dog, Belle, made all of the retrieves!  And me, John Enos (Stepdad), I was just happy to be there!!!!!

Here are some pictures of my son Wyatt out for the upland and waterfowl youth hunts over the past couple of weekends.

After a few trips out, Cade was able to harvest his first sage grouse this past Sunday afternoon.  It’s sort of funny that the dog who found the bird is 2 ½ years older than the hunter that shot the bird…

I shot this antelope the second day of the 2011 season. After the two failed stalks, he offered me a 450 yard shot and thanks to Michele and Mark I was able to take the only buck in area 051. - Hooper Leininger

9 year old Madisyn Murray with her first ruffed grouse. -2011

Here is Andrea Bailey with a four year old, 300 pound boar.

Well, my son has landed himself an antelope archery style out of the east side of the Pine Forest Range-Quinn River Crossing/Dufurrena Road area. Took him a week to get this pretty boy. -Karen Vargas

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