Interagency News Release
Photo Credit: California Department of Fish and Wildlife Peter Tira California Department of Fish and Wildlife 916-215-3858 Peter.tira@wildlife.ca@gov Dan Shaw California State Parks Sierra District 530-525-9535 daniel.shaw@parks.ca.gov Jennifer Ramella Nevada…
Nevada Game Warden Named to NASBLA Executive Board
Reno, NV: Nevada Game Warden Captain Brian Bowles has been selected as a new board member for the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) Executive Board at their…
Poaching Investigation Leads to Second Investigation, Conviction
A report of a possible poaching led game wardens from the Nevada Department of Wildlife down a path that resulted in the conviction of two men for multiple incidents of…
Fishing Report: 5/1/24
Photo: Leeches and chironimids are the go-to flies for fly anglers this time of year. Local angler Andrew Ostendorf landed this nice trout on a balanced leech at South Fork…
Chronic Wasting Disease
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a transmissible neurological disease that is always fatal to animals in the deer family. In Nevada, this includes mule deer, elk, and moose. In several…
Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease
Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus-2 (RHDV2), a highly contagious and lethal disease of rabbits, has now been confirmed in various locations across Nevada in both wild and domestic rabbits. It has…
Harmful Algae Blooms
While arriving at a lake or reservoir in Nevada to do some fishing, swimming, boating, water skiing, or playing with the dog in the water, you may encounter one of…
Tag Allocation & Application Hunt Committee
Over the past ten years this Committee has convened during two periods of time: December 2006 – March 2008, and from December 2012 – April 2014. Effective June 2015, the…
Chris Crookshanks Named NDOW Fisheries Division Administrator
The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) welcomes Chris Crookshanks as the Fisheries Division Administrator. Chris brings more than 25 years of professional experience to his new position, which oversees the…
Cave Lake and Comins Lake Improvements
The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW), along with Ely volunteers, spent much of 2021 improving lake and boating access at Comins Lake. Improvements include a concrete boat ramp and sled…