By Amy Alonzo The Nevada Independent The frustration is hard to hide on Cody Schroeder’s face as the wildlife biologist steers his pickup off Interstate 80 and into the Carson Range to monitor mule deer habitat. A once-bushy and tree-covered mountainside near Verdi is bisected by construction access roads, flat patches of dirt piled high with boulders that have been … [Read more...]
Big Game Hunting in Nevada
Big Game Hunting has been a family tradition for many Nevada families, including my own. I know that there are many people who disagree with the concept of hunting big game animals and would prefer that no one should have the right to go hunting, or even own a gun or other weapon capable of bringing down a big game animal. In the environment where I grew up on a farm, … [Read more...]
This Little “Piggy” is Getting Fat At the Public Trough
Back in the 1970s Wisconsin U.S. Sen. William Proxmire began handing out his monthly Golden Fleece Award, recognizing wasteful spending by government agencies, such as a $4 million advertising campaign by the Postal Service to encourage Americans to write more letters to each other. After his retirement, along came Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, who published an annual … [Read more...]
NDOW sponsors tag application workshop
Sportsmen who want to learn more about to learn more about Nevada’s big game tag application process can attend a free informational workshop hosted by the Nevada Department of Wildlife. Information on big game management, tag quotas and allocations, draw odds, harvest data, bonus points, common application errors and the computerized draw will be presented. Participants … [Read more...]
Big game tag application open
The Nevada Department of Wildlife wants to remind everyone that the big game application process is now open. Hunters have an array of hunts; mule deer, elk, pronghorn antelope, mountain goat and three species of bighorn sheep (Desert, California and Rocky Mountain), to choose from. Deer, elk and antelope offer additional options for weapon type (rifle, archery, and … [Read more...]
City of Sparks no longer trapping beavers
The city of Sparks has gotten out of the beaver-trapping business for now. The city, which obtained a permit from the Nevada Department of Wildlife to remove nuisance beavers from the North Truckee Drain on Sparks Boulevard, is seeking other possible ways to address the problem of the animals destroying trees and potentially causing flooding by building dams in the drainage … [Read more...]
City of Sparks obtains permit to remove nuisance beavers
The city of Sparks is preparing to remove beavers that are chomping on trees in the drainage ditch in the middle of Sparks Boulevard. The city has obtained a permit from the Nevada Department of Wildlife to remove the nuisance beavers and hired a private contractor to trap the critters. Ron Korman, manager of the city’s public works division, said the trapping was … [Read more...]