Outdoor brief

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Waterfowl hunters need reservations

Hunters planning to bag a few ducks or geese at the Key Pittman and Overton Wildlife Management Areas on opening day of their respective seasons will need to make reservations before they do so. At Key Pittman, reservations are needed only on opening day of the duck and goose seasons, but at Overton, reservations are required for opening day of both the duck and goose seasons and for the remainder of the waterfowl season.

With the duck and goose seasons opening Oct. 16 at Key Pittman, the Nevada Department of Wildlife will begin taking reservations at 8 a.m. Oct. 11 in the Las Vegas and Henderson offices or at Key Pittman in Hiko. At Key Pittman, reservations are needed only for the season openers. Thereafter, hunters must obtain reservation cards at the Frenchy Lake or Nesbitt check stations before hunting. This card must be completed and returned to the check station after hunters are done for the day.

The maximum hunter capacity on a season opener at Key Pittman is 55 hunters at any time.

Hunters must check in and out at the main entrance and park only in designated areas.

Opening day of the duck and goose seasons at the Overton WMA is Nov. 6. NDOW will begin taking reservations for Overton at 8 a.m. Nov. 1 in the Las Vegas and Henderson offices and at the Overton WMA.

When making a reservation for Overton, an individual hunter may reserve one assigned hunt location for himself and three other individuals, and that reservation must be used before reserving another hunt day. Hunters with reservations for Overton must check in no later than one hour before legal shooting time. Those who fail to do so will be considered a no show, and their hunt location will be given to someone on the standby list.