OUTDOOR BRIEFS
MORE TO COME
NDOW announces tag draw results
The Nevada Department of Wildlife released tag draw results June 13 on the agency Web site at www.ndow.org. Remaining tag information is also available on the Web site.
Successful tag holders will receive tags in the mail over the next week, and anyone who applied via the Internet will receive e-mail notification of tag draw results.
There are 768 tags remaining, more than half are for resident junior hunters. Remaining tags from resident and nonresident antlered deer and nonresident antelope are reallocated and now available to both resident and nonresident hunters in the second draw.
Applications for remaining tags must be received before 5 p.m. July 7.
Results of the second drawing will be available by July 180.
Tags are remaining for the following hunts:
Resident/Nonresident Mule Deer Antlered Longbow Hunt 1341: 151 tags
Resident/Nonresident Mule Deer Antlered Muzzleloader Hunt 1371: 1 tag
Resident/Nonresident Antelope Longbow Hunt 21612261: 1 tag
Resident Mule Deer Antlerless Any Legal Weapon Hunt 1181: 201 tags Resident Mule Deer Antlerless Depredation Any Legal Weapon Hunt 1101: 16 tags
Resident Junior Mule Deer Either Sex 1107: 398 tags
OUI CHECKPOINT RESULTS
Drunken boaters win a night in jail
After being arrested, handcuffed and booked into the Clark County Detention Center for operating a vessel while under the influence of alcohol, there are at least five boaters who will think twice about drinking alcohol the next time they go boating. The five boaters were arrested during an OUI checkpoint recently at Lake Mead.
Other violations for which citations were written include having an incorrect number of life jackets for people on board the vessel, lack of required fire suppression equipment in serviceable condition, and failure to carry a Type IV throwable cushion.
More information about boating safety and related classes can be found online at www.ndow.org.
CLOSER RELATIONSHIPS
Fishing, boating bring families together
If family relationships seem to be a challenge these days, it could be that you're looking for love in all the wrong places. A recent survey by The Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation found that boaters and anglers are more likely to have close relationships with their children than people who don't boat or fish.
In these days when quality time with family is hard to come by, thousands of people are discovering just how easy bonding can be away from land and on water. Teaching children how to fish - or learning with them - gives families an activity they can enjoy together for a lifetime.
Adult anglers fish mostly for relaxation, while children want action. "Kids need to catch fish to get hooked on the sport," says Mark Duda, executive director of Responsive Management, a fishing and wildlife research firm.
Check with www.ndow.org or visit TakeMeFishing.org to find well-stocked fishing ponds, which make excellent first-time destinations. Here are some suggestions:
• Floyd Lamb Park, Durango Drive and U.S. 95, Las Vegas
• Lorenzi Park, WashingtonAve. and Rancho Drive, Las Vegas
• Sunset Park, Sunset Road and Eastern Avenue, Las Vegas
• Veteran's Memorial Park, Boulder City
• Hafen Park pond, Mesquite
• Eagle Valley Reservoir, 20 miles east of Pioche
• Echo Canyon Reservoir, Lincoln County, east of Pioche
• Kirch Wildlife Management Area, Highway 318 about 70 miles north of Ash Springs
