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Special sage-grouse hunt applications open

Applications for the 2009 Special Sage-Grouse Hunt at Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge, in northwest Nevada on the Oregon border, are now available on the Nevada Department of Wildlife Web site at www.ndow.org/hunt/apps/.

"The Sheldon Sage-Grouse Hunt is a popular hunt with only 75 reservations available for an early and late season. Last year, the department received over 450 applications for the 150 available reservations," said NDOW game biologist Shawn Espinosa.

The Sheldon hunt will be open for two weekends: Sept. 19-20 and Sept. 26-27. This is a permitted hunt, with 75 permits awarded by random draw for each hunt. The hunt is open to both residents and nonresidents. The daily limit is two and the possession limit is four for sage-grouse.

Permit applications are available in a paper copy format via the NDOW Web site. Applications must be received by mail or in person by 5 p.m. on Aug. 7 at the NDOW headquarters office.

Both residents and nonresidents must have an upland game stamp and either a hunting license or short term permit to hunt while hunting upland game in Nevada.

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NDOW gets online with social networking

Looking for the latest updates from the Nevada Department of Wildlife? Now it's easier than you think. NDOW has joined Twitter, one of the most popular of the social media Web sites.

By using one of these sites, it is possible to get news, recreation and entertainment information -- basically anything you are interested in -- all at one stop. Millions of people use Twitter to keep track of goings-on in their world. By connecting to NDOW's page on the site, you can find out about class or workshop offerings and read about recent wildlife happenings.

"You can follow NDOW on Twitter for the latest news and information updates as they happen. The link is http://twitter.com/NvDOW," said Lynne Foster, marketing coordinator for NDOW. "We are looking into different means to connect with our constituents. We want to be where they are and communicate in a way the customer chooses."