Whether one is looking for an elk, antelope or mule deer, there is something special about a hunting season’s opening day. Something hunters look forward to experiencing from the moment they learn they have drawn a big-game tag.
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Freelance writer Doug Nielsen is a conservation educator for the Nevada Department of Wildlife. His “In the Outdoors” column, published Thursday in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, is not affiliated with or endorsed by the NDOW. Any opinions he states in his column are his own.
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Nevada’s waterfowl hunting seasons opened Saturday in the Northeast Zone, an area comprised of Elko and White Pine counties.
Nevada’s most popular upland game birds long have been the Gambel’s quail and the chukar partridge. The No. 1 spot among bird hunters is often the subject of debate, though anecdotal evidence tends to lean toward the chunky chukar partridge.
Amateurs were randomly paired with one of the pros as a co-angler, but each angler fished for his own five-fish bag. Pros competed against pros and amateurs against amateurs.
As with big game, the key to turning game birds into a tasty meal is taking care of them in the field. You want to keep them clean, cool and dry.
One of the great things about spending time in the outdoors is the opportunity it provides to observe first hand some of the unique behaviors animals display at various times of the year.
Fort Mohave Indian Reservation in the Mohave Valley is one place to go when dove season opens Sept. 1.
Since northern pike are a topline predator, they have an immediate impact on existing fish populations wherever self-appointed bucket biologists release them.
With Nevada’s big-game hunting seasons underway, some hunters are wondering how the wildland fires this season will impact them when they go afield in the coming days and weeks.
If something unusual happens twice in one year, can you consider it a new trend? Probably not in the normal world, but in the realm of fishermen I think you probably can.
On Tuesday nights, the public Rifle-Pistol Center at the Clark County Shooting Complex is a woman’s domain. So too is the Education Center next door, and participants in the Annie Oakley Women’s Shooting Program like it that way.
The first step in avoiding weather-related boating accidents is checking the weather forecast before your adventure begins and throughout the day. In today’s world of hand-held technology, there is no excuse for not doing so.
Clark County anglers who frequent Utah’s Panguitch Lake have been wondering what the future holds for the popular fishery. The cause of their concern is the Brian Head fire, which has burned almost 72,000 acres since June 17.
Some waters have a mind of their own when it comes to fishing. They have the unique ability to humble one angler while making another look like the guru of all things fishing.
For almost 13 years and 598 columns, I have lived the dream of writing about the outdoors. I have shared not only the thoughts and emotions accompanying my children’s hunting and fishing exploits but also those of others.
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