Date: 09/06/05
Contact: Geoffrey Schneider
Phone: (702) 486-5127

Upland Game Bird Regulations Now Available

A sure sign that upland game bird hunting seasons are just around the corner is the recent arrival of regulations brochures at sporting goods stores and Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW offices) for the hunts.

Craig Mortimore, NDOW staff biologist, said chukar and quail hunting seasons will open on Saturday, Oct. 8, in most areas of the state. Otherwise, there are few changes in the regulations from last year.

“Again this year, we are asking hunters to remove a wing from each sage grouse taken and put it into one of the wing barrels that we will have in the major hunting areas or drop it off at any NDOW office. The information that we receive from these wings is important for a long-term study that we’ve been doing of the state’s sage grouse populations,” Mortimore said.

He also asked that hunters who harvest mountain quail call any NDOW office to report the date, location and number of birds taken. This information also is important for ongoing studies being done by biologists.

As with last year, hunters need to have upland game bird stamps when pursuing chukar, quail, Hungarian partridge, snowcock, pheasant and sage, blue and ruffed grouse. The stamps are not needed for hunting dove, crow and rabbit.

Hunting licenses, upland game bird stamps and state waterfowl stamps can be purchased at NDOW offices and most sporting goods stores and bait and tackle shops.

Upland game bird hunting regulations and hunting information are available online at www.ndow.org. 

 

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