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HA Issue 03

Why?
...is it that a 200pound man
and a 100 pound woman can
reproduce in the back seat of a
Volkswagen but the spotted
owl needs millions of acres?
...is it that you can buy a
hunting license in any of
Arizona's regional Fish &
Game Department offices but
in Nevada you cannot
purchase a license
in any office?
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Sportsman of the Quarter

Because of involvement in civic responsibilities for most of my adult life, 1 had very little time for one of my favorite pastimes, hunting. However, when time permitted, I enjoyed hunting in Nevada for over 30 years and have many fond memories of these trips.
I feel strongly that hunters must be able to have controlled hunting while not endangering any species. Overkill and overprotection are both practices which are detrimental to all species. A good example of overprotection is the wild horse ...
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PRESENTED TO WOODS & WATERS 3/10/93
My name is Cecil Fredi and I thank you for the privilege of speaking to you today. I represent a group called HUNTER'S ALERT and I'm going to talk for a few minutes about some problems concerning our shared interest in fish and game matters. I'll then be happy to answer any questions regarding our goals. I have some literature for those of you who may be interested.
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PLANS TO EXPAND TORTOISE MANAGEMENT AREA CONTINUE!!

All sportsmen and users of public lands in Clark County need to be aware that the attempt to close substantial areas in both the northern and southern parts of the county are continuing. Environmental activists and animal rights groups are persisting in the attempt to persuade the U.S. Forest Service and BLM that the tortoise should be given priority over people when it comes to access to public lands. (Sadly, these agencies seem to need very little convincing in that restricting access to ...
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NDOW AGAINST TROPHY HUNTING, VARMINT CALLING, AND PREDATOR CONTROL!
A few years ago when HUNTER'S ALERT was founded, we were labelled as radicals and malcontents by some of the Wildlife Commissioners. This was because we felt there was a strong smell of antihunting in the Nevada Department of Wildlife. We had our reasons. Quite obviously, when you see the director of NDOW sitting with and being supported by antihunting groups, you must suspect something. In addition, we felt that when our Governor's appointed Wildlife Commissioners are setting hunting re...
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GET READY: THEY WANT TO GIVE OUR SHEEP AWAY . . .AGAIN!
In February this year, the Foundation of North American Wild Sheep (FNAWS) had their fundraiser in Reno. Two Nevada Desert Bighorn sheep tags were auctioned, one for $75,000 and the other for over $80,000. The Arizona Desert Bighorn tag went for a record $301,000. From this we learned the Desert Bighorn sheep is indeed a prized, valued trophy. Apparently, NDOW and our Wildlife Commission do not look at it this way because they want to give our Desert Bighorn sheep away. The last time they did th...
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EDITORIAL
This could quite possibly be the most important year for your hunting future. If you are one of the outdoors people who let everyone else do it (make necessary changes), then we will all be the losers. If you think your hunting, fishing, and trapping are not in jeopardy, then just look at the recent election in Arizona (Proposition 200) to outlaw these outdoor activities. In the final vote, 68% of the people voted to keep hunting, fishing, and trapping in that state. WHOOPEE! We won. Do you...
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DO YOU WANT TO SAVE OUR HUNTING?
The time is here and it's your choice. You can continue on the same course of less game or you can do something about it. Nevada hunters have never been at such a serious crossroads when it comes to hunting and fishing. Game numbers continue to decline and so are the numbers of hunters and fishermen. We are going to be the endangered species if we continue this direction. HUNTER'S ALERT has made a difference in the last two legislative sessions and we can do it again.
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A HUNTER
...who says he is not interested
in politics is like a drowning
man who says he isn't
interested in a life raft.
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Good News Bad News

Good news for Nevada sportsmen! HUNTER'S ALERT has been waiting to write a report like this for over 20 years. Sportsmen now have 5 (the majority) good Wildlife commissioners on the Board. A very nasty Wildlife Commission meeting was held on August 14 and 15 in Elko. The bighorn sheep people did everything they could to see that Gerald Lent was not re-elected as chairman. Thankfully, the sheep people were defeated.

Gerald Lent is in the process of forming a Mule Deer Task Force committee. The intent of this committee is to facilitate input from concerned deer hunters. For that reason, we are requesting that everyone with an idea or suggestion to bring back our deer to submit it to the committee chair, Scott Raine. He can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or PO Box 812, Eureka, NV 89316. All ideas will be considered and I can assure you that some will be presented to the Wildlife Commission for implementation.

Past and current directors and NDOW biologists have done nothing to bring back our deer so it is going to be up to this Wildlife Commission to implement some changes. At last the general public is going to have some direct input. Please pass this information on to your fellow hunters as the committee wants as many suggestions as possible.

Thank you for your support of HUNTER'S ALERT. We are working for ALL of the sportsmen of Nevada to preserve and protect our hunting heritage.

Listed below are recommendations sent to Commissioner Raine by HUNTER'S ALERT.

Dear Commissioner Raine:

HUNTER'S ALERT is pleased that someone with some authority has finally realized that we have lost our deer and actually wants to do something to address this loss. For that reason, HUNTER'S ALERT is listing five suggestions which we hope you will consider.

1. Replace the current director with someone who wants to bring back our deer.

2. Managing mountain lions is a state right. The mountain lion should be returned to predator status without any federal repercussions. The threat of withholding P-R money goes against the Tenth Amendment of the Constitution. P-R money should be given to states with no strings attached.

3. If number 2 is unattainable, insure the objective harvest of mountain lions is accomplished every year.

4. No killing of does until deer numbers are at 200,000 statewide.

5. More emphasis on predator control.