A press release on June 29th by HUNTER'S ALERT, Nevada Hunters Association, and Nevada State Rifle and Pistol Association revealed that Nevada Department of Wildlife was using their fax. stationery, and postage to mail newsletters for private groups. The leader of one group, Wildlife Commissioner Tina Nappe*, sent mailings from "Lahontan Wetlands Coalition" courtesy of NDOW.

It just wasn't the year. Anyone who wants to have better hunting and fishing in our state would like to have seen a department of fish and game independent of the Department of Wildlife. This would mean all hunting and fishing money and matching funds would go back into hunting and fishing programs.

On May 14,1993 HUNTER'S ALERT held its first annual fund raising dinner and raffle/auction. There were over 250 people in attendance and some came from as far away as Tuscarora, Eureka, and Reno. The guest speakers were Senator Bill O'Donnell, Assemblyman Larry Spitler and Clark County Wildlife Advisory Board Chairman, Bob Snider.

Assemblyman Larry Spitler was masterful in his presentation. He told those in attendance how hunters and fishermen in our state were being ripped off because of...
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What have you done for me lately? We've all heard that old cliche But what have you done to save your hunting lately? Sure, you belong to one of the many fine sportsman's organizations like Ducks Unlimited. When you left their annual banquet after buying raffle tickets and an auction purchase, you felt good inside knowing you had done your part to help waterfowl. But what is Ducks Unlimited doing to ensure hunters will be able to hunt ducks in five, ten, or twenty years? The same is true...
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GAME NUMBERS WILL CONTINUE TO DECLINE UNTIL WE GO BACK TO A NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME!

Each legislative session, hundreds of bills are introduced and many eventually become Nevada law. The challenge is for each legislator to get up-to-date on these issues as quickly as possible. While all legislators bring a vast background of experience, it's impossible to have all the background necessary in all the areas needed and that's where you become very important to the process of assuring good government.

YOU ARE OUT HUNTING THIS SEASON, AND GAME NUMBERS ARE LOW, DONT BLAME THE DROUGHT. BLAME GOVERNOR MILLER, DIRECTOR MOLINI, AND THE WILDLIFE COMMISSION.

THE PROBLEM: Governor Miller, the Wildlife Commission, and Nevada Department of Wildlife Director Will Molini are the people directly responsible for the disappearance of our game. For years they have been told about this serious problem but refused to do anything to correct it. HUNTER'S ALERT is featuring articles from around Nevada. We realize it will not do any good with the people responsible for creating this dismal situation. But, readers, remember that next year is election year and w...
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As another severe critic of the Wildlife Department for their disgraceful inequities and mismanagement of our deer herds and wildlife, I personally and wholeheartedly endorse and support your crusade, efforts, and allegations that are directed at and pertain to Molini and the unscrupulous conduct and lack of good judgement practiced and demonstrated by the present adamant staff. The department, in my estimation, demonstrated by conduct now has developed into a big and powerful political bureaucr...
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I guess the anti-hunting movement really started about thirty yean ago. It was going to be easy for them to accomplish their goal, just outlaw guns. This didn't get very far because guns are used for many other purposes and because of opposition from a very strong National Rifle Association.

Transplant sheep when all you do is feed the mountain lions??

I want to commend the Nevada State Rifle and Pistol Association, and Hunter's Alert in their efforts to change the makeup of the Nevada Department of Wildlife.

Just twelve yews ago, NDOW stated that there were 600 lions in our state. Now they admit to over 1600!

Since the government began to discourage trapping and began systematically cutting back on predator control, we have lost nearly all of our deer, and we're losing our Mountain Sheep too.

Let's go play golf or tennis! When you have completed your favorite pastime, was there any chance of being cited, fined, or your property seized? Of course not.

Now let's go hunting and fishing and ask ourselves these same questions. The answer is-absolutely yes! There are over 130 ways to receive a citation. Hunting and fishing are some of the most regulated sports we have.

Findings:

To determine causes for heavy mortality of mule deer fawns on the Steens Mountains, fawns were captured at 1 to 14 days of age and again at 6 months of age, outfitted with transmitter collars, and monitored at 3 to 5 day intervals. Predators, primarily coyotes, were found to be the primary cause of mortality.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game completed a study in 1991. The results show that Alaska's moose, caribou, and wild sheep die as follows: 87.5% to wolves and bears (predators); 10% to miscellaneous; and 2.5% to human harvest (hunters).

During the 1980's, in Sweden and Finland, the precalf or the wintering population of moose was 400,000 animals and increasing. In British Colombia [sic], it was 240,000 and decreasing. In British Colombia [sic], you have a winter population of 240,000 moose and after calving season they killed only 12,000 animals which is a 5% off take (harvest rate). In Sweden and Finland, however, they had 400,000 moose and guess how many they killed in the fall? They killed 240,000 moose which is a 5...
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FOR YEARS, NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE HAS BEEN USING THE STANDARD EXCUSE, "DROUGHT", FOR LOW GAME NUMBERS. HUNTER'S ALERT PREDICTS THE NEXT EXCUSE WILL BE THE SEVERE WINTER OF 1992-93. OF COURSE PREDATORS WILL NEVER BE BLAMED.