County votes to draft bill to abolish NDOW

Elko County Commissioners unanimously voted to assist a local sportsman's group and introduce legislation next session to eliminate the Nevada Division of Wildlife and restore its predecessor, the Nevada Fish and Game Commission.

Today, more than ever before, the sport that we hold so dear (hunting and fishing) and the traditional use of public land, is under siege! It often seems that so many things combine to challenge our way of lift here in the West that it is almost insurmountable. Four to six thousand new residents move to Clark County a month, most of whom have never driven a jeep trail or taken a horse on an elk hunt. Without an understanding of what life in the West is about, they often are quick to embrace the ...
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Before we get into this editorial, let's set the record straight right now! HUNTER'S ALERT is opposed to any anti-government activities such as militias, bombs, or terrorism of any type. With that stated, let's ask why are some of these terrible acts committed? Pure and simple, it is frustration with our government. People committing these acts want a quick fix to government problems and there is no quick fix!

Congratulations also are in order for Joe Ondreako of the Nevada Sportsman's Association for his efforts in persuading the county commission to make a call for the abolition of the Nevada Department of Wildlife. We agree with his contention that the removal of NDOW Director Willie Molini no longer would be enough, the department is too far gone and a completely new beginning is needed Reprinted from the Elko Daily Free Press, August 9, 1996

In August 1995, the southern Nevada Waterfowlers with members of the Clark County Wildlife Advisory Board appealed to the Board of Wildlife Commissioners to plant some goslings from the Reno area into Eastern Area complex of wildlife management areas. Our goal was simply to augment the goose populations at Kirch and Key Pittman WMA's and start a resident population of wild birds at Overton WMA. The Division of Wildlife had been uncooperative to this point. First the Division requested from t...
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At the August 6, 1996 Clark County Wildlife Advisory Board meeting, HUNTER'S ALERT president Cecil Fredi asked why some of the Wildlife Commissioners have to lie so often. Overheard in the audience was the comment, "Because they are attorneys."

Dear HUNTER'S ALERT I would like your members to know how bad our government is in the state of Nevada. Our governor is supposed to be our state leader here in Nevada. I was brought up to look at our leaders as people who look after things. They were the ones that people voted into office to do the right thing. But after my firsthand dealings, I can see I was wrong.

You would think that the Nevada Division of Wildlife would have learned through their past favoritism of NDOW employees or relatives. It was because of this kind of favoritism that our legislators saw fit to pass a demerit system during the last session. The demerit system insures that all fish and game violators are treated equally when they are cited. This latest piece of NDOW favoritism was a pure and simple backdoor attempt to give an NDOW employee an edge on his sheep hunt.

At the May 4, 1996 Wildlife Commission meeting, two thousand sportsmen had written to Commissioner Cavin about their concerns regarding the mountain lion. Commissioner Cavin could not have represented the sportsmen any better. But as usual, the other Wildlife Commissioners did not listen to sportsmen's concerns. Here were Commissioner Gavin's comments. "But the 1945 post cards and 5 letters all say we've got to do something to reduce the mountain lions in the state of Nevada. And I t...
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One of the American treasures is the power to vote. You can put people in office who agree with your viewpoint or you may remove those who do not agree. HUNTER'S ALERT has many friends in our state legislature and we need your vote to insure that they remain there. Following is a list of candidates who are hunter friendly and they need your support.

• Representative in Congress, District 1: John Ensign State Assembly, District 10: David Gold.water
• Representative in Congress. District 2: Jim Gibb...
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(A Pitiful Tale of Waste and Deception)

Nevada's wild horses are descendants of domestic horses that either escaped or someone turned loose. Contrary to popular and misguided belief, wild horses arc not native to Nevada. However, in a fit of divine intervention, our infinitely wise congress declared these feral creatures to be wild. Congress also required the bureaucrats to manage horses as an integral part of the natural system. Here are some interesting tidbits obtained from BLM (Bureau of...
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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah wildlife officials hope a new plan allowing hunters to kill more than 600 cougars, or more than a quarter of the state's cougar population, will increase deer herds.

We don't have an absolute knowledge that we'll bring back the deer herds by increasing the lion kill," said state cougar biologist Boyde Blackwell.

"But cougars are one component keeping deer herds down. We want to remove one of the pressures on deer herds."...

Spanish Fork hunter Kim Hansen said...
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