In the Summer 1999 HUNTER S ALERT newsletter, we told you that the Wildlife commissioners were going to do a survey. Surveys are usually done for two reasons. You don t know what to do or you would like to improve on what you are doing. When it comes to the Bob Miller appointments on the Wildlife Commission, the You don t know what to do description fits perfectly and that s why they decided a survey was needed.

Keep up the good work. Put us down for another year to receive your news bulletins. Thank you. D.C., Reno, NV

Could 1 get 15 copies of the Fall 2000 issue to give to friends. Same problem here in MDFWD. CO G., Broadus, MT

Keep up the good work. Only informed hunting public can bring the pressure necessary to bring changes required at NDOW. D.N., Reno, NV

I like your newsletter and keep up the good work. J.H., Spring Creek, NV

We are registered Republicans. We are also sportsmen. Please put us on you...
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The first year of service to the State of Nevada on the Wildlife Commission has come and gone like the hunting and fishing seasons - too quickly. Time goes fast when you are having fun...I have been busy working with some great people who give unselfishly of their time and effort. The Overton Conservation Society, NDOW staff, as well as the Clark County Advisory Board members and others have made mega volunteer efforts to begin the process of upgrading and developing the seventeen thousand plus ...
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We at HUNTER S ALERT were saddened by the recent death of our very good friend, Al Collins. At our very first organizational meeting, Al Collins stepped up to the plate with a large donation to get HUNTER S ALERT started. He was always there whenever we asked for his help and without his generosity and faith in our cause, we never would have achieved as much as we have in the last ten years. He was a true friend.

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to respond to the inaccurate articles and cartoons contained in recent editions of the Hunter s Alert Magazine. You indicated that if I sent you this letter, you would publish it. 1 hope to see this letter reprinted in your newsletter

Commissioner Bradley, HUNTER S ALERT was right on target with the cartoon showing yourself, Administrator Crawforth, Chief of Big Game Tanner and Commissioner Tiberti sleeping during a predator control class. Commissioner Bradley, you have a lot of nerve even questioning this cartoon. You have been a wildlife commissioner for five and a half years and you did nothing in any form of predator control in your first five years of being a Wildlife commissioner.

Once again, I appreciated being asked to comment on my involvement with the Wildlife Commission.

1 tried for a period of nine years to get an appointment on the Wildlife Commission, a fact not many people know. Finally, my waiting was rewarded when Governor Kenny Guinn took office and I was appointed to the Commission.

1 attended many Wildlife Advisory Board meetings and some Commission meetings before I was given my appointment. Believe me when I tell you how much I am enjoying the Commission and...
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Well, it s been a little over a year since my appointment as a wildlife commissioner and it has been eye-opening and interesting to say the least. When I first started, 1 took a sit-back, watch, learn and listen approach. Even though 1 had been on the county advisory board and have been involved in hunting and fishing for thirty plus years, I felt that 1 could learn a lot about what was going on, ongoing, upcoming, and the way the commission and the NDOW agency conducted business. In the past ye...
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January 21,2001

PETE: Good morning Las Vegas and all of our neighboring states. This is the Peter Liakopoulos show and my guest for today is Cecil Fredi, founder and president of HUNTER S ALERT. Welcome aboard, Cecil.

I was called on this past Tuesday, January 23 with information from Cecil Fredi of HUNTER S ALERT about a lion incident that took place up at Cold Creek. On late Sunday night or early Monday morning a nanny goat and two day old kids had been killed by a mountain lion in their pen at John Edwards home.

Hunter Bill Conners counted 200 deer in the woods in three hours. Forester Bruce Robinson has smashed his pickup into five deer since last year.

The two men live on opposite sides of New York state, but both are concerned about the booming deer populations that have officials nationwide scrambling for solutions.

Excerpt from Oct. 16, 2000 Las Vegas Review Journal

There's so many deer the state has given away free tags as an enticement for hunters to shoot more.

Ed. Note: These two states do not have mountain lions unlike Nevada. Also, unlike Nevada, their fish and game agency would likely take steps to solve the problem.

Excerpt from November 24, 2000 Las Vegas Review Journal