NV quotas

nv_hunter · May 2, 2007

The proposed quotas came out and here are the results.

Rifle tags droped over 1000 tags from last year.
MZ tags droped over 100 tags.
Archery tags went up over 100 tags.

These are all antlered muledeer. doesnt this seem kind of extreme since we have had a real mild winter.

SHERMAN · May 2, 2007

I guess that is good for those of us who do archery.
I gave up on rifle years ago, i would rather hunt every year even if the chances of taking an animal are more dificult

COSA · May 2, 2007

The way I'm reading it, the proposed quotas were increased 1000 tags over last year for resident rifle. A lot of times the wildlife commision is a little more conservative for the final quota. Some areas like area 7, have a significant proposed increase.

http://www.ndow.org/hunt/quotas/2007_deer_quota_table.pdf

peez3006 · May 2, 2007

Four of the five areas that I applied for, saw increases. The fifth stayed the same. Odds should be a little better this year, for me anyways.

Don P.

Wyogstew1 · May 2, 2007

i think everything looks good. i apply archery so i can hunt every year, and it looks like ill get my first choice if the quota holds. also elk looks really good to so it may be another multi tag year!

Happy Hunting

ELKOHUNTER · May 2, 2007

LAST EDITED ON May-02-07 AT 11:12PM (MST)[p]you are wrong thay are up not down!

Califelkslayer · May 2, 2007

2 good moisture years in a row followed by this mild winter should make for the best conditions in years. The Farmers Almanic says May is gonna be wet so that should help too. Fires is the only downside recently. With 0 points as a NR this year I not too hopeful but I've drawn recently with 0 so anything can happen.

james_wvu · May 2, 2007

I am not up on the tag quotas this year. However, I have always been critical of Nevada's conservative approach. Nearly every year, biologists recommend X amount of tags and then the area committees seem to automatically take X and deduct from it. The members of the committees are not biologists. You can't just stock pile bucks. I say defer to the bioligists, not us civilians.

PleaseDear · May 2, 2007

I really don't read into any big increase or even a beneficial 'odds' increase.

1000 rifle tags spreadout over all the Area-units statewide... pretty simplistic numbers.... 100 bow tags??? that is almost insignificant on the overall area/unit view....

I feel okay with it and it won't increase hunters to the point of a chitty hunt as crowd control for $$$ increaee tags turns it into a circus...

My bow buck tag may still come my way!

Robb

nv_hunter · May 3, 2007

I guess my dislexia was in full force!!

ELKOHUNTER · May 3, 2007

THATS OK

Slide · May 3, 2007

LAST EDITED ON May-03-07 AT 12:49PM (MST)[p]As a NR I have 5 pts and my father and I applied for late season hunts. I don't expect to draw a tag, but if they increased the tags then maybe we have an outside chance of drawing. I have always believed that Nevada is my best chance at taking that once in a life time buck. I would sure like to get the oppertunity to try.

Good luck to everyone I hope you get the tag or tags you want.

Slide

NVguide · May 3, 2007

The conservative approach that the county game boards have towards the quotas is the reason all of you apply for a tag in Nevada. If we issued the ammount of tags you guys are hoping for it would be like hunting the general season in Utah.

SHERMAN · May 3, 2007

EXACTLY!

Califelkslayer · May 3, 2007

DITTO!!!!!!!

james_wvu · May 4, 2007

The only reason I brought up the "conservative approach" in my earlier post is because I have read a couple articles where wildlife bioligists were criticizing the way Nevada sets tag quotas. I live in Nevada so I have no real axe to grind since I do draw some tags. The article said the county comittees think they can stockpile bucks by undercutting the biologists recommendations. Whether it is true or not, I don't know. All I can say is, I am against the populous managing wildlife. Leave it to the professionals. You can't hunt lions in Cali because the public has a say in the matter. Utah won't restrict the general season because the public causes such a stink. Let the biologists decide how many deer the habitat can support. Afterall, that is what we hired them to do.