Proposed quotas are out

[mtnview]

The NV proposed quota numbers recommend more deer and elk tags this year. They are recommending an increase of 900 resident and 121 NR for rifle deer tags alone....

Hope it says something about our deer herds and not about the need for the state to raise money.

Hope the link comes up correctly:



http://www.ndow.org/learn/com/mtg/2010/051410_support/cr_10-02_big game quotas 2010_w_cover.pdf

 

[mlycrzy]

LAST EDITED ON Apr-30-10 AT 06:43PM (MST)[p]The NDOW has normaly been very conservative when it comes to tag recommendations. I hope this years increase in tags is a reflection of healthy deer and elk herds. I see the antelope tags were cut back in most of the units my family usualy hunts. Can't wait for the results!

 

[Nvbuck]

So does it really take a month after these #s are proposed to set them and do the draw?

 

[NVBighorn]

I believe the quotas won't be official for 15 days, after the next Commission meeting. After that I suppose one could argue that someone could do their job faster to please us.

It doesn't seem to me that the act of plugging in the numbers would take long. However, I don't know what type of test scenarios they run or contingencies they build into their contract in case something goes wrong. Perhaps there could be some sort of incentive for the Hunt Office to get the draw done faster but it would have to be monetary and that would have to come out of our pocket.

 

[mdbrown]

now this is how to manage big game animals. maybe oregon and idaho should visit nevada for some lessons. i see they increased where i hunted elk last year with a rifle from 55 tags to 83 .there were allot of elk, but im not sure it needed that many more hunters. but i trust the nv biologists they have done a great job so far. the non res deer hunt i want to draw went from 11 to 9 tags, i only need one though, ha ha

 

[mlycrzy]

+1 mdbrown

 

[mevertsen]

The elk area I drew last year (cow ML, 061, 071) went from 30 to 50 tags. Dad and I put that down as our first and only choice this year. Looks pretty promising for both of us there!! He has three points.

The area I put down first for antelope went from 41 to 75! I have two points there, that looks promising also!!

Deer is a toss up 50 to 55? Maybe with me and my dad as a party?

Sheep and goat, who knows, lol.

Well, hopefully the commission will keep the numbers the same, especially for the elk!!

Later

Marcial

 

[viking421a]

Very suprised in the big increases in some of the tags this year. All the areas I applied for deer both rifle and archery had substantial increases in tags this year.

Im a bit of a skeptic but I also hope that this means the herds are doing really well and not just an attempt to generate more cash.

Hopefully it means I will definately be hunting something this fall!

 

[powellpounder]

+1 viking

 

[3blade]

Swwweeeeetttt! I should finally pull a cow tag after 3 yrs. The rest? Doubtful, but I'll take what I can get.

 

[silverstatehunter]

Wow the 181 desert bighorn herd must be exploding they went from 5 tags to 8.

 

[NVdrhntr]

after reading the big game status book for this year, I'm confident that the biology is sound.
I get the feeling they are having trouble controlling elk numbers.
the herds are growing quickly in some areas.

 

[NVBighorn]

Is your meeting set yet NVdrhntr?

 

[NVdrhntr]

I have been told, with no confirmation yet. That it will be
Tuesday the 11th.
hope so.

 

[NVBighorn]

OK, thx. I might be late but I will be there.