Recent content by Sparks Shooter

That's a great buck your daughter got! Congrats to her on a great trophy and a buckle to go with it. ---SS

I was looking at a study on whitetail expansion in southern Idaho and noticed some data points pretty close to the Nevada border. I've spent a fair amount of time on the border, especially in the Northeast corner, and have never seen a whitetail or even heard of anyone sighting one. I know that...

I was wondering if we had any past NV Big Game Records Buckle winners here on MM. I helped a friend this year with a buck that would have ended up getting him the Bronze buckle for typical if he had entered it. I've never even seen what the award buckles look like and was wondering if anyone on...

Non-Resident: Wasatch East General Deer Long Shot LE Deer, Elk, Antelope. 12 elk points, 8 deer/pronghorn. Long, Long, Long shot at OIL stuff. 19 Goat points. 8 for everything else. Looking forward to glassing my favorite oak patches on the Wasatch East this year! I'll be there for the season...

We had one ride into our camp and eat us out of house and home. He must have been hungry or my venison stew is better than I give myself credit for. All my interactions with Wyo wardens have been great. Even the one that pranked me big time.-----SS

I shot a bull elk at 46 yards with a 162 ELD-X out of my 28 Nosler and it went all the way through causing plenty of damage and killing the bull instantly. I've shot game with this load at all ranges out to 600 or so and have had a few messy situations but never insufficient penetration. .5-.75...

I'd rather see a picture of a three-legged cow moose from Nevada than any bull from Wyoming on our Application Book. Everyone is too worried about being impressive these days. Heck, there are plenty of good Nevada moose pictures floating around they could have used. All the ones I have are in...

Wow, I guess you could look at it like a money grab. Same way most of our sheep and goat tags are a money grab. If it was a real money grab, they'd just sell the tags to the highest bidder or at least open the draw to NR applicants. I see it as an opportunity but I'm a 'glass is full' kind of...

Congrats on the successful hunt! Dead lions are my favorite kind.---SS

I hope the family gets a great legal team and sues the everlovin' crap out of the People's Republic. A hundred million or so to the family and surviving brother from the state coffers would be the best tax dollars spent in that state in a long time. ----SS

In a world where we are seeing declines almost universally in big game hunting opportunity, its really cool to have moose tags available in Nevada for the first time in history this year. I've seen a few over the years and will definitely be playing the lottery. Hope to see a steady increase in...

Sad deal....A state that protects apex predators and makes it as difficult as possible for humans to protect themselves. I heard a rumor from a good source that the officer is being seriously questioned for his decision to kill the cat that was still on the scene where it had critically injured...

Yeah, Yeah, everyone knows mule deer freaks like us want it all but what is your absolute favorite characteristic in Mule Deer antlers? Like always, explanations, opinions, and pictures are appreciated. Mine is mass, mass, and more mass.------SS

https://www.ndow.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Mule-Deer-NonResident-Guided-Antlered-ALW-Bonus-Point-and-Application-Trend-2023.pdf

Dang, you must be putting in for some very difficult tags. Hope it's worth the wait when you finally draw. ---SS