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Date: 4/8/05
Contact: Geoffrey Schneider
Phone: (702) 486-5127 x 3500
Hunters Pay $230,000 for Three Nevada Big Game Hunting Tags
Hunters shelled out $230,000 for three Nevada big game hunting tags and raised another $200,000 for wildlife conservation projects in the state during the 25th annual banquet of Nevada Bighorns Unlimited (NBU), Reno held Friday, April 1, at the Reno Hilton.
Larry Johnson, a member of NBU?s Board of Directors, said a desert bighorn sheep tag sold for $110,000 while a California bighorn sheep tag brought $50,000 and a Rocky Mountain elk hunting permit went for $70,000. He said each set new Nevada records for auction tags to hunt the three species.
All of the money raised from the sale of the tags will go to the Nevada Wildlife Heritage Program that is administered by the Nevada Department of Wildlife. Heritage funds are used for a variety of wildlife enhancement projects that are approved by the Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners.
In recent years Heritage funds have been used by the agency and other organizations on such projects as quail, turkey and chukar introductions in the state, funding charter helicopters used by conservation groups to inspect and maintain water developments for bighorn sheep, and for range restoration and reseeding.
A record crowd of 1,829 was on hand for the 25th anniversary event, which raises money for NBU?s conservation and wildlife education activities in Nevada. The $200,000 that was raised from the auction and raffles at the banquet will be for those efforts.
?This banquet is famous nationally. It is very possibly the largest banquet of its type in the nation,? Johnson said.
NBU works closely with the Nevada Department of Wildlife on a variety of projects including the funding of its big game trapping and transplant program that restore animals to their historic ranges in the state. The organization also funds water development projects that provide year round sources of water for bighorn sheep and other animals, funds four college scholarships for Nevada students who are pursuing university degrees in wildlife management and has done extensive work on habitat projects and sage grouse research.
?We are involved in every aspect of wildlife statewide,? Johnson said. ?We are not limited to bighorn sheep. Most of the money is for wildlife other than bighorn sheep.?
During the past year, the organization has provided the state wildlife agency with big game transport trailers, a forklift and airlift cargo boxes that are designed to airlift bighorn sheep safely and quickly from areas where they are trapped to remote mountain ranges where they are released.
?This fundraising banquet was our largest ever and keeps getting bigger each year. Again this year, the community and business support was overwhelming,? Johnson said.
The Nevada Department of Wildlife is the state agency responsible for the restoration, protection and management of fish and wildlife resources, and the promotion of boating safety on Nevada?s waters. Wildlife offices are located in Las Vegas, Henderson, Winnemucca, Fallon, Elko, and Reno. For more information, contact the agency web site at www.ndow.org.
Date: 4/8/05
Contact: Geoffrey Schneider
Phone: (702) 486-5127 x 3500
Hunters Pay $230,000 for Three Nevada Big Game Hunting Tags
Hunters shelled out $230,000 for three Nevada big game hunting tags and raised another $200,000 for wildlife conservation projects in the state during the 25th annual banquet of Nevada Bighorns Unlimited (NBU), Reno held Friday, April 1, at the Reno Hilton.
Larry Johnson, a member of NBU?s Board of Directors, said a desert bighorn sheep tag sold for $110,000 while a California bighorn sheep tag brought $50,000 and a Rocky Mountain elk hunting permit went for $70,000. He said each set new Nevada records for auction tags to hunt the three species.
All of the money raised from the sale of the tags will go to the Nevada Wildlife Heritage Program that is administered by the Nevada Department of Wildlife. Heritage funds are used for a variety of wildlife enhancement projects that are approved by the Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners.
In recent years Heritage funds have been used by the agency and other organizations on such projects as quail, turkey and chukar introductions in the state, funding charter helicopters used by conservation groups to inspect and maintain water developments for bighorn sheep, and for range restoration and reseeding.
A record crowd of 1,829 was on hand for the 25th anniversary event, which raises money for NBU?s conservation and wildlife education activities in Nevada. The $200,000 that was raised from the auction and raffles at the banquet will be for those efforts.
?This banquet is famous nationally. It is very possibly the largest banquet of its type in the nation,? Johnson said.
NBU works closely with the Nevada Department of Wildlife on a variety of projects including the funding of its big game trapping and transplant program that restore animals to their historic ranges in the state. The organization also funds water development projects that provide year round sources of water for bighorn sheep and other animals, funds four college scholarships for Nevada students who are pursuing university degrees in wildlife management and has done extensive work on habitat projects and sage grouse research.
?We are involved in every aspect of wildlife statewide,? Johnson said. ?We are not limited to bighorn sheep. Most of the money is for wildlife other than bighorn sheep.?
During the past year, the organization has provided the state wildlife agency with big game transport trailers, a forklift and airlift cargo boxes that are designed to airlift bighorn sheep safely and quickly from areas where they are trapped to remote mountain ranges where they are released.
?This fundraising banquet was our largest ever and keeps getting bigger each year. Again this year, the community and business support was overwhelming,? Johnson said.
The Nevada Department of Wildlife is the state agency responsible for the restoration, protection and management of fish and wildlife resources, and the promotion of boating safety on Nevada?s waters. Wildlife offices are located in Las Vegas, Henderson, Winnemucca, Fallon, Elko, and Reno. For more information, contact the agency web site at www.ndow.org.
