We all will have some impact on the wild country we visit. Our challenge is to limit that impact on the places we visit and leave them in better condition than we found them.
In The Outdoors
Freelance writer Doug Nielsen is a conservation educator for the Nevada Department of Wildlife. His “In the Outdoors” column, published Thursday in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, is not affiliated with or endorsed by the NDOW. Any opinions he states in his column are his own.
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If you are looking for some fast action for striped bass, it might be time to turn your attention to the upper reaches of Lake Mead.
That is the challenge extended by Michael Nussman, president and CEO of the American Sportfishing Association, to representatives of the sportfishing industry during his speech at the 2016 edition of ICAST.
With the arrival of the West Nile virus to the U.S., and most recently the threat posed by the Zika virus, it is important for those who spend time outdoors to take precautions to prevent mosquito bites.
Though our main purpose in traveling to Scotland was for our daughter’s college graduation, I couldn’t overlook the chance to experience fly-fishing in the birthplace of the sport.
I realized my wife had found two antique bobbers tied to individual hand fishing lines complete with five sinkers. Unlike the plastic bobbers and floats available today, those in the display case are made of brass.
Jacob Eval, a member of the Shadow Ridge High School trap team, knocked down 197 of 200 targets to lead the Claybreakers to the state championship at the Fallon Trap Club.
Buying a bow is like buying a suit — you have to know your size. Staff at one of the local archery pro shops can measure your draw length, or you can do it yourself with the help of a friend and a measuring tape.
During the season of preparation, a hunter makes plans for the hunt that might be months away. Some aspects might be done on his own, but if he is lucky, he will have friends who join him.
The summer boating season generally begins with Memorial Day weekend. That means the majority of boat owners store their vessels for most of the year. Unfortunately, when boats that have been stored for so long are launched in the spring, they sometimes harbor unknown mechanical or other issues.
My fly-rod has done battle with multiple species. For obvious reasons, trout are definitely on the list, including rainbows, tigers, browns and cutthroats. But so, too, are many others.
Allan Cole of Henderson has reeled in more than 40 browns that have tipped the scale at more than 10 pounds. A fitting record for the man who founded the Brown Baggers Fishing Club in 1974.
About this time every year, hunters across Nevada begin to grow a little anxious. So to do sportsmen and women from other states who have a desire to hunt the Silver State. Their anxiety stems from a unique combination of the hoped for and the unknown.
Though outdoor types can sometimes respond a little curmudgeonly to a request to teach others, the reality is most of us enjoy sharing our passions with those who are truly interested and willing to listen.
On April 20, the Nevada Department of Wildlife released about 2,200 trout into Comins Lake, then about 2,500 more the next day. A shipment of planters averaging about 9 inches in length should arrive this week.