By Soren Nelson Pacific Southwest States Coordinator On March 16, the Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners considered a proposal to establish a state-wide minimum safe hunting distance from an occupied dwelling. Under the proposed regulation, hunters in Nevada would be required to obtain permission from the inhabitant of an occupied dwelling before discharging a bow or …
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On May 23, Nevada Senate Bill 221 unanimously passed the Nevada Senate. The bill, which was authored by Nevada Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Co-Chairs Senators Mo Denis and Scott Hammond, and Co-Chair Assembly Member Justin Watkins, would establish the Nevada Wildlife Public Education Council, which has been a priority for the Caucus. If established, the Council …
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On December 10, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) partnered with the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) to submit official comments on two separate proposals that would significantly expand military training ranges in Nevada. Both proposals, if approved, would transfer hundreds of thousands of acres from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to the Navy and …
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On August 25, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) published a Notice of Intent to the public in preparation for a Legislative Environmental Impact Statement for a proposed expansion of the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. The proposed expansion would transfer 301,057 acres of public land to the …
On September 20, members of the Nevada Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus (Caucus) and leaders from the Nevada sportsmen’s community gathered to honor the late Senator Debbie Smith at the Senator Debbie Smith Memorial Shoot in Las Vegas, Nevada. Attendees, including a number of first-time shooters, had the opportunity to shoot trap at the Clark County Shooting …
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In recent months, the Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners has begun to consider regulations that would restrict the allowable caliber size and case length of ammunition used to hunt big game. Under the proposal, sportsmen and women in Nevada would be restricted from hunting big game with a centerfire handgun with a barrel shorter than …
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Nevada Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Co-Chair Senator Debbie Smith passed away on February 21 at the age of 60 after a long battle with a malignant brain tumor. Senator Smith was the driving force behind the creation of the Nevada Sportsmen’s Caucus in 2012, and was a strong voice for sportsmen and women in the state …
This week, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) welcomed Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval as the newest member of the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC). Sandoval becomes the 32nd member of the GSC, joining a group of bipartisan governors from across the country who work to protect and advance the interests of America’s sportsmen and women. Each year, …
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On June 1, the 78th Nevada Legislature came to a close, with a number of pro-sportsmen bills receiving significant attention during the session. One major victory for Nevada’s sportsmen and women during the 2015 session was the passage of Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 11. The bill, introduced by Nevada Sportsmen’s Caucus Co-Chair Senator Scott Hammond, …
Please call your Natural Resource Committee Members, and ask them to vote ‘yes’ on H.R. 2647 on Thursday, June 11. On Thursday, June 11, the House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee will vote on H.R. 2647, the “Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015.” Introduced by Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR), this legislation will improve forest management …
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