T a g Allo c a tio n a nd Applic a tio n Hunt Co mmitte e RE COMME NDAT I ONS T O ST AT E OF NE VADA BOARD OF WI L DL I F E COMMI SSI ONE RS
T AAHC Pre se nta tio n Ove rvie w T a g Allo c a tio n a nd Applic a tio n Hunt Co mmitte e T o pic L ist Clo se d T o pic L ist Ope n T o pic L ist Re c o mme nda tio ns to the Co mmissio n: Appre ntic e L ic e nse / T a g Oppo rtunity Ante lo pe Wa iting Pe rio d (3 yrs.) Bull E lk Wa iting Pe rio d (5 yrs.) PI W Dra w Se q ue nc e (PIW Be fo r e Ma in Dra w)
T AAHC Co mmitte e Me mb e rs T he purpo se o f the c o mmitte e is to re vie w issue s o f ta g a llo c a tio n b a se d o n Co mmissio ne r Jo hnsto n (Cha ir) so und b io lo g ic a l a nd so c io lo g ic a l Co mmissio ne r Mo ri princ iple s, e va lua te po te ntia l c ha ng e s to the a pplic a tio n hunt a nd dra w Co mmissio ne r Va le ntine pro c e sse s, a nd ma ke re c o mme nda tio ns Mr. Re x F lo we rs (Wa sho e Co .) to the Bo a rd o f Wildlife Co mmissio ne rs Mr. Jo e Crim (Pe rshing Co .) re g a rding the ir re se a rc h a nd finding s. De c e mb e r 2006 – Ma rc h 2008 De c e mb e r 2012 – April 2014. June 2015 -- ? ? ?
OVE R T HE PAST 10 YE AS T HE T AAHC HAS UT I L I ZE D T HE T AAHC T OPI C L I ST , BASE D ON I NPUT F ROM T HE COUNT Y BOARDS AND PUBL I C. WE I GHT I NG SYST E M: 1. L I K E L Y T AAHC T OPI C 2. HAS ME RI T 3. DOUBT F UL L I ST OVE R 100 T OPI CS SOME DUPL I CAT I VE • SAME T OPI C WE I GHT E D DI F F E RE NT L Y • MANY T OPI CS WE I GHT E D 3 •
T HE COMMI T T E E MOVE D OVE RWHE L MI NG MAJORI T Y OF T OPI CS WE I GHT E D “3” T O A CL OSE D T OPI C L I ST . CL OSE D T AAHC OCCURRE D AT JANUARY T OPI C L I ST ME E T I NG, F OL L OWI NG PUBL I C I NPUT ON NE W T OPI CS AND WE I GHT I NG
T OPI C L I ST RE DUCE D T O 8 PAGE S OPE N T AAHC NOW HAVE APPROXI MAT E L Y 50 OPE N I T E MS T OPI C L I ST VI RT UAL L Y AL L T OPI CS NOW WE I GHT E D “2” OR “1”
Re c o mme nda tio ns to the Co mmissio n Appre ntic e L ic e nse / T a g Oppo rtunity Ante lo pe Wa iting Pe rio d Bull E lk Wa iting Pe rio d PI W Dra w Se q ue nc e
Appre ntic e L ic e nse / T a g Oppo rtunity Humb o ld t CAB, Wa sho e CAB Uta h ha s simila r pro g ra m Issue : Curre ntly, o nly the pe rso n who se na me is o n a b ig g a me ta g ma y ta ke a b ig g a me a nima l. NRS 502.100 Pro po sa l: A ta g ho lde r c o uld a llo w a n a ppre ntic e hunte r to fill his o r he r ta g unde r c e rta in c o nditio ns. T a g ho ld e r must b e pre se nt Hunte r E d uc a tio n Will ne e d to d e fine Appre ntic e No inc re a se in numb e r o f ta g s
Ante lo pe Wa iting Pe rio d L yo n CAB I ssue : NAC 502.341 “a ny pe rso n who ha rve sts a n a nte lo pe with ho rns lo ng e r tha n its e a rs … is no t e lig ib le to a pply fo r a no the r ta g to hunt a nte lo pe with ho rns lo ng e r tha n its e a rs during the ne xt 5 ye a rs.” Pro po sa l: Ame nd NAC 502.341 to re duc e wa iting pe rio d fro m 5 to 3 ye a rs.
Bull E lk Wa iting Pe rio d NDOW, Wa sho e CAB I ssue : NAC 502.361(1) “a pe rso n is e lig ib le to a pply fo r a b ull e lk ta g in a ny ye a r if he o r she did no t re c e ive a b ull e lk ta g … in the pre vio us 5 ye a rs.” NAC 502.361(2) “a pe rso n who o b ta ins a b ull e lk ta g … a nd is suc c e ssful in ha rve sting a b ull e lk is no t e lig ib le to a pply fo r a no the r b ull e lk ta g during the ne xt 10 ye a rs.” Pro po sa l: Ame nd NAC 502.361 to e sta b lish unifo rm wa iting pe rio d o f 5 ye a rs whe the r pe rso n is o r is no t suc c e ssful a fte r dra wing a b ull e lk ta g .
PI W Dra w Se q ue nc e Wa sho e CAB I ssue : Curre ntly, the PI W dra w o c c urs a fte r the ma in dra w. I f so me o ne is suc c e ssful in the ma in dra w, the y a re no t e lig ib le fo r the PI W dra w Pro po sa l: Co nduc t the PI W dra w first, so a ll a pplic a nts a re e lig ib le . Re ve nue I ssue PI W Mo re De sira b le
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