Upland game hunters Upland Game Stamp

Upland game hunters will need to purchase a 2007 Nevada Upland Game Stamp to hunt some species of upland game in the State of Nevada.

The following are some common questions and answers about that Nevada Upland Game Stamp:

Q. Do I need to purchase an upland game stamp?

A. If you hunt Hungarian and chukar partridge, quail, pheasant, snowcock and sage, blue and ruffed grouse, you will need the Upland Game Stamp.

This requirement applies to residents and nonresidents with an annual or a short term hunting license.

Q. What upland game are excluded from this stamp?

A. If you hunt doves, crows and wild turkeys or waterfowl, you are not required to have Nevada's Upland Game Stamp.

Upland game bird stamps are not required when hunting for migratory birds and waterfowl such as doves, ducks and geese and other waterfowl.

You also do not need an upland game stamp to hunt rabbits in Nevada.

Q. How much is the Upland Game Stamp?

A. $10.

Q Where will the funds from this stamp be used?

A. Funding from the $10 stamp will be accounted for separately and will be used solely for the protection and propagation of upland game birds, and for the acquisition, development and preservation of upland game bird habitats in the State of Nevada.

This will include, but is not limited to: Development of range projects and water sources, such as guzzlers.

Q. Who decides which particular projects NDOW pursues with these funds?

A. Upland game bird projects must be reviewed and approved by the State Board of Wildlife Commissioners.

No more than 10 percent of the funding may be used to reimburse the Department for the cost of administering the documentation of the program.