(NDOW) The 2015 hunting season for mourning doves opens September 1. Those hunters who plan to spend the opening day and first weekend of the season pursuing these birds at the Overton Wildlife Management Area (WMA) have only until July 8 to submit their reservation applications to the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW).
Applications must be received at the NDOW Headquarters Office in Reno no later than 5 p.m., July 8, and must be delivered only through a postal service. A public drawing will be conducted at 10 a.m., July 29 at that same location. Only complete and legible applications will be included in the reservation drawing, and successful applicants will receive their confirmation by return mail.
Hunters can find and print the reservation application form online at www.ndow.org. The file is located in the Applications section under the Hunting tab on the main page. Just click on “Applications” and scroll down the page to the section entitled Overton WMA Reservation Only Dove Hunt and download the application. Paper applications will also be available at the NDOW offices in Las Vegas and Henderson. The addresses are 4747 Vegas Drive and 744 Racetrack Road respectively.
The reservation only dove hunt zone is described in regulation as the Moapa Valley Portion of the Wildlife Management Area and has a maximum capacity of 60 hunters during the opening day and first weekend of the dove season. Opening day of the 2015 dove season is Tuesday, Sept. 1 and the opening weekend is Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 5 and 6.
The purpose of the reservation system is to reduce overcrowding and provide a quality hunting experience. Only those hunters with a valid hunt reservation will be allowed to hunt on the Moapa Valley Portion of the OWMA. Any vacancies will be filled by stand-by hunters on a first-come, first-served basis.
