"'2-'urayl Mch 13, 1997 Pahrunlp Valley Gazette
: Outdoors
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by Geoff Schneider
Nevada Division of W'ddlife
LAKE MEAD - Even though fishing success has
not been great, anglers are still catching a few striped
bass in the Overton Arm and Boulder Basin, accord-
ing to the Nevada Division of Wildlife.
Reports from the Stewart's Point area indicate
boaters continue to catch stripers up to five pounds
by trolling with lures and anchovies. Boaters are
catching small stripers by trolling whole anchovies
in the Muddy River area.
Shad are being found near shore at Hemenway
Harbor and anglers are using them for bait, Fishing
has been fair in that area for stripers weighing from
one to three pounds.
Stripers continue to be caught at Government Wash
and below the campground at Las Vegas Wash, No
action has been reported at Pumphouse Cove.
LAKE MOHAVE - Windy weather has been
keeping fishing pressure to a minimum. However,
the few anglers who took to the water over the week-
end found fair success for striped bass in the nar-
rows above Cottonwood Cove.
WAYNE E. KIRCH WILDLIFE MANAGE-
MENTAREA - A large crowd of anglers found good
fishing at Haymeadow Reservoir over the weekend.
Approximately 20 boats and float tubes were on the
water and a number of anglers were fishing from the
dam,
Anglers reported catching rainbow trout that mea-
sure from 12 to 16 inches. Wooly bugger and scud
flies have been productive while Power Bait is the
preferred bait for still fishing.
EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR - Even though
the lake is free of ice, there has been very little fish-
mg pressure at the lake. There have been reports
that crappie have been taking flies cast from float
tubes. Trout fishing has also been fair to good,
March for parks
On March 15th, Death Valley National Park will be
hosting the second annual "MARCH FOR PARKS", an
event sponsored by the National Parks & Conservation
Association and dedicated to the improvement of facili-
ties and activities for disabled visitors. Participants will
show their support by walking a short distance on a paved
route through a scenic part of Death Valley. Proceeds
from the event will be used to develop a
wheelchair accessible native plant trail
at Furnace Creek Visitor Center.
The event will begin at 10:00 AM
in the parking lot at Golden Canyon
located three miles south of Fur-
nace Creek Ranch in the central
part of Death Valley. There is
no required fee for participat-
ing but donations will be ac-
cepted.
For more information about
how you can participate or vol-
unteer to help, contact Roger at
(619)786-3281.
The event is sponsored by the
National Park & Conservation Asso-
ciation and the Death Valley Natural ''-A
History Association. "" "1
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Everyone is invited to participate in this op-
portunity to show your support for the disabled.
Pahrump will be a
day of races Sunday
By C. Carlson
Get in! Sit down! And hold on! Racing fever is about to hit the
Pahrump Valley.
Saturday will be a day of nerves starting with the Pahr-
ump Elementary Schools. They will raise money
for their instiutions, by cog against
each other in the annual Bike-A-Thon.
Terrible's Town Casino will present
their 1st annual 200 OffRoad Race.
Festivities begin at 6:30 Friday
evening with a Barbeque and
Beer Bust. They will start the
mace at 8:00 A.M. Saturday,
with activities oughout the
day. Profits fitma the sell of beer,
will go to the Pahrump Volun-
teer Fire DmamaenL
Also on Saturday, the season
will begin at the Pahrmnp Valley
Speedway. Gates will open at 3.';
the races begin at 5:00.
Besides Palmnnp, Rhyolite Ftival,
1997 will kickoff with a parade begining at
9:00a.m., with tours of the town throughout the
day.
"Good Samaritans" tough on
Nature's babies
By C. Douglas Nielsen
They are cute, cuddly and can appear quite vul-
nerable, but Nevada Division of Wildlife (NDOW)
officials are asking well-meaning Good Samaritans
to think twice before picking up baby animals or
birds they might find in their yards, local parks or
while venturing outdoors.
Hundreds of young animals and birds are mistak-
enly removed from the wild each year by people
who think the critters might be orphaned or aban-
doned and need their help. Frequently, however,
the parents are probably not too far away, and re-
moving the animals or birds can turn an otherwise
natural situation into a problem.
"I would rather that people were more concerned
than apathetic, but too much interference with some
aspects of mother nature can yield negative rather
than positive results," said Mike Cox, supervising
game biologist for NDOW.
Problems associated with the picking up of wild
animal babies are especially common in the spring
when most wild animals are bearing and rearing
their young. During this time, Cox explained, it is
common for wild animals to leave their young un-
attended while they go about their daily routine.
With their built-in safety features like camouflage
coloring, baby animals are well prepared to survive
periodic separations from their parents.
Despite their good in-
tentions, would-be res-
cuers often condemn
wild creatures to a life of
captivity and even death.
"We need to understand
that many animals and
birds born each year will
not survive very long.
'That is nature's way of
balancing her books," he
added.
"Most species produce
far more young than the
available habitat can
support. Depending on
environmental condi-
tions, the habitat can
carry more in some years
than in others. Some
factors limiting animal
populations are the
availability of water, food, cover and space."
Some people try to help wild animals by making
pets out of them, but Cox counseled against this be-
cause efforts todo so are generally unsuccessful and
never good for the animal involved. Captive ani-
mals can seldom be successfully reintroduced to the
wild. Rather, they often become nuisances or even
dangerous because they have lost their natural fear
of people.
"Problems arise when people jump to conclusions
upon seeing a baby wild animal seemingly all alone.
The best thing to do is walk away and leave them
alone. If an animal is in immediate danger from
automobiles or other hazards, simply move it out
of harms way and leave. Mother Nature is better
prepared to take care of her young than any of us
are." Cox said.
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