Outdoors calendar

Friday

Nevada Bighorns Unlimited Banquet and Auction: Doors open at 5:30 p.m. at the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino

The banquet includes an elaborate dinner, impressive displays of sporting and outdoor merchandise, fine wildlife artwork, taxidermy, and a display of some of Nevada's finest trophies. Event will include dinner, and one year membership to NBU. More than 100 guns will be given away, as well as many other items. Event includes raffle for a Polaris RZR, silent auction, live auction, and numerous raffles. Single tickets and tables of 10 available. For tickets contact: Rick Furman at 742-6169 for single tickets and Jim Nelson at 721-1930 for tables.

April 11

Volunteers sought to work on Oxbow Nature Study Area: NDOW has purchased 900 trees and shrubs from the Nevada Division of Forestry nursery in Washoe Valley that will be used for a planting project April 11. The Nevada Department of Wildlife is asking anyone willing to get some dirt under their fingernails to sign up to volunteer for this project. Location: Oxbow Nature Study Area, 3100 Dickerson Road, Reno. Contact: Aaron Keller, (775) 334-3808.

April 15

High Sierra FlyCasters general meeting: Mike Sevon, retired NDOW fisheries biologist, with a presentation on how to make the most out of your fishing photography. General meetings are held at 7 p.m. at the Carson Valley Methodist Church, 1375 Centerville Lane Gardnerville. Contact info@hsfc.us

April 18

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation - Tahoe Basin Chapter Big Game Banquet: The banquet will be held on April 18 at the Carson Nugget Casino Banquet Hall with the doors to open at 4:30 p.m. There will be games, raffles, live and silent auctions with many firearms, wildlife art, hunting, fishing and camping items as well as some hunts to win and/or purchase. Contact Dennis Smith at 720-9978 for tickets.

Carson Fly Fishing Club Indian Creek Fish-Out and BBQ: at noon. Contact Jackie Bailey, president, at 883-4332

April 20

Application deadline for Nevada Big Game Tags.

April 21

The Ormsby Sportsmen's Association of Carson City monthly meeting 7:30 p.m. at the Carson Nugget Convention Center. Contact: Bob McCulloch, club president, 882-6810.

April 25

Truckee River Flyfishers: Pyramid Lake Fishout

Club members and any interested public are invited to join the club in its annual Pyramid Lake fishout. We will be meeting at Mike Sevon's Wall Tent at Pelican Pt. Beach at 6 a.m. to sign up for the big fish contest. The contest is open to all club members who are current on their dues as of March 28. At noon everyone will meet for a steak lunch at the Pyramid Lake Marina. There will be a raffle for lots of great fishing gear. The cost for the fish contest is $5 and the lunch is $15. The big fish contest will end at 5 p.m. and the winner will receive a quality fly rod. Contact: Billy Lampson at 345-1944.

April 25

Fallon Ducks Unlimited Event

Doors open at 11:30 a.m. and lunch is served at 1 p.m. with an auction/raffle to follow. This event will be held at the Dry Gulch at Churchill County Fairgrounds in Fallon. Contact: steve@castawaytrashhauling.com or matt@renolawn.com.

The Sportsmans calendar is featured on the first Thursday of each month. The events listed here were compiled from contacts with conservation organizations in Western Nevada. If you would like information for your club posted here please contact Mike Sevon at mikesevonphotos@yahoo.com.