The Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners has announced the dates for upland game, furbearer and wild turkey seasons .

The upland game season will officially begin with the opening of snowcock, crow, blue and ruffed grouse and dove on Sept. 1.

These hunts are all open to non-residents. Sage-grouse is next up with two limited entry hunts on the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge, with the first hunt held Sept. 20-21, followed by the second hunt on Sept. 27-28.

The Sheldon hunts are limited to 75 hunters each and are available by application only. These hunts are also open to non-residents.

Chukar, Hungarian partridge, quail and rabbit seasons all open on Saturday, Oct. 11, followed by the pheasant opener on Nov. 1.

One important change adopted by the Commission was the adoption of a short two-day hunt for sage-grouse in Unit 184 of Churchill and Lander Counties Oct. 4-5.

Fall turkey seasons open Oct. 5 through Oct. 25, depending on the area. All turkey hunts require a tag, awarded by random draw.

Applications and instructions are available at department offices or on the agency Web site at www.ndow.org. Hunters have until 5 p.m., Sept. 5 to submit their applications.

Nevada Department of Wildlife game biologist Shawn Espinosa reports that upland game numbers are being compiled for the annual upland game forecast.