10/26/2026
Nevada is the best thermal state in the West for coyotes right now. No license, no season, no limit, and no state rule on the device or the hour.
A draft rule, Regulation 526, would ban thermal for any wildlife from July 15 to December 4, statewide. Coyotes included. Government trappers would keep theirs.
Lincoln County voted 3–0 on October 19 to back year-round thermal. The rule is off the November 6 agenda, a good sign but not a guarantee. The next commission meeting is January 29–30 in Reno.
I wrote up what the draft says, where it stands, and how to weigh in. If you hunt Nevada, add your voice at the end of the post.
Nevada's Regulation 526 would ban thermal for coyotes and all other wildlife from July 15 to December 4. Here's what the draft says, where it stands, and why Lincoln County passed a resolution backing year-round thermal.
