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Coyote classification & license in Nevada
What is the classification of coyotes in Nevada?
Coyotes are unprotected mammals — the category for everything the state has not classified as something else. Nevada defines it plainly: unprotected mammals “are all species of mammals which are not classified as game, fur-bearing, protected, sensitive, threatened or endangered animals,” and the list names the coyote first.1
That single classification decides almost every answer on this page, because nearly every restriction in Nevada’s hunting law is written for game mammals. Coyotes are not game mammals, so the restrictions do not reach them.
Are coyotes protected in Nevada?
No — the category name is literal. “There is no closed season on those species of wild mammals or wild birds classified as unprotected.”2
Is a hunting license required to hunt coyotes in Nevada?
No. This is the answer that surprises people, and it is correct: “A person is not required to obtain a hunting license or permit to hunt unprotected wild birds or mammals.”3
Three things that do require one:
- Trapping. A trapping license is required to trap coyotes, as opposed to hunting them — $40 resident, $188 non-resident.4 Note that it runs both ways: a valid trapping license also lets you hunt coyotes without a hunting license, and NAC says so — “A person who holds a valid trapping license issued by the Department is not required to obtain a hunting license to hunt coyotes, badgers, skunks, raccoons, weasels, ring-tailed cats or fur-bearing mammals.”5 So a trapper is covered for everything on this page, including the contest requirement below.
- Selling fur. See selling pelts.
- Contests. As of the regulation adopted in late 2025, you now need a hunting or trapping license to enter a coyote hunting contest — the first license requirement attached to coyotes in this state. A hunting license is $38 for residents; non-residents buy the combination hunting and fishing license at $155.4 Both are sold through Nevada’s licensing portal. See contests.
Nevada’s own regulatory drafters confirm the general position in as many words: “Existing regulations authorize a person to hunt a coyote without obtaining a hunting license or permit.”6
Non-residents are on the same footing, and the same three exceptions apply to them — see what a non-resident needs.
Is hunter education required?
Not to hunt coyotes, because no license is required in the first place. Hunter education is tied to license issuance, so if you later buy a hunting license — for a contest, or for anything else — the usual requirements apply.
Can a non-resident hunt coyotes in Nevada?
Yes, on exactly the same terms as a resident: to hunt a coyote there is no license, no tag, no season and no limit.3 For a non-resident that makes Nevada one of the cheapest predator trips in the country.
But “no licence” has three exceptions, and two of them cost a non-resident real money. They are the same three that apply to a resident, at non-resident prices:
| What you need | Non-resident price | |
|---|---|---|
| Hunting | Nothing | — |
| Trapping | A trapping license | $188 (resident $40) |
| Entering a contest | A hunting or trapping license | $155 combination hunting and fishing (resident hunting license $38) |
| Selling fur | See selling pelts | — |
The contest one is new and it is the one that catches visitors. Under a regulation adopted in late 2025 you need a hunting or trapping license to enter a coyote hunting contest — the first license requirement attached to coyotes in this state.4 A non-resident who flies in for a weekend contest on the strength of “Nevada needs no licence” arrives unlicensed for the thing they came to do. Buy the license before you enter, through Nevada’s licensing portal. See contests.
Hunter education is tied to license issuance, so if you are buying one of those licenses the usual requirements apply.
See also is a hunting license required — the license rules there, and the exemptions and add-ons that go with them, apply to you too.
Coyote season, hours & bag limits in Nevada
What is the season for coyote hunting in Nevada?
There is none — no closed season, year-round.2 The one exception now is contests, which run to a defined season. See contests.
What is the bag limit for coyotes in Nevada?
There is no limit.
What are the legal hunting hours for coyotes in Nevada?
At state level, none. The sunrise-to-sunset shooting hours in Nevada’s hunt regulations govern game mammals and game birds; coyotes are neither.1
Your county is a different matter, and it is the rule that will actually affect you. See the county rules.
Can you hunt coyotes during deer or big game season?
Yes. Nevada attaches no caliber restriction, orange requirement or season overlap rule to unprotected mammals the way Washington and Oregon do.
One genuine trap: if you are carrying night vision or thermal while hunting game mammals, that is an offence regardless of what you are pointing it at — the prohibition is on possession while hunting game.7 Do not carry a thermal on a deer hunt and plan to swap to coyotes.
Night hunting coyotes in Nevada: lights, night vision & thermal
Can you hunt coyotes at night in Nevada?
Yes at state level — and this is where Nevada becomes the most permissive state in the West. There is no state prohibition on hunting coyotes at night, no closed hours for unprotected mammals, and no state restriction on the equipment.
Then the county ordinance lands on top, and in several counties it prohibits exactly what state law allows. Read the county rules before you plan a night. In Nevada the sheriff’s office, not NDOW, is the authority that matters after dark.
New to it? Start with how to hunt coyotes at night.
Can you use artificial lights for coyote hunting in Nevada?
Yes at state level. Nevada’s artificial light prohibition is written for game only: “It is unlawful to hunt any game bird or game mammal with the aid of any artificial light.”8 Coyotes are unprotected mammals,1 so it does not reach them.
Counties are where lights get restricted — Washoe prohibits shining a spotlight at night for the purpose of hunting a wild animal, which is a wild animal rule and does include coyotes.9
Can you use night vision in Nevada?
Yes for coyotes. Nevada’s night-vision rule is strict, but it is scoped: “A person shall not possess or use any of the following equipment or devices while hunting or taking any game mammal or game bird or while locating game mammals or game birds for the purpose of hunting or taking,” and the list runs through electronic night-vision equipment, light-gathering devices, thermal imagers and infrared.7
Every word of that is about game mammals and game birds. Coyotes are neither.
Note the verb, though — it is a possession ban, not just a use ban, and it covers locating as well as taking. That means night vision in the truck on a deer hunt is a problem even if it never comes out. On a dedicated coyote hunt it is not.
Can you use thermal in Nevada?
Yes for coyotes, by the same reasoning — thermal imaging devices are named in the prohibition,7 and the prohibition is a game-mammal rule.
Nevada is one of the best thermal states in the country for coyotes: no license, no season, no limit, no state restriction on the device and no state restriction on the hour. The only thing standing between you and a thermal night is the county you are standing in.
Are there specific weapons restrictions for hunting coyotes at night in Nevada?
Not at state level. Illuminated and projecting sights are restricted for game mammals and game birds only,10 so they do not reach coyotes either. County firearm-discharge ordinances are the binding constraint — see below.
The county rules: Nevada’s real night-hunting law
This is the section that makes Nevada different: the state’s wildlife law is not what decides your night here.
Nevada’s state wildlife law does not restrict night hunting of coyotes at all. What restricts it is county ordinance — rules about discharging a firearm after dark, and about shining a spotlight — passed by county commissions, enforced by county sheriffs, and changed on their own timetable rather than NDOW’s.
Confirmed against the county’s own published code
Washoe County — night shooting and spotlighting both prohibited. The rule is titled exactly that, and it is in force:
“Except as otherwise authorized by law, it is unlawful for any person to discharge a firearm of any kind between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise or shine a spotlight between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise for the purpose of hunting a wild animal in the unincorporated areas of the county.”9
Note it is a wild animal rule, so coyotes are squarely inside it, and it bans the spotlight as well as the shot. There are three exceptions, and one matters to landowners: it does not apply to “the discharge of a firearm or shining of a spotlight by any person or his agent in the necessary defense or protection of himself, his family or his property.”11 Depredation is treated differently from sport.
Elko County — repealed. Elko used to prohibit discharging a firearm at night in unincorporated areas. Ordinance 2022-01 struck it out, effective 13 March 2022.12
Elko is the point of this whole section. It is some of the best coyote country in the state, its night-shooting ban was real, and it is gone. Any county-by-county list compiled before March 2022 is out of date on the county you are most likely to hunt — check the date on one before you trust it.
Pershing County — no night ban, but a seasonal spotlight rule. Discharge is regulated by distance (1,500 feet from an occupied dwelling for a rifle, 500 for a shotgun) rather than by hour, with an exception for “protection of life or property or livestock.”13 Separately, §9.16.050 makes it unlawful “to cast a spotlight from or within three hundred feet (300’) of any motor vehicle in the unincorporated areas of the county while having a loaded firearm in the immediate physical and/or constructive possession of the driver and/or any occupant … between the dates of September 1 and December 1, inclusive, of each year.”14
That one is worth reading twice. It is a deer-season anti-poaching rule, so it lapses on 1 December and does not touch you in January.
White Pine County — no night rule. Discharge is prohibited by zoning district, “at any time,” rather than by hour: ranch-agricultural, residential, commercial and manufacturing districts, plus shooting into them from outside.15 There is no night-hours restriction anywhere in White Pine’s code.
Mineral County — no night rule, but a long setback. Unlawful to discharge a rifle “within five thousand feet (5,000’) of any dwelling occupied by another person” without written landowner permission, 1,000 feet for a shotgun, and nothing at all inside a township boundary.16 Five thousand feet is nearly a mile — the most restrictive setback of any county checked here.
Lyon County — no night rule. A 500-foot setback from school property and from developed residential and non-residential zoning, with exceptions for peace officers, protection of life and established ranges.17
Lincoln County — no ordinance found. Lincoln’s code has no firearms or weapons chapter in any title; discharge appears to be left to state law.
Still to confirm
Seven of Nevada’s seventeen jurisdictions are settled above. The rest — Churchill, Clark, Douglas, Esmeralda, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Nye, Story and Carson City — sit on code platforms this research could not reach, and no answer is better than a guessed one. What is reported of them is that they regulate discharge by distance from dwellings or inside designated congested areas rather than by time of day, and Nye by a three-mile radius from the Tonopah courthouse. Confirm before you rely on any of that.
What to actually do
Ring the sheriff’s office for the county you will hunt and ask two questions: may I discharge a firearm at night in the unincorporated areas, and may I use a spotlight or light to hunt. Five minutes, and it is the only current answer.
If you get a clear answer, send it to me with the ordinance number and I will publish it here with the citation. This section gets better the more Nevada hunters check their own county.
Firearms, ammunition & suppressors in Nevada
Are suppressors allowed for coyote hunting in Nevada?
Yes, with the federal paperwork. Nevada imposes no state hunting restriction on suppressors, so the constraint is the federal National Firearms Act — the ATF approval and tax stamp.
What firearms are allowed or restricted for coyote hunting in Nevada?
At state level, effectively nothing restricts your choice for coyotes. Nevada’s weapon rules — caliber minimums, sight restrictions, the night-vision ban — are written for game mammals and game birds.10 7
The practical pick is the same as everywhere: a flat-shooting centerfire in .223, .22-250, .204 Ruger or .243. Nevada’s open country rewards reach more than most states. See the best coyote gun.
Are there any ammunition restrictions?
None for coyotes in Nevada. No lead restriction, no bullet-type restriction.
Can you hunt using a .22 LR or other rimfire cartridge?
Yes. Nevada places no cartridge floor on unprotected mammals. Whether a .22 LR is enough is a separate argument — in Nevada’s open country you will usually wish you had more rifle, not less.
Is there a magazine capacity limit for hunting coyotes in Nevada?
No. Nevada sets no magazine limit for coyotes.
Calls, decoys, bait & dogs in Nevada
Are electronic calls allowed for coyote hunting in Nevada?
Yes. Nevada’s call restrictions apply to game species; nothing restricts electronic callers for unprotected mammals.
Are decoys allowed for coyote hunting in Nevada?
Yes, including motion decoys.
Is baiting allowed for coyote hunting in Nevada?
Yes for hunting. The caution worth carrying over from the older guidance on this page is about what else comes to bait: if a mountain lion works a bait you set, taking it over that bait is not lawful, and lion is a tag species. Bait attracts what it attracts.
Can you use dogs to hunt coyotes in Nevada?
Yes. Dogs are legal for coyotes in Nevada — unlike Washington, where hounds are banned for coyotes year-round.
Private property, vehicles & public land access in Nevada
Is it legal to shoot coyotes on private property (e.g. in your backyard) in Nevada?
On rural private land with permission, yes. Inside a town, or in a county’s designated congested area, no — that is where the county firearm-discharge ordinances bite hardest, and several counties define congested areas specifically. Check the county map before you fire anything.
Can you hunt coyotes from a motorized vehicle in Nevada?
The state prohibition is scoped to game: it is unlawful “to shoot at any game mammals or game birds with a weapon from a manned or unmanned aircraft, helicopter or motor-driven vehicle.”18 Coyotes are not game mammals.
Aircraft are different, and stricter. “A person shall not kill or attempt to kill any birds or animals while flying in an aircraft”19 — that one covers all animals, with a narrow departmental permit exception for coyotes, bobcats and ravens.
Do not plan around that permit. NAC 503.760 lets the Department issue one to a landowner, a tenant or a government agency “to engage in the hunting, killing or nonlethal control of bobcats or coyotes from an aircraft for the purpose of protecting land, wildlife, livestock, domestic animals or human life” — and then closes the door in one sentence:
Such permits will not be issued for hunting for sport.20
It is a depredation instrument. An applicant has to name the purpose, describe the area, state how many animals are intended to be taken, and give the aircraft’s registration number, the pilot’s name and address and where the aircraft will be based; a permittee then files a written report of the number taken each month by 10 January following.20 If you are a rancher with a predation problem this is a real route. If you want to shoot coyotes from a helicopter, it is not.
Separately, it is unlawful to carry a loaded rifle or shotgun in or on a vehicle on a public highway. Unload between stands.
Can you hunt coyotes on public land in Nevada?
Yes, and Nevada is roughly 80% federal land — the most in the lower 48. BLM ground is the default coyote country here and it is open to hunting under state law.
The practical constraints are access and the county you are in, not permission. Check for local closures, and note that recreational shooting restrictions apply near developed areas.
Is it legal to trap or snare coyotes in Nevada?
Yes, with a trapping license — this is the one thing about coyotes in Nevada that has always required a license. Trap visitation requirements and equipment rules apply; confirm the current intervals with NDOW before setting a line.
Is it legal to poison coyotes in Nevada?
Not as a private individual. Predator toxicants are restricted-use pesticides governed by federal and state pesticide law. If you have a depredation problem, contact NDOW or USDA Wildlife Services.
Are there protected areas or additional local restrictions in Nevada?
Yes — county firearm-discharge ordinances (see the county rules), municipal limits, congested-area designations, and closures on specific federal parcels. Nevada’s restrictions are overwhelmingly local rather than state-level, which is the opposite of most states.
After the shot: pelts, bounties & contests in Nevada
Are there regulations for possessing or transporting dead coyotes or pelts across state lines?
Coyotes carry no tagging or sealing requirement in Nevada. Dead animals and pelts move freely for personal use.
Can you sell coyote pelts, and do you need a fur handler’s license?
Selling fur is the licensed activity. If you are taking coyotes to sell the hides, you need the appropriate trapping license even where hunting them needs none. Keeping a hide for yourself is a different matter from selling it — confirm the current license class with NDOW before your first sale.
Is there a coyote bounty program in Nevada?
No. NDOW operates no bounty.
Are coyote contests legal in Nevada, or can I hunt in NV for an out-of-state contest?
Yes — and as of the end of 2025 they are regulated for the first time. Nevada is one of the few western states where contests remain lawful, after the Board of Wildlife Commissioners repeatedly declined to ban them.
The regulation now in place does two things:
- A season. “A coyote hunting contest may only be held during the period beginning on September 1 and ending on March 31 of the following year.”21
- A license. “A person shall not participate in a coyote hunting contest unless the person holds a valid hunting license or permit or a valid trapping license issued by the Department.”22
What that costs, since either license satisfies it:4
| Resident | Non-resident | |
|---|---|---|
| Hunting license | $38 | $155 (combination hunting and fishing) |
| Trapping license | $40 | $188 |
| Youth 12–17 | $15 | $15 |
For most people the hunting license is the cheaper of the two and the obvious choice. Buy it through Nevada’s online licensing portal before the contest, not at the sign-in table.
Nevada also sells a non-resident one-day combination permit at $23.4 Whether that satisfies “a valid hunting license or permit” for a one-day contest is a fair question and a large saving — ask NDOW rather than assuming, because the answer is worth $132.
A contest is defined as “an organized or sponsored competition held for the purpose of harvesting a coyote for a prize.”23
That license requirement is the important practical change. Hunting coyotes in Nevada needs no license — but entering a contest does, and the two are easy to conflate. If you are shooting in a competition, buy the license.
One honest caveat on currency: the Commission adopted this in November 2025 and the Legislative Commission approved it in December 2025, but when this page was last checked on 6 August 2026 the codified text at NAC 503.193 had not yet been updated to reflect it. That is normal codification lag, not a sign the rule failed — but confirm with NDOW before you rely on it. See what’s changing.
Coyotes in Nevada
Are there coyotes in Nevada? How many, and where?
Yes, statewide. NDOW describes their habitat requirements as barely requirements at all: “Coyotes are found in about any type of habitat where they can find food and a place to hide”24 — cold desert shrubland and sagebrush, developed landscapes and upland forest alike.
In practice that means every county, from the Sierra front to the Great Basin ranges to the edges of Las Vegas.
Are Nevada coyotes dangerous to people or pets?
To people, very rarely. To unattended pets and small livestock they are a routine threat, and in Nevada’s desert-edge suburbs that is where nearly all conflict reports come from.
When is coyote mating season in Nevada, and when do pups arrive?
“Breeding usually occurs from January to March. Coyotes typically have six pups per litter.”25
Six is a large average litter, and it is a fair reflection of how productive Nevada coyote country is. Late winter is the best calling of the year — and it now overlaps neatly with the September-to-March contest season.
When are coyotes most active in Nevada?
First and last light, year-round, with heavy night movement through the hot months. Nevada is one of the few states where you can legally act on that at 2 a.m. with a thermal — county permitting. For the full breakdown of season, weather and moon phase, see when to hunt coyotes.
What’s changing in Nevada
Nevada has been arguing about coyote contests for a decade, and the rules have moved twice in the last five years. Newest first:
- 18 December 2025 — Contest regulation approved by lawmakers. The Legislative Commission approved the coyote contest regulation on a 7–5 vote, completing the process. Season 1 September – 31 March; hunting or trapping license required to participate.26
- 8 November 2025 — Commission adopts CGR 525. The Board of Wildlife Commissioners adopted the regulation at its adoption hearing after a contest committee took public input in Reno, Las Vegas and Elko.27
- 14 June 2025 — Regulation workshop. The Commission approved draft language at a workshop, with 99 people attending.27
- 13 March 2022 — Elko County repeals its night-shooting ban. Ordinance 2022-01 removed the prohibition on discharging a firearm at night in unincorporated Elko County.12
- November 2021 — Commission rejects an outright ban. The Board of Wildlife Commissioners voted 5–4 against prohibiting contests that award prizes for killing coyotes. It was at least the third time in a decade the commission declined to ban them.28
Want to know when this changes? The regulation cycle in Nevada moves through workshops and adoption hearings months before anything reaches the code, so there is usually warning. The verification date at the top of the page is the record of when these answers were last checked against it.
Anything else worth noting about coyote hunting in Nevada
Nevada is, at state level, the least restrictive coyote state covered on this site. No license. No season. No limit. Lights, night vision and thermal all legal. Eighty per cent public land. For a non-resident predator hunter that combination does not exist anywhere else in the West.
The catch is that Nevada pushed its restrictions down to the counties instead. The rule that decides whether you can hunt tonight is a county ordinance enforced by a county sheriff, and it can change without NDOW ever mentioning it — as Elko’s 2022 repeal shows. Know your county, and call before you go.
Is it legal to own a coyote as a pet in Nevada?
No, and Nevada names the coyote on the list rather than leaving it to inference. NAC 503.110 prohibits “the importation, transportation or possession of the following species of live wildlife or hybrids thereof, including viable embryos or gametes,” and under Mammals the ninth entry is Coyote — Canis latrans.29
Three words in that sentence do more work than the prohibition itself:
- “or hybrids thereof” — a coyote-dog or coyote-wolf cross is caught by the same rule. Whatever it is called on the advertisement, if it is part coyote it is prohibited.
- “transportation” — you do not have to keep one to be in breach. Moving a live coyote through Nevada is enough.
- “live” — this is about the animal, not the pelt. Nothing here restricts a dead coyote.
A license to take an animal is not a license to keep it alive.
Know something we missed? Contact me and I’ll get it fixed — county ordinance corrections especially welcome.
Footnotes
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NAC 503.035 — Unprotected mammals Administrative code — no printed page ↩ ↩2 ↩3
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NAC 503.090(2) — Seasons: unprotected wildlife Administrative code — no printed page ↩ ↩2
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NAC 503.193(1) — Exceptions to requirement of hunting license Administrative code — no printed page ↩ ↩2
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NRS 502.240 — License and tag fee schedule; fees cross-checked against NDOW’s published license prices General Statute — no printed page ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5
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NAC 503.194 — Exceptions to requirement of license: a holder of a valid trapping license is not required to obtain a hunting license to hunt coyotes, badgers, skunks, raccoons, weasels, ring-tailed cats or fur-bearing mammals during the open season administrative rule ↩
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LCB File No. R014-25 — Legislative Counsel’s Digest, existing license exemption Adopted regulation — codification pending as of 6 August 2026 ↩
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NAC 503.1455 — Possession or use of night-vision equipment or device Administrative code — no printed page ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4
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NRS 503.150 — Hunting with aid of artificial light General Statute — no printed page ↩
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Washoe County Code 50.162 — Nighttime shooting and spotlight hunting prohibited County ordinance, Chapter 50 — read from the county’s published code ↩ ↩2
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NAC 503.145 — Sight attached to firearm, bow or crossbow Administrative code — no printed page ↩ ↩2
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Washoe County Code 50.164 — Exceptions County ordinance, Chapter 50 — read from the county’s published code ↩
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Elko County Ordinance 2022-01 — repeal of the night firearm discharge prohibition, effective 13 March 2022 County ordinance — confirm with the sheriff’s office ↩ ↩2
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Pershing County Code 9.16.030 — Discharge of firearms County ordinance — read from the county code, Ord. 242 (2007) ↩
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Pershing County Code 9.16.050 — Unlawful use of spotlight County ordinance — read from the county code, Ord. 242 (2007) ↩
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White Pine County Code 10.20.010 — Discharge unlawful where; when County ordinance — read from the county code, Ord. 475 (2017) ↩
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Mineral County Code 9.76.020 — Unlawful discharge of firearms; exemption County ordinance — read from the county code, Ord. 246A (2017) ↩
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Lyon County Code 7.02.02 — Unsafe discharge of weapons in Lyon County County ordinance — read from the county code, Ord. 603 (2018) ↩
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NRS 503.010 — Shooting from motor-driven vehicle General Statute — no printed page ↩
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NRS 503.005 — Killing wildlife from aircraft General Statute — no printed page ↩
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NAC 503.760 — Permits to control bobcats, coyotes or ravens from aircraft: issuable to a landowner, tenant or governmental agency for protecting land, wildlife, livestock, domestic animals or human life, the statement that such permits will not be issued for hunting for sport, the application contents including area, numbers intended, aircraft registration, pilot and basing location, and the written report of numbers taken due on or before 10 January administrative rule ↩ ↩2
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LCB File No. R014-25 (CGR 525), section 1(1) — contest season Adopted regulation — codification pending as of 6 August 2026 ↩
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LCB File No. R014-25 (CGR 525), section 1(2) — license to participate Adopted regulation — codification pending as of 6 August 2026 ↩
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LCB File No. R014-25 (CGR 525), section 1(3) — definition of a coyote hunting contest Adopted regulation — codification pending as of 6 August 2026 ↩
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NDOW — Coyote species profile, habitat Web edition — accessed 6 August 2026 ↩
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NDOW — Coyote species profile, breeding Web edition — accessed 6 August 2026 ↩
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The Nevada Independent — Coyote killing contest regulations approved by Nevada lawmakers, 18 December 2025 News report — 18 December 2025 ↩
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NDOW / LCB File No. R014-25 — Legislative Review of Adopted Regulations, hearing record Adopted regulation record — November 2025 ↩ ↩2
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Pahrump Valley Times — Nevada board rejects proposal to ban coyote killing contests, 9 November 2021 News report — 9 November 2021 ↩
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NAC 503.110 — Restrictions on importation, transportation and possession of certain species: the prohibition on importing, transporting or possessing the listed live wildlife or hybrids thereof, including viable embryos or gametes, with coyote (Canis latrans) as the ninth mammal on the list administrative rule ↩
From the field
Questions and answers from hunters over the years. Comments are closed; contact me if you spot something out of date.
YOTBUSTA · 2016-11-08
Is a helicopter considered a moving vehicle?
Chad C. · 2016-11-08
“It is unlawful to shoot at any game mammals or game birds with a weapon from an aircraft, helicopter or motor-driven vehicle.”
YOTBUSTA · 2016-12-26
Coyote is not a game animal
Phil P. · 2018-03-23
If it isn’t moving you are in big trouble.
Rob · 2016-12-27
In Nevada, once you kill a Coyote and are not selling the fur or trapping, what are you to do with the animal? Is there a disposal for them? Can’t imagine its a good idea to just leave it to rot or for other animals to feed on in the field.
Chad C. · 2016-12-27
I’m not sure why you wouldn’t want to leave it to rot? Animals die everyday in the wild and are left to the buzzards. It’s part of the natural Eco-system for animals to die, get picked apart by scavengers and bugs, and turn into fertilizer. It takes less than a week sometimes to see the only remains are a pile of bones. Don’t worry about it, it’s natural.
Sam · 2017-08-25
I agree skin it and leave it…Or just leave it
Sam · 2017-08-25
It is legal to hunt coyotes with a bow? and what are boundaries where bows can be used is it the same as guns?
Skip · 2018-01-28
My understanding is that there are no weapons restrictions to speak of, pertaining to coyote. So yes, a bow, or in my case, an airbow, would be legal. Be prepared to lose some arrows though. I’ve seen them run a looooong way with their vitals shot.
Marie · 2018-03-02
Is there a regulation on how close you can shoot a coyote to a house? Our house backs up to open land, but the coyotes have been climbing on top of our fence, and we have dogs in our yard.
Mike · 2018-03-09
Send me your address and I will try to get them before they get on your dogs. [email protected]
Arameus B. · 2018-09-18
Anybody know why Eureka County isn’t posted.
June · 2018-11-20
Anybody know of any good spots to hunt coyotes In South Las Vegas
Tommy · 2018-12-08
I’m new to coyote hunting and have been driving up from Sacramento to the Reno area. If anybody can give me some tips on where to go it would be much appreciated. Thanks
Drew · 2019-01-02
Is it legal to hunt coyotes at night using a crossbow mounted with a night vision scope or thermal in Washoe, Nevada?
Drew · 2019-01-04
In Washoe County you it is illegal to discharge a firearm at night. How about using a crossbow this a night optic?
Sharon · 2019-01-20
I back up to BLM land. I was told they Legally trap coyotes in Lyon County. Last year our dog was trapped and lost his toe. (Still limping) this year I am making sure my dog doesn’t get out. How long is the Trapping season for coyotes?
Jacob M. · 2019-04-12
Is there any exception to the congested area restrictions for discharging a firearm if the reason is to protect pets or livestock from coyotes? I’m in Lyon county, had a couple coyotes in the yard, trying to eat the chickens. We also have dogs.
Doug · 2019-11-12
If I spot a Coyote in a park when walking my dog and I think that my dog or myself is in danger, can I shoot it.
Kevin G. · 2020-03-29
Can I hunt a coyote on someone else’s property if I have permission in Douglas County Nv?
Davon · 2020-09-28
hey new to the state of nevada and to coyote hunting where are the spots that are good for for hunting and also would anyone happen to have a. source for land maps dont want to trespass lol
This information is for informational purposes only and is not intended as legal advice. This website has no affiliation with any department of the above-mentioned state. Coyote hunting laws can change frequently and vary by locality — always verify the most current regulations directly with your state's wildlife agency or local authorities before hunting. Last updated: August 2026.