The Nevada Wildlife Commission, which has rejected calls to end the contests, recently debated two proposals from staff on regulating the contests.

Now, the Nevada Wildlife Commission has tasked a subcommittee — which met for the first time during the last week of September — with studying the issue of coyote calling contests.

ELKO, Nev. (KOLO) - The debate over coyote calling contests in Nevada continues as the Nevada Department Of Wildlife (NDOW) held a public meeting to hear arguments on both sides.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the environmental review allowing the program to operate on Nevada’s federally protected wilderness areas was deficient.

After four failed attempts since 2015 to address mass wildlife killing contests around Nevada, the state wildlife commission created a contest committee, which first met in late September. No new ...

Letter: Coyote killing contests need to be banned This "sport" maliciously targets a vital part of Maine's ecosystem.

Opinion: Coyote killing contests have no place in Maine This indiscriminate slaughter is an embarrassment to a state that prides itself on its hunting ethics and traditions.

Coyote-killing contests have been banned in California and Arizona, but Nevada competitions are routinely organized and advertised in those states. (Photo courtesy of Travel Nevada) A multi-year ...