LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Nevada wildlife officials are looking at options to limit some popular hunting technologies, while others in the sport are calling for a focus on bad actors who break the law.
Summer brings the start of “big game” hunting season across Nevada, from elk, deer and bighorn sheep. More than 106,000 people are licensed to hunt in Nevada, according to U.S. Fish & Wildlife records.
NDOW officials are looking at various technology regulations: a proposal “would prohibit the use of any thermal imaging devices from July 1- December 31 for any wildlife,” according to NDOW documents .
The proposal also limits use of trail cameras during the same time period, documents state.
Some states already limit hunters’ use of thermal technologies over “unfair advantage”: ethical h