Mountain lions, the most elusive of the large carnivore species in Wyoming, are found statewide but rarely seen. Learn about mountain lion hunting regulations, how the Wyoming Game and Fish Department monitors mountain lion populations, how to avoid conflicts with lions and much more.

(d) Any person who knowingly takes any antlered elk, antlered deer, antlered moose, horned antelope, bighorn sheep, mountain goat, mountain lion, grizzly bear or black bear without the proper license or during a closed season and any person who knowingly kills a mountain lion during a mountain lion pursuit season, except as otherwise permitted ...

2 days ago · A legislative bill proposes lifting most of the restrictions on mountain lion hunting in Wyoming. Opponents worry that would lead to a slaughter of too many of the big cats. (Courtesy Neale Jones) Declaring open season on mountain lions would give Wyoming’s mule deer a much-needed break, said a legislator pushing the idea – but some hunters ...

4 days ago · House Bill 286, “Mountain lion hunting season-changes,” would throw out the fundamental structure of current lion management regulations: Cougar killing would be fair game 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department would be prohibited from imposing any limits on cats killed at the local and statewide levels.

2 days ago · House Bill 286, “Mountain lion hunting season-changes,” would throw out the fundamental structure of current lion management: Cougar killing would be allowed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Wyoming policymakers announced plans in June 2023 to increase mountain lion hunting by up to 50 percent in western regions of the state. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department cited high mule deer mortality due to a harsh winter as the reason for increasing mountain lion killing.

This regulation establishes hunting season dates, mortality limits, limitations, archery seasons and hunt area descriptions for mountain lion hunting seasons. Mountain Lion Hunting Seasons Mountain Lion Hunting Brochure

Oct 14, 2024 · Mountain lions are killing pets and livestock, including four goats, in and around the tiny Wyoming mountain town of Story. An area houndsman has stepped in to help chase the lions out. Logan Wilson has been using hound dogs to hunt mountain lions in Wyoming for about three years. (Courtesy of Logan Wilson)

The Wyoming Mountain Lion Management Plan suggests managers strive toward a combination of Source, Stable, and Sink hunt area objectives in order to maintain population viability at landscape (i.e., MLMU) and statewide levels (WGFD 2006).

May 12, 2023 · Authorities in a small town in Wyoming thought they might have a mountain lion on their hands, so they set up trail cameras hoping to spot it. Two or three weeks later, the Evansville Police...