Washington County cougar sighting confirmed
One of several cougar sightings in recent months, this animal was recorded on a security camera during the early morning hours of Feb. 7 as it crossed a walkway in front of the residence.
Mountain lions
Study sheds light on secret lives of cougars
“Mountain lions interact way more regularly and predictably than we ever thought before.”
DNR confirms cougar photos from Douglas County
It is unknown whether this cougar is the same animal photographed on multiple trail cameras in central Wisconsin between early August and late October 2017.
Teenager kills mountain lion while hunting in western Iowa
The animals are uncommon in Iowa, but they are not listed as a furbearer and have no protected status in the state.
South Dakota rejects expanding use of hounds in public-land mountain lions hunts
It’s not unheard of for a mountain lion to travel such long distances.PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission did not adopt a proposal that would have expanded the use of hounds to hunt mountain lions, the agency said in a news release Tuesday, Nov. 7. The initial request, through the citizen petition process, asked…
Cougar sightings on the rise near Oregon Coast
Populations appear to be increasing, raising questions about what is and what could become cougar country.
Colorado officials won’t release Roan Plateau culling data
Plan calls for trying to kill up to 15 cougars and 25 bears a year for three years to see if that helps more elk fawns survive.
With growing cougar population, Utah officials recommend larger hunt
Division of Wildlife Resources models estimate there are between 1,900 and 4,000 adult cougars living in the state.
Cougar makes rare successful crossing of L.A.-area freeway
It is only the fourth known successful crossing of the 101 in the 15 years that researchers have been studying the big cats in the Santa Monica Mountains. The freeway and other roads are life-threatening to the region’s lions – 17 documented road kills since 2002.
Mountain lions suspected in Nebraska bighorn sheep deaths
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission’s carnivore program manager “very concerned about this.”
One North Dakota mountain lion season closes, conditional season set to open
A conditional season in zone 1 will open March 21 for hunters to pursue the additional five mountain lions that were not taken during the early season. The zone 1 early season quota was eight, and only three were taken.
Nebraska senator renews quest to ban mountain lion hunting
Chambers came close to passing similar legislation in 2014, but it was vetoed by former Gov. Dave Heineman.
More mountain lion hunting closures Wednesday in Montana
Fall pre-established harvest sub-quota for the districts have been met
More mountain lion hunting closures in Montana
The closure notice for hunts came shortly after Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials received word that the pre-established harvest quota and sub-quota for the districts had been met
Mountain lion, youth goose hunts on tap in S.D.
Holiday season also hunting season in South Dakota, with mountain lion and youth goose hunts scheduled near Christmas and New Year’s, respectively.
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