Mountain Lion · State-by-state
Mountain Lion hunting regulations.
Mountain lions (cougars, pumas, panthers) are the largest cat species in North America, occupying the Western mountains and increasingly recolonizing parts of their historical Eastern range. Mature toms range from 130-180 pounds with home territories spanning hundreds of square miles. They're solitary, ambush-hunting deer specialists, with population density limited primarily by deer density and intra-specific competition.
Most lion hunting in the West uses trained hounds to track and tree cats during the hunting season. California prohibits lion hunting entirely; Washington and Oregon prohibit hound use. Most other Western states (Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada) run season-limited lion hunts with quotas. Texas, where lions are unprotected, treats them as varmints with year-round take. Florida's panther subspecies is endangered and not huntable.
State-by-state legal status
50 states + DC
Tap a state to view mountain lion regulations and other species huntable there. Bield Hunt does not yet publish specific season dates or bag limits — verify with your state F&W agency before hunting.
- ArizonaGeneral season
- ColoradoGeneral season
- IdahoGeneral season
- MontanaGeneral season
- NebraskaGeneral season
- NevadaGeneral season
- New MexicoGeneral season
- North DakotaGeneral season
- OregonGeneral season
- South DakotaGeneral season
- TexasGeneral season
- UtahGeneral season
- WashingtonGeneral season
- WyomingGeneral season
- AlabamaNot huntable
- AlaskaNot huntable
- ArkansasNot huntable
- CaliforniaNot huntable
- ConnecticutNot huntable
- DelawareNot huntable
- FloridaNot huntable
- GeorgiaNot huntable
- HawaiiNot huntable
- IllinoisNot huntable
- IndianaNot huntable
- IowaNot huntable
- KansasNot huntable
- KentuckyNot huntable
- LouisianaNot huntable
- MaineNot huntable
- MarylandNot huntable
- MassachusettsNot huntable
- MichiganNot huntable
- MinnesotaNot huntable
- MississippiNot huntable
- MissouriNot huntable
- New HampshireNot huntable
- New JerseyNot huntable
- New YorkNot huntable
- North CarolinaNot huntable
- OhioNot huntable
- OklahomaNot huntable
- PennsylvaniaNot huntable
- Rhode IslandNot huntable
- South CarolinaNot huntable
- TennesseeNot huntable
- VermontNot huntable
- VirginiaNot huntable
- West VirginiaNot huntable
- WisconsinNot huntable
Status legend
- YGeneral season
- DDraw / limited entry
- PPrivate land / specific zones
- SSpecial permit / depredation
- RRestricted (subspecies / units)
- -Not huntable
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