Lion General Any Weapon Season

Unit 24
Mountain Lion Tag Unlimited Tags

8/30/2021 - 3/31/2022

Species
Mountain Lion, Cougar, or Puma (Puma concolor)
Either-sex Mountain Lion
Neither spotted mountain lion young nor female mountain lions accompanied by young may be taken.
Any Weapon
Rifle, Archery, Muzzleloader, Shotgun, or Handgun.

Restrictions

Dogs prohibited Oct. 5 - Nov. 24. Electronic calls may be used

Unit 24
All of Unit 24. Area Size: 561,835 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 24

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Unit Harvest Males Females
2014 24 1 1
2013 24 4 3 1
2012 24 3 1 2
2011 24 5 3 2
2010 24 6 1 5
2009 24 2 2
2008 24 2 1
2007 24 2 1 1
2006 24 5 3 2
2005 24 7 2 5
2004 24
2003 24 5 2 3
2002 24 5 3 2
2001 24 2 1 1
2000 24 8 4 4
Source: Harvest Statistics Database compiled from Mandatory Harvest Reports and Check Station Records
* In 2000 hunter information not collected.

Resident Tags and Permits

  • Adult Mountain Lion Tag
  • Hound Hunter Permit*
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

NonResident Tags and Permits

  • Adult Mountain Lion Tag
  • Hound Hunter Permit*
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

A valid hunting license is required for all hunting and trapping activities.
* Indicates this item is optional.

Where to purchase

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Surface Management

For government land, these data show the managing agency of the land, which may or not be the same as the owning agency.

Graph illustrating 42.89 percent Private 240,988 acres   42.9%
Graph illustrating 42.78 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 240,365 acres   42.8%
Graph illustrating 10.5 percent State of Idaho 58,992 acres   10.5%
Graph illustrating 1.62 percent Other 9,115 acres   1.6%
Graph illustrating 1.41 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 7,937 acres   1.4%
Graph illustrating 0.37 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 2,053 acres   0.4%
Graph illustrating 0.26 percent State of Idaho 1,453 acres   0.3%
Graph illustrating 0.17 percent State of Idaho 932 acres   0.2%

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Land management via Inside Idaho

Access Yes! Properties

Access Yes! is Fish and Game program designed to improve hunting and fishing access to private land or through private land to public land by compensating willing landowners who provide access.

No properties are currently available in this hunt area.
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Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.

There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.