Lion General Any Weapon Season

Unit 8
Mountain Lion Tag Unlimited Tags

8/30/2023 - 3/31/2024

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. 10 - Dec. 1. Electronic calls may be used

Surface Management
Game Units
Wilderness
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Unit 8
All of Unit 8. Area Size: 490,436 acres
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General Season Harvest Statistics

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Year
Unit
Harvest
Males
Females
2014822
20138413
2012833
20118532
20108321
2009811
20088431
20078211
20068431
2003811
20028211
20018743
20008211
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

Learn more about IDFG Licenses, Tags & Permits
 

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 95.03 percent Private 466,052 acres   95%
Graph illustrating 2.33 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 11,435 acres   2.3%
Graph illustrating 1.41 percent State of Idaho 6,922 acres   1.4%
Graph illustrating 0.62 percent Other 3,027 acres   0.6%
Graph illustrating 0.45 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 2,217 acres   0.5%
Graph illustrating 0.13 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 624 acres   0.1%

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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.