Lion General Any Weapon Season

Unit 55
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. 1 - Nov. 30. Electronic calls may be used

Unit 55
All of Unit 55. Most of the City of Rocks National Reserve is open to hunting. Information about hunting within the Reserve is available to permittees at IDFG offices or at the National Park Service office in Almo. Area Size: 648,768 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 55

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Unit Harvest Males Females
2014 55 8 3 5
2013 55 3 3
2012 55 4 1 3
2011 55 14 11 3
2010 55 11 7 4
2009 55 10 4 6
2008 55 12 6 6
2007 55 8 6 1
2006 55 5 2 3
2005 55 9 6 3
2004 55 7 3 4
2003 55 11 7 4
2002 55 5 4 1
2001 55 12 7 5
2000 55 7 2 5
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 47.64 percent Private 309,057 acres   47.6%
Graph illustrating 34.93 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 226,605 acres   34.9%
Graph illustrating 11.61 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 75,313 acres   11.6%
Graph illustrating 4.56 percent State of Idaho 29,564 acres   4.6%
Graph illustrating 1.25 percent U.S. National Park Service (NPS) 8,098 acres   1.2%

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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.