Lion General Any Weapon Season

Unit 16
Mountain Lion Tag Unlimited Tags

8/30/2024 - 3/31/2025

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

Electronic calls may be used. Dogs prohibited Oct. 10 - Nov. 20. Second tag may be used.

Surface Management
Game Units
Wilderness
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General Season Harvest Statistics

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Year
Unit
Harvest
Males
Females
201416954
201316743
201216725
201116651
2010161037
200916312
200816862
2007161156
200616945
20051614212
200416624
2003161138
2002161028
2001161357
20001619145
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 78.3 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 194,862 acres   78.3%
Graph illustrating 18.73 percent Private 46,613 acres   18.7%
Graph illustrating 1.47 percent State of Idaho 3,657 acres   1.5%
Graph illustrating 0.93 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 2,303 acres   0.9%
Graph illustrating 0.48 percent Other 1,202 acres   0.5%
Graph illustrating 0.05 percent U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 127 acres   0.1%
Graph illustrating 0.05 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 116 acres   0%

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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.