Mountain Lion Harvest
Note: Mountain lion season runs through the calendar year, ie, 2006 Season ran from August 30, 2006 through March 31, 2007.
All harvest numbers below are by mountain lion season.
F=female, M=male
1996-2006 Mountain Lion Harvest - By Region |
| |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Region |
F |
M |
F |
M |
F |
M |
F |
M |
F |
M |
F |
M |
F |
M |
F |
M |
F |
M |
F |
M |
F |
M |
| Panhandle |
52 |
84 |
80 |
112 |
79 |
97 |
79 |
72 |
66 |
76 |
54 |
58 |
45 |
41 |
48 |
64 |
30 |
27 |
24 |
34 |
35 |
55 |
| Clearwater |
116 |
131 |
137 |
158 |
122 |
118 |
87 |
89 |
121 |
123 |
93 |
88 |
72 |
68 |
70 |
81 |
57 |
54 |
38 |
61 |
48 |
59 |
| Southwest |
40 |
66 |
64 |
75 |
61 |
82 |
55 |
68 |
86 |
93 |
72 |
88 |
47 |
66 |
66 |
69 |
16 |
19 |
39 |
59 |
47 |
59 |
| Magic Valley |
19 |
29 |
18 |
18 |
14 |
21 |
14 |
22 |
15 |
20 |
24 |
24 |
9 |
26 |
19 |
27 |
11 |
16 |
18 |
30 |
13 |
20 |
| South East |
8 |
13 |
14 |
28 |
44 |
47 |
16 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
10 |
15 |
22 |
33 |
15 |
32 |
12 |
25 |
31 |
42 |
35 |
21 |
| Upper Snake |
5 |
8 |
6 |
16 |
6 |
10 |
4 |
14 |
10 |
14 |
20 |
25 |
16 |
30 |
13 |
22 |
16 |
23 |
16 |
16 |
14 |
21 |
| Salmon |
15 |
49 |
30 |
41 |
29 |
47 |
24 |
49 |
17 |
26 |
23 |
33 |
18 |
17 |
20 |
25 |
6 |
16 |
18 |
26 |
15 |
24 |
| Statewide |
255 |
380 |
349 |
448 |
355 |
422 |
279 |
335 |
339 |
375 |
296 |
331 |
229 |
281 |
251 |
320 |
148 |
180 |
184 |
268 |
207 |
259 |
1996-2006 Mountain Lion Harvest - By Method |
| METHOD |
| YEAR |
Bait |
Hounds |
Incidental1 |
Still hunting2 |
Predator Call |
Other3 |
Unk4 |
Total |
| 2006 |
2 |
345 |
71 |
27 |
14 |
1 |
6 |
466 |
| 2005 |
1 |
350 |
75 |
27 |
8 |
0 |
13 |
474 |
| 2004 |
1 |
234 |
61 |
23 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
329 |
| 2003 |
2 |
436 |
70 |
38 |
6 |
1 |
20 |
573 |
| 2002 |
1 |
395 |
77 |
24 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
509 |
| 2001 |
0 |
488 |
82 |
31 |
7 |
4 |
16 |
628 |
| 2000 |
0 |
538 |
100 |
42 |
13 |
0 |
22 |
715 |
| 1999 |
0 |
494 |
79 |
22 |
5 |
1 |
13 |
614 |
| 1998 |
5 |
612 |
109 |
25 |
16 |
3 |
6 |
776 |
| 1997 |
0 |
629 |
123 |
24 |
6 |
5 |
10 |
797 |
| 1996 |
0 |
525 |
73 |
24 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
638 |
1 - Incidental: Mountain lions killed incidental to a hunting activity for another species when the hunter was not hunting specifically for mountain lions.
2 - Still hunting: Hunting for mountain lions on foot, most commonly through a spot-and-stalk technique.
3 - Other: Mountain lions killed by means other than listed on the Big Game Mortality Report.
4 - Unk: Mountain lions killed by unknown means. |