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Lion General Any Weapon Season
Unit 52A
Unlimited Tags
8/30/2011 - 3/31/2012
- 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
- Motorized Hunting Rule (MHR): Motorized vehicle use by all big game hunters is restricted to established roadways legally open to travel by full-sized automobiles. The motorized hunting rule applies only to big game animals, including moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goats, in designated units from August 30 through December 31. Learn more about the Motorized hunting Rule at idfg.idaho.gov/hunt/access/motorized-vehicles
- Dogs Prohibited.
Dogs prohibited Oct. 1 - Nov. 30
Surface Management
Game Units
Wilderness
- Unit 52A
- All of Unit 52A. (Caution: Craters of the Moon National Park is CLOSED) Area Size: 1,111,356 acres
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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.
U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 616,427 acres 55.5% |
U.S. National Park Service (NPS) 373,266 acres 33.6% |
Private 98,269 acres 8.8% |
State of Idaho 21,937 acres 2% |
State of Idaho 558 acres 0.1% |
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 475 acres 0% |
State of Idaho 424 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.
View all Access Yes Participants.
Federally-designated Wilderness Areas
No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.
There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.