Lion General Any Weapon Season

Unit 47
Mountain Lion Tag Unlimited Tags

8/30/2015 - 3/31/2016

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

Unit 47
All of Unit 47. Area Size: 221,102 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 47

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Unit Harvest Males Females
2014 47 1 1
2013 47 2 2
2012 47 3 2 1
2011 47
2010 47 1 1
2008 47 1 1
2007 47 1 1
2006 47 2 1 1
2005 47 2 2
2004 47
2003 47 2 2
2002 47 4 3 1
2001 47 4 3 1
2000 47 2 1 1
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 69.2 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 153,011 acres   69.2%
Graph illustrating 25.79 percent Private 57,014 acres   25.8%
Graph illustrating 5 percent State of Idaho 11,047 acres   5%

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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.