Lion General Any Weapon Season

Unit 23
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
  • Dogs Prohibited.

Dogs prohibited Oct. 1 - Nov. 24

Unit 23
All of Unit 23. Area Size: 476,557 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 23

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Unit Harvest Males Females
2014 23 7 4 3
2013 23 12 8 4
2012 23 9 5 4
2011 23 10 7 3
2010 23 11 8 3
2009 23 6 4 2
2008 23 7 4 3
2007 23 12 6 6
2006 23 12 9 3
2005 23 13 4 9
2004 23 14 9 5
2003 23 15 10 5
2002 23 8 5 3
2001 23 15 7 8
2000 23 14 7 7
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 66.13 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 315,124 acres   66.1%
Graph illustrating 24.36 percent Private 116,092 acres   24.4%
Graph illustrating 5.93 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 28,251 acres   5.9%
Graph illustrating 3.42 percent State of Idaho 16,282 acres   3.4%
Graph illustrating 0.16 percent Other 761 acres   0.2%
Graph illustrating 0.01 percent State of Idaho 31 acres   0%
Graph illustrating 0 percent State of Idaho 17 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.