Proceedings of the Seventh Mountain Lion Workshop

66 WYOMING MOUNTAIN LION STATUS REPORT · Becker et al.
15, 22, and 27, in which year round seasons
exist. Quotas begin at the start of each
hunting season and include all legal and
illegal hunting mortalities.
Mountain lion data in Wyoming are
limited to information obtained annually
from harvest or other documented forms of
mortality. Since 1974, hunters have been
required to present the skull and pelt of
harvested lions to a district game warden or
biologist at the nearest WGFD regional
office within 72 hours after the harvest.
Information collected during these
inspections include: harvest date, location,
sex, lactation status, estimated age, number
of days spent hunting, whether or not dogs
were used, and number of lions observed
while hunting. Skulls and pelts must be
presented in an unfrozen condition so teeth
can be removed. Evidence of sex must
remain naturally attached to the pelt for
accurate identification.
Legal shooting hours are from one-half
hour before sunrise to one-half hour after
sunset. The individual bag limit for lions is
1 lion per hunter per calendar year, except
for 1 hunt area in central Wyoming, where 1
additional lion may be taken each calendar
year. Kittens (