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Mountain Lion Hunts■ DistributionFor further information on mountainlions, their habitat, range, naturalhistory, or where you can hunt themin Arizona, please visitwww.azgfd.gov.License RequiredTag RequiredLegal Methods of TakeLEGAL REQUIREMENTSAny valid hunting or combination license ExCEPT a Three-Day Hunting (Class H) (See tables on pages 14–15 for Residentand Non-resident license fees).A hunt nonpermit-tag must be obtained from a license dealer as prescribed in R12-4-114.General Hunt: Any firearm, crossbow, or bow and arrow as prescribed in R12-4-304. Archery-Only Hunt: Bow andarrow as prescribed in R12-4-304 and R12-4-318 and crossbow as prescribed under R12-4-216.Bag Limit One (1) mountain lion per calendar year statewide except in units with a multiple bag limit and Units 39, 40A, 40B, 41,42, 43A, 43B, 44A, and 44B. In units with a multiple bag limit, hunters may take one (1) mountain lion per day until themultiple bag limit is reached. Once the multiple bag limit has been reached, the season will remain open and revert tocalendar year bag limit of one (1) mountain lion. Mountain lions taken under the one (1) per day multiple bag limit donot apply towards the calendar year bag limit until the multiple bag limit is reached. In Units 39, 40A, 40B, 41, 42, 43A,43B, 44A, and 44B, the annual bag limit is three (3). Mountain lions taken under the annual bag limit of three (3) do notapply towards the calendar year bag limit.DefinitionDaylong means the 24-hour period between midnight and midnight.To hunt mountain lion in Arizona, you need a valid hunting or combination license and a mountain lion tag. To hunt mountain lion in any season, you mustobtain a hunt nonpermit-tag from a license dealer as prescribed in R12-4-114.MOuNTAIN lION SPECIAl REgulATIONS: As prescribed in R12-4-308, all hunters must contact an Arizona Game and Fish Department office in person orby telephone at 1-877-438-0447 within 48 hours of taking a lion. The report shall include the hunter’s name, hunting license number, tag number, sex of thelion taken, management unit where the lion was taken, and telephone number at which the hunter can be reached to obtain additional information. Within10 days of taking a lion, the hunter shall present the lion’s skull and hide with attached proof of sex to a designated Arizona Game and Fish Departmentemployee for inspection (pursuant to R12-4-308). If the skull is frozen, it should be defrosted prior to presenting for inspection as a premolor tooth will beremoved from the lion. If the hide is frozen, ensure that the attached proof of sex is accessible and identifiable. Successful hunters are encouraged to contactthe nearest Department office by telephone to coordinate inspections.Hunters may encounter mountain lions wearing radio collars around Flagstaff, Prescott, Payson, Tucson, and western Maricopa County. The lions instrumentedwith these collars are part of several ongoing research projects. The collars are used to track lion movements as researchers try to learn how thelions use various habitat types and urban interface areas. The longevity of these lions is important to the ongoing research, and data collected will help toimprove Arizona’s management of lions in the future. If you would like more information about any of these research efforts please contact the ArizonaGame and Fish Department Research Branch at (623) 236-7247. Also, if one of these animals is harvested, the hunter is asked to return the collar, as well asany other marking device, such as an ear tag, to a Department office or officer when doing the required physical check-in of the carcass parts.MOuNTAIN lION SPECIAl NOTE: In accordance with R12-4-305(H), an individual may retain the carcass of a lion taken under A.R.S. 17-302 when theseason is closed.60 Arizona Game and Fish Department — www.azgfd.gov
Mountain Lion HuntsMountain Lion: Commission Order 10GENERAL (DAYLIGHT SHOOTING HOURS) MOUNTAIN LIONOpen Areas do not include areas within municipal parks, municipal preserves, county parks, county preserves, airports, golf courses, or posted water treatment facilities(except as specifically opened in this Commission Order) or areas closed under A.R.S. Sections 17-101, 17-303, and 17-304 or Commission Rules R12-4-321, R12-4-801,R12-4-802 and R12-4-803.Season Dates Notes Open Areas Legal Wildlife Multiple Bag LimitJul 1, 2013 - Jun 30, 2014(1,5,10,11,12,19,20,21,22,25,26)Statewide (except National Wildlife Refuges,Mohave County Park Lands and Units 11M,25M, 26M, 38M, 39, 40A, 40B, 41, 42, 43A, 43B,44A,44B, and Pusch Ridge Hunt Area in Unit 33,and any hunt listed below in Commission Order10 with a multiple bag limit)Jul 1, 2013 - Jun 30, 2014 (2,8) Lower Blue River Hunt Area in Unit 27Any lion except spotted kittens orfemales accompanied by spotted kittensAny lion except spotted kittens orfemales accompanied by spotted kittensJul 1, 2013 - Jun 30, 2014 (2,15) Upper Blue River Hunt Area in Unit 27Any lion except spotted kittens orfemales accompanied by spotted kittens8Total 1810GENERAL (DAYLONG SHOOTING HOURS-24 HOURS) MOUNTAIN LIONOpen Areas do not include areas within municipal parks, municipal preserves, county parks, county preserves, airports, golf courses, or posted water treatment facilities(except as specifically opened in this Commission Order) or areas closed under A.R.S. Sections 17-101, 17-303, and 17-304 or Commission Rules R12-4-321, R12-4-801,R12-4-802 and R12-4-803.Season Dates Notes Open Areas Legal Wildlife Multiple Bag LimitJul 1, 2013 - Jun 30, 2014 (2,5,13,25,27) 13B SouthAny lion except spotted kittens orfemales accompanied by spotted kittens10Jul 1, 2013 - Jun 30, 2014 (2,25,27) 15B (west of Temple Bar Rd), 15C, and 15DAny lion except spotted kittens orfemales accompanied by spotted kittens10Jul 1, 2013 - Jun 30, 2014 (2,14,25,27) 16A South and 18B SouthAny lion except spotted kittens orfemales accompanied by spotted kittens15Jul 1, 2013 - Jun 30, 2014 (2,12,25,27)22 (south of AZ Hwy 87 and FR 143, and west of Any lion except spotted kittens orAZ Hwy 188)females accompanied by spotted kittens12Jul 1, 2013 - Jun 30, 2014 (2,25,27) 28 (South of U.S. Hwy 70)Any lion except spotted kittens orfemales accompanied by spotted kittens8Jul 1, 2013 - Jun 30, 2014 (2,16,25,27,28) Aravaipa-Galiuro Hunt Area in Units 31 and 32Any lion except spotted kittens orfemales accompanied by spotted kittens20Jul 1, 2013 - Jun 30, 2014 (2,11,25,27) 37B (North of the Gila River)Any lion except spotted kittens orfemales accompanied by spotted kittens4Total 79Big Game SeasonsGENERAL (BAG LIMIT OF 3 WITH DAYLONG SHOOTING HOURS-24 HOURS) MOUNTAIN LIONOpen Areas do not include areas within municipal parks, municipal preserves, county parks, county preserves, airports, golf courses, or posted water treatment facilities(except as specifically opened in this Commission Order) or areas closed under A.R.S. Sections 17-101, 17-303, and 17-304 or Commission Rules R12-4-321, R12-4-801,R12-4-802 and R12-4-803.Season Dates Notes Open Areas Legal WildlifeJul 1, 2013 - Jun 30, 2014 (3,5,10,23,25,27) 39, 40A, 40B, 41, 42, 43A, 43B, 44A, and 44BAny lion except spotted kittens or females accompanied byspotted kittensRESTRICTED (DAYLIGHT SHOOTING HOURS) MOUNTAIN LION (use of dogs is prohibited per R12-4-318.C4)Open Areas do not include areas within municipal parks, municipal preserves, county parks, county preserves, airports, golf courses, or posted water treatment facilities(except as specifically opened in this Commission Order) or areas closed under A.R.S. Sections 17-101, 17-303, and 17-304 or Commission Rules R12-4-321, R12-4-801,R12-4-802 and R12-4-803.Season Dates Notes Open Areas Legal WildlifeJul 1, 2013 - Jun 30, 2014 (20,25,31) Pusch Ridge Hunt Area in Unit 33Any lion except spotted kittens or females accompanied byspotted kittensARCHERY-ONLY MOUNTAIN LIONOpen Areas do not include areas within municipal parks, municipal preserves, county parks, county preserves, airports, golf courses, or posted water treatment facilities(except as specifically opened in this Commission Order) or areas closed under A.R.S. Sections 17-101, 17-303, and 17-304 or Commission Rules R12-4-321, R12-4-801, R12-4-802 and R12-4-803.Season Dates Notes Open Areas Legal Wildlife(4,6,7,17,18,19,24,Any lion except spotted kittens or females accompanied byJul 1, 2013 - Jun 30, 201411M, 25M, 26M, and 38M25,29)spotted kittens2013-14 Arizona Hunting Regulations 61
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