North Dakota Outdoors and beyond

Ninth Cat Taken in Zone 1, One More Closes Early-Season

North Dakota’s ninth mountain lion in zone 1 was taken Nov. 8. If one more is taken from zone 1 before Nov. 20, the early-season quota of 10 will be reached and mountain lion hunting in zone 1 will close immediately.

If the final lion is taken before Nov. 20, the state Game and Fish Department will notify media outlets announcing the close of the early season in zone 1. Hunters can also check the number of lions taken in zone 1 by accessing the Game and Fish Department website at gf.nd.gov.

The late season in zone 1, with a quota of four, opens Nov. 21. There is no carry-over if the early season quota is not filled.

Zone 1 includes land south of ND Highway 1804 from the Montana border to the point where ND Highway 1804 lies directly across Lake Sakakawea from ND Highway 8, crossing Lake Sakakawea then south along ND Highway 8 to ND Highway 200, then west on ND Highway 200 to U.S. Highway 85, then south on U.S. Highway 85 to the South Dakota border.

The mountain lion season in zone 2, which is the rest of the state outside zone 1, has no quota and is open through March 31, 2012.

The mountain lion season is open only to North Dakota residents. A furbearer or combination license is required.

Zone 2 Mountain Lion Season Closes March 31

While the 2010-11 mountain lion season in zone 1 closed Nov. 12 after the zone’s predetermined quota of 10 cats was filled, the majority of the state remained open. But that will change the end of the month when zone 2 closes March 31.

Zone 2 is the remainder of the state outside of the badland’s unit in western North Dakota.

Two more mountain lions were harvested in Zone 1 on 11/12/2010, which met our predetermined quota of 10 for Zone 1.  Therefore, the mountain lion hunting season in Zone 1 is now closed; Zone 2 will remain open until March 31^st.  The details of the last two harvested mountain lions are below:

#9 (M61) was a 1-2 year old male mountain lion weighing 90 pounds.  M61 was harvested  in Dunn County north of Dunn Center.

#10 (F62) was a 5-6 year old female mountain lion weighing 126 pounds (largest female on record in ND).  F62 was harvested in McKenzie County approximately 13 miles west of Grassy Butte.

2010 South Dakota Mountain Lion Season Closes

PIERRE, S.D.- The 2010 South Dakota mountain lion season closed today with the harvesting of the 40th lion.

Although the season in the Black Hills is closed, licensed landowners outside of the Black Hills Fire Protection District can still harvest a lion on their own land.