Cougar Hunting

The best cougar hunting adventures and stories, plus everything you need to know about cougar management.

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A mountain lion stands on a pine tree branch.

As Cougar Sightings Continue in Oklahoma, Lawmakers Are Moving to Set a Hunting Season As Cougar Sightings Continue in Oklahoma, Lawmakers Are Moving to Set a Hunting Season

By Alice Jones Webb

Maggie the magnificent

Maggie Was a Goofy, Distractible Mutt, and the Best Lion Dog I Ever Hunted Behind Maggie Was a Goofy, Distractible Mutt, and the Best Lion Dog I Ever Hunted Behind

By Frank C. Hibben

A man hauls on the reins of a falling horse.

We Tracked a Cougar into a Box Canyon Maze. The Cliffs Almost Killed Us and Our Horses We Tracked a Cougar into a Box Canyon Maze. The Cliffs Almost Killed Us and Our Horses

By Charles Elliott

mountain lion on a rock

Coloradans Vote Down a Big Cat Hunting Ban in a Massive Win for Hunters and Conservationists Coloradans Vote Down a Big Cat Hunting Ban in a Massive Win for Hunters and Conservationists

A hunter and his dog kneel behind a crowd.

Colorado’s Prop 127 Is an Attack on Modern Wildlife Management and the Science that Guides It Colorado’s Prop 127 Is an Attack on Modern Wildlife Management and the Science that Guides It

Mountain Lion atop a Rocky Outcrop Looking Ahead into the Trees

A Big Cat Hunting Ban Would Cost Colorado More Than $60 Million, Study Shows A Big Cat Hunting Ban Would Cost Colorado More Than $60 Million, Study Shows

Lion Hunting Ban Qualifies for Colorado’s November Ballot Lion Hunting Ban Qualifies for Colorado’s November Ballot

By Andrew McKean

A mountain lion in the trees.

Anti-Hunting Group Gets Enough Signatures to Put a Cougar Hunting Ban on the Colorado Ballot This Fall Anti-Hunting Group Gets Enough Signatures to Put a Cougar Hunting Ban on the Colorado Ballot This Fall

By Natalie Krebs

Anti-Hunting Groups Are Running a Paid Signature Campaign to Ban Cougar Hunting in Colorado. Conservation Orgs Launch “Decline to Sign” Effort Anti-Hunting Groups Are Running a Paid Signature Campaign to Ban Cougar Hunting in Colorado. Conservation Orgs Launch “Decline to Sign” Effort

By Andrew McKean

mountain lion hunting

Close Call: I Shot a Mountain Lion at 7 Paces Close Call: I Shot a Mountain Lion at 7 Paces

By Scott Haugen

A mountain lion jumps over a man standing below.

Watch: A Biologist Darts a Mountain Lion. It Nearly Attacks Him Watch: A Biologist Darts a Mountain Lion. It Nearly Attacks Him

A mountain lion tom peeks through some branches.

Colorado Cancels April Mountain Lion Season Amid Anti-Hunting Opposition Colorado Cancels April Mountain Lion Season Amid Anti-Hunting Opposition

archival photo of theodore roosevelt on a hunt in colorado

Our Editor-in-Chief Interviews Teddy Roosevelt After His Mountain Lion Hunt, From the Archives Our Editor-in-Chief Interviews Teddy Roosevelt After His Mountain Lion Hunt, From the Archives

By J.A. McGuire

old magazine pages

Hunting Cougars with Ben Lilly, the Last of the Mountain Men Hunting Cougars with Ben Lilly, the Last of the Mountain Men

By Frank C. Hibben

Old magazine illustration of cougar leaping at hunter

Lessons From a Lifetime of Tracking Mountain Lions, From the Archives Lessons From a Lifetime of Tracking Mountain Lions, From the Archives

By John Lesowski

A bloody cougar faces off with a hound dog.

My Third and Final Showdown with the Cougar Called Bloody-Foot, From the Archives My Third and Final Showdown with the Cougar Called Bloody-Foot, From the Archives

magazine pages showing cougar attacking hunter

My Greatest Hunting Adventure: A Cougar Nightmare, From the Archives My Greatest Hunting Adventure: A Cougar Nightmare, From the Archives

By E. Boyd Hilderbrand, as told to Ken Crandall

A big cougar walks through the snow in Canada.

Alberta Mountain Lion Hunt: A Tale of Adventure, Wildlife Management, and Cougar Meat Alberta Mountain Lion Hunt: A Tale of Adventure, Wildlife Management, and Cougar Meat

Colorado mountain lion

Colorado Legislators Just Introduced a Bill That Would Ban Bobcat, Mountain Lion, and Lynx Hunting Colorado Legislators Just Introduced a Bill That Would Ban Bobcat, Mountain Lion, and Lynx Hunting

Mountain Lions in Michigan: Another Confirmed Cougar Sighting Makes For 10 This Year

Mountain Lions in Michigan: Another Confirmed Cougar Sighting Makes For 10 This Year Mountain Lions in Michigan: Another Confirmed Cougar Sighting Makes For 10 This Year