GMUs 658, 660, 663, 672, 673, 681, 684, 699Ī Hunters possessing a deer or elk special permit for GMU 485 may hunt cougar in this unit during that permit hunt.
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**DUE TO COVID-19, AND THE RESULTING CLOSURE OF MANY WDFW OFFICES TO THE PUBLIC, SUCCESSFUL HUNTERS SHOULD CALL WDFW TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THEIR COUGAR PELTS SEALED WITHIN 5 DAYS OF HARVEST.** 1, 2022, all hunters must report their kills via the cougar hotline within 72 hours (press 3 after the recording), and kills must sealed by WDFW staff within 5 days (unfrozen, with proof of sex attached). Cougar hunters can verify if the season is open or closed by calling the toll free cougar hunting hotline (1-86) or visiting this website. After Jan. Mountain lion hunts are conducted out of our main lodge from December through March.
#Mountain lion hunting license#
A resident hunter with a valid mountain lion license is not required to have a. It is each cougar hunter's responsibility to verify if the cougar late hunting season is open or closed in hunt areas with a harvest guideline. Details: This license entitles the license holder to use a dog or dogs to aid in chasing mountain lions and/or bobcat in all valid mountain lion hunting districts in the state, except Hunting District 282, during the hound training season from Dec. We also allow the hunter to take bobcats when in season. 1, 2022, cougar hunters may continue to hunt cougar through April 30, except in GMUs where the harvest guideline has been reached and the WDFW director has closed cougar hunting for the season.Īll cougars killed by licensed hunters during the early and late hunting seasons, and seasons authorized under WAC 220-440-030 shall be counted toward the harvest guideline. These hunts have a high success rate provided the weather cooperates, fresh snow is the best. The cougar hunting season is split into an early (Sept.