Mountain Lion Hunting License Application Deadline is August 31

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks reminds mountain lion hunters that licenses must be purchased by Aug. 31, a Wednesday, for the fall season.  Hunters may purchase a license on the Internet at fwp.mt.gov under Hunting, or at any FWP office or FWP license provider.

All mail-in applications must be postmarked no later than Aug. 31. The cost of a lion license is $15 for residents and $320 for nonresidents, and all successful hunters will also need to pay a $50 trophy fee.

A mountain lion hunter may take only one adult mountain lion a season.

The deadline to apply for a special permit to hunt mountain lions in FWP Regions 1 and 2 is Sept. 30. The drawing results will be available the second week of October from the Kalispell FWP office for hunting district 101-02, and the FWP Missoula office for hunting district 292-02. Drawing results will be posted on the FWP web site at fwp.mt.gov.

A nonresident lion hunter who hunts with dogs, and does not hunt with an outfitter, must have a hunting-harvest permit to take a lion in most of FWP Region 1 during the winter season. The deadline to apply for a hunting-harvest permit is Sept. 30.

For Montana lion hunters, there is also a “resident hound-training license." The hunter must be a Montana resident, at least 12 years old before or during the training season, and have a valid conservation license.  The resident hound-training license is available throughout the lion season for $5. This license is for training purposes only. It does not allow the hunter to kill a mountain lion.

The 2005 mountain lion hunting regulations are available from all FWP regional offices and license providers.         

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