7th Mountain Lion Shot In Unit #1

[LMITOUT]

The seventh mountain lion killed in Unit 1 this season was taken by an Alexander man Saturday.

Stephanie Tucker, furbearer biologist for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, said Sam Irwin shot the 2-3- year-old female lion Saturday about 30 miles southwest of Alexander in McKenzie County while calling coyotes.

The season in Unit 1, which encompasses the Badlands area, will close immediately if one more mountain lion is killed.

The quota for that unit is eight while there is no quota for Unit 2 which is the remainder of the state.

Tucker said the female cat weighed 86 pounds and showed no evidence of having had a litter.

When an eighth lion is taken, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department will notify media outlets via a press release announcing the close of the season in zone 1. Hunters also can check the number of lions taken in zone 1 by accessing the game and fish department Web site at gf.nd.gov.

-Bismarck Tribune

[THEDOGG]

We might have to open a season here in MN with numerous sightings including 1 caught on a police dash cam and 1 hit by a car.

[KEN W]

The season closed last Friday.Last cat taken by a hunter using hounds west of Grassy Butte.

[LMITOUT]

A Grassy Butte man hunting with hounds killed the eighth mountain lion in Unit 1 Friday, closing the season for that part of the state.

Bob Christophersen killed the 80-pound female 18 miles west of Grassy Butte filling the unit’s eight-cat quota.

Stephanie Tucker, furbearer biologist with the Game and Fish Department, said when she examined the cat it was frozen, making it difficult to determine the age by examining the teeth.

She estimated the mountain lion was between 2 and 3 years old.

Unit 1 comprises the area around the Badlands.

Zone 2, the remainder of the state where there is no quota, will remain open through March 31, 2010.