South of Sequim on May 8, 2021, we caught a 2-year-old female cougar as part of the Olympic Cougar Project and fitted her with a GPS collar. We used her data to determine where cougars are most likely ...

Michigan officials say there have been 26 cougar sightings in 2025, a record high. What to know about the big cats.

Oklahoma lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow the state’s Department of Wildlife Conservation to issue up to five mountain lion hunting permits through a lottery system. Introduced by ...

The animal-rights group Cats Aren’t Trophies says it has collected enough voter signatures to put a mountain lion and bobcat hunting ban on the Colorado ballot this November. CATS made a concerted ...

OLYMPIA, Wash.— The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission today voted 8-1 to approve amended cougar hunting rules. Spurred by a petition from wildlife conservation organizations, the new rules aim ...

Washington officials are looking for public input on their proposal for new cougar hunting regulations. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Wednesday that it is taking public ...

Cougar hunting will be closed in six Washington counties during the statewide deer-hunting season that begins Oct. 17. Under a new rule approved earlier this year, no cougars may be taken during the ...

In a bold move to tackle rising cougar populations and protect both livestock and wildlife, Utah has opened the door to year-round cougar hunting. Governor Spencer Cox recently signed House Bill 469 ...

With the current flap about Colorado cougar management, Coloradans might be interested in California’s cougar experience. California did everything wrong. (At least according to a large element of the ...

With the current flap about Colorado cougar management, Coloradans might be interested in California’s cougar experience. California did everything wrong. (At least according to a large element of the ...

This story, “Four Lions,” appeared in the August 1956 issue of Outdoor Life. The $75 bounty per hide mentioned in this story is the equivalent of about $1,015 today. On a cold January morning in 1948 ...