This submitted photo from 2018 shows a cougar. Counties could opt out of Oregon’s ban on cougar hunting with dogs under a bill that proponents claim is needed to protect livestock and wildlife. Under ...

MISSOULA Successful and surprisingly noncontroversial its first two seasons, mountain lion hunting will again be allowed in the mountains north of Missoula this winter. The state of Montana and the ...

CHADRON - Nebraska's first regulated mountain lion hunting season is on hold. State Game and Parks commissioners voted unanimously Friday - during a meeting in the heart of Nebraska's cougar country - ...

Hunters in Utah might soon have the option to catch more cougars. On Thursday, the Utah Wildlife Board will decide whether to authorize an additional 72 cougar-hunting permits for the upcoming season ...

State Sen. Ernie Chambers said he is prepared to oppose any legislation involving Game and Parks until the commission rescinds the season. Nebraska's modest mountain lion population has a new defender ...

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

A new bill making its way through the Oklahoma legislature would create a raffle system for mountain lions in the state. Zach Key via Unsplash Mountain lion hunting has been banned in Oklahoma for ...