Jeramie Posted August 8, 2007 Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 FYI, those that didnt know now need to read the regualtions. Lions are now legal Okieland if deemed a nusence, danger, etc. It wasnt but a few years back that they were said to not be in Oklahoma. Then they went on the protected list. Now they seem to be thick enough to control. Here is information direction from www.wildlifedepartment.com Mountain lions can now be taken year-round when committing or about to commit depredation or when deemed a nuisance, safety or health hazard. See page 25 for more information. From Page 25 MOUNTAIN LION License Requirements Residents & Nonresidents: A hunting license (see page 5) and a fishing & hunting legacy permit or proof of exemption. Dates & Open Areas Mountain lions can be taken year-round when committing or about to commit depredation or when deemed a nuisance, safety or health hazard. You must immediately call a game warden (see page 56) or other Department employee if you kill a mountain lion. The carcass (including hide) will be examined by a Department employee within 24 hours for biological data collection, which may include the removal of a tooth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okiedog Posted August 8, 2007 Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 I saw that in this years regulations as well. I grew up in SE Oklahoma and I know they have been down there for quite some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted August 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 Im in NE Oklahoma (north of Tahlequah) and they're still here too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfletch7441 Posted August 8, 2007 Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 Apparently there's one around our place. And most of the people that say they've seen it, say it's black. It's killed one horse, and badly wounded another. Does anyone know how you'd go about hunting the darn thing? I'm going to call for some coyotes this weekend, it's the only thing I'd know to do to try and get a crack at it. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted August 8, 2007 Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 Jeramie, this might be your answer to the skunk problem. Get a couple of cougars in there and have them take care of the skunks! LOL!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted August 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 Apparently there's one around our place. And most of the people that say they've seen it, say it's black. It's killed one horse, and badly wounded another. Does anyone know how you'd go about hunting the darn thing? I'm going to call for some coyotes this weekend, it's the only thing I'd know to do to try and get a crack at it. Ben Given its just now acceptable I assume hunting with dogs would be HIGHLY illegal. The caller might very work! Jeramie, this might be your answer to the skunk problem. Get a couple of cougars in there and have them take care of the skunks! LOL!!! Now youre talkin.... Until I start missing pets. However, the neighbors dog is sort of a pest..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest andymansavage Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 Without dogs they are VERY difficult to hunt. The mountians here are crawling with them and I've only seen one while deer hunting and scouting. Calling is extremely difficult and bait usually doesn't work either. In my experience, you either run them with hounds, or get really lucky and stumble across one. Of course, they can find you as well. One buddy of mine shot one in the head at 5 yds after he woke up from a nap in a grove of aspen trees and it was crawling towards him. My dad almost shot one that was stalking him in the snow on a deer hunt a few years ago. Good luck. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okiedog Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 My dad almost shot one that was stalking him in the snow on a deer hunt a few years ago. Good luck. Andy WOW! Now that would be be a hunt... when the hunter becomes the hunted:D. That would keep your senses sharp I'am sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfletch7441 Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 One buddy of mine shot one in the head at 5 yds after he woke up from a nap in a grove of aspen trees and it was crawling towards him. My dad almost shot one that was stalking him in the snow on a deer hunt a few years ago. Good luck. Andy That would cause me to need new britches!!! Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 I have never seen a live one in the wild. I have however, came across fresh tracks. I mean fresh! There was water running in the tracks. Never did see the cat! It is almost impossible to get one without using dogs! They are very shy critters unless they are hungry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
257bob Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 That's good news. My uncle has seen them twice while bowhunting in NE OK. I had one in my crosshairs in SE KS while I was there in college but didn't shoot because I wasn't sure about the laws. Man I wish to this day I could have pulled the trigger. That's good news, but who decides if they are a danger or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 This is the third or fourth year SD has had a cougar season, but this is the first year the season has expanded out of the Hills to include the rest of the state. I've seen them just southwest of suburban Sioux Falls, not two hundred yards from the fenced in backyards of suburbia. Dakota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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