Bill > HB0286

This bill establishes a new statewide mountain lion hunting season that runs from September 1 to August 31 each year, with significant changes to existing hunting regulations. The bill removes previous restrictions on mountain lion hunting, eliminating specific hunt areas, mortality limits, and bag limits, and allowing mountain lions to be taken at any time of day. Hunters with valid antelope, deer, or elk licenses can now take mountain lions without a separate mountain lion license. The bill authorizes mountain lions to be trapped or snared, and requires the game and fish commission to establish possession tags for mountain lions that must be obtained before selling, gifting, or mounting a mountain lion's skull and pelt. Additionally, the bill repeals previous regulations about mountain lion pursuit seasons and modifies existing laws to remove references to previous hunting restrictions. The new regulations aim to provide more flexibility for hunters while maintaining oversight through commission rules, with the main provisions becoming effective on July 1, 2025, and allowing immediate implementation of necessary rulemaking.

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https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/HB0286