Mountain Lion

Mountain Lion Hunt

The Mountain Lion hunts occur on over 600,000 acres of private land in the Raton, New Mexico area. The hunts will begin on December 1, 2010 and will continue until the state set quota is filled.

The habitat of these ranches runs from Pinon/Juniper and Ponderosa Pine to Spruce and Timberline. This is rocky, mountainous terrain with the elevations running from 7,500 feet to 9,500 feet. These ranches have high populations of lions. Since these ranches primarily focus on elk and deer the harvest of lions is strongly encouraged.

The cost of the hunt includes private land access, your hunting license, noon day meal, courtesy transportation during the hunt, use of guides, dogs, any equipment or horses to get you onto the lion, and trophy preparation of the lion after harvest.
The hunter is responsible for his/ her personal gear, weapon, motel
accommodations, additional meals, and transportation to Raton, New Mexico.

The lion hunt can be combined with a cow elk hunt while lion hunting. This cow hunt has been 100% successful for the last nine years. The cost of the combination hunt does not include the license for the cow elk or the processing.

Quotas: New Mexico operates under a zone management system with quotas for total number of mountain lions that can be harvested and the number of female mountain lions that can be harvested. You should book early for these hunts, as once the quota is reached the season is closed. In 2009 the season closed in zone C on December 21, 2009.