Wildlife
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2019 Annual Report 33
M O U N T A I N L I O N H U N T I N G S E A S O N A
S U C C E S S
Nebraska held its second regulated harvest season for mountain lions during 2019. Five mountain
lions (three males and two females) were harvested. Four were harvested in the south subunit, which
closed when the limit for the subunit was met. In the north subunit, no mountain lions were harvested
during Season 1, but one female was harvested during the auxiliary season, when the use of dogs was
allowed. The season was successful in providing hunting opportunities and allowing the mountain
lion population to remain resilient and healthy. Surveys conducted after the season show that hunters
were generally satisfied, with hunters who observed mountain lions or their sign reporting higher
satisfaction than those that did not.
A drake mallard stretches its wings on a warmwater slough near Sutherland.
