He took about three quick bounds and slumped into the snow. Rod Bradley got to experience the thrill of the hunt twice with the same animal. A Colorado Parks and Wildlife study indicated the foothills of Boulder and Jefferson counties contain some of the highest concentrations of mountain lions reported in the U.S. Mountain lions have been spotted in Fort Collins periodically. By the time I arrived in Crescent Junction, Utah, our designated meeting spot, it was 4 a.m. and the temperature registered 19 degrees below zero. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. During the first 8 years of the program (1999-2006) 103 mountain lions were killed as part of this program. Finally, finding the lions exit, the dog charged back into the canyon, bellowing and growling as he went. 5. 2010. The largest Mountain Lion ever to be documented weighed 276 pounds, but a Lion of this size is extremely rare. Odds on Lamar Jackson's next destination: Where will the f MLB's rule changes will only bring needless new degree of confusion, Yankees may get solution to to glut of infielders after NL teams' misfortune, The Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast, The Show with Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman, Amazin' But True: A NY Mets Baseball Podcast, Gangs All Here: A NY Jets Football Podcast, Tom Sandoval, Raquel Leviss planned to tell Ariana Madix about affair, Canadian teacher with size-Z prosthetic breasts placed on paid leave. On August 27, 2015 the NMGFD Commission adopted a proposal to allow the use of snares and traps to kill lions, as well as making it easier for deer and elk hunters to kill any lions they randomly come across. Since the dogs were chained off, I was the nearest to the cat. This seemed like an encouraging sign. Mountain Lions in the State of New Mexico Like most states, New Mexico's first lion management plan took the form of paying a bounty for every lion killed. April 20, 2015. The weather was 12 degrees below zero. A Hunter, Guide and Hunt information form completed and signed by the hunter. Harvest and depredation reports update frequently. This particular model divided 92 percent of the state into four distinct mountain lion habitat categories: Core, Minimum Patch, Dispersal, and Poor / Marginal; and assigned population density ranges for each category. Inhaling the raw, cold air was harsh on my lungs, and the rest of me felt as though Id been running the half mile in a track meet. It's pretty rare. But there was a catch. According to that same record book, my lion is the ninth largest ever taken by any means, and topping off my list of honors, this past May I was informed that my trophy had been awarded a medal for placing first in the 1968-1971 Boone and Crockett competition. At the 1969 Pope and Young Club awards banquet in Denver, I was awarded a plaque for my new world record. Following that experience, I did not plan to ever hunt another cougar, mainly because I already had an excellent trophy. 10 in the club's all-time records.