Texas mountain lion
They’re part of the institute’s long-term Trans-Pecos Mountain Lion Project, which also includes trap-and-release radio monitoring programs, field studies, and documentation of kill sites-places lions have devoured prey. Geary, a research technician with Sul Ross State University’s Borderlands Research Institute, is here to check trail cameras. Heavy white clouds pour slowly over the ragged peaks. We’re several miles into the highland forests of alligator juniper and Emory oak that make up the Nature Conservancy’s Davis Mountains Preserve. “It’s too big to be a bobcat,” Geary says, swinging out of the vehicle to examine it. The tracks are perhaps 5 inches across, clear and distinct. He sees it as our utility-terrain vehicle bounces over a rough ridgeline trail, the wind gusting over golden grass, heavy and cool with incoming August rain. Livestock.T he cat has been gone for hours by the time Bert Geary comes upon the footprint. Mountain lions will occasionally take domestic Horned sheep, raccoons, coyotes, porcupine, opossum, rabbitsĪnd a variety of other small mammals also supplement their diet. Javelina, pronghorn antelope, feral hogs, big In Texas, mountain lions prey primarily on white-tailed deerĪnd mule deer. Female home ranges are normally 20 to 100 square Males do not usually tolerate other male cougars in their home Male home ranges usually encompass the range of several females and vary from 80 to 200 square miles. The size of a lion’s home range is determinedīy prey abundance and availability, topography, and the presence Cubs stay with the female until they are 11 toĢ4 months of age, when they leave and begin looking for their Most litters are born in the summer and fall and averageĢ–3 kittens. (3–5 days) breeding time, which can occur at any time of the They are solitary animals except during a short When Is the Best Time To See a Mountain Lion:Ĭougars are active in the mornings and evenings as well asĪt night. Male cougars weigh between 100–150 pounds, and females Its size (total length) ranges fromĪbout 6 1/2 feet in females to as much as 8 1/2 feet in males. Their color is a light, tawnyīrown, which can appear gray or almost black, depending The mountain lion is a large, slender cat with a smallish You should consider yourself fortunate if you ever get the opportunity to see one of these big cats. The average mountain lion home ranges in the Trans Pecos are 50,000 to 80,000 acres. TPWD has records of mountain lions occurring in every county of Texas except for the northernmost counties of the Panhandle. They occur in the Trans Pecos in primarily large undeveloped tracts of land. Mountain lions are native to Texas and classified as nongame species. We're here to hunt and if you're into that kind of thing, you should call and book today! If you want a guarantee or canned Texas Mountain Lion Hunt, I've seen some in the $5000 - $8,000 range and you should take your business there. This is the equivalent to a 4 night predator hunt and since we only charge the kill fee after you kill your mountain lion, you are assured to get exactly what you pay for.
TEXAS MOUNTAIN LION PLUS
But we guarantee you will be in the best spot in Texas to shoot one with professional callers.Ĭost: $1500 per person plus an additonal $1500 kill fee upon harvest. Opportunity: We don't lie period! There is a 1 in 10 chance that we will get a lion to commit within shooting distance of our calls. We know exactly where they hit and that they are set up properly for night hunting. Gun Type: Bring your own if you want but we recommend using ours on a lion. Hunt Type: Night Hunt with artificial light from a custom high rack We will do our absolute best to put you on a Texas Mountain Lion but if not, you will still have experienced the best 4 night predator hunt of your life. This is a 4 night predator hunt with an emphasis on killing a Lion. If desired, you will have no problem shooting a bobcat or two plus a plethora of fox if desired.(Not Recommended if You Really Want a Lion) However, you will encounter many other predators on this trip. Now granted since you are here to try to find a lion, we will be calling specifically for lions. Then we will do what we do best.calls predators. We will take you to the best possible areas in 500,000 acres to be in close proximity of a Texas Mountain Lion. We aren't in Africa releasing drugged up lions from pens, we don't have dogs with tracking collars chasing them, and we don't have a trapper on call to let us know he has one in a snare. This hunt is the real deal. Is it guaranteed.HAHA get outta here man.