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Mountain Lion Hunting Statistics
Hunters are required to check harvest limits prior to hunting using the online report.
During active lion hunting seasons, hunters are required to check the available Lion Harvest Limit Report for unit closures after 5 pm the day before hunting. Units with an open April 1-30 season are listed with open April season dates in the report, and all other units without April seasons will open the day following the close of the big game 4th rifle season in late November .
Harvest Reports
Mountain lion harvest reports include information on the number of hunters, recreation days for all seasons, and the number of lions harvested.
Tooth Age Data
During mandatory checks Colorado Parks and Wildlife will extract and collect a small tooth located just behind either upper canine tooth. This tooth is sent to a lab for age determination. Mountain lion age data is provided online so hunters can look up the age of their harvested animal by seal number. This is the only way for hunters to find this information. For privacy reasons, hunter’s names are not posted. Lion age results for the prior year are typically posted by late July or early August.
The results also include some animals that died as road-kills and other forms of mortality. The age is reported as an age class. This means a 0 = cub or kitten, 0 to about 9 months old, 1 = about 10 to 18 months old, 2 = about 1.5 years to 2.5 years old, and so on.