SOUTH DAKOTA DEPT. OF GAME, FISH AND PARKS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2005
CONTACT: Steve Griffin, 394-2391

Mountain Lion Season Harvest Update

PIERRE, S.D. – Another mountain lion was taken this morning approximately two-miles northwest of Rockerville. This is the eight mountain lion and fifth male harvested in South Dakota’s first mountain lion season that opened Oct. 1.

This lion was a two-year-old sub-adult male that weighed 98 pounds and was in good condition, according to Game, Fish and Parks Wildlife Biologist Steve Griffin of Rapid City. "The hunter was specifically hunting mountain lions by stalking and using a cow elk call. He called-in and harvested the lion around 9:30 a.m. today (Wednesday)."

The date, sex, age, weight and area taken of the mountain lions harvested to date include:

1. Oct. 1, female, 5-7 years old, 84 pounds, taken seven-miles west of Spearfish. 
2. Oct. 2, female, 2-3 years old, 93 pounds, taken one-mile west of Custer State Park. 
3. Oct. 3, male, 3 years old, 121 pounds, taken eight-miles southwest of Spearfish. 
4. Oct. 5, male, 8-10 years old, 141 pounds, taken three-miles west of Rapid City. 
5. Oct. 7, male, 2 years old, 106 pounds, taken 11-miles south of Spearfish. 
6. Oct. 8, male, 2 years old, 104 pounds, taken two-miles south of Mystic. 
7. Oct. 9, female, 1.5 years old, 70 pounds, two-and one-half miles west of Piedmont. 
8. Oct. 12, male, 2 years old, 98 pounds, two-miles northwest of Rockerville.

To get the most recent harvest information on South Dakota’s mountain lion season, call toll free to (866) 895-9067 or visit the GFP website directly at www.sdgfp.info/Wildlife/MountainLions/MtLionseasonstatus.htm.

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