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Hayden, J.
Recent management approaches for cougar in Idaho
2014 Conference Proceeding
Idaho currently operates under a cougar management plan drafted during 2002 and originally slated to be re-written by 2011. Cougar hunting seasons are set on a Game Management Unit (GMU) scale, but analysis of harvest data occurs across 18 Data Analysis Units comprised of 3 to 14 GMUs. Seasons are set annually. At the start of the planning period, harvest in 35 GMUs was managed using a female quota. Of the remaining 64 GMUs without a quota, 9 were managed under a 2 cougar bag limit. Currently, management of 35 GMUs remains under a female quota and 13 of the remaining units are managed under a 2 cougar bag limit. Predation management plans have been approved for two areas of Idaho (the Lolo/Selway and the Middle Fork Salmon River) to address substantial declines in these elk herds. However, no control actions have been included to date for cougar within these areas. While there are no firm plans for a Cougar Management plan rewrite, this need is being discussed.
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