A mountain lion which was found in Kansas earlier this year may be part of a group from South Dakota / Western Nebraska. But now two families claim their horses were killed by a big cat. Mountain lions in Missouri? There won't be an open season there this year because there was a higher number of lion deaths last year, said Sam Wilson, animal program manager at the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. The mountain lion was found back on January 31st in rural Rooks County. — Mountain lions rarely reach Missouri, but it’s not unheard of. "There isn't enough of that in Kansas." Steve Slocum woke … It’s an unanswered question. "Mountain lions need three things: cover, prey and water," Downing said. Mountain Lions Returning To Missouri - Across Missouri, MO - While more closely related to house cats than African lions, a fully-grown mountain lion can easily outweigh an adult human. We don't get pictures of cubs. Although mountain lions have been confirmed in … National researchers, such as those with the Cougar Network, rank most of Kansas as poor mountain lion habitat, despite an abundance of food. The cougar is also commonly known as mountain lion, puma, mountain cat, catamount, or panther. GLADSTONE, Mo. Peek said the difference can be explained by the roaming mountain lions’ route. Kansas reports 10 for the same period. Now, a Gladstone man is convinced one is living in his neighborhood. "There's just no evidence of it. Prior to the five sightings since 2007, the last wild mountain lion documented in Kansas was killed in Ellis County in 1904. The kill in Barber County does not mean a population of mountain lions lives in Kansas. “There could be some out there,” Peek said. Some areas are rugged enough, but the average mountain needs up to 200 square miles for a territory. Mountain Lion Spotted In NW Kansas ... past decade in both Kansas and Missouri, but experts say there are no signs that the animals are reproducing in either state. HAVEN, Kansas, September 24, 2008 – Are mountain lions or cougars in Kansas? ___ Now there's proof. 6 months ago. To date, there’s been no documented case of a mountain lion attacking livestock or pets in Kansas. A total of 125 attacks, 27 of which fatal, have been documented in North America in the past 100 years. The recent report of a female mountain lion sighting in Shannon County has many hunters saying, “I told you so.” Mountain lions are protected in Kansas unless they’re threatening a person or their property. Young male mountain lions can wander great distances in search of a home range, and the proximity and timing of these latest sightings indicate a single lion is a possibility, but this is not a certainty. An additional sighting is still being investigated, and if confirmed, Kansas may have a record year for mountain lion sightings. Kansas does not have a hunting season for mountain lions, and they may not be killed without reason. Had a mountain lion attack a deer being hunted in the town I was in back in 1998 or 97 in the NW part of the state. The issue with the Arkansas Game and Fish is not whether mountain lions are in Arkansas, but if they are actually breeding. Landowners are permitted to destroy wildlife, including mountain lions, found in or near buildings on their premises or when destroying property. WICHITA — A north-central Kansas archery deer hunter has added to the proof that mountain lions are roaming Kansas. The sub-population in Florida is known as the Florida panther. There are no confirmed cases of mountain lion attacks on livestock, pets or people in Kansas or Missouri.