The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is considering new rules for mountain lion hunting and trapping. The proposed changes aim to address two main issues: trapping standards and canned hunts ...

FREER, Texas — A 143-pound mountain lion was shot by a hunter this weekend on a ranch in Freer, Texas. It was so large, the ranch owner decided to stop off at the Muy Grande Deer Contest & Country ...

Mountain lions — also known as cougars, pumas or panthers — are confirmed to have established wild populations in 16 U.S. states, with all but one (Florida) lying to the Mississippi River’s west.

Julie Barr knew the mountain lions were out there, in the wooded hills above her Lake County ranch. “But they never came down to the house,” she said. “There’s too much going on.” But the big cats did ...