Confirmed Sightings
Distribution of mountain lion sightings in Missouri
- December 2006 — Livingston County
- A photograph of a probable sub-adult was taken by a motion-activated game camera.
- November 2006 — Shannon County
- Tracks and deer carcass characteristic of a mountain lion kill were found.
- August 2003 — Callaway County
- An approximately 1-year-old male road kill. There were no obvious signs that it was formerly a captive animal. DNA analysis revealed its origin to be North America.
- October 2002 — Clay County
- A 2- to 3-year-old male road kill. DNA analysis revealed its origin to be North America.
- December 2001 — Pulaski County
- A photograph was taken by a motion-activated game camera. After a lengthy evaluation, it was determined that it was likely a small, sub-adult mountain lion.
- December 2000 — Lewis County
- A video was taken by a deer hunter from a tree stand.
- January 1999 — Texas County
- An adult-sized lion was treed by a rabbit hunter’s dogs. Tracks in the snow (photos taken) and two deer carcasses characteristic of lion kills were found nearby.
- January 1997 — Christian County
- A video was taken by a property owner. The animal’s behavior implied it had once been held in captivity.
- November 1996 — Reynolds County
- A video was taken by a conservation agent of a mountain lion with a deer carcass.
- December 1994 — Carter County
- A small adult female was treed and shot by two raccoon hunters near
Peck Ranch CA. The carcass was never recovered, but a photo was obtained
of the animal on a truck tailgate. Each hunter was fined $2,000.
In Nov. 1998, a deer hunter found the skinned pelt of a small adult, a female with head and feet attached, near a remote Texas County road. Evidence suggests this is the same animal killed in Carter County.
