COUGAR

AVERAGE SIZE

• Vary in length from 59-108 inches tall
• With a tail length of 21-36 inches
• And height from 23-28 inches at the shoulder

AVERAGE WEIGHT

• Weight can vary greatly
• Between 75-250 lbs

APPEARANCE

• Cougars have a long body.
• Small head
• Short face
• And a long neck and tail
• They are powerfully built

PREDATOR

• Primarily feed on large mammals preffering deer
• But they will also eat coyotes, porcupines,
• Beaver, mice marmots, hares, racoons, birds,
• And even grasshoppers

HABITAT

• The cougar thrives in montane, coniferous forests
• Low land, tropical forests, swamps, grassland, dry brush
• Country, or any other area with adequate cover
• And prey

DISTRIBUTION

Threatened species.
On an endangered scale they are on the least concern category.

HUNTING COUGARS

• In oregon the season is jan. 1- dec.31
• Or until hunt zone quotas have been met.
• Whichever comes first.

There is no fixed mating season, but in North America, the majority of births occur between late winter and early spring.

PUMA CONCOLOR