Best Utah Mountain lion Units (2026)
These are the most productive Utah mountain lion units by reported harvest across 53 units — Utah doesn't publish tag/success figures for mountain lion, so we rank by how many animals are actually taken.
Harvest figures are the most recent reported season and vary year to year — confirm current regulations with the state wildlife agency before applying.
| # | Unit | Latest harvest | Yrs tracked | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wasatch Mtns, West-Strawberry | 33 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 2 | San Juan, Mountains | 25 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 3 | Zion | 24 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 4 | Diamond Mtn/Vernal/Bonanza | 21 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 5 | Panguitch Lake | 21 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 6 | Boulder | 19 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 7 | Cache | 19 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 8 | Nebo | 19 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 9 | Morgan-South Rich | 18 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 10 | East Canyon | 16 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 11 | Wasatch Mtns, Avintaquin-Currant Creek | 16 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 12 | Beaver, East | 14 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 13 | Book Cliffs, East | 14 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 14 | Chalk Creek | 13 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 15 | Manti, Southeast | 13 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 16 | Monroe | 13 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 17 | Wasatch Mtns, Timpanogos | 13 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 18 | Ogden | 12 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 19 | Box Elder, Raft River | 11 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 20 | Fishlake | 11 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 21 | Manti, Northwest | 11 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 22 | Manti, Southwest | 11 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 23 | Nine Mile, North | 11 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 24 | Wasatch Mtns, Cascade | 11 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
| 25 | Box Elder, Desert | 10 · 2024 | 1 | Details → |
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