Called the Mountain Lion, cougar, puma and several other names, is increasing in population in many western states. Most hunters want to take animals under fair chase. When choosing a guide, tell him or her you want to be there when the hounds are released. A respectable guide wants you to enjoy all the hunt. They have worked hard with the dogs so the client can enjoy the music of the hounds, the gut-wrenching chase and the if everything works out well, an adult lion.
Most hunters consider a mountain lion hunt a hunt of a lifetime.
Keep in mind a houndsman must love what he is doing. The chorus of his hounds, the beauty of his unit and the love and respect for the ghost of the rim-rock. Because the fee you pay might take care of expenses for the seven to ten days you are with him. But after you are long gone, he has equipment to fix, livestock to care for and hounds to feed all summer. Bottom line is, I have never met a good lion guide that does it for the money.