Below is a list of confirmed mountain lion sightings in Oklahoma since 2002.
Mountain Lion Confirmations 2002 to present.
2002 – McClain Co. – Male. Mountain lion was struck and killed by a motorist on I-35.
2004 – Noble Co. – Male. Radio collared mountain lion killed by train near Red Rock, Oklahoma. Came from the Black Hills of South Dakota.
2006 – Cimarron Co. – Male. Mountain lion dispatched while depredating livestock.
2006 – McCurtain Co. – Female. Illegally shot and killed by poachers. DNA linked to Pine Ridge of Nebraska.
2009 – Tillman Co. – Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph taken along Red River on private land.
2009 – Atoka Co. – Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph taken on private land.
2010 – Cimarron Co. – Male. Mountain lion illegally shot and killed by hunters. DNA linked to eastern Colorado.
2010 – Texas Co. – Male. Radio collared mountain lion released by Colorado Division of Wildlife in north central Colorado on October 30, 2009. On April 3, 2010 it walked into Oklahoma panhandle. This cougar established a home range in New Mexico and has since been legally harvested in that state.
2011 – Tulsa Co. – Female captured in Tulsa, OK. DNA linked to Black Hills of South Dakota. This female showed no signs of past reproduction.
2011 – Tulsa Co. – Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph taken north of Sand Springs, OK. (July, 2011)
2011 – Osage Co. – Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph taken, most likely same animal from previous confirmation. (Oct. 12, 2011)
2011 – Osage Co. – Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph taken, most likely same animal from previous confirmation. (Oct. 26, 2011)
2011 – Grady Co. – Sub-adult male hit and killed by motorist on Hwy 81.
2012 – Osage Co. – Gender unknown. Photograph taken by a hunter using his cell phone in Nov.
2012 – Osage Co. – Female. Dispatched by USDA-Wildlife Services on Dec. 11 for depredating livestock. DNA linked to South Dakota. This female showed no signs of past reproduction.
2013 – Cimarron Co. – Female. Illegally harvested by motorist on Feb. 4. This female showed no signs of past reproduction.
2013 – Cimarron Co. – Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph taken on private land in Nov.
2014 – Pawnee Co. – Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on Oct. 24.
2014 – Mayes Co. – Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph and motion activated video was confirmed on Oct. 31.
2014 – Logan Co. – Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on Nov. 19.
2014 – Hughes Co. – Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on Dec. 2.
2015 – Logan Co. – Gender unknown. 2 photographs were reported from properties less than a mile from each other. Confirmation was completed on Oct. 30. Both photographs are believed to be the same animal.
2015 – Pottawatomie Co. – Gender unknown. Photographs were taken by the landowner of a mountain lion on private property. This sighting is believed to be the same mountain lion from previous sightings in Logan Co.
2017 – McIntosh Co. – Gender unknown. Hair samples, tree scratch, and tracks indicated a mountain lion near the Canadian River on Feb. 1, 2017.
2017 – Cimarron Co. – Male mountain lion was killed by Wildlife Services after depredating sheep on April 2. DNA analysis puts Colorado as most probable point of origin.
2017 – Custer Co. – Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on Oct. 31.
2018 – Atoka Co. – Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was taken on April 8.
2018 – McCurtain Co. – Gender unknown. Trail camera photographs from 2 separate locations were confirmed on Oct. 5.
2019 – Mayes Co. – Gender unknown. Photographs taken by the reporting party were confirmed on June 19.
2019 – Adair Co. – Gender unknown. Tracks and sighting were confirmed on July 11.
2019 – Choctaw Co. – Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on July 29.
2019 – Roger Mills Co. – Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on October 22.
2019 – Johnston Co. – Gender unknown. Trail camera photographs were confirmed on November 23.
2020 – Osage Co. – Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on January 3.
2020 – Cimarron Co. – Gender unknown. Trail camera photographs that were taken from 12/16 to 1/26 were confirmed on February 17.
2020 – Pushmataha Co. – Gender unknown. Trail camera video was recorded on June 3 and confirmed on June 18.
2020 – Pawnee Co. – Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on September 3.
2020 – Osage Co. – Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on October 2. Additional trail camera photograph was captured in same location on October 14.
2020 – Pushmataha Co. – Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on October 19.
2020 – Osage Co. – Gender unknown. Trail camera photographs and tracks were confirmed on December 6.
2021 - Cimarron Co. - Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on February 13.
2021 - Ottawa Co. - Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on August 26.
2021 - Pawnee Co. - Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on September 18.
2021 - Pittsburg Co. - Assumed male due to size of track and length of stride. Tracks were confirmed on October 19.
2021 – Pawnee Co. - Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on October 22.
2021 – Major Co. - Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on October 23.
2021 – Major Co. - Gender unknown. Trail camera video was confirmed on October 27.
2021 – Woodward Co. - Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on December 16.
2022 – Pushmataha Co. - Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on January 23.
2022 – Osage Co. - Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on February 16.
2022 – Cimarron Co. - Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on April 8.
2022 – Woodward Co.- Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on April 15.
2022 – Osage Co. - Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on July 29.
2022 – Osage Co. - Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on October 24.
2022 – Osage Co. - Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on December 19.
2022 – Osage Co. - Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on December 30.
2023 – Osage Co. - Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on January 16.
2023 – Osage Co. - Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on January 17.
2023 – Cimarron Co. - Male Mountain lion was killed by Wildlife Services on February 1, after a reported domestic dog attack. DNA and age report is still pending.
2023 – Greer Co. - Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph/tracks were confirmed on February 8.
2023 – Tillman Co.-Male Mountain lion was legally killed by landowner when found stalking sheep herd on February 20. DNA and age report is still pending.
2023 – Tillman Co. - Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on February 21.
2023 – Osage Co. - Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was taken on March 18, reported on July 5, and confirmed on July 6.
2023 – Osage Co. - Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on June 22.
2023 – Osage Co. - Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on August 15.
2023 – Osage Co. - Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on October 16.
2023 – Osage Co. - Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on October 28.
2023 – Payne Co. - Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on November 8.
2023 – Payne Co. - Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on November 9.
2023 – Osage Co. - Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on November 9.
2023 – Cimarron Co. - 1 Male and 1 Female sub-adult mountain lion were killed by Wildlife Services on November 29, after reports of livestock depredation. DNA and age report is still pending.
2023 – Osage Co. - Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on December 4.
2023 – Pawnee Co. - Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on December 5.
2023 – Osage Co. - Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on December 11.
2023 – Woodward Co. - Gender unknown. Trail camera photographs were confirmed on December 11
2024 – Osage Co. - Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on January 3.
2024 – Osage Co. - Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on January 5.
2024 – Osage Co. - Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on January 9.
2024 – Osage Co. - Gender unknown. Trail camera photograph was confirmed on April 2.
2024 – Creek Co. - Gender unknown. Video was confirmed on April 17.
Total of 81