Mountain Lions of the Black Hills

figure 4.13. Early home range
contours of mountain lions captured
and radio- collared in the Black Hills.
Courtesy of Dan Thompson.

Table 4.4. Variability in annual home range estimates (km; 90% adaptive kernel)

of 13 adult mountain lions in the Black Hills, South Dakota

Lion Year Home Range N Lion Year Home Range N

M1 1999 854.1 52 M15 2003 623.4 32
M1 2000 1219.7 37 F6 2000 395.0 48
M1 2001 1329.7 41 F6 2001 1 2 7. 1 48
M1 2002 853.8 66 F6 2002 185.7 77
M2 1999 462.1 46 F8 2000 206.7 27
M2 2000 900.0 48 F9 2000 1 8 7. 2 44
M2 2001 8 47. 5 34 F9 2001 74. 8 47
M3 1999 2 9 7. 7 25 F9 2002 298.2 69
M4 1999 251.4 34 F10 2000 429.3 40
M4 2000 689.1 42 F10 2001 241.0 45
M4 2001 729.3 39 F10 2002 260.5 32
M4 2002 786.4 58 F14 2003 1 1 7. 7 38
M12 2000 2314.7 36 F18 2003 108.7 23
M12 2002 1376.8 51 F20 2003 55.6 34

Source: D. J. Thompson.

Note: M = male; F = female.