Quote Originally Posted by Raptor View Post
Depends on what the mountain lion was doing. If it attacked you/livestock, then yes, you could probably shoot it under the idea of it being a danger to humans/livestock. You'd have to call the game warden afterwards.
if it was attacking you you could kill it and it would be understandable, but if it was just cutting thru your yard minding its own business like the rattle was doing and you killed it youd be in some trouble