Montana Mountain Lion and Wildlife Photography Tours

Royal Tine Montana Wildlife Photo Safari

Royal Tine Outfitters is offering limited mountain lion photo safaris in the months of January and February. The mountain lion embodies its nick name of “the Ghost of the Rockies” these elusive and shy cats are one of the countries least seen and least photographed big game animals. If capturing a photo of one or just seeing one in the wild is on your bucket list, we can help. We consider the mountain lion to be “the coolest animal on the planet” and have dedicated almost 30 years of our lives pursuing them, learning about them, taking pictures of them, and counting and collaring them for Montana FWP.

We use our well-trained hounds to follow the lion’s tracks left in the snow. Our hounds will pursue the tracks until the lion escapes to the safety of a tree. The hounds will hold the lion until we get there. This can be a physically demanding trip. These big cats are called mountain lions for a reason! They live in rough, rugged and often rocky terrain in elevations between 5000 and 7000 feet, so being in good physical shape will really increase your chances of seeing one. This is NOT a drive through Yellowstone Park!

We offer 2-day packages for $950 per person. This includes 2 guides out searching for tracks, breakfasts, lunches and drinks. This does not include lodging and dinners. There is a local motel in town and several places to eat. On a typical day, we are out looking for tracks in the early morning hours. One of the guides will pick you up at the motel around 4 or 5 am. If we don’t have a track by then, we will continue to search until about one in the afternoon. After that, we pretty much call it quits for the day. When we do find a track, we turn the dogs loose and let them do their thing. Once the dogs have caught up to the lion, we will figure out the closest way to get to them, and hike in from there.

Whether you are an avid wildlife photographer, a mountain lion junkie, a hound dog lover or just a nature enthusiast, this adventure will not disappoint! Give us a call today for more details and questions.

Recommended gear list:
We would advise you to dress warmly but in light/medium layers because we will be walking/hiking when a track is located. Light wool, synthetics and fleece are good fabrics.

Heavy duty hiking boots with GOOD AGGRESSIVE traction soles
Gaiters
Foldable trekking sticks
Lightweight gloves to protect your hands while hiking
Small Backpack for your camera equipment, drink and snacks
Medium weight pants that are big enough for long johns underneath
Midweight coat to put over the top of your layers
+++Heavy weight gloves and hat in case we have to snowmobile.