The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will consider recommendations for a 2027 mountain lion hunting season at its Aug. 14 meeting in Blair. NGPC - The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will consider recommendations for a 2027 mountain lion hunting season at its Aug. 14 meeting in Blair. Staff will recommend expanding the Niobrara Unit and increasing the mountain lion harvest limit while reducing the harvest limits in the Pine Ridge and Wildcat Hills units, as recommended in the June Commission meeting. The commissioners also will hear a recommendation for a 2027 bighorn sheep regular hunting season. Staff will recommend authorizing one lottery and one auction permit for the season, which, if approved, would be Dec. 1-22, 2027.