Mountain Lion courtesy of Expressnews.com For the first time in Texas history, Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPW) has adopted regulations concerning mountain lions. The regulations   Prohibit “canned” hunting , which involves capturing an animal and releasing it so it can be hunted, often without the hunter knowing it had been captive, and Prohibit leaving a live Mountain Lion in a trap for more than 36 hours , to prevent trapped lions from suffering and dying from starvation or