I love mountain lions! An absolutely beaurtiful animal! And, from what I have heard, are darn good eating too! I see absolutely nothing wrong with hunting mountain lions behind hounds (I am actually in the process of picking a good breeder for hounds right now). I wouldn't hunt them during deer season, or at least in an area that has a good possibility of holding other hunters during that time. Hounds running through the area could easily spook and startle the deer herd with no problem. Also, as was stated before, there is typically no snow during mule deer season, and unless someone has extrememly good cold-nosed, dry ground dogs, I wouldn't want to sink $3,500 into a mountain lion hunt that would most likely occur on dry ground. There are a few out there that will run their hounds on dry ground, and have had good success at it. These are mainly in southern Arizona and New Mexico. If I were you, I would stick to two different hunts than try to combine them. You would also probably enjoy it a lot more!