depends how the lawsuit filed by the california folks turns out... as of now, the season is scheduled to open 1 oct and will run thru the end of the year or until a certain number of females have been killed, whichever comes first.
i hunt the black hills every year, but i didn't get a mt lion tag because i am not local to the area and don't have time to pursue cats and deer. i do have family (in-laws, anyway) in that area, and i expect they will pursue the cats since they see them routinely.
the mountain lion re-introduction is not wildly popular... the gf&p already has extremely strained relations w/ many (partly because of the lions, partly because of coyotes - long story, maybe you are familiar?), so i would be shocked if they were introduced. 'course, w/ california bringing forward lawsuits, and politicians running game management, who knows?? not only am i one who is not happy about the cats, i would be against the wolves, too...