Glad that young lady was well schooled in shooting. She certainly has moxie.
Article was a bit confusing. The writer said the hunt was in New Mexico, Unit 52. No comment was made about crossing the border into Colorado. Yet when the cat was shot, Colorado game wardens appeared on scene.
It looks like the Carson National Forest, which is in NM and CO. I’m guessing you probably need a permit to hunt mountain lions, which they probably didn’t have, but are allowed to shoot one if threatened. They’re probably required to report to someone at BLM or whatever if this happens.