Mass Wildlife gets between 10 to 20 mountain lion reports annually, but none in recent years has been confirmed.
Rural Iron County, about 90 miles south of St. Louis, is located in the Ozark Mountains, where the majority of confirmed mountain lion reports have occurred.
Surveillance cameras capture a big cat near homes in the southeast of the state as law enforcement issues safety guidelines.
A mountain lion was spotted on a trail camera near Bennet early Sunday, the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office said.