CRAWFORD, Neb. (AP) — Officials say an Iowa man faces fines for shooting a mountain lion out of season in Nebraska.

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission says the 23-year-old man was hunting deer on Saturday at the Ponderosa Wildlife Management Area in Dawes County when the shooting occurred.

The man, whose name was not released, contacted law enforcement officials that night. Officials later recovered the body.

The man faces up to $1,500 in fines for shooting in a closed season.

Officials believe the female mountain lion had cubs in the vicinity. They are trying to locate them, and will attempt to place them in zoos.