We have cougars here, too. I've never seen one but I know a lot of people who have. My friend's horse was mauled by one. The DNR refused to admit they were here until recently, when they got DNA evidence.

For some reason, cougars scare me more than any other animal up here. Bears (for the most part) and wolves stay on the ground and I feel like I'd see or hear them. But cougars often hunt from the trees! That scares the crap out of me. And they're so quiet! Like that one - look how close it got before the dog owner even saw it.

I got shivers reading that.