I have a lot of first hand experience with mountain lions at our place in CO. Very scary animals if you have small kids and we have 4 of them. Where we deal with them, the bears have a heavy respect for humans. MOST OF THE TIME the bears take off like a rocket as soon as they hear you open the door. The lions don't run though. They will sit there and stare you down. That's a big part of the reason we have been clearing so much up there. Trying to get a little breathing room around the cabin so I am not so on edge while the kids are outside playing.
IMO, if you don't have them where you live, be grateful!!!
