I've never been scared of any wildlife. Hell, when I was younger I spent a summer tromping through the brush around Kodiak Is and the thought of bears never scared me.

Cougars on the other hand, scare the beejuzuss out of me...I guess it is because they are after you for food.

I do what I can to keep the thought of them out of my mind but when tromping through the bush, I get those times where I just feel like I am being watched. I think once I turn 21, I might pick up a gun but it sounds like some of you think that it will provide little if any protection from the big cats.