I have had a few encounters with cats!!I live in cat country, we used to elk around all the time until a couple years after the hound ban.We have had them kill a cow elk on our driveway.Also my neighbor had one eat her cat on her stacked firewood next to the house.The game dept came around and told everyone to walk with there kid to the bus stopand how to react if you encounter one.I have a 150lb tom cat on my wall that thought I was a deer!!!!