There has been several fatal Mountain Lion attacks in my area in recent years and it appears that the victims never knew what hit them. The chance of getting a effective shot would slim or none. A Mountain Lion that does not want to be seen is not seen.

The ban on hunting Lions in Calif. has been very effective. There are lots of them and they are not afraid of people. One cat came up on a front porch and ate their dog a short time later it came back to get the other dog. The guy shot and killed it, turns out it had a radio collar. The cat had been wandering around houses for months and they knew it. The weird part is when the biologist got pissed off because the cat was killed.

Time to put the fear of God into the cats or the biologists

Regards IB